...than you are lucky.
I can't even see this site.
Hang with me a few more days. We're getting there.
Also, the posts towards the bottom are from way back in 2006. I'm uploading all the posts I made on the previous system to this site, starting from the very first. I have a year and a half to go.
We'll be good to go soon!
Thanks for understanding.
2/25/08
2/22/08
E-mail from the future
I just got an e-mail from myself in the future. Here's the text:
Dateline: Wednesday April 9th 2008.
FLUSHING, NY – After a long off-season, filled with quarreling words and playful jabs, the Mets and Phillies finally came to blows on Tuesday in New York City.
Mets OF Carlos Beltran began the war of words when camp broke in February claiming, “I have no doubt that we're going to win in our division. So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat.” Rollins, the reigning NL MVP, who last year said that the Phillies were the team to beat in 2007, called out Beltran for “plagiarizing” his comments. Tuesday, the words came to blows, when benches and bullpens cleared and a scrum erupted on the infield of Shea Stadium.
Let’s set the scene: Top of the first, none out, and the first pitch has just been thrown. Players were perched upon the top step of both dugouts, just waiting for their time to move. Pedro Martinez just delivered the first strike between the team to lead off batter Rollins, before the floodgates opened and the players poured onto the field.
“We’ve been waiting to knock each others lights out all off-season,” Mets 3B David Wright said after the game. Wright was ejected, along with the entire starting nine for the Mets, Rollins, and four others from the Philadelphia. The entire list includes: Wright, Martinez, Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes, Brian Schneider, Moises Alou, Ryan Church, Rollins, Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard, Brett Meyers, and Jayson Werth.
Along with the players, Mets third base coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. were ejected for “tag teaming Phillies coach Charlie Manuel, and clothes lining him to the ground,” according to a statement from the umpiring crew after the game.
Another player ejected from the game was Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo, who was attending the game on his teams off day, charged the field looking to handle some unfinished business. Last year, the Mets and the Marlins faced off and Olivo and Alomar Sr. came to blows. Olivo landed a shot to Alomars head, who now is sporting a helmet to comply with the new MLB rules for base coaches. The helmet protected his head this time, and broke three of Olivo’s fingers as he tried to land a punch. Alomar Jr. also came to his fathers rescue, laying on Olivo until the fray was settled.
Most players involved in the altercation will likely be suspended and fined for their actions in Tuesday’s game. “It was worth it,” said Reyes, “They’ll know better next time. Don’t mess with the New York Mets.”
Dateline: Wednesday April 9th 2008.
FLUSHING, NY – After a long off-season, filled with quarreling words and playful jabs, the Mets and Phillies finally came to blows on Tuesday in New York City.
Mets OF Carlos Beltran began the war of words when camp broke in February claiming, “I have no doubt that we're going to win in our division. So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat.” Rollins, the reigning NL MVP, who last year said that the Phillies were the team to beat in 2007, called out Beltran for “plagiarizing” his comments. Tuesday, the words came to blows, when benches and bullpens cleared and a scrum erupted on the infield of Shea Stadium.
Let’s set the scene: Top of the first, none out, and the first pitch has just been thrown. Players were perched upon the top step of both dugouts, just waiting for their time to move. Pedro Martinez just delivered the first strike between the team to lead off batter Rollins, before the floodgates opened and the players poured onto the field.
“We’ve been waiting to knock each others lights out all off-season,” Mets 3B David Wright said after the game. Wright was ejected, along with the entire starting nine for the Mets, Rollins, and four others from the Philadelphia. The entire list includes: Wright, Martinez, Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes, Brian Schneider, Moises Alou, Ryan Church, Rollins, Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard, Brett Meyers, and Jayson Werth.
Along with the players, Mets third base coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. were ejected for “tag teaming Phillies coach Charlie Manuel, and clothes lining him to the ground,” according to a statement from the umpiring crew after the game.
Another player ejected from the game was Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo, who was attending the game on his teams off day, charged the field looking to handle some unfinished business. Last year, the Mets and the Marlins faced off and Olivo and Alomar Sr. came to blows. Olivo landed a shot to Alomars head, who now is sporting a helmet to comply with the new MLB rules for base coaches. The helmet protected his head this time, and broke three of Olivo’s fingers as he tried to land a punch. Alomar Jr. also came to his fathers rescue, laying on Olivo until the fray was settled.
Most players involved in the altercation will likely be suspended and fined for their actions in Tuesday’s game. “It was worth it,” said Reyes, “They’ll know better next time. Don’t mess with the New York Mets.”
RSS TEST
Testing my RSS.
We're waiting to see if my website is taking blogger, this might be a while.
Ugh.
We're waiting to see if my website is taking blogger, this might be a while.
Ugh.
2/21/08
New stuff
We're changing behind the scenes stuff, should be up soon.
