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Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

G-Fafif Jan 08 2015 09:09 AM

Joan Walsh, editor of Salon and frequent talking head on MSNBC, learned via her article suggesting what a putz Chris Christie looks like snuggling with Jerry Jones -- specifically that he didn't take to his father's team, the Giants, because they "stunk" when he was a kid and saw they made his father "angry," and why would Chris Christie ever want to appear angry? Let's remember that Christie is the angriest man in high-level American politics. So by rights he should been the Giants' No. 1 fan. I don't have a problem with the fact that Christie didn't root for his father's team. I didn't either, but for the opposite reason. I'm a baseball fan, and I didn't root for my father's Yankees. But that was because the Yankees were the dominant team in my childhood, and my mother and grandmother rooted for the New York Mets. While I loved my father, I believed the Mets needed my attention more, because they were the underdogs. Christie doesn't have to share my sympathy for the underdog -- and obviously he doesn't, he's a fan of overdogs. Politics put aside, Christie roots for the Mets, so Walsh's construct is a little leaky. But she's right where it counts: she roots for the Mets.

Edgy MD Feb 07 2015 09:17 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The Old Mole has been posting from México the last few weeks, and shared this MLBS snapshot on his FB feed: [fimg=700:1xccitqw]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/10987459_10153043304539250_9214319624412510362_o.jpg[/fimg:1xccitqw]

TheOldMole Feb 08 2015 01:36 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I would have posted it here, but couldn't figure out how to upload it. Thanks for the repost.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 08 2015 12:18 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The Old Mole has been posting from México the last few weeks, and shared this MLBS snapshot on his FB feed: [fimg=700]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/10987459_10153043304539250_9214319624412510362_o.jpg[/fimg] "¿Mama, qué es 'bacne'?"

TheOldMole Feb 08 2015 05:04 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

How do you upload a picture? I know how to use the Img command to connect to a picture from the internet, but how do you upload from a file? Oh...duh. Once I'd put it on Facebook, it had a URL, and I could have just linked to it there.

Edgy MD Feb 08 2015 05:26 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Yes and no. Some browsers won't support a Facebook URL outside of Facebook. I just stuck it in my blog's media folder.

TheOldMole Feb 08 2015 07:08 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I could upload it to my web page, but not that easy with the limited equipment I have in Mexico.

TheOldMole Feb 10 2015 05:04 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Not exactly new, but I just ran across it. From a profile of Alger Hiss: I had never met with such a breadth of intelligence. He could converse knowledgably on any subject from the Mets' continual need for a third baseman to the State Department's response to the Holocaust.

G-Fafif Feb 11 2015 10:51 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Big Time MLBS soon to be at liberty.

G-Fafif Feb 11 2015 10:54 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

It appear the author of To Kill A Mockingbird has probably harbored similar thoughts about Cardinals and (depending on postseasons and interleague dates) Orioles and Blue Jays. Harper Lee has loved the Mets and it makes Sadie Stein of The Paris Review gush. In fairness, in a world of tenuous claims, this seems to be a relatively plausible one. Marja Mills, the author of The Mockingbird Next Door, termed Lee “a rabid Mets fan”; Andrew Haggerty described her as “passionately devoted” to the team. Meanwhile, Lee’s biographer Charles Shields told the Post, “She was a big Mets fan—she used to go around with a Mets hat on.” And Smithsonian magazine pointed out (rather gratuitously), that the team was “the natural choice for someone with an underdog thing as big as the Ritz.” With all due respect to Julian Casablancas, Jon Stewart, and Anthony Weiner, Harper Lee is the best celebrity-face the Mets have had since the death of P.?G. Wodehouse. She brings with her not merely gravitas and mystery, but all the moral authority of Atticus Finch. Clearly, the Mets are (as we always suspected, on sometimes tenuous evidence) the choice of the morally righteous.

Edgy MD Feb 11 2015 11:05 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Putting aside for a moment the cloud of insinuations of Nazi collaboration that hung over Wodehouse. I'll take Ms. Lee.

MFS62 Feb 15 2015 10:16 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Go Go Viggo (Mortensen): http://nypost.com/2015/02/15/mets-fan-v ... -for-2015/ “The Mets are always going to be fighting the Yankees for attention in New York because they don’t have the money the older, wealthier club has. There have been times when the Mets have outshone the Yankees by virtue of sporting excellence, but there is probably always going to be an underdog quality to this franchise. As a fan, that suits me fine, wouldn’t have it any other way. “I thrive on the difference between us and Yankee fans. The equivalent in big-time professional soccer is the rivalry between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid. Or, in Argentina, where I was raised until the advent of the Amazin’ Mets of 1969, Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo. Like the Mets, Atlético and San Lorenzo teams and fans pride themselves on their grittiness, on not only getting by but sometimes achieving greatness with far less means and talent than their crosstown rivals. It’s a question of attitude, of traits that are ingrained in supporters, managers, and players alike — an attitude that often translates into a come-from-behind, uniquely passionate style of play. “I doubt that the Big Apple will ever be entirely a Mets town, no matter how much success the club has. That would be boring, really, just as boring as if the only thing New York baseball fans cared about was the Yankees. I’d love nothing more than a re-match of the 2000 World Series. That one still smarts. The rest of the country would probably hate that, but I think it would be great for the city and for baseball as a whole. At this moment, I am not worried about the Mets doing well in 2015, but I am not sure the Yankees will be up to the task. We’ll see. “Something that jumps out at you when you look at the way the Mets’ roster is shaping up for the upcoming season is the fact that GM Sandy Alderson managed to hold onto most of the important pieces of the 2014 team. Matt Harvey is coming back, and will hopefully pick up where he left off. If his recovery is sound, there is no reason why he will not continue to be a nightmare for opposing pitchers. Add rookie sensation de Grom, plus rock-solid Colón, Wheeler, Gee, Niese, Torres, Mejia, Familia, Montero, Edgin, Black, Syndergaard… could be an intimidating pitching staff. Don’t count Parnell out either; he could come back with a vengeance as a closer. Sorry if I am leaving anyone out. Bottom line is that the Mets have a lot of talented young pitchers. “People tend to overlook the team’s offensive capabilities, with veterans Granderson and Wright under-performing in 2014, but they’ve got other guys who can hit, too: Duda, Murphy, Lagares, d’Arnaud, Tejada, Campbell, Flores, among others. As with the pitching staff, the hitting line-up for the Mets is quite young, full of potential. Many are patient enough to get on base a lot, and know what to do when they get there. Hopefully the loss of fleet-footed Eric Young, Jr. won’t be too noticeable in the base-stealing department. “Wright is the natural team leader; hopefully he’ll have recovered from his nagging shoulder problem and be able to once again lead with his renowned mental toughness and athletic ability. I’m hoping Granderson will be able to hit as well for the Mets as he once did for the Yankees. New addition Michael Cuddyer is someone Mets fans are hoping will provide more runs and lift the overall team batting average against left-handed pitching. Mayberry will hopefully also be valuable in that respect. “What is going to happen in 2015? Who knows. The thing to do is to keep an open, positive mind-set and do one’s best. Even though she unfortunately is a Yankee fan, something that Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor once said applies to all Mets fans – much more than to Yankee fans in my opinion: “I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.” Whatever happens this coming season, Mets fans and players go into it, as they do every season, with that psychological advantage. To Sonia and the team she inexplicably supports I say, “Te esperamos…” (we’re waiting for you…).” Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 15 2015 01:19 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

