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Archive for April, 2008

Darryl’s Going to be an Author!

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Darryl Strawberry, Mets Alumni | 2 Comments »

It was announced today that my boy Darryl Strawberry is going to write a memoir called "Straw," that will come out in 2009. According to Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, Strawberry's book "details his life growing up in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, ...

A Reminder to the NY Rangers

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in NHL | 2 Comments »

Dear boys, So you are down three games to none to the Penguins. The heat is on...even more so than it was before game three began. I ask you to keep in mind how the 2004 Red Sox were down three games to ...

Boo-Yah!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in David Wright | 4 Comments »

Sitting at work...waiting for the Mets game to end before heading home...bases loaded...my boyfriend comes up to bat...hits a ball deep...and it keeps going...hits the wall, close to being out of the park though and the Mets win. That's my ...

Who Doesn’t Love Fighting in Hockey?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in NHL | Comments Off

We're in the midst of the Stanley Cup Playoffs involving two teams with a heated past. (The Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings, duh). While I don't root for either of these teams, it is a good excuse to ...

Three Games, Two Days

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Mets Hotties, Mets games, Yankees Hating | 2 Comments »

I don't think I've ever summed up two Mets games as bluntly as I'm about to: They lost them both. They arrived to town very early Monday, middle of the night early, and went on to lose two games to ...

A Quick Link

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Mets games | 3 Comments »

Updated: A quick link to some pictures from Monday's Mets/Cubs game: click here to see my flickr set. Highlights include a few Mets hotties. The slide show in the above post is from the Tuesday Mets/Cubs game.

My Opening Day and Shout Outs

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in General, Mets games | Comments Off

I'm about to head over to Wrigley and meet-up with some friends and other Mets fans. Stay tuned for a recap on tonight's game and Tuesday's doubleheader: Mets/Cubs at 1:20, then White Sox/Skanks at 7:05ish. I hope to at least ...

Hockey, bitches!

Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in NHL | Comments Off

Only a few people will understand this posts' title...but tonight, my Rangers stomped the Devils and rolled into the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  This is sweet for several reasons: the Rangers desperately need to go far in the ...

Hmm…

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in David Wright | 3 Comments »

What do you think of this picture? Leave some fun captions in the comments...

Countdown to “My Opening Day”

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Mets games | 10 Comments »

Even though I saw the Mets play the White Sox in Memphis, it was more like one last spring training game for the team, so I am officially calling the Mets/Cubs game on April 21 as my opening day...granted it'll ...