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u/three_dee · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

Yes, the Yankees were bestowed with the nickname "The Bronx Zoo" because of the overbearing tendencies of their late owner Steinbrenner, and his tendency to bring in high-priced free agents with enormous egos, to the detriment of the team. Underachieving teams, clubhouse fights, manager firings and rehirings, and general organizational instability were common in Yankeeland for a long time. When I was a kid, being a Yankee fan was a source of ridicule.

There were also issues with the surrounding area around the stadium being a dangerous, burned-out slum, with Steinbrenner threatening to move the team to New Jersey with great regularity, even during championship seasons like 1998. In 1998 a beam collapsed in Yankee Stadium and they actually had to play a home game at Shea against the Angels; Steinbrenner went apeshit, with many people surmising this had to be the last straw and the Yankees would wind up in Jersey.

Being a winning team for the last 15 years cured a lot of that, but for a long time the Yankees were considered a running joke and a shell of their great history.

A word on their history, too: 20 of their 27 championships were won during a 40-year period, before baseball's finances were rebuilt from the ground up to allow free agency in the mid-60s. Before that, the Yankees had a stranglehold on player movement and essentially used most of the rest of baseball as a large farm system, infusing less financially stable teams with cash in exchange for promising players. This is a great book which goes into considerable detail about the highly unethical practices the Yankees undertook to build their "great history", although it only touches on the 50s, which were only the tip of the iceberg.

After the business of baseball was rectified, the Yankees won only 2 championships in the next 33 years, after 20 in the previous 40.

The Yankees' history definitely overshadowed the Mets, but New Yorkers can be split into two pretty definitive groups: bandwagon jumpers and people who are repulsed by bandwagon jumpers. For that reason, no matter what the standings, there will always be Mets fans.

Also, on the documentary, I'm sorry, I can't come up with the name of the film, I just saw it when flipping channels. I will check out the one you mentioned though.

u/mesenteric · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

Can you find a source for that which doesn't come from the team or a news article?

The company responsible for the contest made a description of each name to help people understand it.

>According to the team, here are the descriptions behind each name:

>Bullheads: A local inhabitant of the Susquehanna River, a Bullhead is a bullhead catfish. The bullhead displays a tough and resilient character such as the Binghamton community.

>Gobblers: A symbol of the rich hunting culture of the area, the "Binghamton Gobblers" honors the outdoorsman lifestyle and turkeys who call Binghamton home.

>Rocking Horses: The "Binghamton Rocking Horses" celebrates the Triple Cities' rich history as the "Carousel Capital of the World."

>Rumble Ponies: A tribute to the Triple Cities' carousel heritage, the "Binghamton Rumble Ponies" is a herd of fierce horses that no carousel center pole can contain.

>Stud Muffins: While tipping a cap to the players on the field, the "Stud Muffins" celebrates the collection of carousel horses belonging to Binghamtonians.

>Timber Jockeys: Combining the fun of Minor League Baseball with the rich carousel history of the Triple Cities, the "Binghamton Timber Jockeys" pays homage to everyone that rides the carousels.

I've never seen or heard of a Rumble Pony in the Southern Tier before this contest and every search result pulls up the team name. The articles all talk about her having dreams and a book on carousels being her inspiration for the name.

Edit: Here is a better article talking about here "inspiration." Also I'm not trying to be an ass, if anyone has an actual reference to a Rumble Pony I'd love find it.

u/tomg025 · 8 pointsr/NewYorkMets

Founded in 1962 to fill the void left by the Brooklyn Dodgers. The inaugural team was one of the worst ever (finished with 40 wins and 120 losses, 60.5 wins behind the NL champion).

Won a World Series in 1969 against Baltimore. That team had pretty great pitching. Tom Seaver was the star of team and is still considered the best player in the team's history. He's the only player whose number has been retired (#41) and was nearly voted into the Hall of Fame unanimously (no one has ever been voted in unanimously).

Lost the 1973 World Series to the Oakland Athletics. The Mets had a pretty strong surge in the last month or so of the season to make the playoffs.

Then for a long time nothing happened.

In 1983, they got first baseman Keith Hernandez in a trade and things started to turn around. Young players Doc Gooden and Daryl Strawberry came up, and they acquired Gary Carter from Montreal in a trade. The 1986 team won the World Series in 7 games. They won game 6 in part thanks to an error by Bill Buckner. The team was made up of a bunch of maniacs. There's a pretty good book about the season.

Then for a long time nothing happened again.

In 1998 they traded for catcher Mike Piazza, which helped turn things around again. In 1999, they lost the National League Championship Series to the Braves, and in 2000, they lost the World Series to the Yankees.

In 2005, they brought in Carlos Beltran via free agency. David Wright and Jose Reyes also came up around this time. The team dominated in 2006, but lost the NLCS to the St. Louis Cardinals. Endy Chavez made one of the greatest catches of all-time in Game 7.

