Will this year be yet another shut out for the Hall by the Baseball Writers Association of America, or will some of the hardline stances get soften a bit, which may result in some of the log jam that had been created getting cleared a bit? Either way, it should be another interesting session to [...]
Picking up on a series started back in the summer on the decade-by-decade look at Met All-Star history. 1980 7/8 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles NL 4-AL 2 The Mets started what would be their most successful decade still mired in the late 1970s haze, though things would soon turn the corner. In any event, 1980 [...]
In early October, it was revealed that in next spring’s McFarlane Toys SportsPicks MLB Series 2 lineups, that the Mets will be featured twice, though not in the base set. Look for legend Rickey Henderson to be in a Met cap version (regular version will be as an Athletic), and Matt Harvey will make his [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the fifth, and final, program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #5, cover price is $5. It is the fourth of 5 different issues that the Mets produced in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, July [...]
With the retirement of arguably the greatest closer in baseball history, it might be fun to go through 50 years of Met history and determine candidates for the greatest closer in team history. Now, determining some of the early years is difficult, especially since the role didn’t really start to take the official form that [...]
As a follow up companion piece to a recent one on the radio flagship homes of Mets baseball, this one will discuss the TV homes, though a much quicker look than the radio one. Although several different changes to the same station, both over-the-air and cable wise are interesting for those who like to follow [...]
With the end of the Mets’ partnership with WFAN this week, it might be fun to crank up the old history machine, and take a stroll through radio flagship stations of the past. We begin with a place that could very well be the next radio home, 77 WABC of all places. In the very [...]
Reading Charlie Hangley’s piece on this season seemingly turning into 1978 before our eyes made me wonder about lean eras in Met history. Some say this is a bit masochistic of a topic, but the reasons behind the logic of it are worth pondering. So the case can be made that the “lean eras” since [...]
So, Daisuke Matsuzaka. You know, on the surface, one can go on, and on about how this is the latest in a very, very, very, very long line of the Mets getting someone, specifically pitchers, whom had somewhat of a name and at pretty much the end of the line. Names like Warren Spahn, Mickey [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the fourth program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #4, cover price is $5. It is the fourth of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the third program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #3, cover price is $5. It is the third of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
Wait 'till next year. That is a phrase usually associated with the Brooklyn Dodgers of a certain era. An era when they were frequent National League champions, or constantly competing for the top spot in the NL at the very least as they were for the better part of their final 16 years in Brooklyn. [...]