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The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy MD Jan 09 2012 10:31 PM

The 2011 thread can be found here, and afterwards in the archives among threads started in January 2011. Last year's thread began with the outing of MLBS political big shot Chris Christie, so it's only appropriate that this year's starts with the nation's brand new presidential chief o' staff, Jack Lew, MLBS from Forest Hills High School.

Mets – Willets Point Jan 24 2012 08:37 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Pablo Neruda?

TheOldMole Feb 09 2012 09:53 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Dr. Nina Green, on Royal Pains, has her car wired to follow the Mets.

DocTee Feb 09 2012 10:07 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Dr. Nina Green, on Royal Pains, has her car wired to follow the Mets. You mean she spent a lot on it, only to have it break down? Or that it plunges off a cliff after driving along smoothly for the first 145 of a 162-mile journey??

Rockin' Doc Feb 11 2012 10:51 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

DocTee wrote: Dr. Nina Green, on Royal Pains, has her car wired to follow the Mets. You mean she spent a lot on it, only to have it break down? Or that it plunges off a cliff after driving along smoothly for the first 145 of a 162-mile journey?? She keeps losing the best parts of the car, only to replace them with worn out clunkers from the salvage yard.

metirish Mar 02 2012 01:22 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Ty Burrell Wiki Burrell is an avid Oregon Ducks, Portland Trail Blazers and New York Mets fan.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 02 2012 01:31 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

TheOldMole wrote: Dr. Nina Green, on Royal Pains, has her car wired to follow the Mets. She's also Joanna Garcia Swisher, as in Mrs. Nick.

Edgy MD Mar 02 2012 02:45 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Psyche.

TheOldMole Mar 02 2012 03:00 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

It says she was wearing a drop-waist gown, but in the picture, it hasn't dropped to the waist. I feel cheated.

metirish Mar 07 2012 12:39 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Sue Simmons getting canned at NBC..... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/ ... er-job/?hp

G-Fafif Mar 08 2012 12:58 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Sue Simmons getting canned at NBC..... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/ ... er-job/?hp Sue's been steadfast in her MLBS ways, good times and bad. Compare her with Channel 4 colleague Scott Stanford, the second-string sportscaster (and third-rate Dennis Miller impersonator, essentially) who not only can't pronounce Nickeas correctly, but when gently Tweeted about it so he might not blow it next time, claimed his producer's a big-time Mets fan and he says it's Nuh-KEY-us...as opposed to the way those uninformed naifs Gary Cohen, Howie Rose and Kevin Burkhardt say it. "My producer's a big Mets fan." How about "I'm a New York City sportscaster, I should know how to pronounce the name of a ballplayers who's been in town since 2010"? (Who knows, NICK-ee-us might actually provide him another highlight to snark over this season.) Anyway, never mind him. Here's hoping Sue is scooped up by a competitor and gets to co-anchor another ticker-tape parade for her favorite team, just as she did during the relatively early days of her WNBC tenure.

Edgy MD Mar 08 2012 08:08 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I remember the NBC-4 sportscaster --- probably Len Berman but possible Steve Albert as well, reporting on the glorious light-giving day when Mookie Wilson and Wally Backman debuted in September 1980. (Hubie Brooks would appear two days later.) The game was a loss, but you could feel the windows open, the sun shining, and a sweet fall breeze dispelling the stink of Grant's tomb. At the end of the broadcast, there was a few seconds of banter. Sue: "So, Met fans can really look forward to Mookie of the Year." Len: "I think so. He's going to be be exciting." Sue: "I know I'm looking forward." I wanted to kiss her sweet mouth.

