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 …

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…

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…

Bright and hot these fireworks were

The Syracuse Mets organization knows what to do when a weekend game ends. Toss T-shirts out to fans. Then shoot fireworks off for the crowd. This night’s were very colorful. Smoky, too. A big piece of casing came down on my arm. At least I did not spot a fire such as the one reported…

My daughter thinks the Syracuse Mets rock

My terrific daughter Elisabeth had a unique preparation for our most recent trip to see the Syracuse Mets. She painted up a special rock. And then another. She made sure to put them in a location of high visibility, with instructions on the back for passing the vibe on. One out of two ain’t bad.