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Beautiful images of 1969.

Mets Guy in Michigan
Aug 10 2015 08:55 AM

This is too good not to share!

[url]http://time.com/3879745/the-1969-new-york-mets-color-photos-of-a-legendary-team/

Which one is your favorite?

Hard to choose, but I'm going with this one of smiling Gil.

batmagadanleadoff
Aug 10 2015 09:09 AM
Re: Beautiful images of 1969.



That's an unusual photo of the Koosman LIFE magazine cover, because it's missing the mailing address label that was affixed to the cover of subscribers' magazines. Newsstand copies were, obviously, sold without mailing label/stickers, but the issue photographed above is not a newsstand issue because the newsstand version of that particular magazine sold with a flap layered over the cover, about three or four inches wide, with copy/text listing the main articles inside the mag.

But because the photo above came from Time-Life, anything is possible. They might've doctored the photo to remove the flap ... or ripped the flap off neatly ... or that could be an issue taken from stock designated for subscribers, but reserved for Time-Life's archives before a mailing label was ever affixed.

dgwphotography
Aug 10 2015 09:12 AM
Re: Beautiful images of 1969.



I just love how Seaver is framed here with the light hitting him just so...

Mets – Willets Point
Aug 10 2015 09:46 AM
Re: Beautiful images of 1969.

Those road jerseys are gorgeous. I want one.

I like the helpful sign at Forbes Field reminding players not to hit toward the stands.

d'Kong76
Aug 10 2015 09:48 AM
Re: Beautiful images of 1969.

Have to go with young Buddy, my first favorite position player.