Just in case you live under a rock, another baseball legend has withdrawn from the game. St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa called it quits Monday, just days after winning a thrilling World Series against the Texas Rangers. “I think this just feels like it's time to end it,” he said at a press conference. [...]
I love writing about the Mets. However, writing is frequently a solo occupation and it can be a very lonely thing. Fortunately, writing on the Internet is somewhat interactive and we have the comments section where readers can chime in and tell you how brilliant you are. Of course, they can also chime in and [...]
In the 1973 World Series, this player tied the record for most strikeouts in a 7-game series with 11. Was it: A - Wayne Garrett B - Jerry Grote C - Don Hahn D - Bud Harrelson E - John Milner Leave your answer in the comments section. Check back Wednesday for the official answer.
Tonight will be Game 7 of the World Series. It’s been a very entertaining matchup and people are already talking about it being one of the best Fall Classics in recent years. But I’m actually looking forward to the series being over so teams can get started on building their 2012 teams. For the Mets, [...]
Going into this offseason the Mets have couple of holes they’d like to take care of. Besides the giant gaping hole that is Jose Reyes, there are other problems, such as who is going to be the closer for next year’s team. The perfect successor for this role after Francisco Rodriguez, seemed to be Bobby Parnell. [...]
Today is Ralph Kiner’s 89th birthday. How many people would have picked Kiner to be the last living member of the Mets’ original broadcasters? Kiner seemed ancient when I was listening to him as a kid. He kind of reminded me of my dad that way. Neither dad nor Ralph could string a bunch of [...]
October 26th marks a sad, but important, day in Mets history. Eleven years to this very day, the boys from Flushing dropped the fifth and final game of the 2000 World Series 4-2 to the New York Yankees. Down three games to one, the Mets entered the elimination game with one of their top pitchers [...]
The apple does not fall far from the tree. Fred Wilpon is fixated on baseball’s past. So are fans of the New York Mets. The only difference is Mr. Wilpon is obsessed with the Brooklyn Dodgers while Mets fans are stuck on the 1986 New York Mets. So much so they still celebrate and talk [...]
1970 TOPPS WORLD SERIES CELEBRATION The 1970 Topps NL playoff and World Series cards are a joy to behold. There are 10 cards covering the Mets 1969 sweep of the Braves and their five-game victory over the Orioles. And there is barely a discouraging word in the lot, but for Don Buford's homer leading off [...]
If you’re a Met fan – and if you’re reading this, I can safely assume that you are -- today is one of those dates you remember. Like a space shot, hearing a classic hit song for the first time or a political assassination. From this modern day perch, I can see October 25, 1986 [...]
The Mets’ top offseason priority is to re-sign Jose Reyes. Regardless of how that turns out, the next thing on their to-do list is to acquire a closer. During the year so much of the attention was on making sure that the expensive 2012 option on Francisco Rodriguez did not vest that everyone forgot about [...]
One of the essential things to think about in the offseason is how the roster for the following year will shake out. We’ve done it here at 360, both in terms of Rule 5 purposes and to see how the projected budget might shape the team. One guy who hasn’t received a lot of discussion [...]