Edgy MD Site Manager Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 In addition to the two Foo Fighters shows in 2015, the Citi field twitter feed has let fly that the stadium will be carrying on in the Shea tradition and hosting at least pro wrestling event this year.OqGROsrU2fU
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 Like with rock, Citi Field's wrestling programming will skew toward old guys.
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 and all of them will tell us to "Let's Go Mets" for the second half of the season.
batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Joe Walsh and the James Gang rock on at ol' Shea Stadium.
stevejrogers Old-Timey Member Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Ceetar wrote:and all of them will tell us to "Let's Go Mets" for the second half of the season.*Does Rob Van Dam point to self as he says* LET'S GO METSWOOOOO! LETS GO WOOOOOO! BY GOD METS!THE METS ARE THE BEST THERE IS, THE BEST THERE WAS, AND THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE!WHO'S NEXT TO GO DOWN TO DEFEAT BY THE METS!
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Already bought my Foo Fighters tickets for this summer.I have no baseball tickets yet, but I'll be at Citi Field at least once, I guess.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 So, which seventies band is this logo aping?[fimg=500:2i59gnlg]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-19-at-10-48-58-am.png[/fimg:2i59gnlg]
Guest d'Kong76 Guests Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 TMTB is what I thought of first too.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 There's something about those big round western nouveau serifs on the initial caps that I can't put my finger on.
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Lest we not forget that Chuck Wepner went at it against Andre the Giant at Shea in 1972.
stevejrogers Old-Timey Member Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 These are the three WWWF/WWF cards that happened at Shea, all between 1972 and 1980.The 1980 one can be seen in its entirety, if one so desired. Only snippets apparently remain of the first two.http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/shea.htmlShowdown at Shea 1972September 30, 1972 in Flushing, NYShea Stadium drawing 22,508 ($140,923)Little Beaver & Little Louie beat Pew Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes (8:25).El Olimpico beat Chuck O'Conner (5:15) via DQ.Jack Brisco beat Mr. Fuji (14:07).Gorilla Monsoon beat Ernie Ladd (20:00).Sonny King & Jay Strongbow beat Lou Albano & The Spoiler (4:28).World Women's Champ Fabulous Moolah beat Debbie Johnson (7:27).WWWF World Champ Pedro Morales drew Bruno Sammartino (65:00)Showdown at Shea 1976June 25, 1976 in Flushing, NYShea Stadium drawing 32,000 ($400,000)Ivan Putski beat Baron Scicluna.Jose Gonzales drew Kevin Sullivan (20:00).WWWF Tag Champs Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf beat The Executioners in three falls. The Executioners were DQed in the third fall.Andre the Giant beat Chuck Wepner (1:15 - 3rd) via countout in a "wrestler vs boxer" match.WWWF World Champ Bruno Sammartino beat Stan Hansen (10:19) via countout.Antonio Inoki drew Muhammad Ali (15 Rnds) in a "wrestler vs boxer" match. (This occurred in Tokyo, Japan and was shown on closed circuit TV. Due to time zone differences this match actually occurred on June 26, 1976.)Showdown at Shea 1980August 9, 1980 in Flushing, NYShea Stadium drawing 36,295 ($541,730)Greg Gagne beat Rick McGraw (14:33).Angel Marvilla pinned Jose Estrada.Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Scicluna (6:39).WWF Junior Heavyweight Champ Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Chavo Guerrero (10:28).WWF Martial Arts & NWF Champ Antonio Inoki beat Larry Sharpe (9:41) via submission.WWF Champion Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales beat The Wild Samoans (9:04) in two straight falls to win the WWF Tag Title.Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata (1:41) via DQ.Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Slade beat Kandy Maloy & Peggy Lee (6:18) when Moolah pinned Lee.Tony Atlas beat WWF I-C Champ Ken Patera (8:23) via countout.Ivan Putski beat Johnny Rodz (4:47).The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet (8:01).Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan (7:48).Bruno Sammartino beat Larry Zbyszko (13:04) in a "steel cage" match.
