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Blasts from the Past
Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2020 05:35 AM |
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I have a feeling it's not gonna happen. http://ultimatemets.com/clippings/00002.jpg>
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2020 05:39 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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whippoorwill Oct 02 2020 06:19 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2020 06:29 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Oct 02 2020 10:21 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Oct 02 2020 10:29 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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This would totally be on exhibit if I curated the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2020 03:34 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 03:43 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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But not by his haircut?!?
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Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 02 2020 07:31 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 04 2020 08:59 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Oct 04 2020 12:31 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 06 2020 06:45 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 06 2020 07:56 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Oct 06 2020 08:17 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 09 2020 02:38 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Oct 09 2020 03:19 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Oct 09 2020 03:37 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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whippoorwill Oct 09 2020 06:06 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 09 2020 06:45 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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MFS62 Oct 11 2020 07:02 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Some dynamite from the past. Adam Wainwright is trying to mend fences with New York fans:
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 12 2020 08:56 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Oct 31 2020 06:11 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Oct 31 2020 07:17 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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MFS62 Oct 31 2020 07:38 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Mariano Rivera raised Torre's baseball I.Q. by 40 points. Later
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Edgy MD Oct 31 2020 08:13 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Oct 31 2020 08:40 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Oct 31 2020 02:36 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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One of the first moves Torre advocated for as Yanqui manager was swapping out the fan favorite and offensively-minded [OPS's of 151, 144, 118 in '93-'95] catcher Mike Stanley for Joe Girardi. Fans tended to hate the move (why is Torre bringing in all these 'Nashional Leagahs'?!?!) but Torre claimed to know how much a defensive catcher was worth to a team. Then Posada showed up and the team began doing what they did with him: taking every minor league slugger they could find and try to teach him to catch. Jesus Montero was the next model though he was eventually traded to Seattle in a huge challenge deal for Michael Pineda (both teams wound up losers in that one). Gary Sanchez was essentially the next Jesus Montero and there were others of that same type in between, just none who made it.
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Edgy MD Oct 31 2020 09:40 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Nov 01 2020 10:51 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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I was thinking about answering you until I had to use the search function to remember what thread this comment was in. As a result of that search I found that you said this a year and a week ago [10/23/19]: "I always thought that Girardi kept Posada from getting serious Hall of Fame consideration, by playing ahead of him at the front end of Posada's career and by benching him at the end." So instead of writing up an reply, I'll just cut and paste what I said in response back then: "Posada had his only real injury season during Girardi's first year as skipper, but after that still averaged over 400 PAs per year even at ages 37, 38, 39 - so he wasn't exactly being benched. Mainly he didn't like that Girardi started to slot him lower and lower in the lineup including, at least once, 9th at which point Posada refused to play for a couple days. Reportedly things were never real warm and fuzzy between those two when they played either, but Posada was a 24th round draft pick and a converted IF'er trying to learn to catch (some claimed he never did) so it was more than just Girardi's presence that kept him from establishing himself until age 26 or so. And I look forward to talking about his topic in October of next year.
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Edgy MD Nov 01 2020 12:22 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Nov 01 2020 01:22 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Nov 01 2020 02:14 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Nov 01 2020 02:19 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Feb 07 2021 04:01 PM Mets pick a Strawberry in draft |
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Benjamin Grimm Mar 25 2021 06:59 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 25 2021 07:55 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
The 73 Mets never really had a center fielder. They tried Chiles, Mays, Theodore, Gosger, Ted Martinez and Hahn.
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G-Fafif Mar 25 2021 08:07 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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kcmets Mar 25 2021 09:25 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Mar 25 2021 09:33 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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kcmets Mar 25 2021 09:39 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
I should note where I borrowed this from...
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Edgy MD Mar 25 2021 10:20 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Mar 25 2021 11:43 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2021 05:58 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Apr 10 2021 06:54 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm May 27 2021 06:19 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Hebner, on arriving to the Mets was quoted in the next day's paper:
At least he came to the club with a good attitude! http://ultimatemets.com/clippings/00018.jpg> I dug these out because Gary mentioned Hebner on the Mets broadcast the other night. I remembered, and wanted to find, the headline that said "Meet Richie, A Met Well Met". I didn't recall if it was from the Daily News or from Newsday, but here it is in the News. In this photo he seems happy enough... http://ultimatemets.com/clippings/00019.jpg>
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G-Fafif May 27 2021 06:38 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD May 27 2021 07:07 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Dick Young, still trying to carry water to justify a trade made a year and a half earlier.
