soupcan

This thread just gets creepier and creepier. But that's why we like it!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ...Failing that, these guys do great work with custom jobs; they may be able to do something for you, if you're feeling more made-to-order (and they're okay with lightly flouting MLB trademarks). I own this one from Ebbets Field Flannels...but mine has a zip-up front which I think is much cooler than the buttons. And this one (without the anniversary patch) that I picked up at Citi last year... I rarely, if ever, sport either one although they always tempt me when I look in my closet.

Fman99 wrote: I lasted exactly three innings. I went 7 and was sure the Mets would lose.

metirish wrote: But Bay is a good guy....... And - as I learned watching 'Beer Money' last night, pre-game - he played in the 1990 Little League World Series.

Ashie62 wrote: I like the late nights a couple times a year. Beats going to bed. Simpatico.

Edgy DC wrote: You were asking about Round 13? Well, the Mets shocked the world that round by selecting... a righthanded pitcher! This one is one Matthew Bowman of Princeton. He's unlikely to be particularly related to Shawn Bowman who was born 4,000 miles away, but who knows, right? Chris Young helped with the scouting. Ran into a friend over the weekend and was told that Matthew Bowman is his nephew. My friend - Bob Bowman - also happens to be the CEO of Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com). Bob told me that it looks like the kid might be playing in Brooklyn this season.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I suppose it's good to be reminded every once in a while that not all babies are cute. That kid is breathtaking.

HahnSolo wrote: soupcan wrote: themetfairy wrote: Cow Bell Man is a nice guy, and he bleeds blue and orange. Even if you don't love him, there's no reason for hostility. I'm sure he is a perfectly swell guy (albeit grammatically challenged), and I don't harbor any ill will towards the person, I just think the whole act is stupid. He's a bad knock-off of that dude from Yankee Stadium who bangs a spoon on a frying pan. And that guy's bad to begin with, so.... Isn't that guy dead at the present time? Who? The 'Freddie Sez' guy? I think you may be right.

themetfairy wrote: Cow Bell Man is a nice guy, and he bleeds blue and orange. Even if you don't love him, there's no reason for hostility. I'm sure he is a perfectly swell guy (albeit grammatically challenged), and I don't harbor any ill will towards the person, I just think the whole act is stupid. He's a bad knock-off of that dude from Yankee Stadium who bangs a spoon on a frying pan. And that guy's bad to begin with, so....

I'm pretty sure that I saw Cowbell Man at games wearing a jersey that read 'COW BELLMAN' on the back, which I thought was pretty funny because I'm sure it was unintentional. In looking for pictures of that I only found this: and another that said 'COWBELLMAN' So between 'COW BELLMAN', 'COW-BELL MAN' and 'COWBELLMAN' the guy had a shirt in every configuration of his moniker except the correct one. Put me down as a Cowbell Man hater as well and note that his inability to properly personalize a jersey played a large part in that.

Damn Edgy. I thought your story about Andrew was going to end with "...and to everybody's surprise, Andrew ended up actually making 90% of his shots!" I was just about to start an entirely new training regimen with the hoop in my driveway.

G-Fafif wrote: So, what happens to ruin everything Sunday night? These have crossed my mind: --Fucking Jeter. That. Always that. Ceetar wrote: The wind currents at Yankee Stadium that normally allow pop-flies to float over the fence instead make the knuckleball flutter like crazy... Except the game is at Citi

metirish wrote: Sounds good to me, but that's not in my purview right now. Well done.

So many great nuggets in the Fman's write-up but this - Waldman noise: "Squoosh" (in her panties). - was my fave. Awesome job.

ZIP-A-DEE....!

themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: Any of you who doubt Jon Stewart's fandom need to watch the opening segment of tonight's Daily Show when it's repeated tomorrow. You can watch the clip here. I'm seeing a pattern among Mets fans who were at that game and took a personal little video...

Zvon wrote: That is so kool you were there soupcan Were you nervous at all in the 9th. Ive been to one no-hittier (Wilson Alverez-91or92) and I remember in the ninth I was so nervous cause I wanted it to happen so bad, I wanted to see one live so bad. I can see from the bets that you didn't think it was actually gonna happen, but didn't it effect your nerves at all? Not nervous at all. Probably because I was so completely certain it wasn't going to happen. Excited sure, but nervous? Nope.

Doesn't the fact that Gary said it and yet it STILL happened sort of dispel the whole jinx notion from here on out anyway...?

