Master Index of Archived Threads


Cameron's Curse

Edgy DC Aug 20 2010 09:57 AM

Not really, but I was thinking about the glourious baseball number that is 44, and it seems that every Met since Cameron who has donned those digits has seen his career take a turn toward oblivion. Lastings Milledge, 2006-2007 Floundering in trying to establish himself with last place teams and minor league assignments. Brady Clark, 2008 Over and out. Tony Armas, Jr., 2008 One more year in the minors and done. Eddie Kunz, 2008 Trying to reinvent himself as a starter in AA. Brandon Knight, 2008 Crashed and burned last year in Buffalo. Tim Redding, 2009 Yankee minor leaguer at 32. Jason Bay, 2010 Power-sapped and concussed this year. His return remains an open queston. It's of course wrong to blame Cameron. Many of these guys' careers were skidding toward the cliff when they first pulled Mets-44 over their heads, and he was only boldly trying to redeem the number from the disastrous stain that Jay Bell left on it, but holy heck. Don't choose this number, kids.

TransMonk Aug 20 2010 10:04 AM Re: Camreron's Curse

Jay Payton wore it well for a few years prior to Cameron. Jay Bell not so much.

Frayed Knot Aug 20 2010 11:14 AM Re: Camreron's Curse

And now Cameron himself is out *AGAIN* with season-ending abdominal surgery.

seawolf17 Aug 20 2010 01:07 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

The Curse isn't Cameron. It's Lastings. He was anointed as a savior, took the big important uniform number, high-fived the ballpark, and collapsed.

sharpie Aug 20 2010 01:58 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey, Reggie Jackson. Just like 42 is retired, 44 should be retired except for slugging African-Americans. No pitchers, no 10-homer-a-year guys, no white guys.

MFS62 Aug 20 2010 08:34 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

Today's my 44th wedding anniversary. Hmmmmm. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 20 2010 09:04 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

My, um, age too. Guh.

Valadius Aug 21 2010 08:53 AM Re: Cameron's Curse

My singular memory of Blastings: his "first drink": [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELpNGhpuvU

G-Fafif Aug 21 2010 12:57 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

sharpie wrote: Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey, Reggie Jackson. Just like 42 is retired, 44 should be retired except for slugging African-Americans. No pitchers, no 10-homer-a-year guys, no white guys. Too late. In my mind, 44 is Bob Myrick...then Jason Isringhausen. Then Payton, then Milledge. Then maybe Hank Aaron.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 21 2010 01:11 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

And what about 42? Is 42 Ron Hodges and Butch Huskey and Mo Vaughn? And then, maybe, Jackie Robinson?

seawolf17 Aug 21 2010 01:51 PM Re: Cameron's Curse

batmagadanleadoff wrote: And what about 42? Is 42 Ron Hodges and Butch Huskey and Mo Vaughn? And then, maybe, Jackie Robinson? Is it wrong to say yes? Because to me, yes.

MFS62 Aug 22 2010 07:56 AM Re: Cameron's Curse

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: My, um, age too. Guh. That's good, because this is only my 43rd. Error of enthusiasm - can't get enough of my marriage. Later

Nymr83 Aug 22 2010 09:02 AM Re: Cameron's Curse

MFS62 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: My, um, age too. Guh. That's good, because this is only my 43rd. Error of enthusiasm - can't get enough of my marriage. Later nice save.