Jul 25, 2024 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
“Around the Horn” might aptly describe the quartet of new Inductees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. A catcher, a first baseman, a third baseman, and a manager rounded out this year’s foursome of “rookies” joining the immortals. Joe Mauer, Todd Helton,...
Jun 8, 2024 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
Bobby Gene Smith was the first. Travis Jankowski was the last. Over two dozen Mets have worn the number 16 over the years. But that big disc bearing the number 16 now hanging from the left field rafters at Citi Field will forever be retired in honor of the Man of the...
Jun 8, 2024 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
Sad today. Very sad. Almost at a loss for words. Losing Jerry Grote over the weekend at the age of 81 is a painful loss, to his family and friends, to all Mets fans, and to a degree, a personal loss as well. That’s what kind of effect Grote had on everyone he met,...
Jan 22, 2024 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
The polls are closed. The votes are in. And the ballots have been counted. And so we wait. Until Tuesday, when the official announcement is made, and someone’s life, or several lives, will be changed forever…or not. We’ll tune into the MLB Channel on Tuesday evening,...
Sep 1, 2023 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
When old is new and new is old: Or should that be “When olde is new and new is olde, ye varlot? While the debate should continue on at the bars, car shows and other sundry and assorted venues that the Beta Blockers have played long after the confetti has been...
Sep 1, 2023 | Entertainment & Sports, Trending, Uncategorized
Enough with all this stupid talk about trading Pete Alonso. Just stop it. Oh sure, the concept makes great fodder for the sports talk radio stations and podcasts, and some beat writers have speculated or opined on the idea, but if anyone in the Mets organization is...
