Sam Smith was in the Polo Grounds, he saw the New York Mets. As Lloyd Bentsen might have said, the Chicago White Sox are no ...
but let us remember to always celebrate the lovable ineptitude of the team of Marvelous Marv Throneberry, Choo Choo Coleman, Roadblock Jones, Vinegar Bend Mizell, Casey Stengel and two different ...
That Mets team of Richie Ashburn, Gil Hodges, Marv Throneberry and Roger Craig went 40-120 and were thrown together in the ...
But the 1962 Mets’ defense, they were an expansion team that leaned on players such as “Marvelous” Marv Throneberry and a washed up Gil Hodges, who just seven years later would manage the ...
Perhaps no moment symbolized the 1962 Mets like the day Marv Throneberry missed first base against the Cubs while hitting a potential game-winning RBI triple with two outs. When the Cubs appealed ...
They were after all an expansion team with glorious player names like ‘Marvelous’ Marv Throneberry, ‘Choo Choo’ Coleman and ‘Vinegar Bend’ Mizell. And the ‘Amazing’ Mets shocked the world 7 years ...
Jill Kelly, Jim’s wife, later tweeted an image of long-time head coach Marv Levy in attendance. Watching the game today with this crew should be something! I’ll keep you posted fam.