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 Lastings Milledge is — not surprisingly, based on the headline — disappointed that the Mets … Read more
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 Mets to honor with this magical number — Lenny Dykstra, Rusty Staub, Robin Ventura, and … Read more
Finally, many Mets fans — including several MetsToday diehards — will see the MLB debut of Philip Humber as a starting pitcher, on Wednesday against the Nationals. Yes, we know he made his MLB debut in a five-minute stint at the end of last September, and we know he’s pitched three garbage innings this year. … Read more
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 say they were good, only that they were many). But before David Wright, only one … Read more
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 Todd Pratt — he of the clutch pinch-hit homerun. And Hubie Brooks, who for a … Read more
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 “The Kid” Gary Carter. I distinctly remember the moment that the evening news announced the … Read more
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 honor a brash and boozing malcontent who smoked cigarettes in the dugout and DIDN’T play … Read more
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 by “Legendary” Endy Chavez. But our “magic” posts honor only Mets heroes from the past, … Read more
