The Mets Police

The kids are hogging the Wii, Mrs. Mets Police is out so I can’t go do athletics…so I’m left to surf the internet.  The Lee Mazzilli Google Alert is strong today.

This one from Baseball Digest..

Early on in Mazzilli’s playing years, he set a minor league record while playing in the California League by stealing seven bases in one game for the Mets’ minor league affiliate, Visalia. Well known throughout Brooklyn for not only his athleticism but also his good looks, Mazzilli had the privilege of  entertaining fans across the country, as well as in front of his hometown crowd playing home games for the Mets at Shea Stadium and the Yankees later on at old Yankee Stadium.  How many baseball players in Brooklyn would love to be associated with the Mets or the Yankees, let alone both.

via Baseball Digest Birthdays: Lee Mazzilli | Baseball Digest.

Good morning Mets fans.

I’m doing some detective work about the Mazzilli Ball I found last night, and I think it explains EVERYTHING. I may have solved it all – my childhood, what this blog is about, everything. I will write that up for Monday since nobody reads the blog on Saturday.

The hound woke us up at 6:40 which was annoying, but Mr. Mets Police was nice and went to the Unnamed Donuts Chain for me.

Here’s today’s jersey choice.  Yes it has dropshadow.  Yell at the Mets not me.  I can’t be having custom non-dropshadow Mazz jerseys made unless you guys start clicking on a lot of ads.

I have to run out to lacrosse so I can’t rotate that image for you.  Tilt your head.

As I have been mentioning, I really dig Adam Rubin’s morning news roundup on ESPN NY…MetsBlog has followed.  It’s good for Mets fans if those two sites push each other – and it’s weird to even say that because Matt, Michael & co do such a great job at MetsBlog it’s crazy to think they are being pushed….but Rubin is bringing it.  Fun to watch and read.

Oh, and I just learned there is a teacher named Mrs. Roboto, although I’m not sure I am spelling that correctly.  If you’re of a certain age you know why I am giggling.

I can’t wait to write up my unified theory…but I gotta head out.

I swear to Seaver this is a real deal post. This just happened tonight, I didn’t save it

I’m cleaning out the basement here on Lee Mazzilli’s birthday and I found the most amazin’ thing!

This baseball. I don’t even recall owning it…

Those are some of the guys who signed it. I see Lenny Randle and some signatures I cant make out.

As you can tell this forgotten ball unfortunately wasn’t taken care of – and has moved at least 4 houses.

But although you can’t make it out, it is indeed signed to me by one particular player…

How awesome.

My dad must have made this happen oh 30 something years ago.

He’s long gone but wow here’s this baseball in a house my dad never saw.

Pretty friggin’ cool!!!

Happy birthday Lee Mazzilli, thanks for signing me this ball.

A man near me has this on. What don’t I understand? Why does this exist?