IGT 9/9/2017: CIN@NYM -- Flex and the Citi Cancelled

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[Guest themetfairy]

FWIW, Jamie Callahan sticks his tongue out while pitching. Like, every friggin' time. Has the booth commented on that?






Otherwise, it was a great game to attend. The odds are that this was our last home game of the season, but at least it was an enjoyable one.

[MFS62]

From the baseball lore file:
I read that Denny McLain stuck out his tongue to let Mickey Mantle knew he was going to get a room service fastball so he could hit his 500th* career home run.
Later

* = or was it another milestone?

[Frayed Knot]

It wasn't for his 500th HR but for what McLain and others thought might be the last one he'd ever hit*. I never heard about a tongue story.
McLain outright told Mantle that he'd groove one for him. Rumor had it that Mantle didn't believe him initially so let the first one go by before realizing what was up and smacking the second out of the park.



* Turned out he'd hit his final one the next day off Jim Lonborg - so his final two HRs were off the AL CY winner to-be and the reigning one.

[Edgy MD]

Mantle shouldn't have retired. He was embarassed by his .237 batting average, but it was the year of the pitcher, and the whole league hit .230. His OPS+, which he had little way of knowing, was still a lofty 143.

The next year, the mounds were lowered and folks started hitting again. If he could have found a way to stay on the field a few more seasons, it might have been a three-way race to 714.

[Guest themetfairy]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Cast your vote!

Keep in mind that the run that Amed Rosario scored was due to Jacob deGrom successfully getting on base by drawing a walk. IMHO that's worth a sip of beer for Jacob.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Who is this Met? I think the pic's from the Flex and the Citi game.
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJQHlWfXkAA7pgx.jpg:large

[Guest themetfairy]

Who is this Met? I think the pic's from the Flex and the Citi game. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJQHlWfXkAA7pgx.jpg:large

I think it's Travis Taijeron.

Edited September 10, 2017 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Mantle shouldn't have retired. He was embarassed by his .237 batting average, but it was the year of the pitcher, and the whole league hit .230. His OPS+, which he had little way of knowing, was still a lofty 143. The next year, the mounds were lowered and folks started hitting again. If he could have found a way to stay on the field a few more seasons, it might have been a three-way race to 714.

The McLain gift was actually based on the mere assumption that the Mick was coasting into the clubhouse.
Mantle went to ST in 1969 and it was only then that he determined (confirmed?) he didn't have enough to push on.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Who is this Met? I think the pic's from the Flex and the Citi game. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJQHlWfXkAA7pgx.jpg:large I think it's Travis Taijeron.

Thank you. That Callahan looks creepy doing that . There oughtta be a law

[Benjamin Grimm]