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You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

G-Fafif Feb 19 2022 06:11 PM

[tweet]https://twitter.com/mets/status/1495106157110870017[/tweet]

Edgy MD Feb 19 2022 09:17 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

BIG signing.

G-Fafif Feb 21 2022 10:35 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Having maintained objectivity as the most straitlaced of ESPN anchors for 40 years, Bob Ley has in recent times come out as a diehard MLBS. I heard him wax nostalgic for Shea on the (highly recommended) Lost Ballparks podcast and found his further testimony in an interview mostly about another sport with ace soccer writer Grant Wahl. I'm a huge Mets fan. And I love their TV booth. I think it's the best in the business. https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/q-and-a-bob-ley

G-Fafif Feb 28 2022 09:45 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Former Super Bowl QB Cam Newton certainly dresses the part. [tweet]https://twitter.com/mets/status/1498333503708086276[/tweet]

bmfc1 Mar 06 2022 06:20 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

I've never heard of the band Coheed and Cambria but I'm sure that they are great! [BLOCKQUOTE]“This is just devastating. Opening Day is a holiday in my house. I've flown home — left the studio and flown home — for Opening Day,” said Josh Eppard, drummer for progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria and a lifelong Mets fan. “This was the year baseball was back. My Mets are making huge moves — I mean, [they signed] Max f---ing Scherzer! And now it's just — kerplunk. I just can't imagine they're going to do this to us after covid. “It's the perfect time for baseball to capture America after we've lifted the veil of covid, and they're shooting themselves in the foot. I'm gutted that now we're going to have a shortened season for the second time in three years. I can't help but feel as a fan that we're at the bottom of the pole here, that no one is thinking of the fans.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/03/06/covid-baseball-lockout/[/BLOCKQUOTE]

seawolf17 Mar 06 2022 07:09 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Love Coheed. They're playing up here next weekend, actually.

G-Fafif Mar 11 2022 08:33 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Mayor Adams, repping his National League Town. [tweet]https://twitter.com/nycmayor/status/1502380062007513088[/tweet]

G-Fafif Mar 17 2022 09:25 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Tim McGraw's heart if not shirt is in the right place. [tweet]https://twitter.com/thetimmcgraw/status/1504451458573418500[/tweet]

G-Fafif Mar 23 2022 06:59 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Keith Olbermann professes love for the Mets. [tweet]https://twitter.com/keitholbermann/status/1506396262723117059[/tweet]

seawolf17 Mar 23 2022 07:20 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

I mean, I get it, but let's not compare a rookie 120 years ago to a guy with a pretty established track record pre-injury.

dinosaur jesus Mar 23 2022 08:18 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Plus Harry Krause didn't blow out his arm. The major league hitters figured him out, but he went on to win 250 games in the PCL. Pitched until he was forty, throwing 200, 300, even 400 innings.

Edgy MD Mar 23 2022 08:45 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Yeah, but that's pretty much the way Olberman likes to play it.

Frayed Knot Mar 23 2022 09:43 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Not clear to me what Olbermann is calling "nonsense", something GKR said, something else said on SNY, or that the Mets are flogging JdG too hard, too early.

Edgy MD Mar 23 2022 09:57 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

I think he's calling bullshit on the apparent implication of the graphic that these three seasons that finished far stronger than deGrom's were exclusively the track he was on and the most obvious comparisons, when there are seasons in which other pitchers pitched brilliantly through 15 starts, but are now lost to history. I think.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 23 2022 09:59 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

You know what they say, once you mention Harry Krause in a discussion, you've pretty much lost the argument.

Edgy MD Mar 23 2022 10:21 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Here's his profile description. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/screen-shot-2022-03-23-at-12.18.40-pm.png> So, a little bit of self-regard, a little bit of cliche passed off as clever, and a little bit of contempt for his audience. I think Olberman's done some great work, but those three things have undercut him for a long time.

Frayed Knot Mar 23 2022 10:34 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Olbermann can definitely be a frustrating character.

Lefty Specialist Mar 23 2022 02:45 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Olbermann's both a shrewd observer and an asshole. That's his brand.

Frayed Knot Mar 23 2022 04:07 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

That pretty much sums it up, both on the sports and news sides of his career. I liked his last stint at ESPN where he had a half-hour show with what seemed like carte blanche to do as he liked. But it didn't last long because nothing he does, does. In that case the network was probably at fault at least as much as him. Olbermann is foremost a baseball & hockey fan on a network which barely allows the rest of their talent to discuss either. He also wasn't shy about revealing his distaste for the current state of in big time college sports, something which certainly wasn't going to win him many fans in mgmt of a network which essentially owns and runs those sports.

G-Fafif Mar 25 2022 01:03 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Super hitmaker Pete Rock certainly dresses the part. [tweet]https://twitter.com/tvonetv/status/1507024442257457155[/tweet] https://tvone.tv/106287/celebrating-the-legacy-of-super-hitmaker-pete-rock/

bmfc1 Apr 07 2022 03:10 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

I'm not sure if many of these musicians are "Big Shots" (I think that Jason Fingerman is a bigger shot than some) but the ones that love the Mets (Loose Buttons--?) are great, including the Delaware Destroyer: https://www.spin.com/2022/04/musicians-predict-2022-baseball-season/

Edgy MD Apr 07 2022 03:47 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[FIMG=350]https://static.spin.com/files/2020/07/STEVE.PUP_-1595436371.jpg[/FIMG] What are your reasonable hopes? My totally reasonable hopes are that the Blue Jays win the fuckin' World Series. It feels possible! And I'm not just saying that when I know it's not true like a Mets fan would! — Steve Sladkowski, PUP OK, so it's gonna be like that, Steve?