metirish Mar 08 2012 08:10 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Yeah, like Sue a lot, NBC getting a lot of grief for this decision......an unabashed Mets fan.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 08 2012 08:39 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Sue Simmons getting canned at NBC..... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/ ... er-job/?hp Sue's been steadfast in her MLBS ways, good times and bad. Compare her with Channel 4 colleague Scott Stanford, the second-string sportscaster (and third-rate Dennis Miller impersonator, essentially) who not only can't pronounce Nickeas correctly, but when gently Tweeted about it so he might not blow it next time, claimed his producer's a big-time Mets fan and he says it's Nuh-KEY-us...as opposed to the way those uninformed naifs Gary Cohen, Howie Rose and Kevin Burkhardt say it. Oh, this guy. THIS guy. He's like the terrible, punny, "HEY, LOOK AT ME, FUCKOS" small-market anchor from the '80s reincarnated-- a chattier Ron Burgundy who does WWE shilling on the side. I like Sue a lot... but in terms of bang-for-the-buck (she really only shows up a couple of nights a week, on average), she's probably looking to the Comcast regime like a Donna Karan-ladysuited Jason Bay.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2012 09:11 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

She kept her job until the age of 68! That's awfully good in an industry where women are* often considered "old" not long after they turn 40. *Or is it "were"? I pay little attention to TV newscasters, so I don't know if things have changed in the last couple of decades.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 07:21 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

David Brooks coming back home.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 09 2012 08:00 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: David Brooks coming back home. It's hilarious when Brooks calls somebody-- anybody-- else's writing "arid and unhelpful;" next thing, he'll be slagging Greg and Jace for having a third-grader's understanding of sociology. Welcome back, I guess.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 08:07 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I usually find him to be more mensch than not. In a world that too often celebrates screaming ignorance and careening satire, I'll take him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2012 08:07 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

The link is all Leathery

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 08:09 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Well, he's a big-shot Times guy. Link fix't.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 09 2012 08:15 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I actually came across the Brooks piece last nite then tried to remember how big a new one we probably ripped him when the original came out, and it led me to a lengthy, sad, fruitless and time-wasting trip through the ezboard archives. I landed at about this time of year 9 years ago. We sure hope the Art Howe Era will get off to a good start.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 09 2012 08:20 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: I usually find him to be more mensch than not. In a world that too often celebrates screaming ignorance and careening satire, I'll take him. Relative to other "conservative" columnists/glib op-ed-ers? Mebbe. But I think "ninny" hits it a little more on the head than "mensch." And talk about something that unites both sides of the aisle against-- who DECIDES to switch team allegiance in the first place?

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 08:25 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

In my experience, people with kids growing up in a different town than they did; have been disengaged from their team for a number of years due to work, travel, or school; and who really love their kids more than their team. But as he shows, you re-engage, and the old familiar taste starts to haunt you.

MFS62 Mar 09 2012 08:29 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: And talk about something that unites both sides of the aisle against-- who DECIDES to switch team allegiance in the first place? Someone who roots for a team that leaves for another city. And David, it is no illusion. I was able to shed the team that left Brooklyn very well. Randy Newman wasn't right all the time. Later

Ceetar Mar 09 2012 08:38 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

jumping aboard a 'new' franchise makes sense, but it's harder to lose the old team these days. Even in DC, or Oklahoma, or (where did that Mets team move in that Citi commercial where they get their own seats) you can watch every game and follow the writers and papers and talk.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 09 2012 08:38 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

And, man, it's sports. It's fun, and optional... but if you're rooting for a team, the loyalty's the THING, man. Also, I don't know if I mentioned this earlier, but I've decided to buy YoungerPooper some Jeter and Rivera jerseys, because, y'know, we're in the Bronx, and it's just easier.

Ceetar Mar 09 2012 08:39 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: And, man, it's sports. It's fun, and optional... but if you're rooting for a team, the loyalty's the THING, man. Also, I don't know if I mentioned this earlier, but I've decided to buy YoungerPooper some Jeter and Rivera jerseys, because, y'know, we're in the Bronx, and it's just easier. That's what I'd buy a pooper too.

Fman99 Mar 09 2012 10:30 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: And, man, it's sports. It's fun, and optional... but if you're rooting for a team, the loyalty's the THING, man. Also, I don't know if I mentioned this earlier, but I've decided to buy YoungerPooper some Jeter and Rivera jerseys, because, y'know, we're in the Bronx, and it's just easier. I get it, you're going to make her wear them if she's been naughty. Nice motivator.

