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Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

batmagadanleadoff Jun 02 2010 08:14 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 02 2010 08:31 PM

Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan? What are some of the earliest details you remember from a Met game, whether you witnessed the events in person or from television? I'll go first. Gil Hodges. J.C. Martin running out of baseline in the 1969 World Series. A Tommie Agee 3-run homer and Lindsey Nelson shouting "a three-run homer, a three-run homer" as Agee rounded second during his home run trot.

Edgy DC Jun 02 2010 08:18 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

I knew the Mets under Berra, but I jumped in with Joe Frazier's squad.

Valadius Jun 02 2010 08:23 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Bobby Valentine, 1997.

themetfairy Jun 02 2010 08:27 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Hodges

Benjamin Grimm Jun 02 2010 08:29 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Gil Hodges.

DocTee Jun 02 2010 08:29 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Torre, before he became a nose-picking douche.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 02 2010 08:30 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan? What are some of the earliest details you remember from a Met game, whether you witnessed the events in person of from television? I'll go first. Gil Hodges. J.C. Martin running out of baseline in the 1969 World Series. A Tommie Agee 3-run homer and Lindsey Nelson shouting "a three-run homer, a three-run homer" as Agee rounded second during his home run trot. Hey --- this one's a two parter. I couldn't fit part two into the topic header.

Ashie62 Jun 02 2010 08:31 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Westrum 66

Zvon Jun 02 2010 08:35 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Gil. And Ill forever use him as a yardstick to measure others from. My 1st Met game I ever went to I saw Art Shamsky try to make a great catch running from right into foul territory and into the stands/railing. He was taken off the field on a stretcher. I do believe he broke some ribs. Not at all sure of date. I'm thinking 1968. If someone can find out when that happened, that was my 1st Met game. I had already been to Yankee Stadium. Not a good experience, cuz out in right field I had a view of two things. A big steel pillar and Gates Brown's ass.

Edgy DC Jun 02 2010 08:50 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Zvon wrote: A big steel pillar and Gates Brown's ass. That was the one that stumped seawolf on the Jeopardy Daily Double. What was the most enduring and painful memory of Kevin Colllins career?

sharpie Jun 02 2010 08:51 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Stengal but it was during the Wes Westrum era that I became hooked. First game was a 12-4 win in August, 1964 over the Phillies. Galen Cisco got the win.

Edgy DC Jun 02 2010 09:01 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Zvon wrote: My 1st Met game I ever went to I saw Art Shamsky try to make a great catch running from right into foul territory and into the stands/railing. Coming up empty.

TransMonk Jun 02 2010 09:09 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Johnson, Davey

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 02 2010 09:14 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Yogi

Gwreck Jun 02 2010 09:19 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Davey

metsmarathon Jun 02 2010 09:25 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

in 1985, i realized baseball existed and was televised regularly. davey johnson was the manager of the team my grandfather watched every so often. i dont have any specific memories of baseball back then, only ralph kiners voice, strawberry's sweet sweet swing, and mookie wilson's knack for getting out of the way of a ball at his feet. i think my first mets game was in 86 (maybe 87), and we were in standing room only. it was summer and it was hot. later in the game we got to move into real seats.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 02 2010 09:32 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Davey here, too. It was late in '85, I think. They played the Cubs. Doc pitched a complete game, and struck out a lot of people. I had my first knish.

G-Fafif Jun 02 2010 09:47 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Gil.

Ceetar Jun 02 2010 09:56 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

TransMonk wrote: Johnson, Davey And my favorite player is Strawberry, mainly because I liked (like) Strawberrys.

Rockin' Doc Jun 02 2010 10:12 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

I adopted the Mets as my team during the 1969 World Series under the Gil Hodges.

Fman99 Jun 03 2010 06:17 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Torre and the running suck-a-thon that was the late 1970's Mets.

HahnSolo Jun 03 2010 07:19 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Yogi

metirish Jun 03 2010 07:24 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Bobby V. I was working construction at the then soon to be USA Tennis Center in Flushing , living in Woodside and taking the 7 back and forth, got curious about the big and beautiful blue stadium across the way and the rest as they say is history....torturous but history all the same.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 03 2010 07:26 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

metirish wrote: Bobby V. I was working construction at the then soon to be USA Tennis Center in Flushing , living in Woodside and taking the 7 back and forth, got curious about the big and beautiful blue stadium across the way and the rest as they say is history....torturous but history all the same. That's great.

metsguyinmichigan Jun 03 2010 07:29 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Gil was in charge when I saw my first game in 1971, but Yogi was at the helm when I became fully obsessive.

Centerfield Jun 03 2010 07:34 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Technically it was George Bamberger, but I was too young to notice anything about the manager except he had the same name as the store where my mom would shop. By the time I really got into the team, it was Davey. I have no recollection whatsoever of Frank Howard ever managing the Mets.

Edgy DC Jun 03 2010 07:52 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Centerfield wrote: I have no recollection whatsoever of Frank Howard ever managing the Mets. That was a great period. Watching the gorgeous butterfly struggling to emerge from the cocoon.

Centerfield Jun 03 2010 07:54 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

It really was, and that's when I became a Mets fan, but I have no recollection of any managerial change, and don't have any specific memories of Frank as the manager.

attgig Jun 03 2010 07:56 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Davey. my family immigrated from Korea in the early 80's (i apparently loved baseball even back then when the KBO was just beginning). I watched both mets and yanks when I was a little kid, but not often as I would never really have any say about what was on tv being only <=5 years old and the only baseball lover in my whole family. Then, finally, 86 came, and there was no way I would ever root for any other team.

MFS62 Jun 03 2010 08:01 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Casey Stengel. Later

mario25 Jun 03 2010 08:27 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Joe Torre.....1978 First Mets game memory from that year was watching Dave Parker trying to bowl over Jogn Stearns and breaking his jaw in the process. I used to watch all the games on channel 9 and was hooked!

Willets Point Jun 03 2010 09:36 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

I was a token Mets fan as far back as I can remember. Torre was manager when I can first remember being aware of the Mets. I started really following baseball in 1985 under Davey Johnson.

Met Hunter Jun 03 2010 09:38 AM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

The one, the only, Gil.

RealityChuck Jun 03 2010 01:25 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

Wes Westrum.

Vic Sage Jun 03 2010 01:36 PM Re: Who was managing the Mets when you first became a Met fan?

i have vague memories of the Mets in 70-71, but my most vivid early memory is seeing Matlack during his RoY season in 72, with Yogi Bear (as i called him) managing. I remember a game where Matlack took a line drive right off the coconut, and he went down on the mound as if shot, with the concussion reverberating thru the stadium with a sickening "thunk". I may be conflating that game with an earlier one. I also remember a game at Shea with my cub scout troop, and getting separated from them on the train platform. A cop took me to the security office, where my dad came and got me. It may have been before 72, though.