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Throwback Nite IGT 8/19/06

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 07:31 PM

Well that ceremony was fantastic. And remember, only 86 songs: ]Now I'm not feeding off you, I will rearrange your scales If I can, and I can March into the ocean, march into the sea I had a hat I put it down and it sunk, reached down, Yanked it up, slapped it on my head All the people gather Fly to carry each his burden We are young despite the years we are concern We are hope despite the times All of the sudden, these days Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever I wish to meet each one of you And you, me, you, if I can and I can We have many things in common, name three I had a hat and it sunk, reached down, Yanked it up, slapped it on my head All the people gather Fly to carry each his burden We are young despite the years we are concern We are hope despite the times All of the sudden, these days Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you go Now I'm not feeding off you I will rearrange your scales If I can and I can I wish to eat each one of you and you, me, you I had a hat and it sunk, reached down, Yanked it up, slapped it on my head All the people gather Fly to carry each his burden We are young despite the years we are concern We are hope despite the times All of the sudden, these days Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you Carry each his burden We are young despite the years we are concern We are hope despite the times All of the sudden, these days Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you go

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 07:38 PM

Great ceremony, tons of fun to watch. The sky diver was a nice touch. I do love these jerseys.

Gwreck Aug 19 2006 07:56 PM

Dave Williams is the 3rd (?) #32 this year for the Mets. What's the record for number of different players wearing one uniform number in a single year?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 08:01 PM

Great triv. Four stiffs wore 6 in 2004: Ricky Gutierrez Gerald Williams Tom Wilson Jeff Keppinger

Yancy Street Gang Aug 19 2006 08:01 PM

I enjoyed that ceremony far more than I imagined I would. Twenty years later those guys still give me goosebumps. Unbelieveable.

Yancy Street Gang Aug 19 2006 08:03 PM

And right now I'm having a hard time giving a damn about the 2006 Mets.

A Boy Named Seo Aug 19 2006 08:07 PM

Keith is positively giddy in the booth right now and still wearing his uni. "They'll have to tear the uniform off me," he said. Right on, Keith.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:12 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Great triv. Four stiffs wore 6 in 2004: Ricky Gutierrez Gerald Williams Tom Wilson Jeff Keppinger On the topic, when's that interview you had with Paul Lukas going up?

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:15 PM

Williams soft-tosses a 1-2-3 first. Let's jump early, boys.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:22 PM

Jeff Francis looks like he should be pitching in Williamsport. Mets fall uno-dos-tres

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 08:25 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: ="Johnny Dickshot"]Great triv. Four stiffs wore 6 in 2004: Ricky Gutierrez Gerald Williams Tom Wilson Jeff Keppinger On the topic, when's that interview you had with Paul Lukas going up? Some time next week I think, I'll link when it does. I don;t envy his interview transcription: We talked for 2 hours at a bar.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:33 PM

Barmes with a beautiful play in the whole. Close play at the bag, but Woody doesn't get the home town call. 0-0

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:39 PM

Williams derails the inning by picking off Choo Freeman. Still scoreless.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:52 PM

Lenny Dykstra in the booth, sounds toasted. Ronny doesn't look happy that he lost his chair to him, I guess he drew the short straw.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 08:56 PM

Williams brings the cheese to strike out Holliday, Dykstra hilariously drunk.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 09:13 PM

Beware guys named Yorvit and Yorkis. Rockies up 1-0 on Torreabla's HR, going to bottom 5th. Dave Williams is quite OK.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:24 PM

Milledge knocks the first base hit of the night for the home squad.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:27 PM

Chavez grounds out to end the side as Ron and Keith goof on Orosco's tiny head.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 09:29 PM

Great stuff in the Orosco interview: Darling: Jesse is the only guy I ever played catch with whose throws would whistle they had so much spin. Jesse: Bud Harrelson recovered his airborne glove; his hat might have been taken by umpire Lee Weyer as a souvenier, but because it was too small he left it alone. Milledege breaks up Jeff Francis' no-no, but Endy grounds out to end tthe threat. This woulda been a nice time to have a RH-hitting OF on the roster.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:32 PM

Delgado channels Keith Hernandez with a diving catch on the bunt. Darryl, move your damn hand, it's making us uncomfortable.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:39 PM

Dave Williams is hurt with...something. Berto in with 2 out and men on the corners in the 6th

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:44 PM

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cooby Aug 19 2006 09:47 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: Darryl, move your damn hand, it's making us uncomfortable. ???

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:52 PM

He kept his hand in is crotch the whole inning. LoDuca doubles, making it 2 men in scoring position for Beltran.

cooby Aug 19 2006 09:53 PM

Ew!

