="G-Fafif"] 9/1/90: Mets enter day in second place, half-game behind Pirates; Julio Valera goes 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 3 SO; Mets beat Giants at Shea; Valera starts one more game, gets rocked by Pirates; gets rocked in one additional relief appearance; Mets finish second by 4 games; Valera appears twice in relief in 1991; traded to California for Dick Schofield in 1992; wins 14 games between 1992 and 1996 for Angels and Royals. Thing I remember about that game was that Howie Rose felt a bit saddened since he and Mets Extra were treating his start as if they had "adopted" him in an "Adopt A Prospect Forum" since Valera was the first Met prospect Mets Extra was able to track from his first appearance with the organization, right up to his big league debut.