Sons of Ron Swoboda

[Guest AG/DC]

When Xavier Nady gets into a game for the Yankees, he'll become the first member of the 2006 class of the Sons of Ron Swoboda, Met heroes from post-season years (even if they never got on the post-seaosn roster) who were doomed to eventually become a Yankee.

1. Yogi Berra, coach for 1969 post-season Mets and 1976-1983 Yankee coach and 1984-1985 Yankee manager


2. Ron Swoboda, outfielder for 1969 post-season Mets and 1971-1973 Yankee


3. Tom Seaver, starting pitcher for 1969 post-season Mets and 1989-1990 Yankee broadcaster

1. Yogi Berra, manager for 1973 post-season Mets and 1976-1983


2. Yankee coach and 1984-1985 Yankee manager


3. Tom Seaver, starting pitcher for 1973 post-season Mets and 1989-1990 Yankee broadcaster

1. Kevin Elster, shortstop for 1986 post-season Mets and 1994-1995 Yankee


2. Dwight Gooden, starting pitcher for 1986 post-season Mets and 1996-1997, 2000 Yankee


3. Stanley Jefferson, outfielder for 1986 post-season Mets and 1989 Yankee


4. Lee Mazzilli, outfielder/firstbaseman for 1986 post-season Mets and 2000-2003, 2006 Yankee coach


5. Bob Ojeda, starting pitcher for 1986 post-season Mets and 1994 Yankee


6. Jesse Orosco, closer for 1986 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee


7. Rafael Santana, shortop for 1986 post-season Mets and 1988 Yankee


8. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching coach for 1986 post-season Mets and pitching coach for 1996-2005 Yankees


9. Darryl Strawberry, outfielder for 1986 post-season Mets and 1995-1999 Yankee

1. David Cone, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1995-2000 Yankee


2. Kevin Elster, shortstop for 1988 Mets shortstop and 1994-1995 Yankee


3. Dwight Gooden, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1996-1997, 2000 Yankee


4. Lee Mazzilli, outfielder/firstbaseman for 1988 post-season Mets and 2000-2003, 2006 Yankee coach


5. Bob Ojeda, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1994 Yankee


6. Jesse Orosco, closer for 1988 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee


7. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching coach for 1988 post-season Mets and pitching coach for 1996-2005 Yankees


8. Darryl Strawberry, outfielder for 1988 post-season Mets and 1995-1999 Yankee

1. Armando Benitez, closer for 1999 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee


2. Octavio Dotel, starting pitcher and reliever for 1999 post-season Mets and 2006 Yankee


3. Al Leiter, starting pitcher for 1999 post-season Mets and 2005 Yankee


4. John Olerud, firstbaseman for 1999 post-season Mets and 2004 Yankee


5. Terrence Long, outfielder for 1999 post-season Mets and 2006 Yankee


6. Allen Watson, starting pitcher and reliever for 1999 post-season Mets and 1999-2000 Yankee

1. Armando Benitez, closer for 2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee


2. Al Leiter, starting pitcher for 2000 post-season Mets and 2005 Yankee


3. Todd Zeile, firstbaseman for 2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee

1. Xavier Nady, outfielder for 2006 post-season Mets and 2008 Yankee

Think I got 'em all.

Edited July 25, 2008 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ventura says hi

[TransMonk]

Bubba Trammell, too.

[Gwreck]

Bubba Trammell played for the MFYs in 2003.

[Guest AG/DC]

Two more sons.

[TransMonk]

Gwreck wrote: Bubba Trammell played for the MFYs in 2003.

Yup...2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankees.

Just like Zeile and Benitez.

[G-Fafif]

El Sid donned the raiment of the Beast in a Spring Training comeback. If we're gonna include Seaver's broadcasting stint...

[Benjamin Grimm]

And I suppose Brandon Knight will today become one of the sons of, I dunno, Gene Woodling?