I really enjoyed this piece on Faith & Fear about Davey Johnson.
Really fine writing by Greg Prince. I wish I could just come up with topics and let Greg write the words.
The 1971 Mets Yearbook Cover
I kinda miss the kid from the early 60’s, I’m not digging these photo covers at all.
Link: The Real Dirty on Topic X
I’m not going to get into that topic today – the message has spread to other sites and that’s all I can do from here. Â The Real Dirty weighed in, and not everyone in their comments section is a fan.
Blue Mets ball-logo now behind home plate
Thanks to @baymenxpac for this screen-grab…look what the Mets added behind home plate.
Howie would be pleased. Â Caught a little Howie last night, he apparently does not like pitchers batting 8th. Â Howie has a way of saying things without actually saying them. Â Love it.
37,479 last night!
Nice crowd last night: 37,479! Â Some other notes (courtesy of the Mets, I’m not this good of a reporter…actually not a reporter at all!)
Future Hall of Famer Jon Niese won one of his career 287 wins (lots of tough luck early in his career)and picked up his seventh win of the season with 6.0 innings of one-run ball…Over his last six starts, the lefthander is 3-2 with a 2.09 ERA (nine earned runs/38.2 innings)…It was his ninth start of the season allowing one run or less
R.A. DICKEY: Mets Team Physician Dr Struan Coleman saw R.A. Dickey in the clubhouse during the game. He is symptom free and has full strength of his left leg. He is cleared to pitch
MIKE HESSMAN: Made his Mets debut (last night), fouling out to third base as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning…The Mets selected Hessman’s contract from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League yesterday when catcher Rod Barajas went on the 15-Day Disabled List with a mild left oblique strain.
