What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
Bill wrote to [email protected] and said:
Shannon,
Hello, you might like the attached document for the website. This is what my daily HOF Calendar showed me today. I find this an odd gift for the dedication of Shea Stadium, maybe that is why everyone called it a dump?
Click for bigger image.
Man, I can’t believe we got destroyed by the Expos. This team is a joke. Here we go again. Gil must go! Down 11-6 this game isn’t even close. I can’t believe Seaver only went 5. At least we have a new ballpark not like the Yankees.
Thanks to Mike for sending over. Click on the pic for a larger version.
Note the out of town scoreboard. By 69 the NL has moved to the right side. In earlier pics the NL is on the left.
Also note the pitchers are represented by scorecard number not uniform number. You’d look up in your scorecard to see who pitcher #6 for Boston is. The Cubs were still doing this in 2010. I think the Dodgers did when I was there in 1998.
On the scoreboard is an ad for 10 minute head. That makes me giggle for various reasons we won’t get into. Was foamy beer a selling point? Is my 2011 beer not foamy enough?
Gil could act!
Down at fantasy camp, Wally talks about how the Mets shouldn’t worry about the Yankees, and Tim Teufel and Ed Charles also comment – the ear catching quote goes to Ed Kranepool who didn’t pick his words carefully.
Like Mets fans, Kranepool said he only watches the team if they are winning.”I only watch a good product,” Kranepool said. “If they are winning, I will watch, and if not, I turn the station and root for someone else.”I am a Met true and true. I am the only guy who played his whole career with the Mets, Ive got the longest time, longevity-wise … but I still want to see a good ball club.”
via Mets must focus on success, not New Yorkers » TCPalm.com.
I’m gonna guess is that he’s like me and will watch Burn Notice if the Mets are 27 games out in September, or that I “rooted” for the Giants in the World Series. Probably coulda been better phrased.
I still have an itch to go to Spring Training but all my friends are old and fuddy-duddies. Nobody has coin or will take a day off from work.
What has happened to us?
The ESPN Sunday Night Baseball schedule (now with less Joe Morgan!) is still an ESPN telecast and is still a Sunday night game so I won’t like it nor will Howie.
May 1, Mets at Phillies. Another reason for me NOT to renew my Phils tickets (I make ka-ching on Stubhub but am getting bored with Stubhub.)
July 10 Mets at the Formerly New York Giants of San Francisco.
At least they are both road games so Sunday Plus Games You Don’t Want planholders don’t get hosed.
