Here’s to many more

Sweet and savory. I hope to witness many more Syracuse Mets post-game victory handshake lines this baseball season, my first as a retired guy. I don’t know how many times I’ll snag seats this close to their dugout, though …

Yes, it gets cold for baseball here in April

Protective gear for Syracuse chill. Game time temperature for Tuesday’s Syracuse Mets home opener was 53 degrees. We dressed in layers. For the players came less obvious choices. It’s interesting to note that some obviously feel the chill more than those of us who’ve lived here for, say, 40 years. Ronny Mauricio is our 22-year-old…

It’s win-win for our Syracuse Mets home opener

Tailgate, ready. The rain fell fairly steady as my dear wife Karen and I prepared for terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three to check out of their half day of work and pull into our driveway to take us the NBT Bank Stadium for Tuesday’s Syracuse Mets home opener. But I noticed as…

We’re ready for our Syracuse Mets opening day

First in line. Our traditional gang of four arrived a few minutes before the 10 a.m. start time Saturday at NBT Bank Stadium for the Syracuse Mets annual welcome to fans. With the snow that had fallen overnight and crisp March 4 temperatures, I was first in line at the ticket window to pick up…

Pregame festivities

The last time we went out to the Syracuse Mets ballgame, my wonderful daughter Elisabeth asked later why I had not taken a photo of our parking lot fun. Note taken. Thank you Sue and George Two for the fantastic pre-game spread! Nice portable table, too, that George Three was able to pop together in…

Crack that bat

I see promise up and down the order of my hometown Syracuse Mets. Yes, even though they were shut out 5-0 in my game of this season. I know, it’s early.

Bring it, pitcher

Some pitchers have a great motion to watch, especially when you’ve scored great tabletop seats behind home plate. Count Syracuse Mets lefty Thomas Szapucki among those I now consider smooth on the mound. No matter that my hometown squad fell 5-0 to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Well, little matter.

Tacos of opening day?

This year’s Syracuse Mets opening day fell on a Tuesday. Taco Tuesday, as they call it every week. Three tacos for 10 bucks. The line started at the rear. We got pizza and chicken tenders and cheesesteak sandwiches, some nachos and fries on the side, regular prices. Maybe another Tuesday at the stadium …

Fair game

If a batter pulls the ball down the line and it manages to hit this orange contraptionin front of me, it’s a home run. Fair ball, will scream or moan the crowd depending upon if it’s a hometown Syracuse Met or opposing Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRider who smacked the shot. Then how come they call it the…