Its nice to have an easy reference point that things could always be a little crazier, a little zanier, a little nuttier. It’s nice to remember 1973.
6. One hundred folks actually wrote in alternate choices, the blame falling on everyone from Martha Mitchell to Richard Nixon to Joe Namath. One simply said, “I abstain.”
General manager Bob Scheffing received the most votes in the New York Post’s poll for who the Mets should fire.Grant, who was actually visibly angry to receive such a high total, actually said, “As long as the fans back that up by coming to the ballpark, I’m satisfied. Public opinion will carry the day.
At the same time, a most extraordinary thing that had been brewing behind the scenes died a quiet death. Grant, it turned out, was itching for weeks to fire Berra, who remained popular among fans despite the team’s struggles. And he had a plan. George Steinbrenner was in his early hours as Yankees manager, but he had already driven team president Michael Burke nuts, and Burke resigned in April. GM Lee MacPhail was next in the line of fire, and despite the Yankees being in first place, he was looking for a graceful exit . Grant devised a three-step plan:M. Donald Grant planned to fire Yogi Berra and make general manager Bob Scheffing the Mets’ new manager.There was some momentum behind it, too.
There have been other hours of television as good as the “Fishes” episode of “The Bear” — season 2, episode 6 — but I can’t think of a lot that have been better. I’ve watched three times, and I’m not done yet.The Knicks will never be elite if Julius Randle is your No. 1 or 2 option. His poor ball handling in crunch time rules him out as a go-to. If you’re right about shaking up the core, I’m keeping RJ Barrett and moving Randle.
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