Frayed Knot Mar 09 2012 10:38 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Get to the important stuff, somebody needs to invite Brooks to the 'Pool

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 10:50 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

And I choo-choo-choose YOU.

metirish Mar 09 2012 04:40 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Sue Simmons getting canned at NBC..... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/ ... er-job/?hp Sue's been steadfast in her MLBS ways, good times and bad. Compare her with Channel 4 colleague Scott Stanford, the second-string sportscaster (and third-rate Dennis Miller impersonator, essentially) who not only can't pronounce Nickeas correctly, but when gently Tweeted about it so he might not blow it next time, claimed his producer's a big-time Mets fan and he says it's Nuh-KEY-us...as opposed to the way those uninformed naifs Gary Cohen, Howie Rose and Kevin Burkhardt say it. Oh, this guy. THIS guy. He's like the terrible, punny, "HEY, LOOK AT ME, FUCKOS" small-market anchor from the '80s reincarnated-- a chattier Ron Burgundy who does WWE shilling on the side. I like Sue a lot... but in terms of bang-for-the-buck (she really only shows up a couple of nights a week, on average), she's probably looking to the Comcast regime like a Donna Karan-ladysuited Jason Bay. I'm looking at Stanford with new eyes since reading this, and boy how right you are....tonight he had all his routine working and it was as bad as it gets....showing a clip of Jones and Granderson nearly colliding in CF he went into song " I'm all out of glove,sp lost without you"......."hey a little Air Supply for ya"...yeah like that is really cool Scott.....now I will just laugh when I watch him. liked the Brooks article why didn't he try and talk to Ron I wonder A Mets at bat is more vivid to me than an at bat not involving the Mets. A Mets prospect is more consequential than any other prospect. Hustling players like Daniel Murphy, charming players like Ike Davis, and funny players like R.A. Dickey are more endearing because they happen to be Mets. I was in the media center of the Mets spring training facility in Florida this week when Ron Darling, the excellent pitcher from the great teams of the 1980s, sat down at the table next to me and started reading The Times. That was a vivid moment, evoking all sorts of memories, though I didn’t try to talk with him.

G-Fafif Mar 09 2012 05:35 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

The kids love Air Supply references (though 6:00 newscasts are hardly directed at anyone not sentient pre-1980). Good thing his producer's such a genius.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2012 07:37 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

The question is whether his producer is IGnorant or igNORant. If Brooks wants to buy back in at this point in history, amidst the Great Boycott of 2012, he's welcome.

Frayed Knot Mar 11 2012 06:25 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: And I choo-choo-choose YOU. OK, Done!

Vic Sage Mar 11 2012 09:06 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

i just saw Sandford make a Willy Wonka reference... i wanted to put my foot through the tv.

The Second Spitter Mar 18 2012 10:12 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

This photo really hurts. The person who took the photo is Robin Van Persie (current Arsenal captain and part-time superhero) who visited Citi with Cesc Fabregas (former Arsenal captain) last July. Both are confirmed MLBS.

Frayed Knot Mar 27 2012 06:35 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

We have news of a Met offspring loving big shot as the NYPost reveals an on-going romance between ex-Sopranos babe Jamie Lynn-Sigler and current Nationals minor league property Cutter Dykstra. Cutter -- son, of course, of one-time Met and current convict Lenny -- was last seen serving his time in northern Virginia with the Single-A Potomac Nationals where they are apparently attempting to rehabilitate him from an outfielder to an infielder. Considering his weak hitting last season, it sounds like Cutter's minor league sentence has a ways to go and there appears to be little hope of a pardon from the Governor Manager.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 09 2012 01:14 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Big-shottery from bloopy twittering Ryan Braun lovin' Brooklyn indie hipster musician Jesse Cohen. Is there any other kind? [youtube]5xbg00xjJuE[/youtube]

