Getting Stoked?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

One letter away. His time with the Mets was short. We had a Dan Murray ever so briefly.

I do have two Mets home jerseys with "Murray" on the back from Eddie's brief and cranky tenure.

I do, however, get the Iron Maiden lead guitarist and a jazz musician.

[metirish]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="metirish"]I share the same last name as one former Met great of recent vintage , although the spelling is slightly different , which probably disqualifies me. This player might well be known more for being a MFY great now though. Only one that fits the description is Coney.

Constable Rogers .

[Vic Sage]

my last name is an Ellis island invention, and the only ones who share it are related to me. And we are a notoriously unathletic branch of the evolutionary tree Therefore, there have been no major leaguers (nor minor leaguers for that matter) much less former Mets with whom I've shared my moniker. And, unless my son has athletic talents of which i am currently unaware, there is unlikely to ever be one.

[seawolf17]

I'm 0-for-all major sports as well.

I'm still searching the Italian Baseball League, though.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

My last name is 0-for-MLB.

Two former Mets have my first name for a last name. They were Met teammates for about a month, and there was exactly one game in which both of them played for the Mets.

[HahnSolo]

Mendoza Line wrote: My last name is 0-for-MLB. Two former Mets have my first name for a last name. They were Met teammates for about a month, and there was exactly one game in which both of them played for the Mets.

Mitchell?

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Damn, you guys are good.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

SteveJRogers wrote: ="seawolf17"]I believe it's that CC Sabathia is fat and wants a sandwich. Thats from an Onion piece. That is Prince Fielder as the hamburger. The have another shot of Prince with Sabathia as a hot dog.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/c_c_sabathia_prince_fielder_keep

[Fman99]

AG/DC wrote: Folks whose last name I know who have a Met share their name: KC John Cougar Lunchbucket duan Metfairy and husband Ben Grimm (a spring training Met, anyhow) Willets Pont A Boy Named Seo Frayed Knot Almost everybody but me, it seems.

The odds of a Met having my last name are wildly improbable, until Fboy is playing for them in 20 years or so anyway.

[Centerfield]

I think a lot of people here know my last name but there have been only two Major Leaguers in history that have shared it. None of them Mets.

One of them everyone knows. The other I didn't remember until I looked it up.

[stevejrogers]

Centerfield wrote: I think a lot of people here know my last name but there have been only two Major Leaguers in history that have shared it. None of them Mets. One of them everyone knows. The other I didn't remember until I looked it up.

If its the right guy, I think he was one of those ST Mets like Charlie Hayes?

[soupcan]

This guy right...?

[metirish]

This guy?

[stevejrogers]

Ahhh, not to mention an old coach out in San Fran

Well, he is a Sox here, but he was a Giant for a long time

[seawolf17]

Or Sunny Kim, the old Expos pitcher, which is who CF probably meant.

[Guest sharpie]

I've had several major leaguers, although no Mets.

Closest Met connection: a Hall-of-Famer has my last name as his first name although he uses common nickname. This HOFer has appeared at a few Met spring trainings in recent years to help the youngsters.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sanford Koufax?

[HahnSolo]

Does a namesake of yours own a junkyard on TV?

[Guest AG/DC]

Is your son a dummy?

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: ... but there have been only two Major Leaguers in history that have shared it. None of them Mets.

Yeah but you're all over the LPGA

[Benjamin Grimm]

HahnSolo wrote: Does a namesake of yours own a junkyard on TV?

Do you know how easy it is to put that theme song in someone's head?

[RealityChuck]

No one with my last name ever appeared in any major league pro sport.

About the only celebrity is an obscure actor.

In the UK, however, it's the name of a cigarette brand that sponsors auto racing and soccer.

[metirish]

Rothman?

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

2 major leaguers with my last name, both played New York National League teams:
The first had 3 AB's with the Giants in 1914 and was apparently nicknamed "Desperate".
The second was a Mets pitcher that never panned out, throwing only 15 innings in his career during the HW Bush administration. He wound up with a career 2.30 ERA before he was traded for a player who was traded for Pedro Martinez.

[Guest sharpie]

You guys got me. I got nothing on Firecracker.

[stevejrogers]

Vince Coleman Firecracker wrote: 2 major leaguers with my last name, both played New York National League teams: The first had 3 AB's with the Giants in 1914 and was apparently nicknamed "Desperate". The second was a Mets pitcher that never panned out, throwing only 15 innings in his career during the HW Bush administration. He wound up with a career 2.30 ERA before he was traded for a player who was traded for Pedro Martinez.

Don't sell yourself short, you do have an Oscar winner with your surname!

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

SteveJRogers wrote: Don't sell yourself short, you do have an Oscar winner with your surname!

Winnah winnah!