14 inning wild game win for the Mets

So once again, as stated in an earlier blog I am far from a Met fan...BUT,lately I have been watching many of the games on T.V. because i intern for SNY and like to see how the show runs. Watching a baseball game on T.V. now for me is a whole new thing. Instead of paying close attention to outs, strikes, and home runs I find myself timing certain production and directing aspects that i observe when I am working in the production truck. For example, last night's game against the Nationals had me laughing a little bit, feeling bad as well, only because I know the long hours the production crew puts in and a 14 inning game can get a little tiresome. For the most part they all have to be at the games 5 hour prior to game time, and then obviously during the game they are not allowed to leave the truck.I caught a few as i would say "tid bits" of the game here and there. I saw Nelson Figueroa's lucky catch that had me stunned for a moment, when he caught the ball from behind his back after the pitch he threw to who, i can't recall. Figueroa pitched seven innings, allowing two walks and just two hits other than the home run, while striking out seven.The young pitcher has been having a pretty good season so far from what i have seen. John Lannon, who coincidently is from a high school only 15-20 minutes from Hofstra also played a pretty good game, he struck out 11 and walked none in six innings. All in all it was a good game, and i am sure when i go into the SNY office today there will be alot of tired employees!

My first Mets game......as part of "the press"

So as an intern for SNY part of the gig is going to Mets games to help out in the production truck. I've never been to Shea Stadium before let alone any Mets games so I was a little excited to see what all the hype was about. I attended last night's game against the Phillies which was the last opening night game for the stadium. I was told to be at the stadium at 2:30 even though the game wasnt until 7:10. Getting through security wasnt as much of a hassle as i thought it was going to be, part of it was probably because I am a girl, which obviously has its positives. I had my credential hanging around my neck and I was ready to rock. My first assignment was to follow one of the camera guys around to get shots for the opening. That was pretty neat to be a part of because I was able to see whats important in getting a good shot. The only downside was I had to haul a tripod all the way over to the shady part of the street where it looks like the canal street for auto parts. So, anyways after that was said and done with I waited patiently for the game to start as I ran a few errands here and there for the production crew, which was basically running to get nathans hot dogs for the producer and director. Mainly what goes on in the production truck is alot of yelling and screaming and the producer and director going back and forth during commercials with the announcers. The cameras were placed all over the place, one mainly focusing on Erin Andrews from ESPN and what she was wearing that evening. All in all I would have to say that I realized there's alot that goes into putting a game on the air, its not just taking a video camera and filming the game. Everytime I watch a game on t.v now I'm probably going to point out things to my friends on how something got there or why they are shooting a certain shot, and I'm sure I will probably get on their nerves. Being part of the "press" is funny....its harder to get into the dinning room then it is to get onto the field.

Walsh is the Don of the new day for New York

Donnie Walsh was introduced as the new president of the New York Knicks wednesday, and yet Isiah Thomas is still hanging around. You would think that once Walsh gives his press conference the first thing on the agenda would be to fire Thomas, or at least thats what the people of New York would have hoped for. I loved Espn's Steven A. Smith's comment on the whole ordeal saying they shouldn't just fire Thomas, they should get rid of the whole team...the waterboy....the cheerleaders...the whole staff!Walsh hopes to get Madison Sqaure Garden back to the way it used to be, he obviously wants to coach a winning team, i mean who wouldn't. Before any changes are made Walsh said in his press conference that he wants to sit down with Thomas, Eddy Curry, Stephon Marbury and many more to discuss the their future with the team. I respect Walsh for his decisions and believe that he is a classy guy. Hopefully whatever he decides to do will be good for the team, as for now New York will just sit back and hope for the best.