Edgy MD Apr 17 2012 01:44 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

And add Associate Justice Kagan to the ranks of Met fans who hate the Mets. Mets Have No Hitting, Fan Kagan Writes for Supreme Court By Greg Stohr - Apr 17, 2012 2:49 PM ET U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, described as a “die-hard” New York Mets baseball fan by President Barack Obama when he nominated her in 2010, doesn’t sound impressed with her favorite team’s performance at the plate. In an opinion today interpreting a federal drug-approval law, Kagan slipped in a mention of the Mets while discussing how the word “a” can sometimes mean “any.” “If your child admits that she ‘did not read a book all summer,’ you will surmise that she did not read any book (but went to the movies a lot),” Kagan wrote. “And if a sports-fan friend bemoans that ‘the New York Mets do not have a chance of winning the World Series,’ you will gather that the team has no chance whatsoever (because they have no hitting).” The ruling was unanimous. The Mets, 7-3 after yesterday’s game, are hitting .248, seventh in the 16-team National League, and are tied for 12th with 3.6 runs per game. To contact the reporter on this story: Greg Stohr in Washington at gstohr@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Steven Komarow at skomarow1@bloomberg.net.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 17 2012 01:51 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Does that mean the Mets can't win the pennant unless there's a constitutional amendment?

Mets – Willets Point Apr 17 2012 02:05 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

What is Kagan's opinion on whether or not Mets' fans should applaud a visiting Jose Reyes?

G-Fafif Apr 18 2012 11:33 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Devils analyst and all-time great Ken Daneyko mentioned his Met fandom on WFAN today, which made me happy since he was born April 17, 1964, same day as Shea. Proving I wasn't crazy four years ago.

G-Fafif May 26 2012 02:23 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Sue's been steadfast in her MLBS ways, good times and bad. Compare her with Channel 4 colleague Scott Stanford, the second-string sportscaster (and third-rate Dennis Miller impersonator, essentially) who not only can't pronounce Nickeas correctly, but when gently Tweeted about it so he might not blow it next time, claimed his producer's a big-time Mets fan and he says it's Nuh-KEY-us...as opposed to the way those uninformed naifs Gary Cohen, Howie Rose and Kevin Burkhardt say it. Oh, this guy. THIS guy. He's like the terrible, punny, "HEY, LOOK AT ME, FUCKOS" small-market anchor from the '80s reincarnated-- a chattier Ron Burgundy who does WWE shilling on the side. Wonder if Douchebag Weekend Sports Anchor has learned to pronounced the man's name yet. He'll have his chance tonight.

MFS62 Jun 04 2012 08:49 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Who woulda' thunk it? http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/No-j ... ets-060312 Later

bmfc1 Jun 04 2012 09:25 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I don't know who Sleigh Bells are but I like them: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2059826 ... l#21167452

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 04 2012 09:33 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

As twee indy pop singles called "Comeback Kid" go, Brett Dennen's is better, although as he reveals in the video he's a ALBS. [youtube:gudt68uj]106yI2pENSw[/youtube:gudt68uj]

batmagadanleadoff Jun 04 2012 10:36 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Is Maher one of those faking it sports fans? He says that he's always been a National League fan because he doesn't like the DH. Is he suggesting that he's a Met fan, but that if the DH agreed with him, he would've switched allegiance to an AL team? Does he even know what he's talking about? I'll bet he doesn't know the difference between an infield fly and a shoo-fly pie.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2012 10:57 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

That hat doesn't lend one confidence. Not this one, at any rate. Thanks for the scads of money though, Bil. I wonder if Justice Kagan wants to reconsider her opinion.

TheOldMole Jun 04 2012 11:13 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

wait a second. Not liking the DH gives one questionable credentials as a real baseball fan?

batmagadanleadoff Jun 04 2012 11:41 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

TheOldMole wrote: wait a second. Not liking the DH gives one questionable credentials as a real baseball fan? Maher shoulda said that he's a NL fan because he's a Met fan, not because he doesn't like the DH. It sounded odd to me. And that hat. I'm questioning his Metliness.* * (If I may question the Met bona fides of someone who plunked $20M into the team)

Mets – Willets Point Jun 22 2012 07:16 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Kenneth Cole should know that black hats are out of fashion.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 22 2012 07:28 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Not to mention that Member's Only jacket. What's the frequency, Kenneth?

