N.Y. METS ~ Dickey Shines But Bats Fizzle At Citi

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

NEW YORK METS:  The Mets' Bats Fell Asleep Early.
R.A. Dickey Lost His Grip Late.



FINAL:
Pittsburgh  5
Mets  1


This is what happens when you face a 26 year old journeyman pitcher with a 12-14 career record, and make him look like the offspring of  Cy 'freakin' Young.  No one does this better than the Mets.  It's not just these current players.  It's

NEWARK BEARS ~ Lose In First Visit To Yogi Berra Stadium

From the desk of:  Growlings from Brooklyn


The Essex County Executive's Cup ChallengeThe Inaugural Series is tied 1-1.Game Three ~ TomorrowJune 1, 2011



New Jersey JackalsNewark Bears




NEWARK BEARS:  N.J. Jackals Take Game Two In This New Rivalry Between Neighbors.


FINAL:Newark  6
New Jersey  7



I listened to a very entertaining game tonight on web-cast as Newark made their first ever

N.Y. METS ~ Young Battery Juices Up Flushing

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

NEW YORK METS:  Dillon Gee and Josh Thole have become a very effective Battery for the Mets.

Dillon Gee continues to sparkle for the Mets.  On Memorial Day, he treated the Military Members in attendance at Citi Field to another fine performance.  With Monday's win, Gee improved his record to 5-0 this season.  He pitched marvelously and followed up on Jon

MEMORIAL DAY 2011 and Four Hours In Brooklyn

MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 30, 2011

To All the Great Men and Women Who Gave Their Lives in Defense and Support of our Nation; To Those Who Fought And Gave Us Our Independence; To Those Who Preserved It; And To Those Lost Protecting and Maintaining Our Way of  Life at Home and Abroad,  A Respectful Memorial Day to You.  And To All The Families Who Gave Us These Brave People To Serve Causes Beyond Our 

N.Y. METS ~ Memorial Day Mets Grillin' and Chillin'

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

NEW YORK METS:  David Einhorn Working on a Sweet Deal.

Say hello to our new 1/3 owner of the Metropolitan Baseball Club.  As far as being 60% owner?  That would be and Inside-The-Park Home Run.

Right?


David Einhorn said he can't reveal many, if any, of the details regarding the pending deal between him and the Wilpons, yet.  We may have to wait till

NEWARK BEARS ~ Defeat Their Newest Rival For Second Win

From the desk of:  Growlings From Brooklyn


NEWARK BEARS:  Bears Take First Game In
The Essex County Challenge.

FINAL SCORE ~ Sunday, May 29, 2011  vs  New Jersey Jackals:
New Jersey  3
Newark   4

Born more from an off-field community partnership between the New Jersey Jackals and the Newark Bears to help strengthen each other's presence in the area; work with charities and community programs

NEWARK BEARS ~ Win First Game in a Romp

From the desk of:  Growling in Brooklyn


NEWARK BEARS:  Win Their First Ever Game In CanAm League and Avoid Sweep by Rockland.

FINAL SCORE:
Rockland Boulders  4
NEWARK BEARS  16


After dropping the first two games of the season, the Newark Bears roared back at their competition Saturday night.  They finally won their first game of the season and also avoided a sweep at the hands of the

L.I. DUCKS ~ Barnstormers Take First Game of Weekend Series

From the desk of:  Waddling Through Brooklyn


LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Lose wild 7-6 game to Lancaster.  Will try and even series tonight.



Hoping to turn things around after a bad road trip, the Ducks took both games from the Camden River Sharks this past Wednesday and Thursday upon returning to Bethpage Park.  Last night was a different story in the opening game of a Memorial Day Weekend series

NEWARK BEARS ~ Will Try and Win First Game Saturday

From the desk of:  GROWLING IN BROOKLYN

NEWARK BEARS:  Suffer First Two Tough Losses To Open Season In Front Of Brick City Crowds.

The Rockland Boulders got an early start on writing some team history for themselves by winning their first two games in their inaugural season defeating the Newark Bears in games one and two of the Can/Am Season. 


Newark on the other hand, sadly lost their Home

N.Y. METS ~ Meet The New Boss; Same As The Old Boss

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET


NEW YORK METS:  Money Changes Everything; Sometimes.  But I Still Think the Clock is Ticking on the Wilpons.

I remember saying in a previous post that Fred Wilpon would indeed find someone to fork over a $200 million dollar check and expect nothing in return for buying part ownership in the Mets.  I think the phrase I used was, "There's a sucker born

N.Y. METS ~ Gee Still Good As Gold

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET


NEW YORK METS:  Dillon Gee and Bad Weather Too Much For Cubbies.

Game Two; Series @ Chicago Cubs

It wasn't exactly the most artful display of pitching.  Considering the weather, it was damn good though.  Guys like Jack Morris and David Wells carved out careers on high-support starts like this.  So, on  a cold, dank, windy, and at times down right rainy 

NEWARK BEARS ~ OPENING DAY 2011

2011CANADIAN-AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE
OPENING DAYThursday, May 26, 2011
11:00am



Rockland Boulders
(SP - Bobby Blevins)vs.NEWARK BEARS
(SP - Jesse Estrada)



From Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadiumin BRICK CITY


NEWARK BEARS BASEBALL CLUB


It's Game One in a Season Critical to the Future of Baseball in Newark.  After playing in the Atlantic League for 12 years, the Newark Bears open up

N.Y. METS ~ Mets Validate Wilpon's Words In Chicago

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET



NEW YORK METS:  *sigh*

After Daddy Wilpon's Words Went Public, Mets Play Cubs From The Fetal Position.  Tonight's Game Was A New Low For The Franchise, Right After The Owner Set The New Franchise Low Only A Day Prior.

Yea!   ....you son of    ....that Baseball is a funny game isn't it?


Did you watch tonight's Mets game?  I'm sorry.  I did too.

And

L.I. DUCKS ~ Ray Navarrete Sets New Team Record

From the desk of:  WADDLING TROUGH BROOKLYN

LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Ray Navarrete erupts for two home runs and sets the Ducks' all-time hits mark.


Ray Navarrette is in his sixth season with the Long Island Ducks.  He's struggled mightily to start the season.  And heading into last night's game he was still batting below the .200 line while leading the team in at-bats.  But, Manager Kevin Baez

N.Y. METS ~ Wilpon The Elder Pops Off

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET


NEW YORK METS:  The SAUL B. KATZ DILEMMA is also a SCHMUCK.

HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET  101  ~  Refresher Course:

The SAUL B. KATZ DILEMMA =  Proper Noun; -  alternate name for Fred Wilpon, but also refers to his son Jeff Wilpon; and at times, both together. 
Noun;  1) - the state of existence under sole ownership of the Wilpons.  2) - Saul Katz' partnership

SUBWAY SERIES ~ Bombers Take Game Three

From River Avenue in the Bronx,




NEW YORK - N.L.   vs   NEW YORK - A.L.SUBWAY SERIES


 New York Yankees Take Rubber Game of Subway Series:
Derek Jeter collected two more hits and drove in two back-breaking runs in the seventh inning.He is now only 25 hits away from 3,000 for his career.
Bomber Baby Chris Dickerson had a big day going 2 for 3, double; two RBI and one run scored.  Alex