Start Making Sense
When the rest of the world seems to bend in on us, Toots is fond to say "the vibes are off." From the jump, the vibes were off with the…
The Oregon Sky
"To all the nonbelievers, now I bet you see Nobody does it better than me" Warren G, "Nobody Does It Better" On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Damian Lillard was traded…
Cruel Summer (2023 New York Mets Version)
It wasn't supposed to be like this. It's deep September and Mets fans should be getting ready for the playoffs. Instead we're wasting air, bandwidth, and bad takes on more…
His Kind of President
The Mets had a pretty good day on Tuesday. They won a game on "Bark in the Park" night, which is a holy event for lovers of good dogs (of…
The Fight for Fourth
It's war! The fight for fourth place in the National League East is a massive brawl between the herpes-riddled Washington Nationals and our youthful Mets, who are pure in mind,…
Real Philadelphia
The train was about to leave. I had seconds before the Broad Street Line was about to pull out and head south through the concrete wilderness of north Philadelphia. I…
Making the Impossible Possible
Nothing inspires groans, curses, and aggravation from a Mets fan more than a national TV broadcast. It's as if the baseball gods are punishing us by taking away our beloved…
Same As It Ever Was
It’s 114 games into the season and Mets have lost 10 more games than they’ve won. That’s a helluva lot. Two future hall of fame pitchers, an elite reliever, and…
When Holding You
FLASHBACK -- JULY 21, 2023 BOSTON Toots and I are on our way to Bolyston Street. From there the plan was to go north to Newbury where we'd travel east.…
Beginning to End (Oppenheimer Review)
Christopher Nolan is a master of narrative structure. His stories are precise, balanced, and surprising. Case in point is the breathtaking test sequence of the world's first atomic bomb in…
