Missed Opportunities

2011-07-21T17:40:00.000-05:00

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it". - Yogi Berra No, this quote doesn't make much sense. But, we've all been there. Take it. Once you choose your path, there's no going back. You have to "take" the good and the bad, the joy and the tears that come with whatever decision you decide to make. The other part of the fork is one you may never travel. It's a missed opportunity, when

The (not) esteemed Mr. Wilpon

2011-05-23T20:38:00.000-05:00

I personally have been lamenting the ownership of the Mets for the better part of my teens and twenties. When Nelson Doubleday sold his share, I knew that Freddy boy would do his darndest to ruin the team I loved the most. There's been a lot of chit chat about the recent article in the New Yorker, in which Wilpon goes on to bash an unnamed pitcher, along with three of the team's most

Rooting interests

2011-05-20T14:42:00.000-05:00

It's been a while since I've written. I guess that's what happens when you go and have a baby. I went into labor on March 11th, which was two weeks early. I went to work because before the baby and even with my husband that was a huge part of my life. About half the people I told how I was feeling said it was probably just fake labor - the other half told me I needed to get to the hospital.

An outsiders view of Pujols and the Cardinals

2011-02-16T17:03:00.001-06:00

Living in St. Louis for such a huge portion of my life has brought both joy and pain in my baseball life. I remember my first game at Busch, when Ozzie Smith was still playing and he did his signature backflip. That would be a joyous moment. And then there was the 2006 NLCS. That, obviously, would be a painful moment. I got to see the Red Sox break their 86 year old curse in St. Louis in

Amazin Archive - 02/16/2011

2011-02-16T16:10:00.001-06:00

The Amazin' Archive is back. Because history has been made and continues to be made every day by Mets fans everywhere. As Mets fans, we all have to have, shall I say, a different sense of humor than everyone else, considering some seasons are so bad, you just have to laugh. And in the midst of the ownership mess we are currently experiencing, it takes a special few to bring humor to it in some

Twas the Night Before Spring Training (sort of)

2011-02-10T20:32:00.002-06:00

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RIP, Mr. Santo

2010-12-03T16:35:00.001-06:00

This morning I woke up to a tweet that was a punch to the gut, and I'm not even a Cubs fan. What you may not know about my being lost in St. Louis is that I am a Mets fan, married to a Cubs fan. We're very popular around here, as you can imagine. One of the first Christmases we were together, he asked for the movie "This Old Cub" and we watched it together. I was not a Cubs fan, nor did I

79-83. And So It Goes.

2010-10-03T18:28:00.000-05:00

It's been quite a season, to say the least. I started this blog when the Mets were merely 3 games under .500 at 5-8 and I sit here ending the season at 4 games under .500, 79-83, disappointed, but hopeful that next year can bring Mets fans better times. Here are some of my top 2010 moments/phases: June. A lovely month, one in which we were able to see the Mets play good baseball, and yet, it

So apparently...

2010-09-02T18:16:00.000-05:00

I wasn't sick. I mean, I was sick, but not for the reasons I was thinking. Apparently I don't do well with pregnancy tests. Heck, the one I took at the doctor on July 12th didn't even come out right. I found out 4 weeks later on August 11, 2010 through a blood test that I was having a baby. I found out the next week that I was 8 and a half weeks along. So, almost through the first

50-49. I believe, but it's time to cut it off for a while

2010-07-26T16:15:00.000-05:00

As I thought about what I wanted to write today, since I hadn't written since the sweep in Arizona, I could have written about my thoughts on a new manager, firing the coaching, staff, where the Mets go from here, a rant about how Omar sucks, the Wilpon's suck. Something probably hundreds, maybe thousands of other people are writing about, knowing I'm probably not doing it as well or as funny as

49-46. Brooms.

2010-07-22T09:10:00.000-05:00

So much for the team meetings and butt kickings I was hoping for. I got one, but it didn't help. I'm just a lowly St. Louis Mets fan. What do I know? Now the ownership is panicking? Or maybe they are just worried about the money they (won't) make in the second half. Time to go to L.A. Then they get the hotter than hot Cardinals when they get back to New York. This team is just BAD right

49-45. Chemistry, or culture?

2010-07-21T10:18:00.001-05:00

The word "chemistry" in terms of this Mets team has been discussed, I feel, ad nauseum, for the better part of this 2010 campaign since the team started winning without the likes of Beltran, Ollie, and Castillo. There is something to chemistry in a group of people, and yes, one person can throw off the chemistry. I will concede that point. I spend 180 days a year in a classroom with the same

Amazin Archive No. 3 - Jon Stewart on Randolph getting canned

2010-07-20T15:08:00.000-05:00

Once upon a time, the Mets made what some would call a questionable choice to fire their manager on the West Coast in the middle of the night. I wonder how Jerry's feeling after the past few games. I was looking through old links and facebook notes and stumbled upon this. I also stumbled upon a Mr. Met video I linked that was once posted on The 'Ropolitans, but that was gone and I was kind of

49-43. 5 games back. Question for the fans.

2010-07-18T20:01:00.002-05:00

After a rough, rough start to the second half, that was slightly redeemed seemingly by a call by home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, followed by some more timely hitting from Ike Davis, I thought about the series and some of what had happened. As I thought of the commentary I had heard on twitter and my own doubts, a question came to my mind that I think some Mets fans are really wondering themselves.

Carlos!!

2010-07-15T10:03:00.000-05:00

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