This Sunday, I made my annual pilgrimage to Flushing, NY to see the Atlanta Braves take on the New York Mets at Citi Field. My Braves fan friend Mike was unable to attend so I enjoyed the pleasure of watching the game with another Mets fan, Chris. Tickets for the game came courtesy of another [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mets’
18 Aug
Book Review: Faith and Fear in Flushing by Greg Prince
Author: Greg Prince Title: Faith and Fear in Flushing Publication Info: Skyhorse Publishing (2009) ISBN: 1602396817 Summary/Review: Greg Prince, one of the co-authors of the Mets blog Faith and Fear in Flushing – the most intelligent and literate Mets blog there is – writes about his 40 years as the guy everyone knows as the [...]
27 May
Fenway Park
On Sunday I attended my second Mets game of the month, this time a road game here at home in Boston. It feels a bit odd to don my blue & orange hat for a trip to Fenway since I will root for the Red Sox against any other opponent. Yet I’ve done it many [...]
14 May
Citi Field
My friend Mike and I have a tradition each year of visiting New York City to see a ballgame between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. Mike grew up in Alaska watching the Braves on TBS in the Dale Murphy era when the team was pitiful. I of course spent my first 17 [...]
28 Apr
Book Review: Playing Hard Ball by E.T. Smith
Fifteen years ago I attended a portion of a cricket cup match in Bermuda and have had a curiosity about the game ever since. Now I’ve discovered a book by a cricketer who loves baseball, a game I understand much better. Playing Hard Ball: County Cricket and Big League Baseball (2003) by professional cricketer E.T. [...]
7 Apr
Time Begins … and I almost missed it
One of the best observed … but not official … national holidays occurred this week, and I almost neglected to write about it. I refer of course to my annual post waxing rhapsodic about Opening Day in Major League Baseball. It’s a day of hope and possibility, and since my two favorite teams won yesterday [...]
5 Oct
South Station & Greenway Inaugural
Today, my son Peter & I took a tour of South Station, a continuing education for members of Boston By Foot (one of the reasons why you should become a member). I love railroad stations so it was fun to poke around and see old artifacts, granite pilings, and even the exclusive Acela waiting room. [...]
29 Sep
Shea Stadium: A Personal History
Beloved Mets mascot Mr. Met signs autographs during a 1997 game at Shea Stadium. Yesterday, the Mets lost to the Marlins and brought an end to their 2008 season as well as the William A. Shea Municipal Stadium. The Mets will begin the 2009 season in a retro-ballpark modeled on Ebbets Field, but Shea Stadium [...]
21 Sep
If the Mets Were the Yankees
All eyes in the baseball world this week turn to Flushing, NY where the New York Mets play their final seven games at Shea Stadium. The historic ballpark has been New York’s home for baseball memories since it opened in 1883 as home of the New York Giants. Originally named the Polo Grounds, the old [...]
10 Mar
Stadium Naming Rights
Posted by Liam in Ideas, Opinion & Commentary. Tagged: Business, Current Events, Mets, News, Sports. 1 Comment
The recent hullabaloo over CitiGroup’s 20-year contract to name the New York Mets new ballpark has reminded me of some ideas regarding stadium naming rights. Corporate naming of venues is a trend already unpopular with sports’ fans but not really all that new. After all, the oldest surviving ballpark in baseball was named to promote [...]
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