One fact and go

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

="MFS62"](314 - point of order. Kiner never wore a Mets uniform, but he did visit us here at the CPF a few months ago)

How did I miss that?

[Guest Iubitul]

I think 62 is mistaking Kiner for Frank Thomas.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

In the town of St. Mary's, Ohio, the Little League MVP wins the Galen Cisco Award.

http://www.ridertown.com/community/smnll/GCAward.html


Robert Person

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Iubitul wrote: I think 62 is mistaking Kiner for Frank Thomas.

Or Steve Zabriskie.

[Guest Iubitul]

Speaking of announcers, I bet Gary Cohen would be great to have on here for a chat.

[MFS62]

="Iubitul"]I think 62 is mistaking Kiner for Frank Thomas.

Guilty, your honor.
But my point stands. I thought this thread was about Mets players. And the esteemed Mr. Kiner doesn't qualify in that regard, no matter the huge part he has played in Mets lore.

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[Guest ScarletKnight41]

In point of fact, Edgy said nothing about this being limited to Mets players. And Ralph is as much of a Met as anyone who has ever donned the uniform, IMO.

[MFS62]

Then let's throw it back to Edgy to let him explain his intent, rather than our interpretations of what he may have meant.

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[Guest ScarletKnight41]

I'll amend that suggestion to say let's continue having fun with this game unless/until Edgy objects to something.

[Guest Iubitul]

OlerudOwned wrote: Robert Person

Traded to the Blue Jays for John Olerud, naturally.

Willie Montanez

[MFS62]

k

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[stevejrogers]

]Willie Montanez

A human hot dog!

Jeff Innis

[Valadius]

One of three Mets pitchers to lead the team in games pitched three years in a row.

Blas Minor

[Guest patona314]

drafted 4 times between 85 and 88 by the royals, phillies and pirates

Iubitul wrote: Speaking of announcers, I bet Gary Cohen would be great to have on here for a chat.

I'd rather get a spiritual advisor and bring back....

Lindsay Nelson?

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

He didn't wear the loud sportcoats until the Mets were televised in color.


J.C. Martin

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think non-playing Met UMDB-figures qualify nicely. And yes, I know people who played against them appear in the database, and yes, I know people who were property of the team but moved on without ever playing for them appear, in a way, in the database, but let's try not to out-pedant me.

]One of several 2003 Mets (Cone, Tony Clark and a couple of others IIRC) who if one or two made the team due to their Minor League contract status would have been nice stories, but because ALL of them made it it was a sign of real concern for that season.

About four and half poinds of opinions here.

[Frayed Knot]

]...but let's try not to out-pedant me.

as if anyone could

[Guest Edgy DC]

Right there. Bite me right there.

[Guest patona314]

youngest player in the majors in 65?

my birth year

?

[stevejrogers]

Edgy DC wrote: ]One of several 2003 Mets (Cone, Tony Clark and a couple of others IIRC) who if one or two made the team due to their Minor League contract status would have been nice stories, but because ALL of them made it it was a sign of real concern for that season. About four and half poinds of opinions here.

An opinion that turned out to be a fact about the 2003 Mets.

Sigh...

Allright, Jay Bell: 2nd prominent member of the last non-Brave back-to-back NL East champs Pirates to play for the Mets, a decade apart!

J. C. Martin: Saved the Mets' bacon with walk off sacrifice

Duffy Dyer

[MFS62]

Dyer - hit a home run against the Mets (his first major league team), in the first regular season game played by the expansion Montreal Expos.

Pumpsie Green.

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[Frayed Knot]

First black player for the Red Sox; the last ML team to integrate.


Kevin Elster?

[Guest iramets]

so-so hitting shortstop who hit an astounding number of homeruns for the Texas Rangers one year.

Alex Trevino

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]Dyer - hit a home run against the Mets (his first major league team), in the first regular season game played by the expansion Montreal Expos.

Not so. Dyer was a Met through 74...

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

In related news, this thread has been a disaster.

[metirish]

I never really understood it.

[MFS62]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]Dyer - hit a home run against the Mets (his first major league team), in the first regular season game played by the expansion Montreal Expos. Not so. Dyer was a Met through 74...

Maybe it was the first game he played for Montreal against the Mets.
I know he hit one.
And it was the season opener at Shea.
Think it was either a high scoring affair or an extra inning game.
But this is all from memory.

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[Guest Edgy DC]

The good news is my lawyer says the thread qualifies for a FEMA grant.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: The good news is my lawyer says the thread qualifies for a FEMA grant.

Ding Ding Ding

In the running for best line of the day.

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[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Duffy Dyer homered twice against the Mets, on August 3, 1975 and May 31, 1976.