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=metirish post_id=141213 time=1700162730 user_id=72] How many pro sports teams can LV absorb? I guess we will find out , sucks for Oakland

And if you want to go down further the ridiculousness road of excluding those from hated franchises, or eras of them in some cases (see Beltran, Carlos 2017 Astros) for prominent managing, front office and coaching staff hiring and you'll see Davey Johnson (and Frank Cashen as an architect, and even longtime Weaver coach George Bamberger) from the vaunted, but probably loathed in many circles besides their AL East opponents, “Oriole Way” dynasty of the mid 1960s through the early 1980s.

Debuted as a Met in 1985 and a Met All-Star…not HoJo since he has two rings…neither Augie nor Nails as they never made an ASG as Mets, and Augie has a second ring… Oh…right…batmags' favorite

=roger_that post_id=141055 time=1699997834 user_id=128] I find it very odd, damned peculiar in fact, that the Mets have hired so many former Yankees managers, coaches, players to manage their team over the decades, especially considering the animosity that has consistently existed between the teams' fans. It's almost an admission of the Mets' inferiority to the Yankees, a confession that they would, to paraphrase Willie Randolph, like to export the Yankees' winning ways to their sad losing franchise. Just as a matter of policy, I'd rather they had far fewer ex-Yankees managing the Mets rather than far more than you might expect. Of the five Mets' managers who've gotten us to the World Series, only one (Yogi) has any Yankee taint to him--Gil, Davey, Bobby V., and Terry C. never wore a single pinstripe in their lives. And of the two who've won a Series, neither has a whiff of the Bronx. We do very well hiring from outside the Steinbrenner training camp.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=141074 time=1700010792 user_id=68] Casey Stengel had the best managerial run in baseball history managing the Yankees and then the worst ever as the Mets manager. Not that Stengel's Mets stint should be judged based on his on-the-field accomplishments. Same for Joe Torre: one of the best managerial runs ever as Yankee manager and a dreadful run as manager of the Mets. Some Yankee taint.

Edgy MD wrote: I don't care about the Yankees. Nor do I think the Mets "relied" on the Yankees in any meaningful way when they hired Buck Showalter, for instance. It's a factual question, and not particularly concerned with how much you care or don't care about it. I find it very odd, damned peculiar in fact, that the Mets have hired so many former Yankees managers, coaches, players to manage their team over the decades, especially considering the animosity that has consistently existed between the teams' fans. It's almost an admission of the Mets' inferiority to the Yankees, a confession that they would, to paraphrase Willie Randolph, like to export the Yankees' winning ways to their sad losing franchise. Just as a matter of policy, I'd rather they had far fewer ex-Yankees managing the Mets rather than far more than you might expect. Have the Yankees ever hired a former Mets' manager, coach, or player to manage their team? Probably once or twice, which would merely be what the odds would dictate, given the number of major league teams. I'd prefer a policy that promotes former Mets, and former ex-other MLB teams, before hiring so extensively managers with a Yankee pedigree. Maybe that's just me. Dallas Green (player), TECHNICALLY (as in place of previous coaching and managerial employment) Yogi Berra, Joe Torre (both player and manager), TECHNICALLY (as in place of previous coaching and managerial employment) Mel Stottlemyre, Don Zimmer (player, also an ex-Red Sox skipper), Lee Mazzilli…

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=140595 time=1699299944 user_id=119] =MFS62 post_id=140581 time=1699296162 user_id=60] From the same place we got Showalter (after a few stops)and Randolph. Because of that winning tradition I guess. If you can make it there You can make it anywhere It's up to you New York New York Later

=G-Fafif post_id=140472 time=1699059617 user_id=55] A slice of audio heaven here, from Howie fielding a call about how Keith and Gary will respond to Tom's homecoming,

1969 Mets?

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=140363 time=1698894149 user_id=119] Congrats, Rangers. Jake and Max get rings.

https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1719763189917991147 https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1719779072765772066 https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/sports/mets-interview-yankees-coach-carlos-mendoza-for-managerial-job/https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/sports/mets-interview-yankees-coach-carlos-mendoza-for-managerial-job/ https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/sports/mets-interview-ex-padres-manager-andy-green/https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/sports/mets-interview-ex-padres-manager-andy-green/ It wasn't meant as a poetry slam, and it certainly wasn't supposed to be an open mic comedy block. But Two Boots had their Grand Central Station location, Greg read out his blog post about Andy Green's 4 games as a Met lone Met hit, which turned out to have been his final MLB hit.

