Archive for May, 2004
My Take on Yates/Baldwin
Tyler Yates was demoted in favor of bringing in James Baldwin. Baldwin had been pitching well in the minors and Yates was struggling so the Mets made the switch and the veteran will replace the rookie in the rotation. The Mets said it had nothing to do with Baldwin’s contract but I don’t buy that. […]
Mets Salvage Weekend
After a good streak last week the Mets dropped the first 2 games to the Brewers over the weekend. They managed to end the homestand with an 11 inning win yesterday. Steve Trachsel had a good start until the bullpen blew it. Kaz Matsui knocked in the winning run after not starting the game. I’m […]
Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all my maternal readers. And take it easy on Dad. He means well but he just can’t help it. (Thank me later, guys.)
Spider-Base
By the way, for those who haven’t seen it yet, the Spider-Man 2 base ad is pictured below. One question: Did anyone at MLB really think a fan in the stands or a fan watching on TV would be able to see this ad well enough to know what it was for? At best they […]
Mets Win 2-1 in 11 (And Other Stuff)
The “Mets fans” were happy last night as Barry Bonds was in the lineup for the last game of the San Francisco Giants only visit to Shea Stadium last night. But it was the real Mets fans who got the last laugh as Mike Piazza’s walk off homer in the 11th inning gave the Mets […]
Yankees, Mets and the Rest Blog on Barry Bonds Not Playing At Shea
The Yankees, Mets and the Rest blog has a post that elaborates on my frustration about Mets fans being disappointed about not seeing Barry Bonds play at Shea.
Last Night At Shea
The game started out with a good break. For the second straight night the Mets would not have to deal with Barry Bonds who was still bothered by a sinus infection. The good breaks continued as Mike Piazza hit his 352nd career home run as a catcher finally surpassing Carlton Fisk to take sole possession […]
The Bad Guys Won
I finally ordered The Bad Guys Won by Jeff Pearlman from amazon. I ordered it with a couple of different items I wanted/needed so I can get the free shipping. I’ll have some things to say about it when I’m reading it so watch this space.
Protest Denied
The Mets protest from Saturday’s game has been denied. The game was played under protest after San Diego pitcher Akinori Otsuka entered the game. Otsuka has an odd delivery that Art Howe claims is illegal and should be called a balk. It didn’t take a prophet to see that the Mets would lose this protest.
Now Playing First Base… Spider-Man
MLB announced an agreement today that will put ads for the upcoming Spider-Man 2 movie on the bases at Major League parks the weekend of June 11-13. I previously criticized the advertising frenzy when commenting about the Yankees opening the season in Japan. (Ralph Nader agrees with me but I don’t know if that’s a […]