Edgy MD Jun 22 2012 09:23 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Why you talking about Kenneth Cole and posting a picture of Fred Gwynn?

Mets – Willets Point Jun 22 2012 09:26 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Not to mention that Member's Only jacket. What's the frequency, Kenneth? Perhaps he dresses unfashionably as possible in an attempt to go incognito.

Gwreck Jun 22 2012 10:11 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

The host of the first couple years of "Kids Clubhouse" on SNY (2006-07, I think) was Amanda Cole, Kenneth's daughter.

Edgy MD Aug 01 2012 02:49 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

MLBS meets Bryce Harper, who likes to come to bat to the music of said MLBS. Harper chooses the occasion to dress as... an eighties wrestler or something.

metirish Aug 14 2012 06:36 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Threw out the first pitch the other night

Frayed Knot Aug 14 2012 07:24 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Glad to have him on board. Now all I have to do is find out who Jamie Kennedy is.

Ceetar Aug 14 2012 07:26 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Frayed Knot wrote: Glad to have him on board. Now all I have to do is find out who Jamie Kennedy is. he was the rules of horror movie "stay a virgin" guy in Scream.

Edgy MD Aug 14 2012 08:44 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Damn, we are sliding out of the zeitgeist with alacrity. The "the rules of horror movie 'stay a virgin' guy in Scream"? Seriously? The standup-comic-with-lousy-dreadlocks guy from The Nutty Professor wasn't available?

Ceetar Aug 14 2012 08:47 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: Damn, we are sliding out of the zeitgeist with alacrity. The "the rules of horror movie 'stay a virgin' guy in Scream"? Seriously? The standup-comic-with-lousy-dreadlocks guy from The Nutty Professor wasn't available? That's who I associate him with. He also had a "punk'd" show prior to punk'd i think.

Mets – Willets Point Aug 14 2012 08:50 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: Damn, we are sliding out of the zeitgeist with alacrity. The "the rules of horror movie 'stay a virgin' guy in Scream"? Seriously? The standup-comic-with-lousy-dreadlocks guy from The Nutty Professor wasn't available? Apparently he was also Ghost of Christmas Past in Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular.

Edgy MD Aug 14 2012 09:01 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I stand corrected. Suck it, White Sox!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 14 2012 11:18 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

More current, if not quite as prominent: Dylan O'Brien of MTV's TeenWolf, who outs himself on his Twitter profile and in a Seventeen interview: 7. What's your dream job? General Manager for the Mets. (h/t my tween niece, Alyssa)

Swan Swan H Aug 14 2012 08:39 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Comedian Amy Schumer, who is from Long Island and is the niece of Senator Chuck, is a Mets fan according to her bio on Hulu.

Edgy MD Aug 14 2012 08:55 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Rockville Centre.

Swan Swan H Aug 14 2012 08:58 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy DC wrote: Rockville Centre. Baldwin Freeport Merrick Bellmore Wantagh Seaford Massapequa Massapequa Park Amityville Copaigue Lindenhurst and Babylon

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 14 2012 11:13 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I'd seen her on a roast earlier this year-- Sheen, maybe?-- and wondered whether she was a senatorial relation. Quite the potty mouth on that one.

Ceetar Aug 15 2012 05:11 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Swan Swan H wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Rockville Centre. Baldwin Freeport Merrick Bellmore Wantagh Seaford Massapequa Massapequa Park Amityville Copaigue Lindenhurst and Babylon stand clear of the closing doors please.

HahnSolo Aug 16 2012 12:41 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Ceetar wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Glad to have him on board. Now all I have to do is find out who Jamie Kennedy is. he was the rules of horror movie "stay a virgin" guy in Scream. Is he still in show business?

