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  1. Edgy MD
    That's not a museum. It's a stylish closet.
  2. Edgy MD
    Payson died in 1975, while Mays was still wearing the uniform as a coach. While I'm sure a few uniform numbers have been officially retired while a guy is still wearing it, it's certainly not the standard model (indeed, it's hardly necessary, as his very presence keeps the number reserved). And having transitioned seamlessly from player to coach, his use of the digits was uninterrupted. Mays' banishment took place in 1979, at which point he left the Mets dugout --- to be replaced by Bob Gibson as Joe Torre's legend-in-residence. Mantle was cut dead in 1983. The time to do it, if at all, was probably shortly after his banishment. But the outgoing and incoming ownership had more pressing matters than thumbing their noses at Bowie Kuhn, and the whole thing was probably underreported by the press, who had a hard enough time paying attention to the Mets at all.
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    Come on, you Mets! Third place is your'n!
  4. Edgy MD
    I liked that you continued the Mets-in-the-90s tradition of trading centerfielders for centerfielders. Can OotP test players for PEDs and suspend them if they are found guilty?
  5. Edgy MD
    But the argument isn't that he's a Hall of Famer. (And he's far more than a Hall of Famer.) Neither is it that he did enough.
  6. Edgy MD
    Hairy has a chance at 20 homers, and maybe a sweet little offseason contract to boot.
  7. Edgy MD
    BA=#BF8040]X=#BF8080]X=#BF8040]XTER
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    Oh, and [*:2f1w5iql]Baxter, rf[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Murphy, 2b[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Wright, 3b[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Davis, 1b[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Duda, lf[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Hairston, cf[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Cedeno, ss[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Thole, c[/*:m:2f1w5iql] [*:2f1w5iql]Niese, sp[/*:m:2f1w5iql][/list:o:2f1w5iql] I'm glad to see Duda not anchored to right field and I wish they moved him around more earlier in the year.
  9. Edgy MD
    Ba-X-ter. That's a more bad-ass way of writing it. Hardcore, if you will.
  10. Edgy MD
    Binghamton announces four-year extension of affiliation agreement with Mets.
  11. Edgy MD
    batmagadanleadoff wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I'm not sure what the question means, something sporting at my expense I guess, but no, I mean following the 1971 season, at the time of the trade. Just kidding. Not at your expense. Never. Are you saying that Willie would've retired after '71? Don't forget, he played almost the first third of '72 in SanFran. And his '71 season was highly effective, if not customary Mays. He altered his hitting approach to compensate for loss of bat speed, and would thus, foul off pitches purposely. He led the league in BB's and OBP in '71 with that approach and OBP'd over .400 in '72. Yes, I put that poorly. Of course he started 1972 in San Francisco. In my defense, I was being defensive.
  12. Edgy MD
    I'm not sure what the question means, something sporting at my expense I guess, but no, I mean following the 1971 season, at the time of the trade.
  13. Edgy MD
    His end was to return to New York and play, rather than retire.
  14. Edgy MD
    batmagadanleadoff wrote: Last time I checked, Joan Payson was dead. She held up her end of the deal. If I buy someone's house, aren't I allowed to change the furniture? Or re-paint the kitchen? There are no rules here. Anything goes. The owner can do whatever he wants to do. He certainly can. Rules aren't involved, but honor is. I don't think too many of us would be pleased if he unretired 37 or 14 because they were retired on somebody else's watch. I think you'd agree --- at least with regards to other issues (the stadium, the rotunda) --- that management would do well to think of themselves as stewards of a franchise and not merely holders who can dispose of, forsake, or realign the legacy with contempt for those who've invested in it. I think you buy the franchise, you buy the obligations, be they formal and contractual, or informal but honor-bound.
  15. Edgy MD
    I appreciate the maddening ambiguity of "unofficial retirement" as much as anybody, but the promise not to re-assign it came from Payson herself to Mays. And a promise is a promise. So the most honorable ways to resolve it are (1) to get Willie to release the Mets from Mrs. Payson's pledge (do you want to ask him?), or (2) make the retirement official, and accept that it comes almost entirely from greater service to the cause baseball and baseball in New York and National League baseball in New York, much more than service to the Mets.
