A Beautiful Ride
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/28/2009 — Welcome to a special Wednesday World Series-distracting edition of Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian ...

The Days After
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 26 days ago — Welcome to a special Tuesday edition of Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ...

Rooting for the Yankees
nleastchatter.com 10/27/2009 — Mets fans’ heads are exploding now that the Yankees and Phillies have pounded their way into the World Series. I, however, won’t have trouble deciding who to root for: The Yankees. A few weeks ago I expressed the same intention and was dubbed the anti-Christ by one ...

The Most Beautiful Failure
theballclub.blogspot.com 10/19/2009 — October 19th, a rather unassuming day as it might seem, is a rather cathartic day for most Mets fans, at least those who remember some of the more memorable games that this team has played on October 19th. On October 19th, 1986, the Mets played the Red Sox in Game 2 of the World Series. The ...

Gloomy October
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 10/16/2009 — Now the weather matches the prospect of the Yankees playing the Phillies in the World Series. Just as the Angels finally beat the Red Sox in the playoffs, the Yankees should finally beat the Angels. I agree with Lisa on Yankees in six. The Yankee advantage in the late innings is even greater ...

Mets fans rooting for Phillies
philly.com 10/27/2009 — Phillies fans may not like to hear this - they've got some new and unwanted allies for this World Series against the Yankees. Mets fans. Whether or not they live close to their new ballpark in Flushing, N.Y., any true blue-and-orange Mets fan regards ...

You Never Forget Your First
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/16/2009 — Welcome to Flashback Friday: I Saw The Decade End , a milestone-anniversary salute to the New York Mets of 1969, 1979, 1989 and 1999. Each week, we immerse ourselves in or at least touch upon something that transpired within the Metsian realm 40, 30, 20 or 10 years ago. Amazin' or not, here it ...

A World-Class World Series
baseballanalysts.com 10/28/2009 — The World Series begins tonight and it should be a real treat for baseball fans everywhere (except maybe those in LA). The Fall Classic doesn't always produce great match-ups, but this year the playoffs have produced a doozy. The 2009 Series features an outstanding a Yankees team and a good ...

Seriously Mets Fans? You're Rooting for the Phillies?
noyoureatowel.net 10/27/2009 — So you're crosstown rival--who you play 6 times a year and don't affect if you go to the playoffs or not--is playing your division rival (who you play 17 times a year and have kept you out of the playoffs the past few years in an embarrassing way) in the World Series. So who do you root for? It ...

Do You Remember : John Stearns
nleastchatter.com 10/29/2009 — Quick question - Who here remembers those god awful Mets teams from ‘77 - ‘83 ? Oh OK quite a few ( that’s right except for a minor bump in the mid- late ’80’s most kids and twenty-somethings are Yankee fans) Then you should remember the player who originally was ...

Everybody loves A-Rod — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 10/22/2009
Alex Rodriguez didn’t speak with reporters before or after today’s workout, but that didn’t stop everybody else from marveling at the postseason he’s had thus far. In case you forgot, A-Rod is hitting .407 with five home runs, ...

Sabathia and Lee Facing Possible Stadium Rematch — NYT > Baseball 10/22/2009
Cliff Lee, now a Phillie, and C. C. Sabathia, who squared off at the Yankee Stadium opener on April 16, have both been dominant in the playoffs.

Braves not among favorites for Holliday; Yankees are, though — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/22/2009
Sporting News staff reports Despite their need to add offense, the Braves aren't likely to pursue outfielder Matt Holliday in the free-agent market, according to The Atlanta Atlanta ...

Blind Justice: Tim McClelland Could Call Game Five Of The ALCS Blind-Folded — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/22/2009
When an umpire blows a call in a baseball game, critics are always quick to forgive. Many argue that is just the human element of baseball. But when an umpire like Tim McClelland and his crew mess up more than one call in a single game, let alone a ...

Burnett tries to pitch Yanks into Series — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/22/2009
A.J. Burnett, who has pitched well despite earning no-decisions in each of his two postseason starts this October, gets the first crack to win the pennant in Game 5 today at Angel Stadium.