Mr and Mrs. Met, the official mascots of the New York Mets, may be more popular than most of the players taking the field for the team that has been a major disappointment thus far in the 2023 season. Photo: flickr On 50th Anniversary of “Ya Gotta Believe” Mets, Can Current Crew Salvage 2023 Season? The Mets have been a disaster in the first half of the baseball season. As I write this piece, the prospects for the Mets’... News 10 Jul 2023 | 12:34
It’s been more than a decade since the 2012 Super Bowl winning NY Giants became the last NY area pro team to be honored with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Which NY Pro Team Will Bring Next Champ Trophy to Gotham? To the dismay of New York sports fans, no local pro team has hoisted a championship trophy and been feted with a ticker tape... News 15 Jan 2023 | 10:49
Mayor Eric Adams (third from right) attends Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Photo: Diane Bondareff/Mayoral Photography Office Wishing Prominent Noo Yawkers a Happy 2023! What do the upper crust of New York hope for in 2023? What are their dreams, secret fears and goals? You and I? We just hope... Voices 27 Dec 2022 | 10:32
Edwin Diaz, shown here in April 2019, is among the star signings that will propel the Mets in 2023. Photo: Matthew D. Britt, via Flickr Sports Predictions for ‘23 It has been a wild year for New York sports in 2022. And 2023 promises to be just as unpredictable and exciting. In the past... Voices 23 Dec 2022 | 12:07
Max Scherzer pitching in the top of the sixth inning from Nationals vs. Reds at Nationals Park, May 25th, 2021 Photo: Patrick Rouin / All-Pro Reels Photography, via Flickr How Max Scherzer Enables the Mets to Thwart the Yankees With the signing of Hall of Fame-bound Max Scherzer, the New York Mets have done more than acquire an ace starting pitcher,... Voices 02 Dec 2021 | 12:12
Will Mr. Met still be smiling in October 2020? ( Photo: Dave Winer via Flickr) Mets Fans Get Their Wish – A New Owner My pal Stu, who turns 64 on Dec. 13, couldn't help but express mixed feelings when he heard the big news about the baseball... News 09 Dec 2019 | 12:48
