FenSheaParkway is under construction right now (the sort of construction that no one tells you is planned, nor is announced by any official signage; it?s more of a construction of the mind) because it (me) doesn?t know what it (me) wants to be anymore. But there?s one thing it does know: When an athlete has a great name, people have to know about it.The Phillies just traded for Joe Blanton. Include...

The Mets have two stadia right now. One is full of I-beams and sand and occasionally hard-hatted men. The other is full of peanut shells, people and occasionally drama. The latter, of course, is William A. Shea Municipal Stadium. Big Blue. The Ol? Coffee Can. The House that Guilt Built. The former is Citi Field (or will be; should a building be called by its name before it?s been used?), looming pa...

Typically, in competitive sports, you have two teams vying to end the game with their side on top. What happens before then comprises the full spectrum of magic that is competition. And then you have instances like last night?s Mets-Pirates match, where the game itself just gives up and bellows, "Go the fuck home, you sorry bastards! I?m done already! See you tomorrow."Not that I can blame the game...

Fourteen inning games are immeasurably more enjoyable when it isn?t freezing and you have company. Both of these conditions were met last night, and the Mets? defeat of the Nationals in the bottom of the fourteenth after two wild pitches and a throwing error was a hoot, and 5/9ths of another hoot. Since I delivered a whole bunch of randomness yesterday after a regulation game, I have to keep it sho...

During last season?s METSTRAVAGANZA, I went to about five games in April. They were cold, windy and the Mets lost most of them, but I still enjoyed them. Last night, I had some indoor plans fall through and, since I already had the time reserved for sports and the weather was pretty nice all day, I decided to go to Shea. Here?s a tip for the future: Either plan something like this further in advanc...