Zvon

Edgy DC wrote: So, sans poster, the yabbuk is worth like, what? Half of what I'd otherwise pay? You think? Id think it depreciates the YB in a major way, and worth while waiting for one with the poster in it.

Edgy DC wrote: I want to see if the new version of this software has thread-merging capability. Be careful,..... you could end up with something like outta that movie the Fly.

="Johnny Dickshot"]Joe Grzenda: you have Paint Shop pro or Photoshop, Yancy? These pics can be sharpened and seem to look better shrunk.

Edgy DC wrote: This thread needs roolz. lol. we dont need no stinkin roolz. well, maybe. let see how it evolves, and then turn that process into something that resembles rules,....or something.

This is a most interesting thread. ^That game was a classic JD, and great post there. And Yancys post of support was really well put. Bret, I commend your yearning for new strategies in this old game. But like in JDs breakdown above, so many things have to go right for it to payoff. In either case, of going with a conventional strategy or a novel one like yours, so many things have to end up going right for you. Baseballs a game where, when managed well, options used will create other options, and if you play them in the right order, it pays off. But ill tell you what. Id try that in just the right situation. Say the 2nd baseman is slated for a rest, and slumping to boot. And the pitcher shows that he is, on that day, getting pop ups and fly outs primarily. If my gut said I had a 4th outfielder who had a better chance of continuing any offensive flow set in motion, Id give that strategy a shot. For a game that wasnt important. Because truthfully, Id do it for the wrong reason, because i would only try that if i had actually given up on the game,....pretty much. And if the O steps up and delivers those needed runs, and the opposing team cant take advantage of the holy defense, I look like a brainiac. But soooo many things have to go just right. I could more so seeing it done only against certain batters during an attempt to make that comeback, splitting the 4th outfielder from 2nd to OF when %s dictated. And like someone mentioned, if they do get afew seeing eye bingles thru that hole, you do eventually want a guy to be there for the force play at that point, i would think. If the other team is able to hit grounders off the fly ball pitcher, you have to be flexable and start thinkin conventional double play. Anyone remember when Gil Hodges put on the 4 outfield deep shift vs McCovey in '69? Most interesting thread, which more than likely shows im not such a good manager as well as G.M.

cooby wrote: How about Casey Stengel, if Salty is a washout? Caseys a good one, but Scarlet gets 1st dibs. Ill second SKs nomination for BobbyV. Cuz I bet she has some real kool personal pics. And I do believe Saltys all dun, but maybe someone else will have something. Please post if you do. I bet i got that pic from your site, Yancy. You have anymore?

Bret Sabermetric wrote: ="Edgy DC"]I remember it as 5 RBI in one inning, leading off the game with a homer, then coming around again before the inning was over and hitting a grand slam, putting the Mets down something like eight- or nine-zip right out of the gate. It was Jose Reyes' second birthday , and Frank Thomas's 56th. wow,how bout that? I remember the Phils had this P.R. campaign in which Hayes was profiled as an eligible bachelor. At the end he was flashing this ringless ring finger. It may have been the worst team draw ad I have ever seen. Even my Philly friends were hurlin. A side note on Schmidt. He goes on my personal Met killaz list because in '86, the Mets had 3 chances (if i remember right)...THREE CHANCES to clinch in Philly in September. (Im almost positive this was the situation) I went to all three games. Had these great seats for one of em right behind home plate. Gooden was going and I was sooooo confident I was gonna be attending the Met clincher. Schmidt hit this line drive homer to center off Doc.....I swear it was out in the centerfield seats in the blink of an eye. Dont think i ever saw a ball leave a park so quick, before or since. The Mets ended up losing all three games. Mr. Schmidt, you have been on my chit list ever since.

Edgy DC wrote: By the way, in that Gallo illustration on the cover, Lee Mazzilli, Doug Flynn, and Neil Allen are pretty indistinguishable. and Joe Torre looks more like my Uncle Jerry.

lol. Macky Sasser gay. yea, right. Wasnt he the guy who recieved balls but couldnt give em back to the pitcher? Not that theres...DOH....(been dun)

Heres the original: and the card: okay...im dun.............NEXT!

