#Mookie Wilson

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After discussing it a few years back, my friend reached out to commission a big piece for her office describing this Mookie Wilson quote:

It was hard, but a lot of fun! It really stretched my dormant illustration chops. I also didn’t want to use a 1-to-1 shot of him, so I tried to combine a few photos in his realistic portrait.

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#ThrowbackThursday Mets Edition: Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez: A Baseball Journey Filled with Triumphs, Challenges, and Unforgettable Moments Keith Hernandez, a name synonymous with excellence and precision, is a baseball icon who left an indelible mark on the sport. From his early days in the Minor Leagues to his memorable tenure with the New York Mets and subsequent trades, Hernandez’s career is a testament to skill, determination, and���

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if I could just waste 8 minutes of your time, that'd be spectacular.

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Mookie Wilson to serve BBQ in Cooperstown

On the baseball field, Mookie Wilson was known for his speed. The former Mets center fielder best remembered for hitting the little roller up along first that got through Bill Buckner has said that he could’ve beaten Boston’s first baseman to the bag had he fielded the ball cleanly. And it may just have been Wilson’s speed that caused Buckner to rush and miss the ground ball that ended Game 6 of…

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Thinking a bit about baseball and how it runs in my family so thoroughly on both sides.

My dad's father was such a good amateur third baseman that he was scouted by the Yankees. We have a letter from the team inviting him to tryouts. But he'd just started a family at the time and the Minor League life is rough, and it was rougher still in the 1950s, so he remained an amateur player who nevertheless had a deep love of the game. He apparently met and played with Willie Mays during the Korean War when he was stationed stateside. He got Mays to etch his name on the strap of his helmet. We still have that, too.

(Image description: the author's paternal grandfather in a right-handed batting stance.)

On my mom's side things were entertaining. My mom's grandfather was a New York (later SF) Giants fan. He and his wife had three children, who they raised in the Bronx. The oldest, my grandmother, was a Giants fan like him. The middle child, my great-aunt, decided she had to be different and adopted the Brooklyn Dodgers. The youngest child, my great-uncle, furthered that and became a Yankees fan.

Allegedly, according to my great-aunt, my great-grandfather predicted the Giants, then behind, would win the National League pennant in 1951. She was incredulous because at the time the Dodgers were well in first place. Until they weren't.

[Video description: Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson clobbers a 3-run homer off of Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca to win the 1951 National League pennant. This moment is known as The Shot Heard Round The World and the radio call only survives because a fan was at work during the game and had his mom record it off the radio for him.]

This family arrangement continued for a few more years until the Dodgers and Giants left for California in the late 1950s, and the National League members of the family drifted until 1962, when the Mets started playing. My grandmother and great-aunt both picked them up immediately and it's been that way on my mom's side ever since - the people descended from my grandmother and great-aunt are Mets fans, and the people descended from my great-uncle are Yankees fans.

[Image description: the man who somehow knew the Giants would win the 1951 pennant carrying his firstborn child, my grandmother, on his back on all fours, likely in 1932.]

Grandma Dot was a deeply passionate Mets fan and passed that trait to her daughter, who at one point had a huge baseball card collection and knew the Mets's stats better than all the boys in her school. My mom experienced her first World Series win at the age of 10 in 1969 and from there she would be loyal forever. She and my dad were married a few days after the Mets's second World Series win in 1986 and my younger brother and I would be raised on stories of that team during our early years.

[Image description: the author and her brother photographed from the back at Citi Field. The author is wearing a Gary Carter jersey and her brother is wearing a Mookie Wilson jersey.]

Although I get baseball from both sides of my family, the intense passion for National League baseball in New York has been passed down matrilineally, from my grandmother to my mother to me, and I cherish that deeply. I'm the culmination of three generations of baseball-loving women and I think that's actually really cool.

I'm mostly writing this because I don't quite want to let this Mets team go yet. They were so much fun this year and I already miss them so much, and they took us so much farther than anyone expected. 2024 wasn't our year, but it was one hell of a year and I love this cast of characters a lot.

This World Series would have divided my grandmother's family in the 1950s. Not so much today, since the Mets aren't there, but the Dodgers and Yankees haven't played in the WS against each other since 1981, and before their move to LA the Dodgers and Yankees met a few times in the 1950s. I wonder what my grandmother's siblings talked about, or if they trash talked each other, or if they gathered around the radio together for the play by play.

I just love how much this sport is literally in my blood.

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WILMINGTON, Del. − A federal jury convicted Hunter Biden of federal gun charges, a historic first for the offspring of a sitting president, after a trial featuring wrenching emotional testimony about his drug use from his ex-wife and sister-in-law.

