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That's gotta be right -- about ol' Case being at the new Busch for the '66 ASG. Because I've seen photos of Stengel posing with Ted Williams in 1966 and if I remember right, those photos were taken at Busch because I seem to to recall the distinctive top of the Busch roof that circled the stadium in the background of those photos. Stengel and Williams posed together because they were that year's new HOF inductees. And here it is (but I remember some other photos from that same session, slightly different angles): [FIMG=888]https://lelands.com/images_items/item_38347_1.jpg[/FIMG]

That's gotta be right -- about ol' Case being at the new Busch for the '66 ASG. Because I've seen photos of Stengel posing with Ted Williams in 1966 and if I remember right, those photos were taken at Busch because I seem to to recall the distinctive top of the Busch roof that circled the stadium in the background of those photos. Stengel and Williams posed together because they were that year's new HOF inductees.

Edgy MD wrote: I had always felt like this is the same game if not the same inning as this notorious fake Agee card. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/HYcAAOSwpfpeKJC8/s-l640.jpg> But now I realize that it sorta can't be because Real Harrelson is wearing long sleeves and Harrelson-in-Disguise has his guns uncovered. Remember when Zvon reverse-engineered the Topps 1973 Tommie Agee card into a Fantasy 1972 Agee In Action? [FIMG=666]https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5IZ0Kuqtdc/UmSbxNhLBDI/AAAAAAAAG70/3tfi1Gz4wYs/s1600/72IAagee.bmp[/FIMG]

Rare Mike Trout rookie card sells for $900,00.00, a record for modern baseball cards. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/05/21/mike-trout-rookie-baseball-card-auctioned-record-tying-900000/5238915002/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/05/21/mike-trout-rookie-baseball-card-auctioned-record-tying-900000/5238915002/ 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout Red Refractor Autograph: [FIMG=555]https://beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com/news/news-content/uploads/2020/05/2009-Bowman-Chrome-Draft-Red-Refractor-Mike-Trout-Autograph-Goldin-Auctions-May-2020-1.jpg[/FIMG]

Breaking Away is ranked 8th on AFI's list of top 100 all-time inspiring movies. It's a Wonderful Life tops the list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Cheershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Cheers It's also ranked 8th on AFI's all-time list of sports movies. Topping that list is Raging Bull. https://www.amctheatres.com/american-film-institute/ten-top-ten/sportshttps://www.amctheatres.com/american-film-institute/ten-top-ten/sports

Rick Monday? Later Winner, winner. Chicken Dinner. Wow! I think this is the first CPF kwiz I've ever won. especially with a wildass guess I'm Faklempt. Later Nah. You got the winning answer -- Chico Fernandez -- to the quiz question -- name the only baseball player who played for the Mets and the Brooklyn Dodgers ... but not for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Rick Monday? Later Winner, winner. Chicken Dinner. And youse can read all about it in The Athletic's "Nemesis" series, on cyber newsstands now.

Edgy MD wrote: Al Oliver. No chicken dinner for you.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tommy Hutton? That's the first guy I thought of. Not the guy.

=MFS62 post_id=37099 time=1590005666 user_id=60] Mike Schmidt. Later

=metsmarathon post_id=37097 time=1590004377 user_id=83] willie stargell

Tom Seaver gave up the most home-runs to which batter?

The MLB debut of Jose Reyes. An 11-0 Mets romp behind Al Leiter where the Rangers throw up a fringe pitcher in relief to stop the bleeding. A fellow by the name of R.A. Dickey. I think the Mets played in the stadium's inaugural game during the exhibition season.

Unrelated it'd be interesting to see a NEW movie/comic/hero franchise to take off from the villain standpoint. Like have a Joker movie that's less origin story and more him terrorizing Gotham in the years prior to Batman becoming Batman, in fact, he's the impetus for BECOMING Batman.... The Joker had his own comic book, for a brief run in 1975-76 --- the only villain in the DC universe to be given that treatment. [FIMG=666]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91JJ69oCEnL.jpg[/FIMG]

=Ceetar post_id=36953 time=1589743072 user_id=102] And also why did this need to take place in the early 20th century? Joaquin Phoenix is 45. I don't know what age Joker was supposed to be but that seems about right. That means Joker, in the future when Batman is Batman, is like a 60ish year old man? That doesn't really seem to track.

No Mets manager inherited a better team in the immediate and short term, than Willie Randolph. It was like giving a Ferrari to some kid who should've been driving a bicycle with training wheels.

Frayed Knot wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=36858 time=1589486017 user_id=68] Jesus Christ, what an asshole that Snell is. Sure, but what if he gets the 'rona?!?

Jesus Christ, what an asshole that Snell is. Guys like that should be forced to work in a supermarket for minimum wage in this pandemic next to others like him, who won't get tested unless they can't breathe.

=Ceetar post_id=36742 time=1589250797 user_id=102] assuming we're not just ignoring testing and tracing altogether, which i'm not convinced can happen, it doesn't seem like they _have_ to play empty stadiums. Test people. You could probably socially distance 2000 people, maybe more if you factor in families that don't have to be distanced, fairly easily in the ground level of most stadiums. keep all the concessions and such closed, have a handful of mask-laden guards for security. Only allow day-of tickets purchased that require proof of a negative test. (or perhaps a positive antibody test, depending on if we have info on that being meaningful) No one would come in contact with players. Chance of anyone being infected is low, and if you mandate masks worn to come and go from your seat things would be pretty safe. It wouldn't be the same, but there'd be enough crowd noise from that, noises in the right spots even if not as loud, to make things feel a little more normal. I think it'd help. Ultimately baseball doesn't really care about making it feel normal for the players, and the mesley income from that, perhaps merely $40k or something is junk change to them anyway. Unless they made this a super-premium experience I guess, and they probably could, and milked it for like $100 a ticket. You could probably get a few hundred thousand that way.

=LWFS post_id=36665 time=1589088434 user_id=84] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=36663 time=1589086994 user_id=68] Ricky Bottalico? One of these things is not like the others.

Ricky Bottalico? One of these things is not like the others.

Ricky Bottalico? One of these things is not like the others.

The 20 inning game at the beginning of the 2010 season, when Jeff Francoeur was playing like an MVP, for however brief that lasted. The next day, when Frank Catalanotto batted cleanup because the starters needed some resting and, according to Manuel, the cleanup hitter oughtta have been a first baseman.

So I'm following this thread from bed - wide awake - and I finally bit and put the TV on. So why aren't the players wearing masks over their mouths? Did they all test negative and are in a quarantine bubble?

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