Classic NY Mets pictures

[stevejrogers]

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It doesn't look like an All-Star Game. Very empty. No bunting. And the pitcher on the mound is wearing a Mets uniform.

[batmagadanleadoff]

or Yogi is at the ASG in an unofficial or “special guest” capacity, hence being in his Yankee road uniform.

Whaddya mean by "hence Yogi's road Yankee uni?" What other uniform would Yogi be wearing other than his Yankee uni, no matter what game was being played? A Cleveland Spiders uniform, perhaps? The Syracuse Nats? What?

[stevejrogers]

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or Yogi is at the ASG in an unofficial or “special guest” capacity, hence being in his Yankee road uniform.

[batmagadanleadoff]

or Yogi is at the ASG in an unofficial or “special guest” capacity, hence being in his Yankee road uniform. What other uniform would Yogi be wearing other than his Yankee uni, no matter what game was being played? A Cleveland Spiders uniform, perhaps? The Syracuse Nats? What? As opposed to the MFY Pinstripes as MFY invitees would do at Shea Old Timers Day.

The theme of the Mets 1964 old-timers game was the 25th anniversary of the 1939 All-Star Game. Invitees were the 1939 all-stars. The Mets went with an all-star game theme for their '64 OTG, in line with their own hosting of that year's MLB all-star game. Like the 1964 ASG, the 1939 ASG was also held in NYC, at Yankee Stadium. And '39 was a clever choice to honor insofar as "right across the street from Shea", so to speak, NYC was hosting the World's Fair, just the same as NYC hosted the World's Fair 25 years earlier in '39.



Anyways, Yogi wasn't invited to the Mets OTG in '64 and wouldn't have been invited no matter what the '64 OTG theme was -- since he was actively managing the Yankees who had a game to play that same day. Bill Dickey, though, was invited.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1637970754158440452

And Bob Murphy!

[metirish]

Bob looking very dapper

[whippoorwill]

As always

[metirish]

[metirish]

Great story from Vin , is that Seaver working the booth with Vin ?

[kcmets]

=metirish post_id=120553 time=1679746795 user_id=72]Great story from Vin , is that Seaver working the booth with Vin ?

[metirish]

Indeed, Tom had a certain cadence when he spoke

[metirish]

https://twitter.com/nut_history/status/1639765378728357888

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[Benjamin Grimm]

Jerry Grote wasn't at Old Timers Day, was he? I hope he's doing okay.

[metirish]

I don't think Grote was there , looked up an official list and his name was not there , assume for health reasons

[metirish]

Great memory

[whippoorwill]

I'm not going to say the obvious about the girl in the red pants line of sight

[whippoorwill]

Here's me and Rusty

[metirish]

I had no idea , or had completely forgotten that Johnson played for the Giants

[metirish]

What's going on here?

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

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Here's me and Rusty

[kcmets]

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Here's me and Rusty

[ashie62]

The photos from that day were terrific

[whippoorwill]

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Here's me and Rusty

[Edgy MD]

Where is that Randy Johnson/Patrick Ewing moment occurring?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: Where is that Randy Johnson/Patrick Ewing moment occurring?

1993 All Star Game. Mets unis and that star on background sleeve/93 uni and Camden Yards are your clues.

[metirish]

[metirish]

So young looking