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John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 09 2010 11:22 AM

As reported on mbtn.net! *-Non-roster camp invitees 2 Frank Catalonotto*, INF-OF 3 Chris Coste, C 4 Henry Blanco, C 10 Andy Green*, INF 18 Ryota Igarashi, P 19 Gary Matthews, OF 22 Jolbert Cabrera*, INF-OF 23 Chris Carter, INF-OF 32 Arturo Lopez, P 35 Jack Egbert, P 36 R.A. Dickey*, P 43 Josh Fogg*, P 45 Kelvim Escobar, P 47 Jay Marshall, P 61 Clint Everts, P 62 Jesus Feliciano*, OF 63 Shawn Bowman, INF 64 Elmer Dessens*, P 65 Russ Adams*, INF 66 Mike Hessman*, OF 67 Mike Cervenak*, INF 68 Bobby Livingston*, P 70 Carlos Muniz*, P 74 Francisco Pena*, C 77 Eric Niesen*, P 78 Ike Davis*, 1B 79 Ruben Tejeda*, INF 90 Travis Blackley*, P 91 Kirk Nieuwenhuis*, OF

Benjamin Grimm Feb 09 2010 11:30 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I like 43 for Fogg and 2 for Catalonotto. I'd prefer to see Chris Carter in a 10 or a 30, perhaps. Ike Davis can keep his 78 for now, but ultimately I'd like to get him in a number below 20.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 09 2010 11:31 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

The likes of R.A. Dickey in Jerry Koosman's number. Sigh. I know I have to get over such things.

Swan Swan H Feb 09 2010 11:39 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

If Frankie C. sticks he'll be the first player wearing 2 in fifteen years, according to the invaluable mbtn.com.

Edgy DC Feb 09 2010 11:49 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I look forward to Bobby Valentine ripping it off his back.* And wow! A Japanese pitcher in 18! (Not really. Well, kinda really, but only knida.)

Ceetar Feb 09 2010 11:50 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

No guarentee the spring number will be the 40-man roster number. 79 for Tejada? he's moved up 7.5 or so. progress.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 09 2010 11:53 AM Re: New Uni Numbers Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 09 2010 01:14 PM

Here's the whole gang, numerically (adding Razor Shines): 1 Luis Castillo, 2B 2 Frank Catalonotto*, INF-OF 3 Chris Coste, C 4 Henry Blanco, C 5 David Wright, 3B 6 Nick Evans, OF 7 Jose Reyes, SS 8 vacant 9 Omir Santos, C 10 Andy Green*, INF (was 29 last year) 11 Anderson Hernandez, INF 12 Jeff Francoeur, OF 13 Alex Cora, INF (was 3 last year) 14 Retired 15 Carlos Beltran, OF 16 Angel Pagan, OF 17 Fernando Tatis, INF-OF 18 Ryota Igarashi, P 19 Gary Matthews, OF 20 Howard Johnson, Hitting Coach 21 vacant (was Delgado) 22 Jolbert Cabrera*, INF-OF 23 Chris Carter, INF-OF 24 vacant 25 Pedro Feliciano, P 26 Fernando Martinez, OF 27 Nelson Figueroa, P 28 Daniel Murphy, 1B 29 Tobi Stoner, P 30 Josh Thole, C 31 vacant 32 Arturo Lopez, P 33 John Maine, P 34 Mike Pelfrey, P 35 Jack Egbert, P 36 R.A. Dickey*, P 37 retired 38 Fernando Nieve, P 39 Bobby Parnell, P 40 Eddie Kunz, P 41 retired 42 retired 43 Josh Fogg*, P 44 Jason Bay, OF 45 Kelvim Escobar, P 46 Oliver Perez, P 47 Jay Marshall, P 48 Pat Misch, P 49 Jon Niese, P 50 Sean Green, P 51 Chip Hale, 3rd base Coach 52 Razor Shines, 1st Base Coach 53 Jerry Manuel, Manager 54 Dave Racaniello, Bullpen Catcher 55 Randy Niemann, Bullpen Coach 56 Dave Jauss, Bench Coach 57 Johan Santana, P 58 vacant 59 vacant 60 vacant 61 Clint Everts, P 62 Jesus Feliciano*, OF 63 Shawn Bowman, INF 64 Elmer Dessens*, P 65 Russ Adams*, INF 66 Mike Hessman*, OF 67 Mike Cervenak*, INF 68 Bobby Livingston*, P 69 vacant 70 Carlos Muniz*, P (was 32 in last appearance with the Mets, 2008) 71 vacant 72 vacant 73 vacant 74 Francisco Pena*, C 75 Francisco Rodriguez, P 76 vacant 77 Eric Niesen*, P 78 Ike Davis*, 1B 79 Ruben Tejeda*, INF 80-89 vacant 90 Travis Blackley*, P 91 Kirk Nieuwenhuis*, OF

