Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Oct 20, 2011, 5:07 pm
I was contacted first thing this morning by Mets VP of Ticket Sales Leigh Castergine. We finally spoke this afternoon, and Ms. Castergine apologized for yesterday’s incident, and addressed my concerns. I told her I would be posting this update on the site, and she was fine with that. I look forwa...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Oct 19, 2011, 2:58 pm
If you’ve just arrived, please see the Update to this post. The phone rings. I don’t recognize the number, I Google it and see it’s from the Mets. I answer. “Hi, Caryn, this is Josh from the New York Mets. I wanted to see if you’d heard about some of the changes we’ve made to ticketing...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Oct 10, 2011, 9:41 pm
I think it’s kind of insane that in my quietest blogging year ever, I get nominated as one of the blogs in the Shape Magazine Best Sports Blogger contest, but - I am nominated, and if elected, I will serve, as they say. Vote for me, so that the Yankees and Red Sox blogs don’t win (and thanks to...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Sep 29, 2011, 11:06 am
Tuesday night, I sat in the first row of the promenade reserved infield, leaned over the railing, held my breath and watched Jose Reyes on third base, a base he had obtained by getting a single and then strolling over to second on a throwing error and then, of course, stealing third base.  This was...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Sep 12, 2011, 10:37 am
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner 245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10167 Dear Commissioner Selig: Your actions at last night’s Mets-Cubs game at Citi Field on 9/11/11 were reprehensible. Not allowing the Mets players to wear the NYPD and other ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Sep 8, 2011, 11:01 am
I will be participating in A Night of Baseball Stories on Wednesday, September 14. WORD, Largehearted Boy, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn are pleased to present a night of baseball storytelling (and free beer provided by our pals at Six Points brewery) featuring readers Jens Carstensen, Jason Diamond, David ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 24, 2011, 10:19 am
We knew it was bad. We knew there were rumblings. I had people coming to this site and posting comment after comment insisting that the Wilpons had no money problems, that to say otherwise was bullshit (and worse). We heard the rumors that the Mets were wholesale dumping blocks of tickets with tick...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 23, 2011, 10:01 am
You know, I adore R.A. Dickey just like everyone else. I think it’s a gift from the heavens that he’s on Twitter, and know that every fan from every other team is miserably jealous. But after a miserable, swift, embarrassing 10-0 shutout in Philadelphia, I do not want to see him yukking it up ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 17, 2011, 2:20 pm
Call me cynical, but it’s hard for me to read about this and not think, “We just don’t have enough group sales to fill those crappy Big Apple seats so we’ll cave and do one of those social media nights that the kids are into these days.” For $41:   Seating in the exclusive Big Apple Re...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 10, 2011, 2:48 pm
From a West Coast correspondent: Carlos Beltran shirts in the AT&T Park store. It’s just wrong.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 8, 2011, 4:41 pm
Murphy out for the year, Reyes to the DL, and the New York Times with the breaking news that casual fans might not have a lot of reasons to go out to Citi Field. It’s not a lot of fun right now, I’ll give you that.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Aug 3, 2011, 12:15 pm
Mets v Marlins 8-2-2011- I never keep score at games. I don’t do it mostly because I can’t take pictures and take notes during games and keep score (although I know people who do all of them). But I am tired of taking photos sitting upstairs. I have some sort of creative block that is making me...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jul 28, 2011, 11:32 pm
My first encounter with Mets’ fans uneasy relationship with Carlos Beltran was early in the 2006 season. The game went into extras, everyone around me in Section 12 left, and I headed to self-upgrade myself to the Mezzanine Boxes. A few minutes later I was joined by half a dozen Latino kids in the...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jul 19, 2011, 11:49 pm
Tonight is likely the last time I have watched Carlos Beltran play baseball in a New York Mets uniform.  It wasn’t a bad last game. I wanted to take a million photographs and then just gave up. I just wanted to watch him play, watch him at bat, watch him in the outfield. I wanted to remember wha...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jul 13, 2011, 12:38 am
I know I have better photos of Francisco Rodriguez, but it’s late and I was on my way to bed when the news came in. I picked up my phone to check something and there it was, the push alert from the MLB Trade Rumors app. I read it like three times, before I went to the physical website, and then I ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 28, 2011, 8:06 am
Why are you not voting 20 times a day for Jose Bernabe Reyes? Even non-Mets fans love Jose Reyes: In Pittsburgh, the Pirates fan sitting next to me got up and yelled, “JOSE I HATE YOU” every time Jose was at bat. After he’d had a few beers, he confessed to me that he actually owned a Jose Rey...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 22, 2011, 10:55 pm
