Why The Mets (Part Five): A Tip of the Cap

After two summers listening to my howls of frustration when trying to dial up a Mets game in the radio-challenged Berkshires, my wife, Claudia, delivered unto us the gift of XM. Blissfully clear signal, and a surprise bonus: road games tap into the local feed – which is, for a dedicated fan of what Bob [...] more...

Phillies Announcer F-Bombs Scott Hairston

phillies The tables have turned, somewhat. Thankfully, no longer are the days of Mets killer Pat Burrell blasting home runs in what seemed to be every at-bat against our Mets. The same guy who couldn’t get a hit against the rest of the league would tear it up when he faced the Mets. But that’s over and [...] more...

Mets vs. Phillies Playoff Chances

mets vs phils playoff chances Thanks to @chrisgbb for this graphical representation of the Mets vs Phillies chances of making the playoffs over the course of the 2012 season. As you can see, heading into the season, the Phillies had almost an 80% chance compared to about a 20% chance for the Mets. The Mets jumped ahead of the Phils [...] more...

Bring on June!

Update: As I started writing this Vinny Rottino just went deep with a game-tying 2 run home run off of Cole Hamels. Which means, I should write more. But to the actual point – after doing what good teams do (beating up on bad teams) against the Pirates and Padres, the Mets are now thrust [...] more...

Mets, Beach, and Gambling on Memorial Day [EVENT CANCELLED]

sports-betting-110811L_1 5/27/12 UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED Like we said, the Atlantic City beaches are a dump and due to beach restoration efforts, this event will no longer go on…it’s the AC shithole being a shithole! Due to weather delays earlier this week, beach restoration efforts in Atlantic City will occupy the same small stretch [...] more...

Win Mets vs Phillies Tickets During Today’s Mets Game

img_ticketstock09_220x273 Tune in to our Twitter account @Mets_Sex today for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see the Mets demolish the Phillies at Citi Field on 5/30 courtesy of our friends at SeatCrew. Winners will be selected at random and announced via our Twitter and Facebook page during the 9th inning. About Seatcrew [...] more...

It Was Fun While It Lasted

After starting 4-0, the Mets have followed their stellar start with a less-than-stellar performance in the next two games.  After posting a combined 1.31 ERA for the first four games, the staff posted a 2.90 ERA the past two games, which isn’t bad in of itself, but when the offense puts up 2 runs in [...] more...

The Mets, 9/11, and Osama Bin Laden

It all comes full circle for the Mets. It was the Mets, not the Yankees, who made New York believe during the first sporting event in New York post the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. On that day, September 21 2001, Mike Piazza blasted an 8th inning home run to put the Mets [...] more...

Open Letter: Luis Castillo

Dear Luis, So you asked to be released? You weren’t given a fair chance for the starting job at second base? Well you got your wish—the Mets released you. Talk about a win-win situation: you get to move on to greener pastures, while still collecting $6 million from the Wilpons, and we get to watch [...] more...

New York Mets: Spoiling the Party

What a great show of display by the local spoilers, your very own NY Mets. Don’t let them fool you. Mets don’t want the Phillies to win this thing again. In true competitive fashion, they bent over and took a sweep of the Braves, showing their resiliency and their support for the Phillies to not [...] more...