Posts Tagged ‘ Attendance ’

Same Old Armando

Jun 24th, 2009 | By Joe McDonald | Category: Joe McDonald, New York Mets, Top Story

Newark, NJ – Every Met fan knew the look, the feel, and motions of this blown save. Heck, even Yankee fans had to suffer through this for a few weeks.
And now, with Armando Benitez in the Atlantic League, things haven’t changed.
The erstwhile major league closer came into Atlantic League All-Star Game in Newark with his [...]



Remembering The Bird

Apr 24th, 2009 | By Bob Lazzari | Category: Bob Lazzari, Top Story

The year was 1976; “Frampton Comes Alive” was gaining in music popularity, a former football player was still patrolling the White House, and yours truly had just received a driver’s license.  Baseball season started with my next-door-neighbor, Al–a HUGE Detroit fan–telling me about this eccentric, young kid who had made the Tigers’ pitching staff.  “They call him [...]