Every year for Christmas, my dad buys his mother a pair of socks. It’s a tradition borne out of a family for whom money was tight and socks and underwear were the Christmas presents; it is an acknowledgment of the fact that sons (or at least my grandma’s sons) are terrible shoppers, and could never […]
Author: Sara Novic
Pirates series preview May 26-28
A last-minute sub-in of Rafael Montero for Jacob deGrom Thursday night promised a spotty start for the Mets, but in the end it was the bats that couldn’t get the job done, going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, and eventually giving up the series to the last-place Padres. Collins has been tight-lipped about the […]
Five Mets Games Worse than What Just Happened
It was just your average Sunday here in Brooklyn: me half grading papers, half watching the Mets lose to the Nationals, when suddenly, it all changed—the Mets were really losing to the Nationals. (All right all right, to be fair, that’s a mischaracterization of the weekend, given the Mets had somehow managed to win the […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: The return of Jeurys Familia
Mets closer Jeurys Familia’s 15-game suspension is coming to an end this Thursday, but the closer may not be back in his closing spot in the rotation immediately. The 27-year-old righty, who led the major leagues last season with 51 saves, returned to the minors on Saturday, where he threw a perfect inning in St. Lucie. […]
Here Comes The Bandwagon
The guys on my corner in Brooklyn used to wear Yankees hats. When I arrived in New York almost eight years ago, pretty much all the baseball hat-wearing people did. Seeing someone else in Mets gear felt rare, so much so that I sometimes felt a jump of excitement at what would usually turn out […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: Can America’s Pastime Change America’s Future?
I lost my first friend over a Trump fight on Super Bowl Sunday. The friend, a wealthy white guy here in New York who I’ve always known to lean Left, is also a big Tom Brady fan (for his underdog status in the early years, he says). After the Patriots’ win he took to Facebook […]
New York’s Best Real-Life Fantasy Options
When I was a kid, a unique combination of dread and excitement overtook my house each year in early March, culminating in a strange and wonderful night: my dad’s fantasy baseball draft. The lead up involved my dad spending weekend hours on the phone strategizing with his younger brother (and co-manager), which I’m sure annoyed […]
The 2017 Non-Roster Invitee Rundown!
Through all that is cold and grey and dim, it’s nice to remember that spring training is just around the corner and the Mets have already decided on their non-roster invitees. Apparently satiated with all those Tebow jersey sales, they decided to cool it on the money-grabs, instead inviting 15 young players who show, you know, […]
The Rundown: Free Stuff at Citi Field For 2017
The holidays are over and if there’s one thing you, me, and the proverbial weird uncle can probably agree on, it’s that we’re now broke. I’ve got a big family, bought a lot of presents, and consequently, January is always a month of reckoning in the credit card department. On the plus side, I bought […]
Just Another Lady Thinkpiece
Oops, I did it again—I offended the delicate sensibilities of man-baseball fandom with talk of those pesky domestic abuse allegations and … morals. My qualms about alleged domestic violence claims against Jose Reyes and Jeurys Familia have been declared, amongst other gems, “just another lady thinkpiece” (#thanksforthetitle). Now, dear reader, this is nothing new; I’ve […]