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Mets Willets Point wrote: Damn. Joins Thurman Munson and Corey Lidle among those who died crashing their own planes. I’m guessing there are ball players out there who take up flying and never have a problem, but it sure does seem like they have shitty luck. If the old adage "things happen in threes" is true, ballplayer-pilots should be safe for a while. RIP, Doc. Later

Vic Sage wrote: MST3K doesn't just introduce bad movies and make jokes during commercial breaks. They sit down front and watch the movie WITH you and yell funny (and less funny) shit at the screen throughout. It's like watching a bad horror movie in Times Square in the 1970s. But without the pungent aroma of cannibis pervading the air... and the floors are less sticky (at least in my house). Svengoolie tries to do that, too. But he doesn't do that as well as MST3K. Later

Centerfield wrote: Yeah, I’d be inclined to say none of those qualify. Pedro was a big name but clearly in decline. Jason Bay is the quintessential Mets free agent. Not elite, and signed past his prime. The question was not whether or not the player signed was elite, it was whether the Mets signed one of the top players available that year. Remember? But if you are talking about signing a top tier free agent from another team, no, they never do this. Beltran. Bonilla. That's really it. And Bay certainly was one of the top two outfielders available that year, and his prior year wasn't chopped liver. He was coming off a year when he won a Silver Slugger award, finished 7th in the MVP voting and was on the All Star team. That's top tier, isn't it? The fact that he didn't work out as we would have liked is moot. Back to this year. Later

Every Sat night, on one of the cable stations, there's a different old monster movie hosted by a guy called Svengoolie. They have ranged from the original classics Bride of Frankenstein and the Wolf Man to last night's Deadly Mantis. Similar schtick to MST3K. He does a corny intro (from his coffin while people off camera throw rubber chickens at him) and there are equally corny gags during commercial breaks. Later

41Forever wrote: Sadly, I think Vince Coleman was of the top players on the market the year he was signed. Arguably, so was Jason Bay. He was 31, and the year before had a .267-36-119 year in Boston. Later

So, he's a front runner? That's one of the lowest phyla on Earth. He deserts his team when they don't win it all? And we're supposed to feel bad for him? He should talk to some of the folks who rooted for that team through thick and thin in Brooklyn (mostly thin) , then had to watch them move away from us. I'll leave it to Fmann to list the ways that guy can go f**k himself. As for me, I'll settle for him suffering any of the ways on that list. Later

OK, I'll start: The 1963 season is over. GM George Weiss realizes that his formula for building the Mets isn't working. The "name" players he selected in the expansion draft are getting older and the farm system is not ready to bear fruit. But there is no free agency yet and he also doesn't have the trading chips to acquire more veteran players, so he looks to getting prospects ready to blossom from other organizations. So in 1963 equivalent of the Rule V minor league draft he goes back to his American League roots and selects pitcher Luis Tiant and third baseman Dick Allen from the organizations of Cleveland and the White Sox, respectively*. Tiant brings instant respectability to the rotation, and when Seaver, Koosman and Gentry are added to the rotation over the next years, it becomes one of the best rotations in the league. With Dick Allen at third base, the Mets no longer need to trade Nolan Ryan for a washed up shortstop to play the position. Ryan stays with the team, matures and joins the rotation (replacing Gentry), making it truly legendary - the best in the history of the game. The team becomes a dynasty for more than a decade, forcing the owner of the other (American League)team in town to get disgusted and sell the team to a group that moves it to Peoria. Later * = Did I use that properly? Who cares? You know what I mean.

During recent (minor league talent maven) Keith Law webcast he said that since Rosario and Smith will no longer be considered rookies, the Mets won't have a single prospect rated in the top 100. When looking at the Baseball America lists of top 20 prospects in each minor league, you have to go all the way down to the SAL to find shortstop Andres Giminez on one of those lists. Later

There is hope for the world. The forces of Satan have been defeated once again. Pandora's box remains sealed. I'm a happy guy. And the cherry on top is that the MVP is a local guy (New Britain, CT, where my wife was born). Later

Looks like Dave Eiland is the new pitching coach. https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-dave-eiland-pat-roessler-1.14714629 Later

dgwphotography wrote: ...John C. Holmes was impressed. Now THAT deserves a BOC. Later

When it started, I had hair. Later

Edgy MD wrote: Ha! Jeter! Well, Weaver always said the keys to winning were pitching, defense, and three run homers. Snicker. Later A day without a slam at Jeter is like a day without sunshine.

Back to the thread title. Astros win, now going back to LA with a 3-2 game lead. Later

That blowhard reminds me of the famous Lucy (from Peanuts) line: "I never make mistakes. I thought I made one once, but I was wrong". Later

d'Kong76 wrote: Players are gonna get left out, doesn't mean we didn't love Grote to the max. (the crowd moans) Kase, I didn't moan. I've been laughing at that since you posted it, but didn't have a chance to give you kudos. That one deserves a standing O. (well, maybe an OOOOOOOOH ) Later

Edgy MD wrote: I'm not sure that one quite qualifies. Actresses have a lot more access to international markets than ballplayers though. Of course she does. She was a major star in the 40's, and was second (or first) billing to most of the top movie stars of that generation. I'd guess more people paid to watch her movies in a given year than paid to see Leo's games. And isn't that a measure of fame? Later

Do ya' think that some of the guys who jumped to sign would have waited if they had known the MFY spot was going to be open? Maybe all of them? Later

d'Kong76 wrote: He lives in Westchester, not that millionaires can't have two homes. And he is said to have a third, on Candlewood Lake, because he is frequently seen, and photographed, at the local pizzeria here in my home CT town (as I may have mentioned in one of the pizza threads) and the pictures show up in the local weekly paper. I've planned that if and when I see him, I'd say, "I remember you when you were a backup catcher on the Cubs". Later

All the best to my kid Wuilmer. I'll still be rooting for him to one day show us what he can do at the major league level, and am hoping it will be with the Mets. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That Lazy No Good Justin Turner Lefty Specialist doesn't get a cigar for his prediction, but he at least gets a cigarillo. Wrong team, correct outcome. Later

Report that the Mets will exercise Cabrera's option, rather than buy him out. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mets-exercise-asdrubal-cabrera-option-214850313.html Still not official. Later

Turner got a suggestion from Sandy Koufax. https://sports.yahoo.com/world-series-sandy-koufax-convinced-game-1-hero-justin-turner-wear-plain-lucky-shoes-060823129.html Now I'm torn. My emotions are on overload. Sandy, please stay away. I really don't like that team. Later

cooby wrote: Any movie featuring an octopus (septopus!) driving a truck is a good one. I never thought I'd ever see those words. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Bruce Jenner has also changed somewhat. You can drop the mic. Later