Met Count 2021

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1,137. Travis Blankenhorn

[Edgy MD]

Number 1,138 Jerad Eickhoff is starting his Mets career in a world of trouble.

[Edgy MD]

And escaping!!

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Well, Tylor Megill was cruising in his debut but good ol' 1,139 just got taken deep by Ender Inciarte of all people.

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Six runs home in the fourth against the Mets and they make the call for ol' 1,140, Thomas Szapucki.

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1,141. Robert Stock

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We're at 1,142! Nick Tropeano!

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Welcome Met 1,143, Anthony Banda!

[Frayed Knot]

Banda, you're a fine man

and your first win you did net.

Quite a night for the eleven hundred forty third player

on the Mets









... still needs some work

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1,144. Geoff Hartlieb

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First Geoff in Mets history.

[bmfc1]

Edgy MD wrote: First Geoff in Mets history.

He spells it wrong.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

When I was in 4th grade I wrote letters to all the MLB teams seeking autographs and stuff. My Twins were Rod Carew...and Geoff (I pronounced it, Gee-off) Zahn because his name seemed so exotic

[batmagadanleadoff]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: When I was in 4th grade I wrote letters to all the MLB teams seeking autographs and stuff. My Twins were Rod Carew...and Geoff (I pronounced it, Gee-off) Zahn because his name seemed so exotic

I did the same thing. It was a neighborhood tradition passed down to us from the kids a few years older than us. We called it "sending away to the teams". I worked my memory and figured out that I was also in the 4th grade when I did this. I sent away to practically all the teams in all the sports. The worst teams sent you a price list and maybe a schedule. Some other teams were very generous. The 49ers sent me a media guide. The Astros gave out tons of big pictures, stickers and all kinds of Astrodome paraphenelia.

[Edgy MD]

Geoff Goetz had planned to be the team's first Geoff, but Mike Piazza had other plans.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yes. I still have that stuff somewhere. I even saved the envelopes. As I recall it I heard about how to do it from a classmate, that's why I remember 4th grade. If I'm not mistaken we found the addresses in a school library reference book, proving that libraries could be cool

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

The envelopes were actually the coolest things since most had logo letterhead. The Mets and Red Sox though had very businesslike stationary, you'd never know who sent you George Scott and Butch Hobson photos from the envelope, it was just an address iirc

[seawolf17]

I've done a lot of that over the years to pad out the Mets autograph collection; I even still have a few out right now. Got two guys back from the Lexington Legends a few weeks ago -- Kevin McGowan and Robert Carson.

[Willets Point]

My son did that this spring. He's only heard back from the Brewers, Padres, and White Sox. All of them said they can't send autographs through the mail but they sent some swag ranging from a postcard to a program.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I still have all ot my "swag". Maybe I'll dig it out and take a pic or two of some of it. I re-checked: I was in the 4th and 5th grades when I did this.

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1,145. Rich Hill

1,146. Akeem Bostick

[Edgy MD]

A Met and a Jet from the same family.



Thank you, Florence, South Carolina.

[Edgy MD]

Apart from the first pitch, a strong debut for Cookie Carrasco, Met #1,147.



Though I'd like something besides 59 on his back. Always puts me in mind of Guillermo Mota.

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1,148. Javier Baez (July 31)

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1,149. Trevor Williams

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1,150. Jake Reed

[seawolf17]

The sixtieth Met of 2021.

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1,151. Chance Sisco

[Edgy MD]

The Mets may end up advancing the Met count the most times in a season since 1962.

[seawolf17]

New Mets in 1962: 45

New Mets in 2021: 40 so far