"Te esperamos" might be the most courtly sh*t-talk-cum-throwdown I've ever heard anywhere near the Subway rivalry. Aragorn (or the scribe in Aragorn's traveling party) knows his Metly business.

Edgy MD Feb 15 2015 03:27 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

He told stories of picking up the 2000 World Series through online feeds while shooting Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 12 2015 01:35 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

George Thorogood and The Destroyers play Allentown and Glenside excerpts: Of growing up in Delaware, he said in a phone interview: “If it weren’t for The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Bob Dylan, I would’ve slit my wrists a long time ago".... With the advent of Major League Baseball spring training, Thorogood — who once played semi-pro baseball — explained why he’s followed the New York Mets since the team’s inception in 1962. “If you pick a loser, you always get good seats at the park,” he said, lamenting the signing of pitcher Max Scherzer by division rivals the Washington Nationals. http://www.pottsmerc.com/arts-and-enter ... d-glenside Thorogood ain't no phony fan either, even if he doesn't own a minority share of the Mets, like Bill Maher. Thorogood knows his stuff. Don't believe me? Check out this Thorogood interview with that guy who runs the MBTN website, conducted a little over half a year after the Gl@v!ne collapse. George is a real deal Mets fan, even if his entry point as a Mets fan is suddenly cloudy. "Followed"? What's that mean?

metirish Mar 12 2015 07:05 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: He told stories of picking up the 2000 World Series through online feeds while shooting Lord of the Rings in New Zealand. Great stuff from Viggo and a great update really of his fandom since shooting LOTR. Edgy, IIRC he had tapes sent out to him , not online feeds?

Lefty Specialist Mar 12 2015 10:39 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

This probably falls into the BIG Mets-Loving Shots category..... Aforementioned Jerry Jones snuggler also a Terry Collins snuggler. Fred is probably pissed he'll have to get the bench repaired afterwards...... Kristie Ackert ?@Ackert_NYDN Dan Warthen, Terry Collins chatting up Chris Christie. #Mets

Edgy MD Apr 08 2015 09:47 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

You know famed comedian and radio host Kenny Zimlinghaus? Sure, everybody does. Everybody whose not me, I guess. Anywitz, if that qualifies Kenny as a BS, then Kenny's an MLBS. Kenny, if you could hang out with any New York Met player dead or alive, who would it be? There are so many. But if I could hang out with any of my Mets idols somebody I think it would be a good idea to pick somebody that didn't get busted for cocaine back in the day, like Darryl Strawberry or Doc Gooden. I love those guys. But I'd rather just sit down and have a beer with (deceased Hall of Fame catcher) Gary Carter. [fimg=400]http://imgick.al.com/home/bama-media/width620/img/entertainment_impact/photo/kenny-zimlinghaus-5f5b7d0f3e2546df.jpg[/fimg]

Fman99 Apr 17 2015 12:07 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

SNL alum and genuinely funny comedian Jim Breuer with a recap of last night's game on his FB page.

Mets Willets Point Apr 17 2015 12:56 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Fman99 wrote: SNL alum and genuinely funny comedian Jim Breuer with a recap of last night's game on his FB page. I'm totally seeing a remake of the "Let's Go Mets" video with Jim Breur taking the Joe Piscopo role.

Edgy MD Apr 17 2015 12:59 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

He's everywhere this season. Where has he been up 'til now? He's from Valley Stream but I get the idea he's been laying low during lean times.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 17 2015 01:05 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Still hasn't convinced me to watch this show. The real OM would never wear anything as intentionally cute as this tshirt.

Ceetar Apr 17 2015 01:07 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: He's everywhere this season. Where has he been up 'til now? He's from Valley Stream but I get the idea he's been laying low during lean times. Oh, that guy. He's eaten in the same high school cafeteria as Steve Buschemi, and me.

batmagadanleadoff Apr 23 2015 10:31 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

https://www.facebook.com/JimBreuer/vide ... 666387025/ Another Met recap from Jim Breuer.

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 11:26 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Is the Breuer thing breaking everybody up? I'm trying to get on board, but... .

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 23 2015 01:28 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

... then get on board, buddy. Time's a-wastin', Tik Tok. The pop star, who was spotted at a Mets-Yankees game in Queens two years ago, was back at Citi Field on Wednesday to see the Mets win their 10th straight game.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 03:59 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edge, you remind me of a comic book blogger and podcaster whom is a huge Superman fan, yet will look down upon or question the legitimacy of any Big Shot who admits to being a Superman Lovin' Big Shot, especially if they've only like one specific era or medium for the character. Almost like you can't handle the Mets being seen in a positive light in a non-fictional manner because it could be a case of a bandwagon jumper.

