Opinion about the New York Baseball World Columns en mike@brandywinenewmedia.com <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/index.shtml Copyright 2007. Brandywine New Media. <br><a href="http://www.brandywinenewmedia.com"><img src="http://www.horriblescope.com/images/BNMLogo.gif" /> <br> All rights reserved.| Tue, 07 May 2007 17:43:00 GMT It's been one criminal scandal after another at Shea Stadium, from drug dealing to a giant gambling ring running out of the ballpark. Yet Met fans continue to endure and remain rabid about their team. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:43:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-ties-that-bind.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-ties-that-bind.shtml Once again, the Daily News has crossed the line — and again gone after catcher Paul Lo Duca for no journalistically sound reason. Believe it or not, you the fan can do something about it. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:39:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/daily-news-bad-boys-and-g.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/daily-news-bad-boys-and-g.shtml From the Mets to Barry Zito's lack of dominance, little in the first two weeks of the baseball season have been a surprise — even the greed of baseball's owners, who continue to cheat the customers with their video packages. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:37:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/lack-of-surprises-so-far-.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/lack-of-surprises-so-far-.shtml The Mets' 2007 season couldn't have started any better and euphoria is riding high — and while the worries about pitching might be overblown, a bigger, unspoken worry is what's going on with the Mets' third baseman. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:35:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/wright-now-there-are-stil.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/wright-now-there-are-stil.shtml The Dodgers are leaving Dodgertown — and the last family ties to the Mets are finally dissolving. But are there greater lessons to learned about what used to count for baseball in New York? Tue, 07 May 2007 17:23:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/dodgers-finally-leaving-n.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/dodgers-finally-leaving-n.shtml It's not always easy being a Mets' fan, especially when you're surrounded by Yankee fans, but we know there's something really special about it, something others can't entirely understand. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:16:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/why-we-root-for-the-mets.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/why-we-root-for-the-mets.shtml Mets fans never seem to be able to relax and this year's bogeyman, the starting pitching, might be little more than a media-driven illusion to keep you worried (and listening to talk radio and buying newspapers). Tue, 07 May 2007 17:12:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-big-scary-monster-und.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-big-scary-monster-und.shtml While not every Mets' fans has warmed to the idea of manager Willie Randolph, maybe a look back at another figure in team history might be instructive as to the value of the Mets' skipper. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:11:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-quiet-man.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-quiet-man.shtml A new game demo puts Mets' fans where they've seemingly been living for almost six months: those last three innings of the National League Championship Series. Could one pitch have ruined an entire off-season? Tue, 07 May 2007 17:07:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/a-distant-painful-replay.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/a-distant-painful-replay.shtml With arguably the best team in the National League, the Mets have enough talent in the minor leagues and enough financial resources to continually reload over the next decade. Could this be the start of an unprecedented run? Tue, 07 May 2007 17:04:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/a-dynasty-in-the-making.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/a-dynasty-in-the-making.shtml Pitchers and catchers usually means just one thing to a surprising number of people: the end of the Winter and the hopeful beginning of another spring. This year, it also means the birth of Flushing University. Thu, 21 Feb 2007 17:52:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-end-of-winter.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/the-end-of-winter.shtml Adding Chan Ho Park to the mix further solidifies the Mets plans to field a solid, but not spectacular starting pitching staff. And while this group doesn't make any one else in the National League quake with fear, there's no reason for Mets fans to panic. Thu, 21 Feb 2007 18:04:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/pitching-whew.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/pitching-whew.shtml DirecTV's pending deal with Major League Baseball for exclusivity on the Extra Innings package brings together two of the more wildly incompetent management groups that can be found anywhere in business. Sat, 26 Jan 2007 15:24:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/lb-directv-apparently-run.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/columns/lb-directv-apparently-run.shtml