Pete Flynn, Hall of Famer

[Edgy MD]

MLB has announced that longtime Met Field Maven Pete Flynn has been inducted into the Groundskeeper Hall of Fame. In an accompanying statement, the Mets said, "Seriously? There's a Groundskeeper Hall of Fame? Don't get us wrong. We love and respect Pete to death, but... seriously?"

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The announcement was met with near-universal acclaim from Flynn's peers in the industry. Near-universal.

[Edgy MD]

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I'm coming for ye', Flynn, ye' backstabbin' Irish bastard!!
Ye' kinna hide!!

[Zvon]

Pete's always been in my hall of fame.

[Ceetar]

did anyone check his back for acne?

[A Boy Named Seo]

"Pete might be a cheat. I hear that his turf blade growth rates scream Photosynthetic Enhancing Drugs. I'll bet the lines are synthetic chalk, too." -Murray Grass

[Lefty Specialist]

Yeah, I've heard he was supplying Piazza with Miracle-Gro.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Murray Grass lmao

[metirish]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: "Pete might be a cheat. I hear that his turf blade growth rates scream Photosynthetic Enhancing Drugs. I'll bet the lines are synthetic chalk, too." -Murray Grass

fair fucks you bollox

[Guest themetfairy]

Pete and Wally

[Edgy MD]

You can tell how great Pete Flynn was by comparing his work at Shea to his successors' work at Citi. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Is it all this grass, or am I reading right-- Pete ISN'T in the Mets Hall?

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: You can tell how great Pete Flynn was by comparing his work at Shea to his successors' work at Citi. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE!

Edgy, Ha!


My question is why did it take so long?

[Edgy MD]

Pete was given a "Longtime Terrific Service Award" or some such thing they announce for employees supposedly too many degrees removed from the competition to qualify for the Mets Hall. It's the same reward I believe they recognized Bob Mandt and Jane Jarvis with.

[stevejrogers]

Edgy MD wrote: Pete was given a "Longtime Terrific Service Award" or some such thing they announce for employees supposedly too many degrees removed from the competition to qualify for the Mets Hall. It's the same reward I believe they recognized Bob Mandt and Jane Jarvis with.

The late Jane Jarvis has yet to be honored with the Mets' HOF Achievement Award.

So far its been just
2010 Robert Mandt
2012 Pete Flynn
2013 Roland Hemond

[G-Fafif]

SteveJRogers wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Pete was given a "Longtime Terrific Service Award" or some such thing they announce for employees supposedly too many degrees removed from the competition to qualify for the Mets Hall. It's the same reward I believe they recognized Bob Mandt and Jane Jarvis with. The late Jane Jarvis has yet to be honored with the Mets' HOF Achievement Award. So far its been just 2010 Robert Mandt 2012 Pete Flynn 2013 Roland Hemond

Jane is indeed missing.

But 2013's honoree was scout Harry Minor. Roland Hemond never worked for the Mets. In fact, he gladly took Tom Seaver off our hands in 1984.

[Zvon]

What's this I'm reading about Mr Flynn driving the Beatles? Is it true he drove the armored car from the heliport to Shea? This is news to me.

[stevejrogers]

Great...googliy moogily...

Conflated the Met HOF with the 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame Buck O'Neill Award for some reason...

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Based on replies to the Mets announcement on FaceBook, Mets' fans are cranky about this. Should surprise no one.