All Entries Tagged With: "subway series"
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 [...]
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 [...]
