Mets Moments

FIRE WILLIE!!!

2008-05-01T10:04:00.001-07:00

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."
Welcome to the farce, Mets fans!!!

Happy Father's Day (sort of)...

2007-06-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

Well, for Father's Day, we were able to get tickets to the final game of this year's Subway Series. The seats were crappy, but hopefully the Mets could take the series and prove who was the better team. This day was not meant to be and the Mets got pounded early. All in all, it was a great Father's Day, but a win would have been nice icing on the cake. Here are some picture from that day...

The famous Yankee Stadium facade

The view from the nose-bleeds

"Man this walk sucks!"

This is Our Town!!!

2007-06-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

On June 15th, Alex, Albert, Nat and Manny went to the subway series at Yankee Stadium. Man, do I love shea...Parking was a nightmare, I lost my ticket on the way in, and then you have to deal with annoying yankee fans, but it was ALL worthwhile. We got to see the Mets break their losing streak and at the same time, break the Yankees' winning streak. The ride home through the Bronx was an adventure, but we made it home fine...and got to celebrate that huge win.

Welcome to the house the Ruth built

What a dark and gloomy stadium

The guys

The Mets' Slide Begins...

2007-06-27T13:18:00.000-07:00

Rocky came through again with some great seats

On June 6th, Rocky got the gang tickets to the Mets-Phillies game, courtesy of Omar's office. Little did we know that it was the beginning of trouble for the Mets. El Duque pitched a gem, but the offense struggled and Heilman gave up a killer homerun to Jimmy Rollins of all people. To make matters worse, Endy pulled a hamstring while trying to stay out of a doubleplay. All in all, it was a frustrating night out, but it was good to see the guys again...

Gabe, Rocky and Adrian all looking very professional...LOL!

Carlos Beltran gets the Mets the lead

Best baseball vacation - part deux...

2007-05-29T21:58:00.000-07:00

On May 25th, we took a flight down to Fort Lauderdale to enjoy some fun in the sun for Memorial Day. Lucky for us, we happened to be in the same hotel as the Mets. With a little help from Justin's friend, Nicky we were able to meet most of the team. We even got to ride in the elevator with Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes. What a weekend! Enjoy the pics below:

Jose Reyes with Nick and Justin

Justin and David Wright

Carlos Beltran with the boys

Billy Wagner (much nicer this year)

Future Hall of Famer - Tom Glavine

Folk Hero - Endy Chavez

Shawn Green with some words of advice

Paul LoDuca after a great game

Jose Reyes getting mobbed for autographs

Carlos Delgado walking into a waiting crowd

John Maine and Justin in the morning

Pedro Feliciano after busting Nick's chops

Oliver Perez took on Athena for this picture

Jose Valentin rehabbing the knee

Julio Franco with Justin and Athena

Aaron Heilman with the boys in the morning

Willie Randolph only posed for this pic with Justin

Ambiorix Burgos, Carlos Gomez and Sandy Alomar discussed their training

Florida Road Trip in May...

2007-05-29T21:31:00.000-07:00

Dolphin Stadium

On May 26th, we were in Florida while the Mets were playing the Marlins. What a perfect time to go to a game and watch the Mets. Even in the pouring rain, the game was fun to watch. Unluckily, we didn't stick around to see the post-game concert, but the Mets did come up with a win for John Maine in the game by a score of 6-2. Here are some pics from Dolphin stadium:

Athena enjoys a Lemon Chill

Hugo and Myriam have fun with Justin

Even Jose came out with us to the game

Kings of New York...

2007-05-18T20:40:00.001-07:00

On May 18th, the Subway Series began and we were there. Over 56,000 fans were going crazy, but we were definitely leading the way up in Section 31. Oliver Perez gave us a great outing and only made 1 bad pitch. Once again, Endy was the hero of NY and the legend continues to grow. The Mets won the first game of the 2007 Subway Series 3-2. When I got home, we had to pass the legend on to Athena and even she caught on quickly. EN-DY CHA-VEZ!!! Watch Athena saying EN-DY!

Gotta teach them young!

The best $9 ever spent...

2007-05-18T20:36:00.000-07:00

On May 16th, it looked like the Mets would be rained out for the game against the Cubs. However, because the Cubs back to back day games with travel in between a doubleheader would be impossible. So the Mets waited out the rain and Landy got inspired to take a trip. When game time was announced, we hopped in the car and headed to Flushing. Parking was free and an upper reserved ticket got us 6 rows from the dugout. Lucky for us the other 7000 diehards kept us company to watch Carlos Gomez and the Mets turn things around with a 8-1 win. (pictures to come...)

Mets-Cubs- Game 2...

2007-05-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

On May 15th, we all went to Shea to see the Mets play the Cubs. It was a gorgeous night for baseball and Athena enjoyed the game. Lucky for her, she was too young to understand that Schoeneweis was awful and let the game get away from us. On this night, it was time for another loss to Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs by a score of 10-1. I really am starting to think that we are the kiss of death. The litmus test will be the Yankee game on Friday. If we lose that one, it might be time to give up our 7-pack tickets...

Janette, Justin & Athena

Albert, Justin & Athena

Alex and Cowbell-man

Team Unity...

2007-05-14T21:09:00.000-07:00

OK, so maybe it was the boredom of the West Coast, but the Mets had some fun by shaving their heads to show some team unity. Let's show some support over here in the East!

Another loss...

