In scanning the TV listings for Classic MLB Baseball, I saw that MLB Network will be showing the 1969 World Series this weekend.
Sat (10/31) 10am - Game 1 (the Mets first World Series game)
Sat (10/31) 12:30pm - Game 2 (the Mets first World Series game win)
Sat (10/31) 3pm - Game 3 (the first World Series game at Shea)
Sun (11/1) 9:30am - Game 4
Sun (11/1) 12pm - Game 5 (the Mets win their first World Series)
and with a few replays
Sun (11/1) 7:30pm - Game 4
Mon (11/2) 3pm - Game 5
Sun (11/8) 7:30pm - Game 5
Sun (11/8) 10pm - Game 4
Mon (11/9) 8:30am - Game 2
Mon (11/9) 11am - Game 3
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Today was a very special day
Reposting with more links:
I wasn't alive on this date 40 years ago, so I won't attempt to remember myself what happened on this date 40 years ago. So I'll defer to two other blogs who are good with this sort of thing.
On CenterfieldMaz, The Amazing Mets Win the 1969 World Series.
On Never Forget 69, 40 Years Ago Today.
And of course, on Faith and Fear's Flashback Friday, Greg remembers his first.
Of course, today is the 40th anniversary of the Mets winning their first world series. What a day it must have been. Tom Seaver should crack open a bottle of his finest vintage today to celebrate. I'm sure Mets Fan #1 Howie Rose is a bit misty eyed thinking about this day too.
Update: Several more blogs have checked in with their posts on the 1969 World Champion New York Mets.
Mets Walk-Offs And Minutiae wishes Happy Anniversary, 1969 Mets.
The Eddie Kranepool Society asks Where were you on October 16, 1969?
Blogging's own Dana Brand is quoted in an article by Mark Herrmann in Newsday talking about the 1969 championship, along with Al Weis from that team.
Much to my pleasure, we hear from Howie Rose writing on MLB.com about the 1969 championship.
Marty Noble also penned an article on MLB.com for the event with quotes from Davey Johnson. More on Davey in about 10 days.
Sadly, The Real Dirty Mets Blog in their daily This Day In Infamy With Rusty post did not include the 1969 World Championship. But from them, I do know to wish a happy 50th birthday to former Mets LF Kevin McReynolds.
Also, I received an email from reader Angelo Fusaro, who was at Shea 40 years ago today on a $10 ticket (and collected a patch of grass), said that the NY Daily News ran a list of "This Day In Sports History" itemizing 15 events of October 16 that did NOT include the Mets championship. I don't have access to the print edition (page 94) and the online edition doesn't show this list. Thanks Angelo and shame on the NY Daily News for excluding a very big moment in Sports History from This Day In Sports History.
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I wasn't alive on this date 40 years ago, so I won't attempt to remember myself what happened on this date 40 years ago. So I'll defer to two other blogs who are good with this sort of thing.
On CenterfieldMaz, The Amazing Mets Win the 1969 World Series.
On Never Forget 69, 40 Years Ago Today.
And of course, on Faith and Fear's Flashback Friday, Greg remembers his first.
Of course, today is the 40th anniversary of the Mets winning their first world series. What a day it must have been. Tom Seaver should crack open a bottle of his finest vintage today to celebrate. I'm sure Mets Fan #1 Howie Rose is a bit misty eyed thinking about this day too.
Update: Several more blogs have checked in with their posts on the 1969 World Champion New York Mets.
Mets Walk-Offs And Minutiae wishes Happy Anniversary, 1969 Mets.
The Eddie Kranepool Society asks Where were you on October 16, 1969?
Blogging's own Dana Brand is quoted in an article by Mark Herrmann in Newsday talking about the 1969 championship, along with Al Weis from that team.
Much to my pleasure, we hear from Howie Rose writing on MLB.com about the 1969 championship.
Marty Noble also penned an article on MLB.com for the event with quotes from Davey Johnson. More on Davey in about 10 days.
Sadly, The Real Dirty Mets Blog in their daily This Day In Infamy With Rusty post did not include the 1969 World Championship. But from them, I do know to wish a happy 50th birthday to former Mets LF Kevin McReynolds.
