One fact and go

[Guest patona314]

Traded to the Mets for Mike Phillips which ended his career as a player/manager.

Joe Torre?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

What???

[Guest Edgy DC]

Huh?

[HahnSolo]

What's on second.


Frank Tavares

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I think he's saying that Doug Flynn was a player manager until he got traded to the Mets for Mike Phillips.

Of course, his sig line contradicts that.

And anyway, the Doug Flynn answer we were looking for is that he really really loved his dog.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Shares a name with the underwriting credits announcer for NPR

Jamie Cerda

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

Very fan friendly. Just a nice guy.

Bruce Boisclair

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Really, really wide batting stance.

Joe DiPastino

[Guest sharpie]

Spent eleven years in the minors before getting 2 at bats with the Mets.

Hal Reniff

[stevejrogers]

Member of the 1961 MFY

JESsssEeee GOONdeeerrrr as Murph would say

[Guest patona314]

patona314 wrote: Traded to the Mets for Mike Phillips which ended his career as a player/manager. Joe Torre?

my bad... Joel Youngblood was traded to the Mets and Torre was deactivated from the roster to make room for him

[MFS62]

Jesse Gonder - hit .302 in his first year with the Mets (1963).

Ron Hunt

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hit by fifty pitches in 1971. Fifty

Alex Treviño?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Only Mexican-born player to be employed by the Mets twice.

Jack Heideman?

[Guest Iubitul]

Never ate in my kitchen.

Mike Vail?

[Frayed Knot]

Had a 23 game hitting streak soon after his callup




Jay Hook?

[Willets Point]

Won the first game won by the Mets in Mets franchise history.

Tim Teufel?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Might have been remembered as the goat of the 86 World Series.

Jack Heideman? (real facts please)

[Guest patona314]

teufel's dad quit drinking and smoking on the same day... ouch

randy tate

[Guest Edgy DC]

Heidemann was the regular shortstop for the Indians at 20 years old, but never was a starter again.

Randy Tate?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

0-for-41 at the plate in 1975 (and you thought I was gonna mention his blown no-hitter)

Al Luplow?

[Guest Edgy DC]

So what's the source on that fact about Teufel's dad? The Bad Guys Won?

[Guest Iubitul]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Jack Heideman? (real facts please)

I was admittedly being a smartass, but I was alluding to a real fact with my question.

[Guest patona314]

Edgy DC wrote: So what's the source on that fact about Teufel's dad? The Bad Guys Won?

yes

[Guest Edgy DC]

]June 27, 1963: A meager crowd of 6,497 fans at Fenway see one of park's great catches. Cleveland OF Al Luplow races full tilt for Dick Williams's drive to right-CF, reaches over the fence, and gloves the ball while flipping over the barrier into the bullpen. Cleveland wins, 6�4.

Randy Jones?

[HahnSolo]

One of ten men to wear the Mets uniform either before or after winning a Cy Young with anotther team.


Mike Marshall (the pitcher)?

[MFS62]

HahnSolo wrote: Mike Marshall (the pitcher)?

Pitched in 106 games with over 200 innings in relief for LA one year.

Mike Marshall (the hitter)

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

HahnSolo wrote: One of ten men to wear the Mets uniform either before or after winning a Cy Young with anotther team.

Actually, there have been eleven:

Spahn, Chance, Marshall, Jones, Saberhagen, Scott, Hershiser, Viola, Glavine, Cone, and Martinez.

[HahnSolo]

]Actually, there have been eleven: Spahn, Chance, Marshall, Jones, Saberhagen, Scott, Hershiser, Viola, Glavine, Cone, and Martinez.

Damn, missed Dean Chance.



Mike Marshall the Hitter once dated Belinda Carlisle of the Go Gos.

Stanley Jefferson?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Stanley lives in Section 5 of Co-Op City.

Teddy Martinez?