Swan Swan H Sep 28 2012 11:53 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Irish mentioned Ty Burrell of Modern Family as a MLBS on page one of this thread, but here's more evidence. Interviewer Jordan Zakarin also identifies himself as a Mets fan, but his shotness level is not quite as large.

metirish Sep 28 2012 12:01 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Swan Swan H wrote: Irish mentioned Ty Burrell of Modern Family as a MLBS on page one of this thread, but here's more evidence. Interviewer Jordan Zakarin also identifies himself as a Mets fan, but his shotness level is not quite as large. Nuts for nothing but that's a good interview , he knows his Mets.

metirish Sep 28 2012 12:05 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Dying THR: It’s small and compact. I was just at the new Yankee Stadium. Burrell: Ugh. THR: It’s massive. Burrell: A big mausoleum.

themetfairy Sep 28 2012 01:12 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

That settles it - Ty Burrell is my new celebrity crush!

Swan Swan H Sep 28 2012 02:55 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

The name is Bixby..... Clive Bixby.

themetfairy Sep 28 2012 03:33 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Um, that wasn't necessary....

metirish Sep 28 2012 04:25 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

That was a great episode .

G-Fafif Sep 28 2012 04:35 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Gil Velazquez of the Marlins on CitiVision last weekend reminded me of Clive Bixby. Perhaps another nom de plume for Phil Dunphy for another Valentine's Day.

MFS62 Sep 28 2012 09:04 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I got home too late to see it, but wifey told me that on the premier episode of Elementary, Lucy Liu wore a Mets cap. Later

Edgy MD Nov 28 2012 10:48 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Good actor and not-so-good filmmaker Ed Burns talks Mets.

Farmer Ted Nov 28 2012 12:55 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I saw Burns in the Citi Field team store a coupla years back, after a drubbing to the Giants IIRC. Toting his kid and had an agent-type hanging around. He was looking at chickwear, prolly for his utimate wifey watch babe, Christy. She's a fan. http://twitter.com/CTurlington/status/2 ... 69/photo/1

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 27 2012 07:18 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

We knew this, right? Chuck D wrote: As a Met fan I recall no one ever threw as much fear in US fans than knowing we would have to face Houstons MikeScott game 7 NLCS in 1986

Edgy MD Dec 27 2012 07:30 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

No idea. I mean, he's from Roosevelt (or maybe Freeport), but for a guy at the top of his career right in the middle of the period when the Mets were the biggest team on the planet, he sure wore a lot of Pirates hats.

Mets – Willets Point Dec 27 2012 08:17 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Mets – Willets Point Dec 27 2012 08:19 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy MD wrote: No idea. I mean, he's from Roosevelt (or maybe Freeport), but for a guy at the top of his career right in the middle of the period when the Mets were the biggest team on the planet, he sure wore a lot of Pirates hats. Time to put that Twitter account you don't use and ask him why a Mets fan wore so many Pirates hats.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 27 2012 08:44 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Edgy MD wrote: No idea. I mean, he's from Roosevelt (or maybe Freeport), but for a guy at the top of his career right in the middle of the period when the Mets were the biggest team on the planet, he sure wore a lot of Pirates hats. I think I remember seeing somewhere that the hat was in honor of the "all-black" lineup of Pops' mid-70s Pirates, for both baseball reasons and a symbol of "black strength."

Swan Swan H Dec 28 2012 11:57 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Harper Lee. Did we know this?

metirish Dec 28 2012 12:04 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

Swan Swan H wrote: Harper Lee. Did we know this? Good find....

Gwreck Dec 28 2012 12:05 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

I didn't. Nice find.

Edgy MD Dec 28 2012 12:13 PM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

She made it in a few years ago, I think.

Edgy MD Jul 31 2013 11:51 AM Re: The Ways of Met-Loving Big Shots, 2012

You've been embarrassing to your party, your city, your state, and not least of all, your family. Spare my ball team, Congressman MLDB, and take the Mets colors of your campaign.