Comments on: Note: Anniversary of the Buckner Ball http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cver http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607083 cver Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:34:56 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607083 Happy Birthday Mrs. Baron! And how cool that you got to go to that game! Happy Birthday Mrs. Baron! And how cool that you got to go to that game!

]]> By: Xavier22 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607068 Xavier22 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:09:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607068 If I were a Cubs fan, I'd tell you stop complainin' 25 years is nothing. If I were a Cubs fan, I’d tell you stop complainin’ 25 years is nothing.

]]> By: Xavier22 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607067 Xavier22 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:06:27 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607067 Game 6 was by far the best game in Mets history - far better than Game 5 of the '99 NLCS. Game 5 was exciting and all, but it only led to Kenny Rogers walking in the winning run and Chipper Jones telling Mets fans to go get their Yankee gear. Ultimately, Game 5 led to nowhere. Once the Mets won Game 6 however, you just knew they'd win Game 7, even when they were behind in the early innings. Plus, Game 6 is not only relevant to the Mets but is also one of the better baseball comebacks in MLB postseason history. Now, if only Beltran doubled to end Game 7 of the '06 NLCS, Game 6 might have had a rival. But for now, Game 6 is THE GAME in Mets history as far as I'm concerned. Game 6 was by far the best game in Mets history – far better than Game 5 of the ’99 NLCS.

Game 5 was exciting and all, but it only led to Kenny Rogers walking in the winning run and Chipper Jones telling Mets fans to go get their Yankee gear. Ultimately, Game 5 led to nowhere.

Once the Mets won Game 6 however, you just knew they’d win Game 7, even when they were behind in the early innings.

Plus, Game 6 is not only relevant to the Mets but is also one of the better baseball comebacks in MLB postseason history.

Now, if only Beltran doubled to end Game 7 of the ’06 NLCS, Game 6 might have had a rival. But for now, Game 6 is THE GAME in Mets history as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: jimyager http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607059 jimyager Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607059 What is really sad is that our golden age of glory was 1986, 25 years ago! This team is awful and we as fans suffer year after year and come back for more. The worst time in history for mets fans has been 2006-2009. Why? Because we had a team full of dreams and hope and we failed, in 2006 and we all thought that 2007 would be THE YEAR, it was not and neither was 08 or 09. When a team is bad and NOT expected to win, like the mets in the 70's and early 80's that fine. But, when we go out and get Pedro, Beltran, Santana and K-Rod and then fall flat on our faces, that is terrible. This team needs to do what must be done to win, we cant be happy with Santana, and stop, we need to go all the way and stack the deck in our favor. We got rid of Willie and we should do the same with Jerry, he was there for everything as well. I think that the most recent success of this team, 1999-2000, under Bobby V, is what the fans rememmber most, and, why we want him back. We want that hope and we dont have it in Jerry. So keep that feeling of 1986 in your heart and dont forget it, because, it may be a very long time before we can all celebrate that together as METS fans again. What is really sad is that our golden age of glory was 1986, 25 years ago! This team is awful and we as fans suffer year after year and come back for more. The worst time in history for mets fans has been 2006-2009. Why? Because we had a team full of dreams and hope and we failed, in 2006 and we all thought that 2007 would be THE YEAR, it was not and neither was 08 or 09. When a team is bad and NOT expected to win, like the mets in the 70′s and early 80′s that fine. But, when we go out and get Pedro, Beltran, Santana and K-Rod and then fall flat on our faces, that is terrible. This team needs to do what must be done to win, we cant be happy with Santana, and stop, we need to go all the way and stack the deck in our favor. We got rid of Willie and we should do the same with Jerry, he was there for everything as well. I think that the most recent success of this team, 1999-2000, under Bobby V, is what the fans rememmber most, and, why we want him back. We want that hope and we dont have it in Jerry. So keep that feeling of 1986 in your heart and dont forget it, because, it may be a very long time before we can all celebrate that together as METS fans again.

]]> By: metfansince65 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607048 metfansince65 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:10:31 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607048 Go to http://neverforget69.metsblog.com for the 10th inning transcript of Bob Murphy and Gary Thorne--posted today. Go to http://neverforget69.metsblog.com for the 10th inning transcript of Bob Murphy and Gary Thorne–posted today.

]]> By: Hit The Weights Zeile http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607037 Hit The Weights Zeile Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:20:47 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607037 I wasn't old enough (16 months old) to watch this game nor attend it. It was a great moment in baseball and Met history. I love the 86 team I wish I were old enough to watch and appreciate them at the time. That all being said its sad that we have to continue to look back on this game every year because our organization has not been able to put a team on the field to give us a new memory. Sure the grand slam single is nice but in the end we lost that series and in the grand scheme of things the 99 mets were just some team that lost in the nlcs. The Yankees have won, the Braves, Phillies, and even Marlins have won WS's. We are a big market team in NY and all we have since 86 is 1 NL pennant which cant even be celebrated since we lost to the freakin Yankees. I'm just so sick of living in the past, the Wilpons need to wake up and run this team properly or sell it to someone who will, enough is enough. I wasn’t old enough (16 months old) to watch this game nor attend it. It was a great moment in baseball and Met history. I love the 86 team I wish I were old enough to watch and appreciate them at the time. That all being said its sad that we have to continue to look back on this game every year because our organization has not been able to put a team on the field to give us a new memory. Sure the grand slam single is nice but in the end we lost that series and in the grand scheme of things the 99 mets were just some team that lost in the nlcs. The Yankees have won, the Braves, Phillies, and even Marlins have won WS’s. We are a big market team in NY and all we have since 86 is 1 NL pennant which cant even be celebrated since we lost to the freakin Yankees. I’m just so sick of living in the past, the Wilpons need to wake up and run this team properly or sell it to someone who will, enough is enough.

]]> By: steadyeddie http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607033 steadyeddie Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:24:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607033 I get stoked just reading this! Wilpon's; we urge you; sell our team to someone who can run a baseball team!!! I get stoked just reading this!
Wilpon’s; we urge you; sell our team to someone who can run a baseball team!!!

]]> By: Razor Shines http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/25/note-anniversary-of-the-buckner-ball/#comment-607031 Razor Shines Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:16:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=43771#comment-607031 I was one of the few to see the Diamond Vision. It said Congratulations Boston Red Sox, 1986 World Champions with the MLB emblem in the middle. It was up for a few seconds after Carter foul tipped strike three but Gedman dropped it (or it went straight to the dirt -- either way from the upper deck it looked like strike three). Next pitch was the rope to LF and I remember thinking 'why couldn't he have done that last time up with the bases loaded' -- and I never even thought a HR was coming. The rest is history, and it is the best game I have ever, or will ever attend. I was one of the few to see the Diamond Vision. It said Congratulations Boston Red Sox, 1986 World Champions with the MLB emblem in the middle. It was up for a few seconds after Carter foul tipped strike three but Gedman dropped it (or it went straight to the dirt — either way from the upper deck it looked like strike three). Next pitch was the rope to LF and I remember thinking ‘why couldn’t he have done that last time up with the bases loaded’ — and I never even thought a HR was coming. The rest is history, and it is the best game I have ever, or will ever attend.

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