“The fans expect us to go out there and win ... this year, they’re
impatient with what happened last year and they want to see results
right away. When that doesn’t happen, they express their concern.” -
David Wright, New York Times, April 15th.
All of that mean, negative and hurtful booing at Shea Stadium has
really hurt the New York Mets. Especially during the last two games.
That's sarcasm, by the way.
Fear not, Mets fans, it looks like Mike Piazza won't be donning Yankee pinstripes any time soon.
According to Peter Abraham's LoHud Yankee Blog, Yankees' GM Brian
Cashman has shot down the rumor reported here yesterday that the
Yankees were mulling the pros and cons of signing former Met Mike
Piazza (left, photo by P. Borriello).
However, we do know that there was some conversation between
Piazza's agents and the Yankees recently, so it's very possible that
the dialogue was a very short and sweet, "No thanks, we're good".
The
fact remains is that Piazza wants back into baseball, and given the
fact that teams are "digging into scrap heaps for catchers these days",
there are several teams that have expressed some interest in retaining
Piazza's services.
Friends, after looking at the early returns from the Gotham 2008 election, both online and from the crowds that fill Mickey Mantle's Restaurant and other live venues Gotham Baseball Magazine's editorial staff has broadcast from these past several days, it has become painfully clear to me that this publisher's creation, the "Vintage Cover" is not going to be your selection for the latest cover design of Gotham Baseball Magazine.
It's fitting that the last Opening Day at Shea Stadium should honor
Bill Shea, the man most responsible for the very existence of the New
York Mets. For without his tireless – and creative – efforts, New York
would still be a one-team town. Shea, with the help of Branch Rickey and his “Continental League”,
rope-a-doped the National and American Leagues just enough to get them
to grant Gotham an expansion franchise for the 1962 season. That
gratitude was repaid by then-NYC Mayor Robert Wagner, who made sure the
new cutting edge stadium was named in honor of the Manhattan-born
attorney.
“The fans expect us to go out there and win ... this year, they’re
impatient with what happened last year and they want to see results
right away. When that doesn’t happen, they express their concern.” 
Fear not, Mets fans, it looks like Mike Piazza won't be donning Yankee pinstripes any time soon. 
Friends, after looking at the early returns from the Gotham 2008 election, both online and from the crowds that fill Mickey Mantle's Restaurant and other live venues Gotham Baseball Magazine's editorial staff has broadcast from these past several days, it has become painfully clear to me that this publisher's creation, the "Vintage Cover" is not going to be your selection for the latest cover design of Gotham Baseball Magazine.
It's fitting that the last Opening Day at Shea Stadium should honor
Bill Shea, the man most responsible for the very existence of the New
York Mets. For without his tireless – and creative – efforts, New York
would still be a one-team town. Shea, with the help of Branch Rickey and his “Continental League”,
rope-a-doped the National and American Leagues just enough to get them
to grant Gotham an expansion franchise for the 1962 season. That
gratitude was repaid by then-NYC Mayor Robert Wagner, who made sure the
new cutting edge stadium was named in honor of the Manhattan-born
attorney.
