Good Day to Read Some Play-By-Play

[G-Fafif]

Did a little transcribing, here.

[seawolf17]

Probably my favorite in-person Shea moment. I can still picture everything about the scene; where we were, how the stadium was shaking.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

was listening to that radiocast while in a car full of sweaty dirty frisbee players on the way back from a tournament in Mass.

[Guest sharpie]

A friend of mine's father had recently died and I went to the memorial service that day in New Jersey. Got back into NYC and headed straight for some crappy tourist bar near Penn Station (the first place I found with the game on). Got there for that half-inning. Got out of there without ordering anything.

[Guest themetfairy]

I remember that D-Dad was out that day, although I can't remember why. MK was three years old at the time, and wanted to go outside to ride his tricycle. I was outside with him when the Mets were at bat, figuring that nothing bad could happen when the Mets were on offense, but I dragged him inside when the Pirates were at bad so we could watch on TV. I heard the end of the game on the radio while MK was riding on the sidewalk.

[Guest Edgy DC]

NIce cameo by 2008 Met �braham Nu�ez.

[Theoldmole]

Great memories.

[metirish]

I'm all jazzed up, great stuff and great memories.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just finally had a chance to read Greg's transcript, and it was a lot of fun. I remember where I was that day too. I was driving around running errands and listening on my car radio. As the rally built in that last inning, I pulled over into a bank parking lot so that I could listen to the game without the distraction of having to drive without killing anybody. I've since moved, and don't drive past that bank very often, but whenever I do, I remember that wild pitch by Clontz to Piazza.

Thanks for posting that!

[G-Fafif]

Glad you all (or y'all) enjoyed that. It was inspired by the old Jonathan Schwartz (WNEW-AM DJ for many years, big Sinatra acolyte) tradition of devoting an hour every Super Bowl Sunday morning to "a salute to baseball," which included playing some random play-by-play. I transcribed other PBP in 2006 and 2008 and decided yesterday felt right to revive our occasional custom. I'm always amazed at how great something like that reads, never mind sounds.

As for the day in question, it's my favorite day ever at Shea. Gary and Bob were in my ear in the ninth inning -- and much of the game -- but let's say there was a good deal of sensory overload.

Long live the 1999 Mets!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I just finally had a chance to read Greg's transcript, and it was a lot of fun. I remember where I was that day too. I was driving around running errands and listening on my car radio. As the rally built in that last inning, I pulled over into a bank parking lot so that I could listen to the game without the distraction of having to drive without killing anybody. I've since moved, and don't drive past that bank very often, but whenever I do, I remember that wild pitch by Clontz to Piazza. Thanks for posting that!

Had a similar experience, having just started a third part-time job for a restaurant-delivery service that week. I pulled off Route 22 just after making a pickup at an Indian joint, and Bobby Bo was announced. The flavor of someone's Chicken Korma died in my car's backseat as they walked Oly and Clontz did his thing.

[metirish]

SNY has Braves at Mets from 6/30/2000, Hampton pitching to Piazza, did any catcher ever take more knocks and niks behind the plate......Lopez just cleared the bases on a single.......Galaraggha even came home on the play.


I know Gary Thorne wasn't everyone's idea of a good pbp man but I really liked him back then.