Braintrust

[Frayed Knot]

Razor Shines is in my all-time baseball names Hall of Fame -- great to have him abordick.

[Guest AG/DC]

Give him a lifetime contract.

Anybody want to visit a White Sox forum and find out what his rep was in Chi-town?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Razor Shines!

This is better than Don Hahn coming back to be outfield coach, probably

[RealityChuck]

="Frayed Knot":2j1f4sag]Razor Shines is in my all-time baseball names Hall of Fame -- great to have him abordick.[/quote:2j1f4sag]We definitely need a sharp, bright coach at third base.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2008 05:32 PM

I just discovered that he was in the UMDB as "Ray" Shines. I was wondering where he got the nickname, but as it turns out, his given name is Anthony Razor Shines. Now I'm wondering where he got the middle name.

metsguyinmichigan Oct 23 2008 06:03 PM

Anybody else surprised that Oberkfell got shipped back?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2008 06:12 PM

I think I'd rather be a Triple A manager than a big league first base coach. You don't get to visit the nicer cities, but you do have more responsibility.

metirish Oct 23 2008 06:19 PM

Yeah I think if he were to stay with the Mets then I would have hoped he would be the bench coach , I think as an in season replacement it was OK to have him of first but I can't imagine it was the track he wanted.

metirish Oct 24 2008 07:35 AM

Randy Niemann in 2007.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 14 2008 02:01 PM

="Mets press release":3kcfdzka]FLUSHING -- Manager Jerry Manuel completed the New York Mets' coaching staff today by naming Luis Alicea the team's first base coach. For the last two years, Alicea was the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox. Luis also was a manager in the Red Sox Minor League system for three seasons. He directed Lowell (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2004-2005, Greenville (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2006 and Peoria of the Arizona (A) Fall League, also in 2006 Luis, 43, a native of Santurce, PR, played in the Major Leagues for 13 years with the St. Louis Cardinals (1988, 1991-1994 and 1996), Boston Red Sox (1995), Anaheim Angels (1997), Texas Rangers (1998-2000) and the Kansas City Royals (2001-2002). He compiled a .260 batting average with 47 home runs and 422 RBI in 1,341 games. Primarily a second baseman, he also saw action at the other three infield spots and in the outfield during his big league career. Luis, a switch hitter, experienced his best season in the majors with the Rangers in 2000, establishing career highs with a .294 bating average, 139 games, 85 runs, 159 hits and 63 RBI. In 1992 with the Cardinals, he ranked fourth in the National League with 11 triples. In 1995, Alicea hit .270 and was the Red Sox regular second baseman, helping them capture the American League East Division crown. Luis was St. Louis' first round pick in the 1986 First Year Player Draft. He earned first team All-America honors at Florida State University in 1986. Alicea joins Dan Warthen (pitching), Howard Johnson (hitting), Sandy Alomar, Sr. (bench); Razor Shines (third base), Randy Niemann (bullpen) and Sandy Alomar, Jr. (catching instructor) on the Mets coaching staff.[/quote:3kcfdzka] John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 14 2008 02:25 PM Jerry's obviously been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's TEAM OF LIGHT HITTING INFIELDERS

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just discovered that he was in the UMDB as "Ray" Shines.

I was wondering where he got the nickname, but as it turns out, his given name is Anthony Razor Shines.

Now I'm wondering where he got the middle name.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Anybody else surprised that Oberkfell got shipped back?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think I'd rather be a Triple A manager than a big league first base coach. You don't get to visit the nicer cities, but you do have more responsibility.

[metirish]

Yeah I think if he were to stay with the Mets then I would have hoped he would be the bench coach , I think as an in season replacement it was OK to have him of first but I can't imagine it was the track he wanted.

[metirish]

Randy Niemann in 2007.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="Mets press release":3kcfdzka]FLUSHING -- Manager Jerry Manuel completed the New York Mets' coaching staff today by naming Luis Alicea the team's first base coach. For the last two years, Alicea was the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox. Luis also was a manager in the Red Sox Minor League system for three seasons. He directed Lowell (A) of the New York-Penn League from 2004-2005, Greenville (A) of the South Atlantic League in 2006 and Peoria of the Arizona (A) Fall League, also in 2006 Luis, 43, a native of Santurce, PR, played in the Major Leagues for 13 years with the St. Louis Cardinals (1988, 1991-1994 and 1996), Boston Red Sox (1995), Anaheim Angels (1997), Texas Rangers (1998-2000) and the Kansas City Royals (2001-2002). He compiled a .260 batting average with 47 home runs and 422 RBI in 1,341 games. Primarily a second baseman, he also saw action at the other three infield spots and in the outfield during his big league career. Luis, a switch hitter, experienced his best season in the majors with the Rangers in 2000, establishing career highs with a .294 bating average, 139 games, 85 runs, 159 hits and 63 RBI. In 1992 with the Cardinals, he ranked fourth in the National League with 11 triples. In 1995, Alicea hit .270 and was the Red Sox regular second baseman, helping them capture the American League East Division crown. Luis was St. Louis' first round pick in the 1986 First Year Player Draft. He earned first team All-America honors at Florida State University in 1986. Alicea joins Dan Warthen (pitching), Howard Johnson (hitting), Sandy Alomar, Sr. (bench); Razor Shines (third base), Randy Niemann (bullpen) and Sandy Alomar, Jr. (catching instructor) on the Mets coaching staff.[/quote:3kcfdzka]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 14 2008 02:25 PM

Jerry's obviously been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's TEAM OF LIGHT HITTING INFIELDERS

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jerry's obviously been reading Doris Kearns Goodwin's TEAM OF LIGHT HITTING INFIELDERS