john milner

28 DUPACR: The Hammer

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The book that inspired this series — Mets By the Numbers — also chose John “The Hammer” Milner as the player of focus for #28. But I have to admit, it was a tough decision. In comparison to other numbers, #28 was not worn by very many players — partly because coach Bill Robinson hogged … Read more

Shades of ’73

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A number of loyal MetsToday readers have commented here and emailed me suggesting that this season could turn out to be a rerun of the magical NL Championship year of 1973. For those too young to remember, ’73 was the year “Ya Gotta Believe” was coined by Tug McGraw, among other events. That year, the … Read more