Random Thoughts and Updates for July 4
Yup. It went that well. (Photo by The Associated Press.) Being Mets closer is a little like being the lead singer of Van Halen nowadays. The names may change, but the performance remains frustrating....
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No truth to the rumor CB Bucknor is telling Charlie Manuel to use his head and not make Omar Infante an All-Star. (Photo by The Associated Press.) We live in a world where Charlie Manuel is a World...
View ArticleUmps Huddle Up, Get It Less Wrong
You wouldn't like him when he's angry. (Photo by The Associated Press.) For two or three excruciating minutes Monday night, Mets fans waited like a customer who just saw a purchase ring up for far less...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for July 11
Long week for Ike. Long week for the Mets. (Photo by The Associated Press.) I would've signed for 3-3. Now every Mets fan is praying for 2-4. This week's homestand in Flushing was going to determine...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for July 18
A Griswold road trip went better than this one is for the Mets. (Photo by The Associated Press.) Given that we are smack dab in the middle of summer vacation season, just about everybody can sympathise...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for July 25
Another lovely day on the West Coast. (Photo by The Associated Press.) I used to think L.A. sports fans were a little unimpressive. After all, it's been a long-standing cliche that sports fans in Los...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for Aug. 8
Rock star performance. (Photo by The Associated Press.) After the Mets dropped the first game of the do-or-die series against the Phillies on Friday, if the fork wasn't stuck in the fading Mets, it was...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for Sept. 12
A 2009 photo works awful well in 2010 too. Unfortunately. (Photo by The Associated Press.) Where to start? (I know, if I updated more frequently, I wouldn't have to choose. Fair enough. And that might...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts and Updates for Sept. 26
Alert the printing press. Someone's gonna need some new business cards. (The Associated Press.) There have been a couple positives for Mets fans the last few weeks. Dillon Gee continues to pitch better...
View ArticlePhotos From The Johan Santana No-Hitter
A night to remember. (Photo by Steve Feitl.) It was a magical night at Citi Field. Really, one of the first memorable nights in the still relatively new ballpark. Opening Night went downhill when Jody...
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