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Johnny Dickshot wrote: Cheers! (clink!) Pleased to see we Schaefer drinkers got it right I prefer to think that the Media got it right by matching us.

Party at Maine's (or Reyes') place: Roy Halladay and John Maine will each receive a Sharp AQUOS® full HD LCD-TV and a specially designed trophy to commemorate their Pitcher of the Month performances. For setting the highest definition of excellence, Sharp, the presenting sponsor of the National League Player of the Month Award, presents Jose Reyes with a Sharp AQUOS full HD LCD-TV.

Cleaning up and an update or two with the reggaeton. Entrance Music 2007 Starters Tom Glavine - Sweet Child O'Mine, Guns N Roses (Pitching) Tom Glavine - What You Gonna Do, Lil' Jon (Batting) John Maine - Seek and Destroy, Metallica (Batting) Chan Ho Park - Are You Gonna Go My Way, Lenny Kravitz (Pitching and Batting) Oliver Perez - Can You Feel It, The Jacksons (Pitching) Relievers Aaron Heilman - London Calling, The Clash and Don't Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult Scott Schoenweis - Megalomaniac, Incubus. Billy Wagner - Enter Sandman, Metallica C Paul LoDuca - Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees; No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn, Beastie Boys; Rockit, Herbie Hancock IF Carlos Delgado - Rompe, Daddy Yankee; Machete, Daddy Yankee; Dejale Caer To' El Peso, Yomo Jose Reyes - Walk It Out, DJ Unk; This Is Why I'm Hot, Mims; two reggaeton beats, including one created by Reyes himself. Jose Valentin - Reggaeton Latino, Don Omar; Salio el Sol, Don Omar David Wright - Me and You, Cassie; The Second Coming, Julez Santana; Fame, David Bowie; I'm Not a Player - Big Pun OF Moises Alou - Requests that no music be played. Carlos Beltran - El Esta Aqui, David y Abraham Shawn Green - Song 2, Blur; Be Yourself, Audioslave Bench Ramon Castro - Imperial March, John Williams and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (fr. the Star Wars Soundtrack) Damion Easley - Smack That, Akon Julio Franco - People Get Ready, Crystal Lewis David Newhan - We Fly High, Jim Jones

Perez 3.25 Green 1.25 Smith 1.25 Chavez 1.25 Wagner 1 Gotay 1 Wright 1

Johnny Dickshot wrote: What we need I suppose is an alternative. Fernando Tatis? Ricky Ledee?

All this time discussing errors could probably be spent actually checking to see if they exist, especially if you're a believer that it's better to check-as-we-go.

In my opinion, it's easiest to compile first and then review for errors. I wouldn't be shocked if you found a additional error somewhere in the list so far (say, around 119-120). If you're interested in checking for errors, go right ahead. The UMDB has on each year page a list of Mets that debuted that particular year, in date order. You couldn't create this list strictly from those (depending on order of game/doubleheader appearance) but it works to ensure you had everyone for that particular year. Of course, I (and others, perhaps) get more satisfaction out of doing it through a slightly longer process. Plus, you learn more that way, too.

