Reaching and Settling
By: Sean Pidgeon | March 19, 2010
As I wait in earnest anticipation of opening day and a brand new Mets season that won’t be like the last, all I can think about is a semi recent episode of How I Met Your Mother. In the Season 5 episode “Jenkins,” Marshall is afraid to tell Lily that his super awesome work buddy [...]
Read more →The Case of Oliver Perez
By: Brendan Bilko | March 18, 2010
Yesterday, Rex Grossman and the Washington Redskins agreed to a 1-year contract. What does this have to do with the Mets? Well for me there is a bit of a correlation. I am a Bears fan you see (I know how to pick ‘em right?), and Grossman’s “skill” was certainly a point of contention while [...]
Read more →Erin Go Bragh
By: Brendan Bilko | March 17, 2010
I ventured over to the Mets website this morning, only to be greeted by this gem. Now naturally I think this video is absurd. Nothing like Canadian Bay-con telling me that regardless of ethnic background, many people wear green on this holiday (not to mention Sean GREEN chiming in about wearing GREEN Mets hats in [...]
Read more →Mets’ Joy Division
By: JKurp | March 16, 2010
Because even beat reporters get sick of writing about Spring Training redemption stories, there’s been a lot of ink and internet (inkternet?) devoted to divisional realignment. But if you’ve been too focused on stories about Rod Barajas and the other Mets’ catchers watching The Hangover, here’s a summary: A few months ago, Bud Selig named [...]
Read more →Tim McCarver’s March Madness Preview
By: TimMcCarver | March 16, 2010
With apologies to December and Santa Claus, July and apple pie and (I can’t believe I’m even saying this!) October and Derek Jeter (I still love you DJ♥), March is America’s best month. In addition to spring training, March brings us St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness itself, the NCAA basketball tournament. These holidays exist [...]
Read more →Benny and the Mets
By: JKurp | March 15, 2010
In a team with such likable personalities as Robin Ventura, Todd Zeile, and Mike Piazza, my favorite player on the late ’90s/early ’00s Mets’ teams was #50 Benny “Hawaiian Punch” Agbayani. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Piazza & Co.; it’s just that I liked and related to Agbayani more. I mean, how couldn’t you? [...]
Read more →Root For Ruben
By: robertjames | March 13, 2010
I realize he’s not the sexy choice to open the season at shortstop for the New York Mets. He’s not Felipe Lopez, but then again, he’s not Alex Cora. He’s Ruben Tejada, and he’s apparently Jerry Manuel’s choice to play shortstop should he continue his torrid spring. If half of the many things that the [...]
Read more →Oh Cora, My Cora
By: Brendan Bilko | March 12, 2010
I have reached the fifth stage of grief and am prepared to lose Jose Reyes for a significant amount of time, though quite begrudgingly. Odds are at this juncture that Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. Take a deep breath and say it with me now – Alex Cora is our Opening Day shortstop. [...]
Read more →The Kübler-Reyes Model
By: Brendan Bilko | March 11, 2010
For many of us, the Kübler-Ross model either is, or is about to be in full effect. I am of course referring to the stages of grief we will be experiencing in the days to come over the news of Jose Reyes’ necessary recoup time of 2 – 8 weeks for elevated thyroid levels. Now [...]
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