JOHN COPPINGER
METS BEAT REPORTER
John's passion for sports has led him to many strange places, including once riding in a town car with Pat LaFontaine. A life-long Mets, Jets and Rangers fan, John deveolped the alter-ego you know as "Metstradamus". But he soon found out that wearing a cape around town wasn't the most effective way of getting his message across ... so he started writing about the Mets on his blog which attracts family, friends, fans, and world dignitaries (well, at least three out of the four). His writings there and around the internet have led him here, to Sports Talk NY."
Name: John Coppinger
Birthday: October 12 (I accept gift cards, thanks)
College: Queens College
Major: Communications (The major for those with no major)
Favorite Baseball Team: New York Mets (It's the hat trick ...)
Favorite Football Team: New York Jets (... of sports fan ...)
Favorite Hockey Team: New York Rangers (... horror)
Favorite Basketball Team: Boston Celtics (Blasphemy for someone from New York, but I saw more Larry Bird than Marvin Webster growing up.)
Favorite Athlete: Wayne Gretzky (The perfect combination of ability and class that we may never see again)
Favorite Movie: The "Major League" trilogy, the "Ocean's 11" trilogy, and the part in "Rookie of the Year" where Bobby Bonilla strikes out against a 12-year-old. I love that part ... so true to life.
Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Quote:
"There's a message in my Alpha Bits. It says "ooooooooooooooo"
"Peter, those are Cheerios."
My Website: The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
My favorite links:
And many more you can see by visiting my page (plug plug plug)
JOHN COPPINGER
METS BEAT REPORTER