My favorite minor league mascot, Ballapeno, welcomes Mets fans to Texas. Photo courtesy Allison Hagen of No Run Support Ballapeno is the mascot for the San Antonio Missions, the AA affiliate of the San Diego Padres - and has nothing to do with the impending road trip to Arlington except that they ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 20, 2011, 7:45 am
Tonight at 7:30pm, I’ll be at fine independent bookseller Greenlight Books in Ft. Greene participating in their Bloggers & Author’s series: Our ongoing Blogger/Author Pairings series features conversations between authors and bloggers who share territories, passions, and preoccupations. With ba...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 18, 2011, 8:48 pm
As many of you know, when I’m not writing about baseball, I write about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band for Backstreets Magazine. It’s sad to be on obituary duty for yet another E Street Band member’s passing. In the meantime, you can read some of my many years of Springsteen writing...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 18, 2011, 8:48 pm
As many of you know, when I’m not writing about baseball, I write about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band for Backstreets Magazine. It’s sad to be on obituary duty for yet another E Street Band member’s passing. In the meantime, you can read some of my many years of Springsteen writing...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 17, 2011, 11:52 pm
Mets v Angels 6-17-11 It wasn’t a terrible game but everyone was acting like it was the worst game ever. Sure, there were errors but there were also just plain old balls that poor Justin Turner could not get to. Repeatedly screaming things like “DAVID WRIGHT WOULD’VE HAD THAT” if you’re w...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 17, 2011, 10:52 am
Tonight at 7:30pm, I’ll be at fine independent bookseller Greenlight Books in Ft. Greene participating in their Bloggers & Author’s series: Our ongoing Blogger/Author Pairings series features conversations between authors and bloggers who share territories, passions, and preoccupations. With ba...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 16, 2011, 10:45 pm

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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 16, 2011, 7:50 pm
“The Mets place a high priority on supporting our children in our community. For 18 years, the Mets have been a proud sponsor of the Student Athlete Leadership Conference Series, a mentoring program that has trained thousands of high school athletes to promote positive activities to more than half...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 15, 2011, 4:16 pm
It was with dismay I read about a story in the Daily News today, about the Mets and the “It Gets Better” project. The Giants have already made a video, and the Red Sox have recently stated that they plan to as well. The Giants video specifically says the words “LGBT youth” and the Red Sox sa...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 15, 2011, 4:16 pm
It was with dismay I read about a story in the Daily News today, about the Mets and the “It Gets Better” project. The Giants have already made a video, and the Red Sox have recently stated that they plan to as well. The Giants video specifically says the words “LGBT youth” and the Red Sox sa...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 12, 2011, 9:53 pm
Mets v Pirates, 6-12-11 I am sure I am not alone when I tell you that this game made me nervous, early on. I mean, Jose is out there in the on-deck circle before the lineup cards are even exchanged (the background music for this is the Law & Order theme in Pittsburgh) and our seats are just off the...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 12, 2011, 9:54 am
What’s the best thing about road games, aside from better tickets and nicer security? Better BP access!   More after the jump.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 11, 2011, 11:59 pm
Mets v Pirates, 6-11-11 It was a beautiful day at a beautiful ballpark with the Mets just steps away from .500 and R.A. Dickey was pitching and it was Jose Reyes’ birthday. This was a winning combination, at least on paper. At least on paper.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Jun 11, 2011, 1:01 am
PNC Park, 9-16-06 VOTE for Jose in the 2011 All Star Game And with this, I’m ready for the games this weekend. We’ll be 4 rows behind the Pirates dugout tonight, and 4 rows behind the Mets dugout on Sunday.  It’s nice to be back.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 27, 2011, 10:04 am
Metsgrrl.com is on temporary hiatus due to the death of my mother, Barbara, who passed away earlier this week. Mom was not a baseball fan, but she is the reason I am a writer today. I’ll see you in a week or so.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 19, 2011, 8:16 pm
We’re unable to attend due to a family emergency and would just like to not totally take a bath: Not trying to make a profit, just trying to not completely take a loss right now. Mets/Yankees tickets are Terrace Infield, Section 327, Row 1 on the Aisle (seats 1/2). via Craigslist or metsgrrl at...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 17, 2011, 10:11 pm
That was my view of the game Monday night, the view from the Citi Field press box. The Mets PR team invited some bloggers out for what are now regular events; this time we took a food tour of Citi Field (I’m still working on that writeup). At some point during the event, we were extended the opp...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 17, 2011, 12:53 am
