stevejrogers

AFAI Can Recall Anyway, there has been only one FTX like controversy in MLB stadium naming history. That being energy company Enron going belly up on the Astros, forcing them to go shopping again a couple of years into the park's existence and settling on a Coca-cola subsidiary, Minute Maid.

Jacob deGrom exits no-hitter with injury, Mets fans say ‘told you so' Excerpt: Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom was throwing a no-hitter when he had to exit with wrist soreness. Mets fans are just glad it's not their problem anymore. Whether the Mets let Jacob deGrom walk in free agency or handed him a giant bag of cash to stay in New York, it was always going to be a risk. Balancing a generational talent with a bad injury habit isn't easy. They let him walk. Was it the right choice? Right about now, Mets fans have to feel fairly vindicated because the Rangers are going through the purest version of “The Jacob deGrom” experience. https://fansided.com/2023/04/17/jacob-degrom-exits-no-hitter-injury/https://fansided.com/2023/04/17/jacob-degrom-exits-no-hitter-injury/ So is that what happened? That the Mets let deGrom walk? That the Mets had a chance to match or top the Rangers offer after it was made, but chose not to? Was that established? Because I don't remember reading that and am still curious about that. As every other Mets fan should be. I don't think the author is aware of the publicly known timeline of events, etc. Think of it like Adam Sandler's lyric about the Mets trading Darryl Strawberry. It fits the article's narrative better if it comes from a place where the Mets were able to present him an offer to refuse.

=Fman99 post_id=122427 time=1681589822 user_id=86] Fascinating. I think he's (Baez) bad because he got paid and doesn't have any reason to try

Edgy MD wrote: I've got to hand it to you, Steve. You really know how to find the folks with the bad takes. There is a Cohen hater in an FB group that keeps trotting out the “a million tickets were sold after it was announced an agreement was made with Correa” fact, as if Correa was to be the lone major off-season acquisition, and the Mets came off a run of mid-80 win seasons, barely sniffling first place after the first few weeks of a year!

=Fman99 post_id=122301 time=1681486015 user_id=86] =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=122282 time=1681442225 user_id=119] Our old friend Javy Baez has been benched by Tigers manager AJ Hinch for doing a lot of stupid things. We really, really dodged a bullet on that one.

BTW, it's hitting me that in a couple of those lists that I posted there is a comment with just Allan Lewis' name. That is because The Panamanian Express has only one card to his name indexed on that site, a 1969 postcard set released under the name “Mike Andersen Postcards” and it's image has yet to be uploaded. I might add it to the lists as it's better than not having a card period, but he is the only player on those early 1970s A's that doesn't have an image of him in cardboard form on the TCDB site.

They haven't been arranged or noted in ways that I'd like for public consumption, but I cobbled together trading card lists of everyone who played at least one game per season for the 1971-1975 dynasty A's https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/7471/MLB-Postseason-Teams-1971-AL-West-Champions-Oakland-Athletics1971 AL West Champions https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/7309/MLB-Postseason-Teams-1972-World-Champions-Oakland-Athletics1972 World Champions https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/7310/MLB-Postseason-Teams-1973-World-Champions-Oakland-Athletics1973 World Champions https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/7311/MLB-Postseason-Teams-1974-World-Champions-Oakland-Athletics1974 World Champions https://www.tcdb.com/List.cfm/lid/7475/MLB-Postseason-Teams-1975-AL-West-Champions-Oakland-Athletics1975 AL West Champions

Edgy MD wrote: [FIMG=170]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/31YAAOxy63FS-DpC/s-l1600.jpg[/FIMG] That Rob Gardner card is him in a Mets uniform with an Earl Scheib paint job, right? Doubtful. Gardner had played for several organizations in between his Mets and A's stints. A photo of Gardner in a Met uni would've been at least six years old when Topps designed his '73 card -- not necessarily unprecedented but by '72 or '73, Topps wasn't using six or seven year old photos anymore. And Gardner's photo for his '73 card was take at a Spring Training facility. Back then, Spring Training photos that made it onto actual Topps card were taken at the home facility of the player being photographed. And the background of that card looks nothing like Miller-Huggins or the Payson Complex where the Mets spring trained back then. The back of the card says he was a MFY in 1972, though he was in Oakland in the start of 1971! On to Baseball-Reference…hey his profile pic is as a Met! Hmmm…interesting transaction log which would explain never being in an A's uni when The Man From Topps came around… Seems like a brief return of the old KC A's-MFYs transaction shenanigans: [bLOCKQUOTE]April 9, 1971: Traded by the New York Yankees with Ron Klimkowski to the Oakland Athletics for Felipe Alou. May 26, 1971: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Darrell Osteen to the New York Yankees for Curt Blefary. November 24, 1972: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for Matty Alou. The New York Yankees sent Rich McKinney (December 1, 1972) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade. May 31, 1973: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics. July 16, 1973: Previous purchase by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Oakland Athletics voided and player returned. [/bLOCKQUOTE] BTW, that was his last nationally released trading card, as the rest of his listings on TCDB are team issued All-Time Roster (Mets, MFY, Brewers) or all time greats (Syracuse Chiefs) sets and Topps archived buy backs.

