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Saturday Seasons: 2010, the Quintessential Mets Season
If you tried to list the elements of a quintessential Mets season they would probably include: a splashy offseason free agent signing who would likely disappoint, spring training optimism, a fast start that raises hope that this might be the year , injuries (not all of them on the field) that dash that optimism, a midseason swoon and a late rally that creates hope but ends up breaking fans’ hearts. 2010 was a quintessential Mets season. That it e

A.J. Carter
Feb 215 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


Time Traveler Tuesdays: Mets 3rd basemen in the '60s: Growing Pains to Glory Days
1962 was a year of tweaks, trials, tribulations, and tomfoolery for the inaugural Metropolitans. So the hot corner wasn't going to be an exception to the chaos; it was just going to add fuel to the dumpster fire. In the 60s, third base became a revolving door of veterans, stopgaps, and late bloomers, mirroring the club’s journey from lovable losers to world champions. Don Zimmer did the honors of being the first third baseman in franchise history. He started opening day in 19

Manny Fantis
Jan 202 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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