Thanks for the catch. Fixed it. 1. Richie Ashburn (April 11, 1962) 2. Felix Mantilla 3. Charlie Neal 4. Frank Thomas 5. Gus Bell 6. Gil Hodges 7. Don Zimmer 8. Hobie Landrith 9. Roger Craig 10. Ed Bouchee 11. Bob Moorhead 12. Herb Moford 13. Clem Labine 14. Jim Marshall 15. Joe Ginsberg (April 13, 1962) 16. Sherman Jones 17. Elio Chacon 18. John DeMerit 19. Ray Daviault 20. Bobby Smith 21. Chris Cannizzaro (April 14, 1962) 22. Al Jackson 23. Jim Hickman 24. Craig Anderson 25. Rod Kanehl (April 15, 1962) 26. Ken MacKenzie 27. Jay Hook (April 17, 1962) 28. Bob L. Miller (April 21, 1962) 29. Harry Chiti (April 28, 1962) 30. Dave Hillman 31. Sammy Taylor 32. Cliff Cook (May 8, 1962) 33. Marv Throneberry (May 11, 1962) 34. Vinegar Bend Mizell (May 15, 1962) 35. Joe Christopher (May 21, 1962) 36. Willard Hunter (June 1, 1962) 37. Gene Woodling (June 17, 1962) 38. Joe Pignatano (July 14, 1962) 39. Choo Choo Coleman (July 16, 1962) 40. Bob G. Miller (July 24, 1962) 41. Rich Herrscher (August 1, 1962) 42. Sammy Drake 43. Galen Cisco (September 9, 1962) 44. Larry Foss (September 10, 1962) 45. Ed Kranepool (September 22, 1962) --- 46. Larry Burright (April 9, 1963) 47. Duke Snider 48. Tim Harkness 49. Al Moran 50. Don Rowe 51. Tracy Stallard (April 10, 1963) 52. Norm Sherry (April 11, 1963) 53. Carl Willey 54. Ted Schreiber (April 14, 1963) 55. Ron Hunt (April 16, 1963) 56. Larry Bearnarth 57. Chico Fernandez (May 11, 1963) 58. Jim Piersall (May 24, 1963) 59. Jesse Gonder (July 6, 1963) 60. Joe Hicks (July 12, 1963) 61. Grover Powell (July 13, 1963) 62. Dick Smith (July 20, 1963) 63. Duke Carmel (July 30, 1963) 64. Ed Bauta (August 11, 1963) 65. Pumpsie Green (September 4, 1963) 66. Steve Dillon (September 5, 1963) 67. Cleon Jones (September 14, 1963) --- 68. Amado Samuel (April 14, 1964) 69. Hawk Taylor 70. John Stephenson 71. Larry Elliot (April 15, 1964) 72. Jack Fisher (April 17, 1964) 73. George Altman 74. Jerry Hinsley (April 18, 1964) 75. Bill Wakefield 76. Ron Locke (April 23, 1964) 77. Charley Smith (April 24, 1964) 78. Roy McMillan (May 9, 1964) 79. Tom Sturdivant (May 10, 1964) 80. Frank Lary (May 31, 1964) 81. Darrell Sutherland (June 28, 1964) 82. Bobby Klaus (July 30, 1964) 83. Wayne Graham (August 7, 1964) 84. Dennis Ribant (August 9, 1964) 85. Gary Kroll (August 22, 1964) 86. Tom Parsons (September 15, 1964) --- 87. Billy Cowan (April 12, 1965) 88. Johnny Lewis 89. Ron Swoboda 90. Jim Bethke 91. Warren Spahn (April 14, 1965) 92. Danny Napoleon 93. Tug McGraw (April 18, 1965) 94. Yogi Berra (May 1, 1965) 95. Chuck Hiller (May 18, 1965) 96. Larry Miller (June 3, 1965) 97. Gordie Richardson (July 9, 1965) 98. Dennis Musgraves 99. Gary Kolb (July 21, 1965) 100. Jimmie Schaffer (July 28, 1965) 101. Dave Eilers (August 22, 1965) 102. Rob Gardner (September 1, 1965) 103. Kevin Collins 104. Bud Harrelson (September 2, 1965) 105. Dick Selma 106. Greg Goossen (September 3, 1965) --- 107. Ken Boyer (April 15, 1966) 108. Dick Stuart 109. Jerry Grote 110. Eddie Bressoud 111. Billy Murphy 112. Jack Hamilton (April 16, 1966) 113. Al Luplow 114. Lou Klimchock (April 17, 1966) 115. Bill Hepler (April 23, 1966) 116. Gerry Arrigo (May 22, 1966) 117. Dick Rusteck (June 10, 1966) 118. Bob Shaw (June 13, 1966) 119. Dallas Green (July 23, 1966) 120. Bob Friend (June 18, 1966) 121. Ralph Terry (August 11, 1966) 122. Shaun Fitzmaurice (September 9, 1966) 123. Nolan Ryan (September 11, 1966) --- 124. Don Cardwell (April 11, 1967) 125. Don Bosch 126. Tommy Davis 127. Jerry Buchek 128. Tommie Reynolds 129. Don Shaw 130. Tom Seaver (April 13, 1967) 131. Chuck Estrada 132. Larry Stahl 133. Sandy Alomar 134. Ron Taylor 135. Jerry Koosman (April 14, 1967) 136. Bart Shirley 137. John Sullivan (April 15, 1967) 138. Bill Denehy (April 16, 1967) 139. Jack Lamabe (April 28, 1967) 140. Ed Charles (May 12, 