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Sid Fernandez

John Stearns

Mookie Wilson

Jerry Koosman

Cleon Jones

Tom Seaver

Nimmo CF Lindor SS Conforto RF Alonso 1B Smith LF Villar 2B McCann C Guillorme 3B David not Tim Peterson P

He actually had a nice run as the prospective setup man to Familia late in June of 2018. It didn't last and Familia was traded and the usual churn ensued, but Tim made a little something of his moment. Not a strictly blank page.

In the grand sweep of intermittent Met pitching paucity, 2018 stands out as particularly cupboard-bare. 2017, even more so, I suppose, but we're at Tim Petrson's going-away party. Tim Peterson seemed like a marginal find, half a cut above say Chris Beck, Scott Copeland and Buddy Baumann. Held the fort in that bizarre 14-inning loss to the Cubs when the Todd Frazier giveaway hoodies had to be revoked and the bullpen blew up after Tim was relieved of duty. June 2018 took off for historical infamy (5-21) and Tim eventually melted into the morass, drifting from “he's looked pretty good” to “oh, not this guy again.” For a while I thought David Peterson was Tim Peterson. Knock wood he won't be tonight.

Kind of sucking is not necessarily a barrier to victory.

Welcome Dom to the 2021 season. Nimmo CF Lindor SS Conforto RF Alonso 1B D. Smith LF J.D. Davis 3B McNeil 2B McCann C Stroman RHP

There's an Odor about the MFYs.

The phrase wheedled its way into Rojas's explanation for pulling Lugo after three very sharp innings in his first start last year. I'd never heard it before then. Rojas pulled Lugo after 39 pitches in Game 2, later saying that three up-and-downs was enough stress on the former closer in his first start. Lugo said he felt he could have gone longer, but thought it was “a good call” considering the circumstances. But the Marlins immediately took advantage, with Brian Anderson ripping a two-run double off Jared Hughes in the fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead. Jared Hughes. Trevor May. Aaron Loup. The beat goes on. https://nypost.com/2020/08/26/mets-blanked-twice-in-sweep-in-return-from-coronavirus-hiatus/https://nypost.com/2020/08/26/mets-blanked-twice-in-sweep-in-return-from-coronavirus-hiatus/

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From Hodges to Cespedes and (most of) the dozens in between. A whole thing http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/04/05/herbie-harbingers-home-run-hindsight/here.

Edgy MD wrote: That's true. For all we know, he meant Pete Smith and Timo Perez! You mean it's not?

“The 2021 Mets: Expect the Unexpected.” What the hell, we were expected to be up to our fourth game tonight.

Smith and Perez.

“Expected lineup,” it says. Who's expecting this?

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A reader was kind enough to share with Faith and Fear a really sweet essay about her, her dad and the Mets. I hope you'll check it out. The Mets' opening weekend of 2017 was the last weekend my father was in his home, the last time I spent with him in his nest, surrounded by our memories. I forfeited going to every game that weekend except for Opening Day because that was the tie he and I shared. He was proud of me, “his boy,” going to the stadium all by myself, something he himself had done in his youth, and carrying on the tradition of something we loved together. Growing up, I idolized my dad. He was always the “coolest” guy and had a lot of that Italian swagger. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens and was originally a Dodgers fan but adopted the Mets since they played right in his backyard (and he would never, never be a Yankees fan). From as far back as I can remember, wherever he was was where I wanted to be. On Saturdays and Sundays when I was growing up in the 1960s, that meant our Long Island home, when he was right in front of the TV with my uncle and my grandfather watching the Mets on Channel 9. My two cousins Tom and Barbara, who were older than me, and I loved to sit around with the old guys and listen to their animated critique of every player, every play and every umpire's decision. One minute they'd be calling everyone a bum, and then in another minute they'd be jumping up out of their seats in the den and beaming with joy at the incredible talent and good judgment of the whole lot of them. It was funny to hear the nicknames or attributes my father and uncle would come up with. For instance, Eddie Kranepool “runs like a baby elephant” (sorry Eddie, if you're reading this, we love you and you're a treasure). Or, overemphasizing the vowels in “Cleooooooon Jones” when he'd make a great catch or deliver a run. But we never touched Seaver or Koosman. Those guys were always given the utmost respect. http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/04/04/a-daughter-her-dad-and-their-mets/http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2021/04/04/a-daughter-her-dad-and-their-mets/

=stevejrogers post_id=59351 time=1617505785 user_id=57] According to the media guide, date of induction to be July 31st. August 28th is the date of the Koos36 retirement. Interestingly, in the Mets By The Numbers section, all 6 retired, and soon to be officially retired numbers are spotlighted, along with two others, Carter and Wright. Hmmmmmm...

Means pitched against the Mets the night the news of Tom Seaver's death was announced.