NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR METS: Thursday, May 4, 2017

Start Prayin’, Because on Sunday, It Looked Liked End Times A Comin’ Animals know it: a change in light or a vibration in the earth signals unusual, transitioning conditions. That’s what Mets catcher’s Kevin Plawecki’s ascent to the pitching mound seemed to be in Sunday’s final game of the week’s series against the Nationals, when combined with a wildly lopsided 23-5 score: things […]

Mets Vespers Sunday, April 2 7:30 pm

PRAY4METS, 2015 to now: who would have known? With two post-season appearances since our inception, Citi Field is sold out for the Mets home opener on Monday, April 3. Fans are smiling. My husband is happy. Life is good. As Mets fans prepare for the 2017 season, you are cordially invited to come together in community […]

…And Sinners

Former Met Daniel Murphy was centered about his religious beliefs and spirituality. These worked for him and the Mets during the 2015 season, but his out-there voice did not appear to fit with management vision. When it was announced that the team would decline his request for a multi-year contract, my husband and I, just coming off six months of […]

Of Saints…

On Sunday, July 24, 2016, Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, doubling the number of Mets in the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election is baseball’s canonization. Pray4Mets’ biggest challenge in 2015 was discerning a way to help men who were rabid Mets fans and […]

The Old Ball Game

Following the Mets’ sweep of the Cubs last week, The New York Times’ Dan Barry prepared a clever page one (sports section) story written in old-school, 1908 prose style. Can you imagine Barry (and his headline writer) using a calculus to come up with key concepts that reflect a century-distant past? ‘What words and phrases were popular in […]

Plate Discipline

We know there’s a difference between entrepreneurs, who are natural at start-ups, and executives, who can sustain and strengthen an organization or effort once the energy of the original spark is spent. A similar ‘follow-through’ capacity is a sign of maturity, or seasoning. With the Mets 3-0 in the 2015 National League Championship Series, and our community six-and-a-half […]

Days of Awe

Has everyone around you awakened to the Mets’ new day? If you have any Mets friends still in slumber since October 28, 1986, borrow a shofar at this holiday time and give a toot — jar them out of crankiness or complacency and help them embrace this very new year. Successful faith and community traditions like Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur (Days […]

St. Tom: A Pathway to Prayer for Atheists & Other Fans

Everyone can find a way to pray4mets.

How To Pray (Part 2)

Vision and Focus When asked if prayer could help the Mets, Minister and former Met Mookie Wilson replied, ‘It can’t hurt.’ Invoking Mookie’s wisdom on Sunday, April 20, 2014 in the 14th inning of an Easter Sunday matchup between the Mets and Braves at Citi Field, two fans focused their energy on newly acquired but recently beleaguered Curtis […]