Monthly Archives: November 2008
Citi/Taxpayer Field? Really?
November 26, 2008A couple years ago, the New York Mets inked a 20 year $400 Million deal with CitiGroup for the naming rights of their new ballpark that opens in 2009 (“CitiField“). Unfortunately CitiGroup has fallen upon hard times, will cut 52,000 … Continue reading
Good guys get rewarded
November 20, 2008Yesterday, when it became official that Mike Mussina was putting away his knuckle-curve for good, I mentioned to Kerel that I think he doesn’t make it into the Hall of Fame. On WFAN today (listen to .mp3), Mussina said that … Continue reading
Next Stop for Mussina…Cooperstown?
November 19, 2008According to published reports, Mike Mussina has decided not to come back to the New York Yankees and is set to retire. In 18 seasons Mussina has a total of 270 wins, 3.68 ERA and 2,813 Ks. So the question I ask, … Continue reading
All I Want for the Holidays is…
November 17, 2008Forget Santa, this year I am writing my Christmas wish list to the General Manager of the New York Mets Omar Minaya. Omar if your listening, all I want for Christmas is Manny Ramirez, Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes. For the … Continue reading
Who I Would and Wouldn’t Sign
November 14, 2008There are a number of interesting and notable free agents on the market this winter and GM’s across the league have some pretty tough decisions to make. My Thoughts on who I would and wouldn’t sign if I was a GM. … Continue reading
If I were the Commissioner of Baseball
November 6, 2008Hey Folks. Welcome back. I took a few days off as like everyone else I’ve been glued to the TV watching election coverage. Among other things, it got me thinking about policy which actually gave me the idea for this post. … Continue reading
Is Jimmy Rollins the new Chipper Jones?
November 1, 2008During the late 1990′s/Early 2000′s New York Mets fans had the pleasure of watching Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves break our hearts time and time again. It got so bad that Chipper Jones named his son “Shea” (after Shea … Continue reading
