My NY Mets Journal

This is pretty amazing. There's a Mets fan who is posting his illustrated Mets journal on his blog. An illustration after each game. All 162 of them. I really wish that I had this idea (or the ambition to carry it out) first.

Fan Art: Nic Cage as Ed Hearn

From the website Nic Cage as Everyone.

Doc Ellis' LSD no hitter animation

This is amazing. No, there are Mets involved (Ellis would join the Mets nine years later), but it's too good not to share. And there is a mustache prominently featured.

I'd heard about this game a number of times, but I had never actually heard Ellis talk about it. Some great illustrations add to the experience.

Fan Art: Rivalry Collaborative

"Rivalry in 3D: X-axis, Y-axis, and Time" by Unknown Artists (2009)

I found this piece located outside the Men's Room of a well-known asbestos litigation firm in Manhattan, once again proving you never know where you're going to find great fan art.

It began approximately three months ago when our unknown artist marked the wall with the concise and debatable declaration, "Mets #1." It appeared to be a harmless piece of graffiti as it stayed untouched for a month and a half. Then, the unkown collaborator stepped in and added "suck" after "Mets" and "Yanks" in front of "#1," simultaneously insulting his foes and declaring the greatness of his own team. Simple--some might say obvious--but undeniably effective. Again, the piece sat untouched for a month and a half. Much to my surprise, on my way to the bathroom this morning, I found that unknown artist #1, after weeks of careful planning, issued his response by abandoning his original statement and turning unkown artist #2's words to his advantage: "Yanks Suck." Brilliant. Artist #1 could have played this several different ways. For example, he could have simply crossed out "Yanks" and "Suck" or inserted "^don't" and "^aren't." But let's face it--it's getting harder and harder to defend "Mets #1," but "Yanks Suck" will forever be an undeniable truth.

Expect an update on this collaborative piece of fan art in the next several weeks. Artist #2 is expected to fire his next shot in this ongoing slogan war sometime around July 23rd.

Fan Art: A Series of Stars

In this segment, we take a look into the wonderful world of Mets fan art...

"A Series of Stars" by Rick Rush Art (2008)
In this piece, we see Derek Jeter jumping over Mike Piazza in an attempt to turn a double play. Most scholars place this painting in the "Sports Fantasy" genre (not to be confused with the more obscure "Sports Fantasy Camp" style), because of its suspension of reality. To wit: Jeter's posture and grip of the ball tell us that he's not going to be making the throw to first base. We all know that, in reality, Piazza and his steroid-fueled carcass have never gotten down to second base fast enough to break up a double play, no matter how slow the grounder.

Fan Art: Keith Hernandez Has a Posse 2

"Keith Hernandez" by Unknown (c. 2009)
I spotted this somewhere near the Spring St. stop on the C line. Originally, I thought that it was this poster we featured a while back. But upon closer inspection, it's a completely different image. It appears that there is no limit to Keith Hernandez poster art. And that's a good thing.

Fan Art: The Future Has Come

In this segment, we take a look into the wonderful world of Mets fan art...

"The Future Has Come" by Gamberg (2007)
Stunning use of photoshop filters and a Nostradamus-like ability to predict the future? Mind bending.

Fan Art: Wait Till Next Year

In this segment, we take a look into the wonderful world of Mets fan art...

"Wait Till Next Year" by skizo39 (2008)
Here we have a touching scene of two heavily photoshopped kids learning that life is a series of disappointments and that they will never, ever witness their team holding a World Series trophy.