Markie at the bat

Without the official tour masses, we were able to fully appreciate the underground batting cages the Syracuse Mets use to keep sharp during the Triple A season. Yes, I grabbed a bat from a barrel. Stared out toward a non-existent mound. Imagined what used to be when I was a kid and still is after…

Wanted: Syracuse Mets players

This year’s trip to the Syracuse Mets’ annual open house, we decided not to wait for the official tour of the downstairs guts of NBT Bank Stadium. My dear wife Karen, terrific daughter Elisabeth and hubby-to-be George Three know our way around thanks to the expertise of previous guides. In the locker room, I spied…

Syracuse Mets salute their top fans

I really admire that I usually find something new while I’m nosing around NBT Bank Stadium after not visiting for a few months. During this annual March open house, we came upon the stairway vestibule wall now adorned with a Hall of Fame set aside for top fans. Great idea for the loyalists who buy…

What’s new in Syracuse Mets gear?

We always take a right into the official Syracuse Mets store during the annual March open house to spy what might catch our eye as brand new or even new to us gear. Circle the shirts and hats we did. The takers were terrific daughter Elisabeth and dear wife Karen, hat and shirt, respectively. Yes,…

Get the grounds crew gear out

I did mention that we have tickets at a high top table near here for the April 5 opening day game earlier this week. The grounds crew will earn its pay in the weeks between, of that I am certain.

Scootch meets Mrs. Met

As we climbed the main entry stairs to NBT Bank Stadium for the annual March open house this past weekend, team mascot Scootch stoop atop to welcome all comers. Scootch noticed my iPhone camera interest in the mural that included Mrs. Met. Soon the image included two mascots. #LGSM indeed.

I’ll think about this Mets team

When my dear wife Karen and I arrived at NBT Bank Stadium a few minutes before our agreed-upon meeting time of 10 a.m. Saturday, I texted daughter Elisabeth a hey-ho. Before hearing a reply-ding, I saw her waving from the front of the box office line. She and hubby-to-be George Three had gotten there early…

Light up the field

When the grounds crew was working on the NBT Bank Stadium field between innings of the Syracuse Mets game, their orange shoes and belts may have stood out a bit. My dear wife Karen and I left before the post-game fireworks display, but terrific daughter Elisabeth texted this photo as they got ready. Who knew…

Ellie B, Ava guard the left-field bar

With people back in the behind-the-plate sections, the Syracuse Mets moved the placards under the left-field standing bar. So we went and searched for Ellie B and Ava. Our dog was easier to locate, near the foul pole. Ava, we discovered after a thorough search, had folded forward over herself. My dear wife Karen walked…

A winner from the Syracuse Mets, my terrific daughter

Have you ever grabbed a scorecard at a ballgame, leafed through it, and discovered that one of the ad pages had been signed? And know from all the previous games you’ve attended that this means you’ve won a prize when they make a between-innings announcement? Us, either. Until this last game when my terrific daughter…