stevejrogers Old-Timey Member Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Speaking of boxing, went over to BoxRec.com and uncovered three boxing cards that were held at Shea:5/21/1966Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, USA view Jose Torres W Wayne Thornton UD 15 15 Grey Gavin W Larry Wright PTS 6 6 Joe Shaw W Jim Isabella PTS 6 6 Don Waldheim W Al Brooks PTS 4 4 Charley Green L Rudy Brown PTS 4 4 8/16/1967Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, USA view Carlos Ortiz W Ismael Laguna UD 15 15 Frankie Narvaez W Victor Baerga KO 4 10 Marcel Bizien L Willie Munoz TKO 1 10 Irish Pat Murphy W Victor Irrizary UD 4 4 Tony Cruz W Jack Stanton TKO 3 4 Papo Villa W Carl Trani UD 4 4 9/27/1967Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, USA view Emile Griffith W Nino Benvenuti MD 15 15 Aldo Battistutta L David Melendez PTS 6 6 Tony Valenti W Juan C Botta PTS 4 4 Steve Shevlin W Jimmy Gillio PTS 4 4 Irish Pat Murphy W Victor Irrizary PTS 4 4
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Remember that guy who posted all those wrestling threads? Goodness, those were hilarious.
stevejrogers Old-Timey Member Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 seawolf17 wrote:Remember that guy who posted all those wrestling threads? Goodness, those were hilarious.There is a wrestling fan with supposed "connections" to the writing staff of the WWE on Reddit that will often spoil results of major events, or post "leaked information" with "MetsFan" as part of his/her handle...MAYBE ITS THE SAME GUY!? LOL!
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Looks like the Foos are going to pull the plug on the Citi show.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 So, which seventies band is this logo aping?[fimg=500]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-19-at-10-48-58-am.png[/fimg]There's also this:Not quite as nouveau but big long curves in the serifs.
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Edgy MD wrote:Looks like the Foos are going to pull the plug on the Citi show.NONONONONONONONO come on, Dave. You can make it back.
dgwphotography Old-Timey Member Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Edgy MD wrote:Edgy MD wrote:So, which seventies band is this logo aping?[fimg=500]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-19-at-10-48-58-am.png[/fimg]There's something else that I can't put my finger on - something from the 70's, that I know this was directly derived from...
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Me too. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band or some'un.
dgwphotography Old-Timey Member Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Edgy MD wrote:Me too. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band or some'un.i was thinking Lynyrd Skynyrd, but that wasn't it, either...
Gwreck Old-Timey Member Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Edgy MD wrote:Looks like the Foos are going to pull the plug on the Citi show.Source?They cancelled their European tour dates due to Grohl's broken leg and surgery. This post right here was the first indication I've seen of any impact on the American dates.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 I've frankly forgotten. Something I saw on the social media. Maybe I just drew a hasty inference.I apologize if I've created un-necessary anxiety.
Gwreck Old-Timey Member Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 For Seawolf (and anyone else like me going):Foo Fighters reaffirmed that their North American tour dates are going forward as scheduled.http://ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters-tour-2015-update/
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Gwreck wrote:For Seawolf (and anyone else like me going):Foo Fighters reaffirmed that their North American tour dates are going forward as scheduled.http://ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters-tour-2015-update/WOOP WOOP
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Not looking good for Travis d'Arnaud.
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Edgy MD wrote:Not looking good for Travis d'Arnaud.They already moved d'Arnaud to #7 so they could add Grohl to the 40.
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Not surprising that they added Grohl to the roster ... y'know, cuz he comes to them pre-injured.What I can't figure out is how they got Grohl to agree to a publicity shot. He's usually so camera-shy.
Guest cooby Guests Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Had a mild hard attack. My husband and I were wondering what ever happened to Vickie Guerrero and she's newly engaged to Kris Benson. A different one though.(WWE related)
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