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Michael and the Mets

Edgy DC Jun 26 2009 08:08 AM

1) Darryl tried to be an emissary for his church in reaching out to Michael. 2) A Mets hat appears in the "Bad" video. 3) The joke about wearing one glove for no apparent reason was made about a lot of people, but Ralph Kiner liked to tell it about Dick Stuart. 4) Both were conceived in 1958. That's all I've got, other than a similar fondness for Jheri Curl-type notions between him and Gooden. We didn't even get a Shea stop on the Victory Tour.

metirish Jun 26 2009 08:11 AM

I have a vague memory of his music used for the stroll up to the hitters box......I think by a most unexpected player too.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2009 08:16 AM

He had a lifetime 5.31 ERA vs. the Mets in 35 games: http://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=3126 Trivia question: What do Mookie Wilson, Jeff Kent, Edgardo Alfonzo, Gary Carter, Dave Gallagher, Tony Tarasco, Joe Orsulak and John Gibbons have in common? Answer: They've never been in Willets Point's kitchen. And they're also the only Mets to homer off Michael Jackson.

Edgy DC Jun 26 2009 08:24 AM

The Mets have employed a Michael (Tucker), a Marlon (Anderson), a Jermaine (Allensworth), and a Tito (Navarro). They're simply drowning in in Randy (Jones, Milligan, Myers, Niemann, Sterling, Tate), but still lack a Jackie, though they've played six Jacks and one Jackson.

sharpie Jun 26 2009 08:31 AM

They do have a Jackie Robinson Rotunda.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2009 08:40 AM

When I buy the Mets, I'm going to add a Jackie Gleason Rotunda to the other side of Citi Field. And I'll cover the facade with big blue and orange corrugated metal titles.

G-Fafif Jun 26 2009 10:31 AM

Final day of 1995, the DiamondVision montage of season highlights was set to a medley of Michael Jackson hits; "The Way You Make Me Feel" stands out in memory. That was the year "Scream" came out (the video for which the Mets showed while the Gruccis arranged their fireworks display) on the two-volume HIStory anthology, which was the only reason I could discern for why the Jacko backo catalogue was suddenly so prominent on the Shea PA.

Edgy DC Jun 26 2009 10:36 AM

I knew a document thread like this could bring you out of hiding. Welcome back.

G-Fafif Jun 26 2009 10:39 AM

You can't spend a half-inning with Fman & Son and not go looking for more. Though maybe a Michael Jackson thread isn't the place to express delight at meeting someone known as Fboy...

Frayed Knot Jun 26 2009 10:40 AM

They should do another montage of Michael hits. Only, you know, updated for the situation. - (He just) Beat It - Guess I Can Say Goodbye - I Won't Be There - The Thrill(er's) Gone ... OK, I know that's not his but we can do some covers too

themetfairy Jun 26 2009 10:56 AM

[quote="G-Fafif":azglwqcx]You can't spend a half-inning with Fman & Son and not go looking for more. Though maybe a Michael Jackson thread isn't the place to express delight at meeting someone known as Fboy...[/quote:azglwqcx] BTW, MK thought it was very wrong of me to refer to that adorable youngster as Fboy. I had to explain to him why it was ok under the circumstances.

Edgy DC Jun 26 2009 11:19 AM

I don't have much on Farrah and the Mets. She was in a shaving cream commercial with Joe Namath. That's, um, something.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2009 11:28 AM

How about a challenge: Find ten photos of Mets wives with Farrah Fawcett hair.

G-Fafif Jun 26 2009 12:53 PM

1977, in Archie, as seen when I was delivering Newsday... MRS. ANDREWS: I think Archie is growing up. MR. ANDREWS: How so? MRS. ANDREWS: Archie took down his poster of the California Angels and put up a poster of Charlie's Angels. Cue sweat beads. Former Met Nolan Ryan pitched for Archie's erstwhile object of affections throughout Farrah Fawcett-Majors' stay with the other Angels. Archie lived in Riverdale, where Willie Mays kept an apartment for many years, including his stint as a Met. Maybe not the same Riverdale. M. Donald Grant and Aaron Spelling both made jughead moves where their franchise player was concerned in 1977 At least Spelling could call up Cheryl Ladd. The Mets often field a lineup that looked like something out of the Farrah Fawcett-Minors. Too many lads on the roster. Before the next season started, Buddy Harrelson was traded to the Phillies for Fred Andrews, who shared a name with Archie's dad but, vis-a-vis Riverdale, probably wasn't the same one. Archie and Mets fans were both regularly annoyed by some upper crust type named Reggie. So, in conclusion, no, not a lot of connection between Farrah and the Mets.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 26 2009 01:02 PM

Well, when Archie Andrews dies, you'll be all set for that thread.

