Juan La-air-as
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The Mayor at the Mayor’s Cup
Mayor Koch at Shea, April 1989 I think Ed Koch was my first celebrity sighting. It was 1989 and my father, uncle, cousin and I had driven up to Shea Stadium for the Mayor’s Cup game between the Mets and…
Bringing the hammer on Opening Day
To no one’s surprise, Noah Syndergaard will be the Mets’ Opening Day starter this year. What I find more significant is that he’s the seventh different pitcher to start the first game in the last seven seasons, a record for the…
Lakewood’s minor league team is a major loss for Cape Fear
This is the sixth in a series. Previous posts are: Newark BearsNew Jersey CardinalsNew Jersey JackalsStaten Island YankeesSomerset Patriots August 15, 1999 It’s sad, really. In the spring of 2001, Lakewood will join six other New Jersey towns and cities…
Are the Shea fans too mean for Griffey?
My gut feeling is that Ken Griffey Jr. is a prima donna. A baseball diva — a divo, if you want to masculinize it. I went to Monday’s Mets-Reds game early to take some pictures during batting practice. I arrived…
Old home week for some Mets
The Mets seem to be on a reunion tour, or a You Can Go Home Again tour. Bon Jovi could sponsor it. First, it was Carlos Delgado in Toronto, where he went 3-for-11 with two runs, a double and an…