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 04:06 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Yeah, I'M the one who can't stand seeing the Mets in a positive light. You stick with that story.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 04:10 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

[youtube]6vm0xl2lYNA[/youtube] Okay, you won't like this one in terms of comparison (but then again his schtick could be as a bitter comic), but it is from 2011: [url]http://metspolice.com/2011/08/10/jim-breuer-explains-mets-fans-to-the-rest-of-the-world/ Another from 2009: [url]http://huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com/2009/07/jim-breuer-puts-being-mets-fan-into.html?m=1

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 04:11 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Here's Rogers on Facebook this morning teaching me how to be positive.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 04:12 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, I'M the one who can't stand seeing the Mets in a positive light. You stick with that story. LOL, I mean you are being very territorial about this sort of thing.

Zvon Apr 23 2015 04:14 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I've been getting a kick out of Breuers shtick. I like it when his eyes bug out.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 04:16 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

LOL, that slogan just brings up bad memories from a rather painful era for Met fans, including me. Most likely the least revered time period in Met history, one that hopefully has concluded.

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 04:21 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

SteveJRogers wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, I'M the one who can't stand seeing the Mets in a positive light. You stick with that story. LOL, I mean you are being very territorial about this sort of thing. Rogers, I invented the term MLBS, did I not? Is it too much to ask folks not to be late-arriving, self-promoting, bandwagon-jumping, trash-talking tools that make the rest of us look bad? I think it is not. LOL, that slogan just brings up bad memories from a rather painful era for Met fans, including me. Most likely the least revered time period in Met history, one that hopefully has concluded. Are you really LOL-ing this much? A banner from 2006 at my house is bad because it "just brings bad memories from a rather painful era for Met fans, including me. Most likely the least revered time period in Met history, one that hopefully has concluded." And I'm the wet blanket.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2015 04:23 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

What a load of crap. 2006 was great. I "revere" it a lot more than I do 1993, for example. Or 2003.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 04:37 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Benjamin Grimm wrote: What a load of crap. 2006 was great. I "revere" it a lot more than I do 1993, for example. Or 2003. The year was great, I was referring to the banner, and the obnoxious, presumptuous slogan (though less tone deaf than "Your Season Has Come" the next year, that led to "Your Postseason Has Come" that we're still waiting for) being part of an era in Met history that probably is the least regarded, by fans anyway, successful time frame in team history. Never mind it led to probably the worst time to be a Met fan since in just about every aspect.

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 04:43 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

There's nothing obnoxious about that slogan. The worst time to be a Mets fan is any time another Mets fan starts to go on about his alleged suffering. What a waste.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 04:56 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: There's nothing obnoxious about that slogan. The worst time to be a Mets fan is any time another Mets fan starts to go on about his alleged suffering. What a waste. With the Ponzi scheme and the complictness of the Wilpons, even after it caused the team to be cash strapped, EVERY problem with the stadium (which you even agree with), PR nightmares (with a clueless PR and legal consuel guy), all the way to this winter with the office harrassment and unfair termination suit the Mets have never earned the right to be a mainstream punchline than they have been for 8, 7 years. Never mind the '07 and '08 collapses.

Zvon Apr 23 2015 05:26 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Alls I know is if I had one of these I'd be flying it from the highest rooftop. Fuck what it says. Look at that logo, the best known to man and the universe. [fimg=300:1pu9g094]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screen-shot-2015-04-23-at-5-08-09-pm.png[/fimg:1pu9g094]

Edgy MD Apr 23 2015 05:29 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Steve, you left out them issuing as press release for a scoreboard upgrade. I'm on my way home. Got to get to work on the Superman blog.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 23 2015 05:34 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I think all rational Mets fans have to agree to fight back against the wound-lickers. It makes us all look bad.

SteveJRogers Apr 23 2015 05:40 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Steve, you left out them issuing as press release for a scoreboard upgrade. I'm on my way home. Got to get to work on the Superman blog. *chuckle* Well played. To be fair, as I said before, Breuer's schtick is of the bitter variety, I'm sure the Seinfelds of MLBS-dom will be out to counter his "it hurts to be a fan of this team" narrative!

G-Fafif Apr 23 2015 09:02 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edie Falco threw out the first pitch today. Solid choice. Legit MLBS.

themetfairy Apr 23 2015 09:46 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

G-Fafif wrote: Edie Falco threw out the first pitch today. Solid choice. Legit MLBS.

G-Fafif May 07 2015 04:41 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Steve Guttenberg has been a Mets fan since 1962, according to a Facebook clip posted by the club. "Not a turkey in the bunch," he says of the current roster.

A Boy Named Seo May 07 2015 04:47 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

G-Fafif wrote: Steve Guttenberg has been a Mets fan since 1962, according to a Facebook clip posted by the club. "Not a turkey in the bunch," he says of the current roster. "Thanks, bro. Gobble, gobble, gobble."

themetfairy May 07 2015 10:24 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

In a TV ad for an upcoming performance at Harrah's in Atlantic City, SNL's Michael Che was wearing a Mets cap.

TheOldMole May 08 2015 03:27 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

There's never a bad time to be a Mets fan.

Benjamin Grimm May 21 2015 12:58 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Bill Maher was spotted in Amsterdam (the one in the Netherlands) wearing the standard blue Mets cap.

TransMonk May 21 2015 03:48 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Blue dot even!

Lefty Specialist May 21 2015 04:21 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

He should be wearing a Mets helmet.

Mets Guy in Michigan May 25 2015 01:44 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus appearing on the Mets broadcast wearing a Mets jersey -- but confesses to being a Red Sox fan. But he's from Mississippi, watched the Mets' Jackson minor league team, and proclaimed the Mets his favorite National League team.

