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Feb 28
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Is UnderDog Really Here ?” Edition 02-28-12
Let me get something off my chest – I hate this notion that the Mets are underdogs – and I detest the fact that ownership had the audacity (whether it was done as a joke or as a motivational tool) to issue these shirts to Mets players. Let me ask a question. Is our team …
Oct 02
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Playoffs ?!? What Playoffs ??!!??” Edition 10-02-11
“These are the times that try men’s souls“ Thomas Paine – Founding father of the United States of America Yes the post season is finally here and I admit I will not watch a single game. Tampa Bay versus Texas – no way ! Philadelphia and St. Louis – MEH ! Yankees versus the Tigers …
Jun 15
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Midnight Massacre: 34 Years Gone” Edition 06-15-11
For most Americans December 7th 1941 was ” A Day That Would Live In Infamy !” For all Mets fans that date is today, June 15th 1977. If you are too young to remember,or were yet to be born, sit right down and I’ll explain to you why this day will always be known as …
Jun 11
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Collins is the Anti Manuel !” Edition 06-11-11
Do you feel it in the air Mets fans ? It’s excitement, it’s positivity, it’s the ” Never Say Die Mets !!!” And we have Terry Collins to thank for it. I know at this time last season , the Mets were over .500 and generating a bit of noise, but it was self evident …
Jun 05
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Taking A Look At Past Mets Draft Picks ” Edition 06-05-11
Tomorrow night starting at 7 p.m. on the MLB Channel will start the new chapter for the Mets.Why you may ask ? Well it is the first night of the Major League Amateur Free Agent Draft ! Sandy Alderson will finally begin to put his true stamp on this franchise when he selects a potentially …
Mar 07
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The “Top 50 Mets Of All Time Countdown #2″ Edition 03-07-11
The one thing the Mets have lacked for much of their history is a consistent power bat in their line up. There have been notable exceptions such as Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Dave Kingman, Darryl Strawberry and even David Wright. But in the summer of ’98 the Mets were a team without a potent power …
Mar 06
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Top 50 Mets Of All Time Countdown # 03 ” Edition 03-06-11
So here we stand just three players left that us fans consider the creme de la creme of Mets history. When you look at the past 47 men who have graced this list, you will mainly find men who had mediocre to decent careers. But in one way or another they have ingratiated themselves to …
Mar 05
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Top 50 Mets Of All Time Countdown #4 ” Edition 03-05-11
Throughout the years the Mets have had their share of power hitting outfielders. Whether it was Jim Hickman or Cleon Jones, Dave Kingman or Rusty Staub, Kevin McReynolds or Carlos Beltran. But none of these men could induce the most stoic of pitchers to soil their uniforms like infants like the player that belted his …
Feb 28
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The ” Top 50 Mets Of All Time Countdown #09″ Edition 02-28-11
In the fifty years that the Mets have been a member of Major League baseball, pitching and defense has been their forte. But even then there has been one position that has until recently been a continuous revolving door for players. That position is obviously third base, and many men – from Don Zimmer to …
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