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Where Are They Now?

Edgy DC Apr 12 2010 08:53 PM

Inspired by Greg's masterful update of the 1999 Mets (or 2000? I forget), I thought --- apart from the updates of the Brogna thread, we could get a file going with a one-two sentence update of where Mets are now. Sound crazy? Yeah, it frankly does, but we've got time, and we've got personnel. So pick up this where the previous guy left off. (It'd be fun to do it chronologically, but I don't want to wrangle over the exact order, wo I'm starting alphabeticall in 1962). Try and be brief but definitive. And don't go nuts and try to take over. Collaboration is the idea. Craig Anderson: Retired coach and administrator at Lehigh University, last seen touring the country in an RV with his wife. Richie Ashburn: Died 9/9/1997 (70) in New York City of a heart attack the morning after calling a Phillies-Mets game. Gus Bell: Died 5/7/1995 (66) in Montgomery, OH of a heart attack. He was the patriarch of a three-generation baseball dynasty, and lives on in the Annual Gus Bell Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting theDown Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati. Ed Bouchee: Retired manger of Adelco in (the disastrously mispronounced) Des Plaines, IL where he had worked since leaving baseball in 1963. Last known to be residing in Gilbert, AZ. Chris Cannizzaro: Director of Baseball Operations for the University of San Diego, which sounds like it makes him Tony Gwynn's boss, but (on edit) Gwynn's at San Diego State Elio Chacon Harry Chiti Joe Christopher Galen Cisco Choo Choo Coleman Cliff Cook Roger Craig Ray Daviault John DeMerit Sammy Drake Larry Foss Joe Ginsberg Rick Herrscher Jim Hickman Dave Hillman Gil Hodges Jay Hook Willard Hunter Al Jackson Sherman Jones Rod Kanehl Ed Kranepool Clem Labine Hobie Landrith Ken MacKenzie Felix Mantilla Jim Marshall Bob Miller Bob Miller Vinegar Bend Mizell Herb Moford Bob Moorhead Charlie Neal Joe Pignatano Bobby Gene Smith Sammy Taylor Frank Thomas Marv Throneberry Gene Woodling Don Zimmer

HahnSolo Apr 12 2010 09:00 PM Re: Where Are They Now?

Gwynn's at San Diego State, diff. university than ole Canzoneri. I could try and tackle some of the others tomorrow.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 12 2010 09:18 PM Re: Where Are They Now?

I always thought this song (my friend's band did it) shoulda been a hit. Maybe it needs a "middle 8" or something. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baVo4x_DvY0 Elio Chacon Died in his native Venezuela in 1992 at age 55. I have no idea what he did after baseball. Harry Chiti Like Elio Chacon, remembered for dubious achievement with the 62 Mets. Died in 2002 at age 69. I have no idea what he did after baseball. Joe Christopher Operated a baseball school in native Virgin Islands before returning to the United States, to Baltimore, where he was a freelance artist and painter. Galen Cisco Resides in Celina, Ohio. His grandson, Mike Cisco, was drafted in the 2008 amateur draft. His sons, Jeff Cisco and Galen Cisco, Jr. also played in the minors. Mike Cisco, RHP, is ranked as the Phillies' 20th best prospect by some blog and he's currently assigned to AA Reading. Choo Choo Coleman Like Chiti and Chacon. Sax player for Bruce Springsteen. No, I have no idea. Where do I find this?

G-Fafif Apr 13 2010 07:25 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Inspired by Greg's masterful update of the 1999 Mets (or 2000? I forget) It was 2000, and it was Steve, with help from the 2010 yearbook.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 13 2010 07:28 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

How flattered are you to be confused with Steve Rogers?

G-Fafif Apr 13 2010 07:28 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: How flattered are you to be confused with Steve Rogers? Clearly I'm moving up in the world.

G-Fafif Apr 13 2010 07:40 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

I do believe I brought this up after reading it, but I highly recommend in light of this discussion, The Amazin' Mets, 1962-1969 by Bill Ryczek, covering with welcome depth the composition of the post-Original, pre-Miracle Mets (though those teams are included as well). Included are studies of the remarkable intellectual strength of the '62 pitching staff, the resurrection of Duke Snider, what it was really like to play for Casey Stengel, the forgotten youth movements, the improvement and inevitable fallback of the Wes Westrum Mets, visits with the likes of Don Bosch, Bill Denehy and Joe Christopher and the Yogi Berra/Warren Spahn interludes. A lot of stories I'd never read before, well beyond the myths we know. Ryczek also wrote the definitive portrait of the early Jets, Crash of the Titans, recently updated.

seawolf17 Apr 13 2010 07:48 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

I'll second the call on the Ryczek book. Really, really enjoyable.

G-Fafif Apr 13 2010 08:23 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Cliff Cook Doing fine in Texas, according to daughter Sharon on UMDB (2008). Worked in a sporting goods store in Arlington in the early '90s. Not a baseball coach in Ohio, though there's a Cliff Cook who's done that. Roger Craig The man who taught Mike Scott's pitches to dance and later manager of the '89 pennant-winning Giants. Last managed in 1992. Turned 80 in February. Ray Daviault Coached junior league ball in Montreal (UMDB). A FAFIF post regarding literal Rays and Phils who were Mets during the 2008 World Series elicited a note from a big fan of Mr. Daviault. I met the guy (the fan, not Ray) at a reading this winter. Ray did grace a 2005 meeting of SABR's Quebec chapter where he shared "his catalogue of stories" from the '62 Mets. "He has only the fondest memories of that one season in the major leagues when the Mets brought new meaning to words like mediocrity. Well he remembers his own record (1-6; 6.22 ERA), the batters who had his number, and his one big league hit. John DeMerit Perfect member of a team that gathered 120 demerits. Retired from the Port Washington, Wisc. Parks and Recreation Department (per Janet Paskin, Tales From the 1962 New York Mets, published 2004). Told Ryczek he didn't think the Original Mets would be THAT bad, except "the people who were old got older." He also remembered many of the players didn't care for the host of the Mets' pre- and postgame radio show, an overbearing fellow named Howard Cosell. Sammy Drake Passed away January 27, 2010. Taught Sunday school at his brother Solly's (ex-MLBer) church in Los Angeles. Was one of five Mets to have played in the Negro League (singular by the time they came along)

TheOldMole Apr 13 2010 09:16 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Ordered the Bill Ryczek book.

Ashie62 Apr 13 2010 11:26 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Clem Labine died in 2007 one week after exploratory brain surgery. He had been employed by the Finkelstein Sporting Goods company Vinegar Bend Mizell had a heart attack in 1998 which contributed to his death in 1999. Vinegar had been working in the Dept. of Agriculture in the Reagan Administration.

Met Hunter Apr 14 2010 08:37 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Incidentally, Craig Anderson sold the RV after traveling the US for three years with his wife, and bought a retirement home in Dunnellon, FL, where he lives today. Occasionally helps out the pitchers at the local HS.

Edgy DC Apr 14 2010 08:41 AM Re: Where Are They Now?

Way to go.