http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ A New York Mets (and Islanders) fan living in Los Angeles dishes sports like it should be. Venomous and angry, yet funny. en Vox Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:48:54 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/separating-the-mets-fans-from-the-mets-phonies.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/separating-the-mets-fans-from-the-mets-phonies.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/separating-the-mets-fans-from-the-mets-phonies.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:48:54 -0700 I keep reading and hearing about it. A Yankees vs. Phillies World Series is the ultimate nightmare for Mets fans. It's like choosing between cancer and AIDS. Both suck, and no matter who wins, you still lose. Well, that's true and yet, not. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/separating-the-mets-fans-from-the-mets-phonies.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddb5c4d1860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees atlanta braves alex rodriguez boston red sox new york mets kate hudson derek jeter world series mike piazza philadelphia phillies evil empire roger clemens sully sullenberger phony met fans http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-world-series-prediction.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-world-series-prediction.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-world-series-prediction.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:59:15 -0700 But first, a quick rundown of the LCS predictions I made and how they turned out. AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim My prediction: Yankees in 7 games. Reality: Yankees in 6 games. I really ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-world-series-prediction.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123f1742e64860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees alex rodriguez citizens bank park world series pedro martinez angel stadium philadelphia phillies a-rod american league los angeles dodgers playoffs ryan howard yankee stadium nlcs alcs florida marlins national league vicente padilla los angeles angels of anaheim jonathan broxton jimmy rollins cliff lee cc sabathia a-roid http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-mariano-rivera-spitball-controversy-that-wasnt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-mariano-rivera-spitball-controversy-that-wasnt.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-mariano-rivera-spitball-controversy-that-wasnt.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:53:07 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddb1a717860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddb1a717860b-50si" alt="Rivera spit ball Yankees vs Angles ALCS 10-19-09" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Hey, I wanted to believe it too, but it just didn't make any sense. It all started last night when "Quinlan's Goofy Swing" at Angels' fan site halosheaven.com posted a Zapruder-film like desconstruction of a piece of video footage from ALCS Game... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-mariano-rivera-spitball-controversy-that-wasnt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddc6946f860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees controversy spitballs los angeles angels mike scott mariano rivera gaylord perry erick aybar alcs game 3 halosheaven.com spitball incident http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alcs-game-2-angels-vs-yankees.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alcs-game-2-angels-vs-yankees.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alcs-game-2-angels-vs-yankees.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:55:15 -0700 A whole lotta talk about the weather in the Bronx, but so far, the sheets of rain have not fallen from the skies. The tarp is not on the field, and while it's still just as cold as it was 24 hours prior during Game 1, it looks like the game will g... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alcs-game-2-angels-vs-yankees.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddd8a6d6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees alex rodriguez boston red sox derek jeter nick swisher torii hunter scott kazmir a-rod joe buck playoffs alds johnny damon alcs darren oliver tim mccarver los angeles angels of anaheim mike scioscia joe girardi hideki matsui john lackey bobby abreu robinson cano mariano rivera gary matthews jr. phil hughes jorge posada melky cabrera joba chamberlain bronx bombers david robertson jeff mathis jose molina phil coke kendry morales joe saunders brett gardner mike napoli erick aybar chone figgins alfredo aceves juan rivera damaso marte mark teixeira aj burnett maicer izturis jason bulger letsgomets matt palmer vladimir guerrero. ervin santana freddy guzman chad gaudin jerry hairston ken rosenthal http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alcs-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alcs-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alcs-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:59:10 -0700 Round 1 of the 2009 MLB Playoffs has completed, and I did not do very well in my predictions, which you can point and laugh at here. Of course, predictions are just that. Results you expect to occur, hopefully with some rhyme and reason to back i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alcs-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b6a3c1f860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees alex rodriguez st. louis cardinals minnesota twins boston red sox josh beckett pedro martinez scott kazmir philadelphia phillies los angeles dodgers playoffs nlds alds nlcs alcs vicente padilla los angeles angels of anaheim ryan madson brad lidge john lackey vladimir guerrero bobby abreu mariano rivera randy wolf joe nathan colorado rockies cliff lee kendry morales ervin santana jon lester joe saunders jered weaver ramon troncoso johnathan broxton brian fuentes clayton kershaw http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/rudy-jaramillo-is-available-but-is-there-a-spot-for-him-with-the-mets.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/rudy-jaramillo-is-available-but-is-there-a-spot-for-him-with-the-mets.