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:55 PM

Nice play, Matt Holliday! Runners on the corners for Delgado. 4-1 Colorado

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:58 PM

Delgado goes the other way! With 2 strikes! Great hitting. 4-2, Colorado

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 09:59 PM

Off Torrealba's glove, a passed ball! Beltran scores, Delgado to second, and Wright will get the IBB. 4-3, Colorado

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:02 PM

I'm doing the Curly Shuffle here.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:03 PM

Rockies defense looks braindead right now. Milledge with the base hit, booted by RF with funny name, Delgado scores! Wright hung up between 2nd and 3rd but Atkins makes a bad throw, which gets bobbled by the RF with funny name. 4-4 Tie!

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:04 PM

So, OK. Let';s say we take the lead here and hold on to win. Would this be one of those instances where they'd award to W to Williams and not Hernandez? They'd have to think about it.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:07 PM

Tucker gets on for free with the bases loaded. 5-4, 1986 World Champion New York Mets

Gwreck Aug 19 2006 10:07 PM

Shea DJ playing songs from '86 tonight. Nice touch.

Gwreck Aug 19 2006 10:07 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: So, OK. Let';s say we take the lead here and hold on to win. Would this be one of those instances where they'd award to W to Williams and not Hernandez? They'd have to think about it. It'd be pretty bad not to.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:08 PM

Well, the situation has come to pass. RHernandez faced 3 batter, gave up a HR, single and an out. Williams went 5.2, gave up only 1 run (+the 2 batters who scored on Robo's meatball). Robo is PH for in the following half inning during which the Mets improbably score 5. He can't deserve this win. He just can't.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:10 PM

That's why I try to ignore the personal Win stat.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:12 PM

Amazin'

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:12 PM

Good lookin' by Reyes, draws a bases loaded walk after going 0-2. 6-4 Mets

duan Aug 19 2006 10:12 PM

Fair play; who'd have imagined Reyes walking in a run 12 months ago ;)

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:14 PM

Inning finally ends on a LoDuca flyout, but damn was it fun. Lets hold it now, Heilman.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:16 PM

] A man walks down the street He says why am I soft in the middle now Why am I soft in the middle The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo opportunity I want a shot at redemption Don’t want to end up a cartoon In a cartoon graveyard Bone-digger, bone-digger Dogs in the moonlight Far away my well-lit door Mr. Beerbelly, beerbelly Get these mutts away from me You know I don’t find this stuff Amusing anymore If you’ll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can call me Al A man walks down the street He says why am I short of attention Got a short little span of attention And woe my nights are so long Where’s my wife and family What if I die here Who’ll be my role model Now that my role model is Gone gone He ducked back down the alley With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl All along along There were incidents and accidents There were hints and allegations If you’ll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can call me Al Call me Al A man walks down the street It’s a street in a strange world Maybe it’s the third world Maybe it’s his first time around He doesn’t speak the language He holds no currency He is a foreign man He is surrounded by the sound The sound Cattle in the marketplace Scatterlings and orphanages He looks around around He sees angels in the architecture Spinning in infinity He says Amen and Hallelujah If you’ll be my bodyguard I can be your long lost pal I can call you Betty And Betty when you call me You can call me Al...l

metirish Aug 19 2006 10:25 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 19 2006 10:28 PM

Gary says that there is a rule that the official scorer can invoke that will disqualify Hernandez for the win because he was not effective.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:27 PM

Delgado picking it like the Keithmaster. Doubleplay! He was the first punk ever to set foot on this earth. He was a genius from the day of his birth. He could play the piano like a ring and a bell And ev'rybody screamed: Come on, rock me Amadeus! He was a superstar, he was dynamite And whatever he did, it seemed to be alright. And he drank and he cursed and he fooled around But when the women would shout: Rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Oh oh oh Amadeus. With a bottle of wine in one hand And a woman in the other, 'cause he was a ladies man He never stopped to worry what the next day would bring Because the girls would sing: Rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Oh oh oh Amadeus. His mind was on rock and roll and having fun Because he lived so fast he had to die so young. But he made his mark in history. Still ev'rybody says: Rock me Amadeus! Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus, Oh oh oh Amadeus.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:27 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 19 2006 10:29 PM

Great scoop by Delgado on the DP. He's playing great defense and had a big hit off the lefty. Sounds familiar. EDIT: Stop taking credit for my posts, Gary!

