Hope everyone is enjoying their leftovers so far. Some pretty good stuff out there in the last few days. Take a look. Meet the Mets Doesn't this Jose Guillen rumor sound like exactly the sort of thing the Mets would do? There are some strong performances to report in off-season play. Tobi Stoner is turning some heads and might be a consideration for the rotation . Josh Thole continues to rake and Lance...
I just finished preparing the mashed sweet potatoes and the steps that will lead to my turkey’s stuffing, events that can only signify that my favorite holiday is approaching. I love Thanksgiving because I have so much to be thankful for, and I appreciate them all. I’m blessed, and I realize it. So let’s launch into the annual list of all that is good – and the accounting of...
A pursuit of Jose Guillen rather than Roy Halladay isn’t enough to pique your interest in NYC’s other baseball team? How about a Mets museum right inside Citi Field’s front gate? Are you overcome with excitement knowing the Gary-Keith-Ron partnership will remain intact for at least another two years? Failing that, how much more can [...]
Back at it after a day away from it all yesterday. Should have a few more posts today. Today's post is courtesy of Dan Turkenkopf from The Hardball Times. Do you consider this datapoint when drafting hitters and pitchers on draft day? http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/hr-fb-park-factors/ Team Park 2009 4 Year Angels Angel Stadium 110 96 Astros Minute Maid Park 104 108 Athletics McAfee...
This is an actual press release from the Mets : FLUSHING, N.Y. -- The New York Mets today announced plans to expand the presence of club history at Citi Field next season in a variety of ways including renaming areas of the ballpark after Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and William A. Shea. The Mets also have re-formed the Mets Hall of Fame Committee, and will increase the number of visuals commemorating...
Just a quick hit to share park factors for HR/FB rate. I used BIP data and the methodology from Baseball Reference to determine simple HR/FB park factors for 2009 and 4-year weighed factors (weights are 5,3,2,1). Without further adieu, here's the list: Team Park 2009 4 Year Angels Angel Stadium 110 96 Astros Minute Maid Park 104 108 Athletics McAfee Colisuem 95 92 Blue Jays Rogers Centre 105 108 Braves...
Nov. 20 at the Major League Baseball Commissioner's office, midtown Manhattan: See also the Press release for the protest. For further context, here's Jews Against the Occupation-NYC's Aaron Levitt: The New York Mets and the business of terrorism The Electronic Intifada , 20 November 2009 When I first learned that the New York Mets were hosting a fundraiser for the nonprofit Hebron Fund at Citi Field...
Zionist extremists in a New York stadium I DON'T want to take this too seriously—I really don't—but a group called the Hebron Fund is renting out Citi Field, the 42,000-seat New York stadium where the Mets play baseball, to... I can't bring myself to say it, so let me let them speak for themselves (from their e-mail press release): Just as Jews can live anywhere they want in New York,...
More photos » by John Bazemore - AP 6 months ago: New York Mets' David Wright follows through with a two-run home run against the Atlanta Braves during the sixth inning of a baseball game, on Monday, May 4, 2009, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Browse more photos » David Wright . 3B, NYM. In 2009, David Wright was likely a top 5 pick and top 3 in most leagues. Wright experienced a...
Join us on Wed, Nov 18 to tell Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to Cancel the Event! Tell the Mets & Major League Baseball Not to Support Violent, Israeli Racist Settlers. WHEN: Wednesday Nov... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go to the IOA website for much more...
Queens, NY – The bloody struggle between the Jews and Palestinians has moved to a local battleground – Citi Field. A group that supports Palestinian causes is crying foul because The Hebron Fund, a Brooklyn-based organization that funds radical Jewish settlers in the West Bank city, is holding a fund-raiser Saturday at the home of the [...]
Athletes have been known be implored to attend Bar Mitzvahs. Sometimes it's because a particular athlete is Jewish; there's a great bit in a movie called Keeping Up With The Steins about an extraordinarily competitive L.A. family trying to get then-Dodger Shawn Green to show up at their son's affair. Sometimes it's because the fan issuing the invite thinks an athlete is Jewish — as was the commonly...
So, yeah, that new format didn't work out so well. I was hoping it would be easier for me to put together, but would be much more work to get it to work properly. Oh well, you're stuck with the old-fashioned way. Meet the Mets The Mets promised an an AVERAGE across-the-board decrease in season ticket prices of 10%, but some fans are getting smaller price breaks . Outrage ensues . While the Citi Field...
It's always lovely to see my friend Dymphna in top form,as she is here, writing about the jihadi backlash to the NY Mets baseball team being involved in fund-raising for the Jewish community in Hebron: Hebron is in the West Bank, a holy place to both the 166,000 Muslims and the 500 Jewish settlers who call it home. Needless to say, it is often holy hell to live there, especially for the Jewish minority,...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post says, ‘The Mets are absolutely in on Chone Figgins,’ according to the words of an involved party. …like sherman says, having Jose Reyes, figgins and Carlos Beltran at the top of the order would allow for a lot of creative baseball in Citi Field… In the poll at the end [...]
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