Chump change, right?
If you're looking for something a little bit cheaper, Tom Seaver, Ron Darling, and John Franco's is only $41,000.
The 1969 and 1986 World Champions flag is also going for a cool 50 G's.
The cheapest thing I can find is something called the "Order x-press PU Window Sign - 3rd Base Side." Only $25! That, or the large collection of $35 napkin holders.
For the whole list, go to Loge 13 and be prepared to break out the checkbook(s).
9/12/08
See you for two tomorrow
The Mets and the Braves final series at Shea will have to wait.
Tonight's game has been rained out, but will be made up tomorrow as part of a single-admission doubleheader.
The Mets are the game of the week on FOX tomorrow, so the 3:55 pm game will start as planned. Roughly 30 minutes after the end of game one, the second game will begin in front of the same crowd.
So if you have tickets tomorrow, enjoy a long, hopefully dry, day of baseball.
Tonight's game has been rained out, but will be made up tomorrow as part of a single-admission doubleheader.
The Mets are the game of the week on FOX tomorrow, so the 3:55 pm game will start as planned. Roughly 30 minutes after the end of game one, the second game will begin in front of the same crowd.
So if you have tickets tomorrow, enjoy a long, hopefully dry, day of baseball.
Home stretch
With 17 games to play (an ominous number, as we all know) the Mets will attempt to make the playoffs with the Phillies looking right over their solider.
I have just one thing to say...
That is all. Let's go Mets!
I have just one thing to say...
That is all. Let's go Mets!
Avoiding the jinx
This morning, I woke up with a bunch of ideas about what to write about. After taking stock of all of them, I realized I shouldn't post any of them.
I'm a superstitious guy, something you know if you've been reading. I've shaved my beard for the Mets, wear a silly plastic helmet, had a lucky box during the '06 playoffs, so on and so forth.
A blog about which players would make the postseason roster, in my mind, would be a jinx. An article about taking the bad teams to task, like the team has done in 2008 as opposed to last year. A post my feelings going into the final stretch would feel a little iffy.
Maybe even a whole piece about how superstitious I am could lead to... Uh-oh.
Things have to be perfect for me when I watch a game. The entire NFL playoffs last year, I wore exactly the same outfit of pajama pants, Mets t-shirt, and an ugly, oversized Giants sweatshirt. I even wore it to the Super Bowl party. But hey, it worked.
My life will be routine watching a game from here on out. They've been winning lately when I don't listen to the TV. SNY on mute seems to help the Mets, so that will continue. The black helmet hasn't been moved in a few weeks, so that will be moved as well.
This is the home stretch, so everyone get out your lucky whatever-you-wear, rub your lucky whatever-you-rub, and do what you do. There can be no overload of luck.
I'm a superstitious guy, something you know if you've been reading. I've shaved my beard for the Mets, wear a silly plastic helmet, had a lucky box during the '06 playoffs, so on and so forth.
A blog about which players would make the postseason roster, in my mind, would be a jinx. An article about taking the bad teams to task, like the team has done in 2008 as opposed to last year. A post my feelings going into the final stretch would feel a little iffy.
Maybe even a whole piece about how superstitious I am could lead to... Uh-oh.
Things have to be perfect for me when I watch a game. The entire NFL playoffs last year, I wore exactly the same outfit of pajama pants, Mets t-shirt, and an ugly, oversized Giants sweatshirt. I even wore it to the Super Bowl party. But hey, it worked.
My life will be routine watching a game from here on out. They've been winning lately when I don't listen to the TV. SNY on mute seems to help the Mets, so that will continue. The black helmet hasn't been moved in a few weeks, so that will be moved as well.
This is the home stretch, so everyone get out your lucky whatever-you-wear, rub your lucky whatever-you-rub, and do what you do. There can be no overload of luck.
9/11/08
Mets to add MLS team?
According to Bloomberg, the New York Mets may be looking to purchase an Major League Soccer team.
Don't worry, they won't be playing in Citi Field.
David Howard, the Mets executive vice president for business, was quoted as saying "Before even Citi Field is completed, we're looking to see what might be next for us. There's a lot of opportunity and potential."
The real reason behind this would be to add an MLS team to the SNY umbrella. They already have the Mets, pre-game for the Jets, the Big East, so the next logical step outside of the NHL is the MLS.
I still don't know how the MLS hasn't caught on in America yet, but it will soon. They are planning to add four more by 2011, so one of those could end up a sister team to the Mets.
Don't worry, they won't be playing in Citi Field.
David Howard, the Mets executive vice president for business, was quoted as saying "Before even Citi Field is completed, we're looking to see what might be next for us. There's a lot of opportunity and potential."
The real reason behind this would be to add an MLS team to the SNY umbrella. They already have the Mets, pre-game for the Jets, the Big East, so the next logical step outside of the NHL is the MLS.
I still don't know how the MLS hasn't caught on in America yet, but it will soon. They are planning to add four more by 2011, so one of those could end up a sister team to the Mets.