  16. Edgy MD
    Just to be clear, guys like Houston still have an elimination number but they are actually eliminated, because even should the current leaders were to utterly collapse, and Houston to run the board, the teams that beat Washington and Atlanta would beat them to the top. NL EastTeamWL%GBNet GBM#/E#BP % ChampsWashington7851.605------2886.1%Atlanta7457.5655.05.02813.9%New York6169.46917.530.0160.0%Philadelphia6169.46917.530.0160.0%Miami5972.45020.040.0130.0% NL WildcardTeamWL%GBNet GBM#/E#BP % ChampsCincinnati8052.606Div.Lead.---2.0%Washington7851.605Div.Lead.---13.6%San Francisco7257.558Div.Lead.---4.8%Atlanta7457.565------3275.8%St. Louis7159.546------3268.4%Pittsburgh7060.5381.01.03227.9%Los Angeles7061.5341.52.0317.9%Arizona6467.4897.520.0250.1%Milwaukee6267.4818.524.0250.1%New York6169.46910.031.5230.0%Philadelphia6169.46910.031.5230.0%San Diego6171.46211.038.5210.0%Miami5972.45012.550.5200.0%Colorado5376.41117.595.5160.0%Chicago4980.38021.5135.5120.0%Houston4089.31030.5234.530.0%
  17. Edgy MD
    Me too. Only seven folks left in this contest.
  18. Edgy MD
    The article seemingly suggests Gooden never got to Combs before Daulton hopped on him from behind. The video evidence you provide suggests otherwise. Good job. Oh, and... Kelvin Torve!
  19. Edgy MD
    Let's finish this tomorrow and stamp third place hard. NL EastTeamWL%GBNet GBM#/E#Washington7851.605------28Atlanta7457.5655.05.028New York6169.46917.530.016Philadelphia6169.46917.530.016Miami5972.45020.040.013 NL WildcardTeamWL%GBNet GBM#/E#Cincinnati8052.606Div.Lead.---Washington7851.605Div.Lead.---San Francisco7257.558Div.Lead.---Atlanta7457.565------32St. Louis7159.546------32Pittsburgh7060.5381.01.032Los Angeles7061.5341.52.031Arizona6467.4897.520.025Milwaukee6267.4818.524.025New York6169.46910.031.523Philadelphia6169.46910.031.523San Diego6171.46211.038.521Miami5972.45012.550.520Colorado5376.41117.595.516Chicago4980.38021.5135.512Houston4089.31030.5234.53
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    Shoppach 2.43 Wright 1.81 Baxter 1.22 Parnell 0.98 Tejada 0.94 Edgin 0.56 Duda 0.48 Carson 0.48 RRamirez 0.48 Davis 0.21 Rauch 0.21 Murphy 0.19 Bay 0.01
  21. Edgy MD
    Harvey 3.04 Duda 2.77 Francisco 1.25 Hairston 0.87 Davis 0.72 Edgin 0.50 Carson 0.34 Rauch 0.34 Baxter 0.11 Torres 0.05 Bay 0.02
  22. Edgy MD
    Once more, con sentimiento. Starting PitchersRelief Pitchers Infielders Chase Hutchingson DoB: 4/14/1989 7-7, 4.17 ERA 114.1 IP, 91 SO, 54 BB in St. Lucie Greg Peavey DoB: 7/11/1988 7-8, 5.06 ERA, 34 BB, 80 SO in 137 IP in Binghamton Ryan Fraser DoB: 7/11/1988 5-4, 2.77 ERA 4 Sv, 61.2 IP in St. Lucie, Binghamton Adam Kolarek DoB: 1/14/1989 3-3, 2.79 ERA 137 IP, 34 BB, 80 SO in Binghamton Danny Muno DoB: 2/9/1989 .289 / .390 / .429 // .819, 6 HR, 18 SB in St. LucieOutfielders Darrell Ceciliani DoB: 6/22/1990 .324 / .388 / .451 // .838, 19 games in St. Lucie Cesar Puello DoB: 4/1/1991 .257 /.325 .424 // .748, 61 games in St. Lucie
  23. Edgy MD
    Lost a dude
  24. Edgy MD
    Babymets on the AFL roster of the Surprise Saguaros. Starting PitchersRelief PitchersInfielders Chase Hutchingson DoB: 4/14/1989 7-7, 4.17 ERA 114.1 IP, 91 SO, 54 BB in St. Lucie Chase Hutchingson DoB: 4/14/1989 7-7, 4.17 ERA 114.1 IP, 91 SO, 54 BB in St. Lucie Greg Peavey DoB: 7/11/1988 7-8, 5.06 ERA 4 Sv, 61 IP in St. Lucie, Binghamton Adam Kolarek DoB: 1/14/1989 3-3, 2.79 ERA 137 IP, 34 BB, 80 SO in Binghamton Danny Muno DoB: 2/9/1989 .289 / .390 / .429 // .819, 6 HR, 18 SB in St. LucieOutfielders Darrell Ceciliani DoB: 6/22/1990 .324 / .388 / .451 // .838, 19 games in St. Lucie Cesar Puello DoB: 4/1/1991 .257 /.325 .424 // .748, 61 games in St. Lucie
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