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Mets Get Their A's Kicked
Athletics 1 Mets 0 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 7-9 Mets streak: Lost 5 WP -Aaron Civale (2-0) LP - Freddy Peralta (1-1) SV-Joel Kuhnel (2) Seat on the Korner: Nick Kurtz We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The M

Howie Karpin
2 days ago3 min read


Saturday Seasons: 2009, Shea Goodbye, Hello Citi Field
The Mets were trying to put the disappointing finishes of the previous two seasons at Shea Stadium behind them as they approached the 2009 season with new hope and a new ballpark. The season would be defined by the new venue (3rd in franchise history) and a mind boggling spate of devastating injuries. General Manager Omar Minaya made some changes during the off season to improve the bullpen. With Billy Wagner undergoing Tommy John surgery in September, 2008, Minaya signed fre

Howie Karpin
Feb 147 min read


Saturday Seasons: Randoph Gets the Axe, but 2008 is deja vu all over again
The Mets began 2008 with Willie Randolph on the hot seat, but by midseason, Jerry Manuel would be warming the manager’s chair. And no matter who was at the helm, the ending would be the same as 2007: a September collapse (although not of 2007’s magnitude) leading to a win-or-go-home final game that ended with the resurgent Florida Marlins breaking Mets’ fan’s hearts. General manager Omar Minaya had once again put together a veteran team in win-now mode. While,

A.J. Carter
Feb 76 min read


I Make the Call
I just completed by 27th year as a Major League Baseball accredited Official Scorer. During that time, I’ve been fortunate to have scored over 1500 regular season games and 41 post season games. Included among that list is 11 Mets post season games. I was hoping to add to that list but it wasn’t meant to be in 2025 so I thought, thanks to a suggestion from Mark Rosenman, I reflected on those Mets post season games that I have had the privilege to score. October 22nd, 2000: Wo

Howie Karpin
Oct 21, 202510 min read
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