I'm still a little groggy from pulling an NFL preview all-nighter, but this woke me up.So yeah, the Mets lost today, taking only 2 of 3 from the Reds in Cincy. But the Phillies... wow, the Phillies. They led 8-2 in the 8th inning and managed to lose to the Braves with the combined efforts of Tom Gordon and Brett Myers ( Read more... )

I'll post this with the caveat that what I know about poetry is small enough to fit within the margin of error for "zero". It's less than the trace amount of an ingredient that leads manufacturers to guess, "Contains less than 2% of the following:" But still, it's about the Mets, so I'll put on my mayoral sash, sharpen my ceremonial scissors, and ( Read more... )

The Mets' ticketing matrix is a baffling olio of colors, precious metals and meticulously cleaved seating strata. It's actually a compact pictorial of the American class system, except the different colors don't blame each other for the prices attached to them ( Read more... )

Beh. This is why opening a present on Christmas Eve isn't just fun, it's a sound insurance policy.

Opening Day Eve, Baseball Santa had a fancy new laptop for me. Sunday night, I went to bed with visions of a 100-win season and postseason magic dancing in my head. I woke up yesterday after-coffee to find only socks with clown faces on them and ( Read more... )

FenSheaParkway loves Thanksgiving and this year more than most. For the first time, and somewhat appropriately given the sort of year that would bring FSP into the world, I was able to have a giant TG spread in both New York and Boston. If it's possible, I would do this every year ( Read more... )

So, Daisuke Matsuzaka is now there for the negotiating. Just to suggest the amount of wood being shoved into the hot stove, Boston Dirt Dogs has a COUNTDOWN CLOCK for the signing period ( Read more... )