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Benjamin Grimm May 27 2021 07:25 AM Re: Mets pick a Strawberry in draft |
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Edgy MD May 27 2021 07:52 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm May 27 2021 01:02 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD May 27 2021 01:42 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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duan May 27 2021 04:34 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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My big take on it is that the Irish election was front page news in Ohio! Who knew!!!
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Benjamin Grimm May 31 2021 09:10 AM Re: Mets pick a Strawberry in draft |
Let's take a moment to remember Danny Frisella.
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Edgy MD May 31 2021 09:45 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 01 2021 11:03 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 01 2021 11:07 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 02 2021 07:13 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Marshmallowmilkshake Jun 02 2021 07:19 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 02 2021 07:53 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2021 07:29 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
This deal was truly a turning point in Mets history. I remember learning about it while listening to the game on the radio. Bob Murphy said, "The Mets have made a deal, and it is a blockbusterrrrrrr."
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stevejrogers Jun 06 2021 12:37 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 06 2021 01:00 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jun 06 2021 01:03 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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This is pretty much me, too, all the way down the line. I damn sure knew who Keith Hernandez was in June of '83 and I thought he was a star back then.
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Frayed Knot Jun 06 2021 01:06 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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One of the secondary articles there mentions the reason: thin pitching on the StL end.
Keith made it clear in his book, IF AT FIRST, that he didn't want to be a Met. He went crying to his agent wanting to retire but was told he lacked the finances to do so. He could have left after the season (another reason for the lesser haul in return) but by then had started to change his mind and, in his own words, 'took a chance' at least in part based on his father calling some scouting connections who told him that the Mets had some good young players on the way.
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Frayed Knot Jun 06 2021 01:13 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Jun 06 2021 01:37 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 06 2021 01:41 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Jun 06 2021 01:46 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 06 2021 03:40 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 06 2021 05:13 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 06 2021 07:29 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 07 2021 09:13 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2021 09:35 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 07 2021 09:47 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2021 09:51 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jun 07 2021 10:01 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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I also kept wondering about that joke. I'm not sure I get it, either. Is the gag that she's Basement Bertha and that she prefers rooting for last place teams, which the Mets, historically, usually were?
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 07 2021 11:08 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jun 07 2021 11:16 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Not much of a funny joke then, d'ya agree?
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G-Fafif Jun 07 2021 11:24 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jun 07 2021 11:24 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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I think that the problem with Gallo's cartoon, for me anyways, is that when I first saw it, my Mets-centric perspective kicked in and I saw Bertha as a Mets fan only. So I wondered why she'd wanna watch the Yanks. But then I remembered that Bertha is a fan of both NY teams (I think).
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 07 2021 12:14 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Jun 07 2021 12:21 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 11 2021 02:10 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 11 2021 03:04 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Frayed Knot Jun 11 2021 03:19 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Sadecki probably got distracted because Healy was yapping so much and wouldn't shut up during the whole AB
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dinosaur jesus Jun 11 2021 03:30 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 11 2021 03:39 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Healy sure came away from that trip to the plate with CAHNFIDENCE.
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Frayed Knot Jun 11 2021 04:16 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
I was at the game for one of Mays' early NYM HRs, but I don't remember if it was this one or slightly later.
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 11 2021 04:32 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 11 2021 04:55 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Dick Young always keeps it classy.
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stevejrogers Jun 13 2021 10:31 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jun 13 2021 11:01 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 14 2021 08:51 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
The Mets just won the 1969 World Series!
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Marshmallowmilkshake Jun 14 2021 09:32 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 14 2021 10:01 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Marshmallowmilkshake Jun 14 2021 10:12 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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That's it! Eight-year-old me was in awe of that photo!