Matt Cerrone, please don't poke the sleeping bear
Matt, I look up to you. You're an inspiration to bloggers everywhere. Sure, you may have the occasional error and I may question your style sometimes, but you've done a great service to aspiring writers and fans everywhere.
But your post today, "Phillies Fan is Unhinged" is just begging for the karma gods to come down and dismantle the Mets.
Last year, you were panned for throwing up the magic number too early, and as the Mets fell apart, the blame fell on you. Not from me, but other fans thought you jumped the gun.
And here we go again.
Sure, all you do is quote a Phillies blog (and an amazing one at that), but it has to be the most scathing quote ever.
Cerrone, you might as well go push Carlos Delgado down a flight of stairs. I actually cringed while reading it.
I know the Phillies players don't read your blog, but the baseball gods do, and you do not want to anger them.
All you wanted to do was point out that the Phillies are having a hard time, and their fans are getting sick of it. But did you have to do it today, with 17 to play (we all remember that number).
This isn't the same team from 2007, that's for sure, but there is no need to stack the deck against the Mets. Please, Matt, as the most influential Mets blog on the net, don't poke the sleeping bear, don't anger the baseball gods, and for the love of everything holy, keep the karma on the side of the team we support.
But your post today, "Phillies Fan is Unhinged" is just begging for the karma gods to come down and dismantle the Mets.
Last year, you were panned for throwing up the magic number too early, and as the Mets fell apart, the blame fell on you. Not from me, but other fans thought you jumped the gun.
And here we go again.
Sure, all you do is quote a Phillies blog (and an amazing one at that), but it has to be the most scathing quote ever.
Cerrone, you might as well go push Carlos Delgado down a flight of stairs. I actually cringed while reading it.
I know the Phillies players don't read your blog, but the baseball gods do, and you do not want to anger them.
All you wanted to do was point out that the Phillies are having a hard time, and their fans are getting sick of it. But did you have to do it today, with 17 to play (we all remember that number).
This isn't the same team from 2007, that's for sure, but there is no need to stack the deck against the Mets. Please, Matt, as the most influential Mets blog on the net, don't poke the sleeping bear, don't anger the baseball gods, and for the love of everything holy, keep the karma on the side of the team we support.
Well, that was ugly
I hope I never have to watch a baseball game like that again.
In a game the Mets should have easily won,Christian Guzman the Washington Nationals came roaring back and could have won it if it wasn't for some timely hitting.
Looks like the stellar pitching went into the tank, and fast.
A win is a win, and the Mets are now 3.5 games up with 17 to play. I feel much better about this season than last, especially because the Mets have seemed to find out how to beat the Nationals in September.
Last season, the Mets couldn't seem to figure out Washington, and it cost them the postseason. This year, though the Nats bats seem to know every pitch the Mets are going to throw, the Mets have been just a tad bit better, and that's all that matters.
Keep winning, and all the problems will be solved.
Another day off today, which is a little odd, but it's giving them a break for the home stretch.
In a game the Mets should have easily won,
Looks like the stellar pitching went into the tank, and fast.
A win is a win, and the Mets are now 3.5 games up with 17 to play. I feel much better about this season than last, especially because the Mets have seemed to find out how to beat the Nationals in September.
Last season, the Mets couldn't seem to figure out Washington, and it cost them the postseason. This year, though the Nats bats seem to know every pitch the Mets are going to throw, the Mets have been just a tad bit better, and that's all that matters.
Keep winning, and all the problems will be solved.
Another day off today, which is a little odd, but it's giving them a break for the home stretch.
9/10/08
Game Recap: Mets 13 -- Nationals 10
That was a doozy.
Pitching Performance
Well, this was ugly all around. This totally destroys my theory of starting pitching and bullpen performance.
Mike Pelfrey allowed five runs on eight hits, through five innings of work. He walked two and struck out none. Through those five, he had to throw 96 pitches, so it was like he threw more innings.
Yuck.
And it was all downhill from here. Pelfrey was getting hit hard tonight. He just didn't have it. Not the time for the pitching to go into a slide.
From there, the bullpen took over and tried to give the game away, but the bats wanted nothing of it.
Aaron Heilman came out of the depths of the bullpen, and allowed a two-run home run to Christian Guzman. Joe Smith went long tonight, working one 1-3 innings, and eventually earning the win. He walked only one, while striking out one.
Smith has turned it on lately. That's two wins in two days for him, and three innings of scoreless baseball. Well done.
The day after I praise Brian Stokes, he allowed a three-run home run, again to Guzman. Stokes allowed two hits and walked one in his inning of work. Luis Ayala pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn the save for the Mets in a very, very sloppy game.
Whew. Well, Stokes wasn't pretty, but his fastball was bound to get hit. Hard. Nice stuff from Ayala though.
Offensive Output
Where to start? 13 hits and 13 runs. I'm going to try and keep this brief.
In the first, almost like clockwork, the Mets got on the board. Carlos Beltran singled in David Wright and the Mets went up 1-0.
