Sorry Ken Davidoff, you are missing the boat here.  Yesterday the Mets did something that was unexpected but the right thing to do.  The finally stood up in front of their fans, took their fingers out of their ears and told the folks who have been supporting the team all year just what those fans [...]

Its been awhile since I have given away a copy of the The View from the Stands, so that is what we are going to do today!

If you already have a copy, try to give some other folks a chance to guess here, please.  To win, simply leave the correct answer in the comment area [...]

All the New York news is about the seeming “feud” between AJ Burnett and Jorge Posada, but that has more to do with an off day and the fact that 7+ papers have to write something than with how serious this actually is.  Of course, we will see what happens today with the story, but [...]

Well, it isn’t quite Red Sox/Yankees, but last night’s Giants/Rockies game was one for the ages.  It went 14 innings, with both starters Barry Zito and Jason Marquis getting their job done, though who would have ever thunk few years ago  that Marquis would look like the better pitcher.  Marquis went 8 innings, but left [...]

Well, the Yankees have shown pretty solidly that they will win their division.  The Sox are being challenged for the wild-card pretty seriously.  Enough so, that the Sox will probably be rooting for the Yankees this week as the Bombers host the Rangers.  Imagine that.
The Rockies made a little headway against the Giants for the [...]