Daily Rewind > 01.10.2023
Today's Rewind: Hall of Fame voting update, the Carlos Correa charade continues, Behind the Mask with Jerry Grote and a Podcast Rewind with original Met Jay Hook.
Good morning Mets fans! It’s Tuesday, January 10 — or Day 18 of the Carlos Correa charade. How are you feeling? Confident? Exhausted? Frustrated? Tell me when it’s over attitude.
Personally, I have lost interest. Of course, I’d like Correa to sign with the Mets (assuming he’s healthy), but until that day comes — officially — I have surrendered to the process.
How are fans reacting? See the social media reaction below.
Hall of Fame
Just over one week ago, MetsRewind.com opened voting for the 2023 Hall of Fame. Of the 15 candidates on the ballot, the leading vote getter is current Mets play-by-player broadcaster Gary Cohen. Following Cohen in the Top 5 are Carlos Beltran, Cleon Jones, Howard Johnson and Bud Harrelson.
MetsRewind Podcast: Jay Hook
Jay Hook won the first regular season game in Mets franchise history, Now, at age 85, Hook joined the MetsRewind Podcast to share his memories of the original 1962 Mets.
Behind the Mask: Jerry Grote
In 1976, Bob Myrick found out the hard way how Jerry Grote felt about losing when the Mets rookie pitcher beat his catcher in a game of Backgammon, causing Grote to explode and sending the board and its pieces across the room with a single swing of the arm.
“I just sat there staring at him – hard,” remembered Myrick. “He got up and picked up all the pieces, and we never had a cross word.”
Today’s Birthdays
Kevin Baez (56)
Jim Lindeman (61)
Kelvin Torve (63)
Carlos Correa Update
The Carlos Correa “saga” is becoming absurd.
Ken Rosenthal + Jon Heyman + Twitter = Crazytown.
