Countdown to OOTP 22 - Page 7

BigRed75 · 03-05-2021, 12:51 AM

BigRed75 · 03-05-2021, 12:53 AM

Germaniac · 03-05-2021, 01:40 AM

He too should be in the Hall of Fame

Germaniac · 03-05-2021, 01:53 AM

Two great Milwaukee pitchers - the Braves' Warren Spahn, one of the greatest lefthanders in history and the Brewers' Cal Eldred

Westheim · 03-05-2021, 02:24 AM

The most elating of NASCAR wins that I have seen live - Trevor Bayne at the 2011 Daytona 500.

...and he never won anything else again...

Also, whenever a Met hits a home run, I like to yell his name, for some weird reason. So right now I yell "Peeeeeeete!!" a lot, and "Jeff McNeil!" - no, I am not on a first-name-only basis with *all* the Mets! Couple of years back it was "Yoenis Cespedes!!" a lot, or:

"Duuuuuuuuuu-da!" In this picture he looks like he's seen a witch - an appropriate expression for those early-10s Mets.

zappa1 · 03-05-2021, 04:30 AM

Jay Johnstone
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spleen1015 · 03-05-2021, 09:01 AM

Nick Markakis

rjl518 · 03-05-2021, 10:15 AM

21 Days Left

Cant have a Mets countdown without Cleon "Neon" Jones!

He had a little too much cork in his bat, among other places in his body.
Other than that, he was still fun to watch hitting HRs!
Sammy Sosa

spleen1015 · 03-05-2021, 10:55 AM

Curt Flood

Boomcoach · 03-05-2021, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Caporegime

It's the witching hour here in the Big Apple, which means we're exactly 21 days (or three weeks for those who live life in bulk) from OOTP 22's official release.

The Warrior, Paul O'Neill. Not part of the illustrious "core four", but a player whose intensity and drive epitomized the Yankees' dynasty years of 1990's like no other.

As a Reds fan, my only enjoyment of that Yankees dynasty was watching O'Neill. Loved his intensity when he was with the Reds, sorry he left, but understood the reasons. Seeing him play with cracked ribs, but still running into the wall and making a diving catch helped my daughter understand the level of commitment involved in playing sports at the highest level.

BigRed75 · 03-06-2021, 12:44 AM

zappa1 · 03-06-2021, 01:16 AM

Mike Schmidt
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Germaniac · 03-06-2021, 02:24 AM

One of the greatest Brewers players ever - Stormin' Gorman Thomas

Westheim · 03-06-2021, 03:08 AM

Could go with Pete, but instead I'll present Anthony Recker, who was not much as a hitter but won "Best Bum on Team" every year he was on the Mets.

Caporegime · 03-06-2021, 03:46 AM

Core Four member Jorge Posada:

Caporegime · 03-06-2021, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomcoach

As a Reds fan, my only enjoyment of that Yankees dynasty was watching O'Neill. Loved his intensity when he was with the Reds, sorry he left, but understood the reasons. Seeing him play with cracked ribs, but still running into the wall and making a diving catch helped my daughter understand the level of commitment involved in playing sports at the highest level.

And you definitely could not have provided her with a better example.

As embarrassing as it is to admit today, I actually disliked the trade that brought O'Neill to the Yanks in 1992. For all the pouting he did after being moved from CF to LF after the Yankees called up Bernie Williams from the minors for good following the All-Star break in '92, I thought Roberto Kelly had the potential to be a star.

Paul O'Neill, on the other hand, I viewed as being damaged goods. He had a bad reputation coming to the Yanks for being a selfish hothead who couldn't hit lefthanded pitching to save his own life. Plus, after hitting 28 hrs with 91 RBI in 1991, his numbers had dropped off quite a bit in '92. The trade reeked of exchanging one headache for another.

In retrospect, it literally seems comical today that O'Neill would've been viewed in such a light by anyone, even in a roundabout way. None of what was written about him at the time was true. Yeah, he had a temper, but far from being distracting or self-destructive, his perfectionism was definitely more inspirational than anything else.

Those dynasty Yanks of the 1990's hardly ever threw outs away, no matter how big their lead was or how many runs they were behind,, or how many games ahead they were in the standings. That was precisely Paul O'Neill's approach to every AB, every single game, no matter what the circumstances...balls to the wall.

The Yankees were a very different team before they acquired Paul O'Neill and were never the same after he retired. His individual personality as a player practically became the personality of the entire team from 1993- 2001. If that's not a core player, I don't know what is.

Anyway, I didn't mean for this to be such a long post. What a wind bag I am.

RMc · 03-06-2021, 07:58 AM

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Mark "The Bird" Fidrych (1954-2009)
Caroll Spinney, puppeteer and creator of Big Bird (1933-2019)
RIP

spleen1015 · 03-06-2021, 07:58 AM

Maybe my most favorite moment in MLB history.

BigRed75 · 03-06-2021, 09:25 AM

It's weird seeing Mike Schmidt with a full beard and not just a moustache

rjl518 · 03-06-2021, 10:00 AM

20 Days Left

Fine!
Then I will take Pete Alonso for the Mets.
His HOF path is laid out before him.

Before there was a Rickey Henderson, there was the late, great
Lou Brock. RIP!

03-05-2021, 12:51 AM	#121
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	It's Prime Time! __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb Last edited by BigRed75; 03-05-2021 at 12:53 AM.

03-05-2021, 12:53 AM	#122
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	__________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb

03-05-2021, 01:40 AM	#123
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 3,058	He too should be in the Hall of Fame __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

03-05-2021, 01:53 AM	#124
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 3,058	Two great Milwaukee pitchers - the Braves' Warren Spahn, one of the greatest lefthanders in history and the Brewers' Cal Eldred __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947 Last edited by Germaniac; 03-05-2021 at 11:55 AM.

03-05-2021, 02:24 AM	#125
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,277	The most elating of NASCAR wins that I have seen live - Trevor Bayne at the 2011 Daytona 500. ...and he never won anything else again... Also, whenever a Met hits a home run, I like to yell his name, for some weird reason. So right now I yell "Peeeeeeete!!" a lot, and "Jeff McNeil!" - no, I am not on a first-name-only basis with all the Mets! Couple of years back it was "Yoenis Cespedes!!" a lot, or: "Duuuuuuuuuu-da!" In this picture he looks like he's seen a witch - an appropriate expression for those early-10s Mets. Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 90 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here. Last edited by Westheim; 03-05-2021 at 02:26 AM.

03-05-2021, 04:30 AM	#126
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,116	Jay Johnstone

03-05-2021, 09:01 AM	#127
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,999	Nick Markakis Attached Images

03-05-2021, 10:15 AM	#128
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,242	21 Days Left Cant have a Mets countdown without Cleon "Neon" Jones! He had a little too much cork in his bat, among other places in his body. Other than that, he was still fun to watch hitting HRs! Sammy Sosa Attached Images __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

03-05-2021, 10:55 AM	#129
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,999	Curt Flood Attached Images

03-06-2021, 12:44 AM	#131
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	Mr MVP __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb Last edited by BigRed75; 03-06-2021 at 01:03 AM.

03-06-2021, 01:16 AM	#132
zappa1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,116	Mike Schmidt

03-06-2021, 02:24 AM	#133
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 3,058	One of the greatest Brewers players ever - Stormin' Gorman Thomas __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

03-06-2021, 03:08 AM	#134
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,277	Could go with Pete, but instead I'll present Anthony Recker, who was not much as a hitter but won "Best Bum on Team" every year he was on the Mets. Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 90 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-06-2021, 03:46 AM	#135
Caporegime All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Borough of Kings Posts: 1,714	Core Four member Jorge Posada: __________________ "If you don't know where you are going, you'll wind up someplace else." - Lawrence Peter Berra

03-06-2021, 07:58 AM	#137
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Is this heaven? Mark "The Bird" Fidrych (1954-2009) Caroll Spinney, puppeteer and creator of Big Bird (1933-2019) RIP __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

03-06-2021, 07:58 AM	#138
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,999	Maybe my most favorite moment in MLB history. Attached Images

03-06-2021, 09:25 AM	#139
BigRed75 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,430	It's weird seeing Mike Schmidt with a full beard and not just a moustache __________________ Mainline team SPTT team Was not a Snag fan...until I saw the fallout once he was gone and realized what a good job he was actually doing. - Ty Cobb

03-06-2021, 10:00 AM	#140
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,242	20 Days Left Fine! Then I will take Pete Alonso for the Mets. His HOF path is laid out before him. Before there was a Rickey Henderson, there was the late, great Lou Brock. RIP! Attached Images __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3 Last edited by rjl518; 03-06-2021 at 10:01 AM.