Mo Votes Than Tom

It is natural for Mets fans (though yes, fans in general as well) to make the news of baseball...Metscentric. We're diehards. It's our passion, and they are the team within the sport we follow the closest, and for most of us, by a wide margin.

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So, it is natural for the news about Mariano Rivera being the only player in history to receive 100% of the Hall of Fame ballot immediately to make me think negatively about it from a Metsian point of view. Yes, I will celebrate him the same way he was celebrated prior to being walked off on back in 2013 on the Field they call Citi. He was clearly a force in the back end of the bullpen that helped anchor the last great dynasty of the 20th century who got greedy at the expense of Kurt Abbott's Mets in the first year of the new millennium too. Mariano Rivera is a hall of famer and should be recognized for his contributions to the constant evolution of what it means to be a reliever. Sure-fire first ballot hall of famer.

And yes! Ken Griffey, Jr. had already surpassed Tom Seaver with a total percentage of 99.32 contrasted with the pitcher's 98.84 in their respective first years on the ballot. He's Ken Griffey, Jr. though. How can you be mad? or fake mad/sports mad, I mean? It's asinine that either of these players were not thought of as surefire first ballot hall of famers by some people out there, though who really knows anyway what people's actual intentions are in not voting for them the first time they get a chance to do so.

Of course! However...Tom Seaver, one of the greatest starting pitchers of all time, could not get 100% of the vote, even if it held as the highest percentage ever voted for for a long time. It was a Yankee! and a reliever at that! who is the first person ever to get 100% of the votes. Not a Met. And the one who represents their greatest player for a team very well known for its pitching. The contrast in how Mets the moment is was just so glaring to me it was the first thing I thought about when it was announced he got 100% of the vote.

Cheers to him and Yankee fans.

But there's a massive eyeroll occurring over here.
Oh, Mets.

And Carlos Beltran will probably request he does NOT have his best stretch of years represented on his cap.

I guess I'm just in a smirky cynical Mets mood instead of "optimistic Mets mood."

It's either exclusively the Mets or the fact I'm writing this at a Safelite Auto Glass near Pittsburgh waiting for my front windshield to get fixed. It's probably mostly the Mets.

There's really only one thing of note I should be always angry about when it comes to the Hall of Fame...

VOTE. GIL. IN. NOW.

LET'S. GO. METS.

And So, There is No One

My main concern with this Hall of Fame vote was whether or not Mike Piazza was gonna get in. I have my problems with the idea of a "first-ballot" vs. a "not first-ballot" hall of famer, which, along with the steroid speculation I also have a problem with, combined to predictably keep our iconic catcher out for at least one more year. BUT, his vote total, 57.8%, is a very optimistic number regarding his long-term Hall chances.

Being a baseball fan, this entire ballot intrigued me and I am not surprised (except for the Biggio exclusion and Curt Shilling's low total) that no one got in. My stance on steroids requires a whole 'nother post, but all I can say regarding the statement made by the BBWAA is that I am looking very forward to seeing how the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum gets shaped over the next decade.

Though I will not be joining them this evening, Matt Musico and the Rising Apple Crew (this week consisting of Danny Abriano and Dan Haefeli) have got all the Mike Piazza Hall of Fame talk covered on tonight's Rising Apple Report podcast, which promptly begins at 6:30PM. They'll also be discussing the Wilpons' finances, which will, as always, be an ever-enthralling topic.

I will be on Taryn "The Coop" Cooper's A Gal for All Seasons podcast, however, with fellow Rising Apple writer Kevin Baez, tonight at 7:00PM. She covers many sports on this show, with an emphasis tonight on Hockey and the Mets, with the lockout over and the Hall results, respectively. It's a podcastic evening with the two shows back-to-back, so make sure you tune in!

This blog lately has been mainly Random Songs and pushing podcasts. That will continue, but I WILL be getting back to the cream of this blog's crop real soon. Coming up in the next week or so will be a few 2012 stories, capped with a video I've put together of a game from last year, so be sure to tune in for that.

For now, enjoy the podcasts and a Random Song, brought to you by the Big Bad Baseball Gypsy, who has been listening to ELO for 3 straight weeks.

MIKE. PIAZZA.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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The Inaugural Podcast and the Random Song of the Day

If you unfortunately missed out on yesterday's first ever Rising Apple Report, the half-hour of Mets talk can be found right here. It went excellent.

Except the gem by me, "(Grady Sizemore) hasn't gotten his legs under his feet..."

Hmmm...

Anyway, we're working on getting the subscription service underway at iTunes, and we will let you know when that is available. The show will be at least a weekly spot.

Here's the Random Song of the Day.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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Welcome to 2013.

Happy New Year everyone.

A lot coming up in this here year, and we kick it off tonight at 6:30. Matt Musico, myself and Will DeBoer are heading out on the internet airwaves for the inaugural Rising Apple Report Podcast. We'll be talking plenty of Mets at half after 6 sharp, including some Major League outfield options and Mike Piazza's Hall of Fame chances. So, be sure to tune in here then.

Much more coming up here at Converted Mets Fan as the freshness of the New Year wears off and we settle in to what this new time is like, but for now, enjoy a Random Song to pass the afternoon along.

And make sure to tune in at 6:30.

Thank you for your continued patronage.

And to those of you new to this site, welcome. 
Glad you could join us.

20. 13.

LET'S. GO. METS.

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