8/6 IGT L.A. vs Mets

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[Edgy MD]

^^^ Great shot. ^^^

Is Howie Rose in the Mets Hall of Fame yet? If not, why?

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[MFS62]

Howie for President. He tells it like it is.

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[Benjamin Grimm]

It doesn't sound like he'd be qualified then. It seems that being "presidential" means making up crazy shit.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Never trust a pissed off woman (or anyone for that matter) wielding an angry ax.

Edgy MD wrote: Is Howie Rose in the Mets Hall of Fame yet? If not, why?

Only the Holy Trinity are in. So far...

Tommie Agee 2002
Gary Carter 2001
Frank Cashen 2010
John Franco 2012
Dwight Gooden 2010
Jerry Grote 1992
Bud Harrelson 1986
Keith Hernandez 1997
Gil Hodges 1982
Davey Johnson 2010
Cleon Jones 1991
Ralph Kiner 1984
Jerry Koosman 1989
Ed Kranepool 1990
Tug McGraw 1993
Bob Murphy 1984
Johnny Murphy 1983
Lindsey Nelson 1984
Joan Payson 1981
Mike Piazza 2013
Tom Seaver 1988
Bill Shea 1983
Rusty Staub 1986
Casey Stengel 1981
Darryl Strawberry 2010
Mookie Wilson 1996
George Weiss 1982

[Benjamin Grimm]

Howie and Gary are both sure to get in some day.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Certainly!! F X Healy, not so much...

(sorry Fran, ya know I love ya)

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Howie and Gary are both sure to get in some day.

Howie and Gary were, at last check, a significant portion of the committee, so they'd have to step out of the room...not that the committee seems to exactly exist anymore. The rest of the gang was comprised of Jay Horwitz, Marty Noble, Al Jackson (who had a stroke last year), Dave Howard (who left the organization in 2013) and Tina Mannix (senior marketing director who, based on a look through recent media guides, hasn't been with the organization since maybe 2011).

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Howie and Gary are both sure to get in some day.

Sure, but as far as I'm concerned, that clip I posted above should have just moved his induction up about two years.

MLB gets an insane amount of money to let ESPN unmake the schedule — money, that, a few accounts later, helps pay (among many other things) for Howie Rose's salary. Good on him for biting the hand, though. Josh Lewin doesn't have the juice to safely make that kind of statement.

[Guest 41Forever]

"Network stooge" seems a little unfair. Just a guy doing his job. Lash out at the network, not the guy.

The Mets should let us take over the HOF selection.

Edited August 7, 2017 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

41Forever wrote: "Network stooge" seems a little unfair.

Who are you quoting?

[Chad ochoseis]

Me, and I was quoting Howie Rose before the game began. It was early in the thread. And I do get the impression Howie was pissed at ESPN, not the guy, for delaying the start of the game.

[G-Fafif]

Howie has semi-playfully used "network stooge" for years in this situation. I'm sure it's nothing personal, and I'm just as sure he'd maintain that stance to the network stooge's face.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Me, and I was quoting Howie Rose before the game began. It was early in the thread.

Ah, thanks.

[ashie62]

The Mets bad news Bears, we suck

[Guest d'Kong76]

I've seen that movie two dozen times. No.

[Edgy MD]

Man, besides being the subject of one of the two greatest American-produced sports films ever, the Bad News Bears only lost the championship lost by a hair, and it was only because the Yankees exhibited lousy sportsmanship like the real turds they were that denied the Bears glory. But the Bears being the Bears, they knew more joy and vindication as runners-up than the Yankees ever knew as champs.

Now that we know a little bit more about Atticus Finch, I think we can safely say that Tanner Boyle is the greatest fictional American hero of the 20th century.

I wish the Mets were the Bad News Bears.

[Guest 41Forever]

G-Fafif wrote: Howie has semi-playfully used "network stooge" for years in this situation. I'm sure it's nothing personal, and I'm just as sure he'd maintain that stance to the network stooge's face.

Ah! I didn't realize it was a running gag for Howie.

[Benjamin Grimm]