词汇 | amazin’ mets |
词源 | Amazin’ Mets. An affectionate nickname for the New York National League baseball team since the team was formed in 1962. Said to be coined by Casey Stengel, the team’s first man- ager, when he watched them win their first exhibition game: “They’re amazin’!!” Later, however, he would lament: “They’re amazin’! Can’t anybody here play this game!” Also called The Amazin’s. See stengelese. |
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