President Joe Biden's son faces up to 25 years in prison for three charges − lying on a federal screening form about his drug use, lying to a gun dealer and possessing the gun − although first-time, nonviolent offenders typically get shorter sentences.

The 54-year old businessman and attorney's case came after a plea deal fell apart in July 2023 that could have resolved gun and taxes charges without prison time. Hunter Biden still faces another federal trial starting Sept. 5 in California for allegedly avoiding taxes.

Biden's legal troubles coincide with his father campaigning for reelection. But the elder Biden as the trial kicked off issued a statement supporting his son and later told ABC News he wouldn't pardon him.

Follow along for live updates from the USA TODAY Network.

What is Hunter Biden guilty of?

The president's son was convicted on three firearms felonies. In October 2018, Hunter Biden walked into a gun shop north of Wilmington, Delaware, and purchased a revolver. People who purchase firearms are required to fill out a standardized form that asks whether they are an unlawful user or are addicted to controlled substances, narcotics and other listed substances. Biden is accused of answering "no" to that question on the form.

But Biden has been open about his longtime struggles with crack cocaine addiction. He's written about it in his 2021 memoir, "Beautiful Things," and discussed it during a court hearing last year, stating he's been sober since 2019.

Biden faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, although first-time and non-violent offenders are often given shorter terms.

– Xerxes Wilson

Hunter Biden looks to lawyer, wife after verdict announced

Hunter Biden pat Abbe Lowell, his lawyer, on the back after his felony conviction was announced. He then turned to look at his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden and hugged other members of his defense team.

He was holding his wife's hand as he was ushered into elevators after the court adjourned.

– Xerxes Wilson and Esteban Parra

Hallie Biden received texts about drugs from Hunter Biden

Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau Biden, testified during the trial about how her brother-in-law introduced her to drugs. She also walked the jury through a series of text messages in the days after Hunter Biden bought the gun on Oct. 12, 2018.

A text the next day said he was behind a baseball stadium in Wilmington “waiting on a dealer named Mookie.”

Hallie Biden later texted Hunter Biden, stating that she tried calling him “500 times in the past 24 hours.” He eventually responded: “I was sleeping on a car smoking crack on 4th Street and Rodney.”

Hunter Biden called Hallie Biden ‘stupid’ for trashing gun

Hallie Biden told the jury she found the gun in Hunter Biden's car 11 days after he bought it. Rather than risk their kids finding it, she put the gun in a leather case and drove to a grocery store, where she threw it into a trash can.

“I realized it was a stupid idea now, but I was just panicking,” Hallie Biden said.

Hunter Biden confronted her when he discovered what she had done.

“It’s hard for me to believe anyone is that stupid,” Hunter Biden said in a text. “Do you want me dead?” he asked in a later text.

Retiree found gun in grocery store trash can

An 80-year-old retiree, Edward Banner, who scavenged trash containers for aluminum cans, found the gun outside Janssen’s Market in Greenville. A state police lieutenant tracked him down and asked whether he’d found anything unusual.

“I definitely remember finding that,” Banner said.

FBI chemist found cocaine residue on Hunter Biden gun pouch

Forensic chemist Jason Brewer testified that he found cocaine in the residue on the leather pouch that held Hunter Biden’s gun. Two spots on the pouch had a “minimal amount” of “off-white powder,” which Brewer pointed out in a picture prosecutors projected onto a screen in Biden’s trial on gun charges.

“Cocaine was identified within the residual white particles I sampled,” he told the jury.

Biden trial followed collapse of plea deal for gun and tax charges

A plea agreement that fell apart last July offered the possibility Biden could avoid jail time for all of the charges. Noreika rejected the deal because of disputes between prosecutors and defense lawyers about Biden’s protection from future charges.

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed the U.S. attorney in Delaware, David Weiss, a special counsel to continue an independent investigation. Biden's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, argued unsuccessfully the charges should be dismissed because no new evidence had emerged since the plea agreement.

The gun indictment charged Biden with knowingly deceiving a firearms dealer by buying a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver. He was charged with falsely filling out a federal form denying he was addicted to any narcotics. And he was charged with knowingly possessing the revolver despite the restrictions against people addicted to drugs owning firearms. The three charges carried a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.

The tax indictment charges Biden with three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanors. He allegedly engaged in a scheme in which he failed to pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed taxes from 2016 through 2019, and also evaded tax assessment for 2018 when he filed false returns.