Edgy MD May 25 2015 06:44 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I'll take any one who references the Jackson Mets. Haven't been a Mets affiliate since 1990, when they were Clint Hurdle's second managerial assignment, after two years in St. Lucie.

Mets Willets Point May 26 2015 11:20 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: I'll take any one who references the Jackson Mets. Haven't been a Mets affiliate since 1990, when they were Clint Hurdle's second managerial assignment, after two years in St. Lucie. I have memory from a Mets' yearbook or program in the 1980s, depicting photographs of drying out the infield after heavy rain at the Jackson Mets' stadium by pouring gasoline on the dirt and setting it on fire. Can't find anything online about this. May have been another lower level Mets affiliate.

dgwphotography May 26 2015 12:12 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: I'll take any one who references the Jackson Mets. Haven't been a Mets affiliate since 1990, when they were Clint Hurdle's second managerial assignment, after two years in St. Lucie. Ooooh, and here is the aforementioned Clint Hurdle with a mysterious W on his cap, when the AA Red Sox still played at Beehive Field.

Benjamin Grimm May 26 2015 12:14 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

That W would be for "Williamsport." Hurdle managed the 1991 AA Mets franchise there that year.

dgwphotography May 26 2015 12:20 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That W would be for "Williamsport." Hurdle managed the 1991 AA Mets franchise there that year. I know - They were the Williamsport Bills that year. I was trying to have a little fun here...

El Segundo Escupidor Sep 29 2015 11:05 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen spotted at Citi Field. [youtube:hxejuohr]BabotVskwFw[/youtube:hxejuohr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 29 2015 11:52 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

loloolllollol

Edgy MD Sep 29 2015 11:54 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

That's great and awful and great. Am I the only only one resistant to the Jim Breuer having become the Semi-Official Voice and Face of Mets Victories? I'm not sure why he should bother me so much. He never did anything to me.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 29 2015 12:00 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Who?

Lefty Specialist Sep 29 2015 12:26 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Am I the only only one resistant to the Jim Breuer having become the Semi-Official Voice and Face of Mets Victories? I'm not sure why he should bother me so much. He never did anything to me. I'm resistant. He's like that drunken asshole fan that makes you glad they shut off beer sales after the 7th inning.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 29 2015 12:32 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: Def Leppard drummer, Rick Allen spotted at Citi Field. [youtube]BabotVskwFw[/youtube] Note: This rocking out led DIRECTLY to an extra-inning, come from behind win vs. the AL East champions.

Ceetar Sep 29 2015 01:12 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: That's great and awful and great. Am I the only only one resistant to the Jim Breuer having become the Semi-Official Voice and Face of Mets Victories? I'm not sure why he should bother me so much. He never did anything to me. I'm not a real big fan. I think it's the fake 'man of the people' feel to it. Put it on your website/blog. Making a 'impromptu' video and posting it to Facebook and trying to pass it off as just another fan but listen to me (like anyone would if he wasn't already famous*) He did go to my high school though. A decade or so before me and a decade or so after Steve Buschemi.

soupcan Sep 29 2015 01:48 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Regrarding Breuer - you guys are being too sensitive. If he doesn't represent you, he doesn't represent you. He doesn't necessarily represent me either but I think most (some?) of his stuff is funny. Can I guess that its more the 'bandwagon' thing that's bothering you more than just Breuer and his vids?

Edgy MD Sep 29 2015 02:09 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Well, it's certainly true that I didn't see him flying the flag before the first winning streakTM started taking off.

SteveJRogers Sep 29 2015 02:45 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Well, it's certainly true that I didn't see him flying the flag before the first winning streakTM started taking off. [youtube]6vm0xl2lYNA[/youtube] Okay, you won't like this one in terms of comparison (but then again his schtick could be as a bitter comic), but it is from 2011: [url]http://metspolice.com/2011/08/10/jim-breuer-explains-mets-fans-to-the-rest-of-the-world/ Another from 2009: [url]http://huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com/2009/07/jim-breuer-puts-being-mets-fan-into.html?m=1 We had this discussion on the last page, this probably was the first time Breuer felt like doing a vid blog all over his social media platforms.

SteveJRogers Sep 29 2015 02:47 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

On a more positive note as his FB profile has him and his wife(?) hanging around with the Mr. Met Statue in Citi Field's Met Museum, Dan DiDio of DC Comics can be confirmed as a MLBS.

G-Fafif Sep 29 2015 05:26 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I crossed paths with Breuer in a Met capacity in 2006 at which point it was clear he had put in his time. I don't know why the Facebook videos took off as they did. His household-nameness, even at his late '90s peak, never soared (and apparently never reached the Grimm household), but he is authentic and he is enthusiastic.

Zvon Sep 29 2015 06:19 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I knew who Breuer was when I ran into his Met vids. I checked them out because they were about the Mets. He sounded like a real fan so I continued to check them out. Enjoyed them so much there are games when I go to fb afterwards just to see what he has to say. I like what he's doing. Won't make me go see his show or anything but I wouldn't mind sharing a beer with him and talking Mets baseball. He's a genuine fan. I made this 8 games into the streak in April.

Frayed Knot Sep 29 2015 06:32 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I've seen one or two of these Breuer things, although watching them it occurred to me that I don't really know who Jim Breuer is except that he's a Mets fan who makes videos about being a Mets fan.

Zvon Sep 29 2015 06:56 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

He's a comedian. I know him from his SNL days. This cards a real Topps card:

Benjamin Grimm Sep 29 2015 07:17 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I haven't watched SNL in about 35 years, so I guess that's why I don't know him. There are many who have graduated from SNL who I've become aware of, but if he went from SNL to YouTube videos about the Mets I can understand why he's escaped my notice.

Ceetar Sep 30 2015 09:16 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I'm not really objecting to his bona fides, not really something I concern myself about. It just feels to me as alone the same vein as Kevin James shouting Lets Go Mets on the video board.(And when the Mets lose, the typical WFAN rant) I feel like it's "going viral" mostly because he's a local comedian more than it's interesting Mets stuff.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 30 2015 01:19 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Same here. I'm certain he's sincere, and I'm also certain I find his appeal-- Met fan videos AND Goat Boy-ing-- shrugworthy.

