Tuesday was opening day for Japanese baseball fans, and though it had been delayed, and came with quite a few caveats, fans were able to celebrate.  Players throughout the league wore “Gambaro Nippon!”on their helmets to tell those still fighting to recover to in effect hang on.
Ken Belson writes a lovely piece about the effect [...]

I used to be a ticket package holder for the Mets.  I saw one game in each series, for years.  That was in the days of Shea.  I had amazing seats in a wonderful section behind home plate in the Mezzanine, and I will still argue that those were the best seats ever at Shea [...]

Last night, I went to a talk at the Fairfield Museum and History Center given by author Dana Brand. The Fairfield Museum has an exhibition on the history of baseball in Connecticut, from the 19th century through to recent players in the big leagues. Connecticut also happens to hold pockets of fans for [...]

Richard Sandomir writes an interesting piece about the down-sizing of Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets.  For those that may not know, the new stadium holds about 11,000 fewer seats than Shea held.  Sandomir’s piece explores the reasoning for he decision, as the team states its aesthetic, and the long-term effects [...]

I was driving back from CT and had just come over the Whitestone Bridge, a route that takes me right by Shea.  I had driven that way on Thursday night, but it was dark so I couldn’t really see how little of Shea was left.  There were a ton of articles this week about how [...]