Comments on: Frightening Moments In Mets History

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:28:18 +0000

Did the 5th grade let out early today?

By: dt

dt — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:12:08 +0000

you stink, all of you mets fans, you took jay bay fronm us sox fans. unless he can pitch, he aint gonna help you. so what the extra 3 runs or 3 rd place, dont ruin a future boston legend. Have fun stinking for the rest of your life, cause we got cameron, beltre, papi, lackey, beck, lesta, elsbury, MVPedroia, scutaro,papalbon, ramirez, okajima, bard, drew, v-mart,dice-k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: I’m Reading: about Scary Moments, Scandals, Reunions

I’m Reading: about Scary Moments, Scandals, Reunions — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:46:25 +0000

[...] over at MetsMerized Online, in the spirit of Halloween, revisits some of the more scary moments in Mets [...]

By: frank62

frank62 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:20:16 +0000

Tearing down SHEA!

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:08:45 +0000

HEY, ED, DO U RECALL WHO IT WAS WE NEEDED SOOO BADLY FROM LA THAT WE TOOK BOZO BOBBY BACK AFTER WE’D SO DESPERATELY DEALT HIM TO BALT? THAT REACQUISITION SHOULD CERTAINLY SOLIDIFY PHILLIPS’ RANKING NEAR BOTTOM OF NYM GMs

By: metthunder

metthunder — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:13:24 +0000

I was also thinking about the 2000 World Series. The Yanks won but the Mets jinxed them til 2009 when the jinx returned in spades. Duaner Sanchez and his cab ride. I agree with who said that one. Ollie is an albatross around Mets neck and the bullpen has never been the same. And if we really think hard I’m sure there are even more frightening moments. (Insert evil laugh here). On a positive note, happy All Saints Day.

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:25:35 +0000

You’re a pup Ed – lol – I was 8 years old, and remember screaming, and thinking, “that bad man is hitting my favorite player, make him stop”.

By: BrooklynsOwn

BrooklynsOwn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:59:36 +0000

The Omar Minaya 3 year extension still gives me nightmares.
But yeah the Mike Piazza incident with Clemes should’ve been first on this list I mean the blog title does say ” Mets History “.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:20:10 +0000

Good call, Kay! I was too young to remember that (I was 11 months old during the 1973 NLCS, but I believe I was wearing Yankee diapers for obvious reasons), but I’ve seen numerous highlights and recall Bob Murphy’s “…and a fight breaks out” call.

Pete Rose never could keep his hands to himself, such as when he repeatedly shoved umpire Dave Pallone in a game against the Mets in 1988.

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:12:32 +0000

I have one, how about the time Bud Harrelson ran into Pete Rose’s fist….lol I have a copy of that signed by both of them..

By: ossmets

ossmets — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:03:16 +0000

Ed, I agree, the first comment was very offensive because this supposed fan said to “never mind Wright” hello, his life was in danger, people are so bitter about how the season was that they lose sight over a life or death situation.

Of course, Piazza’s beaning by Clemens and that whole situation was scary and all that, no denying that, but people should be more considerate and not make it known that something was omitted from the list, that was my point.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:15:42 +0000

I actually didn’t know that about Bonilla. I think I’ll be calling him something other than the Halloween-appropriate name Bobby Boo. Too bad this is a family site or else I’d share it here…

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:06:13 +0000

Thats right I forgot about that, Speaking of Bobby Bonilla here’s an even more HORRIFYING fact.

When the Mets released Bonilla in January of 2000, instead of picking up the $5.9 million owed to him for that year, they agreed to pay him nearly $1.2 million annually over the course of 25 years. That starts in 2011 and lasts until 2036 and will cost the Mets almost $30 million dollars. Maybe we should start referring to him as Bobby Boo.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:48:22 +0000

Speaking of those early to mid 90s teams, we can’t leave Bobby Bonilla threatening to show Bob Klapisch the Bronx.

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:33:43 +0000

Here’s a couple of more scary Mets moments.

Vince Coleman throwing firecrackers at a group of kids, sending three to the hospital, and getting suspended for the rest of the season.

Brett Saberhagen filling a spray bottle with bleach and then spraying it at reporters when they came to his locker.

By: wac

wac — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:27:36 +0000

when don hahn and george theodore ran into each other in 1973 talk about brutal breaking theodore hip

By: Joe D

Joe D — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:00:28 +0000

Wow, I have never heard that Cleon Jones story. That is messed up!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:29:26 +0000

A moment to rival any of these injuries: in 1973, pitcher Jon Matlack got drilled in the head with a come-backer and was knocked unconscious. Docs later told him he was a couple of inches from being killed. He was hospitalized with a fractured skull, but came back to pitch well that year (14 wins).

And there was this non-injury fright: When Cleon Jones was going for the NL batting title in 1969, he got lots of race-related hate mail, but one made headlines: someone threatened to shoot him dead after a specific out in a specific inning at Shea. There was talk about whether to put Jones in the game, but he stood out there in left field that day, with security at Shea obviously very heavy. I remember watching the game on TV, the out was made, hoping and hoping that nothing was about to happen. And nothing did.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:17:33 +0000

You also forgot that Jerry Manuel was given vote of confidence to manage in 2010. Very frightening.

By: Ed Leyro

Ed Leyro — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:30:23 +0000

I also forgot Luis Castillo limping around like he was trying out for a part in a George A. Romero zombie flick.