On a Bright, Hawaiian Mets Shirt

I am not a fan of the New York Mets — the pain of 1969, years before I was born, is still too near — but as a student of history, I am pained on their behalf by this ad that I saw on Facebook yesterday. The Mets. 1962. Shea Stadium. Set aside the factContinue reading “On a Bright, Hawaiian Mets Shirt”

An Ancient Rivalry Resumed

If you were to ask a Chicago Cubs fan who the Cubs’ rival is, most Cubs fans would say it’s the St. Louis Cardinals. There’s some truth to that, especially in the last fifteen years or so with the division realignments and the unbalanced schedule, but that wasn’t always true. If you go back intoContinue reading “An Ancient Rivalry Resumed”