A nod to Syracuse’s baseball past

Cheer, cheer, cheer for the Chiefs. And Stars. Syracuse has a solid baseball history, we were reminded on Saturday’s open house tour through the guts of NBT Bank Stadium. Fortunately, much memorabilia is carefully displayed in Syracuse Mets team office space on ground level. It goes way back. Our guide told us the plan calls…

We’re looking forward to more fun with our Syracuse Mets

When last we left our Syracuse Mets, they told us we’d like NBT Bank Stadium more come the 2020 baseball season. We got a peek at Saturday’s open house. They’re working on it, yes. It will look different come opening day, Friday, April 17. The fences will be up out there, and closer to home…

We’ll take four at the table top for Syracuse Mets opening day

Open house day 2020 was bright, blue (and orange) as Syracuse Mets fans were welcomed to NBT Bank Stadium on Saturday for the first step in preparation for the upcoming Triple A season. Only one person stood ahead of my dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth, sensational significant George Three and I at the box…

Ever green

For the first time, we noticed that the grass in the circle outside NBT Bank Stadium is … … artificial turf. We tried hard or remember if this was the case last season. Best we can figure, it was put in between September and now. The bright green will last, right?

You oughta be in pictures

There was in interesting car parked outside the Syracuse Mets garage sale. I wondered if NBT Bank Stadium will end up in the movies being shot around Central New York at the Liverpool-based studio …

Looking toward the community

Leaving the annual Syracuse Mets garage sale, I looked out from the concourse and wondered … How will the community come out for season two come April?

So what are odds and ends at a baseball team garage sale?

The Syracuse Mets folks but out an interesting array of merchandise at this year’s garage sale. Much of it was still tagged with the former Syracuse Chiefs name, or maybe generic ballpark stuff. It was fun to look and learn. No harm, no foul seeing what they store around the catacombs. The merchandise in the…

There’s new seats in the future for Syracuse Mets games

A look down at the field during the Syracuse Mets garage sale at NBT Bank Stadium gave hopes for more comfort come 2020. I saw that much of the old seating had already been removed. I am looking forward to better accommodations during next season’s games for sure.

I like thinking about the Syracuse Mets in autumn

They call it a garage sale, this annual get-together to sell extra stuff at NBT Bank Stadium. This year the team has had a full year in as the top minor-league squad for my New York Mets. That made me smile for the autumn visit even more. Outside, I saw signs of work being down…

Thanks for the great inaugural season, Syracuse Mets

Before we get too far removed, thank you, Syracuse Mets, for making the first year of the connection between my favorite squad ever and my hometown team really great. The Triple-A games in NBT Bank Stadium, just down the road from our house in Liverpool, were alive with energy. The squad was a winner. The…