Met Lovin' Big Shots 2007

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: I'm guessing that I'm over-using the preamble "I'm guessing... ."

I'm guessing you're right.

[Frayed Knot]

Williams has always been a total non-baseball fan and generally shows up to these things strictly for publicity purposes.

He once confessed that the significance of that scene he did for 'Good Will Hunting' - the one where his character describes being torn between meeting his date (later his since deceased wife) and attending the Fisk HR game (Gm 6, '75 WS) - had to be explained to him as he had no clue about the event going in or the kind of meaning it would have for a Boston-raised youth.

I did hear him say recently that he's starting to get into the sport thru his hometown Giants as he and Crystal were seen at all 3 games when the Yanx were out in San Fran last month.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Years ago, promoting Comic Relief, he and Billy Crystal stopped by the Met booth. They were asked whether they were big fans. Crystal described the hugeness of his fan-ness, but warned the guys in the booth that it was only Williams second game. "Yeah," said Mork, "I saw the Cincinnatis play last week."

Crystal buried his head in his hands and sobbed over that one, but later in the inning a foul ball came into the booth and into Garp's lap. Crystal cried that he had been to hundreds and hundres of games and never caught a foul, while Popeye went into his pseudo-Yahkov "Wot a country!" act.

That was before 1996, of course. Billy Crystal needs an intervention. But it stopped being worth it around 2000.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

The real problem was when Patch Adams got on hands and knees and started snorting the third-base line.

[Gwreck]

Willams did film a bit for the Diamondvision...in Spanish...to encourage the crowd to chant "Vamos Mets." Played it on Friday night.

Kevin James (previously mentioned) and Seth Green also have the "Let's Go Mets" bits which have debuted recently on the Diamondvision during games.

[metirish]

Willets Point wrote: ="Edgy DC"]I'm guessing ninth team for Milano. Whatever fan base she can sell her MLB-themed clothing line to. "Who's the Boss" was set in Connecticut. What team did Samantha root for?

Just read that was the reason she was at Shea,to promote her line of MLB themed clothes,she did claim to root for the Mets when they are not playing LA.....of course she did.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Amateur golf and the Mets are connected in more ways than Tom Seaver's father. Pelham native Nannette Hill is planning on competing in the Women's Amateur Open this week wearing a Mets hat.

Mamaroneck's Megan Grehan is going with the Yankees lid.

Go, go, Nannette.

[Guest Iubitul]

Edgy DC wrote: Go, go, Nannette.

Nice....

[Guest Iubitul]

Willets Point wrote: "Who's the Boss" was set in Connecticut. What team did Samantha root for?

I remember seeing her wearing a Mets hat in the first season - Tony's character had played for the Cardinals, IIRC.

[Guest attgig]

I love watching Larry Johnson working out during his holdout. He always has his mets cap on. :-)

[Gwreck]

Kelly Ripa, at the game last night, spotted by Gary, with the comment that she's a "big Mets fan."

[Frayed Knot]

I think the deal is that she's a Willie fan more than anything else.
They are apparently neighbors - and she and Gretchen Randolph are buddies.

Not sure the NJ native could tell you much about the Burnitz years.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Kelly, as a native Philadelphian, is playing a dangerous game.

[Elster88]

She was dancing around in a seat at the game yesterday. The kid on her lap was looking at her with the look we all gave our parents when they embarrassed the hell out of us.

If the kid likes I'd sit on Kelly's lap while she dances.

[bmfc1]

Survivor cast members are not really "big shots" but we don't have a thread for "reality TV stars that we'll forget about in a few weeks."

Two of the new castaways in the upcoming Survivor identify themselves as Mets fans. Unfortunately, one of them is named "Chicken":

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor15/survivors/chicken.shtml

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor15/survivors/courtney.shtml
(although in her bio, she identifies herself as a loyal Red Sox fan)

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I see there's a trashy **** from East Northport who's into the Yankees.

Chicken looks to me like most likely to be eliminated in week 1.

[bmfc1]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I see there's a trashy **** from East Northport who's into the Yankees. Chicken looks to me like most likely to be eliminated in week 1.

The MFYs can have the professional wrestler. I agree, JD, about Chicken's fate.

[bmfc1]

On last Wednesday's Letterman, Viggo Mortensen ended his interview by inviting Dave to join him at Shea that night. He then presented Dave with a Mets pin.

[Guest sharpie]

NYPost has a Yankee vs. Mets celebrity showdown. Here's the Mets pix:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09192007/entertainment/09192007_mets/photo01.htm

[Guest Edgy DC]

Matt Dillon strikes me as someone who follows the wind. Stick with Jack:

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I never even heard of Ken Watanabe.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He's Hollywood's favorite Japanese actor.

He was in The Last Samurai and Letters from Iwo Jima.

[metirish]

Chloe Sevigny is freaky,Matt Dillon is cool....

