Let's Go Camping (Spring training 2006)

[soupcan]

Oh one more thing - On the flight home last night I was sitting next to a guy in a Doug Flynn jersey who was also at Spring Training. My son showed him the autographs he had gotten and there was one we had trouble figuring out. The player that signed was wearing catching shinguards and had '22' on his back but there was no name. '22' in the program indicated Endy Chavez but he's not a catcher. We also had seen Xavier Nady wearing 22 with 'Nady' sticthed across the back of his jersey. In the program Nady is listed as #10.

The guy with the Flynn jersey tells me to check 'Mets By The Numbers' when I get home. 'It's an awesome site' he says.

'Yeah, I know that site' I say 'I, uh sort of know the guy that runs it'. '

You do?' Who is he? What's his name?

'His name? Uh, um, it's um, well, uh..... Johnny Dickshot......'


How about Mr. D. Can you figure out who the hell signed my son's hat?

[Guest cooby]

I'll bet he didn't say much to you after that!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Nady was initially assigned 10, but is definitely wearing 22. It was his number with the Padres.

Chavez (assigned 22) switched with him as ST started. I haaven't seen it for sure but believe Chavez is wearing 10.

I would guess the player who signed for your kid was a minor leaguer (?), unless Nady is trying to make the team as a 3rd catcher. Nady is a squarejawed guy with giant forearms and dark hair, if that helps.

Cool story!

[soupcan]

We're going with Endy Chavez because soupy, Jr. 'wants' it to at least be an MLer.

For the recrd though, the guy that did sign was hispanic and had very pretty eyes.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I don't know if MBTN covers this or not, but 22 is an important number for the Mets: both their World Series MVP's (Donn Clendenon and Ray Knight) wore the double deuce.

With Kevin McReynolds in 1988 and Al Leiter in 2000, I remember thinking that there was a decent chance that history would re-repeat itself. Didn't happen, of course. But I'd be quite happy to see Xavier Nady as a World Series MVP in 2006.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Donn Clendenon "un-retired" in 1969 just in time to become of the true clutch contributors to the Mets' championship that season. ... Seventeen years later, another 22, Ray Knight (1984-86), thundered the Mets to another World Championship. The third baseman, who singled and scored the winning run in Game 6 of the World Series, homered to put away Game 7, earning a Series MVP.

Al Leiter (1998-2004) continued the tradition during the Mets' late 90s heyday: He shut down Cincinnati to win the 163rd game of the season in 1999, and his performance in the final game of the 2000 World Series should be remembered as one of the most courageous in team history.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

There you go!

I'm not at all surprised that you picked up on that bit of trivia. Good job.

[soupcan]

Got one more for you....



"Omar, about that starting pitching - don't you think you've spread yourself a bit thin?"