Posts Tagged ‘New York Mets’

Teams I’m Rooting For Since The Mets Are Done

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Yesterday I said on Twitter and FacebookGotta start thinking about who I’m going to back in the Playoffs since the Mets won’t be there.

I got a lot of good comments back so I figured I’d make a video to talk about the two teams who I’ll be rooting for.

Thoughts: Flow Chart, Public Relations and Center Field

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Links Mentioned In The Video Above:
Amazin Avenue: Mets Organizational Decision-Making Flow Chart ver. 1
Hot Foot: Fixing The Mets Front Office : Public Relations
On The Black: Poll – Fans vote for Pagan

Top 5 Blog Posts For November 2009

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Here is a look at the most viewed stories on OnTheBlack.com during the month of November.

1. New York Mets Baseball Cards – Check out my collection of Mets Baseball Cards.

2. Tom Seaver’s First MLB Game – This is excellent video footage of Tom Seaver’s first ever MLB game.

3. The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World – This a three part book review which includes an interview with the books editor, Matthew Silverman. Check it out!

4. Thoughts On Instant Replay – I was not happy with the umpiring during the playoffs. In this blog post I share my thoughts on the future of instant replay in baseball.

5. The Mets Should Not Resign Carlos Delgado – In my opinion the Mets are going to have a hard time figuring out their first base situation but that does not mean I want to resign Carlos Delgado.

Around The Net: Mets Fan Sympathy

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Jon Stewart recently opened the Daily Show with a little jab at us Mets fans. Man we are just taking a beating from every direction these days…


The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Intro – Mets Fan Sympathy
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Q & A: Can The Mets Compete For The World Series in 2010

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Question From nysportsman2 – Do you think that the Mets can honestly be World Series contenders next year with the Phillies in their way?

Five Worst Plays of The Season

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Earlier this week I listed my thoughts on the top five Mets moments in 2009. In the video post below I list the five worst plays of the 2009 Mets season.

Five Worst Plays of The Season:
1. Unassisted Triple Play

2. Castillo Drops The Pop Up

3. Murphy Drops The Pop Up

4. Church Missing Third Base

5. Pagan gets duped and forced at second base

Five Best Moments of The Season

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Five Best Moments of The Season:
1. David Wright is the first Met to homer at Citi Field

2. The Opening of Citi Field

3. 1969 New York Mets Championship Celebration

4. Gary Sheffield 500 Career Homerun

5. Nelson Figueroa firtst ever complete game

Lineup Comparison: Opening Day vs. Last Game

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

What a difference 162 games make. Today, the Mets play their last game of the season so I though it be fun to compare the opening day position players vs the last game of the season position players. There are only three opening day starters playing in the same position as they did on opening day. Furthermore, Nelson Figueroa was not even on the opening day 25 man roster, and Santana’s season ended over a month ago.

Comparing Opening Day To The Last Game

Comparing Opening Day To The Last Game

Rant: I Can’t Wait For Monday To Get Here

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Three games left in this dreadful season. In the video below, I explain why I can’t wait for Monday to get here.

Around The Net: All Time Met Killers

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

“All Time Met Killers” is my pick for this weeks Around The Net video. YouTube user bigvinny626 does a great job putting together a list of baseball players that have hammered the Mets pretty hard over the years.

Also, for a list of players with the most homeruns against the Mets all-time, check out the bottom of this NY Time Article.