Edgy MD Sep 30 2015 01:25 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

That's pretty much where I'm at. It's not the sort of chestbumpery I'm comfortable getting behind.

Edgy MD Sep 30 2015 01:37 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

“Where I was from, if you were a Mets fan and a good Catholic boy from New Jersey, there was a picture of Jesus on the left of your bedroom and a picture of Tom Seaver on the right. He was Elvis if you were a Mets guy.” — Jerry DiPoto Jerry's son, Jonah Seaver DiPoto

G-Fafif Oct 01 2015 06:55 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Stuart Sternberg says never mind that Tampa Bay team I own (which is what most of the Tampa-St. Pete population does quite comfortably by avoiding trips to Tropicana Field). He's orange and blue through and through. "As a Met fan growing up and all, it’s wonderful to be here in September when things really do matter, and it’s a very exciting time to be a Met fan. And I am still, as well, even though I’ve got the Tampa Bay Rays,’’ Sternberg told the audience Wednesday at Citi Field, where he introduced MLB commissioner Rob Manfred at the 2015 Sports Diversity & Inclusion Symposium. Sternberg was born and raised in Canarsie, and one of his favorite memories is attending his first major league game at Shea Stadium in 1965 with his father and getting to watch Sandy Koufax pitch. Even after making enough money to lead a group that took over the Rays from Vincent Naimoli in 2005, he didn’t leave New York — he lives in Rye with his wife and four children — and didn’t lose his love of the Mets.

G-Fafif Oct 01 2015 07:04 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The DiPoto story is a peach, even if a) he was a lousy relief pitcher for the Mets; b) suddenly turned into Ron Taylor against the Mets as a Rockie; and c) did not pitch for the Mets while the Franchise was a Met broadcaster. Jerry's tenure took place during the long on-the-outs period during which Seaver was in scarce supply at Shea Stadium. But Jonah Seaver DiPoto taking the mound in No. 41 at Citi Field...that I'd like to see. A Mets guy as a kid, Dipoto realized his dream of being an authentic Mets guy as an adult, pitching out of the bullpen in 1995 and 1996 — the same years that Seaver was part of the Mets’ TV broadcast crew. “He was very good to me when I played for the Mets and very good to my son,” said Dipoto, who gave his son Jonah the middle name of Seaver. “When he was born, Tom was nice enough to send him a basket of goodies.” Seaver also gave Dipoto’s son permission to wear No. 41 should he ever pitch for the Mets. The letter Seaver wrote is framed in Jonah’s bedroom, next to a framed photo of the 311-game winner. “My son has had a picture of Tom Seaver over his bed since he was in a crib — and he never saw him play,” said Dipoto. “But I think he knows the importance of what Tom meant to me when I was my son’s age. “A great guy, a great career. And now he makes a heck of a bottle of wine.”

SteveJRogers Oct 07 2015 07:13 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

[url]http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-comedians-love-the-mets-1444251750?tesla=y

MFS62 Oct 08 2015 09:10 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I sat in front of Chris Rock and Spike Lee at an MFY playoff game. And they were rooting for the MFYs. (I wasn't)Rock swings both ways. Later

Edgy MD Oct 08 2015 09:21 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Rock has seemingly bought into (1) the notion that, in order to be a Mets fan, you must be bitter, and (2) Spike's tired, dated thesis that MLB and the Mets in particular have betrayed the black fan.

G-Fafif Oct 08 2015 11:02 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

MLBS, comedian and partial owner Bill Maher discusses his Mets fandom with Pete McCarthy on WOR. Maher is very earnest and enthusiastic here, knowing what he's talking about (more or less). BTW, McCarthy is a terrific sports talk host, coming on an hour before Mets games (leading into Wayne Randazzo) and doing some post-postgame. Also hosts a three-hour show on off nights when the season is over. Sharp, reasoned, respectful...not a WFAN type at all.

G-Fafif Oct 08 2015 11:06 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

You might've seen Jerry Seinfeld on with Gary and Keith last Saturday night, but did you hear him with Howie and Wayne Randazzo? A good inning's work here.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 12 2015 10:12 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Reports out of Madison Wisconsin indicate New Jersey-based punk/Meat Loaf fusion band Titus Andronicus performed "Meet the Mets" at their show at the Frequency Club Saturday night. Our correspondent noted they were drinking with the guitarist pre-show watching the game.

Edgy MD Oct 12 2015 02:51 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Titus Andronicus first appeared on the Mets radar on this list of songs to get your Mets fire burning. Sounds a lot like a re-write of "The Promised Land."

Farmer Ted Oct 13 2015 03:04 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

What section is she sitting in? http://nypost.com/2015/10/13/meet-the-p ... ts-phenom/

bmfc1 Oct 14 2015 09:32 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/d ... biz-829785 I like the HBO VP already!

Lefty Specialist Oct 14 2015 09:39 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Billy Joel- NOT a Met fan, rather a MFY fan. (Except when there's money to be made)

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 09:45 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Yeah, I didn't want to be a crank, but that community singalong of "Piano Man" just didn't sit right.

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 10:20 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, I didn't want to be a crank, but that community singalong of "Piano Man" just didn't sit right. And this has nothing to do with him being a YLDB. I've actually consulted CPFs most musically astute minds and we arrived to conclusion: "Glory Days" when they are winning/tying going into the 7th. "No Surrender" when they are losing going into the 7th. ("Badlands" when they are losing by a lot going into the 7th).

Benjamin Grimm Oct 14 2015 10:24 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

It should just be "Meet the Mets" no matter the score.

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 10:28 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Well, as great as it is, and particularly great as a broadcast opener, "MtM" doesn't really line up with the seventh-inning stretch. You've already met the Mets at that point. Either you've brought your kiddies and your wife, or you haven't.

dgwphotography Oct 14 2015 10:53 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Bring back the Curly Shuffle already...

