Miracles Never Cease

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Published Dec. 19, 2009 at 10:55 p.m.

Apologies in advance if a technical matter temporarily disappears this post. We're still in the process of switching blog platforms, and I was going to wait on any further posting 'til it's done, but I wanted to continue to get the word out about the following project ... plus snow is falling on Long Island like pop flies on Luis Castillo's head, and I need to stop staring out the window ... Back when Bob Costas was an up and coming broadcaster whose every other utterance was cheekily charming

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Mets Should Have Kept Herzog

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 9:36 a.m.

Mets history might be so different if only… ... While watching SNY’s first installment of Yearbook , Whitey Herzog was seen in full Mets regalia working with young players within the system. If only the Mets had realized what a great mind Herzog had ... Last night’s installment of Yearbook focused on the 1971 season. These films were produced after the season as propaganda for prospective advertisers. Much of the film was seen by the general public for the very first time last evening.

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I Wouldn't Recommend This

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Published Sept. 29, 2009 at 8:48 a.m.

Those who aren't baseball fans ... I don't get them. They can be polite about how it's just not their thing or they can be virulent to the point of obnoxious over "it's so boring" and "who cares about millionaires trying to hit a ball with a stick?" I generally pity them more than disdain them, for they don't know what they're missing ... Monday night they knew. And they weren't missing anything ... We who pride ourselves on our love of the game would, if given the choice, sign on the dotted

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Rites of Passage

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Published Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:54 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 ... They checked Nolan Ryan's schedule. They didn't check mine ... Go figure ... Normally, I'd applaud the Mets' diligence regarding Ryan and not giving him any excuses to avoid the Mets the way

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Mets, I love you, but sooner or later, you're going to have to face the fact you're a goddamn moron.

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Published Aug. 26, 2009 at 8:20 a.m.

Matthew Artus / Always Amazin' I believe in patience. I stay patient with the Mets because the lack of it creates brash, misinformed decisions like trading Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi or giving up on a season in April when ...

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Where's Nolan Ryan Now That We Could Actually Use Him?

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Published Aug. 25, 2009 at 2:44 p.m.

Just to catch you up on New York Mets pitcher depletion matters: ... • Johan Santana, out for the season as you might have suspected once he was scratched from tonight's start. He's going in for "minor" arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove bone chips. I know ... shudder , but they fixed his knee OK, proving perhaps that every Met who goes out with an injury maybe someday comes back. Nick Evans takes his place on the roster, thereby quelling all those urgent "Where's Nick Evans?" inquiries

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Time Was...

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Published Aug. 23, 2009 at 1:47 p.m.

Well, thanks Ollie. That was memorable ... What better time to rewind for a belated look at last night's celebration? (Apologies for the "belated" part -- your correspondent arrived exhausted and slept like a dead thing.) ... The Mets did a nice job with the ceremony: There was Howie Rose behind his podium, scenes from '69 on the big board, and other little touches -- I particularly liked that the 2009 Mets appeared on the scoreboard in replica 1969 baseball cards, with images of Topps' real

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It's A Family Affair

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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 10:00 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 ... CitiVision (or DiamondVision, if you're civilized) repeatedly aired promotional spots for the '69 Reunion the other night. To lure Mets fans to show up Saturday, Alex Anthony read off a partial

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Opinion: The Lack of Hype around 1969 Celebration

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Published Aug. 20, 2009 at 8:24 a.m.

The Mets will honor the 1969 World Championship prior to Saturday’s game, with an on-field celebration featuring players from the team, including Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Nolan Ryan, among others.Honestly, I completely forgot about this event.  I hate to admit that, because it’s the 1969 Mets, the Amazins, the guys that truly started the [ ... ] ...

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Seaver: Joba is Babied

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Published Aug. 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

Add Tom Seaver to the growing list of people that want to see the training wheels taken off Joba Chamberlain.“Tell me, how does a pitcher get to the next level unless he’s tested under fire?” Seaver asked. “Where are you going to find the next Bob Gibson or Nolan Ryan or Steve Carlton unless a [ ... ] ...

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