The third inning saw the Mets bat around and push six runs across. A Wright single drove in one, a Beltran double drove in another. Fernando Tatis shot a bases loaded two-run double to left, and Damion Easley capped it off with a two-run single.
And from there, the Mets looked like they were in for some smooth sailing. Unfortunately, they needed more runs, and a lot of them. Thankfully, the bats responded to the call.
In the bottom of the seventh, Beltran drove in Wright again, this time with a sac-fly. With the bases loaded, Beltran was able to scamper home on a wild pitch. Brian Schneider helped the team, ripping a single to left, driving in Tatis and Daniel Murphy.
Beltran and Wright were the stars tonight, and no, Delgado didn't hit two home runs.
In the eighth, Wright added to the Mets tally with a two-run blast to left center, plating Church.
Wow.
The Rest of the Story
Jose Reyes broke Mookie Wilson's franchise steal record, picking up two in the same inning. Keep running, Jose.
Wright: 4-4, BB, 3 RBI, 4 runs. Someone is getting hot.
Beltran: 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Game Ball: David Wright.
Pitching Performance
Well, this was ugly all around. This totally destroys my theory of starting pitching and bullpen performance.
Mike Pelfrey allowed five runs on eight hits, through five innings of work. He walked two and struck out none. Through those five, he had to throw 96 pitches, so it was like he threw more innings.
Yuck.
And it was all downhill from here. Pelfrey was getting hit hard tonight. He just didn't have it. Not the time for the pitching to go into a slide.
From there, the bullpen took over and tried to give the game away, but the bats wanted nothing of it.
Aaron Heilman came out of the depths of the bullpen, and allowed a two-run home run to Christian Guzman. Joe Smith went long tonight, working one 1-3 innings, and eventually earning the win. He walked only one, while striking out one.
Smith has turned it on lately. That's two wins in two days for him, and three innings of scoreless baseball. Well done.
The day after I praise Brian Stokes, he allowed a three-run home run, again to Guzman. Stokes allowed two hits and walked one in his inning of work. Luis Ayala pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn the save for the Mets in a very, very sloppy game.
Whew. Well, Stokes wasn't pretty, but his fastball was bound to get hit. Hard. Nice stuff from Ayala though.
Offensive Output
Where to start? 13 hits and 13 runs. I'm going to try and keep this brief.
In the first, almost like clockwork, the Mets got on the board. Carlos Beltran singled in David Wright and the Mets went up 1-0.
The third inning saw the Mets bat around and push six runs across. A Wright single drove in one, a Beltran double drove in another. Fernando Tatis shot a bases loaded two-run double to left, and Damion Easley capped it off with a two-run single.
And from there, the Mets looked like they were in for some smooth sailing. Unfortunately, they needed more runs, and a lot of them. Thankfully, the bats responded to the call.
In the bottom of the seventh, Beltran drove in Wright again, this time with a sac-fly. With the bases loaded, Beltran was able to scamper home on a wild pitch. Brian Schneider helped the team, ripping a single to left, driving in Tatis and Daniel Murphy.
Beltran and Wright were the stars tonight, and no, Delgado didn't hit two home runs.
In the eighth, Wright added to the Mets tally with a two-run blast to left center, plating Church.
Wow.
The Rest of the Story
Jose Reyes broke Mookie Wilson's franchise steal record, picking up two in the same inning. Keep running, Jose.
Wright: 4-4, BB, 3 RBI, 4 runs. Someone is getting hot.
Beltran: 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs.
Game Ball: David Wright.
Jose Reyes sets new Mets franchise record
Jose Reyes just stole his 282nd base of his career, passing Mookie Wilson for the franchise lead. Not minutes later, he picked up #283.
To many, many more...Keep running, Reyes.
To many, many more...Keep running, Reyes.From the Forum: Bye Bye Billy Wagner
Billy Wagner may have thrown his last pitch as a member of the New York Mets, as he will undergo Tommy John surgery and will miss about a year of baseball.
Mets fans watched the emotional press conference yesterday, and some were moved by the emotions Wagner showed.
metsfan08 says:
SpeedKills126 shows his emotions and bids him good luck:
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Mets fans watched the emotional press conference yesterday, and some were moved by the emotions Wagner showed.
metsfan08 says:
It's sad knowing that we'll never hear "Enter Sandman" again in Shea and that we'll probably never see Billy in a Met uniform again.To which Wrighteous responds:
Despite all the heart attacks he's given us over the years, I will miss him.
Watching him makes me wanna tear up. It's hard, I wish him well wherever he goes.Fitting.
Thank you Billy, for the saves.
..and the heart attacks.
Exit Sandman.
SpeedKills126 shows his emotions and bids him good luck:
During that press conference, I thought I was gonna cry when I saw him start to cry.Happy trails, Wagner. I hope he will come by the dugout, if it's not too emotional, and support the team down the stretch.
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Good luck today, Billy!!!
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