Friday, September 1, 2023

Game Thread: MARS ATTACKS




8:20, Amazon Prime. Helping the Jasson Dominguez hype, Doug K. last night posted my three favorite Martian things: The Martian Manhunter, Mars Bars, and Mars Attacks. With game time speeding toward us, I seek to raise the Yankee delirium to Mitch McConnell-levels and beyond with a gluttonous orgy of Mars Attacks—all 54 cards!  







 

39 comments:

Doug K. said...

Stang - GREAT images! I remember that set. My cousin was a little older and totally into all of those collections. Plus Eerie and Creepy.

I was more of a Kennedy Cards. James Bond Cards and Man from U.N.C.L.E card plus Mad magazine kind of guy. But you just brought me way back.

Stang said...

I remember the Bond & U.N.C.L.E. cards. And the painted Batman cards, which were wonderful.

Doug K. said...

Yes. I loved those as well. I still have the Bond and U.N.C.L.E card sets.

BTW from the NY Post

"It marks just the second time in the last 54 years that the Yankees have five players 24 or younger start the same game.

The last time came in 1984 with a lineup that included Don Mattingly (23), Scott Bradley (24), Rex Huddler (24), Bob Meachem (24) and Mike Pagliarulo (24)."

I'd take that return.

Doug K. said...

Fuckin A - The Martian!!!!!

Celerino Sanchez said...

I’d rather have Fraunchy than the Martian

Gary Frenay said...

Welcome to The Show, Jasson!

Pocono Steve said...

Martian!

BernBabyBern said...

Oh my word ….

THE CHASE FOR THE WILDCARD IS BACK ON, BABY!!!




(ok, that’s not true, but it was a nice moment)

ranger_lp said...

I’m in a restaurant right now… did John have a call for Jasson?

BernBabyBern said...

The Master isn’t doing the game tonight ….

Which is a damn shame.

TheWinWarblist said...

THE UHUHUHUHUH-uhuhuh-UHUH MARTIAN!!?!??!

Doug K. said...

A HR a single and Altuve is out of the game. Not saying we will win but at least I'm not filled with hate.

Stang said...

I love the Yankees now.

BTR999 said...

My Baseball people tell this kid could be pretty good 😀

BernBabyBern said...

All these Bobby Murcer references on the broadcast are a nice bonus.

BTR999 said...

…and congrats to Wells. He doesn’t need to be great, just decent, and a credible source of LH power

TheWinWarblist said...

Verlander's location is terrible. Everything in the middle of the plate.

DickAllen said...

Rodman at 72 pitches may very well cough this game up

DickAllen said...

Rodin Rodon Rodman whatever

AboveAverage said...

My complete, original set of 66 Batman cards are pretty neat.

Loved the art as a child.

Batman’s costume design was the best.

The only thing missing was a porn stache

TheWinWarblist said...

And Rodon's location has sucked too. 72 pitches through 3. We're gonna be here all night.

TheWinWarblist said...

DickAllen! We missed you at the game! Unless you were there and I didn't notice!

Hinkey Haines said...

Look at that: a competent left fielder.

TheWinWarblist said...

Rodon throws a one two three 14-pitch inning!?

And there was much rejoicing. Yayy.

Doug K. said...

Judge hit that off the train!

Rufus T. Firefly said...

His era is below 6. Thank yahweh the signed him.

Hinkey Haines said...

Is Brett Gardner in the dugout? Thought I saw him talking to Judge.

DickAllen said...

Win, I live in Los Angeles

DickAllen said...

And I’m deathly afraid of heights

Rufus T. Firefly said...

Hinkey,

Gardener would be better than a *lot* of this jamkolkes.

DickAllen said...

Are the Asstros wearing a patch promoting Oxycodone?

TheWinWarblist said...

Hrrmm ... none of the kids struck out. Who taught them to do that?

ranger_lp said...

Yankees win…

DickAllen said...

It’s a miracle Win

BTR999 said...

From YGY, it appears The Martian put a hurt in’ on that ball

https://yanksgoyard.com/posts/yankees-jasson-dominguez-first-home-run-ball-cover-torn-off-hit-hard-01h99qwjfrs9

HoraceClarke66 said...


Wow. So sorry I missed it. But love those Mars cards, despite (or especially because of) their obsession with setting people on fire. They knew how to give kids what they wanted in those days.

Me, besides baseball cards, of course, I mainly collected Planet of the Apes cards. Loved those damned, dirty apes.

JM said...

I picked the wrong day to be in Germany.

Der Kaiser said...

In my experience it's usually the wrong day to be in Germany. I mean, it's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here.

Kevin said...

"Wow. So sorry I missed it. But love those Mars cards, despite (or especially because of) their obsession with setting people on fire. They knew how to give kids what they wanted in those days".

HC, too funny, and you certainly nailed it with your assessment of the lads of that era. It warmed my heart when the movie came out. Funny thing (well I was quite young), I don't have a clear memory of the cards, and yet when I saw them they were SO familiar. Probably my sicko cousins, seven to ten years older than me.