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Dave Boswell, 67, won 20 for the AL West champion Twins in 1969 and still found time to fight Billy Martin.

Expecting Butch Bentonian things from Luis Rosado...or am I expecting Luis Rosadolike things from Butch Benton?

Yeah, but Fry's gotta rely on decidedly non-Metly cards like these to fill out his Holy Books: Oh, that's a given. Nevertheless, I'm surprised he hasn't reanimated those who are no longer with us, placed them in period-specific uniforms and issued Topps updates for all of them.

Was Donruss based in the Midwest? How dare they not take every shot at Shea! (I thought the same thing in 1981.)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I'd guess that about 25% of all Mets ever never appeared on a single card in a major league Mets uniform. Nine Mets "never got a regulation-sized, acceptable card from anybody," majors or minors, according to Jason Fry of Faith and Fear in Flushing, both sources with which I'm familiar. Brian Ostrosser got a 1975 minor-league card that looks like a bad Xerox. Leon Brown has a terrible 1975 minor-league card and an oversized Omaha Royals card put out as a promotional set by the police department. Tommy Moore got a 1990 Senior League card as a 42-year-old with the Bradenton Explorers. Then we have Al Schmelz, Francisco Estrada, Lute Barnes, Bob Rauch, Greg Harts and Rich Puig. They have no cards whatsoever � the oddball 1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz cards are too undersized to work. Jason has not only created a special set for the "Lost Nine" (like what Grimmy does for the Schaefers, but he had them printed up on regulation Topps card stock "because I am insane") but is working on a new version because they just weren't perfect enough the first time.

The one guy who seems to love swinging first, seeing the pitch later in the slot where presumably you want somebody who's super selective. So crazy it might, uh, work?

Nieuwenhuis-CF Valdespin-DH Wright-3B Duda-RF Murphy-2B Davis-1B Bay-LF Thole-C Quintanilla-SS And Young to pitch.

The first time the Mets won a ballgame in which two Mets homered twice, it was June 20, 1964, the power provided by Hawk Taylor and Joe Christopher. They beat the Phillies, 7-3, at Shea, snapping an eight-game losing streak. Perhaps sapped by their offensive outburst, the next day's lineup, featuring both Hawk and Joe, succumbed to Bunning's perfection the next day.

Lovely remembrance of Fusselle by William Weinbaum here. Less personal obits list the Virginia Squires as one of the minor league baseball teams he broadcast for. They were an ABA basketball team, of course. Fusselle, who had not only a rich, throwback voice but a dedication to precision, wouldn't have made that kind of mistake.

Pirates pull into first-place tie with Reds.

Way to go, Wolves!

A couple games out of WC-2, somehow. Will seem more meaningful, Junewise, when some wins are strung together.

Niese 3.0 Rottino 1.0 Valdespin 1.0 Hairston 1.0 Murphy 1.0 Duda 1.0 Davis 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through Games of 6/10/2012 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. DAVID WRIGHT 1,321 COUNTDOWN: Krane Minus 97

Enough with Rauch and his tattoos. "Boss! Boss! I would pitch better!"

Omar Quintanilla makes things happen!

Ike dies.

Ike lives!

Rauch grabbed an extra tattoo while he was out. Must have helped.

Oh was a fucking non-surprise.

Not that MFYS III isn't already one of the more embarrassing places.

bmfc1 wrote: A MFY fan could watch today's game on WPIX and still get a MFY hard-on. Somebody check with Fman to confirm whether that involves pinstripes in the most embarrassing places.

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through Games of 6/9/2012 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. DAVID WRIGHT 1,320 COUNTDOWN: Krane Minus 98

Gee 3.0 Quintanilla 2.0 Wright 1.0

If genitalia could talk, whatever kind, it would protest at being compared to or associated with Nick Swisher, who likely has none.