The Most Wonderful Day of the Year
April 1st, 2013 by slangon

Opening Day is finally here. I’m pumped, even though my favorite team is the Mets. So pumped in fact that I actually decided to post today. Huzzah. For those of you who care about things like this, ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 New York Metropolitans. Leading off and playing center field… Batting second and playing […]

Mets Through the Years: The All-Star(s), 2012
July 12th, 2012 by slangon

So far, halfway through the 2012 season, I don’t think that anyone in their right minds could possible complain at where the Mets find themselves. After everyone expecting the Mets to be the rug of the N.L. East, and after a horribly dismal Spring Training, the team finds themselves with a 46-40 record and are […]

That’s a Bunch of Games
May 11th, 2012 by slangon

Tonight the Mets will play the 8,000th game of franchise history. In the 7,999 games prior to tonight, the Mets have won 3,829 and lost 4,162, which is good for a .479 winning percentage. They’ve won 4 pennants and 2 World Series. There’s been a total of 928 players that have worn a Mets uniform, […]

Cards From This Century
April 24th, 2012 by slangon

It’s been a little cold and damp around these parts lately. I had put Sunday aside to watch to the Mets/Giants game, which ended up getting postponed, setting up a Monday double header (which them stupid bums lost both games of. grrrr.). Because of that, I ended up running errands on Sunday rather than watching […]