I think rusty was by far the most effected party by the collusive 24 man rosters. It was decided that rosters could have 24or 25 players. And by a “gentleman’s agreement” they all went with 25. I think there’s no doubt Rusty would’ve been on the 1986 Mets and they allowed 25 minutes. Going all the way back to that season, I felt that later in the year, the Mets should’ve just said, “screw it” and added Rusty as a 25th player. He deserved it.
Also, I was listening to the game on the radio when Rusty played in the outfield. If I recall, it was against the Pirates and Roger McDowell started and went 5 innings (Davy ahead of his time, going with an opener!). Bob Murphy’s call of Rustys catch was great. While the ball was in the air, Murph’s call was “Rusty… trying to get there… trying to get there…trying to get there… he makes the catch!”
Remember that game in ‘86 when Davey played Orosco and McDowell at the same time? One pitched and one played left field. They switched back and forth depending on the hitter.
Of course! That was the same game Knight and Davis fought and Carter played 3b. I’ve actually got that game on tape (long story, I’ll tell you at jug nite!), though I’ll need to find a VCR if I want to rewatch it
As I was typing my comment yesterday, I was actually wondering why Davey didn’t do that instead of playing Rusty. I’ve got to think it was a bit humiliating for him to be shuffled back and forth in an effort to try and avoid having the ball hit to him. I always thought the catch he made was kind of a big “screw you” to Davey.
I think rusty was by far the most effected party by the collusive 24 man rosters. It was decided that rosters could have 24or 25 players. And by a “gentleman’s agreement” they all went with 25. I think there’s no doubt Rusty would’ve been on the 1986 Mets and they allowed 25 minutes. Going all the way back to that season, I felt that later in the year, the Mets should’ve just said, “screw it” and added Rusty as a 25th player. He deserved it.
Also, I was listening to the game on the radio when Rusty played in the outfield. If I recall, it was against the Pirates and Roger McDowell started and went 5 innings (Davy ahead of his time, going with an opener!). Bob Murphy’s call of Rustys catch was great. While the ball was in the air, Murph’s call was “Rusty… trying to get there… trying to get there…trying to get there… he makes the catch!”
Remember that game in ‘86 when Davey played Orosco and McDowell at the same time? One pitched and one played left field. They switched back and forth depending on the hitter.
Of course! That was the same game Knight and Davis fought and Carter played 3b. I’ve actually got that game on tape (long story, I’ll tell you at jug nite!), though I’ll need to find a VCR if I want to rewatch it
As I was typing my comment yesterday, I was actually wondering why Davey didn’t do that instead of playing Rusty. I’ve got to think it was a bit humiliating for him to be shuffled back and forth in an effort to try and avoid having the ball hit to him. I always thought the catch he made was kind of a big “screw you” to Davey.