Wilpon’s Grandiose Delusions

Tis the season for optimism: the Mets have absolutely nowhere to go but up, up and up. Today, part-time genius strategist, part-time financial maven and oft-unfortunately, full-time owner of the New York Metropolitans, Jeff Wilpon, bestowed upon his unheralded warriors gifts of something other than the most flattering kind. That image to the left of [...] more...

The Oscars, Moneyball, and Mets Moneyball Sequel

The 84th Annual Academy Awards take place tonight Sunday, February 26th, and the baseball film, Moneyball, is nominated in six categories,, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Best Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin, Steve Zaillian, Stan Chervin).  In Hollywood, nothing succeeds like previous success.  We are pretty sure that on [...] more...

Celebrating Gary Carter: Commercial Endorsements

For Mets fans that were around during the Gary Carter days, these commercials will bring back vivid memories of Carter’s personality. For the younger Mets fans it’s a great look at who he was. We love you KID. RIP… Gary Carter Newsday Commercial Gary Carter Don’t Do Drugs PSA Gary Carter 7-Up Commercial (As an [...] more...

Big Blue Giants Special: Respect Brandon Jacobs

There’s no denying the love-hate fan relationship with New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs. No question he’s said some ridiculous things in the media and will continue to do so. Some of it has been negatively targeted towards the fans for booing, and as fans we know this is a no-no, especially in New [...] more...

In Memoriam: Gary Carter

Welcome to “In Memoriam.” A segment where we take a moment to celebrate, castigate, and otherwise reminisce on former Mets both good and evil.What did Gary Carter teach me about life? One of my first memories is that face. I was barely scratching 3 years old at the time, but vividly remember what an impression [...] more...

Gary Carter Forever a Mets Champion

With great sadness and love for one of the most beloved Mets players of all time, Gary Carter leaves us at the young age of 57. He leaves us with the greatest of Mets memories most Mets fans can recall from this franchise. Thank you Gary. Gary was, as Frank Cashen called it, the last piece [...] more...

That’s Just Sandy Being Social

And out of left field comes a Sandy Alderson twitter account. But the tweets that followed was the more surprising thing of the two. One would expect Sandy to keep it professional though he decided it was time for jokes. Thurs FEB 9 “Getting ready for Spring Training-Driving to FL but haven’t left yet. Big [...] more...