TURK WENDELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mets vs Nationals the Turk Wendell edition May 19th, 2011
The Mets have an afternoon game today against the Nationals who they beat last night in the swamp fest called Citi Field 3-0. The Mets will face new Met killer Livan Hernandez. The Jason Bay not in the 2nd hole lineup.
Reyes, Thole, Beltran, Bay, Murphy, Turner, Pridie, Tejada, Gee
Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite Met reliever Turk Wendell.. He is either jumping...
Via Long Island Met Fan
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May 19, 2011
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May 19, 2011
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Superstitions in baseball
There are so many players that have their superstitions in baseball. Some of them are very strange, and nobody understands them. Whereas some quirks range across the league with familiarity. One way or another, most players develop superstitions as they play. Look at former pitcher Turk Wendell, who has had some of the weirdest superstitions [...]
Via Ivy Report
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April 19, 2011
Mets Rewind: July 27
Here’s what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1963: New York Mets released Jimmy Piersall. 1975: New York Mets released Cleon Jones. 1990: New York Mets traded Mike Marshall to the Boston Red Sox for Greg Hansell, Paul Williams and Ed Perozo. 2001: New York Mets traded Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook [...]
Via Mets360.com
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July 26, 2010
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July 26, 2010
Video: The Baseball Show, Me Talking to Turk Wendell
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Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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May 25, 2010
13 Days Until Spring Training: Mike Pagliarulo
Baseball players have long been a superstitious bunch: don't step on the foul lines, don't talk to the pitcher during a no-hitter, keep your routine, eat your chicken before every game, virtually every action Turk Wendell ever took, etc.So given triskaidekaphobia, fear of the the number 13, it's no surprise that the Yankees had been wearing uniform numbers for more than...
Via Fack Youk
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February 04, 2010
Favorite Baseball Superstitions
One of my all time favorite Mets was a relief pitcher named Turk Wendell. Turk was eccentric, erratic, hilarious, entertaining, and strange all at the same time. At the heart of the Turk Wendell craziness was a series of superstitions that Turk would perform each game he pitched. Among the many Turk superstitions were:-wore a necklace full of shark teeth-leaping over the first base...
Via Jorge Says No
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April 12, 2009
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April 12, 2009
DWIPP: 7- Turk Wendell, 2001
7. Turk Wendell in 2001Wendell was quite the character. He insisted that the umpire roll the ball to him, rather than throw it. (...)
Via Phillies Nation
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March 25, 2009
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March 25, 2009
Top Five Reasons to Love the Number 99
How many great athletes have worn the number 99? Think about it, after Wayne Gretzky whattaya got? I mean, you could go with the Poker Brat, Phil Hellmuth but for as much as I love poker, I would never claim they were athletes and keep a straight face.A But baseball has had even fewer double-nine's [...]
Via Bugs & Cranks
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October 09, 2008
The List: Flakes of New York
The New York baseball world has been chock-full of colorful characters. Some spoke their own language, some mastered the art of the hot foot and one liked to sit in birthday cakes. But all of them were just a little different. Here's a list of some famous flakes of New York.
Casey Stengel: The original New York flake, the Ol' Perfesser played for two NY teams (Dodgers...
Via Hot Stove New York
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August 11, 2008
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August 11, 2008
CJ Wilson on Politics and the Gyroball
CJ Wilson is not only a low cost saves option but quite a free spirit as well. An avowed California Democrat, Wilson was recently asked why MLB players care little about the election. His answer, "Come on man you have to admit the median or average guy in a baseball clubhouse does drive an SUV, drinks beer, golfs, likes college sports, chews or dips tobacco and is relatively...
Via Tirico Suave
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March 19, 2008
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March 19, 2008
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