THIS AIN'T NO DISCO

THIS AINT NO MISTAKE! THIS AINT NOT TYPO! THIS AINT NO PARTY, NOR IS IT A DISCO! THIS IS THE COOP, ALL COOP, AND NOTHING BUT THE COOP WHO IS MAKING A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SEND THEIR WELL-WISHES AND WARM INTENTIONS ABOUT THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MY LIFE REGARDING BEING A BLOGGING FAN. OR A FAN BLOGGER. HOWEVER YOU'D WANT TO CALL IT. EVERYONE CAME OUT TO WISH ME GOOD LUCK, IN ANY ENDEAVOR. OF COURSE, I DIDN'T STAY IDLE FOR TOO LONG. AFTER ALL, I RETIRED "THE BLOG" MY SUMMER FAMILY, AND NOT FROM BLOGGING. JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. IN A YEAR'S TIME, I AM WRITING NOW FOR THREE METS WEBSITES: METSMERIZED ONLINE, DAILY STACHE AND KINER'S KORNER. KINER'S KORNER ALSO LAUNCHED THE KULT OF METS PERSONALITIES PODCAST THAT HAS A NICE FOLLOWING WITH SOME REALLY GREAT GUESTS IN OUR PANEL, INCLUDING FORMER METS EXECUTIVES, PLAYERS AND COACHES, EVEN BEAT WRITERS AND OTHER BLOGGERS. THERE ARE ALSON RUMORS OF AN ALL-WOMEN'S BASEBALL SITE WHERE I WILL NOT ONLY BE A CONTRIBUTOR, BUT BE A VOICE OF THEIR PODCAST AS WELL. THAT WILL REMAIN TO BE SEEN. IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT ELSE? ON, YEAH...I TOOK SOME TIME OFF FROM HAVING MY OWN SITE TO FOCUS ON WHAT I WANTED TO DO NEXT. IS STARTED THIS SITE BACK IN 2007 AS A WAY TOKEEP IN TOUCH WITH FELLOW FANS, MEET NEW PEOPLE AND WRITE ABOUT MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE NEW YORK METS. THEN I STARTED TO GET INVOLVED WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE BLOGGING WORLD AND IT GOT TO BE TOO MUCH. I LOST MY FOCUS. I STOPPED HAVING FUN WITH IT. I WASN'T MYSELF. SO I HAVE A SOFT-LAUNCH OF MY NEW SITE...(DRUM ROLL, PLEASE....) WHILE BOSTON IS ABOUT TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FENWAY PARK, ANOTHER MAJOR BOSTON LANDMARK TURNS 100 THIS MONTH. ON MARCH 23, 1912 WHAT WE NOW CALL THE RED LINE OPENED BETWEEN HARVARD SQUARE AND PARK STREET. IT COST $11,750,000 TO BUILD WHICH WOULD BE $276, 386, 639.68 TODAY.