Hello!  I am well aware I haven’t written in a while because I haven’t had anything to say. I did feel bad about not writing about Jerry’s passing, but the news came as I was out working for MI6 and couldn’t get to a laptop.

Today’s news comes to me while in front of a computer so I thought I would share it.

I am thankful the current regime for doing this without having to be nagged. That was not always true of the previous ownership.

As for Jerry, I remember NOT liking him as a kid.  I came into this in the ’77 season and he lost 20 games!  If he lost 20 games he must SUCK.  With kid logic I was not a fan.  As I aged I came to learn that one must be at least decent to lose 20.

Jerry would WIN 20 two years later for the Twins (which is now a 7.2 WAR for you weirdo kids that like WAR).

In modern times 222 wins and 2500 Ks would get you into the Hall of Fame.

I also didn’t realize/remember he was on the 1983 White Sox.  He could have reunited with Seaver in ’84!

I will try to check in more often, hopefully there will be things of interest.

METS TO WEAR A MEMORIAL PATCH IN HONOR OF JERRY KOOSMAN

FLUSHING, NY, November 5, 2026 – The New York Mets today announced that the club will wear a memorial patch in honor of Jerry Koosman on the sleeve of its home and road uniforms during the 2027 season. Koosman passed away earlier this week at age 83, surrounded by his family in Osceola, WI. The design of the patch will be unveiled at a later date.

Koosman is the winningest left-hander in team history with 140 victories and was the third player to have his number retired by the Mets when the club raised No. 36 to the rafters in 2021. He was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1989. The lefty ranks second in team history in starts (346), complete games (108), innings pitched (2,544.2) and shutouts (26), third in strikeouts (1,799) and sixth in ERA (3.09).

In 1969, Koosman posted a 17-9 record with a 2.28 ERA (61 ER/241.0 IP), 68 walks and 180 strikeouts. His regular-season success carried over to the Postseason, where he helped deliver the organization’s first World Series championship. The left-hander earned victories in Game 2 and the series-clinching Game 5, going 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) in those two starts.

Jerome Martin Koosman originally signed with the Mets in 1964 after being scouted while pitching for the Army. He played for the Mets from 1967–78 and was named an All-Star in both 1968 and 1969.

I thought I would check in this morning as the Mets are trying to have a big weekend.

As I have mentioned a few times, I write less often now because Google doesn’t surface anything (you’ve probably noticed the AI results), Twitter (X) doesn’t surface anything, and Facebook doesn’t surface anything – so blogging is kind of a ghost town.

The other issue is I don’t care.

Long time readers know the down spiral here – Pete and his vulgarity, the Mets using the SS that Hates The Fans in 98% of the marketing, Youtube TV doesn’t even carry SNY so I’d have to hop on the pirate ship to watch, but even if I did, Gary Cohen has been awful for years even though you guys can’t admit it.

Anyway…

BELTRAN

The Mets retired 15 for some reason.  Sure Beltran was a nice player, even managed the Mets for 5 minutes in the winter one time, and played enough years that he got into Cooperstown.  You wanna stick him in the Hypothetical Mets Hall of Fame, a collect of objects spread across the stadium because Steve Cohen dismantled the Mets Museum the Wilpons built so he could expand a store – sure, put Carlos in the Hypothetical Mets Hall of Fame.

But retire his #?  We went from not retiring numbers to an absurd amount, and I don’t think this one warranted it.  But it is done, and in the scheme of things to rage about, I put it below The Dance Team

PETE ALONSO

Why are people surprised or upset that Pete got cheered?  He was beloved by the foolish, and they expressed their rage at David Stearns by cheering Pete.

Of course, Pete is best known for not really leading the Mets to any championships, or even making third wild cards, as the Orioles Fans are about to find out.  Sure, the stats look like they are there at the end of the year, but let me put it to you this way – put Pete’s stats next to those of Keith Hernandez.  Who do you want leading your team?

HOWIE ROSE

This is where I should feel something, and honestly I don’t.  I like Howie. I think he calls a game better than anyone in the game right now.

But – and I guess this is the theme here – remember when WOR had the wah-wah sound and the games were unlistenable?  Remember at that same time the MLB App the commercials would blow your ears off every half inning?  I stopped listening.  And after a while, I didn’t miss Howie any more.

And when I stopped watching, after a while, I didn’t miss watching any more.

I went to David Wright’s last game (which feels like another era now) and since then one game because my son’s boss gave him tickets and my son wanted to hang out with me and I made it a point not to spend a penny that day.  When I stopped going to games, I didn’t miss it.

This is what the Mets have done to the brand in the 2020s.  So enjoy the dance team and whatever the next gimmick is.  Maybe Lindor will go away and they will build around this new group of young players (THEY seem likable, except the idiot that jumps after strikeouts).  Maybe I can get back into it – and long time readers know that I don’t just get in when they win (or lose) it is HOW you win and who you win with.  Lindor can win 5 MVPs and 5 straight rings and I won’t care. Meanwhile, 2012 was a really fun season!

Anyway, Howie, I wish you the best and thanks for lots of companion time going all the way back to Mets Extra.

I will continue to check in as I have something to say.

Over at Uni Watch, Paul Lukas has the intelligent version of discussing Jefry Yan’s strikeout celebration.  I will refer you there.

I’ve been super-busy with work and haven’t been able to chime in on this but since Paul motivated me…

1. This should have been stopped in youth baseball
2. This should have been stopped in the minors.
3. This should have been stopped in the pre-game locker room but whatever the interim manager’s name is.
4. This should have been stopped by whoever is the de facto “captain” of the current Mets.
5. This should be stopped by Steve Cohen, but Steve Cohen let Lindor be a jerk to the fans so this one ain’t happening.
6. Pitchers should bat so he could take a dusting
7. If he does this to me, the next time I’m up I lose te grip on the bat and it accidentally goes flying at the mound.

Go read Paul  and if you’re on the Mets, please act like a professional baseball player.