This year I am trying something different. My literary agent suggested I find an additional outlet for my writing and expand my reach. So this year I am writing for Rising Apple. Here is a link to my first piece about Mets pitching over the past dozen years. You knew the Mets had done a good job with the homegrown pitchers, but did you know they do it better than almost anybody—at least as far as appearances, innings, and the number of homegrown hurlers?
I have been writing professionally since high school, mostly about sports. And even though I have had this website for more than decade—and even sold media for another publication for a couple of years—a lot of the technical stuff and jargon is new to me as a user. It’s different and it’s interesting getting input from editorial staff without waiting weeks, as is often the case in book publishing.
I’ll still post at metsilverman.com. I love hearing from people who like the books and enjoy talking about the Mets. I also plan to continue This Day at Shea this season on metsilverman.com, as the Mets—and my schedule—warrant. (Look for one tomorrow.)
As recently as 2017 I wasn’t sure I was continue with the writing or the site or any of it. But Lyons Press asked me to do the Shea book and I remembered how much I liked writing. I’ve been doing it too long to just give it up cold turkey. I’m back to my pack a day Mets habit. Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up sniffing glue.