All Entries Tagged With: "mets"
Fourth of July Fireworks
If you’re hankering for a big-time fireworks display maybe coupled with a concert, please see the listings below. Your kids will be suitably awestruck. Saturday, June 30 At Point Lookout Town Park in Lido Beach, visitors can enjoy an Annual Independence Salute starting at 7:30 p.m. This Fourth of July celebration includes a veterans’ [...]
Subway Series Rematch Weekend, Mets-Yanks at Citi Fiel
By Raimundo Ortiz Two Fridays ago, the Yankees drubbed their crosstown rival Mets 9-1 at Yankee Stadium. They launched four home runs, including back-to-back-to-back jacks from Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher, and Andruw Jones, and chased Mets ace Johan Santana off the hill after five innings. That beat down, and the sweep that followed, was the [...]
Father’s Day Gifts from the Heart
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff While dad might appreciate the ties, socks and dress shirts that he’s been receiving every Father’s day since refrigerator stick figure portraits became outdated, why not spice things up this year with some unique gifts . Take a look at the interesting and different suggestions for every type of father [...]
Confessions of a Mets Addict
The ZEITGEIST with Howard Barbanel By Howard Barbanel Hi. My name is Howard and I’m a Mets fan. Like with any 12-step redemptive program for various uncontrollable abuses and addictions, it seems necessary to preface any article about Met fandom with a public acknowledgement of my weakness, much as someone might do in a [...]
Battle of the Boros: Mets vs. Yanks all Weekend
By RAIMUNDO ORTIZ Special to The Standard After a joyful weekend last week for the New York Mets, including Johan Santana twirling the franchise’s first ever no-hitter against the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals, they’ve had a bucket of ice water dumped on their heads by the National League East leading Washington Nationals. The [...]
Five Towners are Split over Mets/Yankee Loyalties
By Natalia Kozikowska Standard Staff When Michael Sandarr’s first son Michael Jr. was born he dreamed of the day he would be able to take him to Citi Field and bond over their love for the Mets. This dream, however, was quickly crushed after the seven-year-old told his father he was actually a Yankees [...]
