#ThrowbackThursday Mets Edition: Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez: A Baseball Journey Filled with Triumphs, Challenges, and Unforgettable Moments Keith Hernandez, a name synonymous with excellence and precision, is a baseball icon who left an indelible mark on the sport. From his early days in the Minor Leagues to his memorable tenure with the New York Mets and subsequent trades, Hernandez’s career is a testament to skill, determination, and…

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Mookie Wilson to serve BBQ in Cooperstown

On the baseball field, Mookie Wilson was known for his speed. The former Mets center fielder best remembered for hitting the little roller up along first that got through Bill Buckner has said that he could’ve beaten Boston’s first baseman to the bag had he fielded the ball cleanly. And it may just have been Wilson’s speed that caused Buckner to rush and miss the ground ball that ended Game 6 of…

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NESTE DIA, 22 de outubro de 1990, o PEARL JAM (então conhecido como Mookie Blaylock) fez seu primeiro show ao vivo no Off Ramp em Seattle abrindo para o Alice In Chains.

Os fãs de rock em Seattle ainda lamentavam a perda de Andrew Wood em março de 1990 e o subsequente colapso do Mother Love Bone. Mas todos na cena queriam ver no que os colegas de banda de Wood, Jeff Ament e Stone Gossard, estavam trabalhando e ouvir seu novo vocalista.

Mookie Blaylock foi escolhido às pressas como o nome da banda para o show. Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready e Dave Krusen eram uma banda há apenas algumas semanas quando isso aconteceu, mas algumas de suas canções mais memoráveis ​​já haviam sido escritas naquele curto espaço de tempo.

Entre os presentes na multidão estava Nancy Wilson, guitarrista da lenda do rock de Seattle, Heart. Sobre a estreia de Mookie Blaylock, ela relembrou: "Eu vi a primeira vez que eles tocaram. Eddie era bastante tímido. Ele estava meio que estudando suas botas no palco. Ele era um cantor realmente incrível, mas estar em Seattle com toda essa comunidade unida de pessoas que amavam Andy Wood antes dele, ele provavelmente estava um pouco nervoso"

Mesmo assim, os grooves da banda, juntamente com os vocais e letras profundos de barítono de Vedder, cativaram o público."

Karen Mason Blair Fotografia

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1. Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962: Considered by many to be the greatest individual performance in basketball history, Chamberlain scored an incredible 100 points in a single game, a record that still stands today.

2. Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 World Cup: In a quarterfinal match against England, Maradona scored one of the most controversial goals in soccer history by punching the ball into the net with his hand, a play that went unnoticed by the referees.

3. Michael Jordan's "Flu Game" in the 1997 NBA Finals: Despite suffering from a severe case of the flu, Jordan scored 38 points and led the Chicago Bulls to victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

4. Babe Ruth's called shot in the 1932 World Series: In one of the most famous moments in baseball history, Ruth allegedly pointed to the center field fence and then hit a home run in that exact spot.

5. Usain Bolt's world record 100m race at the 2009 World Championships: Bolt shattered his own world record in the 100m by running it in 9.58 seconds, a feat that many consider to be the greatest sprinting performance of all time.

6. Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 at the 1976 Olympics: In gymnastics, a perfect 10 is the highest possible score, and Comaneci became the first person to achieve this feat in Olympic competition.

7. Bobby Orr's Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1970: In overtime of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, Orr scored the game-winning goal and then flew through the air in celebration, creating one of the most iconic images in hockey history.

8. Roger Federer's 2008 Wimbledon victory over Rafael Nadal: In what many consider to be the greatest tennis match of all time, Federer defeated Nadal in five sets to win his sixth Wimbledon title.

9. Secretariat's 1973 Belmont Stakes victory: In arguably the greatest horse race ever run, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by an astonishing 31 lengths, setting a world record time that still stands today.

10. Michael Phelps' eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics: Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games, breaking the previous record of seven set by Mark Spitz.

11. Lionel Messi's four-goal performance against Arsenal in 2010: In a Champions League match, Messi scored four goals and led Barcelona to a 4-1 victory over Arsenal.

12. Tom Brady's Super Bowl LI comeback against the Atlanta Falcons: In Super Bowl LI, Brady led the New England Patriots back from a 28-3 deficit to win the game in overtime, throwing for a Super Bowl record 466 yards.

13. Mookie Wilson's ground ball in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series: In one of the most memorable moments in baseball history, Wilson hit a ground ball that went through the legs of Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner, allowing the New York Mets to win the game and eventually the World Series.

14. Serena Williams' 2017 Australian Open victory while pregnant: Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open in 2017, all while being pregnant with her first child.

15. Brett Favre's Monday Night Football performance after his father's death: Just one day after his father passed away, Favre threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns in a Monday Night Football victory over the Oakland Raiders.

16. LeBron James' 2016 NBA Finals performance: In a seven-game series against the Golden State Warriors, James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first-ever NBA championship, averaging 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 8.9 assists per game.

17. Muhammad Ali's "Rumble in the Jungle" victory over George Foreman: In one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, Ali defeated Foreman in a heavyweight championship fight in 1974, using his "rope-a-dope" strategy to tire out his opponent.

18. Wayne Gretzky's 1985-86 season: Gretzky set NHL records for most goals (92), most assists (163), and most points (215) in a single season, a feat that many consider to be the greatest individual performance in hockey history.

19. Michael Johnson's world record 200m race at the 1996 Olympics: Johnson ran the 200m in 19.32 seconds, setting a new world record and winning the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics.

20. Tiger Woods' 2000 U.S. Open victory: Woods won the U.S. Open by a record-setting 15 strokes, finishing the tournament at 12-under par and cementing his status as one of the greatest golfers of all time.

