Zvon

dagnabbitt!

Nymr83 wrote: Harvey only takes that offer if he knows something negative about his own health that we don't. I wouldn't offer it. cooby wrote: But if they don't contend, it'll be that much less money for the future. I'd like to have him around but I just don't know what he's worth at this point in the road. ^Those things Too much of a gamble at this point. By now Harvey knows if he'll ever be 2013 Harvey again, I figure. IMO accepting would be like conceding. I would like the Mets to offer him an extension though, but after a few months into the season. See what he's got in the tank.

Edgy MD wrote: My problem with ALL ABOARD is that there is no train. The metaphor of Subway Series is stretched. The headline doesn't really match the image. This is true. The photo is what grabbed me.

I'm all aboard for ALL ABOARD. Great photo of a Metly celebration. The Skanks hadn't happened yet. I let these covers freeze me for a moment in time. If they didn't put a comma in there on THANK YOU, CARDS it would have been a closer call. It's correct english and all but I think it would have been cooler and had a double meaning without the comma. I'm referring to THANK YOU CARDS of the Hallmark variety.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Thank you, but what makes you think that these aren't actual photos? lol I've been to our headquarters in Stockholm. I took the off season tour on my vacation. Everything in that lobby is blue and orange! Even the receptionists uniform! Even the garbage. EVERYTHING I tells ya!

I may not always have much to say about stuff most of the time, but I always have an image for everything. ALWAYS AND EVERYTHING!

dgwphotography wrote: I think 1986 left a sour taste in my mouth, because I look at it as if it should have been more. I assume you mean more success in 87, 88, 89, 90........ I really thought we had a dynasty in the working. Kinda still was, as far as good Met teams go, but the end results did not meet my expectations.

Edgy MD wrote: The 1986 Mets are better than almost all athletic seasons ever. The 1969 Mets are better than almost all things ever. Well put Edgy.

Grimm, are you doing all the photoshop work? If so you have really become an excellent creator of "pictures that never were". Kudos 2 u!

Zvon wrote: I feel the '86 World Series tops the '69 classic, but the '69 season trumps the '86 season. I hadn't read your article yet when I posted this. You explain your list criteria up front. I was commenting from and personal & emotional viewpoint. I should explain my comment. I didn't see the '69 World Series games as they were happening. Saw highlights on the news and such. So all emotion connections were formed in retrospect. The '69 series was totally amazin', but we had some breathing room there. I separated series from season, so disregard my original comment. I'll stick by that but I should have read your article before posting. The '86 series went 7 and...the unforgettable Buckner play when we thought it was all but over was such an uplifting experience. I jumped off my couch like a lunatic with his ass on fire! And as far as the '86 season, we just rolled over almost everybody. I thought '69 with the uphill climb was more surprising and such a great underdog story. But going by the standards you set for the list, you are absolutely right. EVERYTHING went our way in 1986! You couldn't have dreamed of a more asskickin' season and post season. BTW, the list was great read.

41Forever wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Your New Year's Rockin' Eve countdown of every Mets season, here. Good call slipping 1973 just ahead of 2015. That year was magical. So was 2015, of course, but '73 was just a little more amazin. Agree! dgwphotography wrote: A great read as always, thank you for this and everything you have written this year. But... 1986 over 1969? I feel the '86 World Series tops the '69 classic, but the '69 season trumps the '86 season. Ashie62 wrote: 1999 was best for me. Had a corporate for all home game and was about fifteen yards from Chipper in the Ventura game. I was barely aware it was drizzling. I thought Octavio Dotel would become the next Mariano Rivera. Saw Ventura's ball moving through the raindrops like a star. The moment Finley turned around with his head down and then it was all confetti and Gary Glitter. I have the unused WS ticket sheet. Great post Ashie! "Saw Ventura's ball moving through the raindrops like a star." I also thought Dotel was gonna be the shit.

cooby wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Tug McGraw is all, "I'm happy, too, Kid. Now how about you and your buddy get your fucking hands off of Willie Mays." Whoever he is. Holy hell, touching Willie Mays. It wasn't me. I was running around the infield. Great thread.

cooby wrote: Thanks FK for the link! However: The following Club(s) is within the searched home television territory, and is subject to MLB.TV blackouts in the U.S. for all live regular season games: Pittsburgh Pirates New York Yankees New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Approximate Zip Code: 17779 Ben Grimm, when my daughter lived in Drexel Hill, she could watch Mets games. Way closer than where I am. Some of the same teams were blocked for me on MLBtv. Washington and Baltimore were included. I just called 'em and said "WTF r u doin?" and they changed it. So now only the Phils/Mets (when in Phil.) are blacked out. And they are available via comcast/sportsnet so I can get those games as well, just not on the PC. themetfairy wrote: Where I live the Phillies are blacked out of my MLB package, but I can get the Mets and Yankees (which means that if I'm interested in the MFYs playing the Red Sox I can watch on NESN rather than having to watch the YES announcers). The fact that they're not blacked out for me but are blacked out for cooby is nonsensical. I agree. Call them and start bitchin' coob!

Wow. I should have been watching that game.

We let Rizzo steal twice? Not twice, twice without a throw!! 2nd base once and 3rd once. When he stole 2nd he had such a big jump I thought d'Arnaud was going to throw the ball directly to 3rd just to keep him at 2nd. I saw the first one. Lugo could have easily stepped off and caught him midway but he gave it no mind. d'Arnaud: twisted knee. Rosario: sore hip flexor.

Edgy MD wrote: OK, he's hurting. Mercy sakes. Rosario pulled from the game, possibly lame. d'Arnaud also removed. No word yet why.

Things went south rather quickly. My MLBtv feed froze a few minutes ago so I don't even know how it happened. Last I saw we were up 5-4. Suddenly it's 9-5 home team. We let Rizzo steal twice?

MFS62 wrote: My heart says "Reyes". My head says "Cabrera". I voted logic over emotion. And I'll probably hate myself for doing it. Later I voted with my heart. Everything I do in regards to baseball is done with my heart.

If Smith keeps hitting homers I won't complain about his....his....his weight transfer during swings. Yea, that's the ticket.

Pretty incredible. We've had two streaks of 11 over the last few years but imagine....20 in a row. If the Mets did that my head would explode.

Edgy MD wrote: Now Laggy is the tying run on double deck with two away. Would you pinch-hit Nimmo if that situation comes around? You're thinking like a manager. Good for you. I'm thinking like a disappointed fan. So I wasn't thinking beyond: "just keep it goin Cabby!" Lost/sad/allAdat.

MFS62 wrote: Zvon wrote: Looks more demented than funny to me. But then again I never caught a HR ball. I have no idea what my face would look like if I did. The last home run ball I caught was hit by Jim Hickman at the Polo Grounds. I wasn't looking at myself, so I don't know what my face looked like, either. Later Wow! So this is our little Mets losing game nightly tease here?

Looks more demented than funny to me. But then again I never caught a HR ball. I have no idea what my face would look like if I did.

Zvon wrote: Did Ron Darling just crack up as they went to the break? Because of the expression on the HR catching fans face out in left, if that's what you are referring to. [tweet] [/tweet]

Edgy MD wrote: Did Ron Darling just crack up as they went to the break? Because of the expression on the HR catching fans face out in left, if that's what you are referring to.