=metirish post_id=121796 time=1680988995 user_id=72] Funnily enough I am not noticing the awful NYPD patch on these uniforms as much as I am the ADT on the Marlins, I'm sure the NYP patch will stick out more on the road uni and the black uni

Oh and, on another forum, a member was told by a bartender that there was no soft opening! They basically were doing trial by fire yesterday! Which has me thinking now that the reasoning behind using the space as the postseason celebratory space for the organization was so that would be at most three chances for a controlled soft opening to make sure kinks were ironed out, and things were up to snuff after a couple of years of non usage. But you know what they say about best laid plans!

FWIW though, I just listened to the T7L's podcast episode segment discussing it, and unless Darren is being coy about a lot of it, they have absolutely nothing to do with this. From the concept, to how they think it will be (less stereotypical “Coyote Ugly-esque” wild times), and beyond pre-game and post-game meetups location, the T7L organization has no input, or management role in the establishment.

Even more telling about it being run by either the Mets/Citi themselves, or in conjunction with T7L, is a lack of social media accounts for the new place, at least on the Big Three for self promotion of Twitter, Facebook/Instagram and TikTok.

Yup. K Korner is just McFadden's redressed, just with the old beer garden/private party lounge completely sealed off now. Looks like food options are the same as inside the stadium, and not the pub fare that was the same as the rest of the McFadden's franchise. No clue if the bathroom attendants are still patrolling the restrooms, but it pretty much did not skip a beat in the three years since the last time McFadden's was open. Makes me wonder if the T7L had a hand in running it as well, since it did seem to retain their type of tourist trappy, crazy fun hangout place crowd. The Ebbs taproom on the other side of Seaver Way is more of my speed though for pre and postgame hangs

The Apple now has fireworks.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Rough outing for Trevor "Steve J." Rogers 😑

=kcmets post_id=120883 time=1680200158 user_id=53] I wonder if Verlander inherited Jacob's locker... could be haunted or voodooed.

=G-Fafif post_id=120821 time=1680135923 user_id=55] Last time in a normal circumstance was 2011, also at (then) Florida.

=kcmets post_id=120768 time=1680100239 user_id=53] The Wilponian Brewery is where Mikkeller was? Do the Wilpons really still own it? Not sure I'd like to give them one more nickel. If one has time to bar hop before or after the game they'll do much better stopping in Woodside for a few pops. Years ago we used to brown bag it on the subway, but nowadays I have to pee after like every can so...

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: McFadden's was a wreck, especially since it began as a place with men's room attendants. Is the Wilpon-owned Brewey on the other corner to open? Good reporting, Rogers. Brewery taproom was open all season last year.

=whippoorwill post_id=120737 time=1680038554 user_id=79] As in Kiner, I hope!

I forget if I posted here, but McFadden's, the actual franchise is history! Done, gone…[insert Monty Python Dead Parrot Sketch run of phrases]. Looks like their Pittsburgh location, by PNC and the football stadium formerly known as Heinz, is the last one standing, no clue why. But anyway, after being a COVID testing/vaccine triage center, and area where the team would have celebrated had they clinched 2022 postseason series, the former McFadden's space in Citi Field has officially been rebranded as The K Korner. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-the-k-korner-launching-opening-day-at-citi-fieldhttps://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-the-k-korner-launching-opening-day-at-citi-field

Mad Max, but I doubt the kid got more than a screaming session as I don't see anything beyond an “as it happened” article. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/mlb/news/mets-braves-max-scherzer-bat-boy/bbcxal9g5s6xgoyqvrtps1nz https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/mlb/news/mets-braves-max-scherzer-bat-boy/bbcxal9g5s6xgoyqvrtps1nz

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=120204 time=1679362333 user_id=68] =stevejrogers post_id=120199 time=1679359521 user_id=57] or Yogi is at the ASG in an unofficial or “special guest” capacity, hence being in his Yankee road uniform.

A little before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Edwin Díaz stepped into a large white tent at the Clover Park complex and entered a different world. Inside, smoke machines were blowing and the area was mostly dark, save for a bright light illuminating what could best be described as a stage. A director was barking out orders to Darin Ruf, who had preceded Díaz into the tent. Swing the bat. Walk toward the camera. Walk away from the camera. Then it was Díaz's turn. The director, Jake Smith, called over Mr. and Mrs. Met and positioned them in front of Díaz, trumpets in hand. Then he instructed each mascot to move aside, so that Díaz could emerge between them and strut toward the camera. This is the scene that fans at Citi Field will see when Díaz enters games this season. If it feels like a movie set, that's because it essentially is. Over the past two years, the Mets have transformed their scoreboard introductions into veritable cinema, using 4K cameras to record players in front of elaborate backdrops. This year, a new, larger video board at Citi will allow the Mets to present those scenes even more vibrantly, which is partly why the team is dedicating greater resources to them. Anthony DiComo on how what you'll see on that big-ass board comes together. https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-upgrading-player-introductions-scoreboard-graphicshttps://www.mlb.com/news/mets-upgrading-player-introductions-scoreboard-graphics Well, the Diaz clip will look sweet in 2024!

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=120184 time=1679349694 user_id=68] It doesn't look like an All-Star Game. Very empty. No bunting. And the pitcher on the mound is wearing a Mets uniform.