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Does Citi Field Need Some Neon?

Does anyone miss the neon figures on the outside of Shea? They weren’t the prettiest or the classiest, but they gave the place a unique character that many Mets fans enjoyed...

Written by Michael Donato about 20 days ago 217 reads 1 comments
2009 World Series: Bad News

As everyone has made light of, this World Series sucks for a Mets fan. Mets fans are pretty split on which side they’re rooting for, if you can even call it rooting...

Written by Michael Donato about about 1 month ago 43 reads 0 comments
Derek Jeter: Have You Been to My Website Lately?

Dear Derek Jeter, Fine. You persisted. You asked me, day after day, for months and years, “Have you been to my website lately?” So I went. I was driven to check it out. Let me tell you something...

Written by Michael Donato about about 1 month ago 72 reads 0 comments
Did WFAN Curse the Mets?

More on the WFAN curse I tweeted last weekend. (The Mets haven’t won the World Series since WFAN has been in Queens. Now that they’re in Manhattan…good sign for 2010?). WFAN’s first broadcast in Queens was July 1st, 1987...

Written by Michael Donato about about 1 month ago 147 reads 2 comments
MLB Playoff Predictions

Let’s talk MLB playoff predictions. My picks are probably slightly biased, but there is nothing wrong with that. Anything can happen. NLDS: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies My pick is the Rockies...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 401 reads 5 comments
What I Expect From the New York Mets This Offseason

I listened to most of the interview with Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon Monday on WFAN. I wish it had been with someone other than Mike Francesa, who is very biased and amateurish when it comes to the Mets...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 300 reads 0 comments
First Last Game at Citi Field: We're Gonna Miss It

I bought tickets, way back in May, for the final game of the season. I didn’t think it would matter; I figured the Mets would’ve clinched, but it had mattered for two years and I figured it wouldn’t be a bad game to be at...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 54 reads 0 comments
New York Mets' Citi Field: A Journey Through Club's Best Offseason Addition

Without a doubt, the best acquisition the Mets made in 2009 was Citi Field. Given all the problems and the fact that the Mets going nowhere, it is the one thing this year that helped sooth the pain and will continue to be there year after year...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 45 reads 0 comments
Bobby Valentine and Jeff Francoeur: Solutions and Problems

With Bobby Valentine talking to ESPN, it suggests that the Mets aren’t talking to him. Which could mean the Mets are planning on repeating the Manuel mistake in 2010...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 159 reads 0 comments
Nothing to Watch Between Sundays

Today is why football will never touch baseball as far as greatest sport goes. Football has it’s moments...on Sundays. Today there is nothing on again until Sunday...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 31 reads 0 comments
Why I'm Watching Baseball When the New York Mets Are Out of It

Sure, the Mets are out of it. Everyone has been injured. The manager is still a disaster, and there is still no obvious plan in place going forward...

Written by Michael Donato about 2 months ago 24 reads 1 comments
New York Baseball Weekend Turns Out to be a Dud

Three months ago you would’ve pointed to this weekend as one of the biggest of the season. The Mets' four games against the Phillies were likely going to set the tone for September and who was chasing who...

Written by Michael Donato about 3 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
Daniel Murphy: The Iron Man of the Mets

Of all the position players originally selected to take the field on Opening Day, only Daniel Murphy has not spent any time injured. Luis Castillo has also been mostly healthy, with the exception of the couple of days from when he fell down the stairs...

Written by Michael Donato about 3 months ago 118 reads 6 comments
New York Mets: Meaningless September Baseball

You know it’s bad when you’re starting to pay more attention to the upcoming Yankees series against the Red Sox hoping the Sox can stay undefeated than you are to the Mets, and even have to strain to remember who they’re playing next...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 10 reads 0 comments
Citi Field Addition: Vineyard Mound

Another Idea For Citi Field: Vineyard Mound From Mets?feat=embedwebsite">Mets This idea stems from the beer island in the Taste of the City concourse out in left-center field...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 35 reads 0 comments
Division Isn't Out of the Question for the Mets

You may have seen that pessimistic post on Metsblog earlier that stated the Mets should be aiming to go 45 and 20 to win the Wild Card. This is short sighted. I hate to do this, but let’s go back to 2007...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 22 reads 7 comments
The New York Mets: Hard to be Optimistic

It’s hard to be optimistic with the state of the Mets right now. It’s hard to be confident in Omar, it’s hard to be confident in Manuel and the coaches, and even the promising young guys no longer seem promising...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 15 reads 0 comments
MLB All-Star Game: Enjoy It

The All-Star game arrives tomorrow, and tonight is the Home Run Derby. It’s a much-maligned three or four days without regular season games...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 116 reads 0 comments
Jeff Francoeur For Ryan Church. Why?

The Mets traded Ryan Church to the Braves for Jeff Francoeur. Hopefully this isn’t what the Braves needed to take the division, but I’m more concerned about Jeff. He’s hitting ...

Written by Michael Donato about 4 months ago 63 reads 1 comments
New York Mets Should Get a Bison

Fernando Martinez is injured. He was over-matched before he was injured, and I’m not sure sitting for a couple of games is the best way for him to develop into a Major League hitter...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 63 reads 1 comments
New York Mets: Hang on to Those Towels

Have You Thrown in the Towel? It’s not far fetched, and I don’t blame the author. It’s hard not to be frustrated and disgusted with the Mets the way they’re playing...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 61 reads 0 comments
Mets, Phillies Battle For First

Could first place be around the corner? The current batch of Mets players have been berated in all forms of media all week. “We can’t win like this” “These players aren’t very good...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 86 reads 6 comments
I Do Not Prefer Rooting for Underdogs

Underdogs? This is really what you want? There was some talk around Mets fandom after Beltran went down that now the team is more likable, because they’re fighting underdogs. Sure the St...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 40 reads 1 comments
Subway Series at the Better of the Two New New York Ballparks

Yankees get their first taste of the better stadium in New York. The Subway Series part two, at Citi Field, takes place this weekend. The Yankees won’t be able to get many cheap pop-fly home runs here...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 75 reads 2 comments
Underdogs? No way!

Underdogs? No way! Beltran wants us to be in first place when he gets back, and I agree. From 062209_Cardinals I went out and supported the team last night, at Citi Field, in section 520 of the Promenade...

Written by Michael Donato about 5 months ago 37 reads 1 comments

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Michael Donato Article Archive

Does Citi Field Need Some Neon?

2009 World Series: Bad News

Derek Jeter: Have You Been to My Website Lately?

Did WFAN Curse the Mets?

MLB Playoff Predictions

What I Expect From the New York Mets This Offseason

First Last Game at Citi Field: We're Gonna Miss It

New York Mets' Citi Field: A Journey Through Club's Best Offseason Addition

Bobby Valentine and Jeff Francoeur: Solutions and Problems

Nothing to Watch Between Sundays

Why I'm Watching Baseball When the New York Mets Are Out of It

New York Baseball Weekend Turns Out to be a Dud

Daniel Murphy: The Iron Man of the Mets

New York Mets: Meaningless September Baseball

Citi Field Addition: Vineyard Mound

Division Isn't Out of the Question for the Mets

The New York Mets: Hard to be Optimistic

MLB All-Star Game: Enjoy It

Jeff Francoeur For Ryan Church. Why?

New York Mets Should Get a Bison

New York Mets: Hang on to Those Towels

Mets, Phillies Battle For First

I Do Not Prefer Rooting for Underdogs

Subway Series at the Better of the Two New New York Ballparks

Underdogs? No way!

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