tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post8471079101025155830..comments2023-11-27T12:31:26.087-05:00Comments on The Great 1965 Topps Project: #144 Ed KranepoolKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-69586714368227067192012-05-05T21:49:57.785-04:002012-05-05T21:49:57.785-04:00THE great Eddie Kranepool story revolves around th...THE great Eddie Kranepool story revolves around the infamous Memorial Day DH at Shea against the Giants, where the second game went 23 innings. The day before, Kranepool had been at AAA Buffalo, and played both ends of a DH there. After the second game, he got word that the Mets had recalled him back up to the Majors. He immediately drove right down the Thruway to New York, getting to Shea at about 9 am. He took a nap on the training table....and proceeded to play all 32 innings of THAT DH.....<br /><br />As Casey used to say, you can look it up on Retrosheet....LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-16333566157134393002011-03-12T09:56:52.054-05:002011-03-12T09:56:52.054-05:00As a kid from Ohio and a Reds fan, the Mets create...As a kid from Ohio and a Reds fan, the Mets created an excitement and a disbelief when they advanced to the series to take on Baltimore. I remember after watching the 1st game of the series the feeling that the rest of it probably was not going to be worth it--that Baltimore was starting the onslaught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-41814279110095598942011-03-11T07:39:19.445-05:002011-03-11T07:39:19.445-05:00Kevin, I was a school kid in Upstate New York in 1...Kevin, I was a school kid in Upstate New York in 1969 and had to live through Colts/Jets and Orioles/Mets. Even the Baltimore Bullets were taken out by the Knicks around then, I believe. Still hurts...Doug C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-58415088560413790482011-03-10T18:16:09.123-05:002011-03-10T18:16:09.123-05:00J.C. Martin........ aaaaah!
No Kevin, I've g...J.C. Martin........ aaaaah! <br /><br />No Kevin, I've gotten over all that as I've aged. Same for the Colts. And NC State upsetting my Houston Cougars. Age gives a better perspective, time heals all wounds, that sort of thing I guess. <br /><br />But I gotta tell ya that every time I see that clip of Jim Valvano running around the court like a mad mad, or hear the name 'Ron Swoboda' or see someone with a flat top haircut, a piece of my soul chips away.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-74149629025952138252011-03-10T12:30:21.331-05:002011-03-10T12:30:21.331-05:00Bob and Doug - Do the Mets' current horrendous...Bob and Doug - Do the Mets' current horrendous financial problems give you any satisfaction?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-14548189341336763632011-03-10T08:05:27.931-05:002011-03-10T08:05:27.931-05:00I have similar feelings about Rod Gaspar and J.C. ...I have similar feelings about Rod Gaspar and J.C. Martin...Doug C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-29457648816851469442011-03-09T17:27:53.543-05:002011-03-09T17:27:53.543-05:00I got to meet Tommy Agee a couple of times through...I got to meet Tommy Agee a couple of times through my uncle who was a friend of his. Nicest guy you could ever hope to meet, absolutely no ego, nice as could be to kids. <br /><br />I hated his guts anyway. :::shrug:::Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-5025277112072756282011-03-09T08:46:25.336-05:002011-03-09T08:46:25.336-05:00Bob - I was just telling a friend on Saturday that...Bob - I was just telling a friend on Saturday that I can tell that my O's fandom is in my blood because I was born 13 years after the 1969 Series and I still flinch when I come across a card of Al Weis or Tommie Agee.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766775162963853142.post-46485501878383555582011-03-08T21:01:20.458-05:002011-03-08T21:01:20.458-05:00I went to so damn many Met games as a kid. I '...I went to so damn many Met games as a kid. I 'adopted' Stretch Kranepool as my rooting interest. All that ended after the '69 Series. At that point I decided all Mets were evil. Felt that way for about 20 years.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com