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:28 PM

Oh, and dudes and dudettes... no orange dots.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:30 PM

Damn, Delgado looks like he's deliberately trying to go to left.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:33 PM

Matt Holliday looks lost out there.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:34 PM

Holliday is making it a holliday for the Mets. Pretty cool that Keef gets to help rate the fielders for Strat-O-Matic.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:36 PM

Big rip by Wright, but it makes a beeline for the Meat Bearer. Line drive, double play. To the 8th we go.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:37 PM

Holliday plays OF at Coors? Yeow. Bad routes, late jumps, poor catches.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:37 PM

Note for the future: Falco songs inspire lineout doubleplays.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:39 PM

Maybe Rogers and KC are having a beer together tonite.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:40 PM

Official scorer Bill Shannon says he's inclined to name Williams as pitcher of record. Plus a plug for Shannon's new scorekeeping book. Best. Broadcast. Ever.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:42 PM

Speaking of the official scorer, I'm having trouble convincing myself that Delgado deserves a double on that hit.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:46 PM

Riding on the range I've got my hat... on I've got my boots... dusty I've got my saddle On my horse He's called...T-t-t-t-t-trigger Of course I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl I wanna be a cowboy She: Riding on the chuck wagon Following my man His name is Ted Can you believe that? Camping on the prairie Plays havoc with my hair Makes me feel quite dirty Though we all do sometimes I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl I wanna be a cowboy Looking like a hero Six-gun at my side Chewing my tobacco Out on the horizon I see a puff of smoke Indians on the warpath Indian voice: White man speak-em with forked tongue. Or not. I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl I wanna be a cowboy My name is Ted And one day I'll be dead Yo yo.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:47 PM

Chris Woodward paying tribute to Wally with a thin cheesy wispy moustache.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:48 PM

Milledge makes for a good cowboy.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:48 PM

Milledge says: My name is Ted And one day I'll be dead Yo yo.

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:49 PM

Am I overlooking something or did Milledge get shortchanged on congratulatory handshakes?

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:52 PM

Freaking Rick Peterson is sporting the orange dot. Why can't that guy get it together?

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 10:54 PM

]Am I overlooking something or did Milledge get shortchanged on congratulatory handshakes? Did he? (I wasn't paying attention). I was gonna remark though this has been his best game as a Met in a long while. Damn near caught Atkins' HR too.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 10:56 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 19 2006 10:59 PM

The throwbacks make my blue-buttoned Shea-giveaway hat feel special. Now I just have to figure out a way to put the ix-nay on that ugly Verizon logo. Ugly, ugly verizon logo

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 10:56 PM

I finally installed the floor woofer on my computer today. This game is blowing my mind and rattling my body from my feet to my groin.

OlerudOwned Aug 19 2006 11:00 PM

Mets Win!

Edgy DC Aug 19 2006 11:05 PM

Your lights are on But you're not home Your mind Is not your own Your heart sweats Your body shakes Another kiss Is what it takes You can't sleep You can't eat There's no doubt You're in deep Your throat is tight You can't breathe Another kiss Is all you need Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff Oh yeah! It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough You know, you're gonna have to face it You're addicted to love You see the signs But you can't read You're runnin' at A different speed You heart beats In double time Another kiss And you'll be mine A one track mind! You can't be saved Oblivion Is all you crave If there's some Left for you You don't mind If you do Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff Oh yeah! It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough You know, you're gonna have to face it You're addicted to love Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Your lights are on But you're not home Your will Is not your own You're heart sweats And teeth grind Another kiss And you'll be mine Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff Oh yeah! It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough You know, you're gonna have to face it You're addicted to love Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love! Might as well face it You're addicted to love!

cooby Aug 19 2006 11:10 PM

Jesse

Johnny Dickshot Aug 19 2006 11:12 PM

Oblivion Is all you crave So that's what he says. Brilliantly marketed music, and a pretty good song that prolly got too big for its own good.

SteveJRogers Aug 20 2006 12:04 AM

OlerudOwned wrote: That's why I try to ignore the personal Win stat. Which is why, according to Howie Rose, the official scorer has an out in the rule book that gives Aaron the win

SteveJRogers Aug 20 2006 12:08 AM

="OlerudOwned"] Mets Win! Oh and Keith, if ya REALLY wanna be technical about it, that guy above, he was here before the Mookster! But I appreciate the sentiments!

