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17 Across

G-Fafif Apr 17 2021 06:57 AM

Diamondbacks outfielder Kole Calhoun, Royals starter Brad Keller and Red Sox reliever Adam Ottavino do crosswords before every game. So did former Giants closer Brian Wilson, former Angels slugger Wally Joyner and former Brewers reliever Mike Fetters. The 1980s Mets had a quintet — Keith Hernandez, Tom Seaver, Ron Darling, Ed Lynch and Rusty Staub — that attacked the vaunted New York Times puzzle daily. Hall of Fame pitcher Mike Mussina was featured in a crossword puzzle documentary. The Athletic uses ink to examine ballplayers and their crossword obsession. Keith featured prominently. During the first half of his career with the Cardinals, he was the lone crossword enthusiast in the clubhouse, which made manager Whitey Herzog suspicious of him. “Whitey didn't like it and thought I spent too much time doing crossword puzzles,” Hernandez says. But Hernandez found his people after being traded to the Mets in 1983. There, he found no word nerd battles between teammates, just five friends spending downtime together. “We would do our own thing,” Hernandez says. “We would ask each other if we got stumped in the end.” Fun as hell story... https://theathletic.com/2522649/2021/04/16/words-are-fun-man-in-baseball-theres-no-better-way-to-pass-time-than-with-a-crossword/?source=user_shared_article

Edgy MD Apr 17 2021 07:44 AM Re: 17 Across

Wait, are there two G-FaFiFs?

G-Fafif Apr 17 2021 07:49 AM Re: 17 Across

I'm 37 Down in today's NYT puzzle.

Lefty Specialist Apr 17 2021 08:10 AM Re: 17 Across

=G-Fafif post_id=61176 time=1618667351 user_id=55] I'm 37 Down in today's NYT puzzle.

Goes out to the driveway to pick up the Saturday Times.

Searches for the crossword puzzle.

Laughs.

Edgy MD May 01 2022 11:47 AM Re: 17 Across

From today's Washington Post. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/screen-shot-2022-05-01-at-1.44.23-pm.png>

G-Fafif May 15 2022 10:24 AM Re: 17 Across

1 across in the NYT today: “‘Meet the ____' (baseball fight song)”.

Edgy MD May 15 2022 10:58 AM Re: 17 Across

Yesterday's Washington Post. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/screen-shot-2022-05-15-at-12.55.47-pm.png>

Edgy MD Jun 18 2022 04:33 PM Re: 17 Across

June 18, Washington Post, 45 Across: https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/screen-shot-2022-06-18-at-6.31.32-pm.png>

Fman99 Jun 18 2022 08:10 PM Re: 17 Across

=G-Fafif post_id=61176 time=1618667351 user_id=55] I'm 37 Down in today's NYT puzzle.

Wait, I missed this. Were you an actual answer in the NYT puzzle? That's fucking rad

G-Fafif Jun 18 2022 10:10 PM Re: 17 Across

=Fman99 post_id=96573 time=1655604618 user_id=86] =G-Fafif post_id=61176 time=1618667351 user_id=55] I'm 37 Down in today's NYT puzzle.

Wait, I missed this. Were you an actual answer in the NYT puzzle? That's fucking rad


I'd be nine-letter word for jolted by something I wasn't expecting.

Edgy MD Jun 19 2022 06:36 AM Re: 17 Across

I'm confused by my comment above about two G-Fafifs.

Willets Point Jun 19 2022 12:20 PM Re: 17 Across

I'm also confused by Edgy's comment and the solution to the G-FAFIF in a crossword puzzle.

whippoorwill Jun 19 2022 01:25 PM Re: 17 Across

IM confused by the grid with partial words in Edgys May 1 post

Edgy MD Jun 19 2022 01:43 PM Re: 17 Across

The clue was "Mets commentator Darling." The answer, highlighted, was RON.

G-Fafif Sep 18 2022 08:33 AM Re: 17 Across

10 Down in Sept. 17, 2022's NYT puzzle: “Mascot whose head is a baseball.” Five letters.

whippoorwill Sep 18 2022 09:12 AM Re: 17 Across

For once a proper noun that I know

G-Fafif Dec 20 2022 09:38 PM Re: 17 Across

63 across in Dec. 20, 2022's NYT puzzle: “M.L.B. team that played its first two seasons at the fabled Polo Grounds.” Four letters.

Edgy MD Dec 23 2022 08:42 PM Re: 17 Across

https://cranepoolcompanion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-23-at-10.38.01-PM.png>

Edgy MD Mar 23 2023 02:15 PM Re: 17 Across

57 Across, Washington Post, Thursday, March 23, 2023. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/screen-shot-2023-03-23-at-3.50.28-pm.png>

Edgy MD May 05 2023 07:47 PM Re: 17 Across

May 5 in The Washington Post. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/screen-shot-2023-05-05-at-9.08.56-pm.png>

kcmets May 05 2023 08:11 PM Re: 17 Across

Gee, oh wait that's only three letters.

Edgy MD Jun 04 2023 08:16 AM Re: 17 Across

Made it all the way up to one across. [FIMG=700]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/screen-shot-2023-06-04-at-10.18.43-am.png[/FIMG]

Edgy MD Jun 17 2023 09:25 AM Re: 17 Across

Monday, June 12, Washington Post: https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/screen-shot-2023-06-17-at-11.27.01-am.png>

Edgy MD Jun 22 2023 09:23 PM Re: 17 Across

Washington Post, Sunday, June 18, 37 Down. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/screen-shot-2023-06-22-at-11.24.57-pm.png>