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batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 12:39 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Sep 29 2013 01:48 AM

Who is this one year fringe Met who ended his career in the Expos organization? Captured above by The Man From Topps, there is no Topps card of this player as either a Met or an Expo. Quiz Difficulty Rating: Tough.

Edgy MD Sep 04 2013 12:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

It's that famous Met flash in the pan, Boris DeSpider.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 04 2013 12:57 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Joe Moock?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 12:58 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met who never appeared in a game for the A's and was never given a Topps card as a member of the A's either. Quiz Diffuculty Rating: Easier than Boris DeSpider.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 01:14 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Topps Chewing Gum Co.: Preserving baseball's history through cutting room floor photos. Who is this player who was a Met teammate of Boris DeSpider for about a month and a half? I suppose this hint can be used to solve the first photo, too.

d'Kong76 Sep 04 2013 01:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met who never appeared in a game for the A's and was never given a Topps card as a member of the A's either. Quiz Diffuculty Rating: Easier than Boris DeSpider. Unhappy Jack

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 01:25 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met and current media darling who was an Expo for two weeks and like Boris DeSpider, never appeared on a Topps baseball card as an Expo? Quiz Difficulty Rating: For this one, you don't even need eyeballs.

themetfairy Sep 04 2013 01:43 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met and current media darling who was an Expo for two weeks and like Boris DeSpider, never appeared on a Topps baseball card as an Expo? Quiz Difficulty Rating: For this one, you don't even need eyeballs. Ron Darling, of course.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 01:51 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met and current media darling who was an Expo for two weeks and like Boris DeSpider, never appeared on a Topps baseball card as an Expo? Quiz Difficulty Rating: For this one, you don't even need eyeballs. Ron Darling, of course.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 01:53 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Topps Chewing Gum Co.: Preserving baseball's history through cutting room floor photos. Who is this player who was a Met teammate of Boris DeSpider for about a month and a half? I suppose this hint can be used to solve the first photo, too. Joe Grzenda?

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 01:54 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Though I'm not sure why Joe Grzenda would be posing with a bat...

Benjamin Grimm Sep 04 2013 01:55 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I think it's one of the Bob Johnsons. (I've recently posted some missing mug shots from the early days to the UMDB.)

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 01:58 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: It's that famous Met flash in the pan, Boris DeSpider. No, but since you mention flashes in the pan, who is this Met flash in the pan, once considered to have the strongest arm in the organization. A famous photo exists of this pitcher posing with Nolan Ryan, both holding scorched baseballs. He blew his arm out in the Minors, and never threw a pitch in the Majors.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 02:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think it's one of the Bob Johnsons. (I've recently posted some missing mug shots from the early days to the UMDB.) Gotta be. That smile looked too familiar to have totally escaped my childhood Topps gaze.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think it's one of the Bob Johnsons. (I've recently posted some missing mug shots from the early days to the UMDB.) Winner! Winner! It's the hitting Bob Johnson, who put up quite the numbers in his brief Met stint.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 02:02 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this one year fringe Met who ended his career in the Expos organization? Captured above by The Man From Topps, there is no Topps card of this player as either a Met or an Expo. Quiz Difficulty Rating: Tough. Jack Lamabe. And he is tough.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:08 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Though I'm not sure why Joe Grzenda would be posing with a bat... Why not? Seaver did it for The Man From Topps in 1972. Of course, Joe Grzenda wasn't no Tom Seaver. This coulda been Seaver's '73 card.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:13 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this one year fringe Met who ended his career in the Expos organization? Captured above by The Man From Topps, there is no Topps card of this player as either a Met or an Expo. Quiz Difficulty Rating: Tough. Jack Lamabe. And he is tough.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:18 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met who never appeared in a game for the A's and was never given a Topps card as a member of the A's either. Quiz Diffuculty Rating: Easier than Boris DeSpider. It's hint time. He was a prominent Met in his time, generally well-liked, even to this day.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this former Met who never appeared in a game for the A's and was never given a Topps card as a member of the A's either. Quiz Diffuculty Rating: Easier than Boris DeSpider. It's hint time. He was a prominent Met in his time, generally well-liked, even to this day. He was a pitcher, but not a belly itcher, as far as I know.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:49 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Like his Mets teammate Tom Seaver, he also posed with a bat for The Man From Topps.

themetfairy Sep 04 2013 02:52 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Skip Lockwood?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 04 2013 02:52 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The skipper

Edgy MD Sep 04 2013 02:55 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Probably still thought of himself as a bit of hitter in his Pilots days.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 02:56 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

He was one of my early guesses but I remembered a rounder as well as bespectacled Lockwood and thought, "nah..."

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 02:57 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: Skip Lockwood? Skip looks like a different person in every picture.

Edgy MD Sep 04 2013 03:01 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: He was one of my early guesses but I remembered a rounder as well as bespectacled Lockwood and thought, "nah..." Yeah, I also remember his hair to be straight and stringy and his eyes to be a bit sickly.

Zvon Sep 04 2013 03:31 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: never appeared on a Topps baseball card as an Expo? Hmm.. batmagadanleadoff wrote: This coulda been Seaver's '73 card. Hmmm... Kool thread.

d'Kong76 Sep 04 2013 04:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Hey, big guy ... wanna be a pro's pro? My foxhole buddy?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 06:50 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy MD wrote: It's that famous Met flash in the pan, Boris DeSpider. No, but since you mention flashes in the pan, who is this Met flash in the pan, once considered to have the strongest arm in the organization. A famous photo exists of this pitcher posing with Nolan Ryan, both holding scorched baseballs. He blew his arm out in the Minors, and never threw a pitch in the Majors. Can't figure out the flamethrowing flame-out? Once injured, the Mets left him unprotected for the upcoming 1969 expansion draft, where he was taken by the Montreal Expos, and reacquired by the Mets organization two years later. He ended his pro baseball career as a member of the Tidewater Tides.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:03 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This ex-Met never pitched for the Royals, and only had nine future innings pitched left in his tank by the time he got to Kansas City.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 07:13 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Is the pitcher in Met blue John Glass?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:24 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Is the pitcher in Met blue John Glass? Some commentary: Excerpt from a June, 2011 Marty Noble piece: But what wrongs have the Mets committed to justify what has happened to them over the years -- no, over the decades -- in terms of injury and extended disability? From Steve Chilcott to Jay Payton to Fernando Martinez, the Mets have strained, sprained and generally been lamed so often that their list of prospects and their disabled lists can't always be distinguished from each other. And the cause of the ongoing, multistage calamity has been what exactly? Was it the Cooters Incident of 1986 that somehow undermined the team retroactively and subsequently? Was it Cleon Jones in the van? Bret Saberhagen and the bleach? Vince Coleman and the firecracker? Coleman and the golf club? Not pursuing Alex Rodriguez? Losing Seaver the second time? Or has some darker transgression caused the litany of misfortune which seems to be a part of the franchise's DNA. Bumper stickers and T-shirts have told us for years that stuff happens. The folks who produced such merchandise must have had box seats at Shea Stadium and ticket stubs from 1962 and been inspired by what they witnessed. Long before the turn-your-stomach news about Ike Davis was delivered Wednesday night -- his bone bruise isn't healing and microfracture surgery has been mentioned -- the Mets had a pitching prospect named John Glass who was considered Ryan-comparable. Indeed, the photo archives at Newsday once included a shot of Glass and Ryan holding baseballs that had been purposely scorched by a blow torch -- no Photoshop available then -- and Gil Hodges in the background, smiling as if it were 1955. Glass broke down in the 1968 instructional league before he was selected by the unwitting Expos in the Expansion Draft and flamed out. He was one who passed all but unnoticed, and every club has some -- maybe more -- of them. But that sort of shooting-star presence or something akin to it seems to be standard operating procedure for this franchise -- Tim Leary, Paul Wilson, Bill Pulsipher, Jason Isringhausen, Payton. Has anyone seen Alex Escobar and Martinez in the same room at the same time? Sean Johnston was one of the eight players the Mets selected in the first 98 picks of the 1994 Draft. He allowed no hits in his first 10 professional innings. Two years later, he was one of 17 players who had undergone Tommy John surgery while in the Mets' employ. And Payton's elbow was cut twice. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/articl ... y=news_nym And some blog comments analogizing Glass to Noah Syndergaard in order to criticize the RA Dickey trade: From Paul's Random Baseball Stuff: Well, let me spoil the parade. Mazzilli was never ANYTHING other than a New York kid. He wasn’t ever Cy Young (or MVP) material. Hell, he didn’t even have much of a career, when all is said and done. When the Mets traded Mazz, I cheered. Because they traded a pretty much mediocre position player for two solid young arms. I’ve also seen some compare this [Dickey] trade to the Gary Carter trade. Hogwash! Carter was an established star that the Mets got for a couple of spare parts. If anything this is the Carter trade in reverse. Both D’Arnaud and Syndergaard already have huge holes in their games. This isn’t the Zack Wheeler trade, either. Wheeler has a full arsenal and was pretty much major league ready when he was drafted. Syndergaard has one pitch. At best, he’s John Glass. Remember him? Yeah, I didn’t think so. When you trade position players for young arms, THAT’S a plan. When you trade a Cy Young winner for a position player who is already out of position (They’ll have to put him at first within a year or two. If anything, he’s a better fit as a DH) and a one-pitch Single-A pitcher, THAT’S a salary dump. Nothing more, nothing less. Had they traded Wright to stock up on young arms, much as I like David, I could get behind that. And then the trade of Dickey makes more sense. The Mets moves this off-season are the moves of a team without any plan whatsoever–other than keeping some fannies in the seats watching Wright as they stumble forward for the next 7 years hoping for a miracle. The Mets could have had an ace pitcher at a bargain price. Instead, they tossed him away for a handful of “magic beans”. You know it’s a bad deal when every Mets fan who favors it talks about how much fun it will be to see Dickey pitch at Yankee Stadium. This was not a “necessary gamble”. This was a foolish, foolish throwing away of a huge asset. May God have mercy on their souls. http://randombaseballstuff.com/2012/12/ ... ts-future/ And from Mets By The Numbers: If I Had A Hammer: Bad move Submitted by FatJack (not verified) on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 6:24pm. History says trading a newly minted Cy Young Award winner (or even one several seasons removed) is a colossal blunder as you NEVER get equal value in return. Dickey is a knuckleballer; his age is absolutely irrelevant. D'Arnaud is (purposely) untested at the major league level and, as a young catcher, it should raise red flags that he's already missed significant time due to back and knee injuries. Syndergaard is a one-pitch pitcher. Single-A hitters report that he tips his other pitches, which are mediocre to begin with. It's one thing if a scout or coach says he's tipping his pitches, quite another when that comes from Single-A hitters. Sure, he can still strike out those Single-A hitters with his fastball. But, as a young pitcher with only his fastball to rely on, he's bound for Tommy John surgery long before he reaches the Show. Can you say John Glass? Buck is ancient and, most likely, a manager in training more than a catcher of the present. I think Mike Nickeas could outhit him at this point. It's true, the Mets have many needs and aren't (and weren't) going anywhere for the next few years. But you build a ballclub by trading Carlos Beltrans for Zack Wheelers, not by trading a Cy Young winner for a damaged catching prospect. Had Dickey brought back 3 or 4 quality young arms, I'd say fine. But the Mets tossed a Cy Young winner on the scrap heap (mind you, a Cy Young winner who was asking less than Ryan Dempster received and less than Edwin Jackson received) for a handful of magic beans. History will not be kind to this move. http://www.mbtn.net/if-i-had-hammer

