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THE ME
Jun 24, 2017 10:28:11 GMT -5
Post by oldtimer on Jun 24, 2017 10:28:11 GMT -5
The Mets as predicted have imploded into a hopeless mess...In my long life as a baseball fan there is no team in my memory that has dissolved into such a disgraceful state...
Players are jumping ship...Others are going the 'Injury route'...All semblance of of order has been long gone and with it any sense of shame...They go through the motions and exhibit their 'The hell with it' attitude with utter disregard for their dwindling fan base...
Piecemeal changes will not help this ship...It has been infested with a terminal cancer, and only mass changes from top to bottom with the main concentration on regaining the authority on who the hell is skippering the ship will help it even reach nearest port.
As MET fan since their inception and the many years prior known as the GIANTS, I was looking forward with anticipation to this season, but its ruination has been ALLOWED to happen by a bunch of snowflake crybabies without shame....
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THE ME
Jun 24, 2017 11:04:05 GMT -5
Post by gregcrow on Jun 24, 2017 11:04:05 GMT -5
Bu they just started a long winning streak last night!
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THE ME
Jul 2, 2017 16:02:17 GMT -5
Post by oldtimer on Jul 2, 2017 16:02:17 GMT -5
Mets lost today, but they are playing better ball of late and have a kept their very long shot to make the playoffs alive...
Slow posting day so a little Met story to bring back a memory...
It was back in early 1964 when I was in the detective venture of my career...I was called into the Police Comm. office...He brought up the high priced stolen vehicles that were being stolen in Westchester, Bronx and Queens...At a Chiefs meeting, he had brought up my name to lead the Westchester group...I was not happy about it as I had planned with the gang to go to the Mets Grand opening at Shea Stadium that spring followed by a 3 day golfing trip with my friends to Rhode Island...
After a intensive 2-3 month investigation involving dealerships some employee's etc. we brought findings to the leading D.A. from Queens...He found that we had a substantial case and that the mass arrest could go forward...
After the roundup the case went to trial in the Queens County Court house...I
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THE ME
Jul 2, 2017 16:48:26 GMT -5
Post by oldtimer on Jul 2, 2017 16:48:26 GMT -5
SORRY shakey finger again...POSTING continued....
I had to make the trip over to Queens every day for over a week and was not to happy as our Spring vacation was getting close....
The trial finally ended...All were found guilty...I gave a sigh of relief our Mets game and golf vacation could go on as planned....
A few days before the game I again received a call from the D.A...He explained....The Courts had declared a mistrial and we would have to have a new trial...
It seems the reason being that it was found that the Judge had addressed the jury by stating 'I don't to rush you, but I have a couple of box seats for the Mets opening home game the day after tomorrow and I sure want to be there'' That higher courts found was enough for a retrial...
Story has a happy ending...Rather then go on with the time and expense of another trial all concerned decided to take a guilty plea of reduced charges....
That in jest statement probably saved the convicted parties a combined total of over 60 years...
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THE ME
Aug 8, 2017 11:11:26 GMT -5
Post by oldtimer on Aug 8, 2017 11:11:26 GMT -5
Back in June I started this subject...When finshed I noticed that I had left off 2 letterS in the subject title which became 'The ME' instead of the intended 'The MESS'
They have now not only become 'The Mess', but 'The Frauding Mess'...They are shamelessly taken money from ever decreasing fans with their shabby play and are only going through the motions of playing baseball...It is obvious that the organzation has lost complete control resulting in a disaster...
Mgr. Collins is a major blame with his acceptence and coddeling...Sensing this weakness the players are running roughshot over him...
They were never in ready shape...Some are grossly overweight...The pitching staff is a joke and the gross amount of injuries shout for a conspirial investigation... Catchable fly balls drop in front of outfielders constantly as they make no effort to take that extra step...Stolen bases are a lost art and more often then not games go by before you see a runner go from 1st to 3rd on a base hit...Scoring from 2nd on a deep outfield hit becomes a struggle...
On and on it goes...In my over 85 years of watching Major League baseball I have never seen such out and out robbery of fans under the guize of the pretence of Major league baseball...
They are not only a MESS, but a selfish disgracefull bunch of shameless so called players who can't wait until the seasons end to count their ill gotten spoils...
Harsh???....Sure...BUT DESERVEDLY SO...!!!!
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THE ME
Aug 8, 2017 11:36:31 GMT -5
Post by gregcrow on Aug 8, 2017 11:36:31 GMT -5
Back in June I started this subject...When finshed I noticed that I had left off 2 letterS in the subject title which became 'The ME' instead of the intended 'The MESS' They have now not only become 'The Mess', but 'The Frauding Mess'...They are shamelessly taken money from ever decreasing fans with their shabby play and are only going through the motions of playing baseball...It is obvious that the organzation has lost complete control resulting in a disaster... Mgr. Collins is a major blame with his acceptence and coddeling...Sensing this weakness the players are running roughshot over him... They were never in ready shape...Some are grossly overweight...The pitching staff is a joke and the gross amount of injuries shout for a conspirial investigation... Catchable fly balls drop in front of outfielders constantly as they make no effort to take that extra step...Stolen bases are a lost art and more often then not games go by before you see a runner go from 1st to 3rd on a base hit...Scoring from 2nd on a deep outfield hit becomes a struggle... On and on it goes...In my over 85 years of watching Major League baseball I have never seen such out and out robbery of fans under the guize of the pretence of Major league baseball... They are not only a MESS, but a selfish disgracefull bunch of shameless so called players who can't wait until the seasons end to count their ill gotten spoils... Harsh???....Sure...BUT DESERVEDLY SO...!!!! Correction - You started this on April 22, not June. Also, I will quote from the top 144 thread on the basketball side : "I to would like to win every game, but fully understand 'Loosing' is necessary to enjoy ''Winning''... "
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THE ME
Aug 8, 2017 16:25:35 GMT -5
Post by oldtimer on Aug 8, 2017 16:25:35 GMT -5
[/quote]Correction - You started this on April 22, not June. Also, I will quote from the top 144 thread on the basketball side : "I to would like to win every game, but fully understand 'Loosing' is necessary to enjoy ''Winning''... "[/quote]Greg..... GREG....My statement as to winning and losing is consistant...... EXAMPLE......Many years ago we made the over and hour trip by trolley, elevated train and subway to see the old Brooklyn Dodgers play...They were not very good and usually lost many more then they won... But the game win or loose was well worth the trip...The spectator band, the fans actions and the general pagency also was well worth the cost...BUT...one thing was sure, the team would sure try...They ran as hard as they could...They never gave up...They showed anger when taken out of the game for any reason...They were loved for that reason...They were called and known as ''THEM BUMS''... In comparison todays METS have absolutely none of these attributes, and should be called ''THEM QUITTERS''...
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