Last Thursday, I traveled east to Flushing, Queens to see the Mets take on the Washington Nationals, the game, a one o’clock start, was the Mets Home Opener after a very impressive 5-1 roadtrip to start the season. I entered through the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at around 11:30am, with moderate lines that you would expect…

To start the 2018 season, the Mets went 11-1. Didn’t think we could beat that? Well, the 2019 New York Mets are 5-1 in their first six games, and this team (arguably) looks better than they did last year! So let’s tale a closer look at the start of this ball club, and examine exactly…

Otherwise known as the only day that I actually want to be in Washington D.C, the New York Mets season begins in just under an hour, as hope springs eternal comes once again. This team has rejuvenated energy, camaraderie, and I’m so excited to watch this team succeed in 2019. It all starts with an…

Every year since 2009, Daniel Shoptaw from Cardinals Conclave spends some time before the season starts trying to find out what fanbases are thinking about their team.  It’s so easy to get myopic, especially with Twitter, so it’s a good chance for us (and by us, I mean me) to take a step back and…

I’ve been making the trip down to Spring Training since the year 2013, each year re-energizing me into the spirit of America’s pastime. This year, I decided to take a three day trip down in to the heart of the Treasure Coast in Florida, and take in games at both FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm…

I just got back from my three day venture to Port St. Lucie in Florida. The trip was full of palm trees, fun, and lots of baseball. Before the trip, I compiled a list of three things I wanted to see, and see if my perception on these questions would be any different after viewing…

Do me a favor. Close your eyes, and picture you are at the game. When you’ve done that, click play on the video below (you might have to open your eyes for that). “No, Niko, the seventh inning stretch was never played on the organ at Citi Field” And you’d be right, that’s because that…

Hey everyone! Long time, no talk! It’s me, Niko Goutakolis. Need I re-introduce myself? I’m a little bit different from who I was when I was blogging in High School under the original MetsPlus title, so quick primer: In brief, I’m a college student that works two jobs, and does something fifteen hours a day,…

This postseason marks five years since I launched this blog (then known as Pepper: a MLB Blog) with two of my friends, Borja and Pablo, as a freshman in High School. The blog started on Blogger with a super-generic theme, but we had a lot of fun with it. That December, we launched a video…

One thing that not many folks know about me is that when I was very young, I was actually a Yankee fan. It could be due to the fact I never had the opportunity to make a choice for myself, or that the elementary school I went to in Westchester was filled with dads sending…