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Point of Contention: Mets' Streak of Relevance Quietly Coming To an End

As days start to drop off the calendar and the Phillies begin to pull further out of reach, it is becoming painfully obvious that this will be a lost season for the Mets...

Written by Randy Medina about 4 months ago 195 reads 2 comments
Fred Wilpon: Cheap or Just an Idiot?

Last night, in section 534 in the upper de...errr...I mean Promenade at Citi Field, I got into an interesting debate about Mets owner Fred Wilpon...

Written by Randy Medina about 4 months ago 186 reads 3 comments
A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma Wrapped In A Mexican: Why I Love Ollie

Oliver Perez is back in the Mets rotation and I couldn’t be happier. Before we get too far, let’s make a few things clear. Yes, I realize Oliver Perez is nothing better than a mediocre pitcher...

Written by Randy Medina about 4 months ago 103 reads 3 comments
Jerry Manuel Scolds Mets About TPS Reports

“Ahh, I'm also going to need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too. We, uhhh, lost some people this week and we sorta need to play catch-up. Thanks!” -Bill Lumberg “Office Space” It’s that time of the season again..

Written by Randy Medina about 4 months ago 242 reads 9 comments
New York Mets Fall to Yankees But Defeat Scalpers

"Will you sign my magazine?" "Aww, sure thing, sweetie. Who should I make it out to?" "Well…uh…to eBay?" "That's a popular name today!" -From Futurama New New York Mets Pitcher Turanga Leela meets her fans...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 185 reads 2 comments
Subway Series: Mets Fans Get Ike'd Again!

It's the same thing over and over again. "They'll change," you say. "They don't mean to hurt me." "They love me." "You just don't know them like I do." "You'll see." For a while you are right...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 188 reads 1 comments
New York Mets: Stop This Train. I Want To Get Off

Let’s make one thing clear: I have never been a fan of the Subway Series. Growing up, the Mets were the Mets and the Yankees were the Yankees and never the two shall meet. Nothing is going to change what these teams are...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 113 reads 1 comments
Mets Fans, Are You Not Entertained?

Today, I’ll keep things short and sweet. Remember this day, Mets fans: June 10, 2009. This was the day you had nothing to complain about. As fans we have spent the last few seasons dissecting this team for flaws and we always find at least one...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 83 reads 2 comments
Coming Soon...Mets at the Movies III: The Search for Jose

In a world where tendons tear like paper... Where hamstrings can pop at a moments notice... Where the next career ending injury is only one slide away... From the creators of Turn Ahead The Clock Night comes...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 172 reads 2 comments
New York Mets Fans: Cherish This Fabulous Disaster

If I win... Everybody will say, "Well, of course he won. He's a top-ranked player." But if I lose... You won't lose, Josh. What if I do? You won't. I'm afraid I might...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 770 reads 10 comments
Is It Time To Destroy The NY Sports Media?

If your dad needs money, go ask Mickey Mantle. See what happens. Mickey Mantle don’t care about you. Why care about him? Nobody cares. -Sonny "A Bronx Tale" Ah, Sonny...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 104 reads 12 comments
Re-Imagining Citi Field for 2010: Three Changes to Improve the Ballpark

Citi Field has come under a lot of criticism both fairly and unfairly for not doing enough to honor the Mets and their history. In my own trips to Citi Field I have identified a few changes I would like to make to better make the ballpark feel like home.

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 2,039 reads 17 comments
Want To See The Subway Series? All You Need Is a Little Bit Of Luck

Well, here we go again. In what is my best guess an effort to reduce the amount of ticket scalping going on on the Internet, the upcoming Mets/Yankees subway series tickets are going into a lottery system...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 138 reads 1 comments
NY Mets: Average Fans Left Out of the Club...Again

I have learned to accept a lot of things as a sports fan. I accept that the Field Level seats I used to buy for $16 in 1998, somehow now cost $125...

Written by Randy Medina about 5 months ago 122 reads 1 comments
Mets Fans, Join M.A.S.C. Today!

As a species, man has achieved so much. We have cured disease, explored the cosmos, and created structures that have survived for millennium. Yet, some goals still lie seemingly beyond our reach...

Written by Randy Medina about 6 months ago 73 reads 2 comments
Memo to Fans: CATCH THE BALL!

With all the talk of new stadiums and owners' greed in the New York area recently, a fast-growing problem is flying under the radar. I am talking about, of course, fans who can't catch...

Written by Randy Medina about 7 months ago 133 reads 5 comments
Hormones or Happenstance: Will Fans Accuse Any of These Current and Former Mets of Being Among the 103?

Thanks to someone's mishandling of the "annonymous" drug testing, baseball has a mess on their hands. Until the first pitch is thrown in anger in April, fans will no doubt entertain themselves by speculating on the other 103...

Written by Randy Medina about 9 months ago 106 reads 6 comments
The 10 Funniest Moments in 30 Years of Watching Sports

I've been watching sports for the better part of three decades now and it still amazes me that after all that time I still see new and amazing feats of athleticism and courage. These moments however, contain neither...

Written by Randy Medina about 9 months ago 382 reads 4 comments
NY Fans Thrilled With New Ticket Prices

Before we get started here, I'd like you to try something. Walk to the mirror. Look into it and say "You are the reason my tickets are so expensive...

Written by Randy Medina about 9 months ago 194 reads 2 comments
Bummer in the Citi: What's Next for the Mets and Citicorp?

These days the Mets ownership are probably feeling a lot like P. Diddy felt on his 1997 track "Victory" where, after losing his friend B.I.G...

Written by Randy Medina about 9 months ago 139 reads 0 comments
New Jersey Devils Mid-Season Look

It has been a strange and interesting year for the New Jersey Devils. Forced to play most of the season without their Hall of Fame goalie, many expected the Devils to struggle mightily, but ...

Written by Randy Medina about 10 months ago 124 reads 0 comments

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Randy Medina Article Archive

Point of Contention: Mets' Streak of Relevance Quietly Coming To an End

Fred Wilpon: Cheap or Just an Idiot?

A Riddle Wrapped In An Enigma Wrapped In A Mexican: Why I Love Ollie

Jerry Manuel Scolds Mets About TPS Reports

New York Mets Fall to Yankees But Defeat Scalpers

Subway Series: Mets Fans Get Ike'd Again!

New York Mets: Stop This Train. I Want To Get Off

Mets Fans, Are You Not Entertained?

Coming Soon...Mets at the Movies III: The Search for Jose

New York Mets Fans: Cherish This Fabulous Disaster

Is It Time To Destroy The NY Sports Media?

Re-Imagining Citi Field for 2010: Three Changes to Improve the Ballpark

Want To See The Subway Series? All You Need Is a Little Bit Of Luck

NY Mets: Average Fans Left Out of the Club...Again

Mets Fans, Join M.A.S.C. Today!

Memo to Fans: CATCH THE BALL!

Hormones or Happenstance: Will Fans Accuse Any of These Current and Former Mets of Being Among the 103?

The 10 Funniest Moments in 30 Years of Watching Sports

NY Fans Thrilled With New Ticket Prices

Bummer in the Citi: What's Next for the Mets and Citicorp?

New Jersey Devils Mid-Season Look

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