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:35 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This ex Met ended his major league career as a member of the White Sox, pitching 13 innings for the Pale Hose. There is no Topps card of him as a Met, but his lone White Sox card depicts him in an untouched Mets home uniform. If he lasted another season, The Man From Topps had the goods.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 07:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This ex-Met never pitched for the Royals, and only had nine future innings pitched left in his tank by the time he got to Kansas City. Dennis Ribant, whose shutout with 10 K's in his second ML start -- the first Met to file such a feat -- earned him Happiest Recap Game No. 28.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 04 2013 07:43 PM

This one's another toughie: the odd uniform number might throw you off. The Man From Topps photographed this former Met during his inaugural pre-rookie rookie season, when the young September call-up wore the unfamiliar #57.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 07:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This ex Met ended his major league career as a member of the White Sox, pitching 13 innings for the Pale Hose. There is no Topps card of him as a Met, but his lone White Sox card depicts him in an untouched Mets home uniform. If he lasted another season, The Man From Topps had the goods. Hard-hittin' Gerry Arrigo.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 07:43 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This one's another toughie: the odd uniform number might throw you off. The Man From Topps photographed this former Met during his inaugural pre-rookie rookie season, when the youngster wore the unfamiliar #57. Surely you Kid...

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Take a bow.

G-Fafif Sep 04 2013 07:49 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Crazy fun alternate reality pictures. Except they were taken, so I guess they're actual reality. But still.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 07:53 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This ex-Met never pitched for the Royals, and only had nine future innings pitched left in his tank by the time he got to Kansas City. Not only did Ribant not throw a pitch for the Royals, but he was gone before the seaon even started. Still, Ribant actually appeared on a Topps card as a Royal. I guess he's Kansas City's Jerry Robertson.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 04 2013 08:14 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This one's another toughie: the odd uniform number might throw you off. The Man From Topps photographed this former Met during his inaugural pre-rookie rookie season, when the youngster wore the unfamiliar #57. Surely you Kid... I believe Carter is pictured wearing 57 in his first Topps bb card, captured in mid-swing

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 08:22 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I believe Carter is pictured wearing 57 in his first Topps bb card, captured in mid-swing He is. More from the Mets-Expos connection: This one time Met never appeared in a game for the Expos. And though he merited attention from The Man From Topps, he never appeared on a Topps baseball card of any kind. Ever.

themetfairy Sep 04 2013 08:23 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one time Met never appeared in a game for the Expos. And though he merited attention from The Man From Topps, he never appeared on a Topps baseball card of any kind. Ever. Todd Zeile?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 08:34 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This one-time Met with an asterisk ended up on Topps' cutting room floor as far as his Padres career was concerned. No Mets or Padres cards of this player exist. The Padres obtained him after Topps' print run was completed. His San Diego stint consisted of less than 20 at bats.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 08:35 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one time Met never appeared in a game for the Expos. And though he merited attention from The Man From Topps, he never appeared on a Topps baseball card of any kind. Ever. Todd Zeile? No, but not a bad guess. Zeile played everywhere. The Expos might be the only team he didn't play for.

Zvon Sep 04 2013 08:38 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: These are great pictures. Even knowing it is I can't believe this is Lockwood.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 04 2013 08:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with an asterisk ended up on Topps' cutting room floor as far as his Padres career was concerned. No Mets or Padres cards of this player exist. The Padres obtained him after Topps' print run was completed. His San Diego stint consisted of less than 20 at bats. Same player. Same deal. The one-time Met with an asterisk ended his career with the Pale Red Hose, without a Topps baseball card to commemorate his last gig. But he didn't escape the attention of The Man From Topps.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 12:41 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

A Met for most of his MLB career, he batted 47 times for the Brew Crew. He's Toppless as a Brewer.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 08:05 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one time Met never appeared in a game for the Expos. And though he merited attention from The Man From Topps, he never appeared on a Topps baseball card of any kind. Ever. Todd Zeile? No, but not a bad guess. Zeile played everywhere. The Expos might be the only team he didn't play for. He's been everywhere, man!

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 08:07 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with an asterisk ended up on Topps' cutting room floor as far as his Padres career was concerned. No Mets or Padres cards of this player exist. The Padres obtained him after Topps' print run was completed. His San Diego stint consisted of less than 20 at bats. Same player. Same deal. The one-time Met with an asterisk ended his career with the Pale Red Hose, without a Topps baseball card to commemorate his last gig. But he didn't escape the attention of The Man From Topps. The asterisk (and supporting evidence) suggests Jerry Moses, called up to the Mets in 1975 but avoiding playing before being sent on his way.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 08:10 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: A Met for most of his MLB career, he batted 47 times for the Brew Crew. He's Toppless as a Brewer. And in ten years, he has a chance to bat no more times for anybody because sadly Greg Goossen is dead at the present time.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 08:13 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I believe Carter is pictured wearing 57 in his first Topps bb card, captured in mid-swing He is. More from the Mets-Expos connection: This one time Met never appeared in a game for the Expos. And though he merited attention from The Man From Topps, he never appeared on a Topps baseball card of any kind. Ever. I think that's some Moock.

Edgy MD Sep 05 2013 08:16 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I'm pretty sure that guy was an Apollo astronaut just visiting camp on a day off from Cape Kennedy.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 08:21 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

"Ground control to Major Moock -- defend the chain link fence at all costs!"

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 09:07 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The Pilots/Brewers uniform gives away the year. I think that's Greg Goossen. OE: Ooops. I didn't see that FAIF beat me to that one!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 09:54 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

He ended his MLB career in the Mets organization, but never appeared in a game for the franchise. Didn't get a Topps Met card either.