1967) 141. Bob W. Johnson 142. Nick Willhite (June 11, 1967) 143. Bob Hendley (June 17, 1967) 144. Dennis Bennett (June 27, 1967) 145. Hal Reniff (July 1, 1967) 146. Phil Linz (July 13, 1967) 147. Danny Frisella (July 27, 1967) 148. Cal Koonce (August 6, 1967 - Gm 1) 149. Billy Wynne (August 6, 1967 - Gm 2) 150. Joe Grzenda (August 15, 1967) 151. Bill Connors (August 22, 1967) 152. Joe Moock (September 1, 1967) 153. Bill Graham (September 3, 1967) 154. Amos Otis (September 6, 1967) 155. Al Schmelz (September 7, 1967) 156. Bob Heise (September 12, 1967) 157. Ken Boswell (September 18, 1967) 158. Les Rohr (September 19, 1967) ---- 159. Tommie Agee (April 10, 1968) 160. Art Shamsky 161. J.C. Martin 162. Bill Short (April 13, 1968) 163. Al Weis (April 15, 1968) 164. Jim McAndrew (July 21, 1968) 165. Mike Jorgensen (September 10, 1968) 166. Duffy Dyer (September 21, 1968) --- 167. Rod Gaspar (April 8, 1969) 168. Gary Gentry (April 10, 1969) 168. Wayne Garrett (April 12, 1969) 169. Jack DiLauro (May 15, 1969) 170. Donn Clendenon (June 17, 1969) 171. Bobby Pfeil (June 26, 1969) 172. Jim Gosger (September 7, 1969) 173. Bob D. Johnson (September 19, 1969 - Game 1) 174. Jesse Hudson (September 19, 1969 - Game 2)[ --- 175. Joe Foy (April 7, 1970) 176. Dave Marshall (April 9, 1970) 177. Ray Sadecki (April 10, 1970) 178. Rich Folkers (June 10, 1970) 179. Ken Singleton (June 24, 1970) 180. Ted Martinez (July 18, 1970) 181. Ron Herbel (September 1, 1970) 182. Leroy Stanton (September 10, 1970) 183. Tim Foli (September 11, 1970) 184. Dean Chance (September 20, 1970) --- 185. Bob Aspromonte (April 6, 1971) 186. Don Hahn (April 11, 1971) 187. Charlie Williams (April 23, 1971) 188. Jon Matlack (July 11, 1971) 189. Frank Estrada (September 14, 1971) 190. Buzz Capra (September 15, 1971 - Game 1) 191. John Milner 192. Don Rose (September 15, 1971 - Game 2) --- 193. Rusty Staub (April 15, 1972) 194. Jim Fregosi 195. Chuck Taylor (April 16, 1972) 196. Jim Beauchamp (April 23, 1972) 197. Willie Mays (May 14, 1972) 198. Bob Rauch (June 29, 1972) 199. Bill Sudakis (July 11, 1972) 200. Dave Schneck (July 14, 1972) 201. Brent Strom (July 31, 1972) 202. Lute Barnes (August 6, 1972) 203. Hank Webb (September 5, 1972) 204. Tommy Moore (September 15, 1972) 205. Joe Nolan (September 21, 1972) --- 206. Felix Millan (April 6, 1973) 207. Rich Chiles (April 11, 1973) 208. Phil Hennigan 209. George Stone (April 13, 1973) 210. George Theodore (April 14, 1973) 211. Harry Parker (April 15, 1973) 212. Jerry May (May 24, 1973) 213. Ron Hodges (June 13, 1973) 214. John Strohmayer (July 16, 1973) 215. Brian Ostrosser (August 5, 1973) 216. Craig Swan (September 3, 1973) 217. Greg Harts (September 15, 1973) 218. Bob Apodaca (September 18, 1973) --- 219.Jack Aker (June 16, 1974) 220. Jerry Cram (August 11, 1974) 221. Benny Ayala (August 27, 1974) 222. Brock Pemberton (September 10, 1974) 223. Bruce Boisclair (September 11, 1974) 224. Ike Hampton (September 12, 1974) 225. Nino Espinosa (September 13, 1974 - Game 2) 226. Rich Puig 227. Randy Sterling (September 16, 1974) --- 228. Gene Clines (April 8, 1975) 229. Joe Torre 230. Dave Kingman 231. Del Unser 232. Rick Baldwin (April 10, 1975) 233. Jack Heidemann 234. Bob Gallagher 235. Mac Scarce (April 11, 1975) 236. Randy Tate (April 14, 1975) 237. John Stearns (April 16, 1975) 238. Tom Hall 239. Jesus Alou 240. Mike Phillips (May 8, 1975) 241. Ken Sanders (June 29, 1975) 242. Skip Lockwood (August 5, 1975) 243. Mike Vail (August 18, 1975) 244. Roy Staiger (September 12, 1975) --- 245. Mickey Lolich (April 11, 1976) 246.Leon Brown (May 19, 1976) 247. Bob Myrick (May 28, 1976) 248. Jay Kleven (June 20, 1976) 249. Pepe Mangual (July 21, 1976) 250 Jim Dwyer (July 23, 1976) 251. Leo Foster (August 1, 1976) 252. Billy Baldwin (September 4, 1976) 253. Lee Mazzilli (September 7, 1976)

