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Now we know why the new MBTN.com is still coming soon!

SteveJRogers Dec 16 2007 01:37 PM

Mets by the Numbers: A Complete Team History of the Amazin' Mets by Uniform Number Congrats 'Bucket, I can't wait to purchase it in March. For some reason only Amazon has the cover picture

OlerudOwned Dec 16 2007 01:40 PM

Steve, did you really just scoop JD on his own book announcement?

SteveJRogers Dec 16 2007 01:47 PM

Its on Barnes & Nobles and Amazon for pre-orders.

metsmarathon Dec 16 2007 01:49 PM

wow.

themetfairy Dec 16 2007 02:01 PM

Very cool! Bucket will have to do a book signing for us!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2007 02:14 PM

Well, it has nothing to do with the website being down but the rest is true. This is the first time I saw the cover. Um.

metirish Dec 16 2007 03:52 PM

Cool, can't wait to get it. March is a bit away for me to pre-order but I will definitly pick it up.

seawolf17 Dec 16 2007 04:01 PM

Outstanding!

Kid Carsey Dec 16 2007 05:38 PM

SteveJScoop ... the list continues. That's too cool 'bucket ... it's like a CPF xmas present to see that.

Rockin' Doc Dec 16 2007 05:57 PM

Congratulations on the upcoming book, Lunchbucket. I look forward to reading it.

smg58 Dec 16 2007 06:02 PM

Congrats! First book?

DocTee Dec 16 2007 06:43 PM

Awesome-- we'll soon have a CPF library!

Fman99 Dec 16 2007 07:16 PM

I look forward to reading this while sitting on my toilet. And that is meant as a compliment, please be assured.

Edgy DC Dec 16 2007 07:32 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 16 2007 07:59 PM

Why not? That's how he wrote it! Bwah!

Gwreck Dec 16 2007 07:57 PM

Getting Howie for the foreward is a very nice touch. Congratulations!

Rockin' Doc Dec 16 2007 09:11 PM

DocTee - "Awesome-- we'll soon have a CPF library!" Fortunately, we have numerous librarians that are well qualified to tend the future CPF library.

Willets Point Dec 16 2007 09:14 PM

Great job JC, I will have to acquire a copy.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 16 2007 09:26 PM

Kick ass, man. Congratulations. Can't wait to buy it.

Valadius Dec 16 2007 09:53 PM

Awesome! Can't wait to pick it up!

Benjamin Grimm Dec 17 2007 07:59 AM

Wow! That's VERY cool! A year or two ago I briefly daydreamed about converting the UMDB into a book (The Ultimate Mets Reference Book?) but I never advanced it beyond the daydream. Clearly, you did! Congratulations! I'll probably order mine from Amazon, but I expect I'll get a bigger kick out of seeing it on a shelf at Barnes and Noble or Borders.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 17 2007 08:30 AM

Thanks everyone. I was kinda low-keying this until something came out, since it almost got published five years ago and has been an off-and-on thing since. We even had "iubitul" shoot some photos for it in 2003 -- one of those shots will appear in this book, as will MetMichigan's Mercury Mets gear. But I guess a cover image on amazon means it will actually come out. I have to say, Howie Rose really knocked his part of it out of the park. Also, the website/numbers database is finally making some progress behind the scenes (people are killing me on-line for saying the website would be back "in August" -- at one point I'd promised opening day, which is a good reason to not announce anything). I was supposed to have finished that part before starting the book, since they were related only in the sense that having an operaple database to refer to while writing would have helped the project go faster. The fact that the site is still down proves that writing a book is easier than building a website.

Centerfield Dec 17 2007 02:56 PM

Holy crap. That's incredible. Congratulations.

cooby Dec 17 2007 07:25 PM

Johnny this is terrific, and I am going to ask for it for my birthday :)

Nymr83 Dec 17 2007 07:54 PM

looks cool, still can't believe steve would post it instead of shooting you a private message about it and asking permission. i'll likely buy a copy only because i know who the author is and i can rip you mercilessly on the forums :) j/k

soupcan Dec 17 2007 08:16 PM

You are racking up the sales here. I'm gonna go me a copy at my local B&N. Congrats. Awesome job.

Edgy DC Dec 17 2007 08:24 PM

I guess somebody's got to ask: how much new material can we expect and how much MbtN Classics?

SteveJRogers Dec 17 2007 08:26 PM

Yeah I rushed into it because I thought the fact that it was available online for pre-order meant Johnny was low-keying it, like he did on a compendium that he worked on that came out over the summer, which he advertised only on the MBTN blog. Sorry about that, I should have PMed you. BTW, Rose was quite a coup, great Met minutia historian. He once told a story on his radio show about his time at Mets Fantasy Camp (it may have been during his trip down there where he did his show from there) where he was issued 36. Rose said he thought he was honoring Koosman, but ended up pitching like Ed Lynch!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 17 2007 09:09 PM

[quote="Edgy DC":1zpfeopf]I guess somebody's got to ask: how much new material can we expect and how much MbtN Classics?[/quote:1zpfeopf] Some new stuff, especially with totals of some stats by uni number. There's not a whole lot of the written history that hasn't been touched on before, there's just more of it. You have to understand the web site was only written long enough so as to surround the photos. Fleshed out with lists, a lot of stuff on the history of the Met uniform, and some familiar Met history stories as viewed thru uni numberdom. The Mets declined to participate in interviews, but Kelvin Torve didn't. I'd call it a good gift for the wannabe hardcore Met geek and a useful reference book for the pre-geeked. SJR -- I don;t mind you brought it up. Member promoting is not my cup of meat.

G-Fafif Dec 18 2007 09:20 AM

Cannot wait for this book. MBTN (and UMDB for that matter) should be bundled onto every computer sold to every Mets fan. I shudder to think what life was like before Johnny Lunchbucket punched in at the Uniform Number factory, when everything was hazy memory and hearsay. Congrats on getting some use of those dead trees. They are going for a worthy cause.

SteveJRogers Dec 18 2007 10:03 AM

[quote="G-Fafif":2x36c5hu]Cannot wait for this book. MBTN (and UMDB for that matter) should be bundled onto every computer sold to every Mets fan. I shudder to think what life was like before Johnny Lunchbucket punched in at the Uniform Number factory, when everything was hazy memory and hearsay. Congrats on getting some use of those dead trees. They are going for a worthy cause.[/quote:2x36c5hu] Actually a great resource for Johnny may have been Dennis D'Agostino's "This Date In Mets History" that came out in 1979, though it never was redone after that, which is a good jumping off point, if you don't have access to programs and yearbooks, or if you were lucky enough back then, media guides (since the mid-1990s the media guides have been made available for public consumption). It has a list of uni numbers from 62-79.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 18 2007 10:06 AM

I got a copy of D'Agostino's book when it came out and have been waiting in vain for 27 years for a new edition. (Actually, I probably stopped thinking about it almost 25 years ago, but you get my point.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 18 2007 10:19 AM

To bring this full-circle, g-fafif introduced me to "This Date in Met History" and I've since been in touch with its author, who recently wrote text to accompany a collection of old Brooklyn Dodgers photographs published last year. I got the impression from him that "This Date" didn't exactly sell a whole lot, not that book about the Mets ever do, especially in the early 80s! I see umdb as the obvious successor to "this date." Just the collection of fan memories you have there would be a great book.

G-Fafif Dec 18 2007 10:20 AM

[quote="SteveJRogers":3i5gdib6]Actually a great resource for Johnny may have been Dennis D'Agostino's "This Date In Mets History" that came out in 1979, though it never was redone after that, which is a good jumping off point, if you don't have access to programs and yearbooks, or if you were lucky enough back then, media guides (since the mid-1990s the media guides have been made available for public consumption). It has a list of uni numbers from 62-79.[/quote:3i5gdib6] I'm proud to say I gave J.C.L. Bucket copies of the uniform-number pages (covering '62 to '80) back in the site's infancy. Led to the great "Did Hubie really wear 62 debate?" of 2003. Ah, good times.

Farmer Ted Dec 19 2007 09:30 AM

Who is Matthew Silverman? Ghostwriter? Fill me in NOW since you've been quiet about this for the past four freaking years.

G-Fafif Dec 19 2007 10:05 AM

Fine Mets writer, historian and fan himself... http://www.amazon.com/Mets-Essential-Ev ... 1572438487

metsguyinmichigan Dec 19 2007 12:47 PM

Absolutely Amazin' Way to go! And the choice of baseball cards on the front is outstanding. I love that 1976 Seaver. What's the way to purchase the book that most befefits you? Amazon? Sending you a check? And can we get one autographed?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 19 2007 01:02 PM

I get such a small % I'm not sure it matters (?) But I will try to get a few appearances this spring to promote the book & sign some. Those bb cards are throughout the book -- many from my own beat-up collection!

seawolf17 Dec 19 2007 01:18 PM

See, you include baseball cards, especially the 1983 Topps Keith Hernandez, one of my favorite cards of all time, and you get an instant sale from me.

Kong76 Jan 13 2008 08:10 AM

I'm sure you are aware of it, but don't forget to send a review copy to SABR and get yourself listed on the "bookshelf" page.

Farmer Ted Jan 13 2008 02:40 PM

I'm pre-ordered. Let the author throw out the first pitching on opening day!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 07 2008 07:26 AM

A passing mention! (better than that rogering administered by the Library F-ing Journal. I beat the living piss out of three librarians the day I saw that) [url]http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/blog/2008/02/whose_numbers_should_the_mets.html

AG/DC Feb 07 2008 07:39 AM

I don't think Davidoff looks at the issue deeply enough, considering it's a decision that will last allegedly for all time, but there are worse ideas than retiring Mays' number because it'd be good tto honor him in New York one last time. But, in the end, the Mets would have to justify that in perpetuity. Can you justify it by stating that they're largely honoring what he brought to New York as a Giant?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 07 2008 07:44 AM

The Mets could (and should) settle the 24 controversy once and for all by retiring 24 for Joan Payson.

themetfairy Feb 07 2008 09:59 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]A passing mention! (better than that rogering administered by the Library F-ing Journal. I beat the living piss out of three librarians the day I saw that) [url]http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/blog/2008/02/whose_numbers_should_the_mets.html

I hope you noticed the rebuttal to the Library Journal piece.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 07 2008 10:01 AM

I didn't! The LJ comment was forwarded to me -- where to find it? Sorry I put that lady in the hospital!

themetfairy Feb 07 2008 10:05 AM

You still might want to put someone in the hospital, but here it is online.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 07 2008 10:07 AM

Thanks!

themetfairy Feb 07 2008 10:10 AM

No problemo.

AG/DC Feb 07 2008 10:35 AM

That's hilarious. He publishes a book, and the reviewer suggests it's for fans who aren't demanding. Meanwhile, somewhere else in cyberspace, somebody wonders out loud what The Only Nolan's salary was in 1883 and the guy has it off the top of his head.

Farmer Ted Feb 07 2008 12:12 PM

Copyright infringement? http://www.oriolesnumbers.com/

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 07 2008 12:21 PM

No, that's a loving tribute.

Farmer Ted Feb 08 2008 08:17 PM

Got my fresh paperback edition in the mail today, courtesy of amazon.com and UPS. I wasn't mentioned in the credits, so maybe I'll read it, maybe I won't. The intro by Howie was hot.

themetfairy Feb 09 2008 05:48 AM

[quote="Farmer Ted":188dy2cu]Got my fresh paperback edition in the mail today, courtesy of amazon.com and UPS. I wasn't mentioned in the credits, so maybe I'll read it, maybe I won't. The intro by Howie was hot.[/quote:188dy2cu] March came early this year! Based on Ted's post, I just ordered my copy from Barnes and Noble.com. I expect to be able to get it autographed at the next CPF event.

Farmer Ted Feb 09 2008 10:01 AM

Upon further review, it was B&N, not amazon. March did come early. The publisher prolly couldn't keep up with pre-order demand. It's a hot sell, a Farmer Ted Best Seller.

Kong76 Feb 09 2008 11:10 AM

KB just left for B&N with a print-out of the cover. I told her to cause a big ruckus if it ain't in stock and to complain to the manager that we must have this book on the shelves NOW!!! or else.

Kong76 Feb 09 2008 12:38 PM

I'm happy to report that the Greenburgh B&N is fully stocked and MBTN is on a display table with a bunch of baseball books. She also got me the Shea Stadium book that Fafif today references for an early Valentine's Day present so I'm a happy clam Mets-wise.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 09 2008 02:36 PM

My cockhead neighbors steal mail marked "Amazon" and similar, so I'm going to hit a B&N here and see if I can get lucky. Congrats again, man. Really look forward to going through it.

seawolf17 Feb 09 2008 02:45 PM

Why does everyone here have dickhead neighbors? Stopping at the bookstore this weekend.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 09 2008 02:58 PM

My bro sent me Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster for Christmas. It was too big for the mailbox, so the postman put it at my door. When I got home, the box was there, but some a-hole opened the box, presumably picked the book up and looked at the pages and pages of statistics and really nothing else, and deemed it beneath him or her to steal. Not just a thief, but an elitist thief.

Willets Point Feb 09 2008 05:14 PM

[quote="seawolf17":1g973c1v]Why does everyone here have dickhead neighbors? [/quote:1g973c1v] My neighbors are great. I need to put in an order for this book

Nymr83 Feb 09 2008 05:54 PM

My cockhead neighbors steal mail marked "Amazon" and similar, so I'm going to hit a B&N here and see if I can get lucky. let me know if you can't find it, i'd be happy to buy it for you and mail it in an unmarked envelope. (alternatively i can mail you a dead skunk in a box marked Amazon... let them steal that!)

Gwreck Feb 09 2008 08:47 PM

Do you know if it's available at Word? :) (Alternatively, I will be placing my Amazon order shortly).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 09 2008 08:59 PM

Word doesn't have copies yet (I was there today) but we're gonna try to do a signing there, prolly in March... I can't believe stores have copies already. Will check that out at B&N Sunday. Thanks for all the support! Really great.

Willets Point Feb 10 2008 07:55 AM

Did you have trouble getting the rights to the photographs in the book?

SteveJRogers Feb 10 2008 11:54 AM

For those keeping score, Borders in Scahhhsdale not so much, Barnes & Nobles in Yonkers/Scarsdale (literally on the border) yes and I just plucked down Gil Hodges and 95 cents for it!

SteveJRogers Feb 10 2008 12:16 PM Re: Now we know why the new MBTN.com is still coming soon!

Here is the preview What is interesting is that the final product looks like this The lettering is smoother, and I guess Sky Horse Publishing wanted to cash in on the current state of Met-dom by switching Mookie with David Wright. Though I'd love to know why the heck they switched the Straw card. That seems kind of a random switch!

AG/DC Feb 10 2008 01:31 PM

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,721 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: #15 in Books > Sports > Baseball > Statistics Not bad, considering that it doesn't belong in that category: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/bo ... b_1_4_last

A Boy Named Seo Feb 10 2008 02:15 PM

[quote="Nymr83"] My cockhead neighbors steal mail marked "Amazon" and similar, so I'm going to hit a B&N here and see if I can get lucky. let me know if you can't find it, i'd be happy to buy it for you and mail it in an unmarked envelope. (alternatively i can mail you a dead skunk in a box marked Amazon... let them steal that!)

Thank you for the offer. I'll let you know.

AG/DC Feb 10 2008 04:03 PM

The computer said my local Borders would have it. The local Borders says no. I hate them anyhow. Man, it was cold out there.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 10 2008 05:14 PM

Word was that the book would be in NY area B&Ns first, then expanding to other areas based on how it did. But I have zero insight as to how that works. I also heard they might be available at "a major East Coast retailer" but I'm not sure what the status of that is. The publishing people handled all the OKs on the photos, although we had to provide them. I believe Topps tends to allow this. I don't think any $$ changed hands. Those are actually my bb cards inside. The cover "changed" because the early version was just a dummy for purposes of catalogs and other stuff that had an earlier date than our finish line. I nixed the "3" out of fear we'd get sued by that NUMB3RS show. Not sure why they chose which Strawberry, (edit) .. Oh I know why: Above he's running off the page, where you generally want your photos facing the middle.

AG/DC Feb 10 2008 06:43 PM

Maybe it's a bad res, but I can't even see Wright's number. I liked the photo you illustrated the site with of the backs of the players standing on the sidelines. That was a story told in numbers. Nonetheless, your book is going to be bigger than pop rocks.

themetfairy Feb 12 2008 11:32 AM

UPS delivered my copy of the book today. It looks great (and the chapter titles are cracking me up). Well done!

A Boy Named Seo Feb 12 2008 08:03 PM

[quote="A Boy Named Seo"][quote="Nymr83"] My cockhead neighbors steal mail marked "Amazon" and similar, so I'm going to hit a B&N here and see if I can get lucky. let me know if you can't find it, i'd be happy to buy it for you and mail it in an unmarked envelope. (alternatively i can mail you a dead skunk in a box marked Amazon... let them steal that!)

Thank you for the offer. I'll let you know.

Not really surprised when I didn't find it today at my local B&N. Mostly Dodger stuff. They happily ordered it for me, though.

Chad Ochoseis Feb 22 2008 01:18 PM

I bought a copy today at the Borders next to Madison Square Garden. It was the only copy on the shelves - I didn't ask if they had any extras in stock.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 23 2008 05:22 PM

Picked mine up at the B&N last night. This thing's even cooler than I thought it'd be and my expectations were pretty damn high going in. Run, don't walk to your nearest bookseller and buy it NOW!!!

metsguyinmichigan Feb 26 2008 09:34 AM

Got my copy! What a fun read. Given the activity in the house, I never get to sit and read for long stretches. I like that with this book, I can hop around if I'm curious about a particular number or player. Wonderful, wonderful job. If the Mets were smart they'd sell it at Shea and in the team stores. But based on the Citi Field logo, I don't think they're too smart...

themetfairy Mar 03 2008 09:04 AM

FAFIF pays homage to MBTN

AG/DC Mar 03 2008 09:16 AM

I realize that I'm way too wedded to the historic imagery of the site, but these are the images I wanted to see on the front and back covers of the book. By the way, you need a tag or two on the numerical roster page, to make the page break correctly. The text of that page doesn't begin until the end of the left-hand links, while the right-hand column has no matter at all. It's probaly just a matter of needing lne breaks every ten numbers or so.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2008 11:29 AM

[quote="AG/DC":df6100o0] I realize that I'm way too wedded to the historic imagery of the site, but these are the images I wanted to see on the front and back covers of the book.[/quote:df6100o0] Yeah, well, those are stolen images that I shouldn't be profiting from. Our budget for photos was, um, zero. [quote="AG/DC":df6100o0]By the way, you need a tag or two on the numerical roster page, to make the page break correctly. The text of that page doesn't begin until the end of the left-hand links, while the right-hand column has no matter at all. It's probaly just a matter of needing lne breaks every ten numbers or so.[/quote:df6100o0] is anyone else gettign this? My page (mac/safari; PC/mozilla) looks fine. G-FAFIF completely nails my casual attitude toward work.

Farmer Ted Mar 03 2008 06:19 PM

A Sidd Finch reference in chapter 21. The best non-roster player, EVER.

Kong76 Mar 03 2008 07:18 PM

JCL: >>>is anyone else gettign this?<<< I'm not sure what AG means by left-hand links, but yes in both Firefox 2.0.0.12 and Internet Explorer 7.0.6* the text starts after the funky picture -- to the bottom right of the picture. Also, in Firefox the first row of the numbers on the list of numbers is not lined up with the rest of the list and in Explorer it splashes out to the right into the sunset instead of being in rows and columns.

AG/DC Mar 03 2008 07:30 PM

I meant under the left hand links and polls and stuff. Here at home, usinging Explorer 7.0 and Windows Vista, the text starts in the right place, but the numbers continue into the blue border on the right.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2008 09:13 PM

Who uses Explorer? Oh, I see. I'll get my guy on that. Thanks for letting me know. We had a terrible time getting numbers aligned and in order. They did that stupid thing where 10 comes before 9.

Willets Point Mar 04 2008 07:54 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":obwsowdz]Who uses Explorer? [/quote:obwsowdz] Poor saps who run Vista.

AG/DC Mar 05 2008 12:59 PM

I stopped into Borders to return some books today and checked the sports section to find a copy, directly flanked by genre classics The Pitch That Killed and Baseball's Great Experiment.

soupcan Mar 05 2008 06:58 PM

Okay I got mine at B&N tonight. What are the instructions for getting autographs affixed? Will you be in a folding chair in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda on different dates during the season?

AG/DC Mar 05 2008 09:45 PM

Getting some ink in tomorrow's Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/sport ... f=baseball

AG/DC Mar 05 2008 09:50 PM

Oh, and Silverman is at tomorrow night's screening of Mathematically Alive: http://www.wamcarts.org/

Benjamin Grimm Mar 06 2008 05:48 AM

[quote="Matthew Silverman":2adiipuf]“Shea Stadium is one of the last familiar places in my life,” Silverman said. “Someone I don’t know lives in the house I grew up in, and now I have my own family, and I live in a new house, in a new town. But Shea, at least for another season, it’s still there.”[/quote:2adiipuf] Me too. Now that my grandmother has died and her house is being sold, Shea is the last remaining place from my childhood that I can still visit.

bmfc1 Mar 06 2008 06:50 AM

To be honest, I held back on buying this book thinking that it would be a mere printout of the website. G-FAFIF's review convinced me otherwise and I bought it from Amazon. What a fun and informative book! I'm really enjoying it--congratulations Jon and Matt.

seawolf17 Mar 06 2008 07:39 AM

I hope "Join the CPF" is on Silverman's list of 100 Things.

metirish Mar 06 2008 09:14 AM

[quote="seawolf17":3lin2koh]I hope "Join the CPF" is on Silverman's list of 100 Things.[/quote:3lin2koh] I had wondered if he was already posting here, I guess not.

Fman99 Mar 11 2008 10:52 AM

I just read the NY Times article.... he lives in High Falls, NY? That is my hometown (pop. 600 or so) and the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fman Sr. Small world.

seawolf17 Mar 12 2008 07:09 PM

Amazon finally figured out our account issues, so I finally ordered it. Looking forward to it!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 14 2008 02:40 PM

Hey I know many of yous will have just had lunch with me, and needn't stop by and buy a book, but Matt & I will be hosting a "launch party" for the book at Stout NYC on Sunday, April 6, to coincide with the Mets-Braves game on TV there. Stout is a big, handsome Irish bar with lots of TVs, on 33rd street between 6th and 7th. Other book-related events: Sat. March 22 On the Home-Teams Panel at the SABR NYC Conference, Mid0Manhattan Library. I believe I go on at 10:30am. There's a charge of like $10 for the event (not sure of that). Lotsa other guests including Kevin Kernan of the Post. Thursday, April 17 Book panel/interview/meet the author thing (with Spike Vrusho, author of Benchclearing, Baseball's Greatest Fights and hosted by MetsGrrl) -- Word Books, Franklin St., Brooklyn. Working on an appearance in Queens. If you guys have a local book shop near where you are (L.I., Jersey, Conn/Westchester?) that you could suggest I'd like to appear there too.

Kong76 Mar 14 2008 03:01 PM

JCL: >>>Stout is a big, handsome Irish bar with lots of TVs<<< And fair red-headed waitresses. Makes that SABR meeting sound rather stuffy.

Willets Point Mar 14 2008 03:08 PM

[quote="KC"]JCL: >>>Stout is a big, handsome Irish bar with lots of TVs<<< And fair red-headed waitresses.

Wow, that sounds like my vision of heaven.

themetfairy Mar 14 2008 03:13 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1qsbtfkk] Working on an appearance in Queens. If you guys have a local book shop near where you are (L.I., Jersey, Conn/Westchester?) that you could suggest I'd like to appear there too.[/quote:1qsbtfkk] As a rule, Barnes & Noble stores are very amenable to these kinds of appearances. If you ever make an appearance at the one in Princeton/West Windsor (look it up under Princeton, but it's within West Windsor's boundaries), I'd be more than happy to give you a ride from the train station to the store and back.

Willets Point Mar 14 2008 03:16 PM

World class authors ride in limos.

themetfairy Mar 14 2008 03:18 PM

I could wear my chauffeur's cap.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 14 2008 05:32 PM

Hey, this just in -- Interview on 90.7 WFUV, tomorrow (Sat., 3/14) around 2:10ish. listen live if you dare! Beware -- I have a bit of a cold! [url]http://www.wfuv.org/audio/stream.html

G-Fafif Mar 15 2008 02:41 PM

Heard it. 'Bucket sounded good.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 15 2008 03:34 PM

I felt like the first half really sucked but it picked up as it went on. But I didn't hear it!

metirish Mar 15 2008 04:19 PM

I hope it will be available on iTunes, meanwhile your book is at home waiting for me.

AG/DC Mar 15 2008 05:24 PM

Post reviews here NOW!!!! overdue books sez: February 12, 2008 Mets By The Numbers, by Jon Springer and Matthew Silverman Mets By The Numbers: A Complete Team History Of The Amazin' Mets By Uniform Number, by Jon Springer and Matthew Silverman, is a unique resource for Mets fans. It is a history of the team as told by uniform number. Think about it - at any moment in time, only one player can wear any given uniform number. Mets By The Numbers catalogs every Mets player through the 2007 season, as well as every uniform number that he has ever worn (Jeff McKnight wore five separate uniforms as a Met, earning him the nickname The Jeff McKnighmare). The book begins with an entertaining forward by longtime Mets announcer Howie Rose, but the meat of the book is the detailed discussion of each uniform number. From #1: Leading Off: Mookie Wilson to #17: "I'm Keith Hernandez" to #25: Bobby Boo and beyond, each chapter is rich with inside references for knowledgeable fans to simple statistics for those who are newer to Mets fandom. I should point out that I've known Mr. Springer for several years, and find his mbtn.net website to be an invaluable resource. After a facelift this past year, mbtn.net is back online, and it continues to document the uniforms that Mets players wear. What the Mets By The Numbers book adds is much more in the way of anecdotal description of the players and their histories with their uniform numbers. The website is a great resource, especially for Internet-savvy fans, but the book is for those who enjoy reminiscing and lingering over the memories of the Mets at different periods in time. Mets By The Numbers is the perfect complement to any Mets library. Buy it for the avid Mets fan in your life. Posted by In Repair at February 12, 2008 01:51 PM Translation: It's terrific, and I'm not just saying that because we share a deep dark secret from band camp.

seawolf17 Mar 15 2008 05:35 PM

My review, after reading 1 through 5: OUTSTANDING. If you post here and don't own it yet, I'm banning you until you buy the book. Kase, let's pow-wow with the other mods on this.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 15 2008 06:18 PM

It's in my Amazon.com shopping cart. Does that count?

seawolf17 Mar 15 2008 06:23 PM

Close enough. You're safe.

Gwreck Mar 15 2008 07:37 PM

I'm waiting to buy it at the event at Word (the bookstore that is literally 2 blocks from my apartment). But congrats on all the press so far. Hope it is helping sales tremendously.

metsmarathon Mar 17 2008 11:22 AM

i am now a proud owner, and soon to be reader, of mets by the numbers. i'll save it for when i'm not on an exercise bike, however, as that's a sure way to render any book icky. and that'd just be a rude thing to do when you kinda know the author, i think.

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 06:57 PM

Gary Cohen just plugged the book in the top of the 7th of tonight's game.

AG/DC Mar 19 2008 06:59 PM

Holy Matsui!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 07:21 PM

Holy crap!?! Hey I go live on the intranet @ around 9:40 -- [url]http://www.sportstalknylive.com/

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 07:57 PM

ouch, that was brutal.

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 08:03 PM

What happened?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 08:14 PM

blasted with obnoxious feedback as I tried to answer the first question and never recovered.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 08:29 PM

What exactly did Gary say?

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 08:40 PM

Gary commented about the interview with Matthew Silverman the other day, how it was mentioned that nobody was wearing #17, and that as if on cue they showed the player who is wearing #17 this spring. Then Gary and Keith went off on a tangent about Lima. But "Mets by the Numbers" and Matthew Silverman were specifically mentioned by Gary at the top of the discussion. Just think - if you were more into self-promotion and less into running after your toddler, they might have mentioned you instead of Silverman (and might have had this discussion a week ago).

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 08:41 PM

eh.

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 08:43 PM

Well, it wasn't much. But any time the Mets broadcast mentions the book by name it's good for general awareness.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 08:45 PM

Good for the book, bad for my ego

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 08:53 PM

Gotta self-promote more. BTW, MBTN has always been your baby. How did Silverman get co-author credit on the book?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2008 09:01 PM

Neither of those things are issues here.

themetfairy Mar 19 2008 09:02 PM

OK - fair 'nuff.

metirish Mar 20 2008 01:28 PM

Love the book, it was a great companion through a long week staying at the hospital, regarding the interview with Howie..... I know your schedule probably precludes this, but would you be interested in doing another call-in show? Knowing what I know now and having been through it, I don’t think I’d be comfortable doing a show while I have an affiliation with a team. I think the best way to do a show is to be unencumbered, unattached, and feel free to criticize and opine with no fear of being accused of having an agenda or having to pull your punch. I went though that. It cost me dearly. And I’m too old for that kind of aggravation. I would much prefer one or the other. In saying that he went through that and it cost him dearly any idea what he is talking about, the NY Rangers gig?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 20 2008 01:31 PM

I didn;t ask but I assume it related to what Frayed Knot was saying on the main board -- that there was a "Mets Extra" show that was part of the Mets thing, and then the regular call-in show part of the WFAN broadcast where the lines blurred.

Frayed Knot Mar 20 2008 02:06 PM

Yeah, I think the key phrase there is; "don’t think I’d be comfortable doing a show while I have an affiliation with a team" ... best way to do a show is to be unencumbered, unattached, and feel free to criticize and opine with no fear of being accused of having an agenda or having to pull your punch. He never had a problem with the Ranger radio gig (that I know of) and only left there when offered the job as the lead TV guy for the Islanders. Remember that hockey isn't like baseball where some turn down TV and choose to stay in radio and he was never the NYR main radio guy anyway(Marv still was in those days). I'm sure the Islander gig was for many times the money, plus there was the implication (later true of course) that the Met job would open up on the same cable channel.

metsguyinmichigan Mar 27 2008 11:29 AM

I finally got my review posted on the Mets Guy blog. Wonderful, wonderful book! I hope you sell a ton of them. And if the Mets are smart, they'll have them in all the team stores and merch booths. Might be hard to have a sequal, though!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 27 2008 11:41 AM

I... I never knew love like this before...

seawolf17 Mar 27 2008 12:03 PM

[quote="metsguyinmichigan":p4ylqdq9]Might be hard to have a sequal, though![/quote:p4ylqdq9] Forget that... I want a reprint every offseason with updated data!

metsguyinmichigan Mar 27 2008 12:21 PM

[quote="seawolf17":1iqou5ki][quote="metsguyinmichigan":1iqou5ki]Might be hard to have a sequal, though![/quote:1iqou5ki] Forget that... I want a reprint every offseason with updated data![/quote:1iqou5ki] I never thought about that! Numbers will change and be added to every year. Heck, by next week it will ALREADY be out of date. Get back to work, JC!

Valadius Apr 12 2008 06:58 PM

I went looking for the book at Barnes & Noble today. They didn't have it in stock.

The Second Spitter Apr 16 2008 04:12 AM

I got it in the mail today. I bet I'm the first person on this rock to own of a copy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 17 2008 09:04 AM

[quote="Valadius":56bscliu]I went looking for the book at Barnes & Noble today. They didn't have it in stock.[/quote:56bscliu] If you were in DC, prolly not. I'm told they were only selling in stores in the MY metro area. Be like my Aussie friend here and get it delivered! Last night we had this event in NJ where we were upstairs sucking the carpet for drops from gary carter's money-printing press downstairs. There was a line out the door to buy his new book (@ $25 a pop!) and get his sig and the books were flying out of there. We did OK as his satellite. I'm completely nervous around Met-Lovin Big Shots so I didn't really talk to GC other than to say I'd bookmarked Chapter 8 in the book I'd just given him. He was, as always, smiling and polite, saying "I'm really looking forward to reading this!" and just as always, left me wondering whether he meant that or just said that. Gotta love him. Wore a Mets world series ring. Can't imagine what's in his new book that isn't in his previous ones -- I'll get a copy eventually I suppose.

Valadius Apr 17 2008 09:38 AM

Yeah, it was weird though because they had two of Silverman's books.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 17 2008 09:40 AM

Wait, you gave Gary a copy of your book, and he didn't return the favor and give you a copy of his? What's up with that?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 17 2008 09:59 AM

Gary Carter doesn't buy books: He sells 'em. Me, I lose money on books.

G-Fafif Apr 17 2008 12:53 PM

"MBTN" sits out in front of the baseball book display at Penn Books in Penn Station.

bmfc1 Apr 17 2008 01:59 PM

About the DC area: Two weeks ago, I saw one copy of both [u:11z93vqk]MBTM [/u:11z93vqk]and [u:11z93vqk]100 Things...[/u:11z93vqk] and the B & N in Rockville, MD.

Methead Apr 22 2008 09:39 AM

Just got my copy the other day, I'm digging it so far. Nice work.

sharpie Apr 22 2008 10:12 AM

Not available at Borders in Columbus Circle or B&N in Park Slope. Boo.

Willets Point Apr 24 2008 09:13 PM

I ordered this through a local bookstore and picked it up today. Read up to #4 on the bus ride home. Good job, Lunchbucket.

sharpie Apr 30 2008 09:53 AM

Bought one of the three copies at the B&N in Union Square.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 30 2008 10:07 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 30 2008 11:59 AM

I mean, what a cool anonymous review! [url]http://othemts.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/book-review-mets-by-the-numbers-by-jon-springer-and-matthew-silverman/

Willets Point Apr 30 2008 11:49 AM

Your welcome. It's a great book. I actually had not publicized it here out of concern of connecting Willets Point with my real identity, but I guess I'm outed now.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 01 2008 08:39 AM

I don't what you're talking about. Hey ... if you dare... listen for me live at 12:30 today! [url]http://1560thegame.com/

AG/DC May 01 2008 08:43 AM

We'll listen. But you better squeeze a CPF plug in there.

Farmer Ted May 01 2008 01:54 PM

This guy conducted the interview? http://1560thegame.com/page2_sub.php?id=66

metsguyinmichigan May 02 2008 02:27 PM

[quote="Willets Point":24y36rp1]Your welcome. It's a great book. I actually had not publicized it here out of concern of connecting Willets Point with my real identity, but I guess I'm outed now.[/quote:24y36rp1] I've always liked the photo of the old books you use in the header of the site. Did you shoot that?

Willets Point May 02 2008 04:04 PM

That photo is the WordPress default for that theme, and I liked it so I never changed it. JCL, I appreciate the effort, but don't sweat it. I'm just a little paranoid.

SteveJRogers May 07 2008 05:49 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 07 2008 07:15 PM

Got the point Kase. Took a while, but got it. WP's posts should have driven it home though. D'OH!

Kong76 May 07 2008 06:28 PM

You just can't help yourself, can you Steve?

SteveJRogers May 07 2008 06:36 PM

At some point Kase, I am going to shamelessly promote my own review of the book in this thread (not to be confused with a project I did for my journalism class)! Coming to that website listed in my sig...assuming I ever update the bloody thing! Along with a post I keep planning on doing here but never quite getting to, a dissertation of various Met reference books through the years (as opposed to flat out story telling books like Lang's, Koppett's and Gollenback's tomes) which MBTN: The Book will make the top of the list.

Kong76 May 07 2008 07:08 PM

My issue is more that perhaps we don't need to be pointing out where posters went to school or posting links with pictures of them here. Maybe it's me, but I find it kind of stalky (pro- bably not a real word) or inappropriate on some level. That stuff is on the internet, let people find it on their own if they want to or not is all I mean. Like I said, maybe it's me.

Benjamin Grimm May 07 2008 07:13 PM

Good point. Very good point. Nobody here should be posting links about other members. Let the person post their own links, if they choose to do so. No one else should be doing it.

Rockin' Doc May 07 2008 07:48 PM

I believe it is (or should be) common courtesy to allow individuals that are photographed to either approve or disapprove the use of their image before posting it on a public site. Definitely using a members real name without their approval is innapropriate, in my view. Like KC said, I may be paranoid. I really don't care about my image, but I would be upset if someone posted a picture of my kids without my prior approval.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 07 2008 07:56 PM

That was kinda goofy. But in the interest of whoring only one's self, here's another radio interview from Portland (a little better than the last; this guy obviously read the book and was interested in a fun talk... I'm doing another one tomorrow, maybe that improves more...) [url]http://www.1190kex.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=sports.xml

AG/DC May 07 2008 09:21 PM

Poifect.

Willets Point May 08 2008 06:01 AM

I missed something here.

Benjamin Grimm May 08 2008 06:09 AM

There was a post with a link above, but Steve has now edited it, so the link is gone.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 09 2008 12:48 PM

I did a goofy thing on Mets retired numbers for SNY that's supposed to air on this week's Mets Weekly. Just beating Rogers to the post is all.

metirish May 09 2008 12:59 PM

Saturday at 12 noon, I'll be watching.

Willets Point May 09 2008 01:37 PM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1bxabmtx] Just beating Rogers to the post is all.[/quote:1bxabmtx] Do you think he knows what you're having for breakfast tomorrow?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 09 2008 01:40 PM

Cereal.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2008 01:44 PM

Bet you can't guess what I'M having for breakfast tomorrow!

Willets Point May 09 2008 02:10 PM

Poptarts.

Benjamin Grimm May 09 2008 02:17 PM

Huh! You got it on the first guess!

Kong76 May 10 2008 10:12 AM

Hey! It's Lunchbucket on tv!! Is Joecelyn hot in person? (you don't have to answer that publically). I wonder what happened to blondie?

G-Fafif May 10 2008 10:24 AM

MBTN representin'! Nice! Bucket's smooth, but gotta go with Silverman's wardrobe.

Kong76 May 10 2008 10:25 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 10 2008 10:25 AM

Great job by both of you -- that was a nice spot.

G-Fafif May 10 2008 10:25 AM

[quote="KC":2m9ueg8l]I wonder what happened to blondie?[/quote:2m9ueg8l] Working local TV in Boston, FYI.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 10 2008 10:25 AM

should button that shirt, no?

SteveJRogers May 10 2008 10:41 AM

Nicely done!

A Boy Named Seo May 10 2008 12:12 PM

A+.

metirish May 12 2008 07:15 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 12 2008 07:24 AM

That was fun , great job by you both , I don't imagine it's all that easy being in front of a camera for a novice.

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2008 07:21 AM

Very nicely done. (And I liked how your partner was holding up a copy of the book the whole time!) (Has Silverman ever posted here? And if not, why not?) You can definitely be proud of that little segment. Burn it to a DVD and hang it on your refrigerator!

themetfairy May 12 2008 07:42 AM

I missed it (MiniKnight's Little League game kept me away from the tube). Is there a link to the segment?

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2008 07:57 AM

Don't they rerun it throughout the week?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 12 2008 08:19 AM

He said they were gonna send me a DVD. I've turned into my parents -- I couldn't figure out how to record it at home. I'm getting way overexposed too. I did another segment with SNY the other day that (I think?) will be on this week's Mets Weekly. And, we go on Channel 8 (New Haven) this Sunday morning at 7:13. You'll just have to skip church! And here's an interview I did on Thursday with a sports radio guy who didn't know what my book is about. To sum up everything I say in this one, "They'll be alright, yknow..." [url]http://www.wsradio.com/internet-talk-radio.cfm/shows/Michael-Cooper-Sports-Talk.html

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2008 08:22 AM

I hope you're enjoying your fifteen minutes! (And it looks like you're stretching well beyond that!)

AG/DC May 12 2008 08:33 AM

A little input from Dickshot Jr. there.

AG/DC May 12 2008 08:50 AM

What a nightmare. He just wants to talk about the state of the team. You have a thousand opinions about the state of the team, but you're prepped to talk about --- and have a professional obligation to steer the conversation towards --- your book. Your publicist is doing a great job.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 14 2008 08:40 PM

themetfairy May 14 2008 08:54 PM

Very nice. Thanks for posting it!

AG/DC May 14 2008 08:56 PM

Way to go! Sellout.

DocTee May 14 2008 09:07 PM

Excellent work. Did you notice the pennant behind the reporter in the museum? It's references the fan group (Royal Rooters) mentioned by Willets Point in the "What are you reading now?" thread

Kong76 May 17 2008 10:13 AM

More face time on this weeks show ... he'll have his own show by next year!

cooby May 17 2008 02:55 PM

Hey, guess what my daughter got me for Mother's Day? She saw it advertised in a magazine and bought it, hoping I'd like it :) She was impressed when I told her I "knew" the guy that wrote it and was hoping to get a copy Very very nice work, Widey

G-Fafif May 18 2008 06:03 AM

Mike Piazza's grand slam is why Roger Clemens turned to a life of crime...great line.

metirish May 18 2008 05:31 PM

Saw the end of a repeat at 4PM , saw from the Clemens life of crime to the end , great stuff.

AG/DC May 18 2008 06:44 PM

Rusty Hardin is on line two. Please pick up.

metirish May 25 2008 11:30 AM

Mark Hermann at Newsday is a fan. One watcher's ride on Mets history by the numbers

AG/DC May 25 2008 11:54 AM

The type of fan that rips off the source. Plus, he passes over 56 like Brian McRae never existed.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 25 2008 11:57 AM

The giveaway was Lance Johnson at 51. He played only 1 game in it!

Gwreck May 25 2008 12:44 PM

He also got lazy at the end, forgetting Wendell.

AG/DC May 25 2008 12:58 PM

I'm guessing he didn't buy the book, and that's where the bookseller caught him cribbing.

G-Fafif May 25 2008 01:16 PM

Ooh, that 51 is a dead giveaway, isn't it? I was willing to give Herrmann a pass when I saw his article in the paper without attributing his research to any recently released reference sources (that are so much more) in that uniform numbers are public domain -- I've catalogued uniform numbers the way other people count sheep when they can't sleep -- but you don't magically come up with 51 for Lance Johnson and then not explain it. Herrmann's a hack of the worst order in general. Now, somehow, he's even hackier. Conhackulations, Mark.

AG/DC May 25 2008 01:38 PM

Anybody want to write him and make the hackusation directy? H'accuse!

G-Fafif May 25 2008 01:44 PM

Left a more subtle comment with the column and a link to the numerical site of record. Would be more productive to help spread the mbtn word than tell a hack how hackily he hacks.

AG/DC May 25 2008 02:51 PM

"Randolph" of Lansdale, PA isn't letting him off so easily.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 27 2008 12:09 PM

Going "national" on the Joey Reynolds show tonight, 1 am Local on 710 WOR, and national... wherever else they simulcast...

Benjamin Grimm May 27 2008 12:18 PM

Wow! Very nice! Next stop: Oprah!

Farmer Ted May 27 2008 12:27 PM

Joey Reynolds = big time. Hope he doesn't stick you with "hey, what's wrong with the Mets?"

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 27 2008 12:32 PM

Here's a passage from an article about Joey: Mr. Reynolds is not your typical talk-show host. He doesn't prepare. Except for his producer, he has no staff. He doesn't read the books written by his guests. The result is a variety show that can be stupefying but sometimes arresting." Stupefying and arresting... that's me.

metirish May 27 2008 12:41 PM

Some guesses as to what he will ask you. 1 - Should the Mets have fired Willie 2 - What's with Gary Carter?

AG/DC May 27 2008 12:47 PM

Mr. Reynolds is not your typical talk-show host. He doesn't prepare. Except for his producer, he has no staff. He doesn't read the books written by his guests. The result is a variety show that can be stupefying but sometimes arresting." I'm guessing this isn't as a-typical as all that. I'm certain this is 1100% true of Larry King.

Benjamin Grimm May 27 2008 12:58 PM

I would imagine that Larry King has a staff.

AG/DC May 27 2008 01:20 PM

I get the feeling he doesn't know them.

Farmer Ted May 28 2008 08:34 AM

How was Joey?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 28 2008 08:41 AM

Joey was OK; I pretty much sucked... Only had a few lines over 20+ minutes and flubbed one pretty badly. Doing radio at 2 am while maintaining my day job as a superstar is rough.

AG/DC May 28 2008 08:42 AM

This is what I get from Joey's available podcasts: Joey Reynolds-May 28, 2008-4A-5A Gerald Celente-from trendsresearch.com Joey Reynolds-May 28, 2008-3A-4A David Ngaruri Kenney & Phil Schrag-authors of "Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle For Safety In America" Joey Reynolds-May 27, 2008-12A-1A The Best of Joey Reynolds with Gary Owens Why is 1AM-3AM being repressed?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 28 2008 08:46 AM

Do me a favor and stop looking

AG/DC May 28 2008 08:48 AM

That bad, huh?

seawolf17 May 28 2008 09:03 AM

You just try to stop Edgy from scouring the internet for CPF-related arcana. I dare you.

AG/DC May 28 2008 09:05 AM

Seawolf's prom pictures, coming up.

G-Fafif May 28 2008 09:31 AM

He has an archived interview with Art Shamsky up, but he's taking his sweet time introducing him. I tuned in at midnight, attempted to wait for you and Matt, listened to Joey for 15 minutes of noodling on life among the residents of Spanish Harlem and his experience as a long-ago producer for Barry White and found myself ready to leave a lifesize-hole in the wall a la Bugs Bunny running through a house. I turned it off when he promised a doo-wop group and didn't mention youse. I fell asleep shortly thereafter. Hope it sold some books.

metsguyinmichigan May 28 2008 11:33 AM

My newspaper has a charity auction where employees can bid on all the books, CDs and goodness knows what that gets sent here for us to review. Today I won the book "100 Things a Mets Fan Should Do Before He Dies" by some guy named Matt -- who clearly needs a co-author who knows a lot about uniform numbers. Now THAT'S a book! :) I'm sure it's good. I'll be able to take a closer look after work. I also won Gary Carter's book and the Captain and Tennille's Christmas CD, showing that you can indeed occasionally win with a minimum 50-cent bid.

G-Fafif May 28 2008 11:43 AM

[quote="metsguyinmichigan"]I also won [...] Captain and Tennille's Christmas CD, showing that you can indeed occasionally win with a minimum 50-cent bid.

Christmas
Christmas keeps us together
Think of Christmas
Whenever
Some sweet-talking
Holiday comes
You tell those bums
To stop
'Cause Christmas is all right
Stop
'Cause Christmas is snow white
Thanks for buying this CD
And keep it together
'Til December

Kong76 May 28 2008 03:21 PM

lol, G.

G-Fafif Jun 08 2008 09:25 PM

Neil Best in Newsday gives much respeck (yo) to MBTN in things to buy Pop for Father's Day.

Methead Jun 09 2008 08:07 PM

You're an inspiration, Lunch-boy. Twins "by the numbers"

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2008 08:18 PM

[quote="G-Fafif"]Neil Best in Newsday gives much respeck (yo) to MBTN in things to buy Pop for Father's Day.

I recommend you all take his advice and buy your father one. And his father. And his father's father.

Gwreck Jun 12 2008 10:12 AM

If you're too cheap to buy one, you can try to win one -- Adam Rubin and the Daily News are having a contest.

metirish Jun 12 2008 10:40 AM

I have no clue on 2 and 5 , I know #1 and could take an educated guess at 3 and 4.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 03 2008 08:05 AM

Interview on ESPN radio today ~11:20 am

themetfairy Jul 03 2008 08:52 AM

Whoa! The big time!

Kong76 Jul 03 2008 09:00 AM

I knew I shoulda got him to sign my book.

AG/DC Jul 03 2008 09:22 AM

I'm tuned in. Duh-duh-duh! Duh-duh-DUH!

seawolf17 Jul 03 2008 09:29 AM

Did I miss it? This "Herd" fellow is talking about the Devil Rays.

AG/DC Jul 03 2008 09:30 AM

I'm listening to a clown named Colin Cowherd and I'm getting no Lunchbucket.

seawolf17 Jul 03 2008 09:31 AM

I switched over to the ESPN 1050 feed instead of the "Herd", and they're talking with Bob Ryan.

AG/DC Jul 03 2008 09:34 AM

i can't stand this guy.

seawolf17 Jul 03 2008 09:37 AM

Kinda makes Mike & The Mad Dog sound like Mensa members.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 03 2008 09:39 AM

D'oh. I didn;t realize it was ESPN radio local in Richmond, Virginia until they called and said "30 seconds!" I was expecting Max Kellerman to call.

seawolf17 Jul 03 2008 09:40 AM

How'd it go?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 03 2008 09:43 AM

Oh I kicked ass as usual. Preparing to do a "big show" and getting a small one actually relaxed me some.

Kong76 Jul 03 2008 10:23 AM

I had on 1050 am and Kellerman had Bob Ryan on and I muttered under my breath, "well there's no shame in getting bumped by Bob Ryan." I didn't realize how regionalized ESPN radio is, but I guess it makes sense, as Kellerman just goes on and on about Yank-me crap and they probably don't care about that in Virginia.

themetfairy Jul 03 2008 10:44 AM

[quote="KC"]I knew I shoulda got him to sign my book.

It's the advantage of dragging a cute kid around.


Lunchbucket - please sign the book. Yeah, it's for the kid....

Fman99 Jul 03 2008 11:09 AM

[quote="AG/DC":384ey370]i can't stand this guy.[/quote:384ey370] He is Michael-Kay-John-Sterling-level unlistenable.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 03 2008 11:14 AM

Here's the hour I was on podcasted, I'm on for 2 minutes about 20 after the hour. [url]http://www.espn950am.com/upload/audio/hw_thursday_hour2.mp3

themetfairy Jul 03 2008 11:59 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Here's the hour I was on podcasted, I'm on for 2 minutes about 20 after the hour. [url]http://www.espn950am.com/upload/audio/hw_thursday_hour2.mp3

Nice!

Today Richmond Virginia, tomorrow the ESPN world....

AG/DC Jul 03 2008 12:01 PM

Is it like a rule? You don't do interviews unless they ask you about Kashiwada?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 03 2008 12:03 PM

I think the press notes they give out must mention it. They've done a great job getting word out but not all the words I would have.

Fman99 Jul 05 2008 11:01 AM

I have to say, the book is great. It is the only thing that I read when I'm on the terlet. And that is meant as the highest of compliments, honestly.

bmfc1 Jul 05 2008 08:06 PM

How about a book signing at Nats Park when the Mets are in town August 12? Feinstein signed his Glavine/Mussina book at the team store so maybe you can sell and sign your fine book that night.

AG/DC Jul 05 2008 08:17 PM

Or come during the September 9-10 series and stay for a wedding on the 14th.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 05 2008 08:37 PM

Those are good ideas... I will look into it! Is that Sept. 14 date a lock? We have plans to be in VA the following weekend too! Thanks Fman! My copy is also in the shitter.

AG/DC Jul 05 2008 08:45 PM

It's a lock if we don't kill each other first. Whose dumb idea was this, anyhow?

G-Fafif Jul 06 2008 03:48 AM

The source for all things numerical is quoted in the Daily News regarding ubiquitous No. 6, but the source is misidentified by one letter. The author of the article has been contacted.

AG/DC Jul 06 2008 05:50 AM

Wally Backman's life is turning into one insult after another.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 06 2008 09:42 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 06 2008 11:00 AM

[quote="G-Fafif"]The source for all things numerical is quoted in the Daily News regarding ubiquitous No. 6, but the source is misidentified by one letter. The author of the article has been contacted.

fixed

bmfc1 Jul 06 2008 09:52 AM

[quote="AG/DC":18zjay4s]Or come during the September 9-10 series and stay for a wedding on the 14th.[/quote:18zjay4s] The Mets are hosting the Nationals on 9/9-10. The Mets will be in DC 9/15-18. Perhaps AG/DC and the newly minted (9/14) Mrs. AG/DC will be spending their honeymoon at Nats park.

G-Fafif Jul 06 2008 05:01 PM

Snoozer indeed makes good! Greg, Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I feel really stupid for having copied down Jon’s name wrong, but at least it’s fixed on the website. Glad you enjoyed the story. --Jesse

themetfairy Jul 06 2008 05:02 PM

Much better. Good work Greg!