NY Baseball Central has news, pithy commentary and fun personal attacks. NY Baseball Central 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/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 In 2006, the Mets came within one hit of the World Series. Will this year's team be able to get over the hump? Will the new pitching rotation be better than many fear? Might it be time for Mets' fans to get excited? In a a word: yes. Tue, 07 May 2007 17:31:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/features/mets-2007-season-preview.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/features/mets-2007-season-preview.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 The Mets are now three-for-three when it comes to Alomars, having signed catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. to a minor league deal, Monday. Thu, 21 Feb 2007 17:47:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/news/mets-complete-alomar-trif.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/news/mets-complete-alomar-trif.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 The Mets snagged young fireballer Miguel Carvajal off waivers from Tampa Bay and placed him on the 40-man roster. Although just 22, the Mets will be Carvajal's fourth organization. Thu, 21 Feb 2007 17:57:00 GMT http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/news/mets-sign-carvajal-design.shtml http://www.nybaseballcentral.com/moxie/news/mets-sign-carvajal-design.shtml