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Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah it was good, and more Prince than Paisley Park. Forgot to wear my raspberry beret.

Tasty appetizer to Once Upon a Time in Queens Tuesday night at 7 PM ET. (This doc is on ESPN 2; OUATIQ is on ESPN.) ESPN's E60 on Former Iran Hostage Barry Rosen and Baseball's Gift That Continues to Give Going to New York Mets Games After Release Helped Rebuild Family Bond Forty years ago, Barry Rosen was one of 52 people from the U.S. Embassy in Iran who were released after being held captive for 444 days. The release came minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President on January 20, 1981. On Tuesday night, Sept. 14, ESPN's E60 will tell the story of Rosen, who came home to a country that called him a hero, but to a family that no longer knew him. It was only after Major League Baseball gave the hostages the gift of a lifetime pass that Rosen was able to reconnect with his children at New York Mets games. Against the backdrop of Shea Stadium, and the rise of the Mets of Gooden, Strawberry, Hernandez and Carter, the family rebuilt its relationship, and it is still going strong today. “Ticket Home,” a new E60 reported by Jeremy Schaap, debuts Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The program will lead into that night's airing of the new ESPN 30 for 30 film “Once Upon a Time in Queens” about the 1986 New York Mets. Former Met's player Mookie Wilson is among the people interviewed in the documentary. Others include Bud Selig, who was owner of the Milwaukee Brewers at the time and recommended to MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn that the hostages receive an award; former ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson, who covered the Iran hostage crisis; and sportscasters Al Michaels and Bob Costas. “The center of the piece is the idea of family and how important family is, and for Barry I feel like that's what got him through the Iran crisis,” said Simon Baumgart, producer of the documentary for E60. “The thought of not coming home to his two very young children and his wife was something he grappled with throughout his experience, and the gift that baseball gave him really did bring that family together. “And there is the sense of history. I don't think a lot of younger people know about the Iran hostage crisis and how it impacts the world today and the sacrifices those hostages made. I think baseball realized that and rewarded them and the Rosens benefited greatly from that gift.” https://twitter.com/e60/status/1435969177949380609 BTW, based on Citi Field screening of first half last week, Once Upon a Time in Queens will win its division going away.

Lee Mazzilli sitting in on the radio tonight.

The Braves: content to lose in New York that one time. https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/20-years-later-ex-braves-reflect-on-first-game-in-new-york-after-911/https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/20-years-later-ex-braves-reflect-on-first-game-in-new-york-after-911/ “It's probably one of the only games in the big leagues that I was a part of the losing team and really didn't care,” Glavine said. We can guess what one of the others was.

No time to suck.

Not Mets or baseball, but sports and local and really good.

1978 Stro is a gem.

Stanley Jefferson, still trying to cope. The chemical changes in his brain and in his body weren't abundantly clear at first, even to himself. He didn't go out as much, but he was working constantly and didn't have time to. It was in 2002, after he was transferred to NYPD internal affairs, when he started to notice something was off. Jefferson was walking down a street in lower Manhattan, lined with brownstones, and felt like the buildings were closing in on him, squeezing him. He had to stop and stand in a doorway until the feeling passed. That feeling of suffocation around buildings, the anxiety he felt around crowds, kept happening. At first, he tried to ignore it. He felt he could fight through it. He was big and strong, a former ballplayer, a police officer, the man who was supposed to have all the answers. But then it got worse. So, Jefferson shut people out. He would deal with it himself, rather than show any weakness. Steve Brandstetter, his close friend of more than 25 years, said Jefferson is like a politician in that way. He's good at hiding what's really going on. As a ballplayer he had to sign autographs and talk to media with a smile. He learned to fake it. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/stanley-jefferson-former-met-nyc-cop-9-11-experience-20-years-laterhttps://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/stanley-jefferson-former-met-nyc-cop-9-11-experience-20-years-later

The MLB Network doc is incredibly worthwhile. The local guy angle — particularly the former Braves speaking from the heart — sets it apart from what one might expect. Leiter and Franco, too. Also, nice to hear so many voices with no weird accents!

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Ace pitcher, team he pitches for elude same page.

Piazza and Maddux among those remembering for ESPN. Come for the Hall of Famers, stay for those in the stands. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32164769/20-years-later-enduring-legacy-mike-piazza-home-runhttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32164769/20-years-later-enduring-legacy-mike-piazza-home-run Gies leapt up and down with her sons. They all felt a jolt surge through them. "My kids were so sad, even walking into the stadium -- everything was a blur," Gies says. "And then Mike Piazza hit that ball. I will forever be grateful to him -- that was the first time I saw my children smile since their dad was gone, and it was then that I realized we were going to be OK." In case September 11 won't fill you with enough unhappiness, ESPN Radio has assigned Michael Kay and Buster Olney to call this Saturday night's game.

Keith narrates for Ted Simmons. Perhaps Simmons can return the favor someday.

Video shown at ceremonies remembering the HOFers lost in 2020 and 2021. Well done. [media=youtube]GS_VBkg4t2Q[/media]

It's HOF Day. Congratulations to all inductees except one.

Mets' plans for Saturday. As they did last September in Buffalo, the Mets will wear The Hats during the game. The New York Mets today announced ceremonial details surrounding this Saturday's 20th anniversary remembrance of 9/11. The club will wear first responder caps during batting practice and the game on September 11 vs. the Yankees. Caps from the FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority Police Department, Department of Sanitation and Department of Correction will all be represented to commemorate their bravery and sacrifice. The two New York managers from the 2001 season will participate in the ceremonial first pitch – Bobby Valentine will throw to Joe Torre. Over 14 former Mets coaches and players from the 2001 team are expected to attend the game, including Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. Piazza hit the go-ahead home run on September 21, 2001 vs. Atlanta at Shea Stadium in what was the first sporting event in New York City following the attacks. Organizations represented on the field during the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 will be Tuesday's Children, The Visionary Network from the 9/11 Museum, Answer the Call – New York Police and Fire Widows' & Children Benefit Fund, which was created by Rusty Staub, The Feel Good Foundation, helping those suffering from 9/11 related illnesses and Mets employees who lost loved ones on 9/11 and those who worked tirelessly at Shea Stadium to aid the support effort. First responders will be joined on the field with the FDNY honor guard, NYPD honor guard, PAPD pipe & drum and honor guard, DSNY pipe & drum and honor guard, OEM, Department of Corrections and Supreme Court Officers.

The first game the Mets have ever played in which they've notched precisely 9 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors.

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Ex-Met — check. Lesser threads — check.

Fonzie, Zeile, Rusch remember. https://www.amny.com/9-11-20-years-later/2001-mets-members-reflect-nyc-recovery/https://www.amny.com/9-11-20-years-later/2001-mets-members-reflect-nyc-recovery/