This picture dates from sometime after the 1973 baseball season, in which the miracle Mets came from behind to win the NL pennant, prompting pitcher Tug McGraw's slogan.Despite their shopworn mantra, the Mets went on to lose the World Series that year.
One morning, in late '73 or early '74, Big Daddy called an "all hands" meeting that took place upstairs in a large empty area between the plywood cubicles and the break room (Jones' secret kitchen).
As our fearless leader presented the bleak news of the company's fortunes and alluded to layoffs, many of us squirmed and held tight in those black canvas director chairs.
He urged everyone to hang in there, and to "believe" that Cardinal would get past the hard times. It's hard to recall the sequence of events. I think a lot of us left in '74. And then, several of us came back over the next few years and tried again.
Not sure, but I think the object to McG's right might be a mock-up of the exhibition booths for one of the trade conventions.
The full version of this photo is shown below. Whoever took the shot (probably E.H.) framed it artfully over Slick Eddie Mauney's right shoulder.
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