Category Archives: Player Notes

Nearly lost in the sea of post-mortem articles covering the collapse was this Daily News article, headlined, “Lastings Milledge Expresses Disappointment Over Collapse” My response, to quote the great Miles Davis: “So What?” From the article, we find out that … Continue reading →

Duke Snider was the best all-time player to wear #4 for the Mets. But his tenure in the orange and blue — a few months in 1963 — was too brief to consider honoring here. Instead, we have four former … Continue reading →

There have been a multitude of Mets who have worn the number five on their back. Steve Henderson, Hobie Landrith, Joe Foy, Sandy Alomar Sr., Ed Charles, Brook Fordyce, Mark Johnson, and Tsuyoshi Shinjo were just a handful (I didn’t … Continue reading →

Chuck Carr, Daryl Boston, Gary Bennett, Jason Phillips, Juan (ugh) Samuel, and several others wore number 7 for the Mets — not quite the level of player who wore the same digit in the Bronx. But then, there was also … Continue reading →

All apologies to former Mets legends such as Phil Mankowski, Rick Sweet, Dan Norman, Chris Cannizzarro, Dave Gallagher, and Desi Relaford (as well as a more respectful one to Yogi Berra) — but the only number eight to honor is … Continue reading →

With the Mets’ magic number whittled to nine, I had a hard time finding an appropriate Met to honor — mostly because I always hated the best candidate, Todd Hundley. (Hey, it’s my blog, and if I don’t want to … Continue reading →

The number ten has been on the back of players as diverse as Duffy Dyer, Ken Henderson, Kelvin Chapman, Butch Huskey, David Segui, Jeff Duncan, Joe Hietpas, Rey Sanchez, and Shingo Takatsu — among others. Today, of course, it’s worn … Continue reading →