Met Hunter

Wasn't Endy a three time Met? Four time if you count Rule 5 returns?

That's definitely Hickman.

That's not Cannizzaro. Seawolf is right. It's Galen Cisco. The picture itself is from 1964. Notice the World's Fair patch.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Chan Ho Park extending his tour of Mets tormentors, signs to play for the Yankees. I love it when the Mets make signings like this and they're the laughing stock of the MFY world.

When my sister in laws daughter was born, we saw and met Mackey at the hospital, there for his own daughter's birth. Years later I met him and reminded him. He remembered and said it was his daughter Madison. Glad to see she's doing well.

From Baseball Happenings: Friday, February 19, 2010 Sammy Drake member of the original 1962 Mets dies at age 75 Former member of the 1962 "original" Mets, infielder Sammy Drake, passed away on January 27, 2010 in California. Drake played three seasons in the majors from 1960-62 with the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets. Drake along with his brother Solly were the first African-American brothers to play in the major leagues.

I'm having difficulty confirming, but someone posted on a collector's site that 1962 Met Sammy Drake passed away about 2 weeks ago from stomach cancer.

Sorry, my mistake. Feel free to delete. Espinosa retired in '81. Wouldn't have fit your criteria anyway.

Found some info on these three deaths: Bob Miller from Wikipedia: He was the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants in 1985, but after the team ended the season with 99 losses, the team fired the entire coaching staff, offering Miller a position as pitching coach with the team's top minor league affiliates. Miller spent time as a scout, evaluating prospective pitchers for the Giants. Miller, then an advance scout for the Giants, died of injuries sustained in a collision with another car in Rancho Bernardo, California. He was driving with his mother, who was left in serious condition from the accident. Randy Bobb from Wikipedia: Bobb was again called up to the majors in September 1969 as the Cubs were undergoing an historic collapse that would see them lose the division title to the New York Mets. Bobb appeared in three games, going 0-for-2 at the plate. Before the 1970 season, the Cubs traded him to the Mets for 32-year-old catcher J.C. Martin, who would go on to be the Cubs' backup backstop for the next three years. Despite just being 21 years of age, Bobb never returned to the major leagues. Bobb died June 13, 1982 in Carnelian Bay, California of a ruptured aorta following a car accident. parts of Jerry May's June 30, 1996, NY Times obit: May, 52, was killed when a rotary brush cutter fell on him at his Augusta County farm. May had jacked up the brush cutter to remove some wire that had become entangled in the blades...A small hydraulic jack slipped while May was working under the machine, and it fell on his neck and chest. Similar to Mark Fidrych's death. I also found it interesting that Jerry May caught Dock Elllis' infamous LSD no hitter. He was the catcher that used colored tape on his fingers so Ellis could read the signs. Both part time Mets, the pitching battery for a famous no hitter, both died young.

And Randy Bobb also died in a car wreck. Never played with the Mets. He appears on a 1971 Topps rookie card with Tim Foli.

Righty Bob Miller was killed in a car wreck. Jerry May was crushed to death on his Virginia farm trying to repair a piece of heavy duty farm equipment.

What do D.J. Dozier, C.J. Nitkowski and J.J. Putz all have in common? They were all sucky Mets. Ok, ok, I'll give you J.C. Martin.

It's the impatience of "fans" and their quick fix attitude, coupled with all the overdone sports talk, that has made me care less and less about hot stove talk. I no longer care what people think of the Mets. They have an excellent core, with the chance to improve and have a much better year in 2010. I'm more inclined to agree with MetGuy and some of the other positive spin posters, than to buy into all the negativity created by asshole MFY shills.

Bruce Chen and Vance Wilson both sign minors deals with KC.

Jon Nunnally named hitting coach for Cleveland.

As I get older, those facts get foggier and foggier. Don't bother stating much any more. Most young guys today laugh if you bring up names like Cookie or Gionfriddo. Stories my dad used to tell me growing up.

KC Royals-named Doug Henry pitching coach of Omaha (PCL); Brian Buchanan manager of Idaho Falls (Pioneer).

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Give him a shot. What's the big deal? And I disagree with the sentimentality. This team and it's fans need alot of that.

And Gus Polidor was murdered in VZ protecting his family.

I have that Casey at the Mets on an old reel for 8mm. Still in the original box. I doubt we ever watched it.

Reid Cornelius-bullpen coach Florida Marlins Clint Hurdle-hitting coach Texas Rangers That's four exMets so far, hired this off season for major league coaching duties (Cornelius, Hurdle, Pedrique, Searage)