Articles by The Matts

About The Matts
www.MeetTheMatts.com started out as a NY Mets website and organically grew into an entity covering all professional sports. Our daily contributors, as diverse as they may be, share two important traits: -They toil for the "love of the game..." -They have a sense of humor. This is, after all, sports entertainment.
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GROTE’S GRIPES: MORE DEEP THOUGHTS BY JERRY MANUEL

October 25, 2011 The Matts 25

ARLINGTON, TX – This year’s World Series certainly is one of the better ones we’ve had in a while.  The Rangers go for their first title tomorrow […]

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Estranged Matts Reconcile on Inside The Actor’s Studio? Must-see TV…

October 18, 2011 The Matts 1

GREENWHICH VILLAGE, NY – They’ve finally broken through! They’ve made the big-time! With this kind of exposure and their dramatic appearance and subsequent reconciliation, the […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: From Mickey Naples to Elvis, Not Your Typical WORLD SERIES Preview

October 18, 2011 The Matts 40

ARLINGTON, TX – The 2011 World Series begins tomorrow with the scrappy St. Louis Cardinals facing the gutty Texas Rangers.  A Rangers victory will leave the once […]

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VIDEO: Canseco Beats Us Up, Then Talks Newark Bears, A’s, Cards

October 13, 2011 The Matts 26

NEWARK, NJ – We had the pleasure of meeting up with Mr. Canseco at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, down in Cory Booker’s Newark. It […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: Best Weekend Ever? Worst Weekend Ever? Yanks, Phils & Perspective

October 11, 2011 The Matts 23

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Being a Mets fan has been tough these past few years.  We have seen both the Phillies and Yankees win world championships while […]

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Jose Reyes Bunted Himself To Miami, Now Wants Out?

October 4, 2011 The Matts 7

FLUSHING, NY – It was fun while it lasted. But it ended so horribly, horribly wrong. Jose Reyes, the former New York Mets shortstop, left […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Rambling Rooney Talks Sports

October 4, 2011 The Matts 42

NEW YORK, NY – Sunday was the last episode of 60 Minutes to include Andy Rooney’s clever postscripts. This week I found it fitting to turn […]

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BUNT-GATE: REYES COMING BACK AS PLAYER/MANAGER OF METS

September 29, 2011 The Matts 33

FLUSHING, NY – It’s official, the New York Metropolitans could flock up a rock fight. What is it about season-ending games and this organisation (Canadian […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: STUPID SPORTING QUESTS

September 27, 2011 The Matts 26

HAVANA, CUBA – How did sports and stupid human tricks become intertwined?  Why does the news media think people care about Guinness Book of World Record […]

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GROTE’S GRIPES: LARRY KING ON MARIANO, ZARA PHILLIPS, RUGBY, BRODEUR & PRINCE PHILLIP

September 20, 2011 The Matts 26

MIAMI, FL – Hey gang, it’s me Larry King back with you again on Meet The Matts at the request of my good friend Grote2DMax. It seems […]

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