Throwback Nite IGT 8/19/06

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]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.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

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

[Guest Edgy DC]

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.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Mets Win!

[Guest Edgy DC]

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!

[Guest cooby]

Jesse

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

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]

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]

="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]

]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

[Guest Edgy DC]

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:

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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]

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.

[Guest Iubitul]

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...

[Guest Iubitul]

Edgy DC wrote: Lastings Milledge:

I wish everyone wore their pants like this kid...

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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]

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

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I see the scorer credited Heilman with the win, even tho Robo was the pitcher of record.

I'da given it to Williams.

[Guest KC]

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.

[Guest Edgy DC]

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.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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!

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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