Memories of Danny Muno

[Edgy MD]

Unconditionally released minor league infielder hit .148 during a 2015 call-up, a hot start in the PCL leading the Mets to reach out for him instead of Matt Reynolds during a summertime pinch. Tested positive for Drostanolone back in 2012. But it was 2012. We were all doing Drosto back then.

[fimg=100]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000223311372/66355370d69a3225e3e264fac3b3b169_400x400.jpeg[/fimg]Danny Muno ‏@Munz16 Jun 27 Everything happens for a reason

[fimg=100]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000223311372/66355370d69a3225e3e264fac3b3b169_400x400.jpeg[/fimg]Danny Muno ‏@Munz16 19h19 hours ago Thank you to whole Mets organization, to my coaches and my teammates. I've met a lot of great people here and it's been a great six years

[fimg=100]https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000223311372/66355370d69a3225e3e264fac3b3b169_400x400.jpeg[/fimg]Danny Muno ‏@Munz16 19h19 hours ago Also thank you to all the Mets fans!! #thereturn

[MFS62]

Was this to make room for Reyes on the 40 man roster?

Sorry to see you go, Danny. You seemed to be a nice guy, as those quotes show.

Later

[Guest themetfairy]

Slight of stature but a threat at the plate, at least when we saw him play for the B-Mets.



He had his shot at the majors but didn't make his mark with the Mets. But it was nice seeing him try.

[Edgy MD]

He had been already removed from the 40, so this was purely about clearing room on the Las Vegas roster, specifically for T.J. Rivera, who was being activated from the DL.

I can't say for certain, but Muno struck me as a man who suffered from Big Head Syndrome (aka Greg Brady Disease), or at least a head that outsized his performance. And so, in a pinch, he was let go rather than massaging the roster in any of the countless ways they do.

Or, possibly, one of the countless ways they chose was to tell him he was Bingo-bound, and he asked for a release instead.

[Edgy MD]

I didn't mention this in the Wifey Watch thread, because things likely would have gone south, but Muno's girlfriend — at least his girlfriend this offseason — was.... sort of an outlier. My offseason attempt at comprehensive wifey data revealed her to be, on one hand, seemingly a nice, hardworking nursing student and, on the other hand, possessor of shocking proportions that just don't occur in nature.

Had Muno stuck in the majors, and the girlfriend stuck with Muno, I imagine she would have instantly become instantly a thing. Like a thing and a half. Spectacle averted, I guess. I have a folder of Wifey Watch photos and try and keep it PG, but apart from a single head shot from the clavicle up, there was no photo of her that a gentleman keeps on a hard drive. Scandal could only follow. She's like the female Anthony Recker.

In wishing Muno luck, I also wish his girlfriend luck in the nursing game.

[ashie62]

I thought he coulda been a contenda. Best wishes.

[G-Fafif]

On June 13, 2015, Danny Muno starts at third base, handles three chances, makes three errors. Later that day, horse racing sees its first Triple Crown winner in 37 years cross the finish line at Belmont.

American Pharoh, meet Metropolitan Failure.

At FAFIF, we have one commenter who answers most criticism of any given scapegoat with "he's in the major leagues and you're not," which I find both sobering and undiscerning. Yet keeping that in mind, Danny Muno did what those of us shaking our heads at his subpar everything will never do. But, hoo boy, did he do it not well.

Good luck, guy who wore 16 as if it was never worn by one of the greats.