2007-05-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

On April 20th, we went to Shea again...this time to see the Mets and the hated Braves. Unluckily, the Mets were never in this one, losing 7-3. I'm starting to think we are the kiss of death. Even on a cold Friday night, Athena was a trooper in her first game of the year. Have you ever seen a cuter Mets fan?

Athena at 7 months at Shea

Tailgating days...

2007-05-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

On April 14th, tickets went down to $2...that meant it was time to tailgate. We had 16 tickets, but everyone was afraid of the cold. In the end, we used up 8 of the tickets. We had the usual burgers and Windmill hotdogs, but the chicken was left somewhere in Hudson County. The Mets lost to the lowly Nationals 6-2 on this day, but we still had a good time. Enjoy some pictures from that day...

Luis, Damien, & Luis discussing some baseball

The newly engaged ones, Rolly and Natalia

Scott came from New Hampshire to watch the Mets w/ Justin

Janette and Albert lounging in the stands

Your Season Has Come...

2007-04-11T07:51:00.001-07:00

On April 9th, it was time for the 2007 Mets home opener. As usually, the whole crew was together for the tailgate in the parking lot. We were worried about the parking situation, so we got there at 8:45. There were no problems for us, just alot of good times. Its good to have the season back. Oh, and the Mets won 11-5 thanks to JIM-MY ROL-LINS!!!

You gotta love the romance at Shea!

Janette looks like John Maine in the parking lot

Game time!!!

Meet the cast of characters:

Let's Go METS!!!

Thats me...Albert

Jorge "el" Duque

Janette, the one who gets to put up with all this

Batting clean-up, El Capitan himself, Tony Castro

Jorge Gerena

Bobby Flay, no I mean, Rich

...and Bobby J.

Albert Meets Gary Carter...

2007-02-20T13:10:00.000-08:00

Gary Carter was on site for Pfizer to discuss Leadership and Albert was able to meet him and get a ball signed. Gary was a great guy and was willing to talk about everything. Here is a picture from that day.

Gary Carter and Albert

Our First Playoff Game...

2007-02-02T10:03:00.001-08:00

On October 5th, we went to our first playoff game. The atmosphere was crazy...Mets fans were in a frenzy. We got there nice and early and were able to get a good tailgate going. The game had unbelievable energy. The Mets won 4-1 on their way to a 3-game sweep of the Dodgers. LETS GO METS!!!

Justin played some football in the parking lot befor the game

Alex enjoyed the steak...now thats a shocker

Just waiting for game time

This was worth every penny

3rd Times A Charm...

2007-02-02T10:00:00.000-08:00

Well, we took the ride to Pittsburgh to see the Mets clinch and all we got was a Jack Wilson bobblehead. At least the stadium was gorgeous and its another one that we have visited. Now, it was time to get down to business and clinch this division at home, in front of all the fans that have waited so long. In the end, Trachsel pitched a gem and Jose Valentin provided 2 homers to get the Mets the 4-0 victory and the division title. The celebration was more than we ever imagined and we loved every minute of it. We are still convinced that Athena was the youngest fan in Shea that day...at exactly 7 weeks old.

"We better do it tonight; I'm getting tired of this!"

Great Field-level seats thanks to Rocky

The old-school gang

"Cuz it's 1, 2, 3 strikes your out..."

The final out being hit

Let the celebration begin

LET'S GO METS!

What a party outside the stadium

Sandra and Luis in the aftermath

A little out of focus, but who needs focus on a day like this

Relive the moment just like we did!

Pittsburgh, Take 2...

2007-02-02T09:59:00.001-08:00

Well, after the loss on Saturday, there was no way the Pirates could sweep the Mets and prevent the clincher. This time we were able to get great seats and we were primed for the win. The only problem was that Willie decided to give half his team the day off. Poor John Maine had to pitch with the "A-minus" team behind him. This got the Mets a 3-0 loss and it got us a long, miserable drive home.

Justin helps to get Athena ready for the game

Here we are with Roberto Clemente

Justin meets another Met, Oliver Perez

Much better seats for Sunday's game

Justin echoes the feelings of the hundreds of Met fans who made the trip

Pittsburgh, Here We Come...

2007-02-02T09:54:00.000-08:00

PNC Park

On September 16th, we jumped in the car and headed to Pittsburgh. All the pieces had fallen into place, the Mets were going to clinch their first division title in 18 years and we were going to be there (even Athena). We had tickets for Saturday's game and hoped El Duque would bring home the championship. The Mets were their typical selves and lost the game 3-2.

"Let's go Mets"

Pedro Feliciano is checking out Mommy

"Pass me a cold one!"

El Duque in his wind-up

The best baseball vacation EVER... (so far)...

2007-01-21T14:02:00.000-08:00

Over Memorial Day weekend of 2006, we took a trip to Miami. With a little bit of a tip, we were lucky enough to stay at the hotel with the Mets. We got to meet most of them in the lobby before or after their games. Justin took a picture with just about all of the ones that we saw. Unluckily we did not get a picture with David Wright, Jose Valentin, Duaner Sanchez or Willy Randolph.

Jose, Jose, Jose

Steve Trachsel
Kaz Matsui
Carlos Beltran
Tom Glavine
Xavier Nady
Julio Franco
"Woody!" - Chris Woodward
Aaron Heilman
Rick Peterson

Alay Soler

OK, he's not a Met, but we met Sammy Sosa in Bal Harbour