Picking at nits
I’ve been in one particular fantasy baseball league for 10 years now. We began it shortly after most of us had graduated from college in 1998, one of my closest high-school friends and other acquaintances of ours, both mutual and…
Phillies
Falling short once again
I’ve let time pass and decided I’m ready to write this post. It’s hard to watch your team come so close to the postseason and not close the deal. It’s particularly tough when your boys have it in their control…
Shea Goodbye: 79 to go
Aaaaaaand … breathe … Now that feels better. Glad to see the Mets show some patience and hold off on swinging at pitches thrown nowhere near the strikezone. Kyle Kendrick — who’s soft-tosser Paul Byrd, only 15 years younger (and…
At Shea, the future looks bright — it has to
The Mets are celebrating 45 seasons at Shea Stadium this summer before they open the sparkling new Citi Field in 2009, and as the new ballpark takes its final shape behind the giant scoreboard in right-center field, it’s hard not…
2008 preview: NL East
NEW YORK METS In general Last year is over. It is. So is the time to talk about it. That time was February, when players reported to Port St. Lucie. A slow start isn’t a reason to talk about it…
Beltran suddenly becomes a leader
Oh, it’s on. Last year, Jimmy Rollins — an already vocal sparkplug in the Phillies’ clubhouse — came out and declared the Phillies the team to beat in the NL East, with little more than personal pride to back him…
Was Rollins even the Phillies’ MVP?
This isn’t me. I’m not whining here or spitting out sour grapes (or whatever that lame phrase is). Yeah, I thought Jimmy Rollins had an amazing year and seemed to be there in so many clutch situations for the Phillies…
Mets | MLB | Postseason
Time to choose a bandwagon
OK, it’s been two weeks since the season ended, since the Mets’ collapse was complete. Time heals all wounds, and while they may not yet be healed, they are at least sufficiently scabbed over so as not to cause wincing…
For Maine, right may be wrong
The All-Star Game selection show on TBS yesterday had the feel of CBS’ annual NCAA basketball tournament selection show. TBS did its best to drag out the blasted thing, revealing the American League starters, then “breaking it down” with Cal…