The Mets Magic Number ....

[batmagadanleadoff]

The last Baskin & Robbins I went to had less than 31 flavors. This is what I was gonna post a few hours ago but the douche and/or assbag (I'm still rubber. You're still glue) that wrote the post just above this one jinxed everything.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rude comments will be tolerated provided that they are not mean-spirited.
Mean spirited comments will be tolerated only if the poster apologizes to AG/DC immediately after. Send all apologies to the Visions of Johan thread.

[stevejrogers]

The only magic number that should be the Mets, and Mets fans concern is 1/2.

Oh, and a few more, 5 games in 13 days against the Phills, sandwiched around a pesky (when playing the Mets) Marlin squad, and the WC leading Brewers.

A lot of work to be done to be worrying about what the number to win the divisional title is.

[seawolf17]

StevieJeets, the voice of reason.

[Fman99]

="batmagadanleadoff"]The last Baskin & Robbins I went to had less than 31 flavors. This is what I was gonna post a few hours ago but the douche and/or assbag (I'm still rubber. You're still glue) that wrote the post just above this one jinxed everything.

What the hell uniform is that? I don't remember blue with the white "New York" font on the front...

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm guessing it was an Art Howe-era road BP jersey.

I'm more curious about him wearing a flapless helmet during BP

Couldn't Rawlings have gotten their brand on his forearem a couple of more times?

[batmagadanleadoff]

="Fman99"]What the hell uniform is that? I don't remember blue with the white "New York" font on the front...

That's an excellent question. I pondered it myself when I first posted that picture. Piazza's wearing a pre-game batting practice uniform, that I was certain until I saw that picture, that was only worn from 1995-97 when the Mets went back to a modernized version of their original uniforms (with uni #'s on the front).

I though they ditched those warmups in '98 when they added black. I have a picture of Al Leiter wearing that bluer warmup, but it's from Spring Training. So I always assumed that the Mets wore their 95-97 warmups in Spring Training of '98 and waited until the regular season to unveil their black unis and black warmups.

But that Piazza picture kills that theory because, as you know, Piazza was still a Dodger during Spring Training of '98.

By the way, it appears that we'll never get to see this number on this thread



as the upcoming series with the Phils will guarantee odd numbers here for a while.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

AG/DC wrote: I'm guessing it was an Art Howe-era road BP jersey. Couldn't Rawlings have gotten their brand on his forearem a couple of more times?

Try earlier. If you look closely at the sleeve logo, you can see the little "NY" superimposed on the skyline, on the left side of the logo. It removed between the 1998 and 1999 seasons.

[batmagadanleadoff]

AG/DC wrote: I'm guessing it was an Art Howe-era road BP jersey

Can't be. Every jersey the Mets wear this century has the color black.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: ="AG/DC"]I'm guessing it was an Art Howe-era road BP jersey Can't be. Every jersey the Mets wear this century has the color black.

This one does, in the form of those godawful dropshadows. But it's still too early to be Howe-era.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

For the record, I'm guessing it's a 1998 BP jersey, maybe 1999 if someone goofed up and put the old sleeve patch on it.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="OlerudOwned"] ="batmagadanleadoff"] ="AG/DC"]I'm guessing it was an Art Howe-era road BP jersey Can't be. Every jersey the Mets wear this century has the color black. This one does, in the form of those godawful dropshadows. But it's still too early to be Howe-era.

Those aren't drop shadows. They might be real shadows, though. This is the jersey (1995-98):

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Looking through Getty, it seems to be the 1999 road BP jerseys.



Dated January 1, 2000 along with a bunch of other File Photo-type deals from the prior season.

And yes, they are drop shadows. The black was added to the Mets scheme in 1998, so the ones you posted naturally aren't going to have them. But both angles on the Piazza photos show a pretty distinct drop-shadow, as does what I'd have to assume is the home version of that jersey.



Dated March, 1999.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="OlerudOwned"]Looking through Getty, it seems to be the 1999 road BP jerseys. Dated January 1, 2000 along with a bunch of other File Photo-type deals from the prior season. And yes, they are drop shadows. The black was added to the Mets scheme in 1998, so the ones you posted naturally aren't going to have them. But both angles on the Piazza photos show a pretty distinct drop-shadow, as does what I'd have to assume is the home version of that jersey. Dated March, 1999.

Nice work! Case closed.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="OlerudOwned"]Looking through Getty, it seems to be the 1999 road BP jerseys. Dated January 1, 2000 along with a bunch of other File Photo-type deals from the prior season. And yes, they are drop shadows. The black was added to the Mets scheme in 1998, so the ones you posted naturally aren't going to have them. But both angles on the Piazza photos show a pretty distinct drop-shadow, as does what I'd have to assume is the home version of that jersey. Dated March, 1999.

Do you realize that you're posting the Mets magic number with those Piazza pics? Assbag!

[metirish]

I like what Piazza is wearing..I used to hate the orange BP tops from a few years ago.

[stevejrogers]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[batmagadanleadoff]

In last night's IGT, Zvon wrote: ANNOUNCEMENT:DUE TO THE SHITTYNESS OF THIS END GAME NO PICTURES WILL BE POSTED. PLEASE SLEEP SAFELY.

What Zvon said.

[Guest AG/DC]

Oh, be a sport.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="AG/DC"]Oh, be a sport.

Okily-dokily. By the way, if the Mets win tonight, this thread will be going Magadanly.

[batmagadanleadoff]

="AG/DC"]Oh, be a sport.

Has anybody here had sex with this woman? Ever?

[Guest AG/DC]

Now, that's extra-contextual.

Is that Pan on the right?

[batmagadanleadoff]

AG/DC wrote: Is that Pan on the right?

Yes it is. I'll try and post a picture of his father in, appropriately enough, a Mercury Met uniform.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm lost. Who are these people?

[soupcan]

="batmagadanleadoff"]Has anybody here had sex with this woman? Ever?

Are you offering her up..?

[batmagadanleadoff]

="soupcan"] ="batmagadanleadoff"]Has anybody here had sex with this woman? Ever? Are you offering her up..?

I couldn't. She's under house arrest. That's Casey Anthony, the Orlando, FL criminal defendant and mother of her missing child, Caylee Anthony, presumed to be dead.

[HahnSolo]

Ok, then, who's "Pan"?

[batmagadanleadoff]

HahnSolo wrote: Ok, then, who's "Pan"?

I'm not sure. It's all Greek to me. Or Roman.

Has anyone here seen my avatar?

[Guest AG/DC]

And what might be her relevance?

[batmagadanleadoff]

AG/DC wrote: And what might be her relevance?

I counted 31 stars showing on her flag. We'll cut out a star with a pair of scissors for each Met win or opponent loss, as is necessary to maintain an accurate tally.