You know you're an old fart when....

[Guest iramets]

the Mets sign a 40 year old decrepit veteran outfielder, and your baseball memories begin before his father broke into the major leagues.

I wonder who remembers Felipe as a hot young hitter with the Giants and the Braves? For that matter, I wonder if Lastings Milledge would comprehend that, far from being just a crotchety 70-year-old black man, Frank Robinson has forgotten more about being a star slugger than Lastings will ever know.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Whenever the grandfather character appears in The Boondocks, I think of him as Frank Robinson.

[Guest ABG]

...you ARE Moises Alou.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

You happen to be 3 weeks older than Moises Alou.

Ouch.

[MFS62]

I remember when all three Alou brothers played in a game against the Mets. The fans in the stands would yell "Hey Alou! Which Alou are you?"

Yes, I'm an old fart.
sigh - thanks for reminding me.

Later

[Zvon]

MFS62 wrote: I remember when all three Alou brothers played in a game against the Mets. The fans in the stands would yell "Hey Alou! Which Alou are you?" Yes, I'm an old fart. sigh - thanks for reminding me. Later

I remember Jesus (pronounced Ass-oose) Alou was the one with the kink in his neck.

[MFS62]

And Matty was a lefty hitting centerfielder with little power. But, IIRC, he had a few years when he had a decent BA.

Later

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

You know your an old fart when you can remember using wood bats in Little League as a kid. I and Julio Franco can remember breaking bats, but I doubt Moises can. I suspect Moises' first exposure to playing with a wood bat was when he signed his first professional contract.

[stevejrogers]

When you hear this radio ad for Cooperstown

Starts out with "your grandparents went there" and has the call of Cleon Jones making the WS ending catch in 69, and then

"your parents went there" and has the call of the Mookie Wilson-Bill Buckner play from the 1986 World Series.

So basically I'm old enough to be someone's parent! =

[Guest iramets]

http://www.getalifealready.com/cpf/MilestonePostAvatars/SacredSeaver2.jpgThat's a scary thought, Steve.

if you can find a urologist tonight, can you run out and get a vasectomy? Just in case. I mean, think of the children. Please.

[MFS62]

All Hail the Seaver Post!

Ira , you did it proud.

Later

[stevejrogers]

iramets wrote: That's a scary thought, Steve. if you can find a urologist tonight, can you run out and get a vasectomy? Just in case. I mean, think of the children. Please.

Heh, don't worry, the fact that I'm overly obsessed with the Mets and Met history helps in that regard...

Or maybe it's more the sci-fi/comic books?

[Guest patona314]

when you pick up your daughter's i pod and try to figure out who "snow patrol" is

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Hail Seaver!!!


I'm grateful for Julio Franco. Now I can say there are Mets that are older than I am!