Mets @ Rockies igt 5/1

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Helloooooooooo, Denver!


Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and 54 degrees at gametime.

Colon opposes RHP Juan Nicasio. Start a thread if you know something else about the Rockies.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is that... Lloyd Lindsey Young?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Heeeellllloooooo! Why, yes, it is!

[Edgy MD]

Sign him up and we can have an all-Young outfield.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Lagares is back and Nieuwenhuis down. I really need to know this enemy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Mets once wore their home jerseys against the Rockies in Denver. When? Why?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail.

Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys?

[batmagadanleadoff]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys?

Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym

I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys? Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em.

Game thread:
http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/19400/f14_t19403.shtml

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys? Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em.

Awful.

Which is not to say I don't have one with MURRAY 33 on the back...

[batmagadanleadoff]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys? Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em. Awful. Which is not to say I don't have one with MURRAY 33 on the back...

Details. Home or Road? '93 or '94?

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys? Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em. Awful. Which is not to say I don't have one with MURRAY 33 on the back... Details. Home or Road? '93 or '94?

It'd have to be a '93, I suppose.

[G-Fafif]

Lagares CF
Murphy 2B
Wright 3B
Duda 1B
CYoung LF
Granderson RF
d'Arnaud C
Tejada SS
Colon P

[Benjamin Grimm]

So Eric Young is the first outfielder to sit out a dance now that the four-man rotation is in effect.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: So Eric Young is the first outfielder to sit out a dance now that the four-man rotation is in effect.

We'll see if it's actually "in effect" or that was just bluster.

[Edgy MD]

First time out there for the defensively-enhanced Young-Laggy-Grandy outfield alignment that Alderson envisioned in the offseason. Just in time for a trip to the biggest outfield in the big leagues, too.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: First time out there for the defensively-enhanced Young-Laggy-Grandy outfield alignment that Alderson envisioned in the offseason. Just in time for a trip to the biggest outfield in the big leagues, too.

well, technically they did get a half inning on April second.

[Edgy MD]

Point taken.

In my mind, Chris Young went down in game one, not game two.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hey! What happens in the BJ's Clubhouse STAYS in the BJ's Clubhouse!

[nymr83]

I like this lineup best with the current roster, but I do wonder when/if Curtis will end the season-long slump. Its only Year 1 of this albatross of a contract

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Point taken. In my mind, Chris Young went down in game one, not game two.

was probably more jarring because i was there. But he did run real hard after a foul ball.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: I believe it was on the anniversary of the Rockies first game -- which was at Shea. But the celebration was in Denver. And the Mets wore "the wardrobe of failure" -- the jerseys with the tail. Seriously, what the hell were they thinking with those jerseys? Right you are. Link with game video. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44951512&notebook_id=44997676&vkey=notebook_nym&c_id=nym I gotta tell you, and this is from years on this forum, but whenever I think about those '93-'94 jerseys, I almost immediately think of how much you hate 'em. Awful. Which is not to say I don't have one with MURRAY 33 on the back... Details. Home or Road? '93 or '94? It'd have to be a '93, I suppose.

Yup. 1993. I was geeked about getting a Mets jersey with that name on the back! I have a road Bonilla that was on super-clearance at Manny's Baseball Land's outlet in Florida. I kinda like to road version. It's the tail on the iconic Mets on the home that I found upsetting.

Didn't mean to thread jack!

[batmagadanleadoff]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: It's the tail on the iconic Mets on the home ['93's and '94's] that I found upsetting.

You can blame eff Wilpon for that. I will. He became the de facto owner in charge of the Mets around the time that Al Harazin became the team's GM. And MLB needs at least a year's lead time to authorize a uniform change. So yeah .... the timing is right ... there went eff Wilpon deciding to put his personal stamp on the Mets brand and image and about the first order of business was a pointless (and Dodger-like) remake of the classic Mets home uniform wordmark.

[ashie62]

The team might have won the pennant with better unis....

[Guest d'Kong76]

This game started earlier than I thought ... just turned it on
expecting to see end of pre-game.

[Fman99]

Ugh

[seawolf17]

The only home Mets jersey I have is one of the ones with the tail.

I don't wear it so much. I stick to the road grey, even at Citi Field.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not looking sharp tonight.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Looking like shit tonight.

(so far)

[Edgy MD]

That drive that Lagares caught was Denver in a nutshell. Nothing hit that hard and straightaway doesn't knuckle, but that thing almost flew right past his ear.