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Frayed Knot Jun 14 2021 10:39 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jun 17 2021 02:55 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jun 17 2021 03:59 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Sad to hear of the injury to teenaged New Jersey jockey Steve Plomchok, I looked him up, and learned he was convicted and sent up the river in the late seventies following a conviction in a big race fixing scandal that made a little bit of news at the time (sort of rings a bell to me, anyhow).
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 01 2021 12:43 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 04 2021 04:29 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Jul 04 2021 06:02 PM Re: Blasts from the Past Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 05 2021 01:00 PM |
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Edgy MD Jul 04 2021 07:49 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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DocTee Jul 05 2021 06:21 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jul 05 2021 07:04 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 05 2021 07:41 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
An example of a player-bylined column from the 1986 postseason:
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 05 2021 12:47 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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I remember that. I have specific memories of "getting the papers" the next day -- or next morning, really -- and being very dissatisfied with the tabloid covers not really capturing the enormity of what transpired in game six. I realized it was probably the deadlines. Here's a Boston Herald cover.
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Edgy MD Jul 05 2021 12:54 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 05 2021 12:58 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Is that two Wally Backmans surrounding Carter?
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Edgy MD Jul 05 2021 01:13 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
That's definitely Backman behind him.
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 06 2021 10:30 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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seawolf17 Jul 06 2021 11:04 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jul 06 2021 11:29 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 06 2021 11:47 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
This one isn't about the Mets, but it's just a great back page. (Marred only by the spelling of "foto")
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stevejrogers Jul 06 2021 12:53 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Here are some fun examples
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 22 2021 01:20 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
This is a blast from a more recent past than we usually see. I had forgotten all about the Mets interest in Michael Bourn going into the 2013 season. I had forgotten all about Michael Bourn. As it turns out, if the Mets had signed Bourn they probably would not currently have Dominic Smith.
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 22 2021 01:37 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 22 2021 01:41 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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ashie62 Jul 22 2021 01:43 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 22 2021 01:45 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 22 2021 01:45 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Aug 01 2021 09:23 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Aug 01 2021 09:56 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Aug 01 2021 10:12 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Aug 01 2021 07:46 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 07 2022 10:48 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Wow, it's been a while since I've posted in this thread.
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Edgy MD Jul 07 2022 11:40 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 07 2022 11:43 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 08 2022 11:03 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2022 11:49 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Another Bill Gallo take on Frank Thomas, this time from May 2, 1962.
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 08 2022 11:50 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2022 11:54 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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G-Fafif Jul 08 2022 11:57 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 08 2022 12:09 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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MFS62 Jul 08 2022 12:14 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Thomas nickname was "Donkey". He used to catch fastballs thrown at him barehanded. I don't remember any of his Mets teammates being able to catch anything(with the exception of Richie Ashburn). Later
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 21 2022 08:12 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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stevejrogers Jul 21 2022 08:32 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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roger_that Jul 21 2022 08:37 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jul 21 2022 10:52 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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seawolf17 Jul 21 2022 10:56 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 21 2022 10:57 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 21 2022 10:59 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 21 2022 11:01 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Yeah, I just finished reading the Orosco piece and that's what struck me about the article more than anything else. I was still thinking about that even for a few seconds after I finished reading the article.
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batmagadanleadoff Jul 21 2022 11:01 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Jul 21 2022 11:08 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Jul 26 2022 12:22 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Remember when Barry Larkin almost became a Met? This is from July 23, 2000.
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Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2022 08:12 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
Remembering the Bad Dude...
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Benjamin Grimm Sep 18 2022 09:29 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
I don't think we'll ever see a complete game like this one again. Juan Marichal went the distance even though he gave up five runs and sixteen hits.
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Edgy MD Sep 18 2022 09:37 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Willets Point Sep 19 2022 09:04 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Benjamin Grimm Sep 19 2022 09:15 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Edgy MD Sep 19 2022 10:03 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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MFS62 Sep 19 2022 10:33 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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whippoorwill Sep 19 2022 10:35 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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Lolololol
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Benjamin Grimm Sep 19 2022 10:48 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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MFS62 Sep 19 2022 11:03 AM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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June 16???? |
Lefty Specialist Sep 19 2022 05:07 PM Re: Blasts from the Past |
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