One wish
Glad that’s over.
Mets in ’09!
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,…
It’s Santana Day in the Citi tonight. With Johan on the mound, the Mets have their best chance of winning out of every five games. But it bothers me that he’s pitching tonight, rather than two nights ago. Why? Because…
The interest in free-agent rehab project Ben Sheets seems to involve four teams: the A’s, Cubs, Mets and Rangers. There might be a few others lurking on the fringe, waiting to swoop in with a stealth offer, but it seems…
I’m a bit surprised at how many tweets and posts I’ve seen that say the Mets were eliminated from the postseason after last night’s loss to the Marlins. They weren’t — it happened over the weekend against the Braves. I’ll…
Red Sox 6, Cardinals 2 How can Boston not win the Series? This Curt Schilling story is a tale of athletic heroism straight out of Hollywood. It’s like Roy Hobbs rounding the bases as his jersey gets bloodier with every…
What a start to the postseason. Oakland-Minnesota starts off with a pair of Cy Young Award winners in left-handers Barry Zito and Johan Santana. That game starts in about 10 minutes, so I’m going to do my best to run…