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Hard to mention Army of Darkness without a shout out to Evil Dead. Also reminded me of another good one: They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see him get on track. The guy is all effort and an amazing CFer, just hasn't found his way at the plate. Over the weekend I think I heard Keith say something to the effect that he thinks too much at the plate...which is kinda funny coming from Keith. So maybe you're right about letting loose. Anyway, I'm glad they haven't given up on him.

I never saw Plan 9, but knew its rep. Good call. Dexter Rutecki!

If Lagares is in the game, he's playing CF. I had high hopes for him. Injuries have been a factror, but he just hasn't developed as a hitter and now he faces an uphill battle for playing time. As for the weather, around 6 inches of snow this morning, it was coming down pretty good on my way to work. There were pictures of a snow man that the Mets made a at Citi Field today. I love baseball but would have no problem if they shortened both ends of the season.

Attack of the Killer Tomatos

Good stuff. I'm not a stats guy but I think many people would agree that Piazza was the greatest hitting catcher of all time. For that alone he should've been first ballot. I'm surprised Bench's average was as high as it was. Impressive. Right or wrong, when it comes to the Hall my opinions are more subjective than objective. I never understood why it took so long for Bruce Sutter to make it in and IMO Curt Schilling is deserving. I get that Yadier's hitting stats will probably keep him out, that's why I brought up the topic in the first place. But he's been a great catcher and clutch performer his whole career. Has there been a better catcher the past 10 years? Posey? Mauer? I'm probably forgetting someone. One last note: my usual criterion for the Hall is that if there's any debate then the guy doesn't belong. By that measure Yadier doesn't make it...regardless what I think

Sweet comeback. For the record I could care less whether Molina makes the Hall, JMO that he's deserving and I was interested what others thought and enjoy the debate. Have a nice day.

LOL...but playing the field isn't?

Dude, you're reading my mind WRT Chipper. I freaking hated what that guy did to us. In an odd twist I'm pretty sure that it was Piazza that outed him as Laaaaaarrrrrry! Guy named one of his kids Shea! I hate/love that! I'll stand by my Yadier HOF call. I really think the guy is deserving...and again I'm a tough grader, I could care less about stats. BTW, don't get me started on Piazza not being first ballot.

You should not be checking your phone for new posts during Easter Mass Requesting no prank posts on April 1 is sacrilegious IMO.

I had no idea who Mr. 3.61 ERA was either before I saw the headline about the signing recently. Just seemed like a good opportunity to derail what I thought was a silly thread. Carry on.

Thanks for the opportunity to derail this thread. Are you referring to the Greg Holland who was tied for the NL lead in saves in 2017? That's gotta be a record for a middle reliever.

To my eyes Yadier is Hall-worthy, but I understand your sentiment. I think it's fair to say that the HOF is slanted towards hitting. As much as I love what Piazza brought to the Mets, he was an average catcher at best. Bench is probably the greatest all-around catcher I've seen.

I wonder what Molina's legacy will be. Hall of Famer? He's a perennial All Star but in this day and age most people get so wrapped up in offensive stats. Personally, I'd put him in the Hall and I tend to be a tough grader.

I heard that the choice between d'Arnaud and Plawecki comes down to the batting matchup with the opposing pitcher, not who's starting for the Mets. We'll see how it plays how as the season progresses. Ideally one of them wins the job outright.

I don't follow this line of reasoning. He's under contract AND everyone heard his non-committal statements after the SB. I have a hard time believing a trade/retire scenario is realistic. And why the hell would the Pats trade him anyway with Brady getting closer to retirement?

I posted a few memories in the Rusty thread but I found out since that I actually witnessed his last HR at Shea. Never knew that before today. Very cool that the opening day crowd today got to pay their respects. I wasn't there but they had a moment of silence for Ed "The Glider" Charles, a longtime employee and Rusty. And not to be morose, but if you weren't aware Bud Harrelson has been in the news lately due to Alzheimers. Circle of life. Lets Go Mets. Wish we were playing tomorrow.

I'm not down with the Cabrera/Tejada comparison. Ruben Tejada has done nothing in this league. He's three years younger than Asdrubal and was fattening up before he ever established himself. Asdrubal has had a nice career....which he's been on the downside of since we got him. I'm not wild about Asdrubal at 2B either (although thrilled it's not 3B), but he's a gamer, has given the Mets two solid years, much better than anything Ruben gave us.

Now is as good a time as any to channel my inner Mead: 162-0, baby!!

Wow, where to start? A Pinto, the guy peeing on the fence, "The Magic Is Back", a Kingman HR, the powder blue away unis...best part was Mookies double. That was also George Fosters first game as a Met.

He only played part of his career with the Mets and his best years we're probably with other teams, but the Mets fanbase loved him. In the early 80's me and two friends went to Nostalgia Night at Shea. They were giving way NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers hats. Late in the game Rusty came up as a PH and hit a screaming line drive HR into the loge section....except it was a foul ball. A pitch or two later he hit a HR over the wall in RCF and one friend (a Yankee fan) called it a bloop HR setting off a fierce, beer-fueled debate. To this day we still laugh about the bloop HR. I also remember in 1973 when he injured his shoulder running into the RF wall during the playoffs . He ended up playing WS games in RF where he could only throw the ball back to the infield underhanded. RIP Rusty. Thanks for the memories!

@Gugny and @Tierlifer So you guys like Conforto in CF? I know that he's held his own out there, but I prefer him in LF or RF. But I agree with Gug, I love Lagares in CF, just frustrated the switch hasn't turned on for him at the plate yet.

My bad on the spelling...Bertuzzi. Strange thing, as far as I remember he was never a goon, just a guy that lost his mind.

I remember McSorley getting a big suspension but it might've been Bertruzzi with the assault charge. Can't say for sure, too lazy to google

I half-watched a few innings of the game today. Was happy to see Nimmo and Rosario rip a double and triple respectively. Most people fall in love with the long ball, but give me the frozen rope every day of the week. I still remember seeing John "The Hammer" Milner hit a rope that rocked the right field wall at Shea and Jesse Barfield hit a line drive HR at Yankee Stadium that was over the wall before you knew it. These days they'd call it exit velocity, back then it was just "Wow!". I have a hard time seeing how Nimmo fits in, except if Bruce moves to first at some point as you noted. Made me think. The OF situation is still messed up. For the life of me I don't understand how Cespedes can play CF and LF but not RF....where his arm would be more valuable. It'll never happen but I'd love to see Conforto in LF, Cespedes in RF and Nimmo/Lagares in CF. I'd probably get sick of watching Bruce play first pretty quickly, but I'd like that outfield alignment. Anyway, Lets Go Mets!