Well, another subway series, but this time around in my eyes it lacked any emotion.  The Mets are terrible.  I mean, this team is just terrible to watch.  My brother Dave and I went to the game and we had a good time.  There was some rather large guy that was sitting in the seat next to us.  I think the stadium should allow the same rules as airplanes.  If you can't fit in your seat, you need to buy 2 seats.  Security wouldn't move him as there was no open seats, so they say.  Anyway, it didn't really matter,  the Mets loss again, 9-1 and this season continues to spiral out of control.

We had some great hecklers in the row behind us.  Some classic, classic stuff coming out of their mouth.  I swear, if Johnny Damon could hear us, he may have hid his head in shame. 

By the way, CC is just nasty. 

I just had my birthday and went to this game with my father, it was a celebration between Fathers day and my birthday.  Well, terrible game, only good thing was being there with my dad.  It brought back great memories of being a kid and being surprised with Mets tickets for my birthday.  Mets loss 3-1.

I don't know if I should be mad at my dad for raising me a Mets fan.  What do you think?  Certainly seems like a cruel thing to do. 

Happy Father's day.

GET. ADAM. DUNN. 

Omar should have signed this guy in the off-season.  I will never know why he didn't.  Parnell and one of our prospects, get it done Omar!  He would be a great fit in CitiField's massive gaps.  He was the solution this off-season and he is still the solution now. 

Yes, I know I am crazy but I have decided to run another Marathon, this year with a little more of a Mets twist.  I've chosen to run the Chicago Marathon which will be on October 11, 2009.  Even though I have an automatic bid, I've decided to run for a charity and have chosen the David Wright Foundation to help raise money for their programs for children in need.

I have pledged to raise at least $3,000 for the David Wright Foundation.  The funds raised will provide aid and assistance toward the health, emotional development, and education for children in need. Through programs and annual events, the David Wright Foundation strives to enhance the quality of life for children of the New York, Tri-State, and Norfolk, VA metro areas.

Some levels of giving which may be of interst to you include:

$26.20 - One dollar for every mile on October 11th.

$77.50 - .00001% of David Wright's 2009 salary.

$345 - The time in hours/minutes I hope to finish the Marathon in.

$101 - The number of years since the Chicago Cubs won a World Series

$5 - David Wright's number

If you would make a donation to the David Wright Foundation on my behalf, go HERE.

To read about the David Wright Foundation, go HERE.

Last year I ran the New York City Marathon and raised money for the Team For Kids.  It was a challenging and rewarding experience and one that I forward to again. 
 

DC is an awesome city, but DC is also hot as balls.  After a night out of drinking we turned it around quickly for a day Mets game.  Here is something that is very sweet at Nationals Park.....we had to catch a flight home and needed to check out of our hotel, so our bags needed to come with us.  We called the stadium before we left and we were told that they had a bag drop.  I instantly called bullshit on this, there was no way that a stadium had a controlled bag drop location. 

We made it out to the stadium easily again with mass transportation.  The subway system in DC is so clean, imagine standing on a platform in NYC waiting for a train in a clean and air conditioned setting.  True bliss.  Once out at the stadium we went to find our other friend who had the tickets, sweet season tickets about 10 rows off the field.  We asked around for the "bag drop" and after going through the gate we were directed to guest services.  We walked in to this office and had the nicest lady tell us that there was no problem at all, we could leave our bags in this clean, climate controlled room at no cost.  Wow, nice. 

The start time was 1:35 and I had not eaten anything since the night before when I chugged a Gatorade and stuffed my face with a box of Entamens cookies.  I was about to put on a an eating fest.  Sausages, ice slush, hot dogs, chicken fingers and nahos....dominated it. 

Our seats were fantastic, right behind the Nats dugout, but directly in the sun.  I spend $4 a pop for water, unreal, let me say that again $4 for a water!  Prices at Nationals Park were definitely more expensive than CitiField, another reason to love the Mets new home.

If I asked if a 5-1 record with a 3.88 ERA was All Star worthy, what would you say?  If I also told you that this record belonged to a 5th starter named Livan Hernandez, would you believe me?  Livan has been spectacular so far this year, even though a bulk of his starts have been against the Nationals, Pirates, Marlins and other sub .500 teams.  He has been a pleasant surprise.  The Mets offense got off to a hot, hot start, scoring 5 runs in the top of the first.  A much, much better line-up was put out on the field today, including the return of Ryan Church.  In my opinion something still seems off about him, but I guess only time will tell if he is fully back to strength, and I am talking about all the way back from pre-concussion. 

