Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

Ron Darling was up at Yale and..

“They’re a year away,” Darling said. “I know that’s not what a lot of fans want to hear. [New GM] Sandy Alderson is one of the smartest guys in the game, and they’ve begun to turn around. A team should spend half its resources on its minor league system, then you have players ready to come up and help; you have players who can be traded.”

As for me, the snow has given me some unexpected free-time.  How’s everyone enjoying the winter?

Deep down I know Ronnie’s words to be true, however until there’s an 8 in the GB column I’m going to enjoy the road to the postseason.

Once again I shamelessly suck up to these kids today and their love of Mike Piazza.

Now if only Bobby V could have handed Mike a first baseman’s glove now and then in MARCH.

Here’s another vintage article from the summer of 1977.

In this one:

• Dick Young says Seaver is no All-Star

• A young outfielder named Steve Henderson is praised for his success with the Mets, and the way he immediately joined the team after the trade rather than taking a day or two.

• Nolan Ryan wasn’t initially selected to the All Star team.   This article is dated July 20th and says Ryan has 13 wins and 234 strike outs.  No type TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR.   Jeez Louise, who DID make the team?

In case you are wondering, the Mets sent John Stearns as their rep.  That’s why old guys like me wax poetic about Stearns and Mazzilli.  They were “All-Star” players in our formative years.

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.

Sounds cool!  Maybe I should see if MSG wants to option How I Met The Mets.

How I Met The Mets Game 6 debuts on MetsPolice.com on 2/7. The 1/31 episode is about 4/19/84.

Anyways….

MSG NETWORK TO PREMIERE “SUMMER OF ’86: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE WORLD CHAMPION METS”

Program Will Feature Interviews with Players, Coaches, Celebrities and Writers, Including Manager Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Kevin Mitchell, Mookie Wilson, Wally Backman, Ray Knight, Gary Carter, General Manager Frank Cashen, Spike Lee, John Turturro, John Leguizamo and More

Four-Part Series Set For March 1-4 on MSG Network

New York, NY – January 26, 2011 – The 1986 New York Mets captivated sports fans like never before, with their unique cast of characters, winning brand of baseball and tabloid headlines. Today, the ’86 Mets are one of the most storied teams in New York sports history. To celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of that team, MSG Network will debut “Summer of ’86: The Rise and Fall of the World Champion Mets” on Tuesday, March 1.

Each 30-minute episode of the four-part, consecutive night series will feature interviews with players and coaches as they reflect on that memorable season, New York celebrities and dignitaries who watched from the stands, and the writers who got a firsthand look at an incredible season of baseball in New York.

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