Diving into Mets history
’69 pins Earlier this week, I went to the Mets’ website and searched for tickets to last night’s game on Stubhub. I considered two seats in the front row of the Pepsi Porch — I can’t wait to sit there,…
Author: Dan
I'm a baseball editor and occasional writer who used to cover the minor leagues -- particularly the Lakewood BlueClaws -- in 2001-02. Unless otherwise credited (as of 2015) or linked off-site, all photos on this site were either taken by me or are part of my personal collection.
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Photo Flashback: Opening night in Trenton
PItcher covering I’ve been to 11 Mets openers and four or five Lakewood BlueClaws openers, but last night was my first opening night at Trenton’s Waterfront Park. And while it may have only been April 8, with a gametime temperature…
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Ready to open up the farm
The Minor League season is upon us, with all full-season circuits getting under way today. For the first time in several years, I’ll be at one of those games. I’m heading down the Turnpike to Trenton, where the SeaWolves and…
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Opening Day 2010
Opening Day 2010 Row 1: Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, a fan in Boston.Row 2: Cincinnati, Houston, a base in Houston, Kansas City.Row 3: Anaheim, Milwaukee, New York, Oakland.Row 4: Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Texas, Washington. I decided to go with a little…
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How I saw Opening Day
A sunny, warm mid-70-degree day. Is this really Opening Day? Indeed it was, yet we kept pinching ourselves and discussing whether it really was as good as it seemed. My mom and my pal Dave arrived separately from Casey and…
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Playing the predictions game
After a particularly bad showing — even for me — in my NCAA tournament pools (though I did do better than the president; however, I did not organize an historic change in public policy), I decided to continue with the…
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Don’t forget your appetite at Citi Field
As I promised, here is my wife’s write-up of the new culinary offerings at Citi Field this year. It’s much better than I could’ve done, and not just because I don’t like sushi. I really should be having only a…
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When the Sox and Yanks meet to start the season
Five years ago, the last time the Yankees and Red Sox opened the season against one another, I wrote this post. So here is the updated list, with that 2005 season reflected (the starred years of 1917 and 1919 featured…
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Photo Flashback: 1989 Exhibition Finale
Lineups lined up I missed Friday and was never married to the “Photo Friday” moniker anyway, so I’m going with “Photo Flashback” for this one. While thumbing through an old photo album the other day, I came across several shots…
