{"id":2265,"date":"2012-08-27T08:50:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T12:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2012-08-26T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T20:03:38","slug":"the-mets-won-notes-from-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2012\/08\/27\/the-mets-won-notes-from-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mets Won! Notes from the game."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- NOTE: some names the b-r linker matched have multiple, possible              player id matches.  Leave this as is or search for \"results=\" to              select a desired player\/id pairing. You may remove this comment. --><\/p>\n<p>I ended a Citi Field drought Saturday by making it out to the park for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/player_search.cgi?results=piazza001mik,piazzmi01&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Mike  Piazza<\/a><\/strong> bobblehead day. \u00a0You can check him out in my new header image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was finally able to have the Steak Sandwich from Pat LaFrieda. \u00a0It was delicious, as confirmed by a billion other people at this point. \u00a0Also confirmed by others, but worth posting here for completeness&#8217; sake, the beer selection. \u00a0No new beers available, despite rumors\/hopes that other Sixpoint nano-kegs would be present, but you do get Sixpoint Sweet Action, Brooklyn 16oz cans, and three pints of the mass produced variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-20MwjQy7Y0U\/UDpjzepvKdI\/AAAAAAAASuk\/hA7JfQ1RHVk\/s912\/20120825_123627.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Beer Selection at Pat LaFrieda's\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-20MwjQy7Y0U\/UDpjzepvKdI\/AAAAAAAASuk\/hA7JfQ1RHVk\/s912\/20120825_123627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Mets won, which was nice to see. \u00a0They even scored three runs! \u00a0The crowd, understandably, was dead. \u00a0There was no Lets Go Mets chant until the 9th inning, and the scoreboard barely prompted us to cheer. \u00a0There was an annoying bunch beyond us that wanted to scream for long periods of times when Dickey struck someone out..mercifully <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dicker.01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">R.A.  Dickey<\/a><\/strong> only struck out two.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Realizing my chances were running low, I got a Carvel Sunday in an ice cream helmet, so I could add the 50th anniversary helmet cap to my collection. \u00a0The ice cream hit the spot too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally met Andrew Vazzano of <a href=\"http:\/\/theropolitans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Ropolitans<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readtheapple.com\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Apple<\/a> tailgate. \u00a0I&#8217;m slowly working my way through most of the more well known bloggers. \u00a0Who&#8217;s next?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tejada made a really neat jump and fake on a throw to third from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hairssc01.shtml?utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_campaign=Linker\" target=\"_blank\">Scott  Hairston<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0It kept Greene from taking an extra base on the throw, and although it&#8217;s a play that should probably be made on most chances, it&#8217;s still nice to see the Mets putting in the right effort and execution on the fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blog Notes:<\/p>\n<p>There will be one more Seatcrew.com ticket giveaway in early September.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be out of the country for the second half of September. \u00a0Likely without much internet or time. \u00a0I&#8217;m probably going to schedule a bunch of baseball and beer related posts, so keep an eye out for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I ended a Citi Field drought Saturday by making it out to the park for Mike Piazza bobblehead day. \u00a0You can check him out in my new header image. &nbsp; I was finally able to have the Steak Sandwich from Pat LaFrieda. \u00a0It was delicious, as confirmed by a billion other people at this point. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2012\/08\/27\/the-mets-won-notes-from-the-game\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Mets Won! 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