Adios
I wasn’t sure I was going to write about Jose Reyes. I thought about just letting this day go by without weighing in, without dwelling on it, and just try to focus on other things — fantasy football, bowl season,…
Mets
Parting shot
Until next year … Summer time has come and gone, and everybody’s home again Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs — Billy Joel, “Famous Last Words” I took this shot after the final game…
Thanks, Carlos
It was a pleasure watching you. Looking forward to another postseason tear.
Getting 3,000 in New York
So now it looks like Derek Jeter‘s return to the Yankees lineup may be delayed, which would further delay his march to 3,000 hits and reduce the likelihood that he records the milestone hit against the Mets at Citi Field…
Picture this: Saturday night Dodgers-Mets
Before we get too much further from last Saturday, here are some shots from batting practice and the game against the Dodgers. I won tickets and field access for batting practice in a contest via the team’s Twitter account. The…
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…
A look back: Mets openers
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…
Updating Topps’ father-son set
The first baseball cards I got as a kid were from the 1985 Topps set. Those block letters set at an angle, colorful fronts and the moss-green backs with red lettering (like Christmas in every pack) still take me back…
A farewell to Ollie
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,…