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 10:56 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Well, as great as it is, and particularly great as a broadcast opener, "MtM" doesn't really line up with the seventh-inning stretch. You've already met the Mets at that point. Either you've brought your kiddies and your wife, or you haven't. "Glory Days" has bona fide Mets content.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 14 2015 10:58 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I just noticed this avatar: Under that Mr. Met head is Late Show With David Letterman stage manager Biff Henderson.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 14 2015 11:01 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The right answer is the fucking Beatles, and it's so obviously the right solution and uniquely Metsian that the idiots running the franchise never see it. What other baseball team could possibly, plausibly claim an affiliation with the greatest band there ever was? None other than the Mets. It's a natural! And it needn't be the most boring thing ever, either, as Piano man surely is. Boring and depressing. They could mix it up! They could do a whole homestand featuring George Harrison songs if they wanted, get MLBS Ken Dashow involved, play good music! Jesus, even Billy Joel needed paul McCartney to help him become associated with the Mets. The Mets don't even have a piano. They're so fucking stupid.

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 12:12 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Ramones/Run DMC/Beastie Boys. Gravitate toward the outer boroughs, not toward the Island. And yeah, there's never a bad reason to go to the Beatles. But that's a good one.

themetfairy Oct 14 2015 01:47 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I don't think that Billy Joel is necessarily a Mets fan or a MFY fan. He strikes me as someone who is not into sports at all. OTOH, he appreciates the Mets' place in New York history and New Yorkers' hearts. During his concerts at Shea he went out of his way to provide context to his songs. I'm fine with the shout outs to his fans who are Mets fans, even if he's not one of us.

themetfairy Oct 14 2015 01:49 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: "Glory Days" when they are winning/tying going into the 7th. "No Surrender" when they are losing going into the 7th. ("Badlands" when they are losing by a lot going into the 7th). Dear G-d - NOT Springsteen! This is a New York team - keep Jersey out of it!

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 02:28 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 14 2015 02:31 PM

themetfairy wrote: "Glory Days" when they are winning/tying going into the 7th. "No Surrender" when they are losing going into the 7th. ("Badlands" when they are losing by a lot going into the 7th). Dear G-d - NOT Springsteen! This is a New York team - keep Jersey out of it! A third of Springsteen's songs are about New York. Also, Billy Joel:musician::Pol Pot: philanthropist

Lefty Specialist Oct 14 2015 02:29 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

MFS62 wrote: I sat in front of Chris Rock and Spike Lee at an MFY playoff game. And they were rooting for the MFYs. (I wasn't)Rock swings both ways. Later This begs the question.....what were you doing at a MFY playoff game?

TransMonk Oct 14 2015 02:37 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

You guys are ALL wrong. Especially Billy Joel. [youtube:1m9n7kwb]3HUGeA2lur4[/youtube:1m9n7kwb]

seawolf17 Oct 14 2015 02:47 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

dgwphotography wrote: Bring back the Curly Shuffle already... YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES

themetfairy Oct 14 2015 02:50 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: A third of Springsteen's songs are about New York. Why wouldn't they be. New Jersey is a deathtrap; a suicide rap. But Springsteen is as associated with New York as Taylor Swift is, and using his music at the Citi would be as ridiculous as Taylor being named a New York ambassador is. I'm fine with replacing Piano Man - it's too depressing a choice for the time that the team should be rallying to Kill KILL KILL!!!! But stick with a New Yorker for a New York team.

Ceetar Oct 14 2015 02:59 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

we could try a song that's been created since they last won a World Series perhaps?

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 03:00 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

TransMonk wrote: You guys are ALL wrong. Especially Billy Joel. [youtube]3HUGeA2lur4[/youtube] I'm way ahead o' you. Edgy MD wrote: Ramones/Run DMC/Beastie Boys. Gravitate toward the outer boroughs, not toward the Island. And yeah, there's never a bad reason to go to the Beatles. But that's a good one.

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 03:13 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Ceetar wrote: we could try a song that's been created since they last won a World Series perhaps? Get some Vengaboys action up ya!

TransMonk Oct 14 2015 03:16 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: I'm way ahead o' you. Edgy MD wrote: Ramones/Run DMC/Beastie Boys. Gravitate toward the outer boroughs, not toward the Island. Missed that...sorry.

Mets Willets Point Oct 14 2015 03:33 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Like it or not, "Piano Man" is a 1) popular song, 2) easy to sing along with (no vocal calisthenics required), and 3) most people remember the lyrics. These are the qualities you need for a sing-a-long. It's why people started to sing-a-long to "Sweet Caroline" in Boston and it's stuck around so long. And Billy Joel (unlike Neil Diamond, who has no connection to Boston/New England I'm aware of) is a proud New York/Long Island guy. You may not like sing-a-longs on principle, but if sing-a-longs exist this is the type of song you're going to need.

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 03:38 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

TransMonk wrote: I'm way ahead o' you. Ramones/Run DMC/Beastie Boys. Gravitate toward the outer boroughs, not toward the Island. Missed that...sorry. Perfectly OK. On the other hand, Johnny Ramone lived and died a Yankee fan, forsaking his birthright, while Adam Horowitz gets us right back to what this thread was made for: [fimg=300]http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/music/adrock/deathbyaudio/18.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=300]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/07/article-0-12ED4348000005DC-20_468x661.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=300]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3uFczgy-mkQ/T6VdGcHZs4I/AAAAAAAABT8/2c9jvRNJ_dM/s1600/Beastie.Boys-band-1986.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=300]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMT_zquWoAAc3kb.jpg:large[/fimg] [fimg=300]https://90feetofperfection.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/beastie-boys-mets-cap.jpg?w=497[/fimg] [fimg=300]http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-OUT044605.jpg?size=67&uid=85d9c775-1a27-40b7-b452-a14c348d2934[/fimg]

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 03:41 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Like it or not, "Piano Man" is a 1) popular song, 2) easy to sing along with (no vocal calisthenics required), and 3) most people remember the lyrics. These are the qualities you need for a sing-a-long. It's why people started to sing-a-long to "Sweet Caroline" in Boston and it's stuck around so long. And Billy Joel (unlike Neil Diamond, who has no connection to Boston/New England I'm aware of) is a proud New York/Long Island guy. You may not like sing-a-longs on principle, but if sing-a-longs exist this is the type of song you're going to need. Like it or not, I'd rather have Prince Fielder take a diarrhoea-dump in my ear than have to listen to Billy Joel.