Other things of interest:
- Adam Dunn is huge.  I mean, he is like Sasquatch huge.  I was in such favor of the Mets signing him this off season, all he does is consistently put up 30 HR and 100 RBI.  I know hindsight is 20/20, but signing him would have solved our gap at 1B. 
- D Wright looked dialied in this series, he went 2/3 in this game with 2 walks. 
- At CitiField they have the t-shirt launch, well the same thing happens at Nationals Park, however, later in the game they stuff the t-shirt cannon with sausages and fire them into the upper tank.  I love it, CitiField Pepsi Patrol, get on that!
- James caught a t-shirt, of course it was a triple XL.
- Did I say it was hot, and did I say I was hung over?
- After the first inning the game went pretty silent for the rest of the game.  Livan and the Mets staff shut down the triple A Nationals and the Mets bats went quiet. 

After an awesome Saturday day and night we saw a great Mets win, 7-0, taking 2 of 3 from the Nationals.  It was a great weekend and as I have said in the past I love DC, it is my second city.  It was good to be back.  Road trips are always a blast and this one was no different.  Lots of laughs, drinking, memories. I highly suggest that you look at the Mets upcoming scheudle and plan a road trip, it awesome seeing a new city and the Mets play in their road uniforms.  The five of us had a sick time, can't wait to do it again.

Emil Brown!  What the F!  You are telling me that you would rather have EMIL BROWN hitting second and playing RF rather than give at bats to F-Mart.  Manuel is really not going to start F-Mart because there is a lefty pitching?  Are you kidding me?  Also, Murphy isn't playing first base?  All because a lefty is on the mound?  Both of these kids are the future of the ball club and are up here to get at bats and battle.  Manuel is babying these guys way too much. Emil Brown!  One more time, Emil Brown is your starting RF on this night and is hitting second, protecting Carlos Beltran.  Why not Jeremy Reed?  I would much rather battle the Nationals lefty Lannan with people not named Emil Brown.  Well, as it turns out the Mets paltry line-up made Lannan look like friggin' Cy Young as he tossed a complete game, 1 run, 4 hit ballgame.  He had the Mets off all night long.  On the flip side, John Maine looked off and as we would later find out he was battling after being sick last week.  He didn't pitch all that bad after the first inning.  He lacked zip on his fastball and couldn't command his off speed stuff. 

Here are some notes from Saturday:
- Our flight on Friday night was delayed from 8:00 to 11:00, so James and I decied to take the train, we ended up getting to DC around 10:00 and we would later find out that the flight didn't get in until 1:05 am.
- I ran the Komen Global Race for a Cure on Saturday, way, way too early in the morning.  I did well finishing 114th overall. 
- We rented bikes and rode the entire city, must have covered 12 miles from the National Mall, to Georgetown, to Arlington Cemetary.  All along the way we saw hundreds of people decked out in Mets gear. Hats, t shirts, jerseys, you name it, all over DC.  I find it very strange that in 2008 the Mets didn't have a weekend series in DC. It is such an easy and enjoyable trip and it looks like many Mets fans made the haul.
- The stadium was packed with about 75% Mets fans, it should have been a home game from them.
- We paid $60 a ticket for 25 rows off the field, lower section.  Great bang for the buck. 
- Beautiful stadium, not as nice as CitiField, but way nicer than Yankee Stadium.  Sightlines, vending options, fan friendly. 
- Fastest game I have ever been to, 2 hours!  Let me say that again, 2 hours!  We were at the Bullpen bar just outside the stadium at 9:05.  All games should be played this quickly.
- The area around Nationals Park reminds me of CitiField and the chop shops.  This was once an area of DC that had nothing.  They are building it up with condos, restaurants and bars.  It was a small look into the future of what CitiField and its surrouding are would be like and I must say I like it. 

Bad, bad Mets loss, 7-1, however it was great being back in DC and the five of us had a hell of a time on Saturday night. 

Hi everyone.  I just posted to eBay an auction for a Four Game Pack which Includes the Yankees, Rockies, Cardinals and Marlins at CitiField.  If you follow my blog you know that I have 2 great seats that are unobstructed, Row 1 Promenade 427. 

Click HERE to bid on the no reserve auction which stats at $5.00.

Two years ago the Mets played a weekend series in DC.  A few guy friends took a drive down and spent the weekend partying and watching the series.  It was the beginning of a tradition of road trips for us.  Unfortunately last year the Mets didn't play in DC and with all of our schedules we decided to hit up Iceland instead. 

Well, this year, this weekend the Mets will again be in DC for a weekend series.  We will be fying this year, as we learned from two years ago driving four hours on Sunday was an absolute disaster after a weekend of drinking.  The flight was cheap, $108, and it is quick, 30 minutes in the air.  I am excited to get back to my second city, and watch the depleted, triple A Mets play.  Seriously, can this team get healthy.....swine flu Carlos? 

It will be a homecoming of sorts as I have friends that still live in the area who are season ticket holders with the Nats and huge Mets fans.  It should be a great weekend of beers, baseball and "insert anything else that begins with a B".