Met Pictures Of The Week

[Zvon]

[Willets Point]

Along with my new computer I have a new printer/scanner I just installed today and got to test it out on this picture of Mookie Wilson:



This is from the Mets annual exhibition game against the Tides at Harbor Park in 1998. In the late innings, then Mets coach Mookie Wilson got an at bat much to the crowds' approval, although sadly the Mookster struck out (he still looked pretty darn fit though). I took this with a point and shoot camera, nothing fancy like Iubitul has, but had pretty good seats behind home plate so Mookie still comes out decently well.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The bat's almost invisible.

I was scratching my head to come up with a Buffalo/Indianapolis game that would have Mookie and Edgardo on the same team.

Great shot. Could be bigger.

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: I was scratching my head to come up with a Buffalo/Indianapolis game that would have Mookie and Edgardo on the same team.

That's the out-of-town scoreboard for the International League.

] Great shot. Could be bigger.

Oh, I just made it smaller so it wouldn't f'up peoples' browsing. Maybe I can crop around Mookie and enlarge that, but I like being able to see his name on the scoreboard.

[DocTee]

What's up with the guy roaming the track in right-centerfield?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Zvon wrote: I have a DGW here im dyin to post......Mr. Whitham?

Is it different from the one I posted on P. 7?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mookie was very popular with the Tidewater Tides before he was popular with the Mets. He got married at home plate before a Tides game back in 1979 or 1980.

[Willets Point]

I think Mookie got married on the field in Jackson.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm corrected. You're probably right.

[metirish]

]What's up with the guy roaming the track in right-centerfield?

as stated it was an exhibition game so it's probably one of the players working up a sweat.Great pic Willets.

[Zvon]

Willets Point wrote: Along with my new computer I have a new printer/scanner I just installed today and got to test it out on this picture of Mookie Wilson:

awsum pic!
Thanks 4 sharin that WP!

Ive cropped some of these down myself, cuz original scans can be sooooo huge.

[Guest cooby]

Just noticing this one for the first time-tremendous!

[Zvon]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: ="Zvon"]I have a DGW here im dyin to post......Mr. Whitham? Is it different from the one I posted on P. 7?

oh, my bad.
Thats it.
I guess mine didnt have the frame look.
Or maybe i cropped it out.

Sorry.
Thanks for that 1 SK. I do love that pic.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

No problemo warewolf

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: Just noticing this one for the first time-tremendous!

I was thrilled with that myself.
that was a late inning lucky find. (found it this week)
I believe a person with the last name of Bettmann took that photo.

[Zvon]

look at the genuine expressions of joy in that one.

[Guest cooby]

Look at Wally! I don't even like him and I love it!

[Guest cooby]

Have you ever looked at photos from 1986 and wonder if Kevin Mitchell is wearing underwear?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

cooby wrote: Have you ever looked at photos from 1986 and wonder if Kevin Mitchell is wearing underwear?

No. Never.

[Zvon]

cooby wrote: Have you ever looked at photos from 1986 and wonder if Kevin Mitchell is wearing underwear?

LMAOOOOOOO.
Cant say that I have.


What do ya look for?
seams?

[Guest cooby]

lol...Heck, I don't know!

I'm just refering to that underwearless pinch hitting occasion...

[Guest Edgy DC]

You scan for "Mookie" photos, you get a lot of pets.

[Zvon]

Edgy DC wrote: You scan for "Mookie" photos, you get a lot of pets.

That is a neat pic^

I did a google and found the one up there with Foster, but 99.9% of the results were that 86WS Mookie/Buckner pic.
After afew pages of that i was outta there.(there were many pages left too.)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Here's a quick and dirty sample of the Mookies out there:

http://www.yoursitecontrolpanel.com/sites/site78/site_images/mookie%20on%20chair.jpg

I worry that someday somebody's going to pick the wrong day to come up to Mookie and tell him, "You know, I named my __________ after you" and Mookie's going to slug him.

[Zvon]

LMAO

if i did that ROTF thing I would now.
But I dont.
Scares my pets.

[Zvon]

Im gonna make it an easy week for me and a nod to scooby and go with Hubie Brooks this week.

I did find another pic of him, so now i have 2.


not counting this one^

[Guest cooby]

Lazy! I was actually going to suggest El Sid this week

(has it been a whole week for Mookie already?)

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Not many pictures of Hubie online, but I did find this one.

[soupcan]

="Edgy DC"] Here's a quick and dirty sample of the Mookies out there:

="Edgy DC"]I worry that someday somebody's going to pick the wrong day to come up to Mookie and tell him, "You know, I named my __________ after you" and Mookie's going to slug him.

You're not far off Edgy. A few years ago when those papier mache cows were on display all throughout the City there was a blurb in the New York Times about how there was one cow called the 'Moo-kie' Cow that was decorated in a Mets uniform with Mookie's No.1 on it. It was displayed outside Shea stadium and when Mookie Wilson saw it he was not amused and asked that it be removed. Simply put he said he was not asked and 'did not approve'. He went on to say that 'people come up to me all the time and say 'I named my dog after you' or 'I named my cat after you'. I'm like, well that's your dog or your cat, don't expect me to feel honored.'

I thought it was pretty funny 'cause, well, I named my dog after him. I cut out the article, laminated it and it is on father-in-law's fridge as we speak.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sorry, Mook.

Yeah, I had that report in mind.