HahnSolo Jun 26 2009 02:54 PM

Admit it Greg, you've been waiting years to use that Farrah Fawcett-Minors line, haven't you?

Fman99 Jun 27 2009 09:16 PM

[quote="G-Fafif"]You can't spend a half-inning with Fman & Son and not go looking for more. Though maybe a Michael Jackson thread isn't the place to express delight at meeting someone known as Fboy...

Fboy is a big MJ fan... we have listened to much of the Thriller album on my PC together.

No pictures of Michael though, I don't want to scare him. Audio only.

cooby Jun 28 2009 05:12 PM

Thriller is a GREAT song to play for your cats. Try it sometime

Edgy DC Jul 04 2009 10:29 PM

Karl Malden played the father of future-Met Jimmy Piersall in Fear Strikes Out. You don't have a career that long without rubbing up against the Mets somehow, but that's all I've got right now.

G-Fafif Jul 04 2009 11:35 PM

After getting shelled at Pac Bell in May 2000, Mike Hampton roamed the streets of San Francisco.

Edgy DC Jul 17 2009 11:17 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 09 2009 06:13 PM

Walter Cronkite's 6/17/1977 news broadcast opened with his report that the Russians had a new president, a Mr. Brezhnev. He hit elections in Spain, riots in South Africa --- new riot gear and dogs are proving effective! --- and a New York Supreme Court decision that it's not illegal for CBers to warn each other about speed traps, before closing with an item about Tom Seaver being traded to the Reds. He noted that Seaver, Joe Namath, and Julius Erving have all left New York within a year, and he bid America good night. That's the way it was.

G-Fafif Aug 09 2009 05:45 PM

Just discovered: Another murder at the Feline Club. "Now they're killing off the centerfolds." One of the suspects is Victor, who comes on too strong. But according to Jill Monroe's sources, "Of course he's struck out more times than the '62 Mets." See for yourself at approximately 16:15.

Edgy DC Aug 10 2009 07:23 AM

John Hughes protagonists were Cubs people. They weren't Chicagoans so much as residents of lilly-white suburbs of Chicago. But watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off and you'll see Mr. Rooney come upon a baseball game while searching for Ferris. This, in actuality was a June 5, 1985 Braves-Cubs game, and at bat at that moment was then-ex-Met Claudell Washington. That's all that comes to mind with John Hughes and the Mets. Which makes me wonder --- did the Mets get any interesting compensation when the Braves signed away Washington?

dgwphotography Aug 10 2009 02:30 PM

I love that Terry Blocker has a WHiP of 2.00

Edgy DC Aug 10 2009 02:38 PM

I love that he has a middle name of "Fennell."

Edgy DC Aug 14 2009 12:43 PM

Les Paul and Mike Piazza were friends, I think. They took in at least one metal show together.

seawolf17 Aug 14 2009 01:24 PM

[quote="G-Fafif"][quote="Edgy DC"]did the Mets get any interesting compensation when the Braves signed away Washington?

John Christensen was the comp pick in a very interesting June 1981 draft.

Ah, how different history would be...

G-Fafif Aug 14 2009 01:25 PM

I hoped for less Paul when we got Siebert.

Edgy DC Aug 14 2009 01:31 PM

I never owned a Gibson Les Paul, but, thanks to Topps, I owned a lot of Paul Gibsons.

Edgy DC Aug 31 2009 09:07 AM

Met-lovin' big shot DJ AM in his last public appearance before dying this week, throwing out the first pitch at CitiField on Sunday: Can't say I know much about AM, but I hate to see an MLBS go so young.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 31 2009 09:36 AM

Not sold on the big-shotness of someone whose fame was about being better at pushing "play" on iTunes than most people -- and was a crackhead. With all due respect and all.

Edgy DC Aug 31 2009 10:11 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 31 2009 10:15 AM

I hear that. In fact, I'm hearing, I'm samplin' it, and I'll be spinning it Friday as part of my 12-3 AM DynoMix session at Club Fornicate.

metirish Aug 31 2009 10:15 AM

I couldn't agree more with Dickshot.....is there anything more useless than these rich kids who list themselves as DJ's...Lindsey Lohan was one....Ozzy's kid I saw listed as a DJ in some report....that Ronson chick....at least Fatboy Slim has two decades of his own music to lay clam to.

metsmarathon Aug 31 2009 10:25 AM

lost in the story is the fact that the indian burial ground has clearly claimed another one... in other news, i'm kinda glad they're not having a "run to home plate" this year.