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Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread
| Edgy MD Nov 17 2017 12:00 AM |
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JC Lunchbucket shared his SABR bio of one of the Metliest Mets in Metstory, and it put me in mind of the guy who went to Miami Law on the strength of a letter of recommendation from President Richard Nixon.
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| MFS62 Nov 17 2017 12:42 AM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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For some reason, I always thought Lynch had gone to St. John's U. And he was the first pitcher I ever heard referred to (by Bob Murphy) as a "contact pitcher" because he didn't get too many strikeouts. He let batters hit the ball and let his fielders do the rest.
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| dgwphotography Nov 17 2017 02:43 AM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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Ed Lynch started the tightest game I ever saw in person.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 17 2017 03:58 AM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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I was unable to connect with Ed for this article. I touched base with his brother but he wouldn't talk until he had Ed's okay.
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| Edgy MD Nov 17 2017 04:40 AM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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Lawyers.
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| G-Fafif Nov 17 2017 10:37 AM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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I enjoyed the article, and rationally accept he was a quintessential good guy/battler, but Lynch mostly makes me think of getting hurt in that tussle with Duncan, sucking the rest of September 1985 and the Mets failing to a) hold off the Cardinals and b) attain the Wild Card that was non-existent at the time.
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| Vic Sage Nov 17 2017 04:14 PM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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my affection for Lynch was always disproportionate to his ability and career production. I don't know why. Maybe because i respected him as a right-handed "crafty lefty" who got by on guile and guts, rather than stuff. He had no stuff. none. Yet, despite that, he had a major league career, and a pretty good year in 85. As much emphasis as scouts now place on velocity and "stuff" in the minors, often discounting actual production, i doubt he'd have made it passed A-ball these days.
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| Ashie62 Nov 17 2017 10:22 PM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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He was skilled at being mediocre.
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| smg58 Nov 18 2017 01:41 PM Re: Ed Lynch Deserves His Own Thread |
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He must have had some connection with St. John's. I remember going there with my dad (he taught there and just recently retired) one day, and as we're leaving the University Center, up walks Ed Lynch (who was a lot taller than I thought), in his Mets uniform. THAT was cool.
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