Edgy DC Feb 09 2010 11:55 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Chris Carter is my 8.

G-Fafif Feb 09 2010 11:59 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

metsguyinmichigan wrote: The likes of R.A. Dickey in Jerry Koosman's number. Sigh. I know I have to get over such things. Until they put somebody remotely Koozian in 36, I think of it as Wayne Twitchell's number. It's the mark of the journeyman for more than 30 years now. Best 36 since Kooz? Ed Lynch, probably, and Ed Lynch often sucked. After Lynch? Greg McMichael, and he often sucked more. Third place? As Alec Baldwin made clear in Glengarry Glen Ross, there is no third place. There's not even a set of steak knives.

metirish Feb 09 2010 11:59 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

The likes of Francisco Rodriguez(75) and Kirk Nieuwenhuis(91) must know they have no chance of making the club going north.

Swan Swan H Feb 09 2010 12:02 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Hey, Elmer, you wore 64 last year. No asterisk for you.

G-Fafif Feb 09 2010 12:03 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

metirish wrote: The likes of Francisco Rodriguez(75) and Kirk Nieuwenhuis(91) must know they have no chance of making the club going north. A good day for BoC nominations!

Frayed Knot Feb 09 2010 12:35 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'd prefer to see Chris Carter in a 10 ... In honor of the band 10CC of course.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 09 2010 12:36 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Swan Swan H wrote: Hey, Elmer, you wore 64 last year. No asterisk for you. Asterisks are for NRIs, which poor Elmer is again.

Ceetar Feb 09 2010 12:38 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Hey, Elmer, you wore 64 last year. No asterisk for you. Asterisks are for NRIs, which poor Elmer is again. On that note, Andy Green wore 10 last spring as well.

Swan Swan H Feb 09 2010 12:39 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Gawtcha. Poor Elmer indeed, the asterisk stuck to him like glue.

bmfc1 Feb 09 2010 02:14 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Farewell to #35, DFA'd today to make room for waiver pick-up (because Minnesota made room for Orlando Hudson who should be a Met), Jason Pridie, in the name of love. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/Players/ ... idie.shtml

Valadius Feb 09 2010 03:48 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

The question I'm asking is, why are they holding onto #24? Unofficial retirement for Mays and/or Rickey?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 09 2010 03:56 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Willie. He was Joan Payson's favorite player and she apparently made a promise to him that the Mets wouldn't re-issue 24 after she brought him back to NY to finish his career. Mays of course would fall very short of any kind of "retirement" standards, especially after Payson died, her family sold the team, and Mays stopped serving it, and the newer regime kind of tested the memory when they issued Kelvin Torve 24 for a week or so in 1990. Rickey a future 24-wearing HOFer himself, apparently got Mays' okay to wear 24 when he arrived.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 09 2010 04:07 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Mays should have no say in the matter. Where has he been since 1979? Willie Mays is one of my all-time favorite players, but he's not a Met. He's a Giant. I'd give number 24 to the next scrub that comes along. And then the next scrub after that.

TheOldMole Feb 09 2010 05:02 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Two catchers with numbers under 10.

seawolf17 Feb 09 2010 06:57 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mays should have no say in the matter. Where has he been since 1979? Willie Mays is one of my all-time favorite players, but he's not a Met. He's a Giant. I'd give number 24 to the next scrub that comes along. And then the next scrub after that. How about Jason Pridie? As good a scrub as any.

Edgy DC Feb 09 2010 08:34 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Mays has a say because he's holding a promise voucher, which is still good for something if only team honor. You think the media wouldn't rip the team from coast to coast if he they went back on it whether Willie cared or not? Benjamin Grimm wrote: Where has he been since 1979? Under a ban of sorts, isn't he?

batmagadanleadoff Feb 09 2010 08:37 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mays should have no say in the matter. Where has he been since 1979? Willie Mays is one of my all-time favorite players, but he's not a Met. He's a Giant. I'd give number 24 to the next scrub that comes along. And then the next scrub after that. Me too.

