Coming up this season …

Step right up. Syracuse Mets General Manager Jason Smorol raised the enthusiasm level for the upcoming 2024 season by detailing what’s to come at NBT Bank Stadium through September. Exciting young players. Great food. The solar eclipse, glasses provided. Fireworks. Open base paths for the kids. Boozy Sundays for the grownups. My ears perked up…

Meet the Met

He’ll sign until … Howard Johnson was a big part of the New York Mets’ 1986 World Series championship squad. Befitting that hero status, Syracuse Mets fans filled the NBT Bank Metropolitan Room for Johnson’s open house autograph session. He signed smiled, smiled and signed. In fact, officials had to cut the session short to…

Gearing up

Any shirt you wish. The Syracuse Mets store was chock full of new gear for Saturday’s open house at NBT Bank Stadium. The good news: My dear wife Karen and I left with a bag of attire we might wear to Opening Day on March 29. The bad news: All daughter Elisabeth asked to bring…

Baseball, please

A cold day in March. I’m telling you they’ll be out on this baseball field in less than four full weeks. Interesting that the schedule-makers have scheduled Opening Day for the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium for Friday, March 29. The field looked a little icy and dicey as my dear wife Karen and…

Bring on Opening Day

First in line. A big day late in winter is always the Syracuse Mets Open House. In addition to former New York Met star Howard Johnson as guest speaker, individual game tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. sharp Saturday. My dear wife Karen and I left our house early enough to be the first…

Travel statement

Team baggage unveiled … New team luggage must have been in the budget, I thought, as I looked at the lineup of Mets bags awaiting fan purchase at the Syracuse Mets Garage Sale 2023. Snazzy, yes. I did not go for it. Replacing the Bialczak team luggage is not in our budget this year. I…

Slightly worn?

Going, going … First rack up at the 2023 Syracuse Mets Garage Sale for George Three and lots of other folks was the collection of batting practice shirts, priced very well at $15 per bright orange T. After his rifling of the goods, George moved on. None to his size requirement. I didn’t even look.…

Field, dreams

Rest up. As Elisabeth and George Three walked on to the Metropolitan Room and the goodies unveiled for the 2023 Syracuse Mets Garage Sale, I looked left from the NBT Bank Stadium concourse and allowed the field’s aura to drift up and over me. Opening Day 2024 is March 29. Early for Syracuse, N.Y., yes.…

Another season at the stadium

Late fall lineup. Terrific daughter Elisabeth reminded me that last Saturday marked the annual Syracuse Mets garage sale at NBT Bank Stadium. George Three and I joined her in the line to see what was up for our Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets this off-season. Onward to the merch. They kept strides ahead…