Edgy MD Sep 05 2013 10:01 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

That's Andres Gallaraga, being a little shy about his massive, massive arms.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 10:02 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: I think that's some Moock. G-Fafif wrote: And in ten years, he has a chance to bat no more times for anybody because sadly Greg Goossen is dead at the present time. G-Fafif wrote: The asterisk (and supporting evidence) suggests Jerry Moses, called up to the Mets in 1975 but avoiding playing before being sent on his way.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 10:03 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: That's Andres Gallaraga, being a little shy about his massive, massive arms.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 10:11 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Golly. Galarraga the would-be Met. I've been walking around not thinking about him in that context for well over eight years, yet he was front and center on the second day in the existence of FAFIF. More importantly, why wasn't Galarraga photographed protecting a chain link fence. Or was the chain link fence done in by Joe Moock's negligence?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 05 2013 10:16 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Remember when his nickname was "Radio Gaga"? I remember hearing Ralph Kiner talking about "Radio Gaga" and thinking that he was even less hip than I was. Not an easy feat.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 10:23 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Remember when his nickname was "Radio Gaga"? I remember hearing Ralph Kiner talking about "Radio Gaga" and thinking that he was even less hip than I was. Not an easy feat. I do not remember that!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 10:23 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This one-time Met with an asterisk ended up on Topps' cutting room floor as far as his Padres career was concerned. No Mets or Padres cards of this player exist. The Padres obtained him after Topps' print run was completed. His San Diego stint consisted of less than 20 at bats. Same player. Same deal. The one-time Met with an asterisk ended his career with the Pale Red Hose, without a Topps baseball card to commemorate his last gig. But he didn't escape the attention of The Man From Topps. The asterisk (and supporting evidence) suggests Jerry Moses, called up to the Mets in 1975 but avoiding playing before being sent on his way. From the UMDB FAQ: Why isn't Jerry Moses listed? Jerry Moses, a catcher who played for the Red Sox, Yankees and five other clubs during a ten-year major league career, was on the Mets active roster during part of the 1975 season, but he never appeared in a game. Some have argued that his presence on the regular-season active roster should earn him a spot in our database, but we disagree. Our all-time roster is limited to players who have played in at least one official regular-season game. We've also received questions about Glenn Davis, Terry Puhl, and Charlie Hayes, big-league veterans who played in Mets spring training games. We're not including them, either, for the same reason.

Edgy MD Sep 05 2013 10:39 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Strange thing about Andres is that everything about his game performance in camp that spring suggested he had made the team. I think what we appreciate about spring triaining tryouts is that a big part of what's being judged is not about what's happening in the games, and the Mets applauded his hitting but saw him day to day and didn't believe he could possibly make it through a season, or shuddered at the thought of him ever actually playing the field during a game. Either that or the guy that had to get hurt for him to make the squad didn't get hurt.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 10:52 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Based on spring training games, I'm surprised Garth Brooks never got a card! I think I saw some of those Andres games.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 10:55 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Based on spring training games, I'm surprised Garth Brooks never got a card!

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 10:56 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Based on spring training games, I'm surprised Garth Brooks never got a card! I stand corrected! Sadly for Garth, he's wearing a lesser uniform.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 10:57 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 11:01 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Garth the Padre appears to be Zvonesque fantasy, though it looks good. The OSU version is good exploitation -- and reminscent of the Partridge Family cards.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 11:13 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I know that there's at least one guy on this forum who'll nail this player with the Metly connections in less time than it takes for Topps to remove the logo from a baseball cap.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 12:10 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I know that there's at least one guy on this forum who'll nail this player with the Metly connections in less time than it takes for Topps to remove the logo from a baseball cap. Is that the Polo Grounds in the background? Chris Cannizzaro?

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 12:29 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Found it! And that's from the 1969 set. So Topps poorly airbrushed a 7-year-old photo?

Zvon Sep 05 2013 02:13 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Found it! And that's from the 1969 set. So Topps poorly airbrushed a 7-year-old photo? My brother and I were just talking about Topps reusing old pictures on cards. None were as old as 7 years tho. That might be the record.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 05 2013 02:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Heck, he wasn't even on the Pirates that year. He was in Pittsburgh in 1968, playing in only 25 games, before heading to the Padres in 1969, I'm assuming in the expansion draft.

G-Fafif Sep 05 2013 02:48 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Found it! And that's from the 1969 set. So Topps poorly airbrushed a 7-year-old photo? Phenomenon explored here.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 05:31 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 06 2013 07:14 PM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Found it! And that's from the 1969 set. So Topps poorly airbrushed a 7-year-old photo? For reason unknown, the first four series of Topps' 1969 set were downright disgraceful. Topps' shoddy production values included old photos (Cannizzaro above) Al Jackson old recycled photos (Mays '69 card is his '66 card cropped) many reused photos from the 1968 set And an extreme overabundance of capless head shots An airbrushed removal of the KC cap logo below even though Duncan was an Athletic for his whole career, dating back to 1964, and the A's had moved to Oakland for the '68 season. Tommie Agee in an airbrushed and logoless White Sox uniform even though he was an everyday playing Met in 1968 and slated to play everyday going into the '69 season. These aren't isolated examples. The first four series of the 1969 set were replete with these types of cards.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 07:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 07:54 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 05 2013 07:56 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Armless Joe Jackson

Edgy MD Sep 05 2013 08:04 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Martin Milner?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 05 2013 08:08 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This former Met spent a whole season pitching for Tony LaRussa's Cardinals, but amassed just 2 1/3 innings pitched for the Redbirds. He has no Card card. Most people taking this quiz would guess Jesse Orosco because of the uncanny resemblance the Cards pitcher bears to the iconic Met reliever.

Edgy MD Sep 05 2013 08:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game. That's Glenn Davis, laughing about how phallic it is when the swoosh penetrates the loop in the Y.

Zvon Sep 05 2013 09:53 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Tommie Agee in an airbrushed and logoless White Sox uniform even though he was an everyday playing Met in 1968 and slated to play everyday going into the '69 season. These aren't isolated examples. The first four series of the 1969 set were replete with these types of cards. When I got the older Agee cards I never saw as a kid I was very disappointed in the '68,'69 Agees. Nothing to really show he was a Met. '69 really is the poorest. batmagadanleadoff wrote: The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game. Harry Reems? Edgy MD wrote: Martin Milner? One Adam Twelve, One Adam Twelve. Be on the look out for whatever this weeks episode is about.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 06 2013 06:56 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

There's got to be a story behind that horrid 1969 set. Even the circle with the name was used another year. It's too bad to simply be a case of a company with a monopoly getting soft and lazy. I wonder if there was something else going on within the company that caused it's attention to be elsewhere, or whether there was a personnel change or something.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2013 07:24 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Tommie Agee in an airbrushed and logoless White Sox uniform even though he was an everyday playing Met in 1968 and slated to play everyday going into the '69 season. Even overlapping the autograph with the team name comes off as pretty bush.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2013 07:26 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

That's not an autograph. That's a watermark from whatever web site is hosting that image.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2013 07:31 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Well, then, never mind and stuff. What I really like about that fake young Agee card floating around is that it's a rare image where his athleticism is shining thought in the flower of his youth. Like Jackie Robinson, he appears to have had a perhaps not-yet-diagnosed diabetic condition going on during his career, and he got old while he was still young.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 06 2013 10:08 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: Well, then, never mind and stuff. What I really like about that fake young Agee card floating around is that it's a rare image where his athleticism is shining thought in the flower of his youth. Like Jackie Robinson, he appears to have had a perhaps not-yet-diagnosed diabetic condition going on during his career, and he got old while he was still young. Speaking of Jackie Robinson, I finally got to see 42 this week. Nice to see the Ed Charles thing in there at the end. So, work with me here: No Jackie would mean no Ed Charles inspired as kid would mean no Ed Charles helping lead the 1969 Mets would mean no World Championship. Rotunda justified.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2013 10:16 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Jackie Robinson also helped talk Donn Clendenon's stepfather talk young Donn out of football and into baseball.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 10:48 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: The slugger depicted on the front page of the newspaper above did not know it at the time, but by the time he joined the Mets organization, he had already played his final major league game. That's Glenn Davis, laughing about how phallic it is when the swoosh penetrates the loop in the Y.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 10:51 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 11:06 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz. He was a one year wonder. No. Make that a One Year Wonder.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 03:51 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: His major league career consisted of just 63 innings pitched, none of them with the Mets. He's Toppless and as far as I know, was never even photographed by The Man From Topps. Still, we're bringing him back for your quizzing pleasure. ... bringing back yesterday's unsolved quiz. He was a one year wonder. No. Make that a One Year Wonder. Jesus Christ! I said I was bringing him back ferchrissakes.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 03:55 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I know that guys face but not his name, I think. That don't help here. But for the record I know that guys face! Yo, I was coloring a Westrum and dewatermarking a Seaver and I notice that both these pics are taken in the same little corner of the world, what, 5, 6 years apart? Same tree back there. Whoever that is up there, he might be in the same corner, different angle, can't tell. Don't see that section of fence that juts out. Trees don't seem to line up right.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 04:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

But what about the structure coming out of the top of Seaver's head? Wait? Are you saying that just the Westrum and Seaver shots might be from the same location, or all three shots, including the unknown Met that I was bringing back, like I already said so?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 04:02 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The fence in the Westrum background is two square sections high. Not sure if I can tell in the Seaver shot.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 04:03 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: But what about the structure coming out of the top of Seaver's head? It might not be visible from the Westrum angle. Wes is standing much closer to the foul line.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 04:20 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I know that guys face but not his name, I think. That don't help here. But for the record I know that guys face! Yo, I was coloring a Westrum and dewatermarking a Seaver and I notice that both these pics are taken in the same little corner of the world, what, 5, 6 years apart? Same tree back there. Whoever that is up there, he might be in the same corner, different angle, can't tell. Don't see that section of fence that juts out. Trees don't seem to line up right. I now agree. Wes and Tom are standing in the same area of the Mets Spring Training complex. So is Bill Sudakis (below): The street-light over Sudakis's left shoulder is the giveaway. I think there's a good chance that the pitcher I was bringing back also posed in that same area, but before the cage-like structure was built. Plus, you could tell from the Sudakis photo that the object coming out of Seaver's head is a wooden telephone pole.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2013 05:03 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Sudakis has a shine on his shoes that Seaver lacks. Pro's pro my ass.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 05:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I now agree. Wes and Tom are standing in the same area of the Mets Spring Training complex. So is Bill Sudakis (below): The street-light over Sudakis's left shoulder is the giveaway. I think there's a good chance that the pitcher I was bringing back also posed in that same area, but before the cage-like structure was built. Plus, you could tell from the Sudakis photo that the object coming out of Seaver's head is a wooden telephone pole. "Bring back" seems to be a clue that means a lot. But I don't get it. I know his face though! Swing him around to the foul line and maybe those trees line up. I'm thinking close, a field over? The Sudakis is a keeper. :)

