A different Opening Day
Ready to go This one had a different feel to it. At previous Mets openers (I know it wasn’t Opening Day, Opening Day, but it’s still the return of Mets baseball to its home ballpark, so I like to refer…
Ready to go This one had a different feel to it. At previous Mets openers (I know it wasn’t Opening Day, Opening Day, but it’s still the return of Mets baseball to its home ballpark, so I like to refer…
Soon, Casey and I will be riding the rails out to Flushing for another Mets opener (and a Mr. Met bobblehead!). In celebration of baseball coming back to Queens for the season, I’ve pulled some photos from past openers. I…
I guess we can blame that cab driver in Miami. If it weren’t for that accident that cost Duaner Sanchez the final two months of the 2006 season, Omar Minaya wouldn’t have had to make the trade for Roberto Hernandez,…
Castillo makes contact (really) With each passing day, I grow happier knowing that we won’t have to see this anymore — a defensive swing to fight off a pitch in an at-bat that, more often than not, will end in…
I’ve wanted to try this technique for a while now, but the lack of Photoshop and patience kept me from giving it a shot. But I had the hankering to give it a whirl recently, so I picked a simple…
I’ve come to enjoy Bethany Heck’s Eephus League site since she was featured on Uni Watch a few weeks ago (and not just because she gave me a nice plug). There’s a lot of cool stuff there, so it’s worth…
The Angels announced on Friday that they’ll feature “Flashback Fridays” as part of their 50th anniversary this season. To kick it off, they’ll wear reproductions of their 1989-92 uniform (with the 50th anniversary patch added) on April 8, April 22…
The news that the Mets are just a physical away from signing Chris Young has me smiling. It’s just that I think he’s a good signing in this offseason of frugal living — a low-cost starting pitcher who has the…
Batting practice in 1965, taken by Flickr user rbglasson This is a great shot of ol’ Shea back in ’65 — with a crowded upper deck for batting practice! Check it out by clicking on the photo to the right…