Citi Field logo unveiled

What do you think?
I hate the tilt, but I guess the "Field" kind of works as the dugout to the "Citi" diamond.

Also, what are you going to call it? "The Bank" was a popular early choice, but unfortunately that's already taken by some crap stadium in Philly.

Mets vs. Wolverines

The Mets are taking on the University of Michigan Wolverines today in the first non-intersquad game this season.

The Mets main players, who were mostly pulled in the third inning, jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a David Wright home run that drove in Jose Reyes. Reyes was on second after a lead off double.

Obviously this game isn't too important or relevant, but we're back in the swing of things. Baseball is back. How sweet is that?

Did that just rhyme?

El Duque was shopped around

This offseason, the Mets quietly shopped Orlando Hernandez for a trade.

Obviously, no one nibbled on the bait and El Duque is already showing signs of a mis-season injury. Duque did not have surgery on his bunion as planned, but rather on one of his toes. Duque is already falling behind the rest of the pitchers in terms of getting into season shape.

Mike Pelfrey, who is the next best bet to take the 5th spot in the rotation, is my choice to make the team by opening day. As much as I love El Duque, his style and passion for the game, I think he's on the tail end of his career. He needs to get healthy before he takes a stab at taking the 5th spot.

Pelfrey will get his chance this season, no doubt in my mind. I just think it will come well before the Mets or El Duque want it to.

If you can access the site

Please post in the comments.

Thank you.

If you can see this

...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.

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.”

RSS TEST

Testing my RSS.

We're waiting to see if my website is taking blogger, this might be a while.
Ugh.

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.

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.

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-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.