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Eric Simon

Feb 12, 2008 Feb 10, 2012 4079 6706

I began blogging about the Mets in 2003 and launched Amazin’ Avenue in 2005 for the then-fledgling SportsBlogs Nation. Amazin’ Avenue has grown into the premier community for intelligent Mets discourse on the web, stressing the importance of evidence-based analysis, subjective commentary, and MS Paint.

I have been interviewed for the New York Times, New York Magazine, and USA TODAY, and I cowrote and edited the Amazin' Avenue Annual, 350 pages of Mets awesomeness. I believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts. Come heavy (with data) or don't come at all.

I also proudly manage the baseball network for SB Nation.

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Amazin' Avenue Posted Sandy Alderson Is Incredible, A Social Media Expert on Amazin' Avenue - 02/10/12 2:05 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted 2011 In Extreme Home Runs - Baseball Nation on Amazin' Avenue - 02/10/12 12:01 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Recommended Judging by the comments to Matt Callan’s ode to 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember from a few... on Amazin' Avenue - 02/10/12 9:25 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted XFINITY's Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest on Amazin' Avenue - 02/10/12 8:30 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 9, 2012 on SBNation.com - 02/10/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Fun With Mets Rebuses on Amazin' Avenue - 02/09/12 10:00 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 8, 2012 on SBNation.com - 02/09/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Binghamton Mets Baseball - Online Clearance Sale on Amazin' Avenue - 02/08/12 11:22 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Keith Law Ranks Mets' Farm System #22 - ESPN Insider on Amazin' Avenue - 02/08/12 8:07 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Josh Lewin, who replaces Wayne Hagin as Howie Rose's on-air partner on WFAN this season, figures... on Amazin' Avenue - 02/07/12 11:11 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented Yea on CAIRO Projected 2012 Standings — Replacement Level Yankees Weblog on Amazin' Avenue - 02/07/12 10:49 PM EST (1 reply)

Amazin' Avenue Posted Karim Garcia Looks Great (Baseball Nation) on Amazin' Avenue - 02/07/12 10:47 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted CAIRO Projected 2012 Standings — Replacement Level Yankees Weblog on Amazin' Avenue - 02/07/12 10:44 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Canadian Hall Of Fame To Enshrine Rusty Staub on Amazin' Avenue - 02/07/12 10:47 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 6, 2012 on SBNation.com - 02/07/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Fantasy Baseball Spotlight: New York Mets - Fake Teams on Amazin' Avenue - 02/06/12 7:29 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball Embiggens The Smallest Man on Amazin' Avenue - 02/06/12 9:01 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Congrats to the Giants on winning their second Super Bowl in five seasons. That handsome,... on Amazin' Avenue - 02/06/12 12:40 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented Yes. on I was flipping through some of my parents' photo albums this afternoon in search of one... on Amazin' Avenue - 02/05/12 12:37 AM EST (1 reply)

Amazin' Avenue Posted I was flipping through some of my parents' photo albums this afternoon in search of one... on Amazin' Avenue - 02/05/12 12:27 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Amazin' Avenue Facebook Editor Wanted on Amazin' Avenue - 02/02/12 2:00 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Who Should Be The Mets' 2012 Opening Day Starter? on Amazin' Avenue - 02/02/12 12:00 PM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 1, 2012 on SBNation.com - 02/02/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted New York Mets Slogans on Amazin' Avenue - 02/01/12 10:00 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 31, 2012 on SBNation.com - 02/01/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Mets Have Third-Lowest Percentage Of Negative fWAR Players Since 2002 - Beyond the Box Score on Amazin' Avenue - 01/31/12 9:03 PM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 30, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/31/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented A really good story. on Changed my mind, you guys. on Amazin' Avenue - 01/30/12 10:52 AM EST (1 reply)

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 26, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/27/12 12:00 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 25, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/26/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Paul DePodesta On Clubhouse Confidential (Video) on Amazin' Avenue - 01/25/12 10:13 PM EST

Baseball Nation Commented What percentage on I Love My Teams, But ... on Baseball Nation - 01/25/12 8:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Amazin' Avenue Posted Paul DePodesta On MLBN's Clubhouse Confidential, 5:30pm Tonight on Amazin' Avenue - 01/25/12 4:56 PM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 24, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/25/12 12:33 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted New York Mets Complete Organizational Chart - MLB Daily Dish on Amazin' Avenue - 01/25/12 12:30 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 23, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/24/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Mets invite Matt Harvey and Matt den Dekker to Spring Training on Amazin' Avenue - 01/19/12 10:46 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 18, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/19/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted The Bob Famine: Athletes Aren't Named 'Bob' Anymore And There's Nothing We Can Do About It... on Amazin' Avenue - 01/18/12 11:45 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented Please on 2012 Mets Player Profile: Tim Byrdak on Amazin' Avenue - 01/18/12 8:58 PM EST (2 replies)

Amazin' Avenue Posted Why Vox Media is opposed to SOPA | The Verge on Amazin' Avenue - 01/18/12 9:52 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented Okay. on Why National Baseball Writers Should Avoid Writing Team-Specific Articles on Amazin' Avenue - 01/18/12 1:07 AM EST (1 reply)

Amazin' Avenue Commented This is crazy. on Why National Baseball Writers Should Avoid Writing Team-Specific Articles on Amazin' Avenue - 01/18/12 12:49 AM EST (3 replies)

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 17, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/18/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Commented There's a big difference between lousy and mediocre. on Why National Baseball Writers Should Avoid Writing Team-Specific Articles on Amazin' Avenue - 01/17/12 2:14 PM EST (1 reply)

Amazin' Avenue Posted Why National Baseball Writers Should Avoid Writing Team-Specific Articles on Amazin' Avenue - 01/17/12 12:00 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Rubin: Mets, Mike Pelfrey Agree On $5.675 Million Deal on Amazin' Avenue - 01/17/12 11:38 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 16, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/17/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Gaslamp Ball teaches us how to make a baseball string bracelet. on Amazin' Avenue - 01/16/12 8:40 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted The Ultimate Sports Social Media Job Contest on Amazin' Avenue - 01/16/12 9:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted R.A. Dickey has reached the crest of Mt. Kilimanjaro: We had done it! We gave hugs and... on Amazin' Avenue - 01/14/12 1:51 PM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 12, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/13/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted Hey, While We're At It, Can We Kick Mickey Mantle Out Of Cooperstown? - Baseball Nation on Amazin' Avenue - 01/12/12 11:34 AM EST

SBNation.com Posted Best Of The SB Nation Network: January 11, 2012 on SBNation.com - 01/12/12 12:00 AM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted The Archaic YouTube Policy Of Major League Baseball - Baseball Nation on Amazin' Avenue - 01/11/12 9:30 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted The Journey of Fernando Martinez - Minor League Ball on Amazin' Avenue - 01/11/12 9:27 PM EST

Amazin' Avenue Posted The Future Of The Amazin' Avenue Annual on Amazin' Avenue - 01/10/12 2:00 PM EST

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