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My Weekend at Wrigley Field for Mets/Cubs

Monday, September 6th, 2010 Posted in Cubs, MLB, Merkle's, Mets games, Wrigley Field | No Comments »

No matter how good or bad the Mets might be playing, I always look forward to their games against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It's the one time of year that I don't have to travel out of town to ...

Road Trip: Cincinnati

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Posted in David Wright, Mets games, Road Trips | Comments Off

I'm not sure when Nik and I decided to go to Cincinnati to see a Mets/Reds game for our mini honeymoon trip, but I'm glad we did. I got to see an old friend, make some new friends and got ...

Looking ahead to 2010

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in Mets games, Road Trips | 1 Comment »

It's safe to say the Mets season has been over for awhile now, even though they still have games to play for another 3 weeks or so. Needless to say, there hasn't been much excitement to talk about. Until today. ...

Mets vs. Cubs – Games 2 & 3

Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Merkle's, Mets games | 3 Comments »

Saturday started out with pre-game festivities at Merkle's. There were a bunch of Mets fans that came into the bar and it was great. Definitely met some nice people, both from here and from out of town. The game itself, ...

Mets vs. Cubs Game 1: in Pictures

Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in Mets games | Comments Off

I think we all know how the game went: tight game, we take a lead, bullpen comes in and blows it. At least the rain held off and I sat in the 200 level which made for an easy exit ...

Mets/Cubs Meetups!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Merkle's, Mets games | 3 Comments »

It's that time of year...where the Mets come to town to play the Cubbies. I know the Mets aren't having the greatest season and have had an injury plagued year, but that shouldn't stop you from coming out to the ...

My First Two Games at Citi Field

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in Citi Field, Mets games | 3 Comments »

Waaay back in April or so, Nik and I picked the weekend of August 21st to head to NY to see family, friends and the Mets. Due to some scheduling conflicts, I arrived on the 20th and made plans to ...

Road Trip: Washington, DC

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in David Wright, Mets games, Road Trips | 2 Comments »

I spent this past weekend in Alexandria, Virginia seeing some good friends of mine that I hadn't seen in at least a year. I planned to go this particular weekend because the Mets were playing the Nationals and I wanted ...

Road Trip: San Francisco

Monday, May 18th, 2009 Posted in Mets games, Road Trips | 2 Comments »

This was a trip that started to take shape this past fall when the Mets schedule was released. The Mets were going to be in San Francisco to play the Giants over a weekend, perfect timing for a long ...

I’m Going to Citi Field

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Citi Field, Mets games | Comments Off

It's now official, despite the team's current woes, that I will be seeing the Mets play at Citi Field on August 22 and 23 against the Philadelphia Philthies. Nik and I looked at the Mets schedule and our social calendar, ...