Tags - Mets
Corey Bearak
Feb18
Optimism time
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Annually, in the middle of winter, something happens that brings a bout of optimism.  It especially matters when my green gridiron team, unfortunately more often than not, falls short of expectations, or worse offers no expectations.  My hoops team based at MSG, some of the time, but this year especially, helps temper the upset.  So as the game pla

Corey Bearak
Oct29
Halloween
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Not sure I ever blogged about the "event" that occurs this year on Tuesday.  I looked back over the last three years of my posts and nothing (I'll have to ask our "Webmaster" aka Saturday's blogger, if any easier way to review exists.).  But the euphoria following the Halloween bash held by by Knights of Pythias lodge leads to today's post.  It was

Corey Bearak
Aug20
Another group outing
Posted By : Corey Bearak

This afternoon I get to run another outing to a baseball stadium.  It will be the second time.  First was June 14 at Citi Field, Mets v. Yankees.  This one involves their high Class A minor league teams, Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets) v. Hudson Renegades (Yankees).  As Friday's blogger noted on Friday (of course), we arranged to throw out the first pitch

Corey Bearak
Jun18
Father's Day 2023
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last year going into Father’s Day, I got to attend a mix of concerts and was looking forward to dinner and a show at the City Winery. Today, instead we host our children and our grandniece and grandnephew (their parents have a wedding). The previous week was not all song like the year before but a mix of song and my other non-pecuniary passion, spo

Corey Bearak
Feb19
A Season to Believe
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Next weekend, Saturday to be exact, after several days of team members, prospects, and some just hoping to gain a spot on my favorite baseball team gather in Port St. Lucie, actual games -- the Spring training variety -- commence. That prospect certainly excites this correspondent. How can you not after viewing that commercial during the Superbowl

Corey Bearak
Feb05
Support charities while you enjoy the superbowl
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Next week at this time many will be preparing to watch and/or attend gatherings around Superbowl LVII.  Many enjoy “buying” boxes around the final score or variations on it. My Knights of Pythias lodge runs a nice variant of superbowl boxes as a fun fundraiser that helps raise funds for our lodge’s foundation. Each year, FDR Lodge 613’s Kings FDR T

Corey Bearak
Oct09
Some shows ahead of a big series
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Sometimes plans made do not fall into line exactly as you want it and later today, we’ll know how the weekend works out. Months ago the thoughts were to take in two shows with the likelihood of no MLB Wild Card weekend. That outcome did not play out and I was at shows rather than watching my baseball team. The hierarchy for me always put music at t

Corey Bearak
Sep11
Gotham needs to make a choice!
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Gotham needs to make a choice -- and  it's not Yankees or Mets but when to see these beloved and successful teams play each other (at Citi Field) in 2023. As Gotham looks forward to another successful outdoor gathering -- we get to enjoy the splendors of Alley Pond Park in Bayside Queens next Saturday, September 17 for our annual (free) Gotham Pic

Corey Bearak
Aug28
Two divergent shows by rock icons
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Two shows last week. Iconic artists. Both rescheduled from original dates. August 14, 2020 in the case of Rod Stewart. January 14 of this year in the case of Billy Joel. While we’ve seen both, it’d be the first time for each for Marisa who wanted to see each. While many around us at Jones Beach appeared to enjoy attending this performance by the fo

Corey Bearak
Aug14
Gotham & Knights
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Last culminated a number of important events in the Order Knights of Pythias where I hold a number of roles in NewYork. Last Wednesday, our Grand Chancellor, elected at our Grand Convention last month, delivered his message at a special event called the “Pythian Investiture” and I was “invested” as his “Executive Secretary” (see photo at left where

Corey Bearak
Jul31
A Friendly Gathering Around A Rivalry
Posted By : Corey Bearak

  We took over Citi Field last Tuesday.  At least one section of the Left-Field Landing.  Last week’s commentary concluded with a mention of Tuesday night when some 250 of my closest friends and their family, friends and colleagues would join me at Citi Field where Friday’s bloggers Yankees and my Mets previewed a later October (and maybe early No

Corey Bearak
May29
Gil and Buck
Posted By : Corey Bearak

It's not exactly unknown that I root for the Mets.  Friends and colleagues know, I have strong opinions on personnel, staffing, who plays, player moves, even in game strategy. When first discussed last fall, I was not on board with hiring Buck Showalter to manage my Mets.  It turned out what I read about him was not what he turned out to be.  It st

Corey Bearak
Apr17
Our seder(s)
Posted By : Corey Bearak

A nice start to a weekend built around family with Passover seders as main events. Prior to the gathering with daughter Marisa I attended Mets Opening Day, preceded by the Tom Seaver statute unveiling (probably merits its own blog), at Citi Field with daughter Marisa and some friends and clients; just delightful! Later we enjoyed a small seder – c

Corey Bearak
Apr10
Three wins, no losses
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Baseball opened for real last week and my team remains undefeated after its first three games. A feat not achieved in an entire decade. That year, my team only won another 71 games. Hopefully things will prove markedly different this year. After all, ownership has a clue AND resources. Over the first three games, I watched a series of lineups with

Corey Bearak
Mar13
Play Ball!
Posted By : Corey Bearak

Months ago I expected to draft a blog like this last month. But then that lockout imposed by a clueless commissioner happened. No doubt exists that the collective bargaining agreement reached last week could have been reached without the rancor. Nonetheless this correspondent exudes excitement about the prospect of baseball’s return. I planned to a