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I've read that the two happiest days of a boat owner's life are the day he gets it and the day he gets rid of it. I'm ready for my second Cano happy day. Later

=smg58 post_id=12055 time=1559738160 user_id=62] Mickey needed to learn from last year, but didn't.

There may have been many Dave Kingman covers, but this was Jay Hook's moment of nerd glory. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Mets take another Texas high school kid, RHP Josh Wolf with their 2nd pick/53 overall. They may have to buy him out of a commitment to Texas A&M. Later

I voted for the SI cover because, as everyone knows, Dennis Potvin was a better defenseman than Brad Park. Actually, because the SI cover shows us why his knee got dirty when he pitched - he got his power from his legs. Later

Ruben Tejada is hitting .425 at Syracuse. Just sayin'. Later

F'milia is a contraction. Guess the two words. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Gary sayeth that Greinke was the first player he recalled to be publicly open about dealing with clinical depression. How's about Pete Harnisch? Cleveland first baseman Tony Horton was the first one I heard had it. One or two years later (before a game at YS I), I asked his Gaylord Perry if any of Horton's teammates had heard about or from Tony (or even talked about him) and he said they had not. It was a taboo subject in those days. Later

Edgy MD wrote: While they're dumping all those trade components, maybe it's the time for the Mets to make a move for Kelenic and Justin Dunn. Nice. Edgy, your Goren 3 signature. Are you a bridge player? Later

That just throws additional gas on the fire for New York sports fans. Later

Syracuse traveled to Buffalo yesterday and beat the home team 9-2 before over 16,400 fans. They must have been there to cheer Ruben Tejada and wish him well in his recovery. Later

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I'll agree that The Marine reserves and the (Army) National Guard are different services; now you can agree that many pro athletes joined up in those programs to avoid a two year draft commitment. As someone who was ducking machine gun bullets during the mid-late 60's, I did not pay attention to which six month program each athlete joined. So, it was not 100%. As for Gil Hodges, that was his opinion as I'm entitled to mine. And I did not find the cover inappropriate or offensive. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Tom and Nancy are like the parents of the entire organization. The photo is awesome, the design is clean and tasteful and extremely contemporary for its moment. Jock has a terrible logo. If you saw it today you'd be shocked if it weren't a gay-lifestyle magazine. It may have been then. The image is inspiring and well-done (I like that its a mound they're plating the flag in) but in the end it's a cliche that misappropriates and mixes war and sports. Tom and Nancy famously bought a front-page ad in the New York Times calling for peace in the turbulent era during which these covers came to life. They themselves would have voted for domestic bliss over war at work. Do the right thing for America Tom (as well as many other pro athletes) joined the National Guard so he wouldn't get drafted and have to go to 'Nam. So let's take patriotism out of this. I find nothing wrong with using a famous moment of achievement after a struggle as the theme of that cover. It was tastefully done. And Joan Payson was the mother of the organization. It was born to her. Later

Great job by Brodie Van Idiot, trading 2 Top 10 prospects for Diaz and Cano. This one is off to a hot start: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=672284#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALLhttp://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=672284#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL And the second base prospect, Luis Santana, who he gave up in another deal, hasn't started his season yet. And I think he will be better than Kelenic. Later

Dang! (I wanted to use a stronger word) That Jock cover conveyed the hard struggle the franchise had to endure from the beginning to finally reach that pinnacle and plant that flag. The use of that famous image to symbolize it was appropriate. To lose to any cover, especially THAT one, is a shame. Later

Is Casey Coleman related to the more well known pitching Colemans (Joe and Joe Jr.)? Later

A fun read. I liked his comments about umpiring. https://tht.fangraphs.com/taking-on-the-alligators-lars-anderson-in-germany/https://tht.fangraphs.com/taking-on-the-alligators-lars-anderson-in-germany/ Later

I'll guess something off the wall - Koufax against Spahn. Later

Remembering him for more than what shouldn't have to define a great career and full life http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2019/05/27/a-better-first-paragraph/here. The update sports person on WCBS quoted Mookie Wilson saying (basically) the same thing. RIP. Later

It is only fitting to honor the Iwo Jima cover on Memorial Day. Later

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure I understand this post. I'm not sure he does, either. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Then toss in 13 innings of squatting [11, 2] plus a key pick-off by Ramos and the backstops were pretty much the backbone all day When I was a kid, the older fans used to say that when a game goes long into extra innings, look for a catcher to get a hit to win it. I have absolutely no statistical evidence to back that up, but it sure makes sense. Later

He's listed at 6'5". That makes him the tallest Mets outfielder since ... ? Later

As I mentioned in the Binghamton thread, Ruben Tejada is back in the organization, and is hitting well in AA. Hey, he's only 29 years old and it seems like a lifetime since his injury. Wouldn't it be poetic justice if he came back and led the Mets to the World Series? And after he drives in the winning run, he could face the tv cameras, give the one finger peace symbol and say, "This is for you, Chase Utley!" Later