Mets Guy in Michigan Oct 14 2015 04:47 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

themetfairy wrote: I don't think that Billy Joel is necessarily a Mets fan or a MFY fan. He strikes me as someone who is not into sports at all. OTOH, he appreciates the Mets' place in New York history and New Yorkers' hearts. During his concerts at Shea he went out of his way to provide context to his songs. I'm fine with the shout outs to his fans who are Mets fans, even if he's not one of us. I like Billy Joel. Now for some more Long Island rockers who would sound great booming out of Citi speakers, Twisted Sister, with guys from Massapequa! "We're not Gonna Take it!" when we get screwed on a call, or "I Wanna Rock" when we want the crowd to yell "ROCK" on cue. Pat Benatar, from Lindenhursts -- "Hit me with your Best Shot" when we really need a big hit. Stray Cats, from Massapequa! -- "Rock This Town"

sharpie Oct 14 2015 04:54 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I hate hate hate it when they play Piano Man. I agree with Lunchbucket, should be all Beatles all the time.

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 14 2015 04:57 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Now for some more Long Island rockers who would sound great booming out of Citi speakers, Twisted Sister, with guys from Massapequa! "We're not Gonna Take it!" when we get screwed on a call, or "I Wanna Rock" when we want the crowd to yell "ROCK" on cue. Pat Benatar, from Lindenhursts -- "Hit me with your Best Shot" when we really need a big hit. Stray Cats, from Massapequa! -- "Rock This Town" "Don't Fear the Reaper" after a loss.

Edgy MD Oct 14 2015 05:31 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Without dividing on the great BILLY JOEL: HERO OR VILLAIN?* question, I think we can all agree that "Piano Man" is a massive downer of a baby boomer-era song about people using the bar (and its resident cabaret artist) to cope with failed lives, stagnant careers, lost decades, failed dreams, and dead romances. There's a place for such a song, but it's not the sort of theme that lights you up for a late-inning comeback. "Sweet Caroline" certainly doesn't make me feel like a loser. If we want to work with Billy Joel, can you at least pick and attempted rocker like "You May Be Right"? Hopefully that'll have the added bonus of keeping Fielder poop out of Segundo's ear. *I witnessed a drunken fistfight over this question in 1987.

Elster88 Oct 15 2015 11:40 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Johnny Lawrence??? @WilliamZabka: you're alright @ralphmacchio good game @RealMartinKove is choking me out in the parking lot. congrats @Mets take it all the way!! Edit I got it wrong Johnny is a Dodgers fan he was earlier giving Macchio the business as Macchio rooted on the Metd with a clever tweet comparing the Utley slide to "sweep the leg"

Elster88 Oct 15 2015 11:44 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

@ralphmacchio: We all no what happened the 1st time they tried this! Let's Go @Mets !! Finish them! #cranekick #larussowins! #Mets http://t.co/SiZCW36k4R

MFS62 Oct 16 2015 08:37 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Fasten your seat belts. There will be a lot of YLDBs, fans of other teams, and people who go to sporting events to be seen, jumping on the bandwagon. They can easily be identified when they say things like, "I root for all the New York teams" and wear new Mets hats with flat brims. Welcome their support, but don't get too friendly. And don't trust them. Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 16 2015 08:38 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Always check for Jeter shirts underneath.

dgwphotography Oct 16 2015 08:41 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Speaking of shirts, I love the shirt JCL was sporting.

dgwphotography Oct 16 2015 08:46 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS: https://twitter.com/dylanobrien

Ceetar Oct 16 2015 09:03 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Now for some more Long Island rockers who would sound great booming out of Citi speakers, Twisted Sister, with guys from Massapequa! "We're not Gonna Take it!" when we get screwed on a call, or "I Wanna Rock" when we want the crowd to yell "ROCK" on cue. Pat Benatar, from Lindenhursts -- "Hit me with your Best Shot" when we really need a big hit. Stray Cats, from Massapequa! -- "Rock This Town" "Don't Fear the Reaper" after a loss. Aaron Heilman.

MFS62 Oct 16 2015 09:15 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I want to hear for all of them: Queen "We Are The Champions" We'll just make believe they're from the borough of Queens Later

TransMonk Oct 20 2015 01:52 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Reports out of Madison Wisconsin indicate New Jersey-based punk/Meat Loaf fusion band Titus Andronicus performed "Meet the Mets" at their show at the Frequency Club Saturday night. Our correspondent noted they were drinking with the guitarist pre-show watching the game. Just found out I'm likely playing with a new project at The Frequency on November 4th. Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for that night*. As of right now, Meet the Mets is not on our setlist. * - if necessary

Benjamin Grimm Oct 20 2015 01:55 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

If it comes to that, you'll have to fake your own death to get out of that gig.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 20 2015 02:04 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

themetfairy wrote: I'm fine with replacing Piano Man - it's too depressing a choice for the time that the team should be rallying to Kill KILL KILL!!!! But stick with a New Yorker for a New York team. Hmm. Ceetar wrote: we could try a song that's been created since they last won a World Series perhaps? HMM. So... Something sorta timelessly cool, but upbeat... Ramonesy, only preferably minus the Yank stank? Ideally, from someone with Met fan bonafides, eh? [youtube]TOypSnKFHrE[/youtube] Maybe less straight Piano Man-replacement, more "Lazy Mary" cult tradition bopalong waiting to happen.

