“I was obsessed in the early 2000s when we had [Bobby] Valentine,” Snooki told MLB.com. “I loved [John] Franco, Robin Ventura, all of them. I was obsessed.”

The MTV reality star, who is pregnant, revealed she became a Mets fan because of her grandfather. Before she found fame on Jersey Shore, Snooki was featured on the Sports Illustrated blog Hot Clicks in a YouTube video featuring her singing the Mets Fight Song. The name of the video was posted under “Hottest Mets Fan Ever.”

Unfortunately, the Mets lost 2-8 to the Nationals, and Snooki was booed.

“First of all, I think it’s a great investment,” Maher said.  ”People sometimes forget that there’s only one National League franchise in New York City and they’re not making anymore.  I’m a Met fan all my life and I think it would be a great place.”

The purchase comes after the team fell into financial struggles in the wake of the Bernie Madoff  investment scandal. The team was sued by the trustee seeking to recover money from the victims of the Ponzi scheme. In September, the team called off a $200 m minority sale of the team, instead opting to sell limited partner shares.

“It happened months ago,” Maher said.  ”It’s the first time I’ve been in New York, so we didn’t say anything. But I read about it  in the paper in December saying the Mets  were available— that you could buy these limited partnerships.”

Maher was at the Mets game on Sunday for an on the field ceremony at Citi Field. Though the Mets did not say how much Maher owned of the team, in March the team announced that 12 minority stakes were sold for $240 million.

“I’m just a fan,” Maher said. “I’m not going to get involved.  I think my role is going to be bringing luck to the team— they didn’t have a no-hitter for 50 years, I buy in and I come to town and there’s a no hitter.  Draw your own conclusions.”

On Monday, Detroit’s Frederick Douglas College Preparatory Academy’s locker room was burglarized. The intruders stole over 20 helmets, pads and cleats, leaving the football team with no equipment to practice with and the possibility of having to
forfiet the school’s Homecoming game.

Suh, Best, Quicken Loans, Boby Max Ford, Xenith Helmet, and two Detroit suburban high schools raised money and donated new equipment for the Hurricanes. The new gear was hand delivered by none other than Suh and Best before the game, which Douglas went on to win, 50-0.

“I was so pleased and thankful … because most of these young men, to have things taken from them, it was very personal,” said athletic coordinator Michael Hamlett.
The Detroit Lions are 4-0 for the first time since 1980 after over coming a 24-point deficit against the Dallas Cowboys. Looks like America’s team was just defeated by America’s sweetheart.

Video:

Mets players not allowed to wear NYFD hats in honor of 9-11 (ESPN New York)

Cristiano Ronaldo says don’t hate me ’cause I’m beautiful

Cameron Diaz & Alex Rodriguez done for good! (US Weekly)

Tony Parker and Eva Longoria no longer on speaking terms (Terez Owens)

BYU teaching its fans proper etiquette (Larry Brown Sports)

Dennis Rodman “thinks” he could have married Madonna (FitPerez)

When news broke of Osama Bin Laden’s death, the NY Mets and Philadelphia Phillies were in a heated divisional matchup but any rivalry was interrupted by the fans chanting “USA!” Players did not find out the reason behind the chanting until an inning later. After the game, Mets third-baseman David Wright said, “I don’t like to give Philadelphia fans too much credit, but they got this one right,” and pitcher Chris Young said, “There are some things in life that are bigger than a game. To hear the crowd chant ‘USA’, I got chills.”

Who would have thought Martin Luther King and Bernie Madoff in the same sentence?

With all the snow the East Coast has gotten this winter, former NY Mets manager Bobby Valentine has found a job for the off season. Valentine was named director of public safety of Stanford, Connecticut, watch as he directs traffic in the latest blizzard.

Gary Dell’Abate is the executive producer for the Howard Stern Show. Dell’Abate is a life long New York Mets fan and was given the opportunity to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on My 9, 2009. The pitch is now famous and was so horrible that Dell’Abate almost his the umpire who was standing by the third base line. On Thursday, Dell’Abate was on Jimmy Kimmel to promote his new book and was given the chance to redeem himself and prove to America that he can throw a baseball.

The only problem was…. it was another failed attempt! To see Dell’Abate’s original pitch at the Mets game watch the video below!