Review: Mets Yearbook 1962

I loved this one, especially because I don’t recall ever seeing it on Channel 9 back in the day.  (They used to show these during rain delays.)

Sure it was a different feel than the others, but it was so good to go back and look at these.  Here’s my random typing as I watched.

I loved seeing a young-ish Ralph Kiner.  Man I’d love to interview that guy about his dating resume.

Casey praises Charlie Neal for being able to catch a ball.

Nice to see video of player Gil Hodges.

Don Zimmer!  (Casey this won’t work out.)

This Casey doubletalk is wonderful.  He’s like what if Terry Collins was delirious.

I miss the old days when I would go out of my way to point out how great the uniforms looked.  Nice job fixing that one Mets.

Wow weird hearing Ralph talk about the Polo Grounds as the Mets’ home.

I like the old time sportscasters in their suits.  If they only knew I was typing this 50 years later in my basement.

Bob Murphy looks taller and beefier.

The menu is celery and soup?

Someone else wearing #41!  (Clem Labine I presume)

Kiner was pretty good at this in 1962

Man Casey just rambled.  We need a manager like this.  Let’s keep Colactus until he’s 100.  Did this guy have a strong second in command who secretly ran things?

Bruce Fitzpatrick??

Casey has lots of Dodgers on the team.  Stupid Wilpons.

 

 

 

 

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As I continue to encourage SNY to make more non-Beer Money filler, once again I request they make some modern day retro style Mets Yearbooks.  Make “2009” and let Howie narrate it and keep that traditional Yearbook mix of hope and reality that never quite works out.