Zvon Sep 06 2013 05:47 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

whoops, didnt include the guy. I think we all know who this is. But what in the name of all that is orange and blue is with that Dodger uni? I don't think I've ever seen this exact piping on their jersey before. I won't break with tradition but I will talk about the game here. Okay, I get it, you got guts Zack. Too many pitches Mr Wheeler. Nice throw out by d'!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 06:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: whoops, didnt include the guy. I think we all know who this is. But what in the name of all that is orange and blue is with that Dodger uni? I don't think I've ever seen this exact piping on their jersey before. I won't break with tradition but I will talk about the game here. Okay, I get it, you got guts Zack. Too many pitches Mr Wheeler. Nice throw out by d'! That's the Dodgers one year only 1971 road uniform, with one stripe running along the top of each shoulder.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 06:46 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

It looks both bush and retro. Then. And now.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 06:48 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: "Bring back" seems to be a clue that means a lot. But I don't get it. I know his face though! I'm gonna call him "B.B." from now on. For "Bring Back".

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 09:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: "Bring back" seems to be a clue that means a lot. But I don't get it. I know his face though! I'm gonna call him "B.B." from now on. For "Bring Back". I'm bringing back this quiz. BB was the winning pitcher in the Mets first win ever.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 09:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: "Bring back" seems to be a clue that means a lot. But I don't get it. I know his face though! I'm gonna call him "B.B." from now on. For "Bring Back". I'm bringing back this quiz. BB was the winning pitcher in the Mets first win ever. His name rhymes with Cobb Snots.

G-Fafif Sep 06 2013 09:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Bring Back Butterball Botz!!!!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 09:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Bring Back Butterball Botz!!!! What the hell took you so long?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 09:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Bring Back Butterball Botz!!!! What the hell took you so long? From Bob's Custom Cards:

G-Fafif Sep 06 2013 09:47 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Bring Back Butterball Botz!!!! What the hell took you so long? The "bring back" thing actually threw me at first, like we had him in the minors, traded him, got him back, gave him one of those spring tryouts...and then the Bobby Valentine photo sent me in another direction altogether, like he was a throw-in to the deal that sent B.B. to the Angels. Plus, let's face it, he doesn't look so Butterballish.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 09:55 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 06 2013 10:01 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Lenny Shecter's version: When the Mets returned to the Polo Grounds to play the Cardinals on Opening Day [1963], the fans were already in mid-season form. One of their banners read: "BRING BACK BUTTERBALL BOTZ." Botz, Shecter also noted, "was so bad Dawes Hamilt could hit line drives off him."

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 10:04 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Lenny Shecter's version: When the Mets returned to the Polo Grounds to play the Cardinals on Opening Day [1963], the fans were already in mid-season form. One of their banners read: "BRING BACK BUTTERBALL BOTZ." Botz, Shecter also noted, "was so bad Dawes Hamilt could hit line drives off him." I love that book.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 10:09 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Bob "Butterball" Botz. I shan't ever forget.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 10:12 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Lenny Shecter's version: When the Mets returned to the Polo Grounds to play the Cardinals on Opening Day [1963], the fans were already in mid-season form. One of their banners read: "BRING BACK BUTTERBALL BOTZ." Botz, Shecter also noted, "was so bad Dawes Hamilt could hit line drives off him." Shecter's version, in which a fan banner is the medium for the slogan, is the more familiar version. I tried surfing for that version, but could not find it, so I went with Isaac's tale instead. Did you type your post from Shecter's book?

G-Fafif Sep 06 2013 10:32 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Lenny Shecter's version: When the Mets returned to the Polo Grounds to play the Cardinals on Opening Day [1963], the fans were already in mid-season form. One of their banners read: "BRING BACK BUTTERBALL BOTZ." Botz, Shecter also noted, "was so bad Dawes Hamilt could hit line drives off him." Shecter's version, in which a fan banner is the medium for the slogan, is the more familiar version. I tried surfing for that version, but could not find it, so I went with Isaac's tale instead. Did you type your post from Shecter's book? Yup. Maybe they both had it. People yell and write LET'S GO METS.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 11:21 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: BB was the winning pitcher in the Mets first win ever. So this was a spring training game? He did not make the database, no MLB time. Gimme some stats I'll make a card for him front and back. I have to look more at Bobw's work. I only found my way there recently. He might be the best.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 11:24 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 6 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2013 11:51 AM

This one-time Met and San Diego Rule V pick never got to play for the Padres. He then landed in Pittsburgh -- traded in exchange for the expansion team's future all-star catcher, Chris Cannizzaro. Cannizaro was once a Met, too, by the way. And even appeared on a baseball card as a Met. And continued to appear on a baseball card as a Met even when he wasn't a Met anymore by a good many years. But that's a whole 'nuther story by itself and this post isn't really supposed to be about Chris Cannizzaro. The man in the Padres uniform above didn't get to play for the Pirates, just like he didn't get to play for the Padres. And then he ran out teams that were interested in him. But The Man From Topps couldn't resist shooting anything in those original snazzy Padres unis.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 11:27 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I found something. [url]http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=botzbo01 I know his face. That gap toothed smile. But not the name.

Zvon Sep 06 2013 11:29 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Wait. I do know this. Bobby Klaus. Just saw his 68 card recently.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 11:34 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Wait. I do know this. Bobby Klaus. Just saw his 68 card recently.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2013 11:43 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Photographed by The Man From Topps in his old stomping grounds, you won't find this ex-Met on any baseball card in a Redbird uniform.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 12:28 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

He played on two Met pennant winning teams. I hope he got the blingy rings to commemorate those stints, 'cause he didn't get any Mets baseball cards from Topps.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 11:14 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 11:17 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2013 01:04 PM

If it weren't for the one team that he played for between his Met and Yankee stints, he might've been the only modern player in baseball history who wouldn't of had to change residences, stadiums or even lockers though he was traded from one league to the other.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 11:23 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: There's that spot again.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 11:56 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met and San Diego Rule V pick never got to play for the Padres. He then landed in Pittsburgh -- traded in exchange for the expansion team's future all-star catcher, Chris Cannizzaro. Cannizaro was once a Met, too, by the way. And even appeared on a baseball card as a Met. And continued to appear on a baseball card as a Met even when he wasn't a Met anymore by a good many years. But that's a whole 'nuther story by itself and this post isn't really supposed to be about Chris Cannizzaro. The man in the Padres uniform above didn't get to play for the Pirates, just like he didn't get to play for the Padres, either. And then he ran out of teams that were interested in him. But The Man From Topps couldn't resist shooting anything in those original snazzy Padres unis. batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Wait. I do know this. Bobby Klaus. Just saw his 68 card recently. You could see that Klaus's Padres and Mets card used shots from the same photo session. Klaus is the Padres' Jerry Robertson.

Zvon Sep 07 2013 01:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If it weren't for the one team that he played for between his Met and Yankee stints, he might've been the only modern player in baseball history who wouldn't of had to change residences, stadiums or even lockers though he was traded from one league to the other. Bill Sudakis when the Yankees slept over for those two years. Also a spot man but Sadeki now reigns as King Of The Spot, having seen two cards of him hanging out in that little corner of the world.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 05:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: If it weren't for the one team that he played for between his Met and Yankee stints, he might've been the only modern player in baseball history who wouldn't of had to change residences, stadiums or even lockers though he was traded from one league to the other. Bill Sudakis when the Yankees slept over for those two years. Also a spot man but Sadeki now reigns as King Of The Spot, having seen two cards of him hanging out in that little corner of the world.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 09:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 07 2013 10:03 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Photographed by The Man From Topps in his old stomping grounds, you won't find this ex-Met on any baseball card in a Redbird uniform. He has a World Series ring to remember his last season as a major leaguer.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 11:50 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Photographed by The Man From Topps in his old stomping grounds, you won't find this ex-Met on any baseball card in a Redbird uniform. He has a World Series ring to remember his last season as a major leaguer. "What do you call it when the same letter appears consecutively in a word? Like the "l" in llama. Or the "b" in rubber? There's gotta be a word for that, right? Anyway there are repeating consecutive letters in my first name and in my last name."

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 11:53 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only".

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 11:58 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: He played on two Met pennant winning teams. I hope he got the blingy rings to commemorate those stints, 'cause he didn't get any Mets baseball cards from Topps. "I ain't got any repeating consecutive letters in any of my names. But I'm the easiest one to solve of the remaining 'Who Am I's'? You don't need any more hints".

