New York Mets Hit Into Unassisted Triple Play…At Least Nobody Injured (That I Know Of)

Rats, none of us predicted this!

Jeff Francoeur hit one to Eric Bruntlett (second base) who turned an unassisted triple play….wait for it….to end the game.   Pedro Martinez got the win, but he can send Ollie Perez a thank you.  I’m bored with “Bad Ollie” articles so go type his name into Google if that’s your thing.

To the best of my knowledge no Mets were lost for the season today, but you never know.  

Since this season has been so wacky:  I’m predicting the first no hitter in Mets history tomorrow, with Bobby Parnell throwing 145 pitches in an 8-0 domination of the Phillies.  Parnell will last 1/3 in his next start with a sore arm and be lost for the season.

That’s 4-4-4 for those of you scoring at home.   Go play the numbers.

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Photo Gallery Of The New York Giants Throwback Uniforms (Part 2)

Continuing from yesterday, I think in 10 years we’ll be glad to have these random photos of the Giants throwback jerseys.

Some empty seats down low.

That’s it for now.  I’m saving the rest for a rainy day in the off-season!

Tomorrow we’re back to touring the team store.

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Most Popular Articles On Mets Police (August 23)

Here’s the weekly most-popular from the previous week…

…mixed in with a few that deserved better such as this first one.

How did you guys not react to this video of an obstructed view at Citi Field?   This is awful man.  And here’s an example of a letter you might get from the Mets if you complain.

I seek your nominations for which players should be honored with a player banner at Citi Field.

Huge reaction to my take on 2010 Mets tickets.  Did the Mets screw up by offering tickers for this year at half-price?  Looks like many readers are cutting back next year.

Some pictures of the Giants throwbacks.  Here’s what it might look like as a Mets jersey.  Howie Rose did another solid uniform rant.

You have a girlfriend, right?  Don’t show her this bed.

No Seaver statue at Citi yet, but there is a statue of a cow.

Coming up the week after this (in 8 days):  Stadiums Week.  If you have pictures from non-NY stadiums, please send them to [email protected]    For starters we’ll take a look at PNC, Chase Field, Petco, and I still have tons of pics from Wrigley.

Thanks to everyone who sends in pictures and looked out for the Mets Police during throwbacks weekend.  Also thanks to the blogs who link here (especially you big guys, you know who you are).   If anyone thinks they have something worth sharing/linking on Mets Police just email me at [email protected] and I will be happy to link.

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Amazin’ 1969 New York Mets Celebration

A big tip of the blue Mets hat to the boys in Flushing for the ceremony last night!

That ceremony was everything that I preach about on this blog.  What a wonderful dose of tradition that really hit the spot and stirred the emotions.

It’s nice to see that the organization knows how to throw a ceremony, it was right in tone with the annual old-timer’s day ceremonies at a nearby stadium.   Howie Rose did a great job and is clearly the right man to have out there.

Random thoughts:
it’s nice to see Seaver embrace his role as the guardian of history.   He looked happy to be there, and although he rushed it a bit, the words of his speech were excellent.

Great to see Buddy Harrelson get a big ovation.  I enjoyed booing him as a manager (especially when he stopped coming out to the mound) but it has been 20 years, so it’s good to see him appreciated.

It’s also nice to see Ed Kranepool increasingly being appreciated.   His name had been the kind of name you’d throw out to make fun of the Mets, but he had a nice long career so it was good to see him placed near the end of the line.

After putting up with Gooden and Strawberry in pinstripes, it’s nice to see Yogi in blue and orange.

I don’t have to tell everyone that the ’69 replicas looked better than anything the Mets presently wear.  You all have eyes.  Hopefully they have eyes upstairs too.   There have been lots of pinstripes this week – hopefully that’s an organizational shift that goes beyond the ’69 celebration.

How about Seaver mentioning how nice the players looked in their home whites!   Was he speaking casually or is Tom on board with the rest of us (except Charlie Samuels and people named Wilpon) in hating the black.

Ed Charles had a black Mets hat.  Why?

It was nice to see Nolan Ryan, and i think it was Gary Cohen who pointed out that it was nice to see Ryan in the context of what he accomplished as a Met instead of as the guy from the Fregosi trade.

The ceremonial first pitch(es) – again perfect with G. Thomas Seaver, Nolan Ryan and Jerry Koosman throwing to Berra, Grote and Duffy Dyer.

Koosman too is starting to be more appreciated than he has oh since 1979.

Koosman is saying he rubbed shoe polish on the ball on Gil’s instructions.

I’m too young to “get” Gil Hodges but listening to the ’69ers talk about him I feel like I get it more than I ever have.   Another reason to embrace tradition.


If anyone snapped pictures and can share – please send to [email protected]

Interesting from Newsday:   His current duties as president of the Texas Rangers precluded him from attending Mets events in the past, including the Shea finale last September. But this time the Mets made sure Ryan would be in attendance. The organization went as far as to schedule the event around the former pitcher’s schedule, said a person familiar with the situation, and made sure – per Ryan’s request – that the ceremony didn’t occur on a day the Rangers were playing at home.

A good set of pictures is here (thanks Metsblog).  Another here.  And here.

I know the boys in Flushing peek over here at the Mets Police – great job.  Keep it up.   This is exactly the sort of thing that you need to do.  Winning hides lots of sins, but tradition will also calm the savages.

What did everyone else think?

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