Dance-Off ’86
Not only did the Mets win 35 more games than the Dodgers in 1986, but they produced an exponentially better music video that year.
Two home runs, one a grand slam — albeit in an exhibition game — was nice. A run-scoring groundout in the first to start a six-RBI afternoon was good small-ball. A trim Luis Castillo who looks like he might be…
I hadn’t heard the sad story of Greg Norton’s mother’s murder before, but it is told very well by MLB.com’s Braves beat reporter, Mark Bowman.
The LIRR train from Penn Station was standing-room only, though Mom and I shared a three-seater with a commuter. The walk from the station to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda was crowded, and the plaza was packed. We got inside and…
Manny Ramirez came to the plate with the bases loaded last night in the Dodgers’ game against the Nationals, and Arturo and I agreed that the career grand slams record is one we’d like to see him break. Arturo is…
Rob Neyer on ESPN.com and Pat Andriola on The Hardball Times speculate that Mike Piazza will one day sport a Mets cap when he’s inevitably inducted into the Hall of Fame. Their reasoning is based mostly on statistics and legacy,…
I keep gazing at this image in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. What they’ve done is obvious: Some of this offseason’s biggest acquisitions are shown with their new clubs, but in an artist’s rendering because we’ve yet to see any…
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Hilarious! The Mets one is great, obviously. However, I didn’t know that Dodger one existed before! Talk about cheesy 80’s!