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Mets Up: Is this what brings it all together?
Decades ago, I entered a national sports talk radio show contest and won a trip to Las Vegas. Being a crafty college undergraduate, I took the trip when it coincided ... -
Mets Up: Halfway Point Review
The Midsummer Classic takes place next week and serves as the midway point to the baseball season. But for a game that has leaned heavily into the many statistical numbers ... -
A Mets Pitching Fan Envy Of Perfection
A little over a decade ago, I was still establishing a new family and a new environment. Unfortunately for the sports fan in me, its delegation was relegated to the ... -
No Baseball Joy In Mudville
A month ago, I purchased an Amtrak ticket and a Phillies ticket to go to Philadelphia to watch the Mets play the Philadelphia Phillies. At the time, they had completed ... -
Mets Up: When The Levee Breaks
If it keeps on raining, levee’s going to break. And the water gon’ come in and we’ll have no place to stay. “When The Levee Breaks”, Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe ... -
Mets Up: Please Pete, I Need A Run
The getaway game Wednesday afternoon against the Houston Astros had just begun at a strange start time since 1:20 Central is 2:20 Eastern Standard Time. But the game couldn’t have ... -
After Subway Series, Optimism Is Mets’ Fans Only Hope
I recently saw a Roy Keene Father’s Day card, reminding me of the grunting star from ‘Ted Lasso’ and the ending of its third season. The titular character returns home ... -
What Did I Miss About The Mets?
It was planned well in advance and my family from across the country converged for a Caribbean cruise to Cozumel. I arrived at the port Thursday morning in hopes the ... -
It’s on Showalter to get Mets out of malaise
Let’s make this clear right now: it’s not Mets manager Buck Showalter’s fault that the team has underachieved at 31-35 as losers of eight of their last nine games. It’s ... -
Coming Back From The Worst; Mets' Fans Saw His Best
“I felt like we were outnumbered.” Whether it’s the entire 40-man roster, a Mets fan watching from home or my daughter’s description of walking into Truist Park with the orange ...