Front Page News!
While the Wall Street Journal tries to pump up area newsstand sales and perhaps take down a stolid competitor with the launch of a Greater New York section, which includes the assignment of yet another Mets beat reporter (one who took on the heretofore uncovered subject of how the Mets don’t get their history right at Citi Field weeks after the opening of the Mets museum, misspelling Tommie Agee’s widow’s name and inventing a statue of Jackie Robinson that isn’t there in the process), the New York Bulletin cuts right to the chase by giving the Mets’ Tuesday night sweep of the Dodgers exactly the kind of play it deserves. Kudos to the Bulletin!
While pitching and hitting indeed combined for twin victory, it saddens me to inform you (if you hadn’t figured it out already) that the New York Bulletin, unlike the aforementioned sweep, is fictional. This front page is from the premiere episode of Get Smart, a clip of which was cleverly posted on Remembering Shea this morning. Watch the first couple of minutes for the full context; I particularly enjoyed the score being reported as “99 to 86”. They couldn’t have known in 1965 how much those Mets years would have in common.
Incidentally, on September 18, 1965, the day that first episode of Get Smart aired on NBC, the Mets lost to the Cubs 4-3, dropping their tenth-place record to 47-103, slotting them a mere 42 games behind the league-leading Giants. So much for saying the ’65 Mets missed winning the pennant by that much.
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EXTRA! EXTRA! The Mets have just completed a series sweep of the Dodgers, a seventh consecutive win, a 9-1 homestand and maintained their grip on first place. I can’t wait to see the Bulletin‘s evening edition.
HI Greg,
The premier episode had Max meeting 99 for the first time. The password was “New York Mets Win Doubleheader” since The Chief deemed that safe from happening.
Max is waiting to be contacted when a little boy, reading the New York Bulletin, yells out “New York Mets Win Doubleheader”. Max asks him “99?”. He says no, that he was something like eleven.
Joe,
You can watch the first two minutes here and relive all the amusing details — albeit without Wes Westrum pushing the buttons.
Not like I wanna jinx anything, but I’m starting to get a little 2006 feelin’…
Well, we did take three from the Dodgers at home then, too.
and go on a 9-1 tear.
This weekend is going to be quite telling…
And right now, we are quite kvelling.
We’re not in first place in April. We’re in first place in late April.
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Our lead is a half-game, with the Phillies coming back on and then withstanding the Giants 7-6 in 11. Playing a role in the victory: Wilson Valdez, Nelson Figueroa and Brian Schneider. Phigures.
On the other hand, “our lead” describes the margin between us and the second-place team.
The Mets will win the World Series this year! Would you believe, compete for the playoffs?
Oh so nice to hear the lovely Agent 99 saying “New York Mets win Double-header”.
the way we are starting to hit bring on Philly
Update: The Gaylord National has backed out of the deal to buy the statue that THEY COMMISHIONED!
The statue is now available, after I get through repairing the damage to it that happened at Nationals’ Park in Washington DC on JR Night. Once the statue was damaged, they couldn’t get me out of there (and Jackie) fast enough!
He belongs in NY. Let them know.
Thanks.
This made me smile and hopefully after your last post it will do the same for you:
A smoking section in a restaurant is like a peeing section in a pool. :)