The Ways and Means of Mets-LovingBig Shots 2013

[metirish]

Very cool, I wonder if Eric Bloom appreciates "More Cowgill".

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that's a funny confluence.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I've been meaning to ask... what does "More Cowgill" mean? I've seen it in a bunch of places and I have no idea.

[Edgy MD]

It's a reference to the much-loved Saturday Night Live "More Cowbell" sketch.

http://vimeo.com/39387904

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Heh. I may make up a sign (or delegate it to somebody).

[Guest themetfairy]

The Second Spitter wrote: Heh. I may make up a sign (or delegate it to somebody).

The Apple had this covered Opening Day -

[G-Fafif]

Mets fan Jonathan Lethem on Mets fan Philip Roth, March 19, 2013.

I only ever made Philip Roth laugh twice, to my knowledge. That�s weak recompense for the thousand hilarities Roth�s bestowed on me � bitter snorts of recognition, giggles of astonishment at narrative derring-do, sheer earthy guffaws. Of course, I�ve only ever met him a couple of times. The first time I made Roth laugh was in recounting a conversation I overheard while in line for a hot dog between innings at Shea Stadium, between two boorish men confessing to one another their preference for a glimpse of tight spandex even over that of bare skin; I mention this if only for the pleasure of bragging that Roth and I suffer the same fannish encumbrance, for anyone who knows the inside of Shea Stadium has earned whatever joy can be salvaged on the hot dog line. The second time I made Roth laugh is more important to me: we stood together in the late stages of an Upper West Side brunch party, where I dandled my infant son while Roth looked quite reasonably impatient to be elsewhere. In a quiet panic, bobbing up and down to sooth the six-month-old, I found myself monologuing to Roth�s increasingly arched eyebrows. Finally, straining for a reference that would interest my hero, I turned the boy�s head slightly to the side, displaying the fat curve of his cheek, and said, �It resembles one of those disembodied unshaven cigar-smoking heads in a Philip Guston painting, don�t you think?� The juxaposition of my pink son and the grotesques of Guston, like the earlier juxtaposition of Shea and Spandex, did the trick. And this was another lesson from Roth: In putting across what wants putting across, in seeking a rise from the listener, do whatever it takes, grab any advantage, employ even the baby in your arms. I would have juggled the baby if it would have helped.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Das mah n*rf-herder!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I have our tickets for July 19th already.

[stevejrogers]

Exposing Met-Loving Big Shot Frauds from 2000?



WHY CHRIS? WHY?

Okay, not as bad as donning a MFY cap, but still!

[Guest themetfairy]

Maybe it was a gift from Fred.

[bmfc1]

Anthony Weiner (:25):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x92OWufIWcU&feature=player_embedded

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I mean, I think he can beat Catsimatides.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Tom Hanks is a well-known Dodger fan, but here he is with his McAlary moustache and the proper logo for a long run on Broadway.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's a New York Giants cap.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's a New York Giants cap.

I thought so, but it's surprising that a Dodger fan wouldn't go Brooklyn.

[bmfc1]

I'm pretty sure that Hanks is an A's fan.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

[Edgy MD]

I watched about 24 minutes of Cloud Atlas, and I wanted to call up Jonathan Demme and blame him for taking Tom Hanks out of funny films.

[bmfc1]

Tom Hanks is a national treasure and belongs to all of us. I'm sure that he was rooting for the right team last night, even if he wasn't in '73.
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-11033352

[Gwreck]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's a New York Giants cap.

It's not, it's just a poor quality picture.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Gwreck wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's a New York Giants cap. It's not, it's just a poor quality picture.

Wouldn't be the first for Tom Hanks #runforrestrun #seewhatididthere

[Guest sharpie]

From Christine Quinn's upcoming book via NYT:

When her future wife made clear during one of their early dates that she could only be with a Yankees fan, Christine C. Quinn did not hesitate: �I dumped the Mets in a hot second.�

De Blasio, Wiener and Liu are all Met fans. Cast your votes according to you conscience.

[Edgy MD]

Met fan/Yankee fan nonsense aside, that's speaks of selling out without so much as a conscience check. Boo.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

sharpie wrote: From Christine Quinn's upcoming book via NYT: When her future wife made clear during one of their early dates that she could only be with a Yankees fan, Christine C. Quinn did not hesitate: �I dumped the Mets in a hot second.�

She wasn't getting my vote in the first place. But geez.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I'm not sure whether the son of a former Nassau County Executive qualifies as a big shot, but here is the Suozzi family at Stango's in Glen Cove. I'm assuming that Dad is a Mets fan.

[Edgy MD]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: From Christine Quinn's upcoming book via NYT: When her future wife made clear during one of their early dates that she could only be with a Yankees fan, Christine C. Quinn did not hesitate: �I dumped the Mets in a hot second.� She wasn't getting my vote in the first place. But geez.

Yeah, that was more of a YLDB post.

[Gwreck]

Mick Jagger?

Says Jay Horwitz on Twitter:

Long time Mets fan Mick Jagger,who is in concert next to Citizens Bank Park, will stop by and watch BP before his first Stones set.

[G-Fafif]

Mick Jagger? Says Jay Horwitz on Twitter: Long time Mets fan Mick Jagger,who is in concert next to Citizens Bank Park, will stop by and watch BP before his first Stones set.

Reads like another Boy Who Tweeted Wolf installment from Jay. I mean, c'mon...the Stones are still together in 2013?

[metirish]

It's just not cricket mate , if it's not true then Jay has a great imagination and likely too much time on his hands.