Now About That Franchise Hit Record...

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bud harrelson, cleon jones, david wright, ed kranepool, gil hodges, gus bell, jerry grote, jim hickman, joe christopher, jose reyes, luis castillo, pumpsie green, richie ashburn, rod kanehl, ron hunt, tommie agee, wayne garrett, wayne graham, yogi berra

Published Sept. 9, 2009 at 8:32 a.m.

There's a lot of talk going around about all-time franchise records for hits. I assume this has something to do with the eternal appreciation fans and media have for true legends of the game. Given that the subject is in the air, I thought it would be fun (my kind of fun, at any rate) to explore how the vaunted Met record for most hits in a career came to be ... The first Met to hold the all-time franchise record for hits was Gus Bell. He produced the first Met hit ever, a one-out single to

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Euphoria and the Infinite Sadness

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bud harrelson, cal koonce, casey stengel, cleon jones, danny frisella, don cardwell, donn clendenon, duffy dyer, ed charles, gary gentry, gil hodges, jack dilauro, jerry grote, jerry koosman, ken boswell, rod gaspar, tommie agee, wayne garrett, yogi berra

Published Aug. 14, 2009 at 9:34 a.m.

Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it comes ... If the Mets, with their reputation as beloved fools, could win a World Series in only their eighth season, why anything could happen — the Vietnam War could end; cancer could be cured; the

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Facebook allows me to salute high-chokin' Felix

Published April 29, 2009 at 9:47 a.m.


I know, everyone is already tweeting and twittering, but I still prefer Facebook, which allows me to communicate with people I don't get to see or talk to much during our busy lives. And we can do it in more than a sentence. But what I really love is the way Facebook allows me to bond with strangers who share the same interests.

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