What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
Another article of mine published over at Examiner.com
Good news for Mets fans: We’ll be in Citi Field for Game 7 of the World Series and a team from New York will win!
Bad news: Ollie can be flaky
Click the link:
NY Sports Examiner: 2009 Mets: 5 things to look out for
I found a pretty cool Jerry Koosman article in Minneapolis Star-Tribune
By the spring of 1966, it looked as if Koosman was going to be among the players released before the start of the minor league schedules.
“There are two stories as to why that didn’t happen,” Koosman said recently. “One was that Frank Lary, the Mets’ minor league pitching coach, put in a word for me. The other was that I owed Joe McDonald, the Mets’ farm director, 50 bucks, and he didn’t want to get rid of me before he got his money back.”
For the rest click here. You youngsters need to know who this guy is. He is one of the all-time great Mets, and a name you hear far less than say Todd Pratt, and that’s not right.
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Out beyond center field at Citi Field is Taste of the City– the concession area that everyone (from the Times to NY Magazine) is talking about. This is where you will find Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack and Blue Smoke stands,as well as Box Frites and Nona’s Deli.
But for me, the happiest moment on Sunday was when I met Will. Will is the man in charge of Big Apple Brews, a beer oasis that will make any beer aficionado smile. A 4-sided,12 door refrigerator stocks dozens of micro and imported beers – and the selection is constantly changing based on sales and consumer feedback.
I met Will while gazing at a bottle of Longboard Lager from Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Company. According to Will it was a big seller over the weekend. Not so much the Kirin or Tiger (which only sold “maybe 4 bottles”).
Go check out the selection and tell Will the MetsPolice sent you.
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The Caesars Club level – normally closed to anyone who does not have a ticket – was open to all on Sunday.
Both the wife and I really liked this level.
The level includes several food options as well as two full bars with seating, one on each base side. In addition, the level also includes the Caesar’s Club, an expansive area located above the Rotunda with leather chairs, tables, bar seating, and many food options, including salads and wraps.
Here are a few pictures taken from the level and inside the Caesars Club.
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On our tour around the ballpark today, we were able to go inside the exclusive Acela Club located down the left field line.
It’s a nice place….a very nice place.
Tables are tiered along five levels – four inside and one outside – offering full and clear views of the playing field for all patrons.
The menus looked good (they were not serving today but had menus posted). Yes, the price of brunch or dinner here is not for everyone ($41 for brunch, $48 for dinner) but the selection seemed decent.
I seriously doubt whether we will be dining there during the season – but if any of you think you might be, here are some pictures.
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