A Shame by Any Name
That was a brutal way to lose a baseball game. I’m referring to tonight against Cody Ross and the Marlins, though I could be referring to Wednesday afternoon against the Nationals, Monday night against...
View ArticleThe Friendlier Ghosts of October 19
Hi, I’m a New York Mets fan, and I count among my favorite players of the past 24 hours Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Matt Cain and a catcher named Molina who came to New York dressed in gray and struck a...
View ArticleFirst Reaction, Second Reaction
First reaction: We endured more than we won. And man were the other guys dopey. If Miguel Montero doesn’t drop the ball at home plate on Josh Satin’s single with one out in the ninth, Marlon Byrd is...
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Because the Night Belongs to Us
Casey and Joan get together again for a little Mets baseball. Mets fans wait. It’s what we do. We waited through four barren seasons to have National League baseball in the first place, only to wait...
View ArticleFireworks Night Can Blow Itself (Up)
Things that still suck, in case you thought there’d been a change: • The Mets • The MTA • Cody Ross • Fireworks Night The Mets and their 5-3 loss in which Matt Harvey couldn’t rescue them and they...
View ArticleDeclaration of Non-Independence
A very long time ago, the Mets and Braves played 19 innings on the 4th of July in Atlanta. Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle, while Davey Johnson and Darryl Strawberry got ejected. There were rain...
View ArticleInstincts All Awry
The fan’s instinct is to choose the following: • Pursuing the extra base over playing it safe. • Letting the starter pitch as long as he can. • Extra innings in the event of a tie score in the bottom...
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