Any back posts will be posted. All 860 of them.
Give me time, it may take a few days to work out all the bugs.
Any back posts will be posted. All 860 of them.
Give me time, it may take a few days to work out all the bugs.
7/11/07
About Me
My name is Andrew Vazzano, and I will be a senior at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. I am the sole author of The 'Ropolitans.
About The Blog
I've been a Mets fan my whole life, but didn't start really following until my teenage years. I enjoyed baseball, but definitely couldn't tell you the 25-man roster. My friend still tells the story of how I fell asleep during the 2000 World Series.
During high school, my interest began to grow and I started to watch as many games as possible. From there, I realized how much I enjoyed baseball. As my interest grew, so did my want to express them and share it with the world (hence, this blog).
I started this site in July of 2006 with no intention of it going anywhere. It has since grown into something I did not expect, but I couldn't be happier with where it has gone, the doors it helped open and the people I've met.
About Me
I'm studying journalism at QU, with a minor in sports studies.
I've interned at FOX News in the summer of '08 and am also the Mets content editor for BaseballDigest.com.
My dream is to eventually work for a newspaper or a professional sports team, as I love the sport, love to write and love to connect with fellow fans.
You can contact me at TheRopolitans@gmail.com for blog needs or AndrewVazzano@gmail.com for personal reasons.
Twitter: @TheRopolitans
Facebook: Andrew Vazzano
LinkedIn: Andrew Vazzano
-Andrew Vazzano
Where are all the 2007 posts?
The ‘Ropolitans used to be hosted by another blogging client. When I moved to the one I use now, I was in the middle of carrying everything over from 2006 and 2007.
I only got part of the way through before the old site disappeared forever.
What luck.
So 2007’s posts have been lost to the black hole of the Internet, likely never to be heard from again.
5/27/07
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12/30/06
Pedro to return July or August.
Pedro Martinez has been quoted that "we're aiming for July or August as the return date."
"The problem has to do with the calcification of the bone that was broken with the tear and that had to be operated on."
He also said that he has added about 10 pounds of muscle, as part of their plan.
...sounds like a good outlook to me, putting on the weight and all too. hopefully we can get to july/august with our current staff (barring trades / signings) which i believe we can...
...Glavine looked great at the end, and with out young guns gearing up to show what they've got, i think we will be pretty good until Petey comes back...
"The problem has to do with the calcification of the bone that was broken with the tear and that had to be operated on."
He also said that he has added about 10 pounds of muscle, as part of their plan.
...sounds like a good outlook to me, putting on the weight and all too. hopefully we can get to july/august with our current staff (barring trades / signings) which i believe we can...
...Glavine looked great at the end, and with out young guns gearing up to show what they've got, i think we will be pretty good until Petey comes back...
12/28/06
Uh-Oh? Zito to sign with the Giants?
Sources at ESPN.com are reporting that they believe Barry Zito will sign with the San Francisco Giants.
The deal is rumored to be 7-years, $18 mil per season.
Zito, who already lives in the area, looks like he will continue to stay there for a long time.
... damn! i really thought we would sign him, for about 5 years, and he would be the guy, that one single link in the chain of players that completes the team, and makes us a legacy and not just a great team...
...shucks...
The deal is rumored to be 7-years, $18 mil per season.
Zito, who already lives in the area, looks like he will continue to stay there for a long time.
... damn! i really thought we would sign him, for about 5 years, and he would be the guy, that one single link in the chain of players that completes the team, and makes us a legacy and not just a great team...
...shucks...
12/20/06
Report on Zito Talks.
...so many different sources are reporting that the Mets talks with Barry Zito went very well. They all say that Omar and his team made great headway into bringing Zito to New York...
...excellent. i am so pumped for the big offseason signing Omar will hopefully pull off. it's the bright light during the long stretch without baseball. If there was no Hot Stove Reports or anything of that matter, i don't know what i would do with these barren months...
...there have also been rumors about bringing Mark Mulder on board if we don't sign Zito...
...boy, we really like ex-A's pitchers. they are both products of Rick 'The Jacket' Peterson, so we know they're good, and under his watchful eye again, he could probably make them even better...
...so here is to the big offseason move we have become accustomed to with Omar...
Let's Go Mets!
...excellent. i am so pumped for the big offseason signing Omar will hopefully pull off. it's the bright light during the long stretch without baseball. If there was no Hot Stove Reports or anything of that matter, i don't know what i would do with these barren months...
...there have also been rumors about bringing Mark Mulder on board if we don't sign Zito...
...boy, we really like ex-A's pitchers. they are both products of Rick 'The Jacket' Peterson, so we know they're good, and under his watchful eye again, he could probably make them even better...
...so here is to the big offseason move we have become accustomed to with Omar...
Let's Go Mets!
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