Met Count, 2015

[Edgy MD]

[Gwreck]

The only thing I see really keeping the Mets from hitting 1000 this year is the extremely low number of new faces on the opening day roster. I see Cuddyer, Mayberry and maybe 2 relievers as the only new Mets at the start of the year.

Also, this list has Mike DeJean as debuting on December 20, 2004 (I think it should be July)

Damion Easley is listed as debuting April 30, 2007 which I think is also not right. (He was on the roster at the start of the season and wasn't on the DL, if I recall correctly)

[Edgy MD]

Wow, good catch. Thanks.

[Frayed Knot]

Via a quick glance, it looks like you have to go back to 1991 to find a season [u:1i12rvrd]Without[/u:1i12rvrd] at least 16 new players.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It really amazes me how few there were in 1988.

It looks like there might be four or five new Mets in the first few days of the season: Cuddyer, Mayberry, Muno or Reynolds, and, as Gwreck said, one or two relievers. My guess is that number 1,000 will come sometime around August 1.

[Edgy MD]

1988 was a lot like this year, in that the new acquisitions they were banking on were guys returning from missing all or part of the year with injuries and suspensions.

At least at the top. Whether they'll have to re-load once or twice during the season remains to be seen.

[Gwreck]

Michael Cuddyer, 985

[Edgy MD]

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[Guest themetfairy]

Come on Edgy - we can do better than that.

[Edgy MD]

Met #986: John Mayberry, Jr. Starts his Mets career with a pinch-walk.

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[Edgy MD]

Met #987: Jerry Blevins

[Gwreck]

988: Alex Torres

[Edgy MD]

Thursday, April 9, brings us Met #988, �lex Torres.

[Gwreck]

989: Sean Gilmartin

[Edgy MD]

Eleven more, man.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Mets should totally lure Derek Jeter out of retirement just for one day so that he can have the honor of being the 1000th Met.

I'm sure everyone here would agree with that!

[G-Fafif]

990. Danny Muno

[Edgy MD]

Casey's reached the top 10.

This is getting exciting and frightening all at the same time. I'm a little surprised the Mets aren't hammering this story.

[Guest themetfairy]

991 - Kevin Plawecki

[Guest themetfairy]

992 - Hansel Robles

[Edgy MD]

Lousy loss aside, entering with two on and none out, giving up an infield single to Alex Rodriguez, before getting Mark Teixeira on a foul pop out and whiffing Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran is... a pretty sweet way to debut.

[Guest themetfairy]

993 - Jack Leathersich

[Edgy MD]

Buck Showalter created some SERIOUS Met count controversy last night. As Johnny Monell was in the on-deck circle and preparing to pinch-hit for deGrom, Dilson Herrera ripped a shot to left that may have been a homer or may have been a double.

When it was ruled a homer, Monell retreated to the dugout, and deGrom returned to take his plate appearance. But Showalter came out to argue that Monell stepped in the batter's box in the interim, effectively becoming Met #994!

Buck lost his case, but it was dramatic for a little bit there! It's hard to conclude that Showalter doesn't have money on this thing.

[Centerfield]

Was that going to be Monell's big league debut? Man I hope that kid doesn't get Moonlight Grahamed.

[Lefty Specialist]

He already went 1 for 8 during his cup of coffee with the Giants in 2013. So it wouldn't have been his ML debut.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Buck lost his case, but it was dramatic for a little bit there! It's hard to conclude that Showalter doesn't have money on this thing.

Buck may be a lot of things, but he is NOT Pete Rose.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Met #994, May 9, 2015: Johnny Monell



Bases loaded, one out...

... and... a one-two-three double-play.

[batmagadanleadoff]

themetfairy wrote: 991 - Kevin Plawecki

Nine Mets were on the 25 man roster without ever getting into an actual Mets game. These nine --Jim Bibby, Randy Bobb, Billy Cotton, Gerry Moses, Terrell Hansen, Mac Suzuki, Justin Speier, Anderson Garcia and Ruddy Lugo, are technically, not considered Mets. But if they were, then Kevin Plawecki would be the 1,000th Met.

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[Edgy MD]

Met #995: =#FF8000]Noah Syndergaard
May 12, 1995, Wrigley Field

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[Guest themetfairy]

#996 - Darrell Ceciliani