Wright 3 Delgado 1.5 Pelfrey 1 LoDuca 1 Chavez .25

Needed an update. 1. Richie Ashburn (April 11, 1962) 2. Felix Mantilla 3. Charlie Neal 4. Frank Thomas 5. Gus Bell 6. Gil Hodges 7. Don Zimmer 8. Hobie Landrith 9. Roger Craig 10. Ed Bouchee 11. Bob Moorhead 12. Herb Moford 13. Clem Labine 14. Jim Marshall 15. Joe Ginsberg (April 13, 1962) 16. Sherman Jones 17. Elio Chacon 18. John DeMerit 19. Ray Daviault 20. Bobby Smith 21. Chris Cannizzaro (April 14, 1962) 22. Al Jackson 23. Jim Hickman 24. Craig Anderson 25. Rod Kanehl (April 15, 1962) 26. Ken MacKenzie 27. Jay Hook (April 17, 1962) 28. Bob L. Miller (April 21, 1962) 29. Harry Chiti (April 28, 1962) 30. Dave Hillman 31. Sammy Taylor 32. Cliff Cook (May 8, 1962) 33. Marv Throneberry (May 11, 1962) 34. Vinegar Bend Mizell (May 15, 1962) 35. Joe Christopher (May 21, 1962) 36. Willard Hunter (June 1, 1962) 37. Gene Woodling (June 17, 1962) 38. Joe Pignatano (July 14, 1962) 39. Choo Choo Coleman (July 16, 1962) 40. Bob G. Miller (July 24, 1962) 41. Rich Herrscher (August 1, 1962) 42. Sammy Drake 43. Galen Cisco (September 9, 1962) 44. Larry Foss (September 10, 1962) 45. Ed Kranepool (September 22, 1962) --- 46. Larry Burright (April 9, 1963) 47. Duke Snider 48. Tim Harkness 49. Al Moran 50. Don Rowe 51. Tracy Stallard (April 10, 1963) 52. Norm Sherry (April 11, 1963) 53. Carl Willey 54. Ted Schreiber (April 14, 1963) 55. Ron Hunt (April 16, 1963) 56. Larry Bearnarth 57. Chico Fernandez (May 11, 1963) 58. Jim Piersall (May 24, 1963) 59. Jesse Gonder (July 6, 1963) 60. Joe Hicks (July 12, 1963) 61. Grover Powell (July 13, 1963) 62. Dick Smith (July 20, 1963) 63. Duke Carmel (July 30, 1963) 64. Ed Bauta (August 11, 1963) 65. Pumpsie Green (September 4, 1963) 66. Steve Dillon (September 5, 1963) 67. Cleon Jones (September 14, 1963) --- 68. Amado Samuel (April 14, 1964) 69. Hawk Taylor 70. John Stephenson 71. Larry Elliot (April 15, 1964) 72. Jack Fisher (April 17, 1964) 73. George Altman 74. Jerry Hinsley (April 18, 1964) 75. Bill Wakefield 76. Ron Locke (April 23, 1964) 77. Charley Smith (April 24, 1964) 78. Roy McMillan (May 9, 1964) 79. Tom Sturdivant (May 10, 1964) 80. Frank Lary (May 31, 1964) 81. Darrell Sutherland (June 28, 1964) 82. Bobby Klaus (July 30, 1964) 83. Wayne Graham (August 7, 1964) 84. Dennis Ribant (August 9, 1964) 85. Gary Kroll (August 22, 1964) 86. Tom Parsons (September 15, 1964) --- 87. Billy Cowan (April 12, 1965) 88. Johnny Lewis 89. Ron Swoboda 90. Jim Bethke 91. Warren Spahn (April 14, 1965) 92. Danny Napoleon 93. Tug McGraw (April 18, 1965) 94. Yogi Berra (May 1, 1965) 95. Chuck Hiller (May 18, 1965) 96. Larry Miller (June 3, 1965) 97. Gordie Richardson (July 9, 1965) 98. Dennis Musgraves 99. Gary Kolb (July 21, 1965) 100. Jimmie Schaffer (July 28, 1965) 101. Dave Eilers (August 22, 1965) 102. Rob Gardner (September 1, 1965) 103. Kevin Collins 104. Bud Harrelson (September 2, 1965) 105. Dick Selma 106. Greg Goossen (September 3, 1965) --- 107. Ken Boyer (April 15, 1966) 108. Dick Stuart 109. Jerry Grote 110. Eddie Bressoud 111. Billy Murphy 112. Jack Hamilton (April 16, 1966) 113. Al Luplow 114. Lou Klimchock (April 17, 1966) 115. Bill Hepler (April 23, 1966) 116. Gerry Arrigo (May 22, 1966) 117. Dick Rusteck (June 10, 1966) 118. Bob Shaw (June 13, 1966) 119. Dallas Green (July 23, 1966) 120. Bob Friend (June 18, 1966) 121. Ralph