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Whole Lotta Nothin’

G-Fafif Apr 21 2020 02:20 PM

An enterprising story exploring one of the great underknown performances in Mets history: Rob Gardner's 15 scoreless innings in service to an 18-inning tie that needed to be replayed as part of a doubleheader the next day, the final day of the 1965 season. https://au.sports.yahoo.com/youve-probably-never-heard-the-story-of-the-best-pitching-performance-in-mets-history-184309965.html Features young and always fascinating Ron Swoboda.

MFS62 Apr 22 2020 09:43 AM Re: Whole Lotta Nothin’

Gardner was the lefty I wanted to make it big, after I'd given up hope for Steve Dillon. Later

Edgy MD Apr 22 2020 11:13 AM Re: Whole Lotta Nothin’

I read that this morning. Strangely rendered digital artwork. A cool depiction of Shea in the background, but the Swoboda figure in the foreground — with the small, thin number — is more suggestive of the Cubs' look than the Mets'. I want to nonetheless congratulate them for depicting Ronnie in his original 14, rather than his more typical 4, but then I look at a the name-on-back in 1965 and it's all wrong. https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9CvxCrB1gbcMGEUR1q42jA--~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9MTI4MDtoPTk2MA--/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2020-04/d994c940-83fe-11ea-9fff-c62697e06451>