I think you could do a lot worse today than poking around Mets Guy In Michigan’s site...he has quite a few Mets Christmas ornaments. (And I love his header image.)
The random Mets things of Five Below
That time we crowned King of Piazza
Another rerun. I totally forgot about the King Of Piazza!
This was from the finals in February, and Chris’ stuff below actually finished second!
Because of the way I posted the origianl article I can’t bring Brian’s winning collection forward but here’s the original post.
Brian battled Chris for the King of Piazza Check Chris’ stuff below.
Hit comments and vote.
Gotta be honest, I thought Brian had it clinched but then Chris sent in his collection. Who is: The King of Piazza!
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Brian wound up winning. In the original post I said we should find out who is the Rey of Reyes. Anyone got some serious Jose stuff?
Mets fence moves in, attacks Spiderman
Well friends, it’s that time of year. The time of year when everyone does things other than surf the internet and/or make Mets news.
I have found it fun to go back through the year and see what posts would make for fun re-runs. First up, it’s Spriderman vs. the Wall from January.
Hmmmm…Spidey is at a game with a brick wall and bleachers? Are the Mets playing the Cubs?
Yet it’s the Top of the 6th and the Mets are on defense.
And the Mets are wearing logo-less and pinstripeless jerseys (this is the 1970’s).
Finally, Spidey seems to be wearing an old New York Giants cap (note the intersection of the N and the Y on his blue cap)
I’m glad we have the internet.
Given the Mets luck with anything I bet this winds up actually happening.
David Wright’s future should include the Hall of Fame, not the Colorado Rockies | Capital New York
Among third basemen through age 28, David Wright is seventh all-time in OPS+ with 134. That’s not seventh all-time among Mets third basemen—that’s seventh among all third basemen in M.L.B. history. The only six ahead of him are Eddie Mathews, Frank (Home Run) Baker, Wade Boggs, George Brett, Chipper Jones and Mike Schmidt. That’s five Hall of Famers and in Jones, a clear sixth. The man just behind Wright, Ron Santo, just got elected to the Hall of Fame as well.
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But let’s put his performance in context. Wright’s numbers have dipped in 2009-2011. His 139 OPS+ from 2004-2008 gave way to a 124 over the last three campaigns. But despite adjusting to a new home park, battling a broken back that caused him to slump through much of 2011, and even returning from a beaning late in the 2009 season, the below-his-own-standards Wright has been, by most other standards, solid.
His 2009-2011 were his age 26-28 seasons, generally the peak for most players. So that drop-off in offensive productivity lands Wright in the 20th spot all-time among M.L.B. third basemen. He hasn’t been inner-circle Hall of Fame good, but he’s still among the best couple of dozen hitters to ever play the position—in his down years.
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