[seawolf17]

Pat Monahan? The lead singer from Train released his new album last week, and the first single has a Metly reference...

She's not afraid; she just likes to use her night light
When she gets paid, true religion gets it all if they fit right.
She's a little bit manic, completely organic
Doesn't panic for the most part.

She's old enough to know, and young enough not to say no
To any chance that she gets for home plate tickets to see the Mets.
Like everybody, she's in over her head,
Dreads Feds, Grateful Dead, and doesn't take meds.

She's a Gemini Capricorn
Thinks all men are addicted to porn.
I don't agree with her half the time,
But, damn I'm glad she's mine.

Her eyes, that's where hope lies.
That's where blue skies
Meet the sunrise.
Her eyes, that's where I go
When I go home.

Wikipedia says he grew up in Erie, PA, which you'd think would be Pirates country. But I suppose nobody actually admits to being a Pirates fan.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Copycat.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Branford Marsalis is dealing:

One thing that didn't work out for Marsalis was this year's baseball season.

"I'm a Mets fan, so it hurt in one way. But what do you expect when the average age of your starting pitchers is 65? You cross your fingers," he said. "I like all the teams that are left so I'm just looking forward now to watching good games."

[Guest Edgy DC]

Matthew Broderick, interviewed by Dan Fleschner:

Q:

You're a Mets fan, I'm a Mets fan.

MB:

I'm sorry.

Q:

Have you gotten over their collapse at the end of this season?

MB:

Kind of. I don't really think we'll ever be over it. Now it's just part of the Mets experience, you know? The Cubs aren't ever going to get over that guy messing with the foul ball--

Q:

Right, Steve Bartman.

MB:

Right. I don't think we'll get over this. I don't think the world will get over this, because it proves that nothing is safe. It's pretty distressing. And yet, it's just baseball.

Q:

Are you watching the World Series?

MB:

I've been trying to. Last night looks like a great game, but it was our premiere [for

Bee Movie

], so I didn't get to see it. I like watching the playoffs, whoever's in it.

Q:

Back to Jerry, who's also a Mets fan -- have you ever been to a game with him?

MB:

Yeah, we've been to a few. We were there for the Mets' final out of the playoffs last year. That final called strike three against [Carlos] Beltran. We were sitting right there as the rain drifted down on us.

Q:

That was not a good day.

MB:

No.

[MFS62]

Thanks for reviving this thread. A few weeks ago I heard Steve Somers interview Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm).
The usual 20 minute time slot (between 20-20 updates) was stretched to over 30 minutes while they schmoozed together. Larry not only roots for the Mets, but follows the Jets, too. He knew a lot of what was going on (team and individual player stuff) so it seemed genuine.

Later

[metirish]

Jim Breuer and Jerry Seinfeld talk Mets baseball, anyone catch this on Breuer's Sirius radio show? Here's a blogger on it.

] Jerry Seinfeld on Alex Rodriguez and the Mets 2007-11-03 22:19 by Scott Long Hey, have you heard? Jerry Seinfeld has a new movie out. I actually heard an interesting interview on his promotional tour on Friday. Comedian Jim Breuer has a really fun show every weekday afternoon on Sirius Satellite Radio and he did a great interview with Seinfeld. There can't be 2 comics who are much more different in their styles, be it on or off-stage. Seinfeld is meticulous and sharply sarcastic. Breuer is bombastic, bigger than life, bringing a rock and roll feel to his comedy, following the example of his metal band heroes. The one common bond the 2 share is that they are both huge Mets fans, something that Breuer talks about on a regular basis. During their sitdown, Seinfeld brought up how he wouldn't want ARod to join the Mets. I'm paraphrasing here, but it is Seinfeld's basic contention that he doesn't like all the deep breathing he does before each at-bat. He said that ARod seems to almost be tantric while preparing for each pitch. Seinfeld then discussed how he felt that Willie Randolph needs to go back to his Yankee look and lose the Harry Reems mustache he has sported more recently. Jerry is conservative when it comes to baseball and believes the Mets manager should lose the porn stache, as it sets a bad tone. Just like most comedy, this retelling loses a lot in the blog translation, but the whole segment was hilarious and made me wish that Seinfeld would do an hour a month on some talk radio show, breaking down sports in his observational comedic way. Discussing the future of the Mets, Breuer did your typical rabid fan take, believing that the Mets should trade their whole bullpen to the Twins for Santana. He obviously doesn't realize that the bullpen is the area the Twins need the least help in, but I enjoyed his passion about the game. There are questions about how much MLB pitchman Dane Cook knows baseball, but there is no doubt how strongly these 2 comics feel about the game. My experience has been that very few comics I have run into have any interest in baseball, so it was really cool hearing a couple top-rate comics like Breuer and Seinfeld discuss the game from a different perspective than you get from a pure baseball analyst. *******************

http://www.sirius.com/rawdog

[metirish]

Steve J Rogers.