Shades of Mays
There’s been a lot of talk about Fred Wilpon’s dual homage to the ballpark of his youth, the Dodgers’ Ebbets Field, and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson in the design of Citi Field. Some Mets fans hate it; some Giants…
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Now batting, numbah two …
Derek Jeter tied Mickey Mantle on Sunday night for the most at-bats in Yankees history: 8,102. That minor milestone doesn’t really do much for me. Next year is when it will be interesting. To this point in his career, Jeter…
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A black mark
6:42 p.m. … We knew it couldn’t last. Alas, tonight Citi Field is sullied by the 2009 debut of the Mets’ black jerseys. Gag. It’s a shame they couldn’t bring out the blue hats before the black. 3 a.m. update…
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Classy Kalas
One of my friends didn’t believe my sincerity when I expressed my condolences on Harry Kalas’ passing and added that I considered him the classiest member of the Phillies organization. Coming from a Mets fan, he said it was an…
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Acing Opening Day
After losing their first eight Opening Days from 1962 to 1969, the Mets finally got their first W on the season’s first day in 1970, when they beat the Pirates, 5-3, in 11 innings. From that day forward, they’re 31-9…
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Ballparks | History | Media | Mets | Photography
A pile of rubble, blue steel and concrete
[NOTE: Updated, as you can see, with some of the pictures I took. I also embedded a great home video from 1982 Opening Day found on YouTube.] After having lunch with two dear friends this afternoon, I had four hours…
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At the game | Ballparks | Hall of Fame | History | Mets | MLB | Nostalgia
Looking back on the 1992 Hall of Fame Game
Like most of baseball, I went about my day last Monday as I normally would. I didn’t take any time out of my day to visit MLB.com and listen to the coverage of the Hall of Fame from Cooperstown, the…
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Farewell to “MVP 55”
A quick memory of Johnny Podres, who died over the weekend at 75: Summer of 2001, I’m driving down to Lakewood, N.J., to cover the BlueClaws in a game that night. On the Garden State Parkway, I pass a Cadillac…
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There used to be a ballpark: Hinchliffe Stadium
Bordering Maple Street, Paterson Here, the ghosts of past indiscretions — others’ indiscretions — still play. Tucked into a corner of Paterson, New Jersey, stands a massive stadium now overgrown with more than just grass and weeds. Trees sprout from…
