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Love the Topps Photoshop rendering to make early 1980s Shea into Anaheim Stadium on that Ellis Valentine 1983 Topps card.

Just did a surface Google search for a Floridian college with “Stone” in the name. Did come up with what looks like a trade school in Miami, but might be too small for the sake of a “Stony Brook!? You mean…?” bit There is a mini beer fest going on before the Saturday game. A craft brewery has a beer hall inside the stadium proper, and they have an American style lager named Marlin Lager. And there is a craft brewery in a parking garage complex across the street. Should have a thing or two about all three for Mets On Tap

Heading down to Miami to catch two of the Mets games later in the month.

=DocTee post_id=94913 time=1654518132 user_id=85] Ryan Zimmermann (17) and Stephen Strasburg (12) might make it to your list one day. I suppose lots of duos might, but they probably have the best shot?

Hold it, you own an SUV and have several pre-teen kids who you are taking to some soccer thing, and you need the built in voice assistant give you directions to the nearest grocery store?! YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT ALREADY! 🙄

Edgy MD wrote: I assume this is not a uniform that Hodges wore. It would have been cool if they rocked the B insignia today. Maybe not Gil himself, but there is the dark blue satins the Dodgers wore back in the 1940s… https://thinkbluela.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-dodgers-jerseys-of-the-40s/https://thinkbluela.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-dodgers-jerseys-of-the-40s/ I don't think that's where the organization got the idea for it to be their “City Connect” design though

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=94614 time=1654308831 user_id=68] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=94585 time=1654276529 user_id=68] Then what?

Joe Girardi, who was fired by the #Phillies, said on MLB Network Radio he still "prays that they get better, and they get to the playoffs." Is this literally true? Does Girardi get down on his knees and then clasp his hands together and then concentrate real hard that the Phils make the playoffs? Does he have conversations with himself inside of his head where he says or thinks to himself that the Phils hopefully make the playoffs? What exactly goes on here? A little help And what's the difference between hoping that the Phils make the playoffs and praying that they make the playoffs? Why do you care about the phrasing so much? Could it be just as simple as Girardi letting a belief structure show a little bit in his way of saying “I'm not harboring any ill will towards the Phillie organization.”

Joe Girardi, who was fired by the #Phillies, said on MLB Network Radio he still "prays that they get better, and they get to the playoffs." Is this literally true? Does Girardi get down on his knees and then clasp his hands together and then concentrate real hard that the Phils make the playoffs? Does he have conversations with himself inside of his head where he says or thinks to himself that the Phils hopefully make the playoffs? What exactly goes on here? A little help Is it any different than wishing a company or business that fired you to still prosper because you understand the firing was strictly business and there is no reason to hold a grudge or burn the bridge of good relationships with people still employed there? Especially if you'd like to lean on those people for references and recommendations?

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Hey Rogers, whatever happened to the mofo? I don't even think Joe even cares at this point! Probably when spambots greatly outnumber actual posters, it's not worth paying to keep the thing running. I should lurk on some of the other old school boards like GSS, MetsRefugees, etc to see how they are holding up. what was the most current name of the MOFO? wasn't it something like nysportsdaily or nysportsday? also, what is GSS? SportsDay. That site is still running GrandSlamSingle

Let's see, closed, as Cooter's, in 1991… Address 5164 Richmond which is in an area near a strip mall retail complex called Galleria, and the near by Westin was where the Mets stayed back in that time… Right now Google Maps is telling me the site was around Mediterranean restaurant called Dimassi's which address is 5160, next higher storefront though appears to be the building off to its right, which is a Chipotle and a MOD Pizza, address 5174 Richmond.

Edgy MD wrote: Is Cooter's now a Scores? I feel ike everything is going Scoresward. Nope, just said the wrong name. I'll see if I can quickly go through a rabbit hole to see what's there now, etc…

Going to be doing a week long Austin-Houston trip in mid July, and looking at least at the Friday the 16th game vs Oakland (still weird thinking that's a divisional matchup). Was in Houston last July, but the ‘Stros were on the road. Did get a cheapie tour (just the HOF corridor, a bullpen level party suite and the field), and my own “walk around the circumference of the stadium” tour. Also checked out Craig Biggio's restaurant in a hotel nearby and across from the convention center. Part of me wished I had the time last year, and have the time this coming year to check out the old Dome and where that nightclub Scores where several Mets had that scuffle with cops back in the summer of ‘86. But both are about a 20 minute drive from where I was supposed to be with the crew I was with, and will be, and both weren't, and won't, indulge me in honoring 1986 Met history and infamy! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Frayed Knot wrote: =stevejrogers post_id=94156 time=1654008154 user_id=57] ... I guess the lack of traffic and same 4-5 users posting didn't make much sense to upgrade the software. And you didn't invite the remaining refugees here?!?!

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I think it vanished. I think of you Steve J., as the unofficial historian of the Met-a-verse so figured you had the scoop Once SIMetman stopped hanging around there, it went downhill in terms of spam bot attacks. He usually was the go-to IT guy Joe leaned on. And I guess the lack of traffic and same 4-5 users posting didn't make much sense to upgrade the software. C'est la vie 🤷🏻‍♂️

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: =stevejrogers post_id=93927 time=1653867176 user_id=57] FWIW, the Twins announced in January intentions to retire Jim Kaat's #36 on July 16th, but that was in mid-lockout. Twins still have a home game that day, so I'd imagine it's still set for that day. The rest of Kaat's and Hodges's Hall class of 2022 mates whom are associated with MLB franchises, Tony Olivia, Minnie Minoso and David Ortiz had their numbers retired years ago, in fact Minoso's was done in 1983 and Oliva's in 1991. Hey Rogers, whatever happened to the mofo?