G-Fafif Feb 09 2010 08:44 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

I prefer limbo to scrubness, but I'd really prefer 24 be treated royally.

Edgy DC Feb 16 2010 07:06 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I guess this should be obvious, but why are the wide receiver numbers off limits to spring training invitees?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 16 2010 07:17 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ike Davis can keep his 78 for now, but ultimately I'd like to get him in a number below 20. Now that I know that Ike Davis looks like Steve Garvey, I think he'd look good in a number 6. (Unless Wally Backman claims it first...)

Edgy DC Feb 16 2010 07:32 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

In my mind, 6 + Firstbase = Mike Marshall, and that's not pleasant math.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 16 2010 07:43 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I'm in the camp that says to keep 24 on the shelf, saluting one the best players ever for his days in New York both before and after San Francisco.

MFS62 Feb 16 2010 09:09 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Edgy DC wrote: In my mind, 6 + Firstbase = Mike Marshall, and that's not pleasant math. And not a pleasant memory for me. Mike was the subject of my very first (losing) entry in the CPF song parody contest. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 18 2010 11:09 AM Re: New Uni Numbers Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 18 2010 11:17 AM

Jacobs to 35 (Egbert to 93); Takahshi to 47 (Marshall to 94). Snooze says "Hernandez" is wearing 80, but it's not Anderson as far as I can tell. (edit, got it -- Luis Hernandez) *-non-roster guys 1 Luis Castillo, 2B 2 Frank Catalonotto*, INF-OF 3 Chris Coste, C 4 Henry Blanco, C 5 David Wright, 3B 6 Nick Evans, OF 7 Jose Reyes, SS 8 vacant 9 Omir Santos, C 10 Andy Green*, INF (was 29 last year) 11 Anderson Hernandez, INF 12 Jeff Francoeur, OF 13 Alex Cora, INF (was 3 last year) 14 Retired 15 Carlos Beltran, OF 16 Angel Pagan, OF 17 Fernando Tatis, INF-OF 18 Ryota Igarashi, P 19 Gary Matthews, OF 20 Howard Johnson, Hitting Coach 21 vacant (was Delgado) 22 Jolbert Cabrera*, INF-OF 23 Chris Carter, INF-OF 24 vacant 25 Pedro Feliciano, P 26 Fernando Martinez, OF 27 Nelson Figueroa, P 28 Daniel Murphy, 1B 29 Tobi Stoner, P 30 Josh Thole, C 31 vacant 32 Arturo Lopez, P 33 John Maine, P 34 Mike Pelfrey, P 35 Mike Jacobs*, 1B 36 R.A. Dickey*, P 37 retired 38 Fernando Nieve, P 39 Bobby Parnell, P 40 Eddie Kunz, P 41 retired 42 retired 43 Josh Fogg*, P 44 Jason Bay, OF 45 Kelvim Escobar, P 46 Oliver Perez, P 47 Hisanori Takahashi, P 48 Pat Misch, P 49 Jon Niese, P 50 Sean Green, P 51 Chip Hale, 3rd base Coach 52 Razor Shines, 1st base coach 53 Jerry Manuel, Manager 54 Dave Racaniello, Bullpen Catcher 55 Randy Niemann, Bullpen Coach 56 Dave Jauss, Bench Coach 57 Johan Santana, P 58 vacant 59 Dan Warthen, pitching coach 60 vacant 61 Clint Everts, P 62 Jesus Feliciano*, OF 63 Shawn Bowman, INF 64 Elmer Dessens*, P 65 Russ Adams*, INF 66 Mike Hessman*, OF 67 Mike Cervenak*, INF 68 Bobby Livingston*, P 69 vacant 70 Carlos Muniz*, P (was 32 in last appearance with the Mets, 2008) 71 Mike Nickeas*, C 72 Kai Gronauer, C 73 Shawn Riggans*, C 74 Francisco Pena*, C 75 Francisco Rodriguez, P 76 vacant 77 Eric Niesen*, P 78 Ike Davis*, 1B 79 Ruben Tejeda*, INF 80 Luis Hernandez*, INF -89 vacant 90 Travis Blackley*, P 91 Kirk Nieuwenhuis*, OF 92 Jason Pridie, OF 93 Jack Egbert*, P (was 35) 94 Jay Marshall*, P (was 47)

Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2010 11:11 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I'd really prefer to see the number 50 reserved for Hawaiians.

metirish Feb 18 2010 11:23 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

#35 bodes well for the Jake Monster(thanks Val). Can't find the quote but I read the other day that Jacobs is going there to win the first base job.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2010 11:31 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

metirish wrote: Can't find the quote but I read the other day that Jacobs is going there to win the first base job. And that's exactly the attitude I'd want him to have.

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 11:34 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

And Omar declared he's been invited to try. I wouldn't any other attitude from either of them. Hasn't stopped anybody (Rob Neyer, who should know better, included) from over-reacting and adding it to the "Stupid Mets" file.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 18 2010 01:33 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Hey, here's something you don't see everyday -- a mainstream media report suggesting the Mets do something stupid and presumptuous just because the MFYs did. [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/sports/baseball/18mets.html?ref=sports [url]http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/some-mets-numerology/ The Mets by the Numbers: Nothing Ever Adds Up to 3 By DAVID WALDSTEIN Published: February 17, 2010 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — With Yankees championship No. 27 safely behind him, Joe Girardi is now putting No. 28 on his back, gimmicky as that might seem. He has not worn the official pinstriped version yet, but on Wednesday the new digits were already visible, stitched in subtle fashion onto the blue Yankees pullover he was wearing. Manager Joe Girardi led the Yankees to their 27th title last season and has added one digit to the blue pullover he was wearing in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. For Girardi, the number gambit has worked out fine, since it took only two seasons of wearing No. 27 for his team to break a title drought that had lasted nearly a decade. Which raises a question: Why don’t the Mets, who could use some help, try the same thing? Manager Jerry Manuel, No. 53 on your scorecard, could go into a phone booth, slice one digit off his jersey, and come out as the Mets’ new No. 3. The Mets’ second championship came way back in 1986, and they are hardly favored to win a third one this season, but who knows, what works for Girardi, might work for Manuel. If not this season, then maybe in 2011, assuming Manuel is still around. Girardi told reporters on Wednesday that switching to No. 28 on his uniform was “basically just a message that we’re not complacent.” If Manuel switched to No. 3, the message would probably be that the Mets are willing to try anything, even if it means blatantly copying the Yankees. Manuel has not yet arrived at Mets camp, so his thoughts on wearing No. 3 will have to wait a day or two. Mets General Manager Omar Minaya, asked what he thought about Manuel’s pulling a number switch, noted, with a smile, that “it wouldn’t be very original.” “Jerry has to be himself,” Minaya said. “He has to do his own thing.” If Manuel were to switch to No. 3, he would be following in a grand Mets tradition that includes Gus Bell, who wore the number on the original Mets in 1962; Carl Everett, who was wearing No. 3 during an interleague game in Detroit when he mentioned that he did not believe in dinosaurs; and perhaps, most important, Bud Harrelson, who wore No. 3 as a player, coach and manager with the Mets and was part of both World Series championships. Girardi, of course, could never wear No. 3 for the Yankees. The team stopped using it after Eddie Bockman, Cliff Mapes and a guy named Babe Ruth wore it out. Before Girardi took over as Yankees manager, Joe Torre held the job for a dozen seasons and wore No. 6. And, indeed, he won six American League pennants for the Yankees, and came within one blown save by Mariano Rivera, and one David Wells back injury, of coming up with a matching number of World Series titles. The closest the Mets ever got to winning a third World Series was in 2000, when they were managed by Bobby Valentine and lost to the Yankees. Valentine was often accused of overmanaging, but if he had been a little more proactive and thought about changing his uniform from the No. 2 he was wearing to No. 3, then maybe the Mets would not still be stuck on two championships for the past two dozen years. There is other evidence to consider. Willie Randolph wore No. 12 as Mets manager when they finished a dozen games ahead of the Phillies in 2006 and nearly made it to the World Series. Before Randolph came Art Howe. He managed for two years and wore No. 18, which more or less represented the number of times he would state, “We battled,” after each of the team’s many defeats. But do any of these numbers have any real meaning? Perhaps the most significant number Girardi could have worn in 2009 is 206,811,689, which represents the number of dollars the Yankees spent on compiling the biggest payroll in baseball. And then there is Connie Mack, who did not need any numbers. He wore a suit while managing the Philadelphia Athletics to five World Series titles, so it probably makes no difference if Manuel wears No. 3 or .333. “I guess it’s good if you’re into that kind of thing,” Mets third baseman David Wright said on Wednesday. “A lot of guys are superstitious about numbers and things. I never have been, but if it works, it works. It worked for the Yankees.” But will it work again in 2010? Maybe it will, but Girardi has now embraced a Yankee number with a little more history than No. 27. Sparky Lyle wore No. 28 for the Yankees, as did Melky Cabrera, Chad Curtis, David Justice and Steve Balboni, back in 1983. Immediately after Balboni, came a whole lineup of No. 28’s, including Rod Scurry, Henry Cotto and a baby-faced Al Leiter in 1988 and ’89. “Hopefully, he has better luck than I did with it,” Leiter said of Girardi. “That number was a nightmare for a whole cast of characters, starting with me.” Ben Shpigel contributed reporting from Tampa, Fla.

