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Hello, Everyone! Let me re-introduce myself. My name is Niko Goutakolis, and now I’m 24 years old. Eleven years ago, I thought it was a novelty to share my age with everyone (13, for those counting at home) when I wrote this very blog. The first iteration of this blog was called Pepper: MLB Blog,…

Thanksgiving is a fun time of year. Of course with the Coronavirus pandemic, everything is diluted to a certain extent. I hope you and yours are enjoying a happy thanksgiving, as we tumble (or spike) into the Christmas season. I’m thankful that I’m able to have this blog to reflect back on… I have a…

I took to the WP-Admin and decided to change the theme from MLB Fan to MLB Retro. Nice clean look!

A little early for Spring cleaning? Maybe. But then again, Major League Baseball has Spring Training in the middle of Winter, and the Winter Meetings in the Fall, so anything is possible…. I was looking back at my credit card charges, and one of them was the domain for this blog, which I intend to…

Hey Everyone, just a quick heads up: You’ll be seeing me pop-up on MetsPolice.com once again this year, for two weeks. I’m looking forward to it, and it should be a lot of fun! If any of you have suggestions or ideas, feel free to email me at Niko@MetsPlus.com, I look forward to seeing you all…

Effective last homestand, the Mets implemented a new bag policy for fans entering the stadium. Previously, the Mets had a rather reasonable policy, allowing anything soft-sided provided that the dimensions do not exceed 16 inches by 16 inches by 8 inches. Briefcases, coolers and other hard-sided bags or containers were not, and are not permitted. However, for…

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of picking up a copy of 1969 Mets champion Art Shamsky’s book, titled After The Miracle, with additions from longtime famed sportswriter Erik Sherman. The book, the second in Shamsky’s collection (the first being The Magnificent Seasons) perfectly depicts the camaraderie that we are celebrating 50 years after the Miracle Mets took…

As I get ready for Greek Easter this Sunday, I’m starting to get into the festive mood, and with festivities comes lots of color, extravagance and uniqueness. The same qualities can be said about the Mets Holiday uniforms for 2019, undoubtedly the best since this relatively new tradition was introduced to Major League Baseball. So…