Terry (August 11, 1966) 122. Shaun Fitzmaurice (September 9, 1966) 123. Nolan Ryan (September 11, 1966) --- 124. Don Cardwell (April 11, 1967) 125. Don Bosch 126. Tommy Davis 127. Jerry Buchek 128. Tommie Reynolds 129. Don Shaw 130. Tom Seaver (April 13, 1967) 131. Chuck Estrada 132. Larry Stahl 133. Sandy Alomar 134. Ron Taylor 135. Jerry Koosman (April 14, 1967) 136. Bart Shirley 137. John Sullivan (April 15, 1967) 138. Bill Denehy (April 16, 1967) 139. Jack Lamabe (April 28, 1967) 140. Ed Charles (May 12, 1967) 141. Bob W. Johnson 142. Nick Willhite (June 11, 1967) 143. Bob Hendley (June 17, 1967) 144. Dennis Bennett (JUne 27, 1967) 145. Hal Reniff (July 1, 1967) 146. Phil Linz (July 13, 1967) 147. Danny Frisella (July 27, 1967) 148. Cal Koonce (August 6, 1967 - Gm 1) 149. Billy Wynne (August 6, 1967 - Gm 2) 150. Joe Grzenda (August 15, 1967) 151. Bill Connors (August 22, 1967) 152. Joe Moock (September 1, 1967) 153. Bill Graham (September 3, 1967) 154. Amos Otis (September 6, 1967) 155. Al Schmelz (September 7, 1967) 156. Bob Heise (September 12, 1967) 157. Ken Boswell (September 18, 1967) 158. Les Rohr (September 19, 1967) ---- 159. Tommie Agee (April 10, 1968) 160. Art Shamsky 161. J.C. Martin 162. Bill Short (April 13, 1968) 163. Al Weis (April 15, 1968) 164. Jim McAndrew (July 21, 1968) 165. Mike Jorgensen (September 10, 1968) 166. Duffy Dyer (September 21, 1968) --- 167. Rod Gaspar (April 8, 1969) 168. Gary Gentry (April 10, 1969) 168. Wayne Garrett (April 12, 1969) 169. Jack DiLauro (May 15, 1969) 170. Donn Clendenon (June 17, 1969) 171. Bobby Pfeil (June 26, 1969) 172. Jim Gosger (September 7, 1969) 173. Bob D. Johnson (September 19, 1969 - Game 1) 174. Jesse Hudson (September 19, 1969 - Game 2) --- 175. Joe Foy (April 7, 1970) 176. Art Shamsky 177. Dave Marshall (April 9, 1970) 178. Ray Sadecki (April 10, 1970) 179. Rich Folkers (June 10, 1970) 180. Ken Singleton (June 24, 1970) 181. Ted Martinez (July 18, 1970) 182. Ron Herbel (September 1, 1970) 183. Leroy Stanton (September 10, 1970) 184. Tim Foli (September 11, 1970) 185. Dean Chance (September 20, 1970) --- 186. Bob Aspromonte (April 6, 1971) 187. Don Hahn (April 11, 1971) 188. Charlie Williams (April 23, 1971) 189. Jon Matlack (July 11, 1971) 190. Frank Estrada (September 14, 1971) 191. Buzz Capra (September 15, 1971 - Game 1) 192. John Milner 193. Don Rose (September 15, 1971 - Game 2) --- 194. Rusty Staub (April 15, 1972) 195. Jim Fregosi 196. Chuck Taylor (April 16, 1972) 197. Jim Beauchamp (April 23, 1972) 198. Willie Mays (May 14, 1972) 199. Bob Rauch (June 29, 1972) 200. Bill Sudakis (July 11, 1972) 201. Dave Schneck (July 14, 1972) 202. Brent Strom (July 31, 1972) 203. Lute Barnes (August 6, 1972) 204. Hank Webb (September 5, 1972) 205. Tommy Moore (September 15, 1972) 206. Joe Nolan (September 21, 1972) --- 207. Felix Millan (April 6, 1973) 208. Rich Chiles (April 11, 1973) 209. Phil Hennigan 210. George Stone (April 13, 1973) 211. George Theodore (April 14, 1973) 212. Harry Parker (April 15, 1973) 213. Jerry May (May 24, 1973) 214. Ron Hodges (June 13, 1973) 215. John Strohmayer (July 16, 1973) 216. Brian Ostrosser (August 5, 1973) 217. Craig Swan (September 3, 1973) 218. Greg Harts (September 15, 1973) 219. Bob Apodaca (September 18, 1973)

Hughes hurt his leg with 2 strikes and one out in the seventh. Looked like a hamstring pull.

Edgy DC wrote: Wow. Alou beating out a potential DP. Yeah. Between that and the catch. Was was this, the alternate Tuesday where Moises hustles?

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I think Sandy Alomar has already sent as many men to theoiir deaths at the plate than Acta did all last year. I wish there was a stat somewhere on this. I swear Acta cost the Mets 10-15 runs last year on his Townshend-style windmilling. Alomar, for all his bad calls, still has a few to go I would think. (Point holds, though).

What Gameday isn't telling you is that Pelfrey needs to still be in New Orleans. I don't think the delayed steal of home is a good play.

Florida Marlins Hanley Ramirez SS Dan Uggla 2B Miguel Cabrera 3B Mike Jacobs 1B Josh Willingham LF Joe Borchard RF Miguel Olivo C Alfredo Amezaga CF Ricky Nolasco P New York Mets Reyes SS Wright 3B Beltran CF Delgado 1B Alou LF Green RF Lo Duca C Easley 2B Pelfrey P

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Park is 807, Gotay is 808. I was going to say. I think we missed Easley somewhere in there.

Answers! ]Most here would know that Willie Randolph has 6 World Series rings, leading all Mets uniformed personnel. 1. How many other members of the Mets uniformed personnel have WS rings? 1a. How many for each? Moises Alou - 97 FLA Tom Glavine - 95 ATL Orlando Hernandez - 96, 98, 00 NYY, 05 CHW Howard Johnson - 84 DET, 86 NYM Jerry Manuel - 97 FLA (Bench Coach) Scott Schoenweis - 02 ANA There were also several rings awarded to players who weren't on postseason rosters but got rings (including Willie Randolph in '78): Ramon Castro - 03 FLA Carlos Delgado - 93 TOR Shawn Green - 93 TOR Tom Nieto - 87 MIN Aaron Sele - 02 ANA ]2. Who (of the uniformed personnel) leads the team in AL/NL Championship rings? 2a. Who's second? Glavine has 4 NL Championship rings (ATL 91, 92, 96, 99) Willie Randolph has 3 AL Championship rings (NYY 76, 81, OAK 90) Other Pennant ring owners: Sandy Alomar - 76 NYY Rick Down - 03 NYY Orlando Hernandez - 01 NYY Tom Nieto - 85 STL ]3. Who's got the most without a WS ring? Down and Alomar, with one each. Alomar wasn't a Padres Coach until '86.

Several updates -- but also, notably, the Mets have jumped on board with this idea as well: Link. Entrance Music 2007 Starters Tom Glavine - Sweet Child O'Mine, Guns N Roses (Pitching) Tom Glavine - What You Gonna Do, Lil' Jon (Batting) John Maine - Seek and Destroy, Metallica (Batting) Chan Ho Park - Are You Gonna Go My Way, Lenny Kravitz (Pitching and Batting) Oliver Perez - Can You Feel It, The Jacksons (Pitching) Relievers Aaron Heilman - London Calling, The Clash and Don't Fear the Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult Scott Schoenweis - Megalomaniac, Incubus. Billy Wagner - Enter Sandman, Metallica C Paul LoDuca - Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees; No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn, Beastie Boys; Rockit, Herbie Hancock IF Carlos Delgado - Rompe, Daddy Yankee Jose Reyes - Walk It Out, DJ Unk; This Is Why I'm Hot, Mims; two reggaeton beats, including one created by Reyes himself. Jose Valentin - Reggaeton Latino, Don Omar David Wright - Me and You, Cassie; The Second Coming, Julez Santana; Fame, David Bowie; I'm Not a Player - Big Pun OF Moises Alou - Requests that no music be played. Carlos Beltran - El Esta Aqui, David y Abraham Shawn Green - Song 2, Blur; Be Yourself, Audioslave Bench Ramon Castro - Imperial March, John Williams and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (fr. the Star Wars Soundtrack) Damion Easley - Smack That, Akon Julio Franco - People Get Ready, Crystal Lewis David Newhan - We Fly High, Jim Jones

Beltran 3 Reyes 2 Green 1 LoDuca 1 Schoenweis .5

The Mets were outbid by 12+ million on Matsuzaka but were the second-highest bidder. I find it near impossible to suggest that a 39 million dollar bid isn't going hard enough. As for Zito, I have no doubt the Mets could've gotten him rather than the Giants if they opened up the wallet further. I disagree with you about the logic of doing so. --- After reviewing the tape of the 3rd inning, I think the Mets defense is the proximate cause of the loss tonight.

Tonight felt like one of a dozen games I went to in the 2001-2004 period, where the Mets seemed to stay just close enough to keep one hopeful but not really close enough. Twice -- in the 3rd, with Reyes on first, and then in the 8th, with Reyes on 2nd it seemed like LoDuca was swinging for the fences. Not good. Alou is driving me crazy. You can't really knock a guy for hitting .340+ but he's slower than LoDuca, both on the bases and in the outfield. He looked just terrible on Wood's double. The GIDP killed our best rally chance (although D. Wright took a good hack at killing the rally too). Maybe I've been spoiled by Reyes' speed in evaluating runners, or perhaps the hustle we always got from Cliff, even when he was at 50%, but Alou just looks terrible in every aspect of the game other than smacking tons of hits. Frustrating as hell. Wright was indeed getting some boos and definetly was not hustling to first on his groundout in the 9th. Time for a day off (or two) for David. Seriously. Random: Oliver Perez has joined in at "Jose Reyes' Spanish Academy." Still lots of fun to see Delgado cracking up every time at whatever Jose is "teaching" that day. Apparently this was already Beltran's 3rd 4-hit game of this year. I generally like Dave Marsh, and while the career will always be inextricably linked with that of Mr. S., he has written some other fairly good stuff, IMO.

Willets Point wrote: Had Omar deigned to pry open his wallet for Matsuzaka and/or Zito last winter then it could have been an effective youngster like Perez pitching tonight instead of this hack Park. They bid $39 million for Matsuzaka and outbid the Yankees. The wallet was wide open. Passing on Zito was a good idea...or do you disagree? Who else would you have rather had? Gil Meche? You can fault Omar all you want but let's be fair and throw the names out there you would have rather him acquire.

HahnSolo's answers were all correct (remember, HoJo has an '84 Tigers ring) but that's not an exhaustive list, and Glavine certainly doesn't have 11 (??) pennant rings.

Most here would know that Willie Randolph has 6 World Series rings, leading all Mets uniformed personnel. 1. How many other members of the Mets uniformed personnel have WS rings? 1a. How many for each? 2. Who (of the uniformed personnel) leads the team in AL/NL Championship rings? 2a. Who's second? 3. Who's got the most without a WS ring?

He comes to town June 22-24. April 30, 2007 Piazza still adjusting to non-catching role By Jerry Crasnick ESPN.com The Oakland Athletics' staff is doing just fine with Jason Kendall behind the dish, but longtime catcher Mike Piazza wants the pitchers to know he's available for counsel -- on all sorts of matters. Recently, Piazza has been racking his brain for a theme song to suit Oakland closer Huston Street. With a smorgasbord of goosebump-inducing options available, he is baffled why so many closers take the lazy route and recycle AC/DC's "Hells Bells" and Metallica's "Enter Sandman." After considerable thought, Piazza settles on "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains as an appropriate choice for Street. "That's a great song that I think everybody kind of knows," Piazza says. "It could be an original closer anthem." Catch Piazza on a different day, and he might be in a mood to discuss politics, global climate change or his distaste for professional sports franchises that use an adjective as a mascot. He can't understand, for the life of him, why Minnesota's National Hockey League team thought it was a good idea to refer to itself as the "Wild." It's amazing how much time a man can spend watching the world go by once he sheds the burden of foul tips, home-plate collisions, reading scouting reports, and donning and removing a chest protector and shin guards several times a game. While old habits are hard to break, the new role suits Piazza well. Now, if only he can still hit ... The Athletics spent $8.5 million in an effort to find out, signing Piazza to a one-year deal to be their new designated hitter. The investment was a reward for a fine 2006 season in which Piazza hit 22 homers in 399 at-bats for San Diego and posted a .500 slugging percentage for the first time since 2002. The signing, naturally, generated a slew of references to Frank Thomas, who hit 39 homers and drove in 114 runs for Oakland last season and parlayed his resurgence into a two-year, $18 million contract with Toronto. The Thomas comparisons seem unfair to Piazza's new teammates, who look at his 421 career homers and Cooperstown credentials and insist he doesn't have to prove himself to anybody. "He's going to put up his numbers and help us win ballgames, and that's all we want," said first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher. "We don't want 60 bombs out of him. We want him to get his knocks when we need it and be that guy who stands in the on-deck circle and makes teams say, 'Oh man, I'm a little nervous about pitching to this guy right now.' " The early reviews have been mixed. Piazza tore it up in spring training and put together a nine-game hitting streak out of the gate. He's been focused at the plate and patient in waiting for his pitch, and third baseman Eric Chavez has seen enough glimpses to expect a productive season from him. "You kind of hear his hands are slowing down and he's getting old, but his hands still look quick," Chavez said. "Everybody has their holes. If your hands are healthy and the ball is jumping off your bat, you have a chance to do some damage." Lately, not so much. Piazza is hitting .274, but he has only one home run and a .368 slugging percentage in 95 at-bats. Two scouts who watched him play in Baltimore last week predict similar stats for him -- 20-25 homers, about 75 RBIs and a batting average in the .260-.270 range. We're talking more Mike Sweeney-caliber production than numbers in the David Ortiz-Travis Hafner-Jim Thome neighborhood. "He still has quality raw power and can do damage on mistakes, but if pitchers execute, he has lost enough bat speed to where he will not be a factor," said one AL scout. The Athletics, as a unit, are off to their typically underwhelming offensive start. Over the past three years, they've ranked 22nd, 26th and 22nd in the major leagues in runs scored after one month, only to gradually climb the ladder and finish more respectably. This season they're outdoing themselves for April weirdness. The A's rank 13th in the AL in runs and last in OPS even though they scored 16 runs in a win over Seattle and beat Tampa Bay 12-4 on Saturday. You don't have to look too hard for an explanation. Mark Kotsay and Milton Bradley are on the disabled list, and Shannon Stewart is still rounding into form after years of trouble with plantar fasciitis. Bobby Crosby started slowly in spring training while recovering from back problems, and Piazza is in a new league adjusting to a different role. With 1,629 career games caught, Piazza is tied with Jim Hegan for 19th on baseball's career list. He's one spot behind Rick Dempsey, and two behind Yogi Berra. The A's thought the transition to DH would allow him to stay fresh, but Piazza is learning the job entails more than simply taking his swings and retiring to the clubhouse to raid the fridge, watch The Weather Channel and exchange text messages with his agent. "I've always believed the mind controls the body," Piazza said. "When you're out there trying to get four or five good quality at-bats per game off very good pitching, it's still grueling." Piazza was taxed enough recently to ask manager Bob Geren for a day off in Texas. While Piazza was often criticized for his problems throwing out runners, he never received enough credit for the pride and time he invested in working with pitchers and calling a good game. He still speaks proudly of having caught two no-hitters -- by Ramon Martinez and Hideo Nomo -- and concedes to missing the daily interaction with a staff. "If you don't hit or you're not productive in the lineup, you can't say, 'Well, at least I called a good game or made a good play or blocked a ball with the tying run on third,' " Piazza said. "You don't have the satisfaction of contributing to a win from a defensive perspective as a catcher." Things might change now that the A's have sent Adam Melhuse to Triple-A and named Piazza the backup to Kendall. Regardless of what transpires, Piazza has found the Oakland clubhouse is an invigorating place to be. The Athletics have zero pretensions, and no formal hierarchy or preconceived notions about how veterans and rookies should act. "Everybody does their job and plays the game right," Piazza said. "And when you come in the clubhouse, there's no, 'This guy is the captain,' or 'this guy runs that.' There's no pecking order, and it's refreshing in a way. It's a very carefree environment." Piazza's teammates are adjusting to his quick wit and penchant for tossing out non-sequiturs in his role as resident social observer. During one recent game Piazza told them, "Be alert. We need more 'lerts.' " His fellow Athletics, unaware that Piazza was referring to a play on words he once saw on a T-shirt, gave him the raised-eyebrow treatment. "He's a little out there sometimes," Crosby said. "But he fits right in, for sure." Until they administer the IQ tests. "He's smarter than the rest of us," Swisher said. "He's a lot smarter than me, I can tell you that." Now 38, Piazza talks about being at a good, comfortable place in his life. He's secure enough with his accomplishments in the game to respond to a question about 500 homers with a shrug and a casual, "We'll see." Piazza is married to former "Baywatch" star Alicia Rickter, and they have a four-month-old daughter, Nicoletta Veronica. He'd love to dress her up in a little Athletics uniform and bring her in for the father-son/daughter game, but his teammates are so youthful, he doesn't know if they have enough offspring to field a roster. "It's impossible for me to get on the rookies because they outnumber me like 6-1," Piazza says. "They're surrounding me." After 17 seasons, Piazza is canny enough to play zone. If a man hangs around the game long enough, he figures out a way.