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  1. batmagadanleadoff
    Edgy MD wrote: I dunno. Zim's got a third-base line behind him, while Backman seems to be in the middle of the diamond. Close enough. ___________ Where's Stallard in relation to everything else? Looks like he's where Grote is. Looks like the same car, too. Must be a private homeowner who kept the same car for at least most of the decade abutting the field. [fimg=544]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8678/16386398077_33f84524cc_o.jpg[/fimg]
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    Only three out of the last 12 Mets first round draft picks ever made it to the majors, although, to be fair, there's still plenty of time for those numbers to improve significantly. Still, those three are: Matt Harvey, Ike Davis and Eddie Kunz. Davis and Kunz were compensation picks.
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    Frayed Knot wrote: W.A.G. - Kirk Presley Presley was a Mets "first pick in the draft" pitcher who never made it to the majors. But there are a coupl'a other Mets who fit that bill and preceded Kirk.
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    Who was the first pitcher who was the Mets first draft pick in a June amateur draft who never made it to the majors?
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    Edgy MD wrote: From the "THINGS WERE BETTER WHEN DIFFERENT TEAMS USED DIFFERENT MARKETING AND DESIGN FIRMS" comes this wonderful unearthing of Houston Astros game day programs from the sixties. Look at them mocking the Mets! That's fighting art! Look at Casey! [fimg=333]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-GKUp4CUAAiRD9.jpg[/fimg] I'm onto those. From roughly 1966-68, the Astros program covers featured a style evocative of European stlye cartooning. They shoulda had Tug McGraw trying to smoke the artificial turf next to the Met trying to peer underneath it.
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    Wally Backman pays homage to original Met Don Zimmer by recreating Zim's 1962 pose at about the same exact spot on Butterball Field. [fimg=363]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7339/16566442671_f2d9bd08b4_o.jpg[/fimg]
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    "I didn't miss playing for the crappy Mets. In fact, the team they traded me to won the next World Series. I got bling for that. Who am I"?
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    "Oh that's nothing. That same announcer once said of me: 'On the mound is [so and so], the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo.' Who am I"? [fimg=433]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/16562950221_a4288b8264_o.jpg[/fimg] Randy Jones, former Cy Young winner by the time we got him. And how tall is the profile on that cap! You're gonna hafta sort it out with Edgy over who gets the clapper for Harpo.
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    Edgy MD wrote: Sorry, I thought we had those guys all in. I was ready to go with Cardenál. I thought youse wuz stumped on Cardenal.
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    Lefty Specialist wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: Assures his spot in the rotation when he accidentally eats Dillon Gee for breakfast. Accidentally? Dillon was wearing his camouflage uniform and Bartolo mistook him for a stack of flapjacks with syrup. [fimg=544]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/D6ZFz9Ah/gold-rush-compare-2-chicken-redo_scruberthumbnail_0.jpg[/fimg]
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    [fimg=247]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nzJkHH6rF60/TpOY8l01BNI/AAAAAAAAARo/3i1QPczFnTk/s1600/Luis_Rosado.jpg[/fimg] Jose Cardenal rounds out the list of Lee Mazzilli's nine 1980 backups. Thank you for playing. You were truly wonderful contestants. I will always cherish this experience.
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    "Oh that's nothing. That same announcer once said of me: 'On the mound is [so and so], the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo.' Who am I"? [fimg=433]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/16562950221_a4288b8264_o.jpg[/fimg]
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    [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] "That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets. So who am I"? Veryzer? I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR. [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint? "I was the subject of one of baseball's all-time great malapropisms when someone once said of me as I was warming up: '[so and so's] throwing up in the bullpen'. I guess that's another hint: I was a pitcher".
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    Edgy MD wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: A-Rod also brings to mind one of eff Wilpon's earliest and most spectacular dog and pony shows. But why would Mets fans have wanted a shortstop that hit about two HR's a week when they already had one that hit about two HR's every six years? Don't you claim Wilpon was in charge since, like 1993, or something? Yeah. Maybe even a little earlier.
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    batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] "That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets. So who am I"? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Veryzer? I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR. [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint? Bump.
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    Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield? I forgot. Who am I? Me. The guy on the infield dirt with a bat in his hands just behind Roger. That's a tough one. Such a blurry image. I'd really have to take a shot in the dark. My notes indicate it ain't Bobby Gene. But considering everything after your guess, that guy is a passable BGS.
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    Lefty Specialist wrote: Assures his spot in the rotation when he accidentally eats Dillon Gee for breakfast. Accidentally?
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    I couldn't give a shit about any of this, and not just because A-Rod plays up in the Bronx. What gets lost in all of this is that in his prime, A-Rod was twice the player Jeter ever was, but try and get any Yankee fan to acknowledge that. Jeter's best season might, might qualify as A-Rod's sixth best. A-Rod also brings to mind one of eff Wilpon's earliest and most spectacular dog and pony shows. But why would Mets fans have wanted a shortstop that hit about two HR's a week when they already had one that hit about two HR's every six years?
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    I nominate Luis for the Mets porn star mustache hall of fame. Anybody wanna second the nomination? [fimg=333:2sf76a0v]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nzJkHH6rF60/TpOY8l01BNI/AAAAAAAAARo/3i1QPczFnTk/s1600/Luis_Rosado.jpg[/fimg:2sf76a0v]
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    [fimg=247]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nzJkHH6rF60/TpOY8l01BNI/AAAAAAAAARo/3i1QPczFnTk/s1600/Luis_Rosado.jpg[/fimg] 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson Bill Almon Dan Norman Gary Rajsich Edgy gets a clapper just for getting Rosado right.
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    Will Bartolo break Doug Saunders' record? And if he does, will Bartolo then hold onto it? http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/21900/f1_t21945.shtml
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    2 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson Bill Almon Dan Norman Gary Rajsich
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    3 2 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson Bill Almon Dan Norman Gary Rajsich
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    batmagadanleadoff wrote: Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield? I forgot. Who am I? Me. The guy on the infield dirt with a bat in his hands just behind Roger.
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    4 3 2 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson Bill Almon Dan Norman Gary Rajsich
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