In 2007, they blew a 7 game lead with 17 games to go in September to Philadelphia. It came down to the last game of the season, but the Marlins killed us in the first inning and that was it. In 2008, it came down to the final day of the season again, but we lost again.

Things have been lousy since then. R.A. Dickey won a Cy Young Award in 2012. As you mentioned, there's lots of potential right now. Let's hope 2015 is the start of something good.

u/CappaWasDetated · 2 pointsr/NewYorkMets

Sorry for the late reply. I got it on Amazon. $55 - yes, pricey, but I looked at it as buying two bobbleheads. Plus, my wife is a Phillies fan (I live in Phillies territory; it’s as bad as it sounds) so we both enjoy it.

FOCO Philadelphia Philles and New... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DH22J1X?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Edit: It’s also quality stuff. Heavy and safely packed. I’m not familiar with FOCO but I was pleasantly surprised how good the quality is.

u/HereJustToDownvote · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

I recommend on of these to add on for four bucks on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Mets----z-Primer/dp/1600782043/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370660279&sr=1-1&keywords=9781600782046

A great coffee table book that you can get on the cheap that is really beautiful.

I love mine.

u/ranch_dressing_hose · 5 pointsr/NewYorkMets

faith and fear in flushing is a great book to read, it follows a super die-hard mets fan's life watching the team and gives a great personalized perspective as to what it has been like to be a mets fan over the years. i learned more about the first 20 years of the team than from any other source.

u/aaronwe · 8 pointsr/NewYorkMets

Read [Amazin] (https://www.amazon.com/Amazin-Miraculous-History-Beloved-Baseball/dp/0312309929) and [The bad guys won] (https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Guys-Won-Championship-Uniform/dp/0062097636/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+bad+guys+won&qid=1554604792&s=books&sr=1-1) for all the history you need to knw,

We've retired 4 numbers:

37: Casey Stengel- first Manager and sweetheart of the Mets (if theres a saying about baseball that doesnt make sense It's either Casey or Yogi berra that said it)

14: Gil Hodges - Manager of the 69 Miracle Mets.

41: Tom Seaver - "The Franchise" The greatest pitcher to play for the mets up until deGrom. Used to hold the record for highest percentage of votes in the HoF till Griffey broke it.

31: Mike Piazza - The greatest home run hitting catcher of all time. Lead the team to the 99 playoffs and world series in 2000.

Hopefully theyll also retire 5 for David Wright. "The Captain" Led the team from 2004 to 2018. Leads the team in basically every offensive category, and was the face of the franchise for the last decade and a half.

Also know "Ya gotta Believe".

Welcome to the lifetime of suffering that is rooting for the New York Mets.

u/RossSeventeen · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

> Tottenham

So did Tottenham like go from last place to Winning it all? Or did they have a team that Partied hard, and won it all?

Check this Book out too: http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Guys-Won-Championship-Uniform--/dp/0062097636/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413799170&sr=1-1&keywords=the+bad+guys+won

u/thistangleofthorns · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

I also came new to baseball back around 2003, and after watching both teams for a season decided to go with the Mets. The Yankees, or even just the AL in general, are just... no.

Welcome to it, and you're gonna want this: Can't Anyone Here Play This Game Enjoy :)

u/Paqza · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

>We used to consistently be top 3 in this. If we were able to make that kind of commitment now, we'd be looking at a dynasty. The payroll has been a joke for years.

I love it when people say this but ignore what actually happened. We used to spend money like morons. We spent a lot of it but we didn't spend it well. In other words, we literally had "The Worst Team Money Could Buy".

We're good now because we stopped spending money, not in spite of it. Our Madoff-derived poorness forced us to improve our organization - we had to clear deadwood, improve drafting, improve trading, and improve player development. There's no way in hell we turn around this quickly or completely if we still had lots of money. We'd have Bourn in CF, Ike Davis at 1B, Stephen Drew at short, deGrom and Matz on a different team, and the list goes on.

u/Metsican · 2 pointsr/NewYorkMets

Ed Smith, county cricketer who also played 3 Tests for Engand, wrote a book talking about comparing and contrasting his experiences with the Mets and English cricket. You might find it interesting: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Playing-Hard-Ball-Cricket-Baseball/dp/0349116660

u/__Gish · 2 pointsr/NewYorkMets

This is a good place to start which covers the basics:

Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307280322?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

u/Rhythmdev9 · 3 pointsr/NewYorkMets

There also this:

https://www.amazon.com/If-at-First-Season-Mets/dp/0070283451

One of the many baseball books my dad had a separate shelf in the house when I was growing up. Good stuff.

u/frotorious · 2 pointsr/NewYorkMets

My wife is pregnant with our first, and she got me this book. It's one of my favorite gifts I've gotten in quite some time.

Here it is for anyone that wants it themselves: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1607302853

u/mrmaddness · 1 pointr/NewYorkMets

He wrote a whole. Book about this year.

I think it should be a 30 for 30.

https://www.amazon.com/When-Shea-Was-Home-Yankees/dp/1613218702