Category: mets

Having now had the opportunity to meet Jay once or twice (I think twice) I see why everyone says great things about him.  Very endearing.  Here’s a good read.

Horwitz has his flaws some in the media gripe that he can be slow delivering information, but caring isnt one of them. He says his greatest professional misery has come in watching the Wilpons suffer through the Madoff coverage. “A lot of it has been really unfair,” he says. “I dont know two more decent, honest people. And Im not saying that as a media person or employee. Im saying it as a human being.”

via Mets Jay Horwitz: Three Decades, Only Two Days Off – WSJ.com.

“I dont think anyone has the time that it takes,” Valentine said. “I think it takes 48 hours a day, from as far as Ive seen. I have to tell you I have the energy and the commitment. I will make time…..My mornings, my afternoons, six days a week, are mine and at this time theyre the city of Stamfords.”

via Appointments Committee questions, then approves Valentine as safety director – StamfordAdvocate.

Between ESPN, this, buying the Mets and his secret identity as Batman this man is very very busy.

Dave (Howard) from Flushing says:

“….I think fans want to get back to baseball, watching games, rooting. If the team plays well, early indications are the fan base will be there with the distractions. There is no question the start of baseball is welcome news. Fans are excited to get the focus back on the field.”

I’m with you Dave.

The internet is filled with doom and gloom thus morning about finances. I was hardly interested.

I’m not saying it is important or that the articles were unnecessary, what I am saying is I am more interested in Young, Niese and Dickey.

I bought three jerseys already this spring (thanks Modell’s). I have my eye on Mets at Phils the afternoon before the home opener. I’m thinking about when we should gather the Blue Cap Army.

I’m interested that Dwight Gooden called a fan to try to sell tickets.

Dave is right. They win, you won’t care about Fred. Nobody cared about Fred until Willie couldn’t close a lead and Omar couldn’t handle the media. There was always a zoo from Gooden to Cone to Coleman to Phillips but it was never about the owner.

Dave does say sales are better than last year. Of course since single games haven’t gone on sale yet and the total walkup is zero it’s a little hard to judge yet.

There ya have it. Took three years but you got my “Dave Howard is right” article. Let’s play ball and if you look closely you might see me and Dave hanging in the Promenade some day.

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The full Gooden/Howard article Is here.

Adam Rubin expertly recaps the doom and gloom.

How was the MSG show? I was out.

Imagine the double-circus if Omar had to explain finances?

I’m ready to see if Sandy can play a lousy hand. I think he can.

My review copy is on the way…I am psyched!

AMAZIN’ ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MIRACLE MOMENTS

New Book Pays Tribute To New York Mets:
History, Players, Managers, Owners, Broadcasters, Memorabilia, And More –
Matthew Silverman Leaves Few Stones Unturned

New York Mets fans may not know what to expect on the field this season, but with Matthew Silverman’s incredibly rich NEW YORK METS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, they can relive the first five decades of a team that has had incredible highs and lows.

Silverman, a long time Mets fan, blogger, and writer, explores the team’s history, captures fifty years of memorable moments, identifies the top fifty players ever to don the Mets uniform, includes season-by-season recaps, and profiles players, managers, and assorted characters, as well as sharing behind-the-scenes stories and shenanigans.

“I really wanted to put together something that went beyond the average Mets history and wasn’t just a recital of facts like the media guide or a collection of photos like the yearbooks have become,” says Silverman. So starting at the beginning, Silverman reminds readers what William Shea did to bring a team to New York when the Dodgers and Giants abandoned the city, and then decade by decade he shares the intimate details of each season. From A to Z, Benny Agbayni and Tommie Agee to Todd Zeile and Don Zimmer, this elaborate and beautiful book touches all bases. Complemented by more than 300 photographs of players, game scenes, stadiums, fans, bobblehead dolls, programs, scorecards, and other assorted memorabilia, as well as an appendix of the New York Mets all-time records, NEW YORK METS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, is the book every Mets fan will want to own.