Memories of Blade Tidwell

[Edgy MD]

As a second-round draft pick with the name "Blade," I expected him to be sleek and athletic and aquiline. It's not like he was fat and un-athletic, but he was just big — round face, broad across the shoulders, enormous thighs. He looked like his roommates gave him the name Meat, or Boner, or Chewy a week into freshman year, and the whole campus knew him by that name by Thanksgiving. And they all wanted him for their intramural basketball team, because even though he was the last guy down the court, nobody could get around him in the paint, and he could outleap taller guys for the jump ball.

Wore sandals and shades and touristy Mexican print tops to class. Somehow graduated on time even if it seemed like he divided his time between carbo-loading and pickup basketball.

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He is listed as only 207, but he seemed to be a member in good standing of The Future Jeff D'Amicos of America.

[MFS62]

If he carbo loaded, it looks like he put that all behind him.

Sounds like a cool guy.

That personality would have been fun to have around.

Later

[Edgy MD]

That is what he looked like. I cannot speak much to who he actually was. He and Drew Gilbert are some sort of mystical package deal, like Jeff Kent and José Vizcaino. They played together at Tennessee and they played together with the US national team. They met up again in the Mets system and played together at Syracuse, and now they go off to become Giants together.

Blade and Drew, Drew and Blade. Here are them in their college days with Team USA, with Tidwell looking thinner and Bladier.

(Warning: "Born in the USA" misuse.)

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[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I saw him pitch in Pittsburgh this year. His first relief appearance after Peterson gave up five runs. He seemed to be doing well, until he gave up a three-run homer.

[G-Fafif]

Janzen Blade Tidwell. The middle-first club is really having a “Memories of” moment.

[Gwreck]

Tidwell did not make the all-time Mets “goes by middle name” leaderboard. How many can you name?

1. G. Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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L. Nolan Ryan, 2.9

[Benjamin Grimm]

Charles Ray Knight

[Gwreck]

Not in my top 8

1. G. Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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L. Nolan Ryan, 2.9

C. Ray Knight, 2.4

[Edgy MD]

If my middle name was Blade, I might be tempted to drop my first and my last names.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Charles Sid Fernandez?

[Gwreck]

1. George Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2. Charles Sidney Fernandez, 27.6

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Lynn Nolan Ryan, 2.9

Charles Ray Knight, 2.4

[G-Fafif]

Boyce Cedric Mullins will begin challenging for a spot soon.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Jacob Seth Lugo?

[Edgy MD]

C. Everett Koop?

[MFS62]

Boyce Cedric Mullins will begin challenging for a spot soon.

 

How close to that have you heard they are?

OE: missed that other post. Real close, as in he's here.

Later

Edited July 31, 2025 by MFS62

[Gwreck]

1. George Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2. Charles Sidney Fernandez, 27.6

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. Jacob Seth Lugo, 8.4

8.

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Lynn Nolan Ryan, 2.9

Charles Ray Knight, 2.4

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ronald Wayne Garrett?

[Gwreck]

1. George Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2. Charles Sidney Fernandez, 27.6

3.

4. Ronald Wayne Garrett, 13.9

5.

6.

7. Jacob Seth Lugo, 8.4

8.

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Lynn Nolan Ryan, 2.9

Charles Ray Knight, 2.4

[Cowtipper]

By his face alone he looked chromosomally challenged, that's my memory.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Herman Tommy Davis!

[Gwreck]

This got lost among the trade deadline but the answers are:

1. George Thomas Seaver, 76.1 WAR

2. Charles Sidney Fernandez, 27.6

3. Walter Kevin McReynolds, 15.8

4. Ronald Wayne Garrett, 13.9

5. Otis Bernard Gilkey, 10.3

6. Keith Lance Johnson, 8.7

7. Jacob Seth Lugo, 8.4

8. Cornelius Clifford Floyd, 7.7

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Other notables:

Lynn Nolan Ryan, 2.9

Herman Timmy Davis 2.7

Charles Ray Knight, 2.4

[Edgy MD]

Rufus James Marshall, 0.4