I wish my eyes could only see Everything, exactly as it used to be
1999 AMAZIN' METS FROSTED FLAKES CEREAL BOX Can a cereal box be a collector’s item? Well, collectors are an odd lot so we shouldn’t rule it out. And, hey, it’s in my collection so that means something, right? Let me state for the record – this box was given to me. It was on the [...]
New York State and Illinois politics are infamous for the corruption there has been among their legislators and highest elected officials. On rare occasions the voters can rid themselves of the worst of the worst by voting them out or indicting them so they can have some alone time in prison. Major League Baseball has [...]
Rafael Montero broke out in the minor leagues in 2012 and 2013 with impressive seasons. He was considered to be one of the strong starters the Mets had in their back pocket, as the organization had many prospects working their way to the major leagues. Since the Mets have called up those prospects, Montero has [...]
"The new ownership announcement spells out, even in general terms, a future for the Double-A franchise's presence in Binghamton. In May, a lawsuit between the Binghamton Mets owners and a Florida group trying to buy the Double-A franchise ended with general terms on an agreement, but details were kept kept private until the parties could [...]
This was my Christmas present from my son.
We wrap up our look at Sandy Alderson’s drafts by examining his 2011 Draft, his first one with the Mets. When he took over the club, the Mets’ system was not considered to be an especially strong one and the talent that is there is considered to be heavier in pitching than hitting, led by [...]
Curtis Granderson’s first year with the Mets in 2014 didn’t exactly go as planned and most people considered him to be a bust. Those people failed to take into account that after a dreadful April, Granderson was actually pretty solid in 2014, putting up a .760 OPS over the season’s final five months (551 PA) [...]
I used to cover North Carolina A&T basketball games. A&T is an HBCU team and a low-level Division I squad. At the time they were coached by Jerry Eaves. There could be two reasons that name sounds familiar to you. If you’re a graybeard, you might remember him as a starter for the 1980 Louisville [...]
Over the last few months many, including myself, have tried to predict what kind of contract Daniel Murphy would land once he became a free agent. During the regular season my predictions were for something like three years, $36 million. Then Murph became Babe Ruth (Barry Bonds?) for two playoff rounds. At that point three [...]
We were very good this year. We came out to Citi Field in increasing numbers and spent our hard-earned money on $10 cans of Budweiser and $6 hot dogs. We boosted TV ratings on SNY and purchased every playoff round’s unique $30 t-shirt. Yet instead of getting the speedy leadoff hitter (Denard Span or Dexter [...]
The following video is rated TV-JB, for scenes of explicit Jason Bay. Viewer discretion is advised. Bonus fun drinking game: Take a shot each time I use the phrase "We have"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgyWPUTcYbM