The Mets Police

1967, and the Mets have a promising young pitcher.

But in the second game the Mets produced their own special rookie pitcher, Tom Seaver, who beat the Reds 7-3 and showed a sample of his exceptional poise in the sixth inning. With runners on second and third and no outs, he forced Floyd Robinson to pop up and struck out Vada Pinson and Pete Rose. He tired in the ninth and lost his shutout, but the job was typical of what Seaver has been doing for the Mets in his second season of pro ball.


Against the Cubs he pitched a four-hitter over 10 innings and scored the winning run himself. Against Atlanta he lost a 4-3 game but hit two doubles and a single, stole a base and had two RBIs. He beat the Dodgers with a five-hitter and stole another base. Through last weekend Tom had a 5-4 record, praiseworthy on a basement team, and if his performance was un-Metlike, it was hardly unexpected by another team to which he happens to belong—the sharpshooting, par-busting, raisin-packing Seaver family out of Fresno, Calif. and points east.

More below:

New York’s perennial losers pulled a name out of a hat – 06.26.67 – SI Vault

Poor poor Shea. Today could be the day.www.metspolice.com

Something I wrote for Examiner.com:

NY Sports Examiner: A-Rod admits to being young and stupid

Here’s a free commercial for Outside Eyes, the crisis management team that Alex Rodriguez hired to help him with the latest news cycle.

The below is taken directly from their website.

You have one shot to answer the question “What do you do?” Does your answer leave a confident, memorable first impression? Outside Eyes prepares clients to say everything they need to say and nothing they do not. We make sure your “elevator speech” is concise, compelling, and effective.

We will train your messengers on tone, optics, presentation, persuasion, and crises communication.

• Develop compelling messages and use the most effective methods of delivery.
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• Research the opposition and anticipate the response.
• Monitor breaking news and manage news cycles in real time.

I didn’t find the section of the website which reminds you to work in the words naive, young and stupid as often as possible.

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I love to give my Mets a hard time but I think we may actually have the better stadium for the next half century. www.metspolice.com