Banner Day Back (Split from the Uniform)

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Mt Flushmore was a great concept....if it actually had four ballplayers on there (and I couldn't figure out whether that was Keith or John Franco).

84 Mets in Iwo Jima was the best one imo, but it probably fell foul of the PC crowd.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I went to the link and it said that piazza one won. I don't wanna be critical of it, but it just doesn't strike me as a winner.

Have a vague association with America's most recent war was always gonna put this over the top.

[Ceetar]

G-Fafif wrote: Well done graphically if...I don't know, a little bit of a downer despite the historical theme of Banner Day 2012. I believe the Mets organization and a wide swath of Mets fans are in love with that home run in part because there's an implied us over the MFYs to the event. It's the one post-9/11 thing "they" (in the form of fawning HBO documentaries and the like) can't take away from us. I do like that a player who was never a Met during Banner Day's original incarnation winds up the focus of the winning banner of Phase II of the promotion. Found myself thinking as the parade went by how great this would have been when the Bobby V Mets -- 1999's edition in particular -- were in full bloom. How many Greatest Infield Ever banners? How many Mojo Risin' banners? How many banners saluting the likes of Turk Wendell? Would have been great circa 2006, too.

i'm biased because I actually know the person/people that made this one, so I'm happy for her. I haven't seen them all either.

I agree it's neat that it was a Met that never saw a banner day. That kind of implies that it's not necessarily an old-timey thing and plenty of 'modern' fans were enjoying this too..and not just that, but "New-age" Mets fans that have never seen a World Championship can still manage to channel the charm and passion and optimism of the prototypical Mets fan that banner day seems to have represented.

[Guest themetfairy]

Mt. Flushmore -

[Ceetar]

I loled at this one.

[Frayed Knot]

Gary & Keith were honored by their inclusion on that banner but were a shade leery of the name 'Flushmore'.

[bmfc1]

That was funny--Keith thought it might be an insult but Gary thought it referenced Flushing, Queens.

[Guest themetfairy]

It was definitely a Flushing, NY reference.

[Edgy MD]

What's far less obvious to me is (1) is the guy on the left really supposed to be Gary Cohen? and (2) who's the guy on the right? (realize I must sound terribly ignorant for asking, but I rarely get an SNY TV feed here at home).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Git on the right is ' Guys'.

That one is great but almost too calculated for exposure and victory. I'd have also made it a runner up. Of the ones I saw the Iwo Jima should ne the winner, even if 84 is an odd topic ( if awesome).

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Edgy DC wrote: What's far less obvious to me is (1) is the guy on the left really supposed to be Gary Cohen? and (2) who's the guy on the right? (realize I must sound terribly ignorant for asking, but I rarely get an SNY TV feed here at home).

I thought it was Kevin Burkhardt on the right.

[Ceetar]

The Second Spitter wrote: Edgy DC wrote: What's far less obvious to me is (1) is the guy on the left really supposed to be Gary Cohen? and (2) who's the guy on the right? (realize I must sound terribly ignorant for asking, but I rarely get an SNY TV feed here at home). I thought it was Kevin Burkhardt on the right.

here's Kevin with the banner (Thanks to Josh Lewin)

[Edgy MD]

That's Guys? in 25 years, maybe.

[G-Fafif]

Keith didn't get the Flush in Flushmore was Flushing?

I ask like I'm surprised, but really I'm not.

[G-Fafif]

Ceetar wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Well done graphically if...I don't know, a little bit of a downer despite the historical theme of Banner Day 2012. I believe the Mets organization and a wide swath of Mets fans are in love with that home run in part because there's an implied us over the MFYs to the event. It's the one post-9/11 thing "they" (in the form of fawning HBO documentaries and the like) can't take away from us. I do like that a player who was never a Met during Banner Day's original incarnation winds up the focus of the winning banner of Phase II of the promotion. Found myself thinking as the parade went by how great this would have been when the Bobby V Mets -- 1999's edition in particular -- were in full bloom. How many Greatest Infield Ever banners? How many Mojo Risin' banners? How many banners saluting the likes of Turk Wendell? Would have been great circa 2006, too. i'm biased because I actually know the person/people that made this one, so I'm happy for her. I haven't seen them all either. I agree it's neat that it was a Met that never saw a banner day. That kind of implies that it's not necessarily an old-timey thing and plenty of 'modern' fans were enjoying this too..and not just that, but "New-age" Mets fans that have never seen a World Championship can still manage to channel the charm and passion and optimism of the prototypical Mets fan that banner day seems to have represented.

Next year's theme celebrating the 2012 World Championship should yield some nice banners, too.

[Ceetar]

G-Fafif wrote: Next year's theme celebrating the 2012 World Championship should yield some nice banners, too.

Banner day seems like it's always been semi-historical. I'm sure banners honoring any of the three years will be acceptable.

[Fman99]

G-Fafif wrote: The New York Times has yours truly on the Mets and banners.

This is what I would have written if I was a real writer, instead of an inarticulate and barely latent alcoholic chronic masturbator.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Fman99 wrote: G-Fafif wrote: The New York Times has yours truly on the Mets and banners. This is what I would have written if I was a real writer, instead of an inarticulate and barely latent alcoholic chronic masturbator.

I bet you could make an intriguing banner with those talents.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Things I learnt from this thread: "Guys!" = Kevin Burkhardt.

[bmfc1]

Yes, Second Spitter, it's "Guys!" as in "Guys, I'm standing next a banner which has a picture of us guys and the last guy looks sort of like Guys!, guys?

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Yes, the penny dropped afterwards.

[Edgy MD]

Banner day participants. (Photo posted by Ed Leyro.)

[Guest themetfairy]

Can they come back with a "World Series Championships are Overrated" banner?