=roger_that post_id=140215 time=1698673067 user_id=128]Bobby Jones

Howard Johnson

Frayed Knot wrote: So no repeat in the AL Stay tuned for the status of the NL No repeat champ as well for the 23rd straight year!

=bmfc1 post_id=139793 time=1698030691 user_id=73] Is it going to be Verlander v. Scherzer in Game 7?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Today would have been Mantle's 92nd birthday. I hadn't been aware that Keith and Mantle shared a birthday. My girlfriend's son is 16 today. He has such a complete contempt and loathing for sports that he would not care at all that he shares a birthday with Keith Hernandez and Mickey Mantle. So I don't think I'll mention it. Kind of young for that sort of vitriolic hatred for sports. I can see “eh, not stuff I'm interested in now, or ever.”. In a way I can see it more from someone that “learns” and “reads” more and decides there is more socio-economic sort of stuff going on with organized sports as a concept to feel that passionately against their very existence. Had he been the target of extreme harassment and bullying from jocks in school? Association with a piece of shit father or other family figure?

2-0 Texas with Max on the hill Wednesday for Game 3 in Arlington

RETIRE #19!

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: “Absolutely, there should be no fans, 2020 season, no fans,” Strider said ...“Get rid of the fans, it's too loud. It's too loud, everybody be quiet. We don't need the cheering, we know you're watching. I don't need the fans.” “You stay out the stadium, I mean, back it up. Let's do a no lower-bowl thing. … Upper decks, great. Outfield, phenomenal. We don't need you around the dugouts. Just try and be quiet.” FK: You wouldn't think a player would think this way. And you certainly wouldn't expect one to vocalize such opinions. Missed this the first time around, but I saw this clip. The kid asked him for his "hottest sports take" and he seemed to me sarcastic as hell in his answer. Did anybody take this literally? Or did I swing and miss? Brave haters for sure. And while he was being glib and sarcastic, defenders were saying he does suffer from aniexty issues while in crowds. Though that could be the defenders projecting their own issues, or armchair diagnosing why he would say something like that.

Frayed Knot wrote: “Absolutely, there should be no fans, 2020 season, no fans,” Strider said ...“Get rid of the fans, it's too loud. It's too loud, everybody be quiet. We don't need the cheering, we know you're watching. I don't need the fans.” “You stay out the stadium, I mean, back it up. Let's do a no lower-bowl thing. … Upper decks, great. Outfield, phenomenal. We don't need you around the dugouts. Just try and be quiet.” FK: You wouldn't think a player would think this way. And you certainly wouldn't expect one to vocalize such opinions. Kind of in the wrong field of work, and for way too long to be saying such things. Especially if it's related to life long issues as it seems to be. I mean, if it's that big of a deal for you to handle. You don't enter a profession where you have to perform in front large crowds that only get larger, and you are tasked with performing in front of them more frequently as you go along the ranks of the profession, as well as improve upon your performing skills.

I'm having trouble thinking of who the Met could be! Beltran? Was Sheffield, speaking of Met content in LA long enough to pop in for a postseason?

=roger_that post_id=139069 time=1696722581 user_id=128] =Gwreck post_id=139068 time=1696721861 user_id=56] ??? That game was October 19, 2006. Today is October 7, 2023.

=Fman99 post_id=138808 time=1696419617 user_id=86] I'm on work travel and all the TV's in the hotel restaurant/pub area had baseball on. I got really annoyed at fans at those games who get to cheer for their own team in a playoff game. Fuck all of them in their happy cheering asses I say

Wasn't on the Opening Day roster and didn't play as a Met until May The UMDB doesn't list such roster additions and subtractions on their "transactions" page. Where did you find this bit of info? It would be interesting to see call-ups, DL appearances. etc. Either Greg has access to the 1963 Media Guide, it's in Dennis Dagastino's (RIP) book, or a similar but smaller booklet type publication that came out in the late 1980s that chronicled Met comings and goings.