Come On Ray, Grow Up

Jim Baubach reports in today’s Newsday that the reason 1986 WS MVP Ray Knight did not come out for Shea’s Closing Ceremony is that there is still bitterness left from the way the Mets treated him following the 1986 season.

The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations that following
off-season, but after all these years there has no been reconciliation, no
hug-it-out moment.

Twice, the Mets invited Knight back for events at Shea
Stadium.

Twice, Knight declined their invite.

Baubach goes on to report that Knight claimed he had prior commitments both times. However, for the Shea closing Knight was given the time off from his job as a Washington Nationals announcer – he choose to decline the time off.

Look, the Mets – specifically Frank Cashen – did a lot of stupid things following the 86 World Series, including not resigning Knight. But Ray it’s been 22 years. The Mets have made overtures to you – GROW UP

>$1,923.00

>That’s how much a pair of seats from Yankee Stadium are going to cost according to Mike Roznac of Authentic Stadium Seats whom I spoke with earlier today:

“They haven’t made the official announcement yet, but that’s what my sources have been telling me. $1,923 – to commemorate the opening of the stadium in 1923.

The old wooden seats from 1923 and also the 1940’s sell currently for $2000 and we fully expect that price to shoot to $2500-3000 each based on the history behind the nostalgic wooden seats versus the modern plastic seats.”

What’s amazing is that even in the current market, with Wall Street tanking, the demand for these seats is expected to be through the roof.

$1,923.00

That’s how much a pair of seats from Yankee Stadium are going to cost according to Mike Roznac of Authentic Stadium Seats whom I spoke with earlier today:

“They haven’t made the official announcement yet, but that’s what my sources have been telling me. $1,923 – to commemorate the opening of the stadium in 1923.

The old wooden seats from 1923 and also the 1940’s sell currently for $2000 and we fully expect that price to shoot to $2500-3000 each based on the history behind the nostalgic wooden seats versus the modern plastic seats.”

What’s amazing is that even in the current market, with Wall Street tanking, the demand for these seats is expected to be through the roof.

>Appreciate Martin Brodeur

>Good luck to Marty & The Devils as they embark on another season.

Martin Brodeur is one of the all-time hockey players, and arguably the best goalie of all time.

He had the misfortune to play for a franchise nobody cares about, and at a time when hockey did some stupid things such as not playing a season (that will hurt your career stats) and the even stupider move of not starting the 1994-95 season on time.

On 1994-95 for a second:   the Rangers had won the cup and the NHL had a network deal with Fox.  Hockey was cool and sexy, and Fox was excited to push the NHL as hard as they pushed NFL.   Starting that season in January killed all of the buzz and the elague never recovered.    (Not keeping Messier on the Rangers didn’t help).

Meanwhile during 15 years of the NHL wandering thru the desert, Marty has won three rings with three coaches and a different supporting cast.   He will wind up with most of the career goalie records.  

If this guy were a Ranger there would be a statue of him outside the Garden.

Enjoy him while he’s around and remember that whatever team is playing the Rangers is the team I am rooting for.