FWIW, the Twins announced in January intentions to retire Jim Kaat's #36 on July 16th, but that was in mid-lockout. Twins still have a home game that day, so I'd imagine it's still set for that day. The rest of Kaat's and Hodges's Hall class of 2022 mates whom are associated with MLB franchises, Tony Olivia, Minnie Minoso and David Ortiz had their numbers retired years ago, in fact Minoso's was done in 1983 and Oliva's in 1991.

Edgy MD wrote: That's some good legwork, Steve J. It seems really awkward to suddenly declare a number officially retired, and forever to be associated with Player X, when it didn't even get the respect of being laid away in the interim between his career and the declaration. Piazza being unofficially mothballed is a bit curious. Pretty sure his grudge with the organization started the day he left, so holding it for much of his Met career is interesting. Did they assume there'd be a chance to get him following the 2005 season when his contract finally came up? Wonder if putting it back in circulation added more fuel to Piazza's grudge that still exists to this day. I don't think he's ever stepped foot in Dodger Stadium since he's retired, even when the Dodgers had stadium giveaways in his honor over the years.

=MFS62 post_id=93915 time=1653848149 user_id=60] =vtmet7 post_id=93849 time=1653772559 user_id=80] .is that really necessary? Phil Rizzuto, Jorge Posada, O'Neil, Pettite, Bernie Williams?

Edgy MD wrote: even Fernando Valenzuela essentially get told, "Get Cooperstown to stamp your passport, and then come talk to us." Interestingly #34 has been given the unofficial mothballs treatment by the Dodgers since the last time Fernando pitched for them in 1990. Looking through the Dodgers By The Numbers section for some other interesting (YMMV) factoids... Walter Alston #24 and Tommy Lasorda #2, along with Jim Gilliam #19 and Sandy Koufax 32, share distinction of being the last Dodgers to wear their retired numbers. Oddly while Gilliam was an RIP retirement and Lasorda went into the HOF the following year after his last game managed, Alston would have to wait until 1983 for his HOF induction, and passed away in 1984, though his number was retired in the summer of 1977. #32 was kept out of circulation until he, Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson got their numbers retired en mass following Koufax' election to the HOF. Pee Wee's #1 was decently worn, even during his WWII stint away from the Dodgers it got assigned a couple of times before he returned! Issued 4 times from 1969-1981 The Duke's #4 got issued twice (Tom Hutton 1966, 1969) and Kevin Pasley (1974, 1976-1977) Hodges #14 was hot potatoed between 22 Dodgers. Scioscia easily the most retirement worthy if they went the Yankee route of doing things. Sutton's #20 was issued 9 times since he left, the first time after the 1980 season and again following his brief 1988 stint before retiring, though it was uncirculated just in 1981. It was even issued (to Darren Lewis) a year before it got officially mothballed. Interestingly #31 was not issued from Piazza's trade to the Marlins until after the 2004 season, but since 2005 it has been issued 7 times, most recently to Joc Pederson 2016-2020 Roy Campanella's 39 got issued twice over the years, Ken Rowe in 1963 and Howie Reed from 1964-1966 Jackie Robinson's #42 was worn by a Dodger once between 1957 and whenever MLB decided to let players wear #42 as part of Robinson Day activities, that was by a pitcher named Ray Lamb in 1969, who did it as a salute actually. Tom Paciorek in 1970 was the last Dodger to wear Don Drysdale's #53, which was the year after Drysdale retired. Other seemingly retirement worthy numbers; Orel Hershiser's #55 has been issued 12 times over the years since he first left the Dodgers following the 1994 season Steve Garvey's #6 got the Valenzuela treatment from 1981-2002 but has been issued 14 times since Maury Wills, who joined Garvey, Valenzula and Don Newcombe as "Legends of Dodger Baseball" this spring also had his #30 in unofficial mothballs for a spell, between 1973 and 1979. But since 1980 it has been issued 24 times, and is currently being worn by skipper Dave Roberts since 2016.

Dodgers get on board, 14wise. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-to-retire-number-14-for-hall-of-famer-gil-hodgeshttps://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-to-retire-number-14-for-hall-of-famer-gil-hodges _______________ Hodges now joins the following Dodgers with retired numbers: 1 - Pee Wee Reese 2 - Tommy Lasorda 4 - Duke Snider 19 - Jim Gilliam 20 - Don Sutton 24 - Walter Alston 32 - Sandy Koufax 39 - Roy Campanella 42 - Jackie Robinson 53 - Don Drysdale Nine of those with retired Dodger numbers, including Hodges now (in fact, everybody on that list but Sutton and Drysdale), were all members of the '55 championship Brooklyn Dodgers squad, although Koufax and Lasorda, both rookies in '55, were on the fringes of that team. But still, that's a lot of retired numbers from one season's team. Also shines a light on the tidbit of the 1981 and 1988 World Champions being one of the few teams to date, and through the mid-2000s anyway, to not have a single HOFer on their postseason roster (though technically Sutton did pitch for the Dodgers during the regular season of 1988).

Lefty Specialist wrote: The whipped and beaten Mets fan in me says, "So what's going to go wrong now?" I remember 2018 and the 11-1 start. 2021's 103 days in first probably isn't far from the mind either 😳👀

=kcmets post_id=89603 time=1650223411 user_id=53] Doesn't the SNY app carry the WPIX games? Not that I'd want to watch on an app.

Lefty Specialist wrote: So it'll be right next to The Apple. They couldn't have spread them out a bit? I would have put him on the Shea mound plaque, but of him bowing to the Shea crowd during his number retirement ceremony.

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