Author: Shannon Shark @metspolice

I stumbled across this:

Manager Danny Ozark said that you could “throw a blanket” over four or five teams in the East (NY, Pgh, Chi, StL, and Chi). The Phils slipped out from under the blanket on the losing side. Peeking just a nose above the others were the Mets, who then took on the mighty Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS. Certain baseball happenings are inexplicable. The Mets NLCS win over the Reds in ’73 is one of those, although, as they say, anything can happen in a short series.

That’s one paragraph in an entire article about the 70’s, on what looks to be a cool blog.   


Check it out here. 

Disappointing pics of what looks to be New New Comiskey:  http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-yankee-stadium-construction-update.html

Much cooler pics of Monument Park on the move:
http://slidingintohome.blogspot.com/2008/11/monument-park-begins-its-move.html

This must be blogger-bait….write something dopey to get people to react and link.  Well Amazin’ Avenue, it has worked.   I take your bait and link to the idiocy that is Bonilla One Of Top 50 Mets Of All Time.

It’s so stupid i am going to just make my own off the cuff list right here right now.  With zero thought here are 50 Mets I can randomly think of better than Bonilla.  I’m sure there will be omissions because I’m doing this out of anger.

1.  Lee Mazzilli
2.  Joel Youngblood
3.  John Stearns
4.  Tom Seaver
5.  Jerry Koosman
6.  Tug McGraw
7.  Dwight Gooden
8.  Ron Darling
9.  Sid Fernandez
10.  Jesse Orosco
11.  Roger McDowell
12.  Al Leiter
13.  John Franco
14.  Mike Piazza
15.  John Olerud
16.  Edgardo Alfonzo
17.  Carlos Delgado
18.  Jose OverReyes
19.  David Wright
20.  Carlos Beltran
21.  Paul LoDuca
22.  Johan Santana for just one game is already better
23.  John Maine
24.  Keith Hernandez
25.  Wally Backman
26.  Tim Teufel
27.  Howard Johnson
28.  Kevin Mitchell’s one platoon year was better
29.  Ray Knight
30.  Gary Carter
31.  Vince Coleman
32.  Eddie Murray
33.  George Foster was better
34.  Mookie Wilson
35.  Lenny Dykstra
36.  Darryl Strawberry
37.  Kevin McReynolds
38.  Rusty Staub
39.  Frank Viola

Ok well I’m stuck on 39….you old guys add some ’69 Mets, and everyone else take my bait and add to this list.

Pedro Martinez was not better than Bobby Bonilla.

ESPN did a cool piece.

What’s often forgotten is that when Mookie hit that grounder through Buckner’s legs, the Red Sox had already blown their lead and the game was tied. Even if Buckner does make the play, the two clubs head to the 11th inning. Which team would have been better-equipped after the 10th? It’s probably a toss-up. The Red Sox had three reliable-if-unspectacular relievers left in their bullpen, while Mets manager Davey Johnson might have turned to Sid Fernandez, a starter during the regular season who had tossed four innings of scoreless relief in Game 5 (and would pitch flawlessly again in Game 7).

But for the moment, let’s assume the Mets eventually win Game 6.

I won’t spoil the ending for ESPN so click the link.

Meanwhile the Mets Police wonder things like:

What if:  the Mets kept Kazmir?
What if:  the Mets kept Kevin Mitchell rather than protect Gooden & Straw from drugs (ha)
What if:  the Mets didn’t trade McDowell & Dyskstra for nobody?
What if:  the Mets protected Seaver in 1984
What if: the Mets called games on rainy days rather than jack everyone for parking.

I could go on, and I will – it’s a long offseason