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Too easy. Let's see some great photos of Salty Parker. Yancy, you bastard. He's the one manager I had such a bad problem getting a pic for, and I did find one awwwwwwwful black & white one and I tried to colorize it and,.....it looked even worse afterwards. So I have the one of Salty. This is gonna be a loooooong week. lol. (Im gonna call this Salty Parker night, just to play it safe-I doubt anyone else has a pic)

ha! Thanks for reminding me of those details. I do remember that they were Met fan deflating monsterous moonshots and I really held them against poor Mr. Hayes in a very personal and unprofessional manner for the rest of his suckazz career.

I thought maybe Glenn Wilson was just a Met killer when I went to games, but I looked him up. He was in '85 and '87 although over all (with Pirates too) a .294 batter vs the Mets. As a Phil he hurt the Mets most Wow,.in '85 he had 23 hits,7 doubles, 5 homers, 18 RBIs and a .365 ba. A .746 slugging %>>>>>>Thats pulverizin the Mets. Von Hayes was another who would hurt the Mets so bad at Philly games I went to. Overall his career, not so much. But afew yrs he did. In '86 he had 25 hits, 7 doubles, 4 homers, 16 RBI and a .357 ba. In '85 he smacked 2 and drove in 6 in one game. I had to sit thru that, and I remember going home thinkin DAMN YOU VON HAYES!.

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Y' know, Zvon, that lighting makes Piazza look a little Christ-like, don't you think? The halo effect of it, the gazing off into the distance, the patient endurance in his expression, even the beard...I wonder if he wasn't the reincarnation of Jesus on earth, after all. ha. i hope your not thinkin i had anything to do with whats depicted there bret. That was found as is. I liked the mention of the career home runs thing, myself. okay, this week we are gonna do a Met manager. id like someone else to choose which one. So, what manager should be firstly honored in Met Pic Of The Week?

Hey, great response here from the board. But no photoshoppin?! aww, thats my specialty. I figure we could definately close out that list with a little of that. Like this Bob Johnson: Ill look thru my image library and see what i can find. Some may be group pictures where im not to sure who the 'ell is in it,lol. And more likely B&W. Your doin good here tho Yancy. Youve picked up alot.

that'll be next player of the week^ hey,wait a minute. Thats not a Met!

="Yancy Street Gang"]I think that "red Mets cap" on the previous page is a Negro League cap. The New York Cubans, perhaps? yea, the Mets did wear that uni for a game one year. Thats where it came from alright. Have pics of afew players in that get up.

This cant be bad. I hope the kid comes up by 20.

Yancy, do you have a list of the 138 players pictures you need?

Favorite cover and favorite yearbook are two different things, imo. I loved this cover cuz I loved the special 25th anniversary logo. I thought that was just the koolest(still have a hat with it on it from 86.) I loved the Mets regular logo as it was (BEST LOGO IN SPORTS HISTORY!) but I really dug this special one. This cover had that, and it was a kool shiney silver.

wow! I did not know that about the 74 yearbook. That is amazing I had 62 to 7?...,...at least up until I moved out of NY in the late 70s. After that my collecting yearbooks became sporatic. When I 1st got into the Mets...there was this kid from school who had em all. Im tryin to make sure I remember this right......I dont think I traded anything for them. Baseball cards? No..... If I remember right he gave em to me. The kid was younger than me and I guess his dad started the collection or something. And the kid was onea those only children who got alot from his folks and didnt have many friends. He wanted a friend and didnt seem to interested in em. I was like "these are awsum"and he was like "you can have em." I remember actually feeling guilty carryin em home....for a few seconds, anyway. The kid and I did end up being good friends and played CYO baseball together for years. I really loved looking thru those from time to time. Lost em somewhere along the way, cant specifically remember how or when. By the 80s I think they were Zhistory.

] "Any powder on my nose, Straw?" ""Nope. That was nothin. I used to do lines this big! Did you read in Docs book how Mitchell once snorted the 1st base line?"

before i became educated on the ailment, i thought it made a person shout out obsenities involuntarily. In my imagination it went something like this: UMP: " STRRRRRRIKE THREEEEE-YER OUT!" Eisenreich (walking away in a routine fashion) : " Where was that *twitch* fuck-SHIT-bitch! *twitch* pitch, blue?" UMP: " YOUR OUTTA THE GAME ! "

metirish wrote: you think Piazza will miss NYC?.. aww,..yer makin me tear up a lil now. Hey, his bags might be packed but he's not gone yet. Im gonna personally invite Mike to the Mets spring training, even if he has to sit in the stands with me.