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New York Mets
Created in 1962, the Mets are a New York baseball team who play in the National League's Eastern Division. Here you can ask questions about the players, the coaches, the records and anything else about the team.
610 Questions
What met players have worn 32?
Pitchers- Jack Hamilton (1966-67), Hal Reniff (1967), Jon Matlack (1971-77), Tom Hausman (1978-82), Carlos Diaz (1982-83), Dick Tidrow (1984), Rick Anderson (1986), Tom Edens (1987), Pete Smith (1994), Paul Wilson (1996), Mike Hampton (2000), Brent Hinchcliffe (2001), Bruce Chen (2001-02), Mike Stanton (2003-04), Danny Graves (2005), Dave Williams (2006-07), Carlos Muiz (2008), Jenry Mejia (2010, 12)
Third Baseman Kevin Mitchell (1984)
Outfielder Mark Carreon (1987-89)
Coachs Doc Edwards (1990-91) and John Stephenson (1993)
Utility Players Bill Pecota (1992) and Eli Marrero (2006)
In the mid-1950s, Brooklyn owner Walter O'Malley was frustrated by his inability to persuade New York City officials to back a new stadium for the Dodgers. When the City of Los Angeles offered the team a lucrative deal, O'Malley persuaded New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham to move his club to San Francisco to keep alive their longtime rivalry. Both teams moved to the West Coast in time for the 1958 season.
Whom is directly responsible for scouting new talent for the New York Mets?
Sandy Johnson in the Mets front office is the Vice President in charge of scouting. The switchboard number is 718-507-METS
What is the value of a 1968 1969 and a 1970 New York Mets Yearbook?
The 1968 New York Mets Yearbook with the cover picturing artwork of Gil Hodges is worth about $50.00 - $75.00 in excellent - near/mint condition. As with all collectibles condition is important.
Common flaws with yearbooks are: staining, foxing (yellowing), fading, stains, creases, rips, loose pages, cracked binding, and writing on the cover.
The 1969 New York Mets Yearbook with the cover picturing Shea Stadium, with three floating heads of Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Jerry Grote is worth about $100. - $125. in excellent - near/mint condition.
Condition is very important in getting a price anywhere near this price. I just did a check on eBay and the average price for 1969 Mets yearbooks were $35.-$50. Most if not all had only minor flaws, and at best good to excellent condition. None of the books looked real bad.
There is a reprint of this issue that was handed out as a give away at Shea Stadium sometime in the 1980s. The back of the cover has a Armitron watch ad, as opposed to the original Rheingold beer ad. These reprints sell for about $10.-$20.
The 1970 New York Mets Yearbook with the cover picturing Film Strip World Series celebration is worth about $40.00 - $75.00
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Jesus Feliciano played in 35 games at outfield for the New York Mets in 2010, starting in 19 of them. He played for a total of 655 outs, equivalent to 24.26 9-inning games.
He made 52 putouts, had one assist, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.
What New York Met pitcher won both games of a double header?
Tim Lincecum for the San Fransisco Giants. Won games 1 and 5 in the 2010 world series.
What is David wrights 2009 at bat song?
One of them is "Move if You Wanna" by Mims. Another one is a song by Lil' Wayne called "I Got Money". There are 2 more that he comes up to that I still don't know
Hit: July 9, 1970 off of Rich Nye of the Montreal Expos.
Allowed: April 30, 1967 to Lee May of the Cincinnati Reds.
What city does David wright live in?
He lives in an apartment in Manhattan. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Chesepeake, Virginia.
He lives in the flatiron district in a private, non-doorman building in the penthouse.
What players for the Mets have worn number 26?
