Tag Archive: Jimmy Piersall

Aug 14

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The ” Who Is The Craziest Met Ever? Edition 08-14-11

First off I would like to thank the man who makes the magic of the Mets radio broadcastson WFAN  fill our cars, homes and personal workspaces for the idea of today’s column. That man is none other than my friend, ” THE IMMORTAL” Chris Majkowski ! Through the years there have been many players who have donned …

Continue reading »

Jul 27

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The “Get Glasses Ump !!!” Edition 07-27-11

The last two nights were  good/gutsy, and very ugly win for the Mets. In my opinion I think it was fairly obvious why these games played out the way they did. Yes the Reds defense looked like the blooper reel from the Mets ’62 season, But I also feel that this umpiring crew – spearheaded …

Continue reading »

Jan 29

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The ” Top 50 Mets Of All Time Countdown # 39″ Edition 01-29-11

First off I would love to wish my lovely wife of almost nine years Jeanne a very Happy Birthday. Okay so when I use the term ” eclectic” when referring to the Mets who comes first and foremost to your mind ? Marv Throneberry? Yes he had his moments. Jimmy Piersall perhaps ? Yes he …

Continue reading »

Nov 14

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The ” Who Is Your Favorite All Time Met” Edition 11-14-10

Earlier this week I posed the question ” Who is you least favorite Met of all time ? “. The names that were bandied about bridged the obvious (Bobby Bonilla) to the surprising ( John Franco). But the three names that were mentioned the most were Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman and Oliver Perez. Well now …

Continue reading »

Jul 27

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty : The “Same Old Song & Dance” Edition 07-27-10

Well I guess we can take three things from Omar Minaya’s announcement of the Met’s front office decision not to fire either Jerry Manuel or his coaching staff . 1. Omar, Jeff,and Fred truly feels that this past 2-9 road trip was a aberration, and are primes to go on a hot streak. 2.They are …

Continue reading »

May 23

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty ” Why Has John Maine Failed ” Edition 05-23-10

First off I have to say that was a great game last night. I was worried that Mike Pelfrey would melt down against the Yankees like the way he did against the Phillies, but he was dominant through six innings ! Kudos go out to David Wright and Jason Bay for powering the offense. John …

Continue reading »

Nov 14

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 11-14-09

Hey guys ! I know I am alittle late in writing this but I saw that ’71 Mets Yearbook on SNY, and all I could say was WOW!! I do have foggy memories of seeing this film during rain delays back in the good old day when the Mets were broad casted on WWOR T.V …

Continue reading »

Jul 27

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 7-27-09

Greetings my fellow Mets fans it’s time for the Monday morning edition of ” This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty “. So without further ado lets get this thing started. First off on a sad note on this date in 1992 former coach and interim manager of the ’67 team Salty Parker passed away …

Continue reading »