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Matt Kemp’s superstar gesture to an ailing fan
The following video came with this description on YouTube (sic): Matt Kemp is sucha great person. He came over after the game and made one of my best friends night he’s fighting a tough battle and this was sucha great gift by Matt Kemp ! I’ll never forget this. I’ll let you watch it, but [...]
New Era nails it with Jackie Robinson tribute spot
Today, MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson day. Across the majors, players on every team will don the number “42″ on their backs and honor the man who broke baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers back in 1947. New Era, the official cap company of Major League Baseball, recently released a new brand spot honoring the [...]
Fan catches ball in beer cup, chugs and rescues ball
There’s not bound to be much excitement at Safeco when your hometown Mariners trail the woeful Astros 8-3 in the eighth. Luckily, there are still foul balls to provide some form of entertainment. Not following? Check out the impressive clip below. The Good: Fan proactively using his cup as the intended “glove” for said foul [...]
Cap crazy: New post-game interview lids for Mets
Honestly, WTF. W. T. F. The photo to the left is what one Mets blog is reporting is the latest in a specialized cap arsenal from the New York Metropolitans. Let me correct that and clarify. This is not a phenomenon exclusive to my Mets. It’s a league-wide thang. First, it was “batting practice hats.” [...]
Mets fans to prepare for another long, cold winter (and spring, and…)
I wrote the following as part of a Mets-focused post on March 13 of this year: Let me get this out of the way. I know the Mets are going to suck for awhile, and I’m fine with that. It’s how it has to be. This is what rebuilding looks like. As mentioned time and [...]
Awful Anniversary for Yankees Haters: Boooone
I refuse to believe the Yankees are down and out. It’s just a psychological and physiological impossibility for me. As a Yankees hater, I’ve been scarred too many times. Too frequent has been the occasion where Yanks fans drowned in doubt while we haters knew the all-too-familiar triumphant (and OH SO UNLIKELY) pending outcome for [...]
My nephew’s Nats are heading to the postseason (he better appreciate it)
This Nats flag was billowing in the wind outside my sister’s place in D.C. a few weeks ago when my wife and I visited her in D.C. Playoff pride. It’s a wonderful thing. Last night, the Washington Nationals clinched the NL East making it that much more official…and real. It all got me to thinking. [...]
Orioles Machado pulls a fast one on sick ‘fake throw’ putout
The Orioles aren’t going away. Despite injuries and a myriad of other statistical anomalies that demand that this reality should not be, Buck’s O’s keep chugging along. You can’t help but get the feeling there’s something about this team. Wednesday night was just one more illustrative example. During a 3-2 win over the Rays, this [...]
Mike Francesca goes off on Mets
I generally despise Mike Francesca, and I can’t stand his overall Mets/Jets hatred/bias. That said, this is TREMENDOUS. You have to appreciate this phenomenal rant, because it’s incredibly true and accurate. For those of us that didn’t get to watch the latest debacle today live, the Mets afternoon performance sounds, by all accounts, to be [...]
An annual rite that usually goes wrong: Mets road trip awaits, destination Philly
Next week I’m heading to Philadelphia. Why, I have absolutely no idea. OK, that’s a bit of a lie. I know why. It’s tradition. Mom and I hit the road. We watch the Mets. We bond. It’s a lovely, wonderful and important annual rite. It also tends to end poorly for the Metros…or at least [...]
Perfect game perspective: views from the stands
I’ve never seen a perfect game in-person. I’ve never seen a no-hitter for that matter. I am the guy who is a lifelong Mets fan who was invited on a Friday night in June to watch Johan Santana and the Mets. I am the guy who declined. Allllrighty then! Anyway, the point is that the [...]
Can a knuckleballer win the Cy Young? It’s all about Dickey now, Mets Fans
I’ll admit it. My frequency and dedication to watching the Mets has waned. You can chastise me. Work. Kid. Whatever the excuses, be they worthy or not, the fever has faded. The little team that could probably can’t. We know that. It’s not a surprise. It doesn’t detract from what they’ve done. This was (and [...]
