buildinglet n.— «If you’ve ever parked by the marina in Flushing to see a Mets game, you may have been struck by the whimsy and drama of two white shelters that sit by the bay, structures that look as if their creator had been issued the...
hauterfly n.— «I was, in other words, caught in the throes of a conversation between two well-matched hauterflies. And Topic A? The moveover-Oscars Costume Institute Ball, held every year at the Met, and which at this point, was only days...
gravy time n.— «Strawberry did miss five games against the Cardinals because of his thumb injury. “Now,” Strawberry said, “it is gravy time.”» —“Mets Set to Deal With Cards 3-game series for East lead begins...
cupcake v.— «Wagner, the All-Star closer who signed a $43 million, four-year contract with New York in the offseason to nail down tight games just like this one, worked the ninth for a save in his Mets debut. “Might as well get...
funk n.— «His biggest advantage, Mets Manager Willie Randolph said, is that Bradford brings “the funk.” His slider can start at a right-handed hitter’s knees and run across the plate. Or it can zip upward. His sinker...
met n. cancer that has spread beyond its point of origin. Editorial Note: The plural form, mets, is sometimes used in the singular, perhaps because of a mistaken reinterpretation of mets as a clipping of the singular metastasis. Etymological Note:...