The indescribable thrill of receiving Mets playoff tickets

The eagle landed yesterday. Your intrepid columnist had received an e-mail before the weekend that his tickets for the Mets’ postseason – it’s still hard to believe the words “Mets” and “postseason” are strung together this year – series had been shipped. Possession of a partial season plan – nine Friday nights, plus Opening Day [...]

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Gut Reaction: Phillies 7, Mets 5 (9/30/15)

Well, that was a disappointing day all around. Before the game we learned Steven Matz would miss his scheduled start on Thursday due to a sore back because he...slept wrong. Hey, I sleep wrong all the time, but I'm not a highly trained athlete. I'm wondering if this is helicopter-parenting from management, or if this [...]

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