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Archive for August, 2009

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 ...

Robin Ventura’s

Sunday, August 9th, 2009 Posted in White Sox | Comments Off

Since I know not many people will care about the White Sox/Indians game I was at on Saturday, I'll leave with you a few pictures: On our way out we passed the above concession stand. Unfortunately, I didn't take a closer ...

Wing Time

Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in Wings | 1 Comment »

It's been far too long since I've posted anything about my love for good buffalo wings. With the Mets, you know, sucking it up, I figured it's time to share a new place for wings. Originally, Nik and I were going ...