Facts About the 2018 Mets

[Edgy MD]

The Mets deployed 56 players in 2018, the most in their long history. Some ground it out through the whole year, while not a few others had more of an ephemeral Mets season, appearing out of the midst and then dissolving like Brigadoon. It's like the world conspired so you never had a chance to get to know them at all.

And that's why we have this thread. To Meet the 2018 Mets, as we go down the list and state one fact about each.

Tyler Bashlor, for instance, totally pulled a Matz, getting drafted and then tearing his UCL shortly after, missing two full seasons with Tommy John surgery. In fact, when he got drafted by the Mets, he was excited because he thought he'd soon be playing for his home town in Savannah. By the time he finally got back on the field, the Mets had switched their South Atlantic affiliate to Columbia.

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That's sort of a compound fact. Give me a fact about (checking the roster) Buddy Baumann.

[Fman99]

Buddy Baumann, on the night of his MLB debut as a San Diego Padre in 2016, came into a close game with a runner on 2nd and two out. On his first pitch, he induced a ground out to the first basement. He got sent back to AAA the next day.

Tell me something I don't know! About Seth Lugo, I mean.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Seth Lugo's mom is an outspoken Trump whore, and his wife looks like this:


But let's hear more about... Jack Rheinheimer

[RealityChuck]

In 2015, Reinheimer was traded to the Diamondbacks with Welington Castillo, Gabriel Guerrero and Dominic Leone to the Mariners for Vidal Nuno and Mark Trumbo.

In 2018, none of those players were playing for the team they were traded to.

Tell me something about Gerson Bautista

[Centerfield]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Seth Lugo's mom is an outspoken Trump whore

Wait, for real?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

yup

[Centerfield]

Is she trying to deport 1/4 of her son?

[Edgy MD]

Or perhaps keep 100% of her father-in-law from voting on the mainland.

[MFS62]

She donates to 1-800- Cages4kids.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Great! Now I have that jingle stuck in my head.

[Guest 41Forever]

She's not a whore.

Gerson Bautista, part of the Addison Reed trade, seemed rushed and a little over-matched when summoned from the Rumble Ponies. Funky hair. Had a high ERA in Binghamton, and a higher one with the Mets, a 12.46 ERA that he'll hopefully get a chance to lower.

Tell me something about Chris Beck, please.

Edited October 18, 2018 by Guest

[Fman99]

Seth's wife is an oddly shaped mammal.

[Edgy MD]

Chris Beck was brought in on the recommendation of manager Mickey Callaway, who presumably got a good look when he was coaching for Cleveland and Beck was trying to stick with the division rival Chicago White Sox.

Golfer Chip Beck was a three-time Ryder Cup team member, starring for the US squad in 1991, but he later missed 46 consecutive PGA Tour cuts from 1997 to 1998 and eventually left the tour to sell insurance.

How about that Jerry Blevins.

[Lefty Specialist]

Jerry Blevins wrote an article for Sports Illustrated declaring how much he hated Field of Dreams.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/03/02/field-dreams-bad-film?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si

What kind of man, yon Drew Gagnon?

[G-Fafif]

Drew Gagnon became the first Mets pitcher to drive in a run with a sac fly in his MLB debut.

What can be said about Jose Bautista?

[MFS62]

G-Fafif wrote: Drew Gagnon became the first Mets pitcher to drive in a run with a sac fly in his MLB debut. What can be said about Jose Bautista?

Jose Bautista was acquired by the Mets on July 30, 2004 and traded away the same day.

I agree with Blevins about not liking Field of Dreams. But my friends and I would say,"Let's go out and have a catch". Not what he said.

What should I know about Luis Guillorme?

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

I was lukewarm on Field of Dreams. It wasn't nearly as good as the novel that inspired it.

[Guest 41Forever]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I was lukewarm on Field of Dreams. It wasn't nearly as good as the novel that inspired it.

I kind of go the other way on that one. I think the movie did a nice job of streamlining the story. We toured the site a few years back on a trip to Iowa and loved being there. it's a cool place to stop. We also visited Galena, Ill. on the way, which is where the Chisholm, Minn. scenes were shot.

I love the way Kinsella wove in real history, and how some of that made it into the film. The Moonlight Graham obit they were reading aloud is his actual obit -- and the part about buying glasses for kids and hats for Alicia, all true. They fudged a little -- he continued to play in the minors for a little bit, and he actually passed in the mid-1960s, not 1972. The guys in the bar talking about him really did know him.

Anyway. Jerry's wrong. it's my favorite movie.

[G-Fafif]

Luis Guillorme scored a run in the major leagues (as a pinch-runner) before having a plate appearance.

Say, how about that Jay Bruce?

[Frayed Knot]

So far I've learned that there were players named Buddy Baumann, Drew Gagnon, and Chris Beck on the 2018 Mets.
I have no memory of any of them.

[stevejrogers]

I must of been a bit of a Mush for Bruce, projecting that his 300th homer was to come this year when I did that "Mets in the 300 Home Run Club" in the Club Quiz thread in the beginning of the season!

He finished 2018 at 286 (started the year at 277), tied for 14th among active players with Justin Upton (top 12 are in the 300 Club).

Tell me something new to know about David Wright.

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: So far I've learned that there were players named Buddy Baumann, Drew Gagnon, and Chris Beck on the 2018 Mets. I have no memory of any of them.

Well. You know, you did have some other shit going on this summer.

[G-Fafif]

David Wright played in 1,585 regular-season games as a New York Met. The New York Mets' record with David Wright playing for them was 792-793.

What, pray tell, can be told of Zack Wheeler?

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: So far I've learned that there were players named Buddy Baumann, Drew Gagnon, and Chris Beck on the 2018 Mets. I have no memory of any of them. Well. You know, you did have some other shit going on this summer.

I know, right?
That salsa dancing class I signed up for took up much more of my time than I realized and really cut into my baseball watching.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Zach Wheeler's brother Jacob (middle, with other brother Adam, right) looks like a GI Joe and is a provocative artist/poet.



Also, Zach was 9-1, 1.68 after the ASB. There's something ironic in his being one of the signature acquirees of the Alderson Era, only to shine once he'd gone.

Now, tell me what I need to know about Austin Jackson

[G-Fafif]

Austin Jackson, a Cub during the NLCS three years prior, became the second 2015 Mets postseason opponent to play for the Mets, following Adrian Gonzalez's path wrongteousness to righteousness.

As long as his name has suddenly come up, what about Adrian Gonzalez?

[Edgy MD]

Adrian Gonzalez has Ps. 27:1 emblazoned on his bats.

[list:2ab59j1z]The Lord is my light and my salvation—
[list:2ab59j1z] whom shall I fear?[/list:u:2ab59j1z]The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
[list:2ab59j1z] of whom shall I be afraid?[/list:u:2ab59j1z][/list:u:2ab59j1z]

He is totally not a whore for Trump.

Tell me some shit about Asdrubal Cabrera.

[Guest sharpie]

Asdrubel Cabrera's father is also named Asdrubel Cabrera. He wears number 13 because fellow Venezuelan shortstops Dave Concepcion and Omar Vizquel also wore 13.


I'm in the dark about Drew Smith. Lighten me up.

[G-Fafif]

On June 23, Dom Smith pinch-hit for Drew Smith.
On August 19, Drew Smith took Dom Smith's place in the batting order.

Dom Smith now takes Drew Smith's place in the "what about...?" lineup.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Dom Smith and Drew Smith make me glad that we're no longer using the original method of Shaefer voting.