No prize but who can tell what I am thinking? Ready? Go.
Contest: what am I thinking?
Mets’ mascot Homer the beagle
A co-worker mentioned Homer the other day (it was in the Mets calendar) and then Mike sent this in to [email protected] so to break up the serious tone of things, let’s enjoy this from Mike.
Homer, the original Mets mascot, at his perch in the Polo Grounds. At that time, Mr. Met only existed as a cartoon drawing in scorecards, programs and yearbooks.
Homer was trained by Rudd Weatherwax, who also trained Lassie. Casey Stengel hated him and refused to let him sit in the dugout.
Homer was supposed to celebrate a Mets home run by running the bases at the Polo Grounds. Homer performed well in rehearsals, but in his first real test he touched first base and second, then took a detour and raced to center field. He had to be wrangled by three fielders, two ushers and the handler.
I think I’m going to see if I can nag Dave into a Mettle the Mule appearance. What the hell Dave, it’s the 50th let’s have some fun. What are they gonna do, make fun of the Mets?
Photo of Citi Field wall update
Mets Offense May Be Better Than You Think In 2012 | Mets Merized Online
I was thinking this very thing this morning. I think many folks checked out on August 1st and aren’t excited about Duda. They should be.
In 2012, the Mets could realistically see Wright, Davis and Duda hit 30 and 100 in the middle of that order. That alone can make a successful offense, but with any combination of Thole, Torres, or Tejada getting on base, this lineup could be a legitimate force to be reckoned with.
via Mets Offense May Be Better Than You Think In 2012 | Mets Merized Online.
And if Santana can be anything Santana-like….well maybe the Wilpons will be less stupid come July.
PED McCarthyism & Mike Piazza « Faith and Fear in Flushing
An excerpt from today’s must read by The Great One.
And to be fair..I left it hanging because I like the comment on reporters, but if you read the entire article you will see Greg is not suggesting that Mike did anything suspect.
There ya go. They have in their hand a list of players suspected of using PEDs. Missing from the list is proof. Missing from any story while Mike Piazza played baseball — or since he retired — is the “actual proof” of which Madden made mention. A little hearsay here, a speculative allegation (perhaps imparted anonymously) there, maybe a rash of back acne reliably eyewitnessed, at least according to the eyewitnesses. Since the subject of Mike Piazza and how he managed to hit so darn well last came up in earnest, in 2009, there hasn’t been anything slightly revelatory, not even a fresh take on the ol’ “oh, everybody knew it” that was in vogue three springs ago.
Everybody knew it but nobody reported it, which I’m pretty sure is antithetical to the job of reporter.
via PED McCarthyism & Mike Piazza « Faith and Fear in Flushing.
Oh but those reporters. The ones who wrote books like Summer of 98. The ones on ESPN and the Fox television network. How surprised they were when they found out that perhaps all the greatest hitters in history didn’t suddenly all come along at once.
Go back and read Costas’ book where he wondered that very question. Oh, he also had a crazy idea where the Astros would switch to the NL West and there should be two wild cards with a one game playoff. Crazy, right?
