Help is On The Way

[MFS62]

It was announced on the post game radio show that the Mets have signed "40 year old catcher Bennie Santiago to a minor league contract".

40?
Who are they kidding?
He was my boyhood idol.

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I guess he was Plan B after Kelly Stinnett didn't work out.

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Sheesh - I wanted them to sign Santiago back when I thought he'd be a successor to Gary Carter. That was at least 15 years ago.

[MFS62]

Anudder thought: If Benny makes the 40 man roster it will have a major impact on Mets lore.
No longer will we be able to say that Danny Napoleon is the ugliest player in Mets history.

Later

[Theoldmole]

I've never heard him called Bennie.

And George Foster and Jesse Orosco were the ugliest players in Met history.

[Guest KC]

We've gotten a lot of mileage out of these two over the years. When I first read
this thread last night I commented under my breath, "what, they couldn't lure
Tony Pena out of retirement?"

[MFS62]

Mole, my Jays fan freinds called him Bennie.
And he has a daughter who (unfortunately ) looks like him, who they call Bennybeth.

Later

[Guest gnatman]

The goofiest looking player in Mets history has got to be George "The Stork" Theodore.

[Willets Point]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: Sheesh - I wanted them to sign Santiago back when I thought he'd be a successor to Gary Carter. That was at least 15 years ago.

I remember that ongoing debate at the time. On the (then new) WFAN and with the kids at my high school.

OE: Hee-hee, right now I'm Jim Hickman.

[Willets Point]

gnatman, you been hanging out on cooby's computer screen?

gna, gna, gna, gna, gna, gna, gna, gna, gna - GNATMAN!

[Frayed Knot]

If Benito Santiago makes the club he'll join Claudell Washington & Miguel Cairo on the 'All-Met World Capital' team.
Jose Lima will be the honorary opponent.

[Theoldmole]

Jay Payton?

But he wants to play every day, and unless the Mets make a couple more outfield deals...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Over at CPF-ez, "Help is On The Way" meant cooby was putting on her Bernie Williams shirt.

[Willets Point]

Why does cooby have a t-shirt of a player from the Dark Side?

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's a mystery.

[Guest cooby]

No it's not! My son bought it for me when we were at Yankee Stadium! (with our supper money)

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

And you went hungry? That's not lucky - that's tragic!