...On the page, Roger created—he threw—a voice that was utterly joyful, as buoyant as a lottery winner. He hated the poetical and the hard-bitten. The Roger Angell of the baseball pieces was a man at liberty, delighted to be in the stands on a long-shadowed afternoon, part of a vast community of fans. The sentences were ebullient but never decorous. An ur-Wasp, he was tickled to learn the Yiddish word for “over the top”: ungapatchka. He took it as an immense compliment when a friend told him that he admired the “un-ungapatchka-ness” of his work. Roger’s best baseball prose—his early piece on the struggles of the fledgling Mets, “The Old Folks Behind Home”; his profiles of the fearsome Bob Gibson, the vanquished Steve Blass, the submariner Dan Quisenberry; his chronicle of the epochal Boston-Cincinnati World Series of 1975, “Agincourt and After”—radiated a sense of wonder at the complexities of the game and those who play it. His enthusiasm for baseball was so immense that it could not be confined to a singular loyalty. In a given season, he was capable of giving his heart to anyone. He was a Mets fan, a Yankees fan, and a Red Sox fan. In anyone else, this would have been unforgivable.

I had the privilege of witnessing Roger’s joy in the game more than once, but never more so than in October, 2000, when we went together to Shea Stadium to watch the fifth and final game of the World Series, a Subway Series dominated by Torre’s Yankees. Sitting in the left-field stands, Roger held forth on everything from Torre’s understated generalship to the “premature decrepitude” of Shea to the best kind of notebook. (Mead notebooks: “They take ink perfectly.”) He recited a Homeric catalogue of his favorite baseball names: Hack Wilson, Napoleon Lajoie, Mookie Wilson. They spanned the age—the age of Angell. I could have sat in the stands listening to Roger (and, incidentally, watching the Yanks and the Mets) forever. But there would be no extra innings that night. Mike Piazza’s towering attempt to tie things in the ninth fell short and into the glove of Bernie Williams.

“That’s it,” Roger said, and led the way to the Yankees clubhouse. The Bombers were winners again. Roger entered the room under great arcs of foamy champagne. Happily soaked, he made his way to Torre, and listened in on yet another soliloquy to the young scribes. On some point of historical interest, Torre paused, and looked Roger’s way for confirmation. Roger, sagely, nodded assent.

After a while, Roger said, “We should check in on the losers. The story’s in there, too.” We hustled over to the home-team clubhouse, where the Mets picked gloomily at a sad array of snacks and made the customary remarks about next year. Roger wrote that down, as well.

His Mead notebook now sufficiently inked, he led the way past the revellers and the mourners along the ramps and made it out to the parking lot. We found his Volvo station wagon and climbed in. Another gaudy night in Queens. Roger got behind the wheel and, driving alarmingly fast on the Grand Central Parkway, he talked about next year. Spring training was four months off.

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Según MLB Network, subió 24 peldaños con respecto a su ubicación en ese listado en 2023 (puesto 25) y siendo el primer venezolano en ser el número uno. “El de La Sabana” es el primer criollo en liderar el Top-100 de los expertos de MLB Network HUMBERTO CONTRERAS El panel de MLB Network dio a conocer los 10 jugadores que encabezan el Top-100 de mejores jugadores para la temporada 2024 de las Grandes Ligas, con el venezolano Ronald Acuña Jr. en el número uno. En 2023 Ronald Acuña se convirtió en el primer jugador en la historia de las Grandes Ligas en batear más de 40 jonrones (41) y robar 70 o más bases (73), además de liderar los departamentos de carreras anotadas (149), imparables (217), OBP (.416) y ganar de manera unánime el MVP de la Liga Nacional.  EL NÚMERO 1 DEL BIG SHOW RONALD ACUÑA JR HACE HISTORIA UNA VEZ MÁS AL CONVERTIRSE EN EL PRIMER CRIOLLO EN ENCABEZAR LA LISTA DE LOS MEJORES  JUGADORES DE MLBHTTPS://T.CO/5BE7QDTXUI — Líder en Deportes (@LiderEsDeporte) February 22, 2024 Todo esto llevó a los panelistas de MLB Network a nombrar a Acuña como el mejor jugador del momento, subiendo 24 peldaños con respecto a su ubicación en ese listado en 2023 (puesto 25) y siendo el primer venezolano en ser el número uno. El segundo en la votación al MVP de la Liga Nacional, Mookie Betts, escoltó a Acuña, Aaron Judge fue ubicado tercero y Shohei Ohtani en el cuarto lugar. Este es el Top 10 de MLB Network Ronald Acuña, RF, Bravos (ranking en 2023: 25) Mookie Betts, 2B, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 4) Aaron Judge, CF, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 2) Shohei Ohtani, BD, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 1) Freddie Freeman, 1B, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 10) Corey Seager, SS, Rangers (ranking en 2023: 33) Juan Soto, RF, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 12) Yordan Álvarez, LF, Astros (ranking en 2023: 9) Gerrit Cole, P, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 37) Julio Rodríguez, CF, Marineros (ranking en 2023: 16) Además de Acuña Jr. en el top 100 se ubicaron los venezolanos José Altuve (22), Luis Arráez (43), Pablo López (56), William Contreras (81), Wilson Contreras (82), Anthony Santander (86) y Gabriel Moreno (94). Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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I’m sure I’ve posted this masterpiece of a quote by Mookie Wilson about dinosaurs before. It’s worth posting again, though.

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⚾️ 1984 Fleer N°603 Mookie Wilson @mets (at Shea Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnDE1NnOi72/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=