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/rudy-jaramillo-is-available-but-is-there-a-spot-for-him-with-the-mets.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:33:14 -0700 Mets don't have plans to speak to Rudy Jaramillohttp://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-don-t-have-plans-to-speak-to-jaramillo-1.1524107 Often when Met fans want someone fired, they don't have a solution to who the replacement is other ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/rudy-jaramillo-is-available-but-is-there-a-spot-for-him-with-the-mets.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddd709f4860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mlb st. louis cardinals new york mets texas rangers los angeles dodgers 1986 mets howard johnson omar minaya jerry manuel bobby valentine rudy jaramillo http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alds-game-3---los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-vs-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alds-game-3---los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-vs-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alds-game-3---los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-vs-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:00:45 -0700 Thanks MLB, for scheduling this 3rd game between the Angels and Red Sox at 9 in the fucking morning on a friggin Sunday. Well, as long as I'm barely awake for this game, mind as well liveblog what will hopefully be a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/liveblogging---alds-game-3---los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim-vs-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddac6c46860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees boston red sox new york mets fenway park sean hannity torii hunter angel stadium scott kazmir playoffs j.d. drew billy wagner jason varitek los angeles angels of anaheim vladimir guerrero jonathan papelbon bobby abreu takashi saito gary matthews jr. kevin youkilis david ortiz hideki okajima dustin pedroia terry francona dave henderson mike lowell casey kotchman reggie willits jeff mathis howie kendrick kendry morales jacoby ellsbury victor martinez mike napoli erick aybar jason bay jed lowrie chone figgins juan rivera clay buchholz kevin jepsen nick adenhart maicer izturis jason bulger donnie moore daniel bard 1986 world series alex gonzalez 1986 alcs http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/angels-win-game-2-of-the-alds-over-the-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/angels-win-game-2-of-the-alds-over-the-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/angels-win-game-2-of-the-alds-over-the-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:34:31 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b66fa41860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b66fa41860e-50si" alt="ALDSAngelsSox_2" /></a> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22528eca4549d0123f16a69fe860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d0123f16a69fe860f-50si" alt="ALDSAngelsSox_3" /></a> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddc0a167860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddc0a167860c-50si" alt="ALDSAngelsSox_4" /></a> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b66fa46860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b66fa46860e-50si" alt="ALDSAngelsSox_5" /></a> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddc0a16c860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddc0a16c860c-50si" alt="ALDSAngelsSox_7" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Watching the Angels on TV dominate the Boston Red Sox by a final score of 5-0 was something to behold. John Lackey pitching 7.1 IP of shutout ball against the potent Red Sox offense. Torii Hunter was the hero of the game with a 3-run BOMB off of ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/angels-win-game-2-of-the-alds-over-the-boston-red-sox.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddd44f29860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees boston red sox fenway park josh beckett torii hunter angel stadium scott kazmir darren oliver billy wagner los angeles angels of anaheim john lackey vladimir guerrero mike lowell howie kendrick kendry morales jacoby ellsbury jon lester erick aybar jered weaver maicer izturis brian fuentes clay buccholz http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-history-of-the-angels-rally-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-history-of-the-angels-rally-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-history-of-the-angels-rally-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:34:51 -0700 A nice article from the NYTimes on the history, and effects of the Rally Monkey. FEAR HIM!!!! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/the-history-of-the-angels-rally-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d01240b663d89860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb nytimes los angeles angels of anaheim rally monkey http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alds-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(LetsGoMets) http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alds-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alds-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:35:00 -0700 It's the most...wonderful tiiiiime of the year!!!! October baseball baby, and while the Mets ain't in it, the Angels are. So, there's some joy in Mudville. The 8 teams are set for the Division Series, so imma gonna break it down... AMERICAN ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://letsgomets.vox.com/library/post/2009-mlb-playoff-predictions---alds-and-nlds.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22528eca4549d0123ddaa77cc860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> baseball mlb new york yankees st. louis cardinals boston red sox world series philadelphia phillies los angeles dodgers playoffs albert pujols chris carpenter nlds alds postseason adam wainwright vicente padilla los angeles angels of anaheim manny ramirez andy pettite jonathan broxton mariano rivera randy wolf matt kemp colorado rockies frankie rodriguez cc sabathia george sherrill aj burnett jason marquis brian fuentes joel pineiro ubaldo jimenez nick blackburn clayton kershaw aaron cook jason hammell