The previous agreement would have allowed Biden to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges, which could have resulted in no jail time, and enter a pretrial program for a gun charge that could have been dismissed if he complied.

But Republicans blasted the agreement as a sweetheart deal and Hunter Biden became a lightning rod for criticism of his father.

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NESTE DIA, 22 de outubro de 1990, o PEARL JAM (então conhecido como Mookie Blaylock) fez seu primeiro show ao vivo no Off Ramp em Seattle abrindo para o Alice In Chains.

Os fãs de rock em Seattle ainda lamentavam a perda de Andrew Wood em março de 1990 e o subsequente colapso do Mother Love Bone. Mas todos na cena queriam ver no que os colegas de banda de Wood, Jeff Ament e Stone Gossard, estavam trabalhando e ouvir seu novo vocalista.

Mookie Blaylock foi escolhido às pressas como o nome da banda para o show. Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready e Dave Krusen eram uma banda há apenas algumas semanas quando isso aconteceu, mas algumas de suas canções mais memoráveis ​​já haviam sido escritas naquele curto espaço de tempo.

Entre os presentes na multidão estava Nancy Wilson, guitarrista da lenda do rock de Seattle, Heart. Sobre a estreia de Mookie Blaylock, ela relembrou: "Eu vi a primeira vez que eles tocaram. Eddie era bastante tímido. Ele estava meio que estudando suas botas no palco. Ele era um cantor realmente incrível, mas estar em Seattle com toda essa comunidade unida de pessoas que amavam Andy Wood antes dele, ele provavelmente estava um pouco nervoso"

Mesmo assim, os grooves da banda, juntamente com os vocais e letras profundos de barítono de Vedder, cativaram o público."

Karen Mason Blair Fotografia

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Autographed/Signed MOOKIE WILSON New York Pinstripe Baseball Jersey JSA COA Auto

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Según MLB Network, subió 24 peldaños con respecto a su ubicación en ese listado en 2023 (puesto 25) y siendo el primer venezolano en ser el número uno. “El de La Sabana” es el primer criollo en liderar el Top-100 de los expertos de MLB Network HUMBERTO CONTRERAS El panel de MLB Network dio a conocer los 10 jugadores que encabezan el Top-100 de mejores jugadores para la temporada 2024 de las Grandes Ligas, con el venezolano Ronald Acuña Jr. en el número uno. En 2023 Ronald Acuña se convirtió en el primer jugador en la historia de las Grandes Ligas en batear más de 40 jonrones (41) y robar 70 o más bases (73), además de liderar los departamentos de carreras anotadas (149), imparables (217), OBP (.416) y ganar de manera unánime el MVP de la Liga Nacional.  EL NÚMERO 1 DEL BIG SHOW RONALD ACUÑA JR HACE HISTORIA UNA VEZ MÁS AL CONVERTIRSE EN EL PRIMER CRIOLLO EN ENCABEZAR LA LISTA DE LOS MEJORES  JUGADORES DE MLBHTTPS://T.CO/5BE7QDTXUI — Líder en Deportes (@LiderEsDeporte) February 22, 2024 Todo esto llevó a los panelistas de MLB Network a nombrar a Acuña como el mejor jugador del momento, subiendo 24 peldaños con respecto a su ubicación en ese listado en 2023 (puesto 25) y siendo el primer venezolano en ser el número uno. El segundo en la votación al MVP de la Liga Nacional, Mookie Betts, escoltó a Acuña, Aaron Judge fue ubicado tercero y Shohei Ohtani en el cuarto lugar. Este es el Top 10 de MLB Network Ronald Acuña, RF, Bravos (ranking en 2023: 25) Mookie Betts, 2B, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 4) Aaron Judge, CF, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 2) Shohei Ohtani, BD, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 1) Freddie Freeman, 1B, Dodgers (ranking en 2023: 10) Corey Seager, SS, Rangers (ranking en 2023: 33) Juan Soto, RF, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 12) Yordan Álvarez, LF, Astros (ranking en 2023: 9) Gerrit Cole, P, Yankees (ranking en 2023: 37) Julio Rodríguez, CF, Marineros (ranking en 2023: 16) Además de Acuña Jr. en el top 100 se ubicaron los venezolanos José Altuve (22), Luis Arráez (43), Pablo López (56), William Contreras (81), Wilson Contreras (82), Anthony Santander (86) y Gabriel Moreno (94). Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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Mookie Wilson

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I’m sure I’ve posted this masterpiece of a quote by Mookie Wilson about dinosaurs before. It’s worth posting again, though.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: For the Mookie Wilson Fan.

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