Also, I received an email from reader Angelo Fusaro, who was at Shea 40 years ago today on a $10 ticket (and collected a patch of grass), said that the NY Daily News ran a list of "This Day In Sports History" itemizing 15 events of October 16 that did NOT include the Mets championship. I don't have access to the print edition (page 94) and the online edition doesn't show this list. Thanks Angelo and shame on the NY Daily News for excluding a very big moment in Sports History from This Day In Sports History.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
Meet the 1969 Mets
Keith Olbermann writes the only account of yesterday's charity meet-and-greet with the 1969 Mets that I've seen with some good stories and a few photos. Nice work, Keith.
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It's weird
It's weird to think back on some observations on last night's game and some small research done about Nolan Ryan, who I just realized transcended a few generations of baseball players.
Here's a guy who won his only World Series championship 40 years ago. He played either with and/or against a couple of father-son combos (Wikipedia lists Bob and Darren Oliver, Darren a Met in 2006, and like Ryan, pitched for all 4 1961-62 expansion teams; and Sandy and Robby Alomar, Sandy being Sandy Sr. current Mets coach along with Sandy Jr, and Robby being a guy who failed as a Met), he was an opponent of the Mets in the World Series championship season belonging to the next generation (remember that classic Game 5 of the 1986 NLCS against Doc Gooden, which would be Ryan's last post-season appearance) and before that, an opponent of Keith and Ron of Mets TV land (as they talked about on the broadcast last night), and played with/against at least one player still active in the big leagues (Ivan Rodriguez, who just returned to Texas, and caught Ryan's last game in September 1993).
Metstradamus writes that he stole the show last night just like Doc Gooden did last September at Shea Goodbye. I agree on both counts. That sit down with Ron Darling, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Nolan Ryan airing on SNY in September should be real interesting.
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Here's a guy who won his only World Series championship 40 years ago. He played either with and/or against a couple of father-son combos (Wikipedia lists Bob and Darren Oliver, Darren a Met in 2006, and like Ryan, pitched for all 4 1961-62 expansion teams; and Sandy and Robby Alomar, Sandy being Sandy Sr. current Mets coach along with Sandy Jr, and Robby being a guy who failed as a Met), he was an opponent of the Mets in the World Series championship season belonging to the next generation (remember that classic Game 5 of the 1986 NLCS against Doc Gooden, which would be Ryan's last post-season appearance) and before that, an opponent of Keith and Ron of Mets TV land (as they talked about on the broadcast last night), and played with/against at least one player still active in the big leagues (Ivan Rodriguez, who just returned to Texas, and caught Ryan's last game in September 1993).
Metstradamus writes that he stole the show last night just like Doc Gooden did last September at Shea Goodbye. I agree on both counts. That sit down with Ron Darling, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Nolan Ryan airing on SNY in September should be real interesting.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
A Miracle 40 years later
Can you believe it's been 40 years since that magical summer and fall of 1969, with the Moon landing, Woodstock, and the Miracle Mets? I wasn't born yet, so I can't answer that one.
Going into the ceremony I had a thought. It would have been great if the backdrop for tonight's festivities had been Shea Stadium, but it dawned on me that it was really a different Shea, going from the 60s-looking ballpark to the blue version that we all said goodbye to last year.
Watching the show on SNY, a few thoughts.
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Going into the ceremony I had a thought. It would have been great if the backdrop for tonight's festivities had been Shea Stadium, but it dawned on me that it was really a different Shea, going from the 60s-looking ballpark to the blue version that we all said goodbye to last year.
Watching the show on SNY, a few thoughts.
- Have you ever seen more joy in Howie Rose than what we saw tonight while he's talking about the beloved 1969 team? I'm wondering if he's working from a script or just making it all up as he goes along.
- More Mets history tonight on the field than there is in the walls and halls of the ballpark.
- Nice touch with some 60s music in the background as the players and coaches are brought out
- I do like the way the players/coaches were brought out to the field from the ramps in the stands, but I have to say I liked it better 3 years ago when they came through the crowd to get to the field
- Good work by SNY to get players' reactions to Nolan Ryan coming out
- Well done. Knowing the Mets this year, I had my doubts
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Muppets News Flash
Here is a Muppets News Flash. Dateline Flushing, NY - The New York Mets will be honoring their history in a celebration of the 1969 World Championship team on Saturday August 22. This comes on the heels of a month in which the Mets completely ignored their history. Film at 11.
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