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 12:34 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The Man From Topps photographed this one-time Met in the uniform of the last organization he'd ever belong to. He never got to play for the Big Red Machine, or anybody else since this photograph was taken. In fact, if you look up his Baseball Reference page, you won't find any evidence indicating that the player ever belonged to the Reds. Not a single Reds plate appearance. Or a single Reds defensive substitution. Or even a mention of the words Reds or Cincinnati in his transactions section. But Topps knew.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 12:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: He played on two Met pennant winning teams. I hope he got the blingy rings to commemorate those stints, 'cause he didn't get any Mets baseball cards from Topps. "I ain't got any repeating consecutive letters in any of my names. But I'm the easiest one to solve of the remaining 'Who Am I's'? You don't need any more hints". Gosger?

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 12:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Photographed by The Man From Topps in his old stomping grounds, you won't find this ex-Met on any baseball card in a Redbird uniform. He has a World Series ring to remember his last season as a major leaguer. "What do you call it when the same letter appears consecutively in a word? Like the "l" in llama. Or the "b" in rubber? There's gotta be a word for that, right? Anyway there are repeating consecutive letters in my first name and in my last name." Eddie Bressoud?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 12:46 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: He played on two Met pennant winning teams. I hope he got the blingy rings to commemorate those stints, 'cause he didn't get any Mets baseball cards from Topps. "I ain't got any repeating consecutive letters in any of my names. But I'm the easiest one to solve of the remaining 'Who Am I's'? You don't need any more hints". Gosger? Gosger.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 12:47 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Photographed by The Man From Topps in his old stomping grounds, you won't find this ex-Met on any baseball card in a Redbird uniform. He has a World Series ring to remember his last season as a major leaguer. "What do you call it when the same letter appears consecutively in a word? Like the "l" in llama. Or the "b" in rubber? There's gotta be a word for that, right? Anyway there are repeating consecutive letters in my first name and in my last name." Eddie Bressoud? Eddie Bressoud

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 12:58 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:19 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. My gosh, he looks familiar.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:20 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:21 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: The Man From Topps photographed this one-time Met in the uniform of the last organization he'd ever belong to. He never got to play for the Big Red Machine, or anybody else since this photograph was taken. In fact, if you look up his Baseball Reference page, you won't find any evidence indicating that the player ever belonged to the Reds. Not a single Reds plate appearance. Or a single Reds defensive substitution. Or even a mention of the words Reds or Cincinnati in his transactions section. But Topps knew. Bob Aspromonte

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:22 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Bob Botz 62 card. It'll take a while before I make the back.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:24 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper Gaspar was my initial guess but he looked different when I cross-checked.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:25 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: The Man From Topps photographed this one-time Met in the uniform of the last organization he'd ever belong to. He never got to play for the Big Red Machine, or anybody else since this photograph was taken. In fact, if you look up his Baseball Reference page, you won't find any evidence indicating that the player ever belonged to the Reds. Not a single Reds plate appearance. Or a single Reds defensive substitution. Or even a mention of the words Reds or Cincinnati in his transactions section. But Topps knew. Bob Aspromonte

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:26 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 08 2013 01:29 PM

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. My gosh, he looks familiar. Quite frankly, he gets that all the time. They kinda recognize him, but never quite get his name.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:30 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:31 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover. Get outta here.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:32 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

San Diego was the end of the baseball line for this former Met and Sports Illustrated cover boy who, you might agree, looks stupid cool in the Padres' original uniform. What's his name? Photography credits: The Man From Topps. Rod Gasper That it was Gaspar doesn't surprise me. What's shocking is I've never seen that SI cover. Get outta here. I Rod Gaspar you not.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:35 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 08 2013 01:37 PM

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:36 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Ever see this one?

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:38 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ever see this one? Oh yeah. Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Ever see this one? Oh yeah. Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text. Some basketball player got that cover IIRC, which I usually don't.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Neither 69 nor 86 early WS cover reflects what lied/lay/lain ahead.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 01:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Yea, some no name. Or other name.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:46 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Ever see this one? Oh yeah. Ever see that cover in full? G-Fafif wrote: Was there a post-WS cover in'69? I've read the text. Alcindor was SI's cover for the Shea Stadium portion of the '69 series. In those days, SI would rarely publish a WS issue crowning the champs on the cover. The series started on a Saturday. And SI sent the final version of the upcoming mag to the presses on Sunday night. Sunday was generally SI's cut-off for news coverage. They were generally resistant to putting the WS on the cover for a 2d week in a row because by the time that issue would hit the newstands, the WS was, their thinking went, old news. There were exceptions to this practice and by the '80's, technology advanced to the point that they could extend their deadlines. The '86 series was covered for two consecutive weeks. (Rice and Carter play at the plate and then Ray Knight).

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 01:48 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Yea, some no name. Or other name. SI revealed if Sox had won in 5 in 86, next cover would've been Magic Johnson & Jack Nicholson. Guess curse of Bambino not so big a deal yet.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 01:52 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Zvon wrote: Yea, some no name. Or other name. SI revealed if Sox had won in 5 in 86, next cover would've been Magic Johnson & Jack Nicholson. Guess curse of Bambino not so big a deal yet. I was just gonna post this. Here's the cover that got bumped off and never was.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 02:56 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Bob Botz 62 card. It'll take a while before I make the back. Good job. I see that you adjusted the colors to give that photo the Topps 1962 patina. By the way, the original Botz photo I posted is not a Topps shot. I found it on the web a few years ago and saved it to my PC.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 03:26 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Bob Botz 62 card. It'll take a while before I make the back. Good job. I see that you adjusted the colors to give that photo the Topps 1962 patina. By the way, the original Botz photo I posted is not a Topps shot. I found it on the web a few years ago and saved it to my PC. Thnx. It don't suck. I've been getting good at colorization. It can be a bitch. That's the first color correction deal. Ironic that the color I have most trouble with is the Met blue (I always want to make it a more royal blue for some reason). And skin tones of course. The colorization of the Bunning perfecto pic is...well, I'm working it and every time I look at it I get one a those wow moments. Kinda surprised there isn't a colorization of that out there already.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 03:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Someone's been doin' some heavy lifting with that Botz photo. http://imperialsportsauctions.com/lot-212.aspx

Zvon Sep 08 2013 03:36 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

116$ Come on, Botz had to buy that himself, lol.

G-Fafif Sep 08 2013 04:09 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Your colorization makes everything just a touch otherworldly. Feels very signature.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 06:26 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything.

themetfairy Sep 08 2013 07:11 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. That looks like Dave Kingman.

Zvon Sep 08 2013 07:32 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: Your colorization makes everything just a touch otherworldly. Feels very signature. I don't know if people who do it regular would agree, but my goal is to make it so no one even notices its been colored. And so far, thats been next to impossible. I'm getting close tho, some turning out better than others. Which skin tone looks most correct? I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction. batmagadanleadoff wrote: But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. dag-blam-bastid Man From Topps.

Edgy MD Sep 08 2013 09:38 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. That looks like Dave Kingman. In the midst of a four-team season. I wonder who the last guy to play on that many big-league teams in a season is.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 08 2013 09:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro

Zvon Sep 08 2013 10:33 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Which skin tone looks most correct? I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction. Btw, thats like a poll question for everyone. I don't totally trust my eyes after working a pic for a long time. And let me rephrase the question: Which skin tone looks more like it would in a photograph? (In the Wes pics above^) See this Casey, I'm not sure. It's a cross between close and, if I was making a wax likeness of him for Madame Tussauds, perfect.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 12:11 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his personal multi-city odyssey of Major League Baseball during the season in question, he hit more HR's for the Padres than for any other team. But you won't find him on a Topps baseball card in those Padres duds; the San Diego mid-season acquisition was onto his next city before season's end. But The Man From Topps - he is everywhere and sees everything. That looks like Dave Kingman. And I forgot to mention that the traveling Padre was a Met.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 12:19 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ.

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 05:37 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ. Big Jim Bibby.

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 05:39 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:51 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. You won't find any Topps baseball cards of this Met in his Met uniform. But just the same, The Man From Topps kept a fingerprint file on the guy, and pictures, too. In this shot, our ex Met poses at the Sadecki Spot, throwing an invisible baseball. Either that or he's concealing five or six baseballs inside of his massive right hand. He could probably hide three or four more baseballs in that paw of his if he weren't also holding a cantaloupe, Yogi Berra's comic book collection and Jane Jarvis's organ. Big Jim Bibby.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:55 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb. A Citi Field Hookworm Intro is an anagram for On A Rookie Card With Tim Foli

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 11:14 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This former Met belongs to the same exclusive club as Mr. Hookworm Intro, up above: membership in the club is predicated on something that they didn't do. Though Bibby and Bobb never appeared in a game for the NY Mets, they were both on the active 25 man roster, either in the dugout or in the bullpen, in uniform and eligible to play. They just never got the call. Who are the other Mets in this club?

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:17 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:17 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:18 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:18 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:22 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Not available in polyester or lycra...only Cotton, Billy.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 11:22 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Try and find a photo of one of these cotton-pickin' Mets.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 11:22 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Try and find a photo of one of these cotton-pickin' Mets. Never mind.

