What's going on...

Extra Innings, No Hitters, Outfielders Pitching... and its only April.

Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez threw the teams first no hitter yesterday against the Atlanta Braves. FYI the METS, Padres (like father like son), and Rays are now the only 3 teams without a No Hitter in franchise history.  This also isn't the Braves first time on the losing end of a No Hitter.

Meanwhile in St Louis the Mets played a double header with extra innings.  Oh wait I'm sorry I'm being told that was all ONE game.  Yup the Mets played for 20 innings, 6 hours and 53 minutes against the Cards in what was the longest MLB to be played in 2 years. (Rockies v Padres 22 innings on April 17, 2008.)

Say what you will about Mets pitching, the boys in Orange and Blue were able to start the game with a pitcher and end it with a Pitcher, unlike the Cards having to resort to Outfielders for pitchers in those late innings.

Attention Yankees Fans

So this posts goes out to all Yankee Fans who occasionally get lost and stumble on over to my page.  Happy Opening Day!  I must say as a METSOX Fan it's really hard to watch yet another Ring Ceremony for the Yankees. But like I said back in October, I've never had any hate for the team just certain types of Yankee Fans.  As a New Yorker and overall Baseball fan it's great to see a team be able to celebrate and share with their fans.  I saw the Parade back in October and never realized til then how much it meant to the team and the fans.  Yankee fans had gone 9 long years without a title, and for a team that dominated the 90s that must have been as bad as the Red Sox 86 yrs or the Mets 23 and counting...  But I was also able to see first hand how great it was for the city.  Having a playoff and then a World Series win in your city means extra revenue; I'm talking hotels, transportation, bars/restaurants, and souvenir shops.
As I watch the game I can't deny that the Yankees definitely got things right when it came to building their new park. They're Championship history proudly honored in every corner of the park whether its in the Outfield wall where the Creatures sit showing every title year or waving high above the stadium all 27 title flags. The Yankees are Proud of who they are.  At least as a Met fan I can say Citi field is getting there, but you all saw my last post right.

So  Yankee Fans I wanna hear from you, since it doesn't apply to the Mets and Red Sox both teams opened their season at home on Opening day.  How does it feel watching a home opener 1 week after the season has already started.  Would it have felt that much better if the Yankees had Opening day at home instead of at Fenway?  Besides the ceremonies what separates this game from just another day game?  I guess if you are at the stadium then yea you can feel the difference, but if you watched on TV do u feel robbed of the excitement?  Please comment and share your opinions.

Day 2

It's amazing to see how many Mets fans are suddenly coming out of the wood works and its only game 2 of the 2010 season. Where were you guys last season?

Below are some pictures of the Stadium wide changes I had mentioned in my last post.  Can't wait to see you all around the park.
 

This kid is my IDOL!

Opening day Miracle Speech

Time for a COMEBACK

wow what an off season... Um in the interim I became a started taking steps towards moving to Boston, and even went for a job/ grad school interview in January; Became a Hockey fan, and somehow managed to work full time go to school full time and have an internship... hope that explains why i haven't posted. So now I'm now getting ready for my second season as a Citi Field/Mets employee.

Now for those of you that know me u also know that there aren't enough hours in the day for all the things I do. So RSN I have no clue whats going on up there. other than I've got 3 Boston trips planned for this season to see the Angels Dodgers and Yankees.
As for my fellow Mets Fans... there have been many changes... for starters I finally got my Tattoo. a piece any Met fan can be proud of a Peace symbol to represent my last name (my family) linked to a heart with the Mets NY logo in it to represent my love and my home.
So for all of you that hated Citi Field the home of the former Brooklyn Dodgers where the Mets play, rest assured that much has been done to make the stadium feel more like Home!
*Shea's Home Run Apple has been move outside. It now rests in front of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda where it will greet fans as they come off the 7 train.
*Vip entrances are now named after Gil Hodges Tom Seaver and Casey Stengel
*The bridge in the stadium's outfield is now called "Shea Bridge" at each end of the bridge is a placard with information about William A Shea and Shea Stadium.
* In the Jackie Robinson Rotunda the Mets have now added a Museum where fans can go and visit the world series trophies and other memorabilia. At the top of the Rotunda stairs fans are greeted by the tops starting lineup.
*Within the stadium one will also notice a whole lot of Orange & Blue as a matter of fact the paint crew got a lil orange an blue happy if u ask me, its even on the floors.
Don't get me wrong I think the confetti floors look cool. Just a lot of changes to take in all at once. So hopefully this heads up serves as a guide for the things to pay attention for when u visit on Work Out day if you're a season ticket holder or on Opening day/week. Don't worry there are many more surprises throughout the stadium but you'll have to buy tickets to a game to see them. See you all April 4th Red Sox Nation I know u guys will start that season right against the Yankees & 5th Mets Maniacs!!! By the way I work in Fan Photo now.

27

27... wow well Nation, that is definitely NOT a number that we can celebrate. 27 a number that Mets & Red Sox fans will now come to hate surely much more than they loathed 26! Yes after 9 years, the New York Yankees have earned themselves another world series title. I must say though that it is quite a relief to see the Yankees take another one and not the Phillies 2peat.

The past month has been quite the rollercoaster. I was filled with such Pride and hope when my Sox clinched though as could be seen by our end of the year performance we clearly fell apart quite disappointing to have lost the last 10 games of the season. Hears hoping that seeing their rivals claim #27 will give our Fenway boys the jolt they need to KEEP IT TOGETHER next year.

As a Met fan I'm sure I can say we all sighed a collective breath of relief last night. I MOST DEFINITELY did not wanna see the phuckin fillies win it (last year doesn't count in my book that was such BULL, Tampa is the real champ in my eye). I must admit though, I would have loved more than anything to have seen the Yankees win it on Monday for the pure fact that it would have been amazin' to see the looks of sad disappointed Phillie fans.


On the plus side NY gets a parade, granted not the parade MetSoxNation would have wanted, but hey better here than somewhere else... with a heavy heart... Thanks Bronx Bombers from your Orange and Blue brothers in Queens!!!

BEST WEEK EVER!!!

Better a little late than never!!!! RSN it is that time of year!!!! Time to celebrate, time to rush out and get all the new gear, cuz our bean town boys got the wild card! BTW RSN mlb.com has great deals on stuff right now. Buy one womens winter hate get a free set of headband! We all know how cold Boston can get, not think of how cold Fenway is gonna be on NOVEMBER 1st? ;)

Keep cheering, Don't stop Believing.

P.S. Mets fans i have not forsaken you, I have just decided to let my orange and blue get some much need R&R! This has been a season that Mets and their fans do not want to remember for more ways than one. Lets hope that our second year in our new home turns out to be the opposite of this.