That's pretty cool. I had a Sunday ticket plan back in the 80's, and I'd frequently see Nixon sitting in a front-row box just to the right of the Mets dugout.
Voting for last Thursday's afternoon win over the Cardinals will close on Wednesday morning, some time after 10 a.m. Schaefer POTG 04/24/2014 Mets 4, St. Louis 1 Also, while the official announcement will come tomorrow, this is an unofficial heads up that all three games from the Miami series will close on Thursday morning.
If any teams relocate in the near future (Tampa Bay? Oakland?) I think that Charlotte, North Carolina may be one of the best available destinations. (Tennessee is another.)
Yes, Zvon, you can edit your vote up until the voting has been closed. (That's when the graphic showing the results is posted.) And no, no non-voting messages in the voting thread, at least, not until after the voting has been closed. Thanks.
When that ball jumped off Abreu's bat I was sure the game was tied. I too, with little trust in Granderson coming through, would have sent Quintanilla home. Things turned out okay. I was surprised at how much faith I had in Nieuwenhuis when he was batting.
Mike Puma, N.Y. Post wrote: Despite the fact Vic Black hadn�t allowed a run in six appearances at Triple-A Las Vegas entering Wednesday, Collins indicated the right-hander isn�t close to returning to the big leagues. Collins cited the fact Black had seven walks over 7 �/? innings. The right-hander was demoted to the minors in spring training because of control problems.
Voting for Tuesday night's loss to the Cardinals will close some time over the weekend, but not before 10 a.m. on Saturday. Schaefer POTG 4/22/14 - Cardinals 3, Mets 0