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Suggest Your "Dopey Moments In Shea Stadium History" (Update 3)

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We are still accepting nominations for The Dopiest Moment In Shea Stadium History.    So far nobody has nominated any Yankees or Jets or concert moments so I've added a few.

Here are the submissions through Tuesday night:
  • Juan Samuel Trade For Lenny Dykstra & Roger McDowell
  • Not Protecting Tom Seaver 1984
  • "Swoosh jerseys" (the underlined ones)
  • Dave Magadan rots on the bench so Garry Templeton can play.
  • Fran Healey broadcasts games for over a decade.
  • 'Mettle' the donkey that the Mets trotted out as a mascot in the 70's
  • Driving away the 'Sign Man' - early 1980's
  • MERCURY METS - one of the most embarassing things I and many Met fans have endured.
  • 'Who let the Dogs out?' - I was at Shea when the Mets won the NL pennant in 2000. When they played that song I actually stopped cheering and started complaining. A genuine WTF moment.
  • Anything involving Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Doug Sisk, Victor Zambrano and Mel Rojas. There was genuine hatred among fans at the sight of these guys. 
  • Ignoring the Mets Hall of Fame for years... 
  • How they used to call the last home game of the season "Closing Day" (what's the opposite of Opening Day) 
  • dumping Ray Knight after he won the World Series' MVP in '86
  • Signing Bobby Bonilla...twice!
  • "Show Up At Shea," "Your Season Has Come" "The Magic Is Back"...they all qualify.
  • That dopey Mets rap song thing they came out with two years ago. Notice how fast it came...and went. 
  • Jeff Torborg reports on Mike and the Mad Dog. Brutal.
  • Bobby Valentine coming back to the bench with a mustache after being ejected.
  • Never happened but had Mookie's ball not gotten past Buckner--Doug Sisk was coming in to pitch the next inning of the World Series with the score tied.
  • Bruce Springsteen allows Patti Scialfa to sing harmony (2003).
  • Jets leave for NJ to have "better bathrooms."
  • People pay good money to sort of see The Beatles for twenty minutes with a hideous sound system.

Or perhaps it will be one of yours!  Nominate now!
4 Responses to "Suggest Your "Dopey Moments In Shea Stadium History" (Update 3)"
osh41 said :
July 23, 2008 at 7:38 PM
Friggin Mets Police - brilliant idea. These are the Mets (with love) so this category should be filled pretty quickly.

* 'Mettle' the donkey that the Mets trotted out as a mascot in the 70's.
* Driving away the 'Sign Man' - early 1980's
* MERCURY METS - one of the most embarassing things I and many Met fans have endured.
* 'Who let the Dogs out?' - I was at Shea when the Mets won the NL pennant in 2000. When they played that song I actually stopped cheering and started complaining. A genuine WTF moment.
* Anything involving Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, Bret Saberhagen, Doug Sisk, Victor Zambrano and Mel Rojas. There was genuine hatred among fans at the sight of these guys.
Anonymous said :
July 24, 2008 at 12:27 PM
* Ignoring the Mets Hall of Fame for years...

* How they used to call the last home game of the season "Closing Day" (what's the opposite of Opening Day)

Good think to think about...
Deb said :
July 25, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Here are a couple: (1) dumping Ray Knight after he won the World Series' MVP in '86; (2) the Mercury Mets, FOR SURE! Whoever came up with that one deserves to be tarred, feathered, shot, and tarred and feathered again. And shot again. (3) Signing Bobby Bonilla...twice! (4) "Show Up At Shea," "Your Season Has Come" "The Magic Is Back"...they all qualify. (5) That dopey Mets rap song thing they came out with two years ago. Notice how fast it came...and went.
god googler said :
July 25, 2008 at 3:11 PM
1) Ray Knight not being re-signed.
2) Chasing out the sign man for sure.
3) Jeff Torborg reports on Mike and the Mad Dog. Brutal.
4) Bobby Valentine coming back to the bench with a mustache after being ejected.
5) Never happened but had Mookie's ball not gotten past Buckner--Doug Sisk was coming in to pitch the next inning of the World Series with the score tied.

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