Seaver’s brief 1987 comeback
For two weeks, there was hope that Tom Terrific would pitch his final season with the Mets.
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The baseball cameo in Margo Price’s new video
Over the years, I’ve developed an eye for references to or images of baseball in other aspects of pop culture. More than just Andy Warhol’s baseball paintings or the wallpaper in a scene from Seinfeld, something in my brain will…
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At the game | Mets | MLB | Nostalgia
Opening Day memories: Mets-Phillies, 1991
My freshman year of high school, I negotiated with my parents to miss school and go to Opening Day in New York.
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Rickey knows hot dogs
On April 25, 2000, I went to Shea Stadium with a group of friends to see Ken Griffey Jr.‘s first game there with the Reds. This was after he demanded trade out of Seattle but blocked a deal that would’ve…
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A few words on Scott Sanderson
Upon hearing of the death of Scott Sanderson, I thought of this photo I took in June 1991 at Fenway Park. He went six innings, allowing one run to get the win (5-1, Yankees). About a week later, he was…
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Going deep in three countries
When Tom Brady threw his first touchdown pass against the Raiders in a game in November 2017, CBS put up a graphic showing that he’s connected for a score in three countries: the United States, England and Mexico, where Oakland and New England were playing. That prompted this research.
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MLB’s original 16 meeting in the World Series
Two of the last three World Series have featured a pair of original franchises from the American and National leagues. When the Indians and Cubs met in 2016 (their first World Series pairing), it featured two teams that have played…
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One fan’s list of top David Wright moments
I was once at a gathering of a chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research where we were asked to introduce ourselves and say what player we were fans of growing up. Becoming a Mets fan in the mid-80s,…
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Harvey Moving Day
It started out so promising. The high draft pick, the lofty prospect status, the build of a pitcher with a powerful right arm. There were comparisons to Tom Seaver, and at three inches taller and 20 pounds heavier, maybe there…