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:24 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:25 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

That's as many as I can recall offhand. I know Wilbur Huckle is a matter of conjecture in this department.

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 11:27 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Cotton and Hansen fictitiously honored, along with the man who would've sold the shirts right off their backs, June 10, 2008.

dinosaur jesus Sep 09 2013 01:09 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Which skin tone looks most correct? I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction. Btw, thats like a poll question for everyone. I don't totally trust my eyes after working a pic for a long time. And let me rephrase the question: Which skin tone looks more like it would in a photograph? (In the Wes pics above^) I'd say number 1, though it could use maybe just a little more yellow. Number 2 is a bit too rosy. And number 3 might be the one if you took the saturation down a touch. But they're all pretty damn convincing.

Edgy MD Sep 09 2013 01:20 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Number two speaks of a spring training complexion. It gets my vote.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 02:34 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 09 2013 03:04 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Is that Dave Marshall? OE, I think not. Marshall was an outfielder and this guy looks like a pitcher.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 09 2013 04:16 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue).

Zvon Sep 09 2013 04:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Which skin tone looks most correct? I imagine this is an individual taste kinda thing. Over the years I've noticed I see colors more vividly than other people - not quite Van Goghish but in that direction. Btw, thats like a poll question for everyone. I don't totally trust my eyes after working a pic for a long time. And let me rephrase the question: Which skin tone looks more like it would in a photograph? (In the Wes pics above^) I'd say number 1, though it could use maybe just a little more yellow. Number 2 is a bit too rosy. And number 3 might be the one if you took the saturation down a touch. But they're all pretty damn convincing. Edgy MD wrote: Number two speaks of a spring training complexion. It gets my vote. thnx guys. I'm gonna try 3 with a sat tone down. That might look more like the skin tones on that years cards too. 1 with a little yellow might have the same effect. I see now, on the 66 Topps, Wes's skin was a tad to the orange side. I personally agree with you Edge, 2 looks most spring ruddy. I'll just try all those tweaks you mentioned DJ. That's the fun of it. The Jim Bibby pic is excellent!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 05:32 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue). Dave Roberts was, (and probably still is) a lefty.

dinosaur jesus Sep 09 2013 05:58 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Dave Roberts. (Got the Twice clue). Dave Roberts was, (and probably still is) a lefty. He might still be, but not in this life. Mr. Roberts passed away a few years ago.

Edgy MD Sep 09 2013 09:27 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I was expecting Met Hunter to be the one to swoop in with the necrological fact clarifyin'.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 09:52 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 09 2013 10:42 PM

On his Padres resume, this player has one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that ring around old Shea Stadium.

MFS62 Sep 09 2013 09:57 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Is the righty Dick Selma? Later

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:10 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

MFS62 wrote: Is the righty Dick Selma? Later

Zvon Sep 09 2013 10:14 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:19 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Sep 09 2013 10:26 PM

This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:21 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no. I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner.

Zvon Sep 09 2013 10:23 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no. I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner. I don't read I just look at the pictures. Oh. K, Ill read too. The Red Rooster,lol.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:25 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: If you know your Mets, you're twice as likely to figure out who this player is who pitched for both the Mets and Padres -- so long as you don't go looking in Topps' database of Padres baseball cards. 'Cause like Kevin McReynolds, you won't find this pitcher on Topps cardboard in a Padres uniform. For that, you'll need to seek out The Man From Topps. Bob Miller. Guy above I thought maybe Doug Rader but after google'n him to see, no. I said he was a pitcher. The Red Rooster manned the hot corner. I don't read I just look at the pictures. Oh. K, Ill read too. The Red Rooster,lol. Plus, Rader never played for the Mets. You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:30 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah.

G-Fafif Sep 09 2013 10:36 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:39 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven. Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment. bump

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, this player has one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that ring around old Shea Stadium. bump

Zvon Sep 09 2013 10:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven. Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too. Plus, Rader never played for the Mets. You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. I followed the team real hard in the early 70's and I have no idea who that is. update: Kleven? Never heard of him.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 09 2013 10:59 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

"No, man. Seriously. Scotty was supposed to beam Kirk and Spock onto Quanzar 29 but messed up from all of those blueberry pies he was heaving. Scotty was drunkwalking like he was smoking the schwang and shit but anyway, instead Spock and Kirk end up in Shea Stadium right in the middle of the 9th inning and ol Casey, he doesn't notice anything wrong and so sends Kirk to pinch hit against Sandy Fuckin' Koufax. Besides, Kirk's ta-ta's are a lot firmer than Billy Cowan's. But Spock has like all the angles and trajectories calclulated in his Vulcan brain right down to the fraction of a fraction. Of a fraction. Of an inch. And figures that he should be pinch-hitting instead of Kirk....."

Edgy MD Sep 10 2013 06:01 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

What the... Nice.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 10 2013 07:00 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven. Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too. Looks like he's using Jerry Grote's bat.

cooby Sep 10 2013 09:04 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

What a great thread! I need to visit here more

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 10:47 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps.

cooby Sep 10 2013 10:59 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Chuck Connors

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 11:31 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

cooby wrote: Chuck Connors You make the call.

cooby Sep 10 2013 11:45 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Ha! Didn't really think so...just a guess

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 12:01 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps. Though he never belonged to the Mets, you might say that the Mets belonged to him.

Zvon Sep 10 2013 12:43 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: "No, man. Seriously. Scotty was supposed to beam Kirk and Spock onto Quanzar 29 but messed up from all of those blueberry pies he was heaving. Scotty was drunkwalking like he was smoking the schwang and shit but anyway, instead Spock and Kirk end up in Shea Stadium right in the middle of the 9th inning and ol Casey, he doesn't notice anything wrong and so sends Kirk to pinch hit against Sandy Fuckin' Koufax. Besides, Kirk's ta-ta's are a lot firmer than Billy Cowan's. But Spock has like all the angles and trajectories calclulated in his Vulcan brain right down to the fraction of a fraction. Of a fraction. Of an inch. And figures that he should be pinch-hitting instead of Kirk....." LoL! I'm not caught up on Breaking Bad so this is a rare instance where I hope that's a spoiler.

HahnSolo Sep 10 2013 12:44 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Would the Sadecki spot still be around today? I know they tore down Al Lang and put up a new one, wondered if maybe the neighboring fields were still there.

Zvon Sep 10 2013 01:16 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps. Father of the '64 fathers day perfecto, Jim Bunning, US Senator.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 01:20 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps. Though he never belonged to the Mets, you might say that the Mets belonged to him. Father of the '64 fathers day perfecto, Jim Bunning, US Senator.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 01:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Quiz Difficulty Rating: Eezie Peezy. Only the Man From Topps has photos of this ex-Met in a Phillie uniform.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 01:41 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, there's one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that circle the inside of old Shea Stadium. bump

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 01:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment. bump

Zvon Sep 10 2013 01:45 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Quiz Difficulty Rating: Eezie Peezy. Only the Man From Topps has photos of this ex-Met in a Phillie uniform. Pat Zachary. Those Padres are stumpers. I wish all we had to know was the guys face. Yes! I know his face. It belongs to him! WINNER!

Edgy MD Sep 10 2013 01:54 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The Biblical prophet Zachariah.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 05:30 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment. bump It's Dick Selma

batmagadanleadoff Sep 10 2013 05:40 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Better view of the other side of the side fence at the Sadecki Spot in background to this photo. It rarely appears in photos because it's a paved parking lot. Oh yeah. The player in the foreground. Who is he?

Zvon Sep 10 2013 05:59 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Jesus (Ass-ooose) Alou

Zvon Sep 10 2013 06:09 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb. A Citi Field Hookworm Intro is an anagram for On A Rookie Card With Tim Foli That's a clown anagram bro! lol. I missed this answer. GJ on getting the Bobb G.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 12:00 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego.

Zvon Sep 11 2013 01:36 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego. Koolest hat comic style airbrush ever. Off the top of my head without checking I wanna say Brent Strom. But I'm pretty sure I got the last name wrong.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 01:38 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego. Koolest hat comic style airbrush ever. Off the top of my head without checking I wanna say Brent Strom. But I'm pretty sure I got the last name wrong.

Met Hunter Sep 11 2013 09:50 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Better view of the other side of the side fence at the Sadecki Spot in background to this photo. It rarely appears in photos because it's a paved parking lot. Oh yeah. The player in the foreground. Who is he? Jesus Alou

Edgy MD Sep 11 2013 09:54 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Coach Phil Cavaretta, the only Met to wear 50 before Sid Fernandez.