G-Fafif Aug 20 2006 12:53 AM

]You with the sad eyes don't be discouraged oh I realize it's hard to take courage in a world full of people you can lose sight of it all and the darkness inside you can make you fell so small But I see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that's why I love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors true colors are beautiful like a rainbow Show me a smile then don't be unhappy, can't remember when I last saw you laughing if this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear you call me up because you know I'll be there And I'll see your true colors shining through I see your true colors and that's why I love you so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors true colors are beautiful like a rainbow No. 1 on Billboard, the weeks ending October 25 and November 1, 1986

Edgy DC Aug 20 2006 01:07 AM

Blue hats, sans dot, for the UMDB: Billy Wagner: Carlos Beltran, et al.: Lastings Milledge: "I belong here": "Tomahawkin' the high one": Dave Williams debutin': And biting the tongue like an '06er should (dig the grip also): Sending it Holliday-way: Jose Reyes and his dandruff: And let's check out the '86ers, starting with Cruella: Keef flashes back to the groupie days and wonders if he still has it in him: "Cocaine, cancer, two divorces Defying all the worst of forces I've returned to ask you now Did they really give 18 to Howe?" "Is she still sitting over by the first-base side?" Ron Darling, being a dick and looking for someone cooler to hug than Raffy: D, entering like a boxer: Lenny Dykstra in what will one day be his Before picture: On the green grass at Shea: HoJo sporting more hair than he had in '86: Buddy Harrelson in recent years always struck me as someone who could make a couple of calls and you'd be dead in minutes: "I got it" The reason we're here: Teufel still has the Alex Keaton hair:

ScarletKnight41 Aug 20 2006 01:13 AM

It was a great night at Shea, despite the horrible weather. The ceremony was fabulous, and the 1986 music throughout the night (including The Curly Shuffle) was nostalgia in its best form. (Dykstra was definitely toasted during the ceremony, btw!) My favorite part of the night was sitting next to MK as we were both singing along to Lets Go Mets Go :)

seawolf17 Aug 20 2006 08:36 AM

Good times last night... stopped in to visit Kase, SK, and D-Dad, and Steve Rogers came by and said hello. The rain was a little tedious during the ceremony, but it cleared up. Pathetic that it took me until mid-August to get to Shea this year.

Iubitul Aug 20 2006 08:53 AM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: (Dykstra was definitely toasted during the ceremony, btw!) He was toasted before the ceremony - He was on WFAN with Joe Beningo, and he was slurring his words then...

Iubitul Aug 20 2006 09:06 AM

Edgy DC wrote: Lastings Milledge: I wish everyone wore their pants like this kid...

ScarletKnight41 Aug 20 2006 09:13 AM

Iubitul wrote: ="ScarletKnight41"](Dykstra was definitely toasted during the ceremony, btw!) He was toasted before the ceremony - He was on WFAN with Joe Beningo, and he was slurring his words then... D-Dad was worried that Lenny wasn't going to be able to find his number on the field. It was good seeing peeps last night - aside from everyone seawolf mentioned, we were also seated near G-FAFIF, so we had the chance to say hi to our favorite blogger as well. Despite the less than ideal weather, it was a truly great night at Shea :)

SteveJRogers Aug 20 2006 09:36 AM

BTW I was trying to tell you that "Welcom A-Bord-Ick" should have been on the sign for the new Meties Good to put faces to interent handles! Hoped the little ones appreciated the old guys

ScarletKnight41 Aug 20 2006 09:51 AM

SteveJRogers wrote: BTW I was trying to tell you that "Welcom A-Bord-Ick" should have been on the sign for the new Meties Good to put faces to interent handles! Hoped the little ones appreciated the old guys I'm pretty sure that D-Dad used that on a different banner. He's made several over the years.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 20 2006 10:54 AM

I see the scorer credited Heilman with the win, even tho Robo was the pitcher of record. I'da given it to Williams.

KC Aug 20 2006 11:19 AM

Cool IGT, little bit of everything. Oblivion? I never picked up on that either, but then I was always focused on those dresses. Nice to see everyone and meet Greg and Steve for the first time.

Edgy DC Aug 20 2006 12:05 PM

Iubitul wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Lastings Milledge: I wish everyone wore their pants like this kid... Keef made a good point, however, about aligning the piping from the jersey to the slacks. What makes last night such an '86 night is I was ignoring the holes in the outfield and the injuries in the rotation and just working from the assumption that we're going to win every game for the rest of the year. I guess it's lucky for me that I missed that Phillies series.

ScarletKnight41 Aug 20 2006 12:36 PM

Mets.com has the ceremony on the site. The only problem is that they came into Howie Rose's audio several minutes into the ceremony, while the video starts at the very beginning. Oy!

ScarletKnight41 Aug 20 2006 04:20 PM

D-Dad pointed out that the 6-run rally came right after they showed The Curly Shuffle on the Diamondvision.