I May Be Way Off Base, but This Trade Was Pretty Right On
February 18th, 2011 by slangon

A while back Randy of Way Off Base had gotten in touch with me about having some 2010 Topps Series 2 cards that I needed. Turned out I had some random 2010 Topps Series 2 that he needed so We decided to swap. Turns out he’s a Cardinals fan so in the spirit of thinning […]

Welcome to the Team, Boys
January 18th, 2011 by slangon

Overall, it’s been a deceptively quiet winter for the Mets. I say deceptively because they haven’t really made a whole lot of exciting trades or signings or anything, but really the whole culture of the team has taken a completely different turn thanks to bringing in Sandy Alderson as the GM. I personally am pleased […]

My Thoughts on the Mets Going Forward: The Outfield
December 18th, 2010 by slangon

As of now, it seems as though the starting outfield for the Mets 2011 season will be Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran and Angel Pagan. That is unless they end up trading Carlos before the off-season ends. Really it seems like the only question is who will be patrolling center and who will be in right. […]

Anybody Notice Anything Wrong Here?
December 11th, 2010 by slangon

As some of you may or may not remember, over the summer I busted a box of 2010 Allen & Ginter as part of Gintacuffs II, as well as a hobby box of 2010 Series 2 baseball. Both of those ended up popping out redemption cards of one kind or another. They were the first […]

My Thoughts on the Mets Going Forward: Starting Pitching
December 7th, 2010 by slangon

Right now the Winter Meetings are going on in Orlando. So far, Sandy Alderson has made it pretty clear that the Mets will not be making any big impact moves this off-season and if they walk away from those meeting with anything, it will be either be a reclamation project, such as Chris Young or […]

Fire Up the Old Hot Stove
November 5th, 2010 by slangon

Now that the World Series is over and nobody east of the Rockies cares about the Giants unless they’re playing football, it’s time for baseball obsessed folk like myself to start looking at the off-season moves made by their favorite teams. I’m not too sure how much moving and grooving other teams have done so […]

Things Certainly Are Getting Interesting
October 22nd, 2010 by slangon

A day or two ago, both teams that I hate were looking at a 3-1 deficit in their respective Championship Series, and both teams have managed to pull themselves up by the bootstraps to force at least a game 6. Wednesday CC Sabathia and the Yanks did it against the Rangers, and last night Doc […]

It Just Keeps Getting Better.
October 20th, 2010 by slangon

Apparently I have much more success rooting for teams that I don’t really root for than I do rooting for my own team. Yesterday was another great day for those of us hoping to not see a replay of last years World Series. The Rangers continued to absolutely dominate the Yankees. 4 more homers in […]

Dare I Say It? I’m Actually Enjoying This Post-Season
October 19th, 2010 by slangon

I was thinking that the Rangers might win last night, but I really wasn’t expecting that particular outcome. I almost feel bad for Andy Pettitte. I mean, outside of that mistake pitch in the 1st to Josh Hamilton he pitched really, really well. I guess too bad for him that Clifford Lee pitched really, really, […]

Postseason Thoughts from a Fan Standing on the Outside
October 6th, 2010 by slangon

So today starts the 2010 Major League Baseball Postseason. Some of you may be shocked to learn that my beloved Mets did not make the cut this year. Yeah. I know. Crazy, isn’t it? Anyway, despite not having my team in the mix to root for, I still always love watching the playoffs and the […]