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Last night, the Mets' game against the Texas Rangers was rained out due to the storm. However, the faithful--those Mets fans who stuck around while waiting to see if the game would be just be delayed--got a treat when some Rangers players decided to turn the tarp on the field at Shea Stadium into a wonderful Slip 'N Slide.
Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler decided to slide first, followed by Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Josh Rupe and Milton Bradley. The video above shows them having fun--and you can hear not only clapping but also the very loud thunder. Kinsler told the AP, "It was awesome. We're just having fun tonight. We haven't had any rain problems this year, so we might as well have some fun." The crowd ate it up, cheering and chanting, "Let's go Rangers!"
While some general managers might frown upon their players possibly injuring themselves, Rangers GM Jon Daniels said, "Guys just blowing off some steam. No harm done, no damage to the field. When was the last time you heard Rangers chants in Queens?" And Hamilton said, "We were saying we might be the last ones to do this in Shea Stadium. We bet that will be a trivia question: 'Who was the last team to tarp slide in Shea Stadium?'"
The Mets and Rangers are making up last night's game with a double-header today. Right now, Mets pitcher John Maine is pitching in the first game, and Pedro Martinez will start the second game.
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haha, that's awesome.
Good times.
lmfao.
I don't know for sure who the last team to do it was, but I remember in the late 90s/early 00s when Robin Ventura did it. He put some eyeblack on to approximate Mike Piazza's facial hair and then ran the bases like he was ol Pizzaface himself. It was pretty hilarious.
thats a great video! good job cameraman/woman.
i was at that 'game' and my friend and i were like: "lets wait until 8 to see if they'll play". at 7:40, the rain let up and they got ready to drain the tarp and fans filtered down from cover into their seats. at 7:50, a new thundercloud rolled in and the skies opened up and everyone had to scatter, totally drenched. it became clear that the game was a wash, as shallow center and the warning track became lake-like. the rangers came out to play at 8:10, and it was awesome fun, then we bailed. i was impressed with how much noise the crowd made as everyone was jammed under the top of the upper deck and the mezzanine. props to the mets for letting us redeem the tickets to any upcoming game(non-sellouts), not just the make-up game the next night, and the bonus was it was free shea-stadium replica night. while badly hand-pained, it was a pretty impressive/large/hefty give-away. i was looking forward to seeing 25,000 of them rain down on the field after a bad call or an omar or wilpon appearance, could have done some serious damag