Nights Like This Just Make Me Want To Watch That Yankees Fan Gif Over And Over Again...

Yeah you know the one. 2010 ALCS Game 4. The Yankees fans in right field beat Nelson Cruz of the Rangers to a home run ball and then proceed to hurl feces at him in a display of dominance...at least that's how I remember it.

Kevin Burkhardt Acknowledges Captain Shorts On Mets Broadcast!

Last night following the Mets victory over the Yankees, SNY's Kevin Burkhardt made what I can only assume is the first ever "on-air" mention of Captain Shorts.  Check out the video:


Even though Kevin called him "the man in the shorts", we all know what his real name is.

In honor of this momentous occasion, all remaining inventory of Captain Shorts t-shirts are now only $10.

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Mets Win Series Opener To Go One Game Ahead Of Mariano Rivera

Mets Wasting No Time Attempting To Cash In On Matt Harvey's Love Life

In a year when nothing is going right, your ace dating a supermodel becomes an "accomplishment". 

Will The Mets Win More Games Than Mariano Rivera Saves?

Just when you thought there wouldn't be a pennant race to follow this season...

Hat tip to +BroiledSports.com for inspiring this graphic.

Matt Harvey's Starts Are Increasingly Starting To Remind Me Of The Waterboy

Harvey (5-0) goes 7 1/3 and drives in the winning run.

The Mets Banner I Didn't Get To Bring To Banner Day

While it was a good move on the Mets part to give the fans what they wanted, moving Banner Day to a Saturday on a holiday weekend made it impossible for me to get out of work commitments and attend what looks to have been a great Banner Day.  But I did have a banner designed for the event and had I been able to attend I would have been proudly marching with this:

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Scott Atchison Using "Old Man" Appearance To Land Endorsement Deals

"...and just like me, Anacin provides fast relief."

The first time you saw Scott Atchison pitch for the Mets this season you most likely had the same reaction I did.

Is that one of the coaches? 

At 37 years old Atchison is hardly an old man, but by MLB standards he is ancient. Combine that with his grey hair and well, you can see the jokes coming a mile away.

Twitter is full of jokes like this one: