Where in the World Is Rico Brongna?: Retired Mets in 2016

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Shaun Marcum, the 2013 Mets' go-to guy for coming out of the pen in extra innings and pitching until he dropped, has retired and become the pitching coach for Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Go, um... Rangers!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You're in Tucson when your Jeep Wrangler 4X4 suddenly needs a new coil suspension system, but you want it at a fair price, installed by a tattooed freakazoid.

See my man Jon.

[Guest themetfairy]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You're in Tucson when your Jeep Wrangler 4X4 suddenly needs a new coil suspension system, but you want it at a fair price, installed by a tattooed freakazoid. See my man Jon.

Rauch?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He loves trucks.

[Ceetar]

Inviting @Mets fans to order my @8scakes Pound Cake for your #Easter gathering! @FigSNY http://www.8scakes.com

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

The #8 is very special to me because it was my jersey number in college where I began my journey to manhood and to becoming a MLB player. I also wore it with 4 out of my 6 major league teams. So #8's is my way of bringing my past, present and future into alliance as we look to expand our pound cake business into something my great-grandmother would be proud of. Taste the tradition and attention to quality in every bite, when you have our cakes delivered to your front door!

Marlon was a 3-number man with the Mets: 9, 18, 23

I like that he bakes though.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Listening to the Red Sox v. Yankees game and Kirby Yates was pitching for the Yankees. From the WEEI announcers I learned that Kirby is the younger brother of former Met Tyler Yates. I also learned that they are the first brothers from Hawaii to both play in MLB and that Tyler is now a police officer in Hawaii.

Edited May 1, 2016 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

High-profile Hawaiians Sid Fernandez and Benny Agbyani wore #50 in honor of Hawaii. Fernandez also wore it in honor of the show Hawaii 5-0.

Yates, apparently wasn't one to be outdone, and so has become Hawaii 5-0.

[G-Fafif]

Michael Cuddyer is being a characteristially team-first guy in the Chesapeake, Va. PONY League.

Four fields with a backdrop of evergreens hosted kids, coaches and adults from the different divisions of PONY Baseball. The unpredictable weather caused attendees to dress in a mixture of winter coats, blankets and short sleeves. But the weather couldn’t put a damper on the ceremony’s most anticipated speaker of the day, new assistant coach Michael Cuddyer, 37, who recently retired after 15 seasons as a Major League Baseball player. A 1997 Great Bridge High School graduate, Cuddyer played with Great Bridge Baseball, which evolved into the SCAA. Now his son, a Southeastern Elementary School student, Casey Cuddyer, 7, plays coach-pitch ball (Pinto division) with SCAA, and Casey has his dad and his granddad as assistant coaches of his White Sox team. In Cuddyer’s speech, he said it was probably his 30th opening day ceremony. He recalled special memories of youth baseball, and cautioned the young athletes that “workouts and practices are very important.” But he wanted everyone to “come out, have fun and love the game.” He wished everyone good luck and said, “Love what you do, like I’ve been fortunate enough to do.” Cuddyer’s dad, Henry Cuddyer, 68, played Little League in Norfolk as a kid, but said he was mostly self-taught. He got involved again in the game as an adult when he coached then 6-year-old Michael’s Little League team.

Buddy Carlyle is now an Atlanta Braves coaching assistant.

Carlyle will be in uniform for all pregame work-outs and will assist in scouting preparations. His main job however will be to manage the Braves' instant replay protocol from an off-field location during all games.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

Lenny Dykstra joined Twitter today. I expect him to make Curt Schilling look like a social media guru.

[MFS62]

That's like giving a two year old a set of finger-paints and a blank wall.

Later

[TransMonk]

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Lenny Dykstra joined Twitter today.

His twitter feed is pretty hilarious. It's exactly what you would it expect it to be.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, you can see the car crash coming, but you're powerless to stop it.

[Edgy MD]

You can say that about his whole professional and public life.

Including the car crash.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

josh satinVerified account ‏@joshsatin I have decided to retire from the game of baseball. Injuries especially head injuries diminished my skills and it's time for me to move on.

[Edgy MD]

The Utica Observer-Dispatch visits with Jim McAndrew of Lost Nation, Iowa.

He re-introduces us to the largely forgotten Mets figure that is Wes Stock, minor league pitching coordinator during the pitching-rich late 1960s, seen below opposite Rube Walker as they observe The Express.

[Edgy MD]

Chad Pergram of Fox News sez America has become Mackey Sasser.