If you’re a Met fan – and if you’re reading this, I can safely assume that you are -- today is one of those dates you remember. Like a space shot, hearing a classic hit song for the first time or a political assassination. From this modern day perch, I can see October 25, 1986 [...]
Seeing Nolan Ryan on television all of the time these days and he's immediately thought of as part of the Rangers. But Ryan spent five or more years with four different clubs, pitching 100 games or more with each of them. In the history of MLB, only 211 players have played 2,000 or more games [...]
One of the wonderful things about baseball is how many people from all over the world play the game. MLB rosters have players from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Columbia, Australia, Korea and others. Today's trivia question is: Can you name the 11 players on the Mets' all-time [...]
The 2011 Mets finished under .500 but they had an 88-game stretch where they played at a .568 clip (50-38). That got me wondering what the best stretch for wins in franchise history was for the Mets. Below is the list, with a minimum of 20 wins. Also, a team’s best percentage is taken during [...]
As we watch another Metsless playoff – ten years out of the last eleven, if you’re scoring at home – there is little to say about the end of the season that hasn’t already been said. The Mets stunk. There’s little money in the till, so they’re likely to continue to stink. Attendance is down [...]
1962 SALADA JUNKET BOB MILLER What strange currency is this? Better yet, which Bob Miller is this? Is it Bob L. Miller, the RHP who went 1-12 with a 4.89 ERA for the '62 Mets? Or is it Bob G. Miller, the LHP who went 2-2 with a 7.08 ERA for the '62 Mets? Bob [...]
Generally, the less we say about Sunday’s extra-inning loss the better. However, I was glad that Val Pascucci got into the game, even if he did not come particularly close to making contact. Pascucci is a guy you cannot help but to root for, despite Wilt Chamberlain’s famous quote that “No one roots for Goliath.” [...]
In his first full season with the Mets, Justin Turner has become a fan favorite. He’s a gritty ballplayer willing to do whatever it takes for his team to win. Turner has played second base and third base for the Mets here in 2011 and even a part of a game at shortstop. If you’ve [...]
1964 TOPPS GIANTS ROY MCMILLAN If I asked you to name the worst-hitting season by a Mets player with at least 400 PA, you would probably name someone like Rey Ordonez or Doug Flynn or Bud Harrelson. Those are all good guesses but not the right answer. An inspired selection would be Rafael Santana, who [...]
I’ve been a Met fan for as long as I can remember. I could say since 1967, but I was two-years-old and don’t really remember much. I could have been swayed to the Yankees at the time, since when people would ask me who my favorite baseball player was and I would reflexively answer “Mickey [...]
1990 LEAF TIM TEUFEL We all have our favorite Mets' mannerisms. As a child of the '70s/'80s, here are some of the player tics and techniques that I would emulate in the Shea Stadiums of my backyard and my driveway and my mind: • Tom Seaver dragging his right knee across the downslope of the [...]
And not for the Mets. It was weird looking in the other dugout this weekend and seeing Davey Johnson with that goofy script “W” on his cap. Overall, I was conflicted about seeing Johnson in the opposing dugout. It’s a shame that he was out of the majors so long, so I’m glad that he’s [...]