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Look at the red Met hat! Wow! That aint cheatin my friend. Thats juice.

] Some questioned Randolfs approach to spring drills, especially when he had the squad practice how to turn an ankle, and stressed NOT to do that in a game.

] Straw : "....and her butt was thiiiiis wide. Its amazing she even fit in the closet."

] "The last thing we need to practice is how to take a dump in our drawers."

] "Hold still Omar. I think you have a little matsui stuck between your teeth....."

I only have these silly action shots,lol.

awsum pics metirish and Scarlet! Piazza with the guitar is priceless!

="Johnny Dickshot"]The brutal one, IMO was the burgandy-colored All-Star Gallery one with the mugshots in phony frames (1973? ... checks bookshelf... yes). 1993 gets docked major points for making such a display of the "s" tail on the uniform. I thought 79 was pretty good, cover-wise. It was dignified. Within a tight shot of the the obvious symbol of worship, you notice the tight embroidery, and it coveys a sense of "we're in this thing together." The 1980 one was a little too pandering for me. I remember thinking: No kid, no matter how gay they are for the Mets, is that bad with his shoelaces. The peoples team! LMAOOOOOO. I dont remember that. The burgandy one. I liked it cuz it had Willie Mays. But Fregosi almost canceled that out. The DREADED 's' tail on the Mets uni. OMG, how I HATED that. I was pissed when they added it and glad when it went away. I never bought merchandise that had that stupid tail on the Mets. But did you know that that was the original design of the Mets uniform?

69 got my attention(11 yrs old). I went to afew games in 70, but it wasnt until 71 i became a full blown Mets/ baseball fan. 71 was the 1st year i went out on treks to games without parents. My buddys and i would start out hours before game time and walk. We'd all have our gloves and have a catch all the way there. 71 was also the first time i ever completed a Topps baseball card set. Thats why my cards kind of simulate that yrs black border look. 1st Met autograph i ever got?.mmmm. We'd go wait for the team to leave via the Diamond Club or around the bullpen area (on get away days). In 71 the team borded a bus out back there and Buddy Harrelson threw a slew of these neat lil postcards out the window that had a shot of Shea from the air, a Met banner,(it may have been drawn because the were blue and orange) and a 'best wishes Bud Harrelson" scrawled on it. I remember jumpin for joy. I was able to catch afew and pick up a bunch and i gave em out to the people around me. I remember that 71 team, that 71 yearbook page by page. The yearbook was 75 cents. SEVENTY FIVE CENTS! 69 was something all NYers were swept up into. 70 was the year I went out of my way to see the Mets. In 71, I became the fan I am, and continue to be. These were the days when a 3rd place finish was considered respectable. You could still hold your head up in NY cause the Yanks were...... who cared what the Yanks were doin.

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Mike Piazza's final at-bat as a Met (as seen by the Diamond Knights, in the nosebleed seats) wow...thats a collectors item for my collection. Nice one SK

Edgy DC wrote: Tuesday came a few hours early. Tuesday always comes on Monday for me.

]The source indicated Pelfrey received a signing bonus of around $3.5 million with a contract guaranteeing Pelfrey $5.3 million. Pelfrey�s deal is payable over four years. He could earn up to a maximum of $6.6 million if he�s on the Mets� 25-man roster in 2007, 2008 and 2009. wow. and thats out of the chute. I may have to go back to that other thread and offer Reyes mo money....

This week is Mike Piazza, who we will be saying goodbye to as a Met player. At least thats what eveybody keeps sayin. But he has yet to find a new home. Im sure to infringe in some way, shape or form with Mikes pictures, but lets just keep that amongst us Met fans. I hope others will contribute during this week. I will try to avoid using any DGW pics,as I do believe they are denoted in the file names, but if I should slip, please let me slide, Iubitul.

="Beenso"] "I want to be a Met my whole career," Wright says.

="Bret Sabermetric"]And a fanatical devotion to the Pope...a pitcher's FOUR chief weapons are.... lol. Shut up and go and change your armor. HAIL!

="Frayed Knot"]Eisenreich's the guy you're thinking of. He actually had Tourette's syndrome, but initially it was mis-diasgnosed as something else so the medication he was given actually made the condition worse and so it seemed like an anxiety disorder. He did have a long career but I think you'll find a gap or two in it. At one point he had left the game and was back playing pick-up and beer league games at home in Minnesota. Once the proper diagnosis was made he made his way back into baseball. Yes, Eisey suffered from that. Was a very decent player for the Phils.

Gonna wrap up this week with a post Met picture. 1972 Thank you for your time, Mr. Clendenon.

Thats Tim McCarver looking on. Buddy looks like a batboy.

vtmet wrote: so what team takes a chance on him with a $500K minor league spring training invite? Im really surprized he's still just danglin in the wind.

I love that Sidd Finch card. And Im not a fan of the current hack up stuff and stick em in cards trend. They are hackin up fine collectables to make smaller collectable bits. My brothers like em though. They like when they find a Met one that has part of the logo or uni number or ets.

I dont want to clutter up this thread with my silly baseball cards, but these few are educational to those who dont know the story.

The next few are dedicated to the famous shoe polish incident from the ' 69 world series, in which Clendenon played a part in one of those legendary Met stories of yesteryear.