Category Archive: rustyjr

May 12

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “John Buck Meets The Mets Bloggers!!” Edition 05-12-13

First off I would like to wish all the female readers of this blog a Happy Mother’s Day – whether you have children – or are a “parent” of a pet. This past Wednesday I had the opportunity to interview current Mets catcher John Buck. He discussed everything from his hot start, Matt Harvey, and …

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May 09

For Your Mets Momma !!!

FLUSHING, N.Y., May 8, 2013 – The New York Mets today announced they are searching for Mets Moms to participate in an exclusive panel that will provide feedback and ideas for the club’s outreach to moms and families throughout the tri-state area and beyond. Fans can fill out an application at Mets.com/metsmoms now through May …

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May 09

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Last Night’s Terry Collins Pre-Game Press Conference” Edition 05-09-13

Like a bad penny I keep returning. Last night I was invited by the Mets to watch last nights Mets/White Sox game. We were allowed to attend the Mets batting practice on field, as well as to participate in Terry Collins’ pre-game press conference. Click here to watch. And with that said…. HERE COMES THE …

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Apr 21

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “A Real Dirty Book Review” 04-21-13

  A few weeks ago the good people at Triumph Publishing sent an advance copy of  “Summers At Shea: Tom Seaver Loses His Overcoat And Other Mets Stories” by Pulitzer Prize winning author Ira Berkow. Summers is a collection of columns that Mr. Berkow had written over his almost 50-year career as the Mets beat writer …

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Apr 07

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Buck To The Future!!” Edition 04-07-13

So far the biggest surprise in the first 5 games of this season has been catcher John Buck. As of yesterday’s game Buck is hitting a heady .421 with 2 homers and 9 RBI. to put this into perspective, last year’s tandem of Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas hit a combined 2 home runs and …

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Apr 02

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Opening Day Random Thoughts” Edition 04-02-13

Yesterday was a great day to be a Mets fan. The sun was out, the wind was swirling, and the Mets faithful was out in full force wearing the jerseys of their favorite players from the past and present. I arrived at 10 o’clock and hung with some friends at the usual Opening Day tailgate …

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Apr 01

Happy Birthday Rusty Staub !!!

Today marks the 69th birthday of one of the best players to ever wear a Mets uniform, Daniel Joseph “Rusty” Staub. Rusty is slated to throw out the first pitch on this Opening Day , and I felt that it is appropriate to show some highlights of the “Le Grande L’Orange’s Mets career click here …

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Mar 31

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Third Place Or Bust!!!” Edition 03-31-13

First off I would like to wish my readers both a happy Easter as well as a good Passover. At 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon the Mets 52nd season will begin at Citi Field  against the San Diego Padres. Jonathan Niese will have honor of getting the first start of the season and as it  is the …

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Mar 30

Rusty Staub Set To Throw Out The First Pitch On Opening Day !!

Happy to say that I will be on hand to witness this ! FLUSHING, N.Y., March 30, 2013 – The New York Mets today announced that Mets Hall of Famer Rusty Staub will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day, this Monday, April 1 prior to the 1:10 p.m. game vs. the San …

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Mar 28

Mets To Honor Hurricane Sandy First Responders On Opening Day

Maybe this will get our minds of the latest Mets bad news FLUSHING, N.Y., March 28, 2013 – The New York Mets today announced they will honor heroes and volunteers who have played an integral role in the response to Hurricane Sandy in a pre-game, on-field ceremony on Opening Day, April 1 at Citi Field. …

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