Herb Moford Apr 9 1962 May 6 1962 Pitcher Vinegar Bend Mizell May 6 1962 Jul 30 1962 Pitcher Galen Cisco Sep 6 1962 Oct 2 1965 Pitcher Bob Shaw Jun 10 1966 Jul 24 1967 Pitcher Bill Graham Aug 31 1967 Sep 30 1967 Pitcher Bruce Boisclair Sep 9 1974 Oct 3 1974 Outfield Dave Kingman Apr 8 1975 Jun 15 1977 First base
Third base
Outfield Mike Bruhert Apr 7 1978 Oct 1 1978 Pitcher Ray Burris Aug 20 1979 Sep 14 1979 Pitcher Scott Holman Sep 10 1980 Oct 5 1980 Pitcher Dave Kingman Apr 9 1981 Oct 2 1983 First base
Outfield Bill Robinson Apr 2 1984 Sep 30 1984 Coach Terry Leach Jun 21 1985 Jun 9 1989 Pitcher Kevin Tapani Jul 2 1989 Jul 17 1989 Pitcher Frank Viola Jul 31 1989 Oct 1 1989 Pitcher Alejandro Pena Apr 9 1990 Aug 28 1991 Pitcher Barry Foote Apr 6 1992 May 19 1993 Coach Ced Landrum Aug 13 1993 Oct 3 1993 Outfield Rico Brogna Jun 20 1994 Jun 22 1996 First base Barry Manuel Apr 1 1997 Jun 16 1997 Pitcher Ralph Milliard Sep 1 1998 Sep 27 1998 Second base
Shortstop Terrence Long Apr 12 1999 May 13 1999 Outfield Billy Taylor Jul 31 1999 Oct 4 1999 Pitcher Jon Nunnally Mar 29 2000 Jun 2 2000 Outfield David Lamb Jul 3 2000 Jul 27 2000 Second base
Third base
Shortstop Jason Phillips Sep 11 2001 Oct 1 2001 Catcher Marco Scutaro Jul 19 2002 Sep 28 2003 Second base
Third base
Shortstop
Outfield Jae Seo Apr 10 2004 Oct 2 2005 Pitcher Orlando Hernandez May 24 2006 Sep 30 2007 Pitcher Ramon Martinez May 18 2009 May 19 2009 Shortstop Fernando Martinez May 26 2009
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David Wright is the 29 year old, 7 year veteran third baseman of the New York Mets. Wright is one of three Mets in the 30-30 club (others being Howard Johnson and Daryl Strawberry). These are the highlights of his career thus far:
Career (through 2011):
batting average- .300 (Mets second all time, after John Olerud's .315)
hits- 1248 (Mets third all time, after Ed Kranepool (1418) and Jose Reyes (1300))
home runs- 183 (Mets fourth all time)
RBI- 725 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 733)
stolen bases- 151 (Mets sixth all time)
total bases- 2048 (Mets all time high)
doubles- 226 (Mets all time high)
WAR- 32.6 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 37.7)
offensive WAR- 38.2 (Mets all time high)
OBP- .380 (Mets fourth all time)
slugging %- .508 (Mets third all time, after Mike Piazza (.542) and Strawberry (.520))
OBP plus slugging- .887 (Mets third all time, after Olerud (.926) and Piazza (.915))
games played- 1106 (Mets eighth all time)
at bats- 4161 (Mets fifth all time)
runs scored- 699 (Mets second all time, after Reyes's 735)
strikeouts- 897 (Mets second all time, after Strawberry's 960)
singles- 767 (Mets eighth all time)
extra base hits- 481 (Mets all time high)
outs made- 3110 (Mets sixth all time)
PER SEASON:
2001:
signed 38th overall in draft by the Mets.
2004:
TYIB Awards Rookie of the Year
2005:
Lead team in average (.306), runs (99), OBP (.388), slugging % (.523), total bases (301), RBI (102), strike outs (113) and doubles (42)(tied second Mets all time)
Second in home runs (27) to Cliff Floyd (34)
Top ten in NL for average (9th), hits (10th), total bases (tied 7th), RBI (tied 10th), and extra base hits (70)(10th)
Tied Troy Glaus for most errors by third baseman with 24
Has 176 hits (2nd on team)
Steals 17 bases (tied 2nd on team)
"This Year in Baseball Play of the Year" with bare-handed, over shoulder catch on August 9
2006:
All Star
NL Player of the Month (June) (first since Johnson in 1991)
MLB Home Run Derby Participant (second only to Ryan Howard) (of his 22 home runs 16 were in first round, the third highest in one round)
NL Co-Player of the Week June 12-18 (with Reyes)
Sets RBI before All Star Break record for Mets with 74 (beat Piazza's 72 from 2000)
Hits 40 doubles (tied seventh Mets all time)
Hits 116 RBI (tied sixth Mets all time) (tied 1st on team) (tied 7th in NL)
Scores 96 times (3rd on team)
Has 181 hits (2nd on team)
Hits 5 triples (tied 2nd on team)
Hits 26 home runs (3rd on team)
Batting average of .311 (2nd on team) (10th in NL)
MLB Japan All-Star Series with teammates Reyes, Julio Franco & John Maine
Struggled in only postseason batting only .216 in 10 postseason games
Ninth in NL MVP voting getting 70 votes
2007:
All Star
Gold Glove Winner
Silver Slugger Award
Sets Mets hit streak at 26 (beat 24 by 1999 Piazza and 1984 Hubie Brooks)
Becomes only third player to get 30-30 club before turning 25 (29th overall)
Hits to a total base count of 330 (Mets second all time) (7th in NL)
WAR of 7.8 (Mets fourth all time) (3rd in NL)
Offensive WAR of 7.5 (tied for second Mets all time) (highest in NL)
Batting average is .325 (tied for eighth Mets all time) (7th in NL) (2nd on team)
OBP is .416 (Mets tenth all time) (5th in NL) (Led team)
OBP plus Slugging average .963 (Mets eighth all time) (10th in NL) (Led team)
Scores 113 runs (tied eighth Mets all time) (2nd on team) (tied 5th in NL)
Has 196 hits (Mets fourth all time) (tied forth in NL) (Led team)
Hits 107 RBI (9th in NL) (2nd on team)
Hits 42 doubles (tied second Mets all time) (Led team)
Hits 73 extra base hits (Mets eighth all time)
Fourth in NL MVP voting getting 182 votes
2008:
All Star
Gold Glove Winner
Silver Slugger Award
Hits 100th home run
Hits to a total of 334 bases (Mets all time high) (3rd in NL)
