Mets Pop Culture Sightings 2012

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can't imagine "picking a new team." I can. And did. Y'see, my "old" team played in Brooklyn... Later Yeah, but you weren't 49 years old when you picked that new team, were you?

I was 16, but that was 49 in Brooklyn Dodger wait-till-next--years.

Later

[Edgy MD]

"They call it America, and they call it civilization, and they call it television, and they believe in it and salute it and sing songs to it and eat and sleep and die still believing in it, and - and - I don't know," Gram Parsons said, taking another drag. "Then sometimes the Mets come along and win the World Series." - Bill Janowitz, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones

[Theoldmole]

I rooted for the Twins when I lived in Minnesota. But that was American League. Didn't interfere with my rooting for the brand-new Mets.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: Darren from The 7 Line says some of his shirts may be used in an upcoming episode of "30 Rock." Mr. Met's been on the show before, so there's definitely a Mets connection somewhere on that staff.

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[G-Fafif]

They're wearing Mets shirts because they were wearing them when they met. Brilliant line in a brilliant episode. Way to go, Mets entrepreneurship.

[Ceetar]

My wife randomly has a STARZ movie on. "Married to it (1991)" I'm photoshopping and all of a sudden I hear "You know what the best moment in the 60s was?"

and I hear something about Davey Johnson and back back back back back..and the Mets are the World Champions!

They were reminiscing about the 60s. Then the guys all leave the room to check the score. Mets were up a half game or something..which means early April or artistic license.

[Fman99]

Edgy MD wrote: "They call it America, and they call it civilization, and they call it television, and they believe in it and salute it and sing songs to it and eat and sleep and die still believing in it, and - and - I don't know," Gram Parsons said, taking another drag." Then sometimes the Mets come along and win the World Series." - Bill Janowitz, The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones

Nice shot of ABNS on his chopper. Fool hippies.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Ha. Still a fool hippie. Just a better bike than currently>>>

[DocTee]

Yeah, I think folks who move to say, Pittsburgh, claim to maintain Mets fandom, but start leaning toward the Pirates when their kid starts living a breathing Buccaneerness, did two things: 1) Kept their fandom on the shelf way too long, continuing to file as a Met fan at the end of the year, but otherwise being passive except for an occasional "are they doing any good?" peek at the standings. 2) Failed to do the heavy lifting of indoctrination during the child's formative years.

A few years back my daughters (then in Kindergarten and 3rd grade) came home from school to tell me "they had bad news." In the midst of the San Francisco's first WS run, they declared themselves Giants fans. Now they wear Panda or Posey shirts and gloat in another World Championship. They have it too easy.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

DocTee wrote: A few years back my daughters (then in Kindergarten and 3rd grade) came home from school to tell me "they had bad news." In the midst of the San Francisco's first WS run, they declared themselves Giants fans. Now they wear Panda or Posey shirts and gloat in another World Championship. They have it too easy.

So who do they live with now?

[G-Fafif]

Culmination of a thread, here. Thanks for everybody's help.