Memories of Eddy Alvarez

[G-Fafif]

September's dash of infield spice signs minor league deal with Braves, prepares to spill trade secrets to division rival.

[Frayed Knot]

So he just up and Skated Away from the Mets?





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[Fman99]

I remember that he sucked ?

[Cowtipper]

The final "we don't know why you're here, but we need to fill a roster spot" guy, succeeding Ben Gamel and Pablo Reyes.



Gave it his all, despite knowing he wouldn't be on the playoff roster.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Not a big guy, that's what I remember

[Edgy MD]

Pinch-ran and scored the eventual winning run on a wild pitch and passed ball in https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR202409090.shtmlhis first appearance. Pretty nice way to debut for a team in a post-season dogfight.



Ultimately appeared in 12 games, ten of them Mets wins. That's got to be as lofty a winning percentage as there be for somebody not named Terrance Gore.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, and duh, silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the brutal sport of short-track speed skating.



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[Edgy MD]

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