This is the first chance I've had to upload all of this stuff. So I was at the game just by chance on Friday and it was just great. Lots of fun as you can all well imagine. Here's a really bad video I took of the last pitch: tl2WW8Ytkl4 Here's a picture of drunken me and my fat drunken friends: And here's my scorecard (that I bought after the game was over and filled in the next day...): I know that you can all relate when I say that as a boy I really, really wanted to be at the game when a Met threw the first no-hitter. It had been a few years since I thought about that but it was really a big deal to me as a youngster. I remember whenever Craig Swan - and later Gooden - were scheduled to pitch I tried as hard as I could to get to those games on the chance that it might happen. The fact that I had tickets to Friday's game was just pure luck and I was this close to giving them to a client. We were cocktailing fairly strongly and didn't notice that he had a no-no until about the 5th. People were paying attention but I was confident it wasn't going to happen - as I'm sure all of you were. The game got incredibly exciting in the 7th and when Baxter made that catch I thought - well.....maybe. But honestly, I didn't really. Even in the ninth inning I was making bets that it wouldn't happen. Yes I paid out $60 as a result but hey, best $60 I ever spent right?

soupcan wrote: Zvon wrote: 1976 was the last time the Mets had 3 shutouts in a row? Wow. Not true. Maybe they were talking about complete game shutouts but that info is erroneous. Mets shut out the Phillies 3 in a row at Citi in either 2010 or 2009. I was at the third game of that series. Ahem. Some love please.

Zvon wrote: 1976 was the last time the Mets had 3 shutouts in a row? Wow. Not true. Maybe they were talking about complete game shutouts but that info is erroneous. Mets shut out the Phillies 3 in a row at Citi in either 2010 or 2009. I was at the third game of that series.

Edgy DC wrote: He doesn't like noodles? Says who? My bad - this link was embedded in the article. AND my apologies for putting this in the 'retired' thread as opposed to the 'continuing careers' thread. If you want to move it, please feel free.

Oh...That's where he is. MAY 29, 2012, 2:06 PM In Japan, Milledge Continues to Underwhelm By KEN BELSON A souvenir from the Swallows. TOKYO � Meiji Jingu Stadium, the home of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, is a long way from New York, Washington and the other cities where Lastings Milledge has played during his spotty career. But after a mediocre six-year stint with four major league teams, it is where he now hangs his hat. On Sunday, Milledge roamed center field on a sultry spring night as the Swallows played the Rakuten Golden Eagles. No offense to the Swallows, but Milledge�s presence was a reminder of how he has failed to match the hype that accompanied his brief and rocky career with the Mets, who drafted him in the first round in 2003. Milledge is not the first former major leaguer who has tried to revive his fortunes by playing in Japan. After a rocky start in the United States, Colby Lewis spent two years pitching for the Hiroshima Carp. The Texas Rangers took note, and he has been a mainstay of their rotation ever since. Milledge, though, received far more attention on his way to the major leagues. Perhaps because he was drafted by the Mets, who play in New York, where prospects sometimes receive outsized attention, Milledge was considered a can�t-miss outfielder. It didn�t work out that way. In one of his first games in 2006, he homered and, on his way out to the field, traded high fives with the fans, earning him a stern warning from his teammates. His behavior suspect, he was traded to the Nationals after the 2007 campaign. In six major league seasons, Milledge hit 33 home runs and batted .269. He hasn�t been doing much better in Japan. He apparently isn�t enamored with Japanese noodles and rice, and he was fined 100,000 yen (about $1,250) for arguing with an umpire. Through Tuesday, he was batting .240 with 6 home runs and 17 runs batted in, hardly the power surge the Swallows had hoped for. On Sunday night, he went 0-3 in a 4-1 loss. His highlights included an inning-ending double play, a fly ball to the warning track and getting hit by a pitch. The team seems to be treating him with kid gloves. Milledge key chains (see photo) are sold at the stadium concession stands, but not jerseys or T-shirts. Clearly, he has a ways to go.

I hadn't seen this revived version before. It looks like it was drawn by a semi-talented 12-year-old. (I say that because it looks like something I might have drawn when I was 12.) It is the same as the vintage logo, just without the color: Tut-tut Grimmy, there is another difference besides the color...

Benjamin Grimm wrote: And the Mets could be there too before the week is done. Yeah but that's expected of our $28,000.00 payroll team, not so much for the billion dollar roster across town.