Met Count 2011

[TransMonk]

Recap of 2010:

875 - Jason Bay
876 - Rod Barajas
877 - Frank Catalanatto
878 - Jenry Mejia
879 - Ruben Tejada
880 - Hisanori Takahashi
881 - Ryota Igarashi
882 - Henry Blanco
883 - Raul Valdes
884 - Ike Davis
885 - Manny Acosta
886 - Chris Carter
887 - RA Dickey
888 - Jesus Feliciano
889 - Justin Turner
890 - Mike Hessman
891 - Luis Hernandez
892 - Lucas Duda
893 - Joaquin Arias
894 - Mike Nickeas
895 - Dillon Gee

[Frayed Knot]

896 - Willie Harris
897 - Brad Emaus
898 - Blaine Boyer

[Frayed Knot]

899 - Pedro Beato

[Ceetar]

900 - Scott Hairston (anyone guess him?)

901- Chin-Lung Hu

[Guest themetfairy]

Buchholz - 902

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Not sure if this has ever been mentioned here before, but in some sports a player's jersey includes both their squad/roster number [u:2uvtx9wp]and[/u:2uvtx9wp] their all-time number. Their all-time number is proportionate to and found near the team emblem on the front of the jersey or on the front collar.

Should baseball instigate such a scheme?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That would be both awesome and awesomely dorky knowledge to have at our fingertips.

"I don't mean Pedro "19264" Martinez, I mean Pedro "20308" Martinez. Duh."

[Guest Edgy DC]

Should baseball institute such a scheme? I pray not. Should the Mets? Yes and immediately. I'd sew it in 3/4 inch digits right under the Mets logo patch on the sleeve.

I mean, I'd have it sewn. I wouldn't actually sew it myself. That would get old.

[ashie62]

Edgy DC wrote: Should baseball institute such a scheme? I pray not. Should the Mets? Yes and immediately. I'd sew it in 3/4 inch digits right under the Mets logo patch on the sleeve. I mean, I'd have it sewn. I wouldn't actually sew it myself. That would get old.

How about Velcro patches so that when the numbers change the patches could be transferred from one player to another?

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Ashie62 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Should baseball institute such a scheme? I pray not. Should the Mets? Yes and immediately. I'd sew it in 3/4 inch digits right under the Mets logo patch on the sleeve. I mean, I'd have it sewn. I wouldn't actually sew it myself. That would get old. How about Velcro patches so that when the numbers change the patches could be transferred from one player to another?

I recall an argument between two teammates over who was which number. It centered around a numberplate on a Ferrari and a tattoo.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't get it. The numbers wouldn't change. The 900th Met (Scott Hairston) will always be the 900th Met.

[ashie62]

Edgy DC wrote: I don't get it. The numbers wouldn't change. The 900th Met (Scott Hairston) will always be the 900th Met.

I thought the number could change depending on performance..If Hairston went 40 HR or something he would still be 900?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Chronology, not rating/ranking.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Two players debuted in the same match, but neither were issued with a number because the practice wasn't followed at the time. One thought he was a particular number based on the fact he appeared first in the game, the other believed it was alphabetical and/or because he was drafted into the team first.

When the scheme was implemented, they argued over who was who. (Tattoo was wrong, but numberplate relented, when tattoo paid for the numberplate change)

What tiebreaker does Umdb use if two new players debut in the same game on defense? Batting order?

Also forgot to mention all-time numbers are also sewn into the players' caps.

Edited April 2, 2011 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Second Spitter wrote: What tiebreaker does Umdb use if new two players debut in the same game on defense? Batting order?

The UMDB hasn't officially tracked the sequence of Mets. Each player has a unique number, but it's not strictly tied to their chronological order. (If there was a tiebreaker, though, it would be batting order.)

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The Second Spitter wrote: What tiebreaker does Umdb use if new two players debut in the same game on defense? Batting order? The UMDB hasn't officially tracked the sequence of Mets. Each player has a unique number, but it's not strictly tied to their chronological order. (If there was a tiebreaker, though, it would be batting order.)

My first reaction of two first timers entering a game for defense would be the order in which they were announced into the game by the PA announcer should be the tie breaker. But then I realized they would be announced in accordance with the batting order. But I'm not sure if a new pitcher is also coming into the game, if in some ballparks the announcer would mention the pitcher before the position players.

Later

[Gwreck]

DJ Carrasco - 903

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: DJ Carrasco - 903

Nope, Capuano = 903
Carrasco is 904

[Gwreck]

Was trying to forget that inning on Capuano's behalf.

[Gwreck]

Tim Byrdak - 905

[Frayed Knot]

btw, Chris Young was 906

[Guest Edgy DC]

Met Count Central is projecting:

Met #925: Ricky Brooks
Met #950: Jeffrey Kaplan
Met #975: Cesar Puello
Met #1,000: Darrell Ceciliani

[Gwreck]

Jason Pridie, 907

[Frayed Knot]

Ronnie Paulino - 908

[G-Fafif]

Thirteen Met debuts in April, most in a season's first month since fourteen in 2005 and 2002.

[Guest Edgy DC]

And at least two farewells.

[Gwreck]

Mike O'Connor, 909

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Mike O'Connor, 909

So somebody will have to be traveling (from Buffalo) as the one after 909

[Guest Edgy DC]

Dale Thayer is indeed the one after 909.

[Frayed Knot]

Q: Where Dale?
A: Dale Thayer