Friday, May 18th, 2012
Younger Mets fans probably don’t know this, but back in the day, the Mets used to hold Camera Day. People would gather in the field level seats at Shea, and players would come out and pose for pictures. Could you imagine today’s players agreeing to do that? Here is some video from 1975, featuring Jerry Grote, Jerry Koosman, Tom Seaver, Felix Millan and his moustache, Rusty Staub, Dave Kingman and Wayne Garrett:
Date: March 10, 2011
The 1986 Mets theme song “Let’s Go Mets Go,” featuring a blurry Howard Stern at the end:
Date: February 18, 2011
I love these Hitler parodies on YouTube. If you don’t know about them, they are taken from the German movie “Downfall”; only people have taken to subtitling them on all sorts of topics. You can spend hours watching them — they are simply hilarious. In this one, Hitler reacts to the Mets collapsing yet again in 2008.
Date: February 2, 2011
Here’s another Gary Carter commercial, this one for Ivory soap. Check out the extras playing his phony Mets teammates. Also, Carter certainly seems to love showering!
Date: January 21, 2011
Just a month after the Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Reds in 1977, Seaver appeared on the “The Mike Douglas Show” with his new teammate Pete Rose. With Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher sitting quietly, Seaver discussed the trade without getting into too much detail, unfortunately. My favorite part (in addition to Rose’s haircut) is when Douglas said, “Can you explain what a free agent is? The ladies I’m not sure understand that.” Ah, good old fashioned 70s sexism! Also, I’d forgotten how boring Douglas’s dull delivery was:
Date: January 11, 2011
Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez were adorable animated characters and they had a conversation about who sucked more? I know I have. Well, my dream has come true:
Date: December 26, 2010
The Mets have put together a promo to encourage fans to become season ticket holders. Now, the Mets are co-owners of a television network staffed with professional writers, producers and directors. It appears the Mets didn’t want to bother them to make this promo, apparently scouring junior high schools for the least talented kids they could find. This is just awful, especially the editing. The only thing I’ll say about Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins is that they must be better baseball people than actors. Also, make sure to check out Alderson’s “To Do” list — it does not include acquiring any players. Good thing he is sticking to the plan:
Date: December 21, 2010
A recap of the Mets’ inaugural 1962 season. This is a really cool video — it is in color (faded a bit, but still), and has some really nice shots of the Polo Grounds. It’s an interesting comparison between the Polo Grounds and its short left field and Citi Field with its spacious outfield.
Date: December 10, 2010
Terry Collins was introduced Tuesday as the new manager of the New York Mets. He may not have been the first choice of Mets fans. Or the second. Or the third… Well, you get the point. But in any case, he is now the leader of the team, and we’ve got to get behind him. Here is his opening statement at his news conference:
Date: November 23, 2010
This is part of a promotional video for the Mets produced after the 1963 season. This section deals with the construction of the Mets new home for the following year, Shea Stadium. I don’t know about you, but now that it’s gone, I miss the crummy old place.
And 45 years later, here’s the giant scoreboard going down in just a matter of seconds:
Date: November 11, 2010
