Mets-Loving Big Shots (MLBS) 2015

[dgwphotography]

Speaking of shirts, I love the shirt JCL was sporting.

[dgwphotography]

I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS:

[Ceetar]

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Now for some more Long Island rockers who would sound great booming out of Citi speakers, Twisted Sister, with guys from Massapequa! "We're not Gonna Take it!" when we get screwed on a call, or "I Wanna Rock" when we want the crowd to yell "ROCK" on cue. Pat Benatar, from Lindenhursts -- "Hit me with your Best Shot" when we really need a big hit. Stray Cats, from Massapequa! -- "Rock This Town" "Don't Fear the Reaper" after a loss.

Aaron Heilman.

[MFS62]

I want to hear for all of them:
Queen "We Are The Champions"
We'll just make believe they're from the borough of Queens

Later

[TransMonk]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Reports out of Madison Wisconsin indicate New Jersey-based punk/Meat Loaf fusion band Titus Andronicus performed "Meet the Mets" at their show at the Frequency Club Saturday night. Our correspondent noted they were drinking with the guitarist pre-show watching the game.

Just found out I'm likely playing with a new project at The Frequency on November 4th.

Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for that night*. As of right now, Meet the Mets is not on our setlist.

* - if necessary

[Benjamin Grimm]

If it comes to that, you'll have to fake your own death to get out of that gig.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

themetfairy wrote: I'm fine with replacing Piano Man - it's too depressing a choice for the time that the team should be rallying to Kill KILL KILL!!!! But stick with a New Yorker for a New York team.

Hmm.

Ceetar wrote: we could try a song that's been created since they last won a World Series perhaps?

HMM.

So... Something sorta timelessly cool, but upbeat... Ramonesy, only preferably minus the Yank stank? Ideally, from someone with Met fan bonafides, eh?

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Maybe less straight Piano Man-replacement, more "Lazy Mary" cult tradition bopalong waiting to happen.

[G-Fafif]

Jimmy Kimmel, who threw out the first pitch for Game Two of the NLCS, is making the most of his week of shows from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Mr. Met also stood in for Jimmy's third-grade teacher, Mrs. Metz (real name), in a recreation of his class picture from 40 years before.

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[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

dgwphotography wrote: I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS: https://twitter.com/dylanobrien

Should have been the next Spider-Man.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The judge in A&P's ongoing bankruptcy case scolded attorneys the other day for providing materials too late -- they interrupted the Mets game.

[Centerfield]

Elster88 wrote: Johnny Lawrence??? @WilliamZabka: you're alright @ralphmacchio good game @RealMartinKove is choking me out in the parking lot. congrats @Mets take it all the way!! Edit I got it wrong Johnny is a Dodgers fan he was earlier giving Macchio the business as Macchio rooted on the Metd with a clever tweet comparing the Utley slide to "sweep the leg"

This whole exchange is amazing. I can't believe this is not front-page news.

For guys around my age this is the greatest thing ever. The only thing I can imagine being better is a Mets-themed Millenium Falcon.

[Edgy MD]

The idea that Johnny roots LA and 1980s New Jersey LaRussa is Mets all the way is life imitating art imitating life imitating art.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Has Chris Christie attended any of the Mets playoff games? I don't recall seeing him in the crowd. I remember his appearance in the Dallas Cowboys' owners box caused a stir a year or two ago.

[dgwphotography]

I think I mentioned this before, but Dylan O'Brien is an MLBS: https://twitter.com/dylanobrien Should have been the next Spider-Man.

Youngest-DGW (a big Spidey and Dylan O'Brien fan) agrees with you.

He recently changed his twitter profile:

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I spent some time yesterday with the new University of Michigan president, who is a very nice guy. He's from Brooklyn, so naturally I had to ask the question: Mets or the other team.

Turns out he's a big Mets fan. Hail to the Victors.

I didn't have time to ask if he's yet met the Wilpons, who I know have deep U of M connections.

[Edgy MD]

I imagine if he wasn't a Met fan, he'd've become one by now. Fred Wilpon has been a heckuva supporter, and a president has to march with his benefactors.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm sure the University of Michigan has a lot of benefactors who are Tigers fans. There would probably be more pressure to march along with them.

[metirish]

Ugh Chris Rock has crawled out form under his MFY rock I see.......

[Edgy MD]

Take a back seat, Chris.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Ugh Chris Rock has crawled out form under his MFY rock I see.......

They still play his appearance at Shea 10 years ago on the video board at Citi (with a photoshopped out background) of him leading "Let's Go Mets!"

Speaking of which, I saw super cut of celebs doing that, maybe of which I'd never seen before (they probably did it the one time they were in the park and didn't replay it). I assume I saw this AT the park, but much of the last two weeks is a fatigue induced blur so i'm not positive. Anyone remembeR?

[soupcan]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I didn't have time to ask if he's yet met the Wilpons, who I know have deep U of M connections.

I'm thinking he's met them.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Josefina Sola

[Lefty Specialist]

As the kids say, yowzers.

[Frayed Knot]

Better her in a bare midriff than Bartolo.

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Better her in a bare midriff than Bartolo.

That mental image is going to give me pre-Halloween nightmares.

Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Tom Kaminski, WCBS880 Traffic reporter:

[Benjamin Grimm]

Not quite as appealing as Josefina Sola, but it's nice that he's a Mets fan. Maybe we should invite him here to reminisce about the Elmhurst Tanks.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Can he help deliver Michael Sergio v. 2.0?

[Lefty Specialist]

Only if he wants to be shot out of the sky by an FBI sniper.

[Elster88]

@DebraMessing: David Wright. Marry me.