Ties Mets single season RBI record with Piazza's 124 from 1999 (2nd in NL) (Led team)
Offensive WAR of 6.7 (Mets fifth all time) (3rd in NL)
Has batting average of .302 (10th in NL) (Led team)
Scores 115 runs (Mets 7th all time) (3rd in NL) (2nd on team)
Has 189 hits (Mets tenth all time) (2nd in NL) (2nd on team)
Hits 42 doubles (tied second Mets all time) (tied 7th in NL) (Led team)
Hits 77 extra base hits (tied third Mets all time)
Represented Team USA in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at third base
Seventh in NL MVP voting getting 115 votes
2009:
All Star
Suffers concussion that cuts season down by 15 games
Has career low home runs (10) (2nd on team) and RBI's (72) (Led team)
Steals 27 bases (tied 6th in NL) (Led team)
Hits 39 doubles (tied 9th in NL) (Led team)
Has 164 hits (Led team)
Scores 88 runs (Led team)
Strikes out 140 times (Mets ninth all time) (tied 8th in NL) (Led team)
2010:
All Star
NL Player of the Month (June)
Hits 1000 hit
Strikes out 161 times (Mets all time high) (7th in NL)
Has 103 RBI (tied 7th in NL) (Led team)
Scores 87 times (Led team)
All-Star batting average of .462 ties fifth highest of all time
Leds MLB third basemen in errors with 20
2011:
Surpasses Piazza with 90th career game-winning RBI for most in Mets history
Suffers from stress fracture in lower back and misses two months
What did the name Robert Edwards have to do with New York in 1700's?
The 77 Acres of prime Manhattan Real Estate is at the crux of the tale. This land includes much of the financial center of New York, including the ill-fated World Trade Centre, and had been valued at up to $680 Billion US (before Sept. 11th).
The source of the fortune, depending on which version you follow, is either Thomas HALL\HAEL (1611-1699), or his Great-grandson Robert EDWARDS (1716-1788). One version has it that Thomas HALL was given land by the Dutch of "New Amsterdam" (now New York) for warning them so that they could evacuate the women and children before he shelled the city with his British gunboat. This land supposedly passed to his wife, Anna MEDFORD and then to his daughter Elizabeth (1640-1703), who married Thomas EDWARDS (1639-1705). The problem is that there are no baptism records or marriage records that indicate there were any children of Thomas and Anna, and she sold some land (maybe all of it?) to William BEEKMAN in 1670. Some histories show Thomas had an earlier marriage to Mary Elizabeth DRURY and that Elizabeth was their daughter. Assuming that Elizabeth actually did inherit the land (or some of it), then it would have passed to her husband, and through him to his eldest son Robert EDWARDS (1662-ca1738). This Robert married Margaret CUELIN (1666-1738) and they had (apparently) 10 children, one being Thomas Nathaniel (1690-1781) who married Isabella Elizabeth DOWNING (1694-1785). There appears to be no information on the descendants of his siblings. How he would have ended up with inheriting the land is not clear, as some brothers were supposed to be born before him.
What do the mets do to stink so bad?
They don't stink. They were past the 1st round in the playoffs in 2006, while the Yankees haven't gotten past the 1st round in the playoffs since 2004. The Mets would've won it all in '06 if it weren't for Yadier Molina on the Cardinals.
Did Todd Zeile play for all New York baseball teams?
Todd Zeile played for 11 major league teams during his career, which included the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
Where does Mike Piazza rank in greatest catchers?
Piazza has been included on many lists of "Greatest Catchers," and he should with stats of .308 BA, 427 home runs (most as catcher and 9 seasons with 30 or more), and 12 time all star. Here's some ranking Piazza has on some random lists:
5- behind Roy Campanella, Mickey Cochrane, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra
1- on Top 12 Greatest Hitting Catchers of All Time
7- behind Ivan Rodriguez, Cochrane, Campanella, Josh Gibson, Berra, Bench
3- behind Berra, Bench
What ny met hit 40 home runs in one season?
Through the 2008 season:
1) Todd Hundley - 41 in 1996
2) Mike Piazza - 40 in 1999
3) Carlos Beltran - 41 in 2006
In 2004, Jae Weong Seo pitched in 24 games for the New York Mets, with an ERA of 4.9. He started 21 games and finished 1, pitching no complete games. He threw no shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 5 wins and 10 losses.
He pitched a total of 353 outs, facing 512 batters. He gave up 133 hits and 64 earned runs, including 17 home runs. He struck out 54 batters and walked 50.
How many wins did Tom Glavine have in 2007?
In 2007, Tom Glavine had a 13-8 record with the New York Mets.
Did the New York Mets have another name before Mets?
From the clubs beginning in 1962, it was the New York Mets. Mets was short for Metropolitans. The owners selected "Mets" because it was closely related to their already existing corporate name, "New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc."
Bruce Boisclair played in 19 games at right field for the New York Mets in 1976, starting in 12 of them. He played for a total of 396 outs, equivalent to 14.67 9-inning games.
He made 21 putouts, had one assist, and committed one error, equivalent to .068 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