metirish Feb 18 2010 01:38 PM Re: New Uni Numbers Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 18 2010 01:39 PM

Waldstein needed Ben Shpigel to help him on this ? , I want my five minutes back....I hope this is not what we can expect form Waldstein as the NYT new Mets beat writer.....I guess PSL can be really boring , but it's only started....yikes EDIT - I guess Ben Shpigel got the MFY view over in Tampa....

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 01:39 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Waldstein wrote: Mets General Manager Omar Minaya, asked what he thought about Manuel’s pulling a number switch, noted, with a smile, that “it wouldn’t be very original.” See? I told you he was smart. Waldstein wrote: Ben Shpigel contributed reporting from Tampa, Fla. Dear me, why?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 18 2010 01:45 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Edgy DC wrote: Waldstein wrote: Ben Shpigel contributed reporting from Tampa, Fla. Dear me, why? "Hey, Ben?" "Yeah, Dave?" "I'm doing this thing. What number's Girardi wearing, again?" "It's 28, you fucking moron." "Thanks. You're my fact-checkin' cuz."

G-Fafif Feb 18 2010 01:51 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

And of course David Waldstein knew Gus Bell's number right off the top of his head. He could have said, "...according to my incredible memory for Met historical detail, Gus Bell wore 3," but obviously his source is implied and we know he didn't have to look it up at any kind of specialized site or in any kind of detailed book that delves into such subject matter. Obviously.

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 02:11 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Mets by the Numbers: A High-End Media Guide for Lazy Reporters Jon Springer and Matt Silverman

Frayed Knot Feb 18 2010 02:53 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

"For Mets fans, talk of any numbers besides 21 and 60, as in days on the disabled list, is a worthwhile distraction. Other suggestions for Mets inspiration or some good karma?" Umm, no. The DL lengths are 15 & 60 days. The 21 day list was done away with many years ago. If you're going to pen wise-ass snarky columns at least get some basic facts straight.

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 02:58 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

The Paper of Record, ladies and gents.

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2010 06:32 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Adam Rubin reports Barajas wearing #21

TransMonk Feb 24 2010 07:12 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Take that Delgado!

Frayed Knot Feb 24 2010 07:26 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

#21 is frequently the unofficial Puerto Rican players' number - although Barajas is a Californian.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 24 2010 07:39 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

I was arguing on the web site for him to take No. 0: It would make him seem interesting to fans, and provide a motivational reminder of the low regard with which he was held by the organization (and all of MLB) prior to his signing.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 24 2010 08:02 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Seems to close the door on Carlos Delgado! (As if the new round of surgery didn't do that.)

metirish Feb 24 2010 08:05 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I was arguing on the web site for him to take No. 0: It would make him seem interesting to fans, and provide a motivational reminder of the low regard with which he was held by the organization (and all of MLB) prior to his signing. Arguing on MBTN? , cos I've not seen anything like that there.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 24 2010 08:07 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Yah, actually just a last-minute rant in the comments section last nite. By the way, new & improved MBTN is almost all cooked up.

