My Mets Tweeps

So, all of my "Tweeps" on my blog are somehow New York Mets related. 

Kevin Burkhardt aka @KBurkhardtSNY 
He's a journalist that follows the New York Mets ball players.  He does in-depth interviews with the team, the management, the opposing teams and in the off-season, hosts several shows about transactions the Mets front office makes.  He graduated from William Patterson University with a degree in broadcasting.  He worked at several radio stations and for the most part, his roles involved sports.  Growing up he was a New York sports fan and so his involvement with the New York Mets organization was a dream come true.  As a loyal New York Met fan myself, I have had the privilege of meeting him several times over the last 8 years.  I truly enjoy and welcome him into my living room every night we turn on a New York Mets game.


Justin Turner aka @redturn2
Justin is a utility player for the New York Mets.  He basically plays infield.  He's played every position available in the infield except Catcher.   He played collegiality for Cal State fullerton and in 2006, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds.  After a short stint with the Reds, he moved into the Baltimore Orioles organization.  Then, in 2010, Turner moved into the New York Mets organization and since then, he's done well as a substitute for the regular players that are either injured or need a day off.  I chose to add him because he tweets a lot and I truly enjoy reading his tweets.


Sandy Alderson aka @MetsGM
Sandy is new to twitter however, he is not new to baseball.   Ever seen the movie Moneyball?  The main character, Billy Beane, was taught by Sandy.  Sandy has been an executive of several baseball teams in the Major Leagues.  He graduated from Dartmouth College and served in the Vietnam war.  After his tour, he moved on to Harvard Law School.  His first employment was with the A's organization.   He was hired by a former law office partner who had moved onto the A's organization prior to Sandy being hired there.  Basically, his former law partner hired him and Sandy worked in the minor league system and built up the strength of their minor league organization.  After his stint with the A's, Sandy worked for Major League Baseball in the commissioners office.  Before joining the Mets organization, Sandy spent 4 years with the Padres.  He was hired by the Mets because the owners of the Mets (the Wilpons), lost a lot of money as a result of their ties with Bernie Madoff.  With little to no money to invest in new talent, the Mets organization hired Sandy to clean up a Mets Mess with limited funds.  


R.A Dickey aka @RADickey43

He's the only Knuckleballer left in Major League baseball.  He climbed Mr. Kiliminjaro in the off season to benefit human traffiking in India.  He played college ball in Tennessee for the Volunteers.  He studied English Literature and graduated with honors.  Really Smart, really funny, absolutely LOVES Star Wars and frequently tweets various things with a Star Wars motif.