G-Fafif Oct 23 2015 08:35 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Jimmy Kimmel, who threw out the first pitch for Game Two of the NLCS, is making the most of his week of shows from the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [youtube:2hsjtkxu]pSLQlQnCsT8[/youtube:2hsjtkxu] Mr. Met also stood in for Jimmy's third-grade teacher, Mrs. Metz (real name), in a recreation of his class picture from 40 years before. [youtube:2hsjtkxu]Ejiw_YWmrF0[/youtube:2hsjtkxu]

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 23 2015 08:39 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

dgwphotography wrote: I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS: https://twitter.com/dylanobrien Should have been the next Spider-Man.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 23 2015 09:15 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The judge in A&P's ongoing bankruptcy case scolded attorneys the other day for providing materials too late -- they interrupted the Mets game.

Centerfield Oct 23 2015 09:22 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Elster88 wrote: Johnny Lawrence??? @WilliamZabka: you're alright @ralphmacchio good game @RealMartinKove is choking me out in the parking lot. congrats @Mets take it all the way!! Edit I got it wrong Johnny is a Dodgers fan he was earlier giving Macchio the business as Macchio rooted on the Metd with a clever tweet comparing the Utley slide to "sweep the leg" This whole exchange is amazing. I can't believe this is not front-page news. For guys around my age this is the greatest thing ever. The only thing I can imagine being better is a Mets-themed Millenium Falcon.

Edgy MD Oct 23 2015 10:41 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

The idea that Johnny roots LA and 1980s New Jersey LaRussa is Mets all the way is life imitating art imitating life imitating art.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2015 11:29 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Has Chris Christie attended any of the Mets playoff games? I don't recall seeing him in the crowd. I remember his appearance in the Dallas Cowboys' owners box caused a stir a year or two ago.

dgwphotography Oct 23 2015 12:33 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS: https://twitter.com/dylanobrien Should have been the next Spider-Man. Youngest-DGW (a big Spidey and Dylan O'Brien fan) agrees with you. He recently changed his twitter profile:

Mets Guy in Michigan Oct 23 2015 12:44 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I spent some time yesterday with the new University of Michigan president, who is a very nice guy. He's from Brooklyn, so naturally I had to ask the question: Mets or the other team. Turns out he's a big Mets fan. Hail to the Victors. I didn't have time to ask if he's yet met the Wilpons, who I know have deep U of M connections.

Edgy MD Oct 23 2015 12:56 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I imagine if he wasn't a Met fan, he'd've become one by now. Fred Wilpon has been a heckuva supporter, and a president has to march with his benefactors.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2015 12:58 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I'm sure the University of Michigan has a lot of benefactors who are Tigers fans. There would probably be more pressure to march along with them.

metirish Oct 23 2015 01:37 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 23 2015 02:07 PM

Ugh Chris Rock has crawled out form under his MFY rock I see.......

Edgy MD Oct 23 2015 02:06 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Take a back seat, Chris.

Ceetar Oct 23 2015 02:23 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

metirish wrote: Ugh Chris Rock has crawled out form under his MFY rock I see....... They still play his appearance at Shea 10 years ago on the video board at Citi (with a photoshopped out background) of him leading "Let's Go Mets!" Speaking of which, I saw super cut of celebs doing that, maybe of which I'd never seen before (they probably did it the one time they were in the park and didn't replay it). I assume I saw this AT the park, but much of the last two weeks is a fatigue induced blur so i'm not positive. Anyone remembeR?

soupcan Oct 23 2015 02:32 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I didn't have time to ask if he's yet met the Wilpons, who I know have deep U of M connections. I'm thinking he's met them.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 27 2015 07:12 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Josefina Sola

Lefty Specialist Oct 27 2015 09:24 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

As the kids say, yowzers.

Frayed Knot Oct 27 2015 09:29 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Better her in a bare midriff than Bartolo.

MFS62 Oct 27 2015 09:40 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Better her in a bare midriff than Bartolo. That mental image is going to give me pre-Halloween nightmares. Later

Lefty Specialist Oct 30 2015 01:34 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Tom Kaminski, WCBS880 Traffic reporter:

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 01:37 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Not quite as appealing as Josefina Sola, but it's nice that he's a Mets fan. Maybe we should invite him here to reminisce about the Elmhurst Tanks.

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 01:53 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Can he help deliver Michael Sergio v. 2.0?

Lefty Specialist Oct 30 2015 02:06 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Only if he wants to be shot out of the sky by an FBI sniper.

Elster88 Oct 30 2015 10:48 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

@DebraMessing: David Wright. Marry me.

Edgy MD Oct 30 2015 11:00 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Too lateski, Ms. Messing. Help me out? Is Dennis Miller a day tripper or something like the real dealio?

Frayed Knot Oct 30 2015 11:03 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Too lateski, Ms. Messing. Help me out? Is Dennis Miller a day tripper or something like the real dealio? I think he's a real baseball fan but I don't know that he's a Mets fan. Is originally from the Pittsburgh area I believe.

seawolf17 Nov 19 2015 08:51 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Had no idea GRRM was a fan. https://lockerdome.com/postgradproblems ... 9838724116 [fimg=500:l566n2xu]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/atD4bMySVs0/maxresdefault.jpg[/fimg:l566n2xu]

Benjamin Grimm Nov 19 2015 08:53 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

I saw a headline saying that 50 Cent is now a Mets fan because of some kind of an underwear dispute with Derek Jeter. I don't know, nor do I want to know, the details.

Centerfield Nov 19 2015 09:13 AM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Back to Martin: Looking for a local connection, the Yankees reached out to Martin, and the author responded within two hours. "I was shocked," Holley said. "I Googled some email addresses for him and found three. I sent an email and he responded two hours later. He said something along the lines of, basically, 'It sounds fun, but I'm a Mets fan, I wouldn't want to wear any Yankees stuff.'" http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ym ... =news_milb

Benjamin Grimm Nov 20 2015 03:45 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

John Oliver?

TransMonk Nov 20 2015 08:00 PM Re: Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

Yup. This was the easter egg image during his show's opening sequence on 10/11/15: