Mets need a closer.
Trevor Hoffman, 41, needs a job.
Omar loves old guys.
It can’t be any worse than last year’s bullpen.
I don’t like signing old guys but hey lets go for it.
Cool Article About the 1973 Season
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.
Brooklyn Aces
The Brooklyn Aces of the Eastern Professional Hockey League defend their frozen turf at Floyd Bennett Field on Flatbush Avenue.
Yankee Stuff
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
Amazin’ Avenue Must Smoke Crack: Bonilla A Great?
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.
