Shea Memory, Childhood Illness, and Six Innings
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in New York Mets, Six Innings | 1 Comment »As these photos taken by Joe MacDonald show, the destruction of Shea Stadium continues into winter. Come spring, our attention will turn to the new home of the New York Mets, Citi Field, with its beautiful Jackie Robinson Rotunda, and ...
For Mets Fans (and Elliott) Only: IV
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in New York Mets | 2 Comments »Two aerial photos from Chopper 880 -- tales of destruction and construction -- taken by Tom Kaminski. Shea Stadium: Citi Field, where the infield takes shape:
For Mets Fans Only III
Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in New York Mets | 1 Comment »Some sad but cool footage of the dismantling of Shea Stadium, vessel of so many great (and not-so-great) memories . . . [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7enkF9_4-4]
Baseball, This Invisible Thread
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Greatest Hits, New York Mets, Six Innings | 2 Comments »I love baseball. It’s kind of ridiculous, I know. But it’s not like I had a choice. As the youngest of seven children, I remember lying sprawled on the tiles of our playroom floor, the television turned to a ballgame, my ...
For Mets Fans Only II
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in New York Mets | 4 Comments »There's a guy on the world wide web who specializes in imitating batting stances of famous and not-so-famous baseball players from every team in the MLB. Why doesn't this information surprise you? Here's one such clip featuring New York Mets, past ...
For Mets Fans Only
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Mighty Casey, New York Mets | No Comments »As my friend, the super-talented, ultra-cool illustrator Matthew Cordell says, a youtube clip is always an easy blog post. (I think it was Matthew who said it, or maybe Winston Churchill?) I don't know, I just find this song pretty funny. ...
Remembering Craig
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in New York Mets, Six Innings | No Comments »I often fill my books with little in-jokes, things that few people (if any) will notice. I guess that’s true of most writers. After I worked for a long time on individual character sketches, it came time to construct the ...