Today was a great game, despite the weather, because my lowly blogging self got herself out of her mom’s basement and got to sit in the press box. And I had high hopes that this picture was going to be the start of a beautiful blog post: Alas, it was not to be. Late night before an early morni...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 13, 2011, 2:35 pm
From yesterday’s game, a Twitter collaboration from myself and Read The Apple :
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 8, 2011, 6:29 pm
Mets v Dodgers, 5-8-11 This is not meant as a continuation of Friday’s post, where all I did was put up photos of Jose Reyes and talk about how tired I am of hearing fans of opposing teams coming to Citi Field and pretending they have a shot at getting him. It’s like that annoying girl in your ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 6, 2011, 11:54 pm
Mets v Dodgers 5-6-11 I would like to begin tonight’s game post with a public service announcment (WITH GUITAR): Dear Mets Fans: the problem is not that there are too many Giants or Dodgers or whatever fans at Citi Field, the problem is that there are not enough Mets fans. Please show up to game...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 3, 2011, 11:33 pm
The highlight of tonight’s loss against the Giants was a large group of fans up in Section 516, towards the top of the park. They caught my attention early in the game when they attempted to get a “R!” “A!” call-and-response going at the second out, and more when they brought out a drum an...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - May 2, 2011, 1:24 am
11:30pm ET, 5/1/11.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 28, 2011, 1:11 pm
Let me present the latest branded offering from Major League Baseball and Victoria’s Secret: There are other offerings, like “Meet Me In The Dugout,” “Caught Looking,” and “I’m A Great Catch,” the latter slogan cleverly and strategically located!
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 27, 2011, 9:54 am
THIS IS MY LIFE DURING BASEBALL SEASON. This is such a typical scene I had to capture it for posterity: the iPhone resting on the stage at the Bowery Ballroom last night, between acts, so we can keep track of the game on Gameday. If I don’t just set it out like this then TBF bugs me every three s...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 24, 2011, 8:19 pm
Mets v Dbacks 4-22-11 It would be easy, for a game that took place on Easter, to make some borderline disrespectful joke about the bats rising from the dead, but I will not do that. If you are reading this, I know you will forgive me for even thinking such a thing; it felt like the greatest luxury ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 23, 2011, 12:06 am
Mets v Dbacks 4-22-11 You will probably laugh hard and uproariously when I tell you that my goal in heading to Citi Field tonight was to do something less stressful and more calming than the kind of week I have had, especially with Michael Pelfrey on the mound. But it was definitely one of those ni...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 20, 2011, 2:35 pm
This headline - from the Daily News - is causing a lot of outrage today. It’s causing fans to be angry and either harass Martino - known as @surfingthemets on Twitter - or to post collective grar at him. Who does he think he is! How dare he! What a douchebag! I myself stopped following Mr. Martino...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 19, 2011, 12:31 pm
This, my friends, is what the Mariners gave out to fans. Free compost. The promotion was distributed as fans left the ballpark - “Especially in light of an 8-3 loss to Detroit,” says the friend who sent me this image - but I would hate to think about what the Citi Field parking lot would look l...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 14, 2011, 1:29 am
More after the jump.
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 14, 2011, 1:10 am
I no longer have to complain about not having photographs of Terry Collins or Sandy Alderson. It was the first credentialed blogger day of 2011. We were invited to watch (not participate in - yet) the pre-game manager’s press conference, attend BP on the field, and then watch the game. Nothing ab...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 14, 2011, 1:10 am
I no longer have to complain about not having photographs of Terry Collins or Sandy Alderson. It was the first credentialed blogger day of 2011. We were invited to watch (not participate in - yet) the pre-game manager’s press conference, attend BP on the field, and then watch the game. Nothing ab...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 13, 2011, 11:35 pm
I have sworn to myself that I am not going to be fatalistic, that I am not going to be negative, that I am not going to wear sackcloth and ashes and rend my garments and act like the 2011 season is over with each Mets loss in 2011, not when we are 12 games into 162 and there is a lot of baseball to ...
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Caryn R. posted an article on Mets Grrl - Apr 13, 2011, 11:35 pm
I have sworn to myself that I am not going to be fatalistic, that I am not going to be negative, that I am not going to wear sackcloth and ashes and rend my garments and act like the 2011 season is over with each Mets loss in 2011, not when we are 12 games into 162 and there is a lot of baseball to ...
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