Comments on: MMO Flashback: The Ones Who Got Away # 1 Paul Blair

By: t agee

t agee — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:56:57 +0000

Great article Barry. I forgot Blair was with the Met organization at one time.

What a classic team that old Oriole squad was. Hendricks, Etchebarren, Powell, Davey, Belanger, Brooks and Frank Robinson, Blair, Buford, Rettenmund, Palmer, McNally, Cuellar and of course Earl Weaver.

They were always in the thick of it. Seven pennants in 15 years, six times finished 2nd once with 97 wins and once with 94.

Weaver was way ahead of his time. HR’s, walks and platoons on offense, throw strikes and lockdown D up the middle.

I used to hate it when I “lost” one of those guys flipping cards.

By: NickDanger

NickDanger — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:54:10 +0000

They all got away, what team did your favorite Mets finish his career with?

By: Chris in Forest Hills

Chris in Forest Hills — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:53:07 +0000

Yes, please keep posting gems like this. I implore you. Paul Blair was very adept at the basket catch made famous be another great center fielder! I loved watching those catches, except for one time when Lee Mazzilli dropped one and Rennie Stennett scored the winning run after Maz muffed the third out. Shades of Luis Castillo.

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:31:19 +0000

I love Met history. Keep them coming. The Mets could’ve had an OF of Ken Singleton,Amos Otis and Paul Blair to go along with that amazin staff.

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:22:49 +0000

Nice read Barry. Blair doesn’t get as much recongition as he deserves. He was one of the best defensive CF’ers of his era. He made it look too easy.

By: MetsJets13

MetsJets13 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:18:00 +0000

I love these types of posts and thank you for writing this Barry.

By: Barry Duchan

Barry Duchan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:53 +0000

I routinely check this website every day, even though I am so discouraged about the Mets’ current situation that I will probably be less interested in the team this year than ever before. I was both startled and elated to see one of my old, old posts show up out of nowhere and truly flattered that I was referred to as “great”. If you have access to any more of my writings, feel free to post them. If you’d like me to do any new historical posts about the Mets, I’d be happy to. Just ask.

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:37:21 +0000

Should read 2 with Yanks and 2 with O’s.

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:35:26 +0000

Nice article. Blair was a winner in every sense of the word. He went to 6 World Series and won 4 rings 2 with the Yanks and 3 with Orioles. When Agee made the most spectacular of his two amazing grabs in the 69 Series, it was Blair who got robbed on that one. Also, when Billy Martin pulled Reggie Jackson during a game for not hustling, it was Paul Blair who went out to right field to tell Reggie the bad news that he was out of the game igniting that memorable confrontation in the dugout with Martin. I still remember that day it was a Saturday afternoon and the game was on NBC Game of the Week.