Met Hunter Sep 11 2013 09:57 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, there's one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that circle the inside of old Shea Stadium. bump Dave Roberts

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:54 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This is what happens when The Man From Topps is nowhere to be found. The Man From Topps must've been two teams behind with this double X rated Met because the Met in question didn't come to Shea Stadium from Pittsburgh.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 11 2013 11:02 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

That's Bob Miller! Or, prodigal Bob Miller.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 11:05 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

metsguyinmichigan wrote: That's Bob Miller! Or, prodigal Bob Miller. See what I did with double X rated? Get it? Double ex? Double ex-met? lolololol

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 11:09 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Met Hunter wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, there's one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that circle the inside of old Shea Stadium. bump Dave Roberts That's Dave Roberts, who throws left and signs left. He was Cy Young caliber in 1971 and an under the radar sleeper stealth draft pick if you ever played the 1971 Strat-O-Matic set. He had a crappy W-L record that year because the '71 Padres were one of the most offensively inept teams to come around in the last 50 years.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 11:34 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

His time with the Tribe was brief, and thus, Toppless. On his Met cards, (that's cards -- plural), he never wore the shirt he oughta have been wearing.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 11:45 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 11 2013 11:46 AM

Hatless on Crazy Hat Day Another tough one, especially for the younger members of this forum, who might not have ever seen this ex Met hatless and in a Braves uniform. [youtube]aDHnUPofJjU[/youtube]

themetfairy Sep 11 2013 11:45 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Another tough one, especially for the younger members of this forum, who might not have ever seen this ex Met hatless and in a Braves uniform. [youtube]aDHnUPofJjU[/youtube] Felix Millan

Zvon Sep 11 2013 01:49 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, there's one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that circle the inside of old Shea Stadium. bump Dave Roberts That's Dave Roberts, who throws left and signs left. He was Cy Young caliber in 1971 and an under the radar sleeper stealth draft pick if you ever played the 1971 Strat-O-Matic set. He had a crappy W-L record that year because the '71 Padres were one of the most offensively inept teams to come around in the last 50 years. Damn, I knew that face. I knew he was a D.R. !

themetfairy Sep 11 2013 03:07 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Another tough one, especially for the younger members of this forum, who might not have ever seen this ex Met hatless and in a Braves uniform. [youtube]aDHnUPofJjU[/youtube] Felix Millan Was I right?

Zvon Sep 11 2013 06:36 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: Was I right? Yes you are. GJ TMF :)

themetfairy Sep 11 2013 09:05 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Thanks - I'd like to think that I set the speed record for this thread :)

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 09:12 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Toppless as a Met, this hurler threw his last major league pitch in a Met uniform. Above, the Man From Topps snapped him in the uniform of the new Washington Senators - a rare picture because the mystery pitcher was never Toppsed in a Senators uniform.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 09:16 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player might own the record for most appearances in a Met yearbook without ever getting his own Topps Mets card.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 09:19 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

If you've got the time, The Man From Topps has more ex-Mets.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:11 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Jesus (Ass-ooose) Alou

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:12 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Another tough one, especially for the younger members of this forum, who might not have ever seen this ex Met hatless and in a Braves uniform. [youtube]aDHnUPofJjU[/youtube] Felix Millan

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: His time with the Tribe was brief, and thus, Toppless. On his Met cards, (that's cards -- plural), he never wore the shirt he oughta have been wearing. bump

Met Hunter Sep 11 2013 10:21 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This player might own the record for most appearances in a Met yearbook without ever getting his own Topps Mets card. Dave Schneck

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:31 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Met Hunter wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This player might own the record for most appearances in a Met yearbook without ever getting his own Topps Mets card. Dave Schneck

batmagadanleadoff Sep 11 2013 10:37 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

More scenery from the Sadecki spot, including a white house structure. If that's the structure I'm thinking of, it's been there since the Mets took over the joint, back in 1962. I remember the game when this Toppless fringe Met got his first major league hit. In front of the home crowd at Shea Stadium, he singled in his first ever at bat. It was either a grounder past the infielders or a line drive that first bounced in the deep part of the infield.

G-Fafif Sep 12 2013 12:23 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: More scenery from the Sadecki spot, including a white house structure. If that's the structure I'm thinking of, it's been there since the Mets took over the joint, back in 1962. I remember the game when this Toppless fringe Met got his first major league hit. In front of the home crowd at Shea Stadium, he singled in his first ever at bat. It was either a grounder past the infielders or a line drive that first bounced in the deep part of the infield. I believe that structure and its out-of-the-frame twin are known as the Lute Barn(e)s.

G-Fafif Sep 12 2013 12:26 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Another tough one, especially for the younger members of this forum, who might not have ever seen this ex Met hatless and in a Braves uniform. Twice in the last two season I've met historically well-informed younger Mets fans who persist in referring to Mee-yan as "Mil-lahn." (The veteran narrator of the audio version of my first book did the same.)

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 10:58 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: More scenery from the Sadecki spot, including a white house structure. If that's the structure I'm thinking of, it's been there since the Mets took over the joint, back in 1962. I remember the game when this Toppless fringe Met got his first major league hit. In front of the home crowd at Shea Stadium, he singled in his first ever at bat. It was either a grounder past the infielders or a line drive that first bounced in the deep part of the infield. I believe that structure and its out-of-the-frame twin are known as the Lute Barn(e)s.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 10:59 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 12 2013 11:01 AM

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: His time with the Tribe was brief, and thus, Toppless. On his Met cards, (that's cards -- plural), he never wore the shirt he oughta have been wearing. bump It's Bob L. Miller, the '69 mid-season Indian.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 11:00 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If you've got the time, The Man From Topps has more ex-Mets. If you've got the time, we've got the Bob. Miller Bob. It was Miller Time.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 11:10 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

In my mind, this fringy Met never escaped the Minors, even though he actually did play for the Mets. Above, he's standing at the Sadecki Spot years before it would be named for the versatile early '70's Met hurler.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 11:19 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Who is this bearded Met with the impish grin and David Wright's future uniform #?

Zvon Sep 12 2013 11:24 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Is that a real beard? Dave Kingman. As a collector of Met pics that is an amazin' pic of Shneck.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 11:31 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: Is that a real beard? Dave Kingman. Try and pull it off and you'll find out. Zvon wrote: As a collector of Met pics that is an amazin' pic of Shneck. Which one are you talkin' about? The b&w with Staub and Milner or The Man From Topps shot?

Zvon Sep 12 2013 11:37 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Is that a real beard? Dave Kingman. Try and pull it off and you'll find out. Zvon wrote: As a collector of Met pics that is an amazin' pic of Shneck. Which one are you talkin' about? The b&w with Staub and Milner or The Man From Topps shot? Both actually, because I've never seen either before. But the quality of the Shneck stands out.

Zvon Sep 12 2013 01:21 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

so is that what we are gonna call it? The Sadeki Spot? I like it, though I think of it as the Westrum Wing of the facility.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 01:35 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This The Man From Topps photo of this Met pitcher expands the view of the Sadecki spot, much like the hurler's personal assortment of baffling and screwy pitches expanded the strike zone for those unfortunate hitters who batted against him. Who is he?

Zvon Sep 12 2013 01:37 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This The Man From Topps photo of this Met pitcher expands the view of the Sadecki spot, much like the hurler's personal assortment of baffling and screwy pitches expanded the strike zone for those unfortunate hitters who batted against him. Who is he? He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 01:38 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon wrote: He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? Which picture?

Zvon Sep 12 2013 01:41 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Zvon Sep 12 2013 01:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

And that guys name is Lute? Not Luke?(yea, I'm takin notes)

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 01:48 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

] Zvon wrote: He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? It's hard to tell from the Lute Barnes photo. But the Mets had a white clubhouse there with what looked like aluminum siding. That clubhouse was there from when the Mets moved in in 1962. The clubhouse might be the white structure in the Barnes photo.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 01:50 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: ] He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? It's hard to tell from the Lute Barnes photo. But the Mets had a white clubhouse there with what looked like aluminum siding. That clubhouse was there from when the Mets moved in in 1962. The clubhouse might be the white structure in the Barnes photo. The structure in the Barnes photo might also be a trailer, as you suggest. I see that it's raised. (perhaps on wheels?)

Zvon Sep 12 2013 01:51 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: ] He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? It's hard to tell from the Lute Barnes photo. But the Mets had a white clubhouse there with what looked like aluminum siding. That clubhouse was there from when the Mets moved in in 1962. The clubhouse might be the white structure in the Barnes photo. I noticed it was up off the ground, but I guess every structure down there is. I was curious if it was mobile, possibly screwing up the consistent nature of the Sadeki Spot.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 01:58 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

] He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? It's hard to tell from the Lute Barnes photo. But the Mets had a white clubhouse there with what looked like aluminum siding. That clubhouse was there from when the Mets moved in in 1962. The clubhouse might be the white structure in the Barnes photo. I noticed it was up off the ground, but I guess every structure down there is. I was curious if it was mobile, possibly screwing up the consistent nature of the Sadeki Spot. Here's one partial view of the clubhouse. There are better views, especially from the Stengel years.

Zvon Sep 12 2013 02:01 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

] He's our Tug :) The white structure, is that a house trailer kinda thing? It's hard to tell from the Lute Barnes photo. But the Mets had a white clubhouse there with what looked like aluminum siding. That clubhouse was there from when the Mets moved in in 1962. The clubhouse might be the white structure in the Barnes photo. I noticed it was up off the ground, but I guess every structure down there is. I was curious if it was mobile, possibly screwing up the consistent nature of the Sadeki Spot. Here's one partial view of the clubhouse. There are better views, especially from the Stengel years. I found that pic quite recently while looking for old pics for the cards. I did wonder where the hell he was standing.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 02:36 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb. A Citi Field Hookworm Intro is an anagram for On A Rookie Card With Tim Foli That's a clown anagram bro! lol. I missed this answer. GJ on getting the Bobb G. A Randy Bobb sighting! On the Mets 32 man roster!

