Tom Seaver's Erection

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: It occurs to me that perhaps a Tom Seaver rotunda and a Jackie Robinson statue would have been the better way to go.

This had occurred previously to everyone not named Wilpon.

[Lefty Specialist]

So it'll be right next to The Apple. They couldn't have spread them out a bit?

[Fman99]

Nancy looks good for 77, God bless her.

[stevejrogers]

Lefty Specialist wrote: So it'll be right next to The Apple. They couldn't have spread them out a bit?

I would have put him on the Shea mound plaque, but of him bowing to the Shea crowd during his number retirement ceremony.

[G-Fafif]

Tom is home.

[Edgy MD]

I approve.



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[Johnny Lunchbucket]

That's a rock solid erection

[Theoldmole]

Nice action figure, but does it really look like Tom?

[Edgy MD]

It does to my satisfaction.



According to Sarah, the family was able to work with the sculptor throughout the process.

[Edgy MD]

Full ceremony:



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[G-Fafif]

http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2022/04/15/nancy-with-the-lasting-grace/Nancy is home, too.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Beautiful!

[Edgy MD]

Somewhere in the 32nd minute, a NAN-CY SEA-VER! chant breaks out, and Cowbell Man's cowbell can be heard in the response.

[Gwreck]

Frayed Knot wrote: It occurs to me that perhaps a Tom Seaver rotunda and a Jackie Robinson statue would have been the better way to go. This had occurred previously to everyone not named Wilpon.

Tyler Kepner of the Times had a good take:



https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/sports/baseball/mets-home-opener.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/sports/baseball/mets-home-opener.html

The statue, by William Behrends, stands near the entrance to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, the grand entryway to the ballpark that Fred Wilpon built. Knock the Wilpons all you want for ignoring Mets history when the stadium opened, in 2009, but they understood that a tribute to Robinson would transcend team loyalties. The displays within the rotunda, which harkens to Ebbets Field, are a powerful and lasting reminder of the most important person in baseball history.

[nymr83]

"Most important person in baseball history"? Then maybe Wilpon should donate to build a rotunda for him in Cooperstown.

[batmagadanleadoff]

"Most important person in baseball history"?

That's the narrative that's been developing about Jackie Robinson over the last 20 or so years. In fact, one of the most important people in all of American history, not just baseball history, or sports in general

[nymr83]

"Most important person in baseball history"? That's the narrative that's been developing about Jackie Robinson over the last 20 or so years. In fact, one of the most important people in all of American history, not just baseball history, or sports in general

Good for Jackie, maybe I was wrong about Cooperstown. Wilpon can build him a Rotunda at the Smithsonian instead.

[Frayed Knot]

Better that Jackie be considered as the 20th century civil rights leader second only MLK Jr rather than M. Ali who is sometimes touted (and grossly undeserving IMO) for that spot.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

"Gives new meaning to the term "E-4"



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[Edgy MD]

Does a slightly inaccurate numeral matter that much in the grand scheme of things? Of course not.

No, except a big, stupid part of me actually wants to die over this.

[Gwreck]

I thought the sculptor's answers were reasonable and sensible. Am I missing something, or is this not a big deal at all?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: "Gives new meaning to the term "E-4" https://paullukas.bulletin.com/mets-seaver-statue-has-wrong-uni-number-fonthttps://paullukas.bulletin.com/mets-seaver-statue-has-wrong-uni-number-font

Its mind boggling that so many people had to have missed that before the statue was completed. Kudos to the sculptor for fessing up to his mistake straight up without trying to come up with some insulting bullshit cover-up excuse like the Wilponesque "we're adding black prominently to the Mets uniforms because black was always one of the Mets colors" when informed of the mistake by Lukas.

[batmagadanleadoff]

=Gwreck post_id=91733 time=1652109676 user_id=56]
I thought the sculptor's answers were reasonable and sensible. Am I missing something, or is this not a big deal at all?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Also, I would've noticed that mistake immediately, in like less than half a second, had I ever seen the back of the Seaver statue before today.

[seawolf17]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=91736 time=1652110310 user_id=68]
Also, I would've noticed that mistake immediately, in like less than half a second, had I ever seen the back of the Seaver statue before today.

[Edgy MD]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=91736 time=1652110310 user_id=68]
Also, I would've noticed that mistake immediately, in like less than half a second, had I ever seen the back of the Seaver statue before today.

[Fman99]

I thought the sculptor's answers were reasonable and sensible. Am I missing something, or is this not a big deal at all? Me, I think it's a huge deal, but yes, the sculptor was extremely honest about the whole thing. But your mileage may vary.

I wish my life was simple enough that anything even remotely close to this counted as a "huge deal."

[Willets Point]

The Cristiano Ronaldo statue wishes its biggest problem was a font error.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=91736 time=1652110310 user_id=68] Also, I would've noticed that mistake immediately, in like less than half a second, had I ever seen the back of the Seaver statue before today.

I imagine that something close to 100% of those reviewing the thing either received photos and specs that didn't include the back, or given a chance to review the whole thing, focused all their attention on the front.

[Edgy MD]

The sculptor speaks to that in the interview. He seems to think it's doable but might be counterproductive.



I would love it.