When Gerald Williams failed to catch Rob Mackowiak’s warning track fly in the first inning, a collective groan of “Beltran would’ve had that” could be heard all over Queens.
OK, that’s an exaggeration. It could be heard all over a mythical borough of Queens in which everyone was watching the Mets game.
Said MSG’s Ted Robinson, speaking (I think) of Ice’s defensive deficiencies, “baseball is a game of exposure.”
Indeed, and with the Mets’ past littered with examples including Cleon Jones, Joe McIlvaine, David Cone, Karim Garcia, and Leon Lee, one might say it is a game of indecent exposure.
Boy, that’s a really good picture. Kind of sums up what it’s like to watch Gerald Williams — as wizened and tight-panted as Rickey Henderson, but with the range of Florence Henderson — patrol centerfield for the team to which you devote entirely too much emotional energy. But considering how much I read into Big Ice Dog’s presence in the organization earlier this season, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that the guy has had some timely hits the last few days, and can’t possibly be as scary a CF experience as Chris Woodard. I still think he should be coaching, but a win is a win.
Also: 1) what did Joe McIlvane inappropriately expose (don’t answer “his own deficiecies as a judge of talent”)? 2) It’s really embarrassing that my groan was audible in Austin.
The former NY GM had an embarrassing episode on what he thought to be a nude beach. (presumably, David Cone’s incident occured in what he thought was a semi-nude bullpen, while Derek Lee’s dad encountered narrow minds in what he’d misunderstood to be a trousers-optional Holiday Inn)
In the Mets’ defense, McIlvaine was employed by the Padres at the time. But you’ve got to admit the above list is quite the Murderers’ Row of Flashers. The Yankees might have more World Series championships, more retired numbers and more convicted felons doubling as owners, but the Mets hold the local record for getting their cocks out.