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 07 2022 04:20 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

That's lunchpails favorite band, Pup

G-Fafif Apr 12 2022 03:20 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Within the Shahs of Sunset, Bravo reality celebs for the uninitiated, lurks a clan of MLBS (from 2021). Mercedes "MJ" Javid and her husband, Tommy Feight, have been hosting spectacular bashes for their son since he was a teeny baby. For Shams Francis' sip and see back in 2019, the proud parents chose a carnival theme and served cocktails garnished with cotton candy. And when Shams turned 2 this April, MJ and Tommy went big — ballpark-style. In an Instagram post from April 19, the Shahs of Sunset mama shared snaps from Shams' Mets-themed bash. "Shams is 2," she wrote in her caption. We are SO grateful & feel so fortunate to our family for these gatherings. If you need any tips on mastering the challenging art of DIY kids crafts, I am an expert now, pre-booking consultations." She added wryly: "Kidding, it almost killed me to host 5 people for ... 4 hours." But it looks like MJ's efforts paid off. Her photos show an adorable cake covered in pinstripes and baseball caps. The party had a colorful balloon arch dotted with baseball-shaped balloons, and arts and crafts for the guests. The birthday boy matched the theme, dressed up in a little Mets jersey and blue baseball pants. https://www.bravotv.com/shahs-of-sunset/style-living/mj-javid-tommy-feights-son-shams-2nd-birthday-party-mets-theme

G-Fafif Apr 24 2022 01:05 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

In a Washington Post profile of Jon Stewart ahead of his receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, it is noted that when Stewart hosted The Daily Show, he came to work in the same outfit every day: “a T-shirt, khakis and a Mets cap, like Steve Jobs and his turtlenecks.” Indeed, in a recent episode of his podcast, Stewart worked a reference to the Mets into a discussion about the media (they both get his hopes up only to disappoint him). https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/04/22/jon-stewart-twain-prize/

G-Fafif May 08 2022 10:29 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

“I have even been known to go to Shea alone. On Mother's Day — also known as Maybelline Makeup Bag Day — I make my children go to the game with me.” —Nora Ephron (1941-2012), from Birth of a Fan, a 1993 collection of reflections from writers on how they fell in love with the game Hear Nora's entire Metscentric essay, inexpertly read here, at around the 26:45 mark.

G-Fafif Jun 14 2022 01:12 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Shaquille O'Neal knows what to wear to the Governor's Ball. [tweet]https://twitter.com/citifield/status/1535719690789691393[/tweet]

G-Fafif Jun 30 2022 02:40 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[tweet]https://twitter.com/perlmanofficial/status/1542522962053562368[/tweet]

Edgy MD Jun 30 2022 03:13 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

That's great. I figured Perlman would look older by now.

TransMonk Sep 06 2022 06:48 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[fimg=500]https://i.imgur.com/rLk4xhO.png[/fimg] That is one ill-fitting, blue-dotted Mets cap.

Edgy MD Sep 06 2022 07:01 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

A tip of that ill-fitting cap to Frances Tiafoe for an improbable upset of Rafael Nadal at the US Open. [fimg=650]https://photo-assets.usopen.org/images/pics/large/f_TiafoeLindorCiti.jpg[/fimg]

Willets Point Sep 06 2022 07:17 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[fimg=500]https://i.imgur.com/rLk4xhO.png[/fimg] That is one ill-fitting, blue-dotted Mets cap. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/nineteen86d/status/1567278462720741378[/TWEET]

G-Fafif Oct 03 2022 04:23 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Ah, perfect. [tweet]https://twitter.com/vanityfair/status/1577046361257742343[/tweet]

Edgy MD Oct 10 2022 10:38 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Tom Barrack, big shot investor, financier, fundraiser for ex-President Donald Trump, and currently on trial for being an unregistered agent of The United Arab Emirates, the sooner you find a new hat, the sooner the world will be a better place. [fimg=650]https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2kZxh_4lH6WifwwJlBAPfw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3NjtjZj13ZWJw/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/nfuEFNwVkAHif_AUDAFL9Q--~B/aD02MDA7dz0xMDAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_guardian_765/66a624be7223caf4176ee4685513f7be[/fimg]

G-Fafif Dec 02 2022 09:45 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Somewhere between the Jacob deGrom news and the Jimmy Yacabonis news, the Friday news dump brings us SZA in a Mets jacket as she promotes her musical guest spot on this week's SNL. [tweet]https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1598467688199864324[/tweet]

metirish Dec 31 2022 10:52 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/MrChuckD/status/1609047454271381507[/TWEET]

metirish Dec 31 2022 10:53 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/MrChuckD/status/1609070803093540865[/TWEET]

Edgy MD Dec 31 2022 11:00 AM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Whoah.

Fman99 Jan 01 2023 08:19 PM Re: You Had to Be a Met-Lovin’ Big Shot 2022

Chuck D always historically rocked a Phillies or a Pirates cap during his heyday - I suppose he was rocking those P logos to rep for Public Enemy. So seeing him sporting the Mets cap is pretty sweet