Summers at Shea: Ira Berkow’s New Book About the Mets, Pt. II
This is the 2nd Part of a 4-part series documenting a Q&A with Summers at Shea author Ira Berkow. For the 1st part, click here. On Thursday, March 14, I traveled down to Jay Goldberg’s Bergino Baseball…Read More
“This” Date in Mets History, “Belated” Edition: 09/30/1972 – Clemente Notches 3,000th Hit as Matlack and Mets lose to Bucs, 0-5, at Three Rivers
The 1972 New York Mets start off strong after they are shaken by the death of their leader, Gil Hodges, who passes suddenly of a heart attack at the tail-end of spring training. With Yogi Berra at the…Read More
This Date in Mets History: 1971 – Boswell and Mets Erupt for 20 Runs, beat Braves in ATL
The 1971 New York Mets are a team looking for 2nd half consistency. They started off strong, hitting their high water mark of 16 games over on June 30. A terrible July, however, has them double digits…Read More
Terry Collins Reminds Team and Media, He Decides What’s Important
Still lamenting dropping two of three to Washington? Take a break. Because even Gil Hodges would appreciate this team. They are a loose, yet tight-knit group, which plays with spirit, and tenacity. …Read More
This Date in Mets History Double Header: Gm. 1: 1967 – Kranepool and Seaver help to beat out Giants, 5-3, at Shea
What Seaver really displayed was the meaning of the expression, “He knows how to win” — a quality baseball people prize more highly than a spectacular low-hit or high-strikeout performance.…Read More
The Subway Series Only Adds to My 40 Years of Conflict
Who needs the Subway Series when you’ve already lived through forty years of conflict? Let me…Read More
This date in Mets History: April 23, 1962: Mets Win First Game in Franchise History, Beat Pirates 9-1
Rising Apple’s Sam Maxwell will choose a game each week from Mets history to focus on. If anyone has…Read More
If I Was Going To Teach Brandon Nimmo About The Mets…
In case you haven’t heard, Brandon Nimmo is now part of the Mets organization. While we won’t…Read More
Should The Mets Retire More Jerseys?
Almost all Met fans know the team’s retired numbers: 41 is for Tom Seaver, 14 for Gil Hodges and…Read More








