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Old 03-24-2016, 11:40 AM   #27383
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Originally Posted by Merkle923 View Post
Given that his last major league stop with the 1985 Mets lasted only 14 games yet produced those two good Brace "windbreaker" images from Wrigley Field, I don't know that anybody would consider Larry Bowa a white whale (except perhaps some umpires).

Still it's a surprise to see this image, of Bowa in full uniform (and home uniform no less), and during one of his only 11 plate appearances in Shea Stadium as a Met, osted from the always productive files of eBay seller Dr. Jayteee:

Larry Bowa New York Mets 35mm Baseball Slide | eBay
Almost certainly from his first game with the Mets, the second game of a double header on 23-Aug-1985. Matching what we can see in this photo with details from the play-by-play, it seems to be from his first Mets at-bat, in the third inning.
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