Ashie62 Feb 24 2010 08:18 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Why isn't #7 retired? All managers should wear a team colored unnumbered Cape

metirish Feb 24 2010 08:20 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yah, actually just a last-minute rant in the comments section last nite. By the way, new & improved MBTN is almost all cooked up. You know though that the Mets would never do such a thing, looking forward to the new site.

Edgy DC Mar 30 2010 12:54 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Elmer Dessens has worn eight different numbers for his nine different teams. http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... el01.shtml

metirish Mar 30 2010 12:56 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

And has been rubbish in all eight numbers .

Ashie62 Mar 30 2010 01:01 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

metirish wrote: And has been rubbish in all eight numbers . It's OK, there is quite abit of rubbish going round in PSL anyway. I'm sure he is just blending in.

Ceetar Mar 30 2010 01:02 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Coste was 3 and is gone. Cora gonna take it back for the season?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2010 01:10 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

No, Cora was a 13 guy who was cock-blocked by Wagner till now. I think 3 could go next to Ruben Tejada.

Ceetar Mar 30 2010 01:55 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: No, Cora was a 13 guy who was cock-blocked by Wagner till now. I think 3 could go next to Ruben Tejada. Ahh. Dunno about Tejada. He seems more of a 1 to me. Maybe Davis takes 3? I don't imagine he'll stick with 76 or whatever he wore this year. Or the vomit-inducing answer, hire Mattingly to be the manager and wear 3 for the championship he'll bring us.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2010 01:57 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

I'm going to campaign for Davis to be issued No. 17.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 30 2010 02:01 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

I'd like to see him as a 6. But Wally Backman may get there first.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2010 02:06 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

You can't have a first baseman wear No. 6. It's too Mike Marshally.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2010 02:13 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

It's also Stan Musially. We could use one of those.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 02 2010 08:10 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Frank Catalanotto (spelled correctly!) would be the first player to wear No. 2 since this guy. Since I basically took 1995 off from baseball, researching all this was sorta new to me. [url]http://www.mbtn.net/six-degrees-damon-buford

Benjamin Grimm Apr 02 2010 08:14 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

That's kinda surprising. I guess Bobby Valentine had the number tied up for a while, but he's been gone for seven years now.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 02 2010 08:34 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Jeez, the 90s are a complete haze to me. Terrell Lowry? Vaguely, vaguely remember the name and the Mets were my favorite thing in the whole fuckin world, too. Cool stuff, JCL.

soupcan Apr 02 2010 08:39 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You can't have a first baseman wear No. 6. It's too Mike Marshally. Garvey was a more than serviceable #6 1B. Does Ike have hairy Popeye forearms?

Valadius Apr 02 2010 08:48 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

You can't have a first baseman wear No. 6. It's too Mike Marshally. Garvey was a more than serviceable #6 1B. Does Ike have hairy Popeye forearms? Popeye doesn't have hairy forearms. That would be the Goons:

soupcan Apr 02 2010 08:59 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Vlad, the prosecution rests.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 05 2010 08:31 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Frank Catalanotto says FU to No. 2, suiting up in 27 instead. Nelson Figueroa kills self.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 05 2010 08:36 AM Re: New Uni Numbers

Maybe they're saving that number for Bobby Valentine's return. I'm afraid, though, that the Mets have decided to retire number 2 in Derek Jeter's honor.

Gwreck Apr 05 2010 03:53 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Tejada was in 11. I forget what Meija had but it wasn't the ST number.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 05 2010 04:17 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

32

Benjamin Grimm Apr 05 2010 05:39 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

That's because he has the same initials as Jon Matlack.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 22 2010 02:43 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Some guy just pointed out the Mets have now had 4 Mannys in team history and three of them (Hernandez, Aybar, Acosta) have worn No. 36. The other, Manny Alexander, wore 6. That's nuts, man.

Edgy DC Apr 22 2010 02:57 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

They're mostly Manny A's also. What did Manny Acta wear?

Frayed Knot Apr 22 2010 03:00 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Some guy just pointed out the Mets have now had 4 Mannys in team history and three of them (Hernandez, Aybar, Acosta) have worn No. 36. That's too manny!

Gwreck Apr 22 2010 03:18 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Edgy DC wrote: They're mostly Manny A's also. What did Manny Acta wear? 3

Edgy DC Apr 22 2010 05:25 PM Re: New Uni Numbers

Kinda creepy.