new to this but gotta start sometime, right?

I have never blogged before, and I'm not sure how long I will keep this up, but I have insights that I would like to share with other baseball fans.

I will warn you now that I am opinionated and may not have the numbers to back up my beliefs, but I will try to be as logical or at least explain as much as possible why I feel the way I do about the statements that I make.

Although I will be posting about several different teams, I am a New York Mets fan, first and foremost! I am a new Mets fan. I remember watching the Subway World Series, but I don't remember much between then and 2008. So I will consider myself a hardcore Mets fan as of 2008, which is a lot earlier than any of my other teams, but that will be addressed when I post about my other teams.

I live in Chattanooga, TN and every summer for the past 4 years or so (except for this summer, but I'll explain that) I have made it to Atlanta to see a Mets v Braves game. I have never been to a non-Met game, unless you count the 2 Buffalo Bisons games my sister and I went to last summer (but they're Mets-lite).

I love my Mets! I am a baseball fan because of David Wright. Well, I first noticed baseball when I heard about and saw Mike Piazza play. I was hooked. Mike Piazza disappeared (actually I think he left the Mets to go back to California... I looked it up and he went to the Padres) but then I saw David Wright and saw him play and I became a Mets fan. Then I was exposed to the other guys on the team: Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Ryan Church, Angel Pagan, Endy Chavez, Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde aka Oliver Perez, John Maine, Perpetual Pedro Feliciano, Fernando Tatis aka The Grand Slam Kid, Brian Stokes (who my sister calls the Vampire LeStat because when he first appeared he had facial hair reminiscent of the Vampire LeStat) and the others... One honorary mention is Aaron Michael Heilman. I like to call him by his full name because I did a lot of that during the 2008 season, like any mother who was scolding her child. Under normal circumstances, I just call him Aaron Michael.

That is what I remember about 2008. What do I remember about 2009? Well, I could go with "the dl was the place to be" or refer to it as the Forgotten Season, but I tend to have the glass-half-full approach (question is "what's in the glass?"). I remember winning a 1-0 game against Yovani Gallardo of the Milwaukee Brewers. I remember Fernando Tatis hitting a go-ahead grand slam against the Colorado Rockies (as much that had hurt me because I am a Rockies fan). I remember Omir Santos winning it for us in Boston against Papelbum (misspelling intended). I remember David's 2 2-run homerun night against the Phillies, and Carlos Beltran's 2-run homerun on that same night. And then there was MLB Network's NL 1st base play of the year featuring Daniel Murphy and Bobby Parnell.

There were positives from last season. I remember Pat Misch finally winning a game he started. Against the Marlins. We ended the season with a sweep of the Astros, featuring a complete game shutout by Nelson Figueroa aka Figgy. I remember watching Josh Thole live up to his hype and thinking he looks like a young Joe Mauer (yes, I am a Twins fan!), but I don't want to start with those comparisons this soon.

I am a Mets fan. And I will probably always be a Mets fan. I will be blogging about my Mets, but not exclusively. Take this journey with me as I talk baseball about my favorite teams. Starting with the New York Mets.

By the way, I've been to CitiField and I prefer it to Turner Field. I was going to post a picture I took at the game but I can't figure out how to. Any suggestions? Posting the facebook url for the picture didn't work but I'll do it anyway... hopefully, you'll be able to see it

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=92254&l=83d9d57700&id=100000227688083

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