Edgy MD Sep 12 2013 02:42 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

I like those little outlines of the channels in the rounded-corner rectangles to look like tiny TV screens. I'm trying to remember the distinction between the black number on the white background vs. the white on black. Was one network and the other local? One VHF and the other UHF?

Zvon Sep 12 2013 02:48 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: A Randy Bobb sighting! On the Mets 32 man roster! I love seeing shit like that^ Something like that Edge. I have an old TV guide somewhere. Bought the one for the week I was born, on the in O.C. boardwalk for a few bucks.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 02:51 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: I like those little outlines of the channels in the rounded-corner rectangles to look like tiny TV screens. I'm trying to remember the distinction between the black number on the white background vs. the white on black. Was one network and the other local? One VHF and the other UHF? UHF was every channel above 13. I can't think of the word for it but the channels in the white background weren't available, at least in the NYC area. Or sometimes they'd come in with heavy snow, ghost imaged, and without sound. But usually, those were dead channels. VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 02:54 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The "C" is for color. Wow!

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 02:55 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff Sep 12 2013 03:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I like those little outlines of the channels in the rounded-corner rectangles to look like tiny TV screens. I'm trying to remember the distinction between the black number on the white background vs. the white on black. Was one network and the other local? One VHF and the other UHF? UHF was every channel above 13. I can't think of the word for it but the channels in the white background weren't available, at least in the NYC area. Or sometimes they'd come in with heavy snow, ghost imaged, and without sound. But usually, those were dead channels. VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got. Out of town channels. That's what the white background channels were.

Zvon Sep 12 2013 03:10 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

That's the oldest channel 9 I could find out there.

SteveJRogers Sep 12 2013 06:31 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: I like those little outlines of the channels in the rounded-corner rectangles to look like tiny TV screens. I'm trying to remember the distinction between the black number on the white background vs. the white on black. Was one network and the other local? One VHF and the other UHF? Personally I'm kinda shocked they really did that in newspaper TV listings! I saw a bit on Cheers where it had to be done for the sake of the plot of the episode (during the 1994 strike the local station ran classic games, and one of the character notices that Sam Malone did come into the game as a relief pitcher) but never thought they really did run full rosters and such.

Zvon Sep 12 2013 08:06 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: In my mind, this fringy Met never escaped the Minors, even though he actually did play for the Mets. Above, he's standing at the Sadecki Spot years before it would be named for the versatile early '70's Met hurler. Just came across a '68 card of his. That's Larry Miller. I pictured him, from that photo, to have a full head of hair. He doesn't.

Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 13 2013 07:46 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got. Oh man, and in the pre-remote control days, there was that dial that my sisters would spin through so quickly that it would eventually break and we'd need pliers to turn the knob! I remember 2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was WOR, and 11 was WPIX, with 13 being public television -- which Billy Joel immortalized in "Pressure," one of his cool New York references. But what were channel 5's letters?

Edgy MD Sep 13 2013 08:04 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Yeah, but you could get signals on channels 3, 6, 8 and 10 but switching the VHF channel there, and squirrling around with the UHF channel. God knows why we would do this, but we were kids. And anything that we would find would not only be snowy, but weird. German puppet shows with a cardboard set or something. Bigger questions, though. Name that batter for two points. Name that catcher for five points. Name that ump for ten points.

G-Fafif Sep 13 2013 09:21 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

metsguyinmichigan wrote: VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got. Oh man, and in the pre-remote control days, there was that dial that my sisters would spin through so quickly that it would eventually break and we'd need pliers to turn the knob! I remember 2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was WOR, and 11 was WPIX, with 13 being public television -- which Billy Joel immortalized in "Pressure," one of his cool New York references. But what were channel 5's letters? WNEW.

Mets – Willets Point Sep 13 2013 09:32 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Growing up in Connecticut I can tell that channel 3 was a CBS affiliate from Hartford and channel 8 was an ABC affiliate from New Haven. The Connecticut NBC affiliate was a UHF'er on channel 30. These came through fuzzy for us as we got better signals from New York City.

G-Fafif Sep 13 2013 09:43 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

In the '70s, NBC shows would be listed in the Metro NY TV Guide as airing on Channels 4 and 20, 20 getting the clear-TV screen treatment. Try as I might, I never got 20 to come in on the South Shore of Long Island. Now and again you could pick up 3 or 8. I loved that the Mets were important enough to have a channel in Connecticut airing their games.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 13 2013 09:51 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

We could get 8 from New Haven, but even their non-network programming was similar to 7 so little need.

Mets – Willets Point Sep 13 2013 10:57 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We could get 8 from New Haven, but even their non-network programming was similar to 7 so little need. Yeah, they were the basically the same except for the local news.

Edgy MD Sep 13 2013 11:37 AM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Edgy MD wrote: YName that batter for two points. Name that catcher for five points. Name that ump for ten points. Anybody? The batter would seemingly be Agee, his body looking perhaps a little more slender with his torso twisted in full torque. But I can't come up with an Agee-on-the-Mets-era catcher whose name ended in NDA and wore a number ending in zero.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 13 2013 01:03 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

G-Fafif wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got. Oh man, and in the pre-remote control days, there was that dial that my sisters would spin through so quickly that it would eventually break and we'd need pliers to turn the knob! I remember 2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was WOR, and 11 was WPIX, with 13 being public television -- which Billy Joel immortalized in "Pressure," one of his cool New York references. But what were channel 5's letters? WNEW. Channel 5 was Creature Features and Horror Hotel, the scariest movie I ever saw as a seven or eight year old. [youtube]_4Mb60KMOJc[/youtube]

batmagadanleadoff Sep 13 2013 01:12 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

This ex-Met was a Toppless Brewer. His lone Mets card had to be adjusted just before Topps went to press because his name was sort of misspelled.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 13 2013 01:15 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Toppless in Oakland. This ex-Mets' last paycheck as an active major leaguer was signed by Charles O' FInley. Probably grudgingly, like every other check he signed. I wonder if the ex-Met has an Oakland A's WS ring? Wouldn't be his first WS ring.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 13 2013 01:20 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

The stands are confectionary colored ribbons that swirl around and around the playing field, creating the sensation that you're inside of a spinning cotton candy machine. And that's the only thing that's right with this picture. Who is this ex-Met?

batmagadanleadoff Sep 13 2013 01:22 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

What was so great about the early 1970's? Tom Seaver, All in the Family, Mad Magazine, The Rolling Stones and Shea Stadium. And the guy up above? Like most Met acquisitions of his era, he was better before he got here. You might say that he was in decline by the time he suited up in the orange and blue.

themetfairy Sep 13 2013 01:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Toppless in Oakland. This ex-Mets' last paycheck as an active major leaguer was signed by Charles O' FInley. Probably grudgingly, like every other check he signed. I wonder if the ex-Met has an Oakland A's WS ring? Wouldn't be his first WS ring. Is that Art Shamsky?

themetfairy Sep 13 2013 01:28 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: The stands are confectionary colored ribbons that swirl around and around the playing field, creating the sensation that you're inside of a spinning cotton candy machine. And that's the only thing that's right with this picture. Who is this ex-Met? The Franchise. Duh

Zvon Sep 13 2013 02:00 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What was so great about the early 1970's? Tom Seaver, All in the Family, Mad Magazine, The Rolling Stones and Shea Stadium. And the guy up above? Like most Met acquisitions of his era, he was better before he got here. You might say that he was in decline by the time he suited up in the orange and blue. I wanna say Gene Clines for that one.

Zvon Sep 13 2013 02:05 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: VHF in the NYC area was six working channels 2, 4, 7, 5, 9, 11 and 13. And in the pre cable era, that was about as good as it got. Oh man, and in the pre-remote control days, there was that dial that my sisters would spin through so quickly that it would eventually break and we'd need pliers to turn the knob! I remember 2 was CBS, 4 was NBC, 7 was ABC, 9 was WOR, and 11 was WPIX, with 13 being public television -- which Billy Joel immortalized in "Pressure," one of his cool New York references. But what were channel 5's letters? WNEW. Channel 5 was Creature Features and Horror Hotel, the scariest movie I ever saw as a seven or eight year old. [youtube]_4Mb60KMOJc[/youtube] That's a surprisingly great quality copy of the theme. Christopher Lee is the only name I could read in the credits. That other one can't be Jill St. John, can it?

dgwphotography Sep 13 2013 02:26 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: The stands are confectionary colored ribbons that swirl around and around the playing field, creating the sensation that you're inside of a spinning cotton candy machine. And that's the only thing that's right with this picture. Who is this ex-Met? Why do I get the feeling he's eyeing M. Donald Grant in the stands?

Zvon Sep 13 2013 05:53 PM Re: Who Am I? (I was gonna name this thread "Who Are You"?)

Bob Botz's back.