You guys are so sensitive sometimes so let me say up front – I AM JUST ASKING A QUESTION. I am not saying he’s the devil. Maybe he was at his grandmother’s 110th birthday party, I dunno…
But where was Mets Captain John Franco yesterday? They trotted out some 2000 era Mets and it seems odd to me that Mets HOFer and former captain and I think-still Mets Ambassador John Franco wasn’t there.
Also isn’t Al Leiter some sort of Mets Consultant something?
On a similar note, it caught my eye that there weren’t 80’s era Mets there for Ronnie. They had to trot down Gary Cohen? I guess there aren’t too many 1986 era Mets left in pure standing – Doc and Darryl seem to run hot and cold, you’re not gonna invite Lenny or Backman…..maybe there just isn’t anyone “right” to invite.
Anyway I am sure you guys will decide this post is too negative or something. Just asking questions.
So you know I am going to say the uniforms looked terrible, because you know I am smart and they do of course look terrible.
I am glad the swoosh is white and not blue because it makes the jersey look even worse! I also think aside from the other ugliness, the patches are too much. It’s just way too much STUFF.
Speaking of the patches..
Weird pairing fo Mets black throwbacks tonite: Blue skyline logo patch was worn on black jerseys only in 1998 (changed to black skyline in ’99), but solid-black cap didn’t debut until 1999.
Every 5 or 6 days The Dark Knight returns! The Real Deal has had two solid starts in a row, totally ruining my Matt Harvey recaps. Surely he won’t do well three games in a row.
In the 1st, a 1-2-3 with two strikeouts (sit down son!) for Matt…..
…and normally I’d show you him walking off the mound looking cool, but I didn’t get home in time to catch the feed, so let’s use an old photo.
In the second, ANOTHER 1-2-3? With a strikeout? As Jim Halpert would say, “what is going on here?”
In the third, a single a popup and then another single. Surely THIS will be the meltdown. NOPE. TDK gets out of it!
In the 4th, a one out double. Surely THIS will be the meltdown! He probably liked like this.
Nope. Got out of it.
Maybe in the 5th? A single to lead off the inning usually leads to a 17 run inning for the opponent…but Matt gets one of his trademark DPs and gets out of it again.
The Best Pitcher In Baseball was back out there for the 6th and Holy Supermodels Batman, another 1-2-3 and here’s one of those walking off the mound looks that we all love.
Then a rare 7th inning appearance for Matt! A leadoff flyout and Brandon Hyde thinks to himself…I should not push my luck. BUT LOOK HOW HAPPY MATT IS!!!
6 and a third, no runs, no walks, 6 hits and 5Ks (and no massive HRs).
Not my most fun recap – I don’t have a video of the game so I don’t have much to work with. Plus Matt is so good there’s nothing to make fun of.
I don’t know what cool part of Detroit is, but lock up your supermodels because THE DARK KNIGHT IS BACK BABY. My black Orioles jersey is looking like a good investment!
METS ACQUIRE ALL-STAR INFIELDER JAVIER BÁEZ AND RHP TREVOR WILLIAMS FROM CHICAGO
Good times when the Mets had nice uniforms.
FLUSHING, N.Y., July 30, 2021 – The New York Mets today announced the club has acquired two-time All-Star infielder Javier Báez, RHP Trevor Williams and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Báez, 28, has spent his entire eight-year major league career with the Cubs. This season with Chicago-NL, he is tied for sixth in the National League with 65 RBI and tied for seventh with 22 home runs. He has a 2.8 WAR according to Baseball-Reference.
Since 2016, his first full major league season, he has accumulated 9.6 defensive WAR, tied for fourth in the majors and tied for second in the NL. Báez is a four-time winner of The Fielding Bible Award for defensive excellence. He won the award three times as a multi-position player and was honored as a shortstop last year.
The 6-0, 190-pounder was named an NL All-Star in 2018 and 2019, won a Gold Glove in 2020 and was an NL Silver Slugger recipient in 2018, when he finished as the runner-up for the NL MVP Award. The Bayamon, Puerto Rico native won the 2016 World Series with Chicago-NL. That October, he was named the NLCS Co-MVP with LHP Jon Lester.
Báez became the first player in major league history to start the All-Star Game at second base and shortstop in consecutive seasons.
Williams, 29, has made 13 appearances (12 starts) for the Cubs this season, going 4-2 with a 5.06 ERA (33 earned runs/58.2 innings) with 22 walks and 61 strikeouts.
He has appeared in 119 games (106 starts) across six major league seasons between the Pirates (2016-2020) and Cubs (2021). Overall, he is 35-39 with a 4.49 ERA (296 earned runs/593.1 innings) with 199 walks and 477 strikeouts. He was originally selected by the Marlins in the second round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of Arizona State University.
Williams has made two starts at Citi Field and owns a 1.93 ERA (three earned runs/14.0 innings) with four walks and 10 strikeouts.
Crow-Armstrong, 19, was the Mets first-round pick in the 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of Harvard-Westlake High School in California. He appeared in six games with the St. Lucie Mets before he suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. He underwent surgery on his right shoulder for a GLAD lesion (glenoid labral articular disruption) in May.
The nice folks at the Queens Baseball Convention sent this over which is great because I want to go to the beach today and take a mental health day away from all the idiots who are gonna be like Yeah Bruh black uniforms and F to the LGM. Here’s what those idiots looks like…
I digress. So it comes at a good time that the QBC sent me THIS…
QUEENS BASEBALL CONVENTION SET TO RETURN TO A LIVE EVENT ON NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Organizers of the Queens Baseball Convention announced today plans to return to a live event on Saturday, November 13, 2021
Keith Blacknick and Dan Twohig, co-founders and partners in the 8-year old fan-fest, revealed that Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall will host the fall gathering, the largest unaffiliated fan-run convention for baseball fans.
“Mulcahy’s is well-known to Mets fans and is a great venue for us relaunch the live QBC” stated Blacknick. “They have hosted Mets events in the past so it felt like a natural fit for us.”
“Bringing fans together while also maintaining COVID protocols was important in our decision, and Mulcahy’s is large enough to give us the space needed, while also being easily accessible to the majority of our attendees” added Twohig.
While no guests have been announced yet, Blacknick and Twohig stated that fans will be excited with the player lineup they have planned, adding that “multiple former players” will be participating.
In addition to player appearances, panels, and autograph sessions, the QBC will also include panels on other fan and Mets related topics, as well as a host of vendors.
Specific details on the 2021 QBC will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information or for inquiries, please email us at QBC2016@gmail.com, or follow us on social media (Twitter @QBConvention or Facebook www.facebook.com/QueensBaseballConvention)
ABOUT THE QBC
Founded in 2013, the Queens Baseball Convention was created as a mid-winter gathering of fans of the New York Mets. Our design is a combination of “Fan Fest” meets “Comic Con.” Since its start it has grown into the largest fan-run fan fest in the New York area.
Unfortunately I am away in South America building houses as part of a mission so I won’t be around to move any boxes from Nov 12-14th. But you, you should go.
And at least the QBC celebrates the Mercury Baseball Team unlike other baseball teams. Look at these from 2019 when I had to move boxes.
