Hello everyone. If you were curious why we were not on the air from 11-12, it is because we are going to be on from 3-4 pm today. Enjoy the show!

Alex and Travis

Hello everyone, long time no write. Sorry for the lack of 9th show, we tried the online thing but we had some "technical difficulties," so no show. But, next week we will be back in action, and we could very well be on the air TWICE (we have to make up the time missed, don't we?), so stay tuned with that.

Another topic I want to discuss, though, is the title of an ESPN article that is about Pedro Martinez and what he has done for the Mets since they signed him almost exactly four years ago. It is called "Money for Nothing," which claims the Mets did not get their money's worth from Pedro. I say that's just flat out WRONG.

I am a Mets fan. Anyone who knows me, knows that. Anyone who knows me well understands I am a realist when it comes to rooting for my favorite team. HOWEVER, I will not let Bob Klapisch say that the Mets did not get what they came for when getting Martinez. They got a great deal of what they asked for.

They asked for a great pitcher. They got a great one in the one season they really didn't need to use him because the season didn't have too much hope to be had (2005). They got a good pitcher for the following year and a half, and a hurt one for his last one and a half years.

They asked for a great clubhouse guy, and that's what he was. No big distractions (outside of nagging injuries and that special shoe everyone was waiting for early in his Mets career). People were very nervous that his antics in Boston would follow him to New York. They didn't.

But mostly, the Mets asked Pedro to be a sign of a new era, the turning of a page in Mets' history with the turning of pages of his contract. And that is EXACTLY what he did. I'll remember for the rest of my life my, my Step-Father's, and my friends' reactions when i first told them "the Mets, yes, THE NEW YORK METROPOLITANS, actually signed Pedro Martinez!!!" I was in disbelief, and i was in the vast majority of many baseball insiders as well. Carlos Beltran was in disbelief, too. But Omar Minaya signing Pedro convinced him to see what they saw, and thus started the road to a winning atmosphere.

Because of this new feeling in the clubhouse and thus throughout the fanbase, Pedro and the Mets completely blocked out the Art Howe-Mo Vaughn-Roberto Alomar-Jeremy Burnitz years (and that was as hard for me to write as it was to remind myself of those seasons...).

So, Mr. Klapisch, consider more so the fact that Pedro gave the Mets nearly everything they asked for. Because even though baseball is so much a game of numbers, the signing of Pedro by Omar Minaya and the New York Mets sent a message to the rest of baseball, and also the Mets fans who never thought they oughtta believe anymore, let alone gotta believe: the Mets mean business. Do the Mets mean business now? Doesn't matter. The lone fact that they are even RELEVENT in their DIVISION is nearly all thanks to the signing of Pedro Martinez; the act that recharged the franchise in 2004.

So, thank you, Pedro, for coming to the Mets and allowing us fans  to experience winning baseball over the past 3 seasons. I only hope a future signing can have nearly the same affect on the team.

What, did you think that because Travis and Alex are 115 miles apart for Thanksgiving that The Field of Play would take a break this week? Did you think that the lack of a studio and no access to the WQAQ airwaves would keep them down? No way in hell.

That's right.. this Monday, you can listen to a very special ninth edition of the show right here at thefieldofplay.com. Broadcasting live over the web from Southern New Jersey AND New York City, Travis and Alex will discuss all the pressing issues in the world of sports.

Okay so it's not actually going to be live... it'll be delayed about 30 minutes, but beginning at around 12:30 PM EST you can tune in right here at thefieldofplay.com to a tape delayed show! It will be posted in the archived shows section just as always, and right here on the homepage, and as always, it'll be available for listening all week long. And since we're not actually on the airwaves, the man can't keep us down.. all the swearing we want?!?

So, be sure to check back early Monday afternoon for the ninth installment of The Field of Play.

This past Monday, Alex and Travis hosted the eighth installment of The Field of Play.

Included in the program: Quinnipiac athletics has an excellent weekend, Chad Ocho Cinco gets help from a friend, the NY Islanders time on the Island may be coming to a close, Barry Melrose finds himself unemployed again, and the Giants and Jets are both flying high.

Be sure to listen on-demand anytime you'd like by heading to the top of this page and clicking Archived Shows.

And stay tuned to thefieldofplay.com for information about next weeks show during Thanksgiving break.

This past Monday, Alex and Travis hosted the seventh installment of The Field of Play.

Included in the program: the Knicks are...doing pretty well?, the Quinnipiac Bobcats have a new stud goalie, the Giants and Jets had a great weekend, and much more.

Be sure to listen on-demand anytime you'd like by heading to the top of this page and clicking Archived Shows.

This past Monday, Alex and Travis hosted the sixth installment of The Field of Play.

Included in the program: Phillies winning the Series, the Quinnipiac Bobcats looking good against the UCONN Huskies, young NBA-ers getting big paydays, the 2010 NBA All-Star location, and much more.

Be sure to listen on-demand anytime you'd like by heading to the top of this page and clicking Archived Shows.