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Someone will have to come out of the weeds and chime in. Done. https://symonsez.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/artejohnsonveryinteresting.jpg?w=426>

Yikes, I'm very rusty, graphically speaking. Good game. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yS38XclXTXhKxX8pJPaW6mqH6kAutF1Fq64OhGxuT2TMDlVUNNIjpWvffAb8k1hursNtsnKhGLDmM_2DYd0=w942-h660-rw>

Jake did look kinda beat coming in after the 8th. But I did want him to get the CG shutout. Bummer. Overall a great game though. At least so far.

Figures that it was Fkn Frdy Frmn who broke it. Annnnnnnnnnnnd, there goes another..........oy!

Excellent stuff Batmags! Bonus points for using The Flying Nun. (I had a childhood crush on Sally) I had a couple, but not too many, Topps Flying Nun packs. I had way more Planet of the Apes cards. Baseball cards were two years away for me. I was wondering if you moved to Tahiti or something and went totally off the grid. I do that from time to time. Just need to step off the on-line scene. I collected Batman, Rat Patrol, and The Man From UNCLE cards before I got into baseball cards. Five cents a pack with two cents tax. I'd ask the candy store man if I could have the card box when it was empty, and he used to save them for me. How cool is that? That was pretty prescient of you to ask for the boxes. I wouldn't say I collected Flying Nun cards (which were put out by Donruss, not Topps) or Planet of the Apes cards. I'd say I just had some of those. More like a one-time shopping thing, probably out of curiosity rather than to collect a set. I probably dragged my father to the local candy store where I had to buy something, anything. The first cards I remember collecting, or having, were Batman cards. I remember these small round Batman cards, and also, these view master Batman cards also round, that you'd put into some binoculars-like contraption and see a 3D image of a scene from the Batman TV show. https://live.staticflickr.com/5541/9711104476_c9d405c383_b.jpg> I had that viewmaster set. The best 3-D image was the one with Robin on the piece of wood hanging over the tigers. And Catwoman's butt was pretty awesome in 3-D too, lol.

The only thing I know for sure about this season is that I can't miss an Alonso at-bat. Last season it was Jeff McNeil.

This was a tough one. Mona is nice art work, which I appreciate. But hey, it's mah man Buddy!

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Sorry, Frank. lol, ditto.

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=12533 time=1560178833 user_id=68] =Zvon post_id=12498 time=1560165025 user_id=106] Excellent stuff Batmags! Bonus points for using The Flying Nun. (I had a childhood crush on Sally)

Excellent stuff Batmags! Bonus points for using The Flying Nun. (I had a childhood crush on Sally)

I love the Thomas cover for it's photo. The view, the color, the swing. Without the ball dribbling to third it might have gotten my vote. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o01Fp5CSYMX7jX2JiPdxDnRI4nvUrsXoxCu-NeLGlFRhdvE8ItS7ymYp2utu9-xzU1SUTk98PIYL1WM2x3fMgXZqmlZiXXHsia4A6cn-KX-YG2mS71PdGimzAvoSGtNx9WoijnjzD7CxZLj0FN2AiSxMjAbt1DwPBwT2ds6FvuJO8DVhElGK1AEcw_MlAlPR6WmzTOFDkEwNFl6n1mpsJSwzIzfq4u0WJQPnrs6lORQypkwX70BYLkhOk-43ZAXqHMciv5BIGKMWoQCS_XLCICUlK5vo-OPknim-dnmrlpiU5xDnDXSbJCNlIANsTV0e7JZvMxEkPVoKrRNgaEpI6eVk2Ir40dQKudh1bJ19X1RubF-B1fBSC3eNqh8oON-OJgpJ-CDg5Q4lCAVvR6oE-3__uxfBYvSjXzhoAg6PNo1pvGcm2R_KX8fuFiWMikf0DMclO-NTb71gCe6HzxgcXq43rqsTKIjQJjPieJ60uUt6-0mkvH29uxZiRHJK5fFjkl49tq0WWoVn43TY5AHtciIfdlodrfEqJ2NtTxjwbqwXC4I8ogEen-iTgAc8Ti7K_TidY0rrAiW2hFxVJoctqDP0D4X8UoC9zLMRUOtBgKn3-QKNoiD0NABiAVPxNVaVXpA_iiuf-gk7mcibNwKCV4sE4WYG2KI9=w308-h400-no> Nah, that Doc cover rules.

Oh yes. And of course: may he top it somewhere down the line.

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Edgy MD wrote: I meant recognizable as a Met, not as Gaspar. In fact, has some touch-up work been done here on his number? It seems artificially sharp, especially when considered alongside Elrod Hendricks' "10." The number does look touched up. That occurred to me the first time I saw it. And it's almost red, or hot pink. I knew it was Gaspar because I knew the issue was covering the World Series, and I figured that the photo was from the '69 series. I always went out of my way (and still so) for SI World Series editions. They usually have the BEST!!! photos.

