Last weekend series between The Mets and The National was an exciting series for the Mets and for me. I got to go to Friday's game with an old friend from my Richmond, Virginia days, Tom Metzler.Tom has a keen baseball and sports mind and it is always a good time chatting through a game with him. The Nationals Park was a very nice place to watch a game and it was great seeing Davie Johnson in the other dugout.
Saturday's game was even better if that is possible. RA Dickey pitched and I have not seen him pitch in person since his University of Tennessee Volunteer days. The big reason Saturday was a blast because I got to go to the game with John Patrick Long, my oldest and dearest friend. We met on Berkeley Place in Park Slope when we were four years old. John and I have been New York Mets fans from day one April 13, 1962.
Sunday's game with Dillon Gee on the mound was another good game but unfortunately The Mets could not pull it out loosing in the bottom of the 9th.
I went to my first Mets game at the Polo Grounds in 1963, John's dad took the two of us. I have no idea how many games we went to over the years. When Shea opened we thought it was a palace compared to the Polo Grounds. We were Borden Milk Carton Coupon Kids. Hundreds if not thousands of kids would line up outside Shea Stadium. John and I would have a sac lunches and usually a little money for a coke or snack. We kept score and watched every pitch with anticipation of a Mets win. We did not see many victories prior to 1969 but we had a lot of fun.
These Mets are different from those early Mets players 50 years ago. These Mets are young and vibrant and exciting to watch. John and I watched the Mets loose two games and in both they had chances to win just like we did in 1962. Somethings never change but I still think the Mets can catch the Braves. You Gotta Believe!
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