“I was deeply honored to receive such a prestigious award from B.A.T. B.A.T is a cause I’ve long supported since being in the majors and one I will continue to support. Unfortunately, however, I will not be able to attend Tuesday’s dinner because I’m still in Venezuela trying to complete the paperwork for the construction of the baseball and soccer stadium in my hometown of Tovar. Again, my apologies on not being there and my congratulations to all the honorees.” – Johan SantanaGood Guy Johan.
1/22/13
Gotta love Johan
11/30/12
David Wright will be a Met for a long, long time
David Wright and the Mets agreed on an 8-year deal (nullifying his 2013 contract), which will have him in blue and orange through 2020.
The deal, worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $140 million, was originally reported by Ed Coleman of WFAN, and subsequently confirmed by multiple sources in the middle of the night.
It's way too early to argue whether this is the right deal in terms of years or money, but it does point to a brighter future ahead for the Mets and their woeful financial troubles. If they can do this, they have to be on the right track, deferred money or not.
This is a great day to be a Mets fan.
11/28/12
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9/22/12
Mets move Triple-A to Las Vegas, inherit worst mascot ever
If you haven’t heard, the Mets will no longer be affiliated with the Buffalo Bisons, but will instead affiliate themselves with the Las Vegas 51s as their new Triple-A affiliate.
That’s all well and good – teams change their affiliation every so often (remember the Norfolk Tides?) – but the real reason for this post is to introduce you to the worst mascot in professional sports.
His name is Cosmo. And he is terrifying.
The team’s website says, “Cosmo is a survivor of a spaceship crash who spent time at "Area 51" and was a baseball phenom on his home planet of Koufaxia.”
Koufaxia. Ah, it’s no wonder the Wilpons moved here.
The more you know about this creature the better.
Cosmo loves hot dogs, Cracker Jack and popcorn. His favorite music includes Elton John's "Rocket Man," David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust," Styx's "Mr. Roboto," and the Space Jazz Trio. His favorite movies and TV shows include Men in Black (I , II & III), all episodes of the Star Wars saga, Lost in Space and Star Trek.
I’m pretty sure this thing is a long lost cousin of Jar Jar Binks, which makes it all that much worse.
The Mets have the greatest mascot in MLB with Mr. Met and the worst mascot in professional sports in Cosmo.
8/30/12
All of the 2013 All-Star Game logos
8/23/12
8/2/12
Why is Keith's 'stach gray? An investigative report
Why's that?
"I guess he ran out of Just For Men," said Gary Cohen, who was doing the pre-game from SNY's studios on Thursday.
But Cohen's joke may not be far from the truth.
Andrew Fegyveresi, VP of Communications at SNY, said he believes that Hernandez and Just For Men have parted ways. Hernandez, according to this article by Richard Sandomir in the NY Times, has been in the ads since at least 2008, but the article hints that the commercials had been on for some time before it was written.
I have reached out to Just For Men for confirmation, but did not receive a reply by the time this was published.
Reeeeeeeee-jected!
Let's remember the good times:
Additional reporting by Lenny Neslin of Lenny's Yankees.