So after the aftermath of the Royals-White Sox brawl, what's everyone's position on bat flips? Obviously shades of gray here, but generally for me: Bat Flips: Bat flips are fun. Obviously don't do it for the purpose of showing up your opponent, but any bat flip arising from actual emotion from getting a big hit is ok by me. Anderson's was pretty big, but he looked like he was genuinely pumped from hitting a big HR. Where I draw the line is (a) taunting. Don't direct your celebration at the pitcher or other team, and ( don't make it part of your "thing". A choreographed routine that you're trying to play off as your "signature" move or some bullshit like that. Displays of Emotion on the Mound: Same thing. If you're pumped, feel free to show it. Don't taunt your opponent. Please don't try to make a signature move. What was it? The Mejia Stomp? That was dumb. Throwing at Batters: Throwing Inside to Establish the Inside Corner: Always ok. Even if it means plunking a guy here and there by accident. Throwing up and In to send a Message: Ok, depending on the circumstance. Nothing at the head. Moving his feet, knocking him down. Again, depends on the circumstance. If they're teeing off on you and you feel like they're cheating out over the plate, sure. If you're just pissed you gave up a HR, then no. There should be a legitimate baseball reason to intentionally throwing inside. Throwing over a batter's head to intimidate him: The old "Hit the Mascot". This is ok. Just make sure you miss. Intentionally Throwing at Batter: Definitely ok when that exact batter (pitcher) has intentionally hit one of your players. (the Clemens situation). I'm torn on whether it's ok to hit another player on the other team because your guy got hit. Example: Jake Arrieta throws at Pete Alonso and gets tossed. It it ok now for Wheeler to peg Bryce Harper? Is he supposed to hit Bryce Harper? I can see both sides. Either way, nothing above the neck. Intentionally Throwing at a Batter's Head: Never ok. You can kill him dickhead. Totally agree with all of this.

I really like the photoshop work on the Piazza. Sidenote: I've never heard of "Countywide Sports" magazine. And they knew Gil's secrets? Mmmmmkay.

I remember getting that SI with Doc on it. Gooden FTW!

I can answer one of 'em. I get that Lugo is struggling and that's fine, it happens. But Mickey's bullpen management is real curious as a result. Micky uses the pen the way I use pencils. I use pencils until they are used up.

Maybe. I'd like to see an uncropped copy of the SI cover photo. I have saved every decent to great quality photo of Brooks that I have come across online over the years, and I've yet to see one. I bet the negative of that photo included more details left and right. Rod Gaspar recognizable? I guess to you and I. To me, all that matters is that Brooks is in focus, ready to pounce on any ball batted his way. https://images.nittanyweb.com/scs/images/products/116/larger/brooks_robinson_autographed_signed_sports_illustrated_magazine_baltimore_orioles_beckett_certified_p781314.jpg>

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Maybe for every other player who ever played, but there was something about the way Brooks would creep in and then set himself that, IMO, made for a classic photo. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mbB8O8ypIDBB_BnXbPHtHAgDYnQOxwHCOfDUXmi4BptvOr1ZV4WCki19mzWmTwayd8x-sG5FW7dGSnqvEROgsnjdPJgTPa6c8PzKM7KN4XFhsHjCdydqoS34wqhKBgr0aAHYdR34XbdA6WTpzjYlBzgSemklSqEHkGN3ozsUJ_dwJJVzIi0ipYnJ_276h4jlyKyVRqBPS_lTe6M8s2ND_XeFygQJLXR-zgq0jRjEm4cppX5TbvrhZNoNjzcGFyj046yo3748z7_nDorlXPwWxR02h6g8wbG8YK78qGIOLI9ypClSYBRHslPbVahdiKHmQxpM05lUQnfD9D80pnuYuutCbw8-aIGYGtk3BNIf6A-Oc5lGK8ARzAAKZnyHBbq0iBwceE0sWHK9yHYRKEtYAavby0QnlhTdZL9JD7ac8dlgnVhWLG5EOpxynVFbpnI6wrmGfY5uKM8_DunHjBvmv9AlbpsRF8O7uwawUjWrHp6nzBDJupPkluSEzx6EzjOEicNOBq9V5CAqJaMSnDMWknH1mr95Tf6Ih8jBKmtHCz1udRwtTL7h-GhKkImvMg-nDcnm-mWxXg_AEAnmCn2QBJzd_UDQjmEUAis4tjO9n6ORrHJwgKkhTf5GA6_isIykF0gc1VUfKmek2QPdDGtvTWokxWXG02sm=w414-h612-no>

All great covers, but someone has to give Brooks a lil' love. Maybe my only childhood baseball idol who wasn't a Mets player.

MC seems like a spiteful manager. Re relief:::: "So you're not going to do what I put you in there for? Well, I'm just gonna keep you in there until you do."

https://twitter.com/Miss_Met/status/1112903398175793152

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