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Anyone get tickets to the retirement game before the announcement was made? You are lucky if you did, because tickets are now averaging in the $400 range. Really. The Mets announced that they will retire Mike Piazza’s #31 on Saturday night, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. before the Mets host the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field,…

Last month, in my school, we were tasked with connecting a real-world example to transcendentalism. My teacher recommended that I attempt to connect it to Mike Piazza, which I thought would be an interesting spin. I chose Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”, and as I soon figured out, there are various links between the text and #31. While my essay isn’t…

This is a real shame: The Queens Baseball Convention, entering it’s third year, was cancelled due to the snow storm that is set to come in this weekend. Obviously, no one wanted this to happen, but safety is a priority in everyone’s mind, and unfortunately, this priority had to force the cancellation of QBC16. According…

Opening Day tickets available 1/28 at 8pm. Set an alarm. Tailgate party with @PIGGUYNYC. Ticket/tshirt/tailgate. pic.twitter.com/MLLnn6XADR — The 7 Line (@The7Line) January 17, 2016 After the successful sale of their “Season Tickets”, The7Line Army will be releasing the remaining 360 seats for Opening Day. Mets fans that manage to claim tickets, will receive a pre-game…

Ok, I’m not even going to pretend to build up suspense for this one. The answer is a lot. David Wright is quintessential to the Mets, and will be for the foreseeable future. David Wright made his Mets debut on my fifth birthday. July 21st, 2004. A day in Mets history that few fans remember. Ever since then…

Originally posted on MLB.com Blogs: Spring Training is just around the corner with the first pitchers and catchers set to report on Feb. 17, and everyone has big goals for 2016 in Major League Baseball. Here’s something you might want to set as a goal for yourself: making the annual MLB.com/blogs Top 100 list.…

#MetsPlus poll: While we all know the answer, will Mike Piazza make it into the @BaseballHall? — Niko Goutakolis (@NikoGoutakolis) January 6, 2016

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from MetsPlus. We have taken a week off for family, so please pardon the lack of Mets articles on the blog over the last week. I hope everyone had a nice time off and enjoyed the holidays with family and friends. In baseball related news, MetsPlus will officially “re-launch”…