Mets in Motown

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Headed across state to see the Mets play the Tigers -- a rare opportunity for me to see the team in person!

Anybody else going to be at any of the games?

[Ceetar]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Headed across state to see the Mets play the Tigers -- a rare opportunity for me to see the team in person! Anybody else going to be at any of the games?

briefly flirted with the idea of traveling out there, but alas, no.

Enjoy them.

[Gwreck]

Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Where should we look for your hollerin' Metly patoot, should the cameras pursue an errant foul ball hit in your direction?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wear a uniform of a semi-obscure Met from 30 years ago. and so ensure you get a shoutout from Howie.

[ashie62]

How about Walt Terrell?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Or, if you're feeling a little more like stretching the waistband, Lolich.

[Guest Edgy DC]

If you're looking for a Met (a) from 30 ish years ago, ( with Le Tigre connections, and © that would raise Howie's eyebrows, there's no better choice than Richie Hebner.

[Gwreck]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Where should we look for your hollerin' Metly patoot, should the cameras pursue an errant foul ball hit in your direction?

Behind the Mets' on deck circle, between home and the 1B dugout.

Edgy DC wrote: Wear a uniform of a semi-obscure Met from 30 years ago. and so ensure you get a shoutout from Howie.

I was going with a Pelfrey t-shirt for Thursday afternoon's game. I don't know what I'll wear on Wednesday but most of my Mets-wear is not really obscure. Hard to say if that's a good thing or not.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Where should we look for your hollerin' Metly patoot, should the cameras pursue an errant foul ball hit in your direction? Behind the Mets' on deck circle, between home and the 1B dugout.

So whenever they show a Met warming up?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Michigan has the Mercury Mets jersey coming out, right?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Michigan has the Mercury Mets jersey coming out, right?

Ooh.

Oooooooh.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Michigan has the Mercury Mets jersey coming out, right? Ooh. Oooooooh.

Hmmmm. That's an option. Never worn the Mercury Mets jersey to a game before, and post-weight-loss it's actually nice and baggy. Tiger fans won't know what the hell it is. Actually, in the 20 years I've been going Tigers games, I've can't recall ever once getting called out for wearing the other team's gear -- and I almost always wear the other team's gear. About the closest I come to wearing Tiger stuff is my Pedro Martinez batting practice jersey from the 2005 All-Star Game, which the Tigers hosted.

I do have some kind of obscure Mets stuff Howie might call out. I've got a Barry Lyons batting practice pull-over from the early 1990s -- it's got the big NY on the left breast. But it might be a little hot for that, and it really doesn't look good with shorts.

I've got a game-used Mel Rjoas road batting jersey. It's pretty cool -- but I might get called out by Mets fans for wearing that one.

I've got a spring training worn Rick Trlicek practice jersey. same era as the Rojas. This is the home version. Might be too obscure.

Then I have two home Eddie Murray non-game-worn jerseys, one with the racing stripes and buttons, the other with the tail of shame.

Also have the Bonilla road from the trail of shame years, too. Also not game worn.

The black Ventura (not game-worn) road is probably not obscure enough, nor is the black non-game-worn home Santana from '08.

The Mitchell and Ness 1969 flannel Seaver (which you see in the avatar) I reserve for only the most special occasions.

What do you guys think?

I'm going Tuesday night -- sorry Gwreck! That would have been fun! I'm behind the Mets dugout -- but 30 rows back. Bought tix from Stub Hub for the first time. Seemed to work OK.

[Frayed Knot]

I've got a spring training worn Rick Trlicek practice jersey. same era as the Rojas. This is the home version. Might be too obscure.

Nothing would be too obscure for Howie

[Guest themetfairy]

Frayed Knot wrote: I've got a spring training worn Rick Trlicek practice jersey. same era as the Rojas. This is the home version. Might be too obscure. Nothing would be too obscure for Howie

I can vouch for that!

Wear the jersey and give him our regards

[Guest themetfairy]

I like the concept of a CPF tradition of trying to catch Howie's attention on the road with obscure Mets jerseys

[ashie62]

It is not in the best shape but I fit in my game worn Al Luplow Mets Road Jersey I can wear to Philadelphia..

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Ashie62 wrote: It is not in the best shape but I fit in my game worn Al Luplow Mets Road Jersey I can wear to Philadelphia..

Whoa!!! Trump card! Game over.

That's really cool!

[ashie62]

Sports Collectors Digest has a few pages in the back of Old Timers that can be contacted to sign things, sell things. They are happy to get the money.

Most will attend a function within travel limits, like your birthday or whatever for about $200.

I wanted to get a 1960's MFY, somebody like Jake Gibbs, to come and make him mow the lawn and such.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Luplow jersey isn't a name-on-backer, is it?

[TransMonk]

I will be making my annual Michigan trip this weekend spending time in Douglas and Warren Dunes State Park.

But that will be on the opposite side of the state and after the Mets are already back in NYC.

[soupcan]

My dad, son and I will be at one of the Dodger games and one of the Giant games in Cali next week.

Too bad my quest for that '78-'79 Doug Flynn jersey was a failure.

[Guest Edgy DC]

You can always honor Dougie with the classick Wonderful Woody shirt.

[bmfc1]

Why are the Mets playing the Tigers this year (other than to make MGIM happy--which is a pretty good reason)? The Mets played the Tigers last year. The Mets are not playing any other team from the AL Central. Instead, the Mets are playing teams from the AL West except for the Mariners. I'm trying to find logic in an illogical system. Also, from Wikipedia: "The New York Mets have never hosted the Chicago White Sox. The 2 teams have only played once in Chicago in 2002."

Yearly Summary
1997: NYM won 0, DET won 3.
2004: NYM won 3, DET won 0.
2007: NYM won 1, DET won 2.
2010: NYM won 2, DET won 1.

[Ceetar]

bmfc1 wrote: Why are the Mets playing the Tigers this year (other than to make MGIM happy--which is a pretty good reason)? The Mets played the Tigers last year. The Mets are not playing any other team from the AL Central. Instead, the Mets are playing teams from the AL West except for the Mariners. I'm trying to find logic in an illogical system. Also, from Wikipedia: "The New York Mets have never hosted the Chicago White Sox. The 2 teams have only played once in Chicago in 2002." Yearly Summary 1997: NYM won 0, DET won 3. 2004: NYM won 3, DET won 0. 2007: NYM won 1, DET won 2. 2010: NYM won 2, DET won 1.

Oooh, another franchise we have a shot to go above .500 on historically.

[Guest Edgy DC]

In a system with a 16-team league playing a 14-team league, where one divison has six teams and one has four, logic will always fail.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Trivia: Who is the only Mets pitcher to ever get a win against the Chicago White Sox?

[Gwreck]

I remember the starting pitchers and I remember the Mets won only 1 of the 3 games but I can't remember which of the three got the win. Was it Jeff D'Amico?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Trivia: Who is the only Mets pitcher to ever get a win against the Chicago White Sox?

I was at that game! But I don;t remember who won it. There was a HR by... Burnitz I think and a power outage in the first inning.

[Gwreck]

I was there too. The power outage happened when Robbie Alomar was in the box I think, and then he went on to hit the home run.