It's been a weird week, hence the lack of posts, but I couldn't let an off day go without getting a podcast in. Mike Lecolant joined me, along with author Matt Silverman (New York Mets: The Complete Illustrated Historyand 100 Things Mets Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die) and Rich Sparago in the latter half of the show. We talked about the recent road trip, Dillon Gee's workhorse nature, the 1969 New York Mets squad, Matt's books, Shea Stadium and its 50th Anniversary yesterday, Anthony Recker "cashing in for his backup catcher union card", Gene Mauch... and many many other Metsian items of interest.
Happy to have games back in Queens, and ones that celebrate at the Shea-tastic price of $3.50 (well...plus those online fees, but still, much much cheaper. That would be very SHEA of them to remove the fees, but I understand there's some annoying web code to be written to get what is usually there out of there. Yeah. 1964 it ain't.)
It's clearly redundant to say, but they HAVE to start winning at home if they are to take the next step. Why since 2011 they have sucked at home and done what winning teams do on the road, which is go .500 or one better, I have no idea. No idea why where they should feel more comfortable they have not and lost. But it has to change. Maybe celebrating some Mets history will bring some relaxation and get us some W's against the Braves, the Cardinals or the Marlins!
Enjoy the weekend, folks. MAKE IT OUT TO THE METS AT WILLETS POINT!!!
CITY. BASEBALL.
LET'S. GO. METS.
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What? You thought I was talking about the R.A. Dickey situation? Yeah, right. No, I'm talking about myself. I'm don't really care much about all that trivial stuff going on. I'm sorry, that was phrased incorrectly. I care DEEPLY about all that stuff going on, and follow it throughout my days. I just haven't wanted to write about it lately (on top of some technological difficulties on my end.) You see, when I said I moved, I didn't say where I moved to. Right now, if you want to get literal, I have most of my belongings in the basement of my mom's upstate house. Here, I have been living since the first of the month, on my own, going through my stuff and getting some writing done. I am inbetween jobs and inbetween places, with a family that cares deeply for my well being and is affording me the time (and space) to find myself. The isolation is a great opportunity to dive head first into certain creative endeavors, endeavors I know will help deeply in 2013 to turn screenwriting into my everyday profession, but I haven't gotten it nearly ramped up enough yet. So, today, on December 14, 2012, when I would love to focus and write about everything Mets and baseball, I realize more than ever before I really have to just have to focus on myself. So, enjoy your weekend everybody! I will be traveling back to the city this evening for some social gatherings, including Greg Prince's Book Release Party. But after the fun... Some work must be done.
