Jun 28 2011 08:39 AM
Re: Mets in Motown
You can always honor Dougie with the classick Wonderful Woody shirt.
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Mets in Motown
| metsguyinmichigan Jun 26 2011 10:14 PM |
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Headed across state to see the Mets play the Tigers -- a rare opportunity for me to see the team in person!
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| Ceetar Jun 26 2011 10:23 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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briefly flirted with the idea of traveling out there, but alas, no. Enjoy them.
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| Gwreck Jun 26 2011 11:20 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 27 2011 06:50 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Where should we look for your hollerin' Metly patoot, should the cameras pursue an errant foul ball hit in your direction?
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| Edgy DC Jun 27 2011 07:16 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Wear a uniform of a semi-obscure Met from 30 years ago. and so ensure you get a shoutout from Howie.
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| Ashie62 Jun 27 2011 11:15 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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How about Walt Terrell?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 27 2011 11:23 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Or, if you're feeling a little more like stretching the waistband, Lolich.
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| Edgy DC Jun 27 2011 12:28 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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If you're looking for a Met (a) from 30 ish years ago, (b) with Le Tigre connections, and (c) that would raise Howie's eyebrows, there's no better choice than Richie Hebner.
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| Gwreck Jun 27 2011 01:08 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Behind the Mets' on deck circle, between home and the 1B dugout.
I was going with a Pelfrey t-shirt for Thursday afternoon's game. I don't know what I'll wear on Wednesday but most of my Mets-wear is not really obscure. Hard to say if that's a good thing or not.
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| Ceetar Jun 27 2011 01:15 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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So whenever they show a Met warming up?
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| Edgy DC Jun 27 2011 01:17 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Michigan has the Mercury Mets jersey coming out, right?
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 27 2011 01:42 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Ooh. Oooooooh.
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| metsguyinmichigan Jun 27 2011 04:28 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Hmmmm. That's an option. Never worn the Mercury Mets jersey to a game before, and post-weight-loss it's actually nice and baggy. Tiger fans won't know what the hell it is. Actually, in the 20 years I've been going Tigers games, I've can't recall ever once getting called out for wearing the other team's gear -- and I almost always wear the other team's gear. About the closest I come to wearing Tiger stuff is my Pedro Martinez batting practice jersey from the 2005 All-Star Game, which the Tigers hosted. I do have some kind of obscure Mets stuff Howie might call out. I've got a Barry Lyons batting practice pull-over from the early 1990s -- it's got the big NY on the left breast. But it might be a little hot for that, and it really doesn't look good with shorts. I've got a game-used Mel Rjoas road batting jersey. It's pretty cool -- but I might get called out by Mets fans for wearing that one. I've got a spring training worn Rick Trlicek practice jersey. same era as the Rojas. This is the home version. Might be too obscure. Then I have two home Eddie Murray non-game-worn jerseys, one with the racing stripes and buttons, the other with the tail of shame. Also have the Bonilla road from the trail of shame years, too. Also not game worn. The black Ventura (not game-worn) road is probably not obscure enough, nor is the black non-game-worn home Santana from '08. The Mitchell and Ness 1969 flannel Seaver (which you see in the avatar) I reserve for only the most special occasions. What do you guys think? I'm going Tuesday night -- sorry Gwreck! That would have been fun! I'm behind the Mets dugout -- but 30 rows back. Bought tix from Stub Hub for the first time. Seemed to work OK.
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| Frayed Knot Jun 27 2011 04:49 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Nothing would be too obscure for Howie
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| themetfairy Jun 27 2011 05:03 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I can vouch for that! Wear the jersey and give him our regards
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| themetfairy Jun 27 2011 05:31 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I like the concept of a CPF tradition of trying to catch Howie's attention on the road with obscure Mets jerseys
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| Ashie62 Jun 27 2011 06:27 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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It is not in the best shape but I fit in my game worn Al Luplow Mets Road Jersey I can wear to Philadelphia..
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| metsguyinmichigan Jun 27 2011 06:33 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Whoa!!! Trump card! Game over. That's really cool!
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| Ashie62 Jun 27 2011 06:51 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Sports Collectors Digest has a few pages in the back of Old Timers that can be contacted to sign things, sell things. They are happy to get the money.
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| Edgy DC Jun 28 2011 05:18 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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The Luplow jersey isn't a name-on-backer, is it?
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| TransMonk Jun 28 2011 08:21 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I will be making my annual Michigan trip this weekend spending time in Douglas and Warren Dunes State Park.
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| soupcan Jun 28 2011 08:29 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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My dad, son and I will be at one of the Dodger games and one of the Giant games in Cali next week.
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| Edgy DC Jun 28 2011 08:39 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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You can always honor Dougie with the classick Wonderful Woody shirt.
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| bmfc1 Jun 28 2011 09:32 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Why are the Mets playing the Tigers this year (other than to make MGIM happy--which is a pretty good reason)? The Mets played the Tigers last year. The Mets are not playing any other team from the AL Central. Instead, the Mets are playing teams from the AL West except for the Mariners. I'm trying to find logic in an illogical system. Also, from Wikipedia: "The New York Mets have never hosted the Chicago White Sox. The 2 teams have only played once in Chicago in 2002."
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| Ceetar Jun 28 2011 09:43 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Oooh, another franchise we have a shot to go above .500 on historically.
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| Edgy DC Jun 28 2011 09:43 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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In a system with a 16-team league playing a 14-team league, where one divison has six teams and one has four, logic will always fail.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 28 2011 11:07 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Trivia: Who is the only Mets pitcher to ever get a win against the Chicago White Sox?
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| Gwreck Jun 28 2011 11:35 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I remember the starting pitchers and I remember the Mets won only 1 of the 3 games but I can't remember which of the three got the win. Was it Jeff D'Amico?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2011 11:42 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I was at that game! But I don;t remember who won it. There was a HR by... Burnitz I think and a power outage in the first inning.
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| Gwreck Jun 28 2011 11:45 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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I was there too. The power outage happened when Robbie Alomar was in the box I think, and then he went on to hit the home run.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 28 2011 11:52 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2011 11:58 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Around 3 fights in the stands that I remember. May have been more. Really humid night! (twas my bday!)
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| G-Fafif Jun 28 2011 12:52 PM Re: Mets in Motown |
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The last White Sock to beat the Mets was Rocky Biddle. And once you've been beaten by Rocky Biddle, maybe there's just no reason to ever play his team again.
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| bmfc1 Jun 29 2011 06:50 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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Good article in today's [u:15b1gw1v]WSJ[/u:15b1gw1v] on the inequities of inter-league scheduling:
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| Ceetar Jun 29 2011 06:58 AM Re: Mets in Motown |
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And yet, only the Marlins, Cardinals, Braves and Marlins have a better NL IL winning percentage. (and the Giants are merely the 6th team with an over .500 IL record) Phillies are .451. So it's not like the Mets are typically losing ground because of playing the Yankees.
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