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Mets who share your birthday

OlerudOwned Dec 03 2005 08:21 PM

File this under: Bored, Very. And hopefully its baseball enough for this part of the forum. Anyway, using [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.shtml]this[/url], find the Mets sharing your birthday. My turnout, Jan. 11: [url=http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0161]Jim McAndrew[/url] The Underwhelming [url=http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0606&tabno=1]Jermaine Allensworth[/url] [url=http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0088&tabno=7]Danny "Before My Time But Apparently Known As A Really Ugly Dude" Napoleon[/url] [url=http://www.ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0261&tabno=7]Dan Norman[/url] This will soon be followed by "Mets with Similar Social Sec. #s to You" and "Mets who share your PIN number".

cooby Dec 03 2005 08:34 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 03 2005 08:37 PM

I'll play. I already know, before I even look, that Alejandro Pena was born the very same day as me. Here's my list, I think he's the only one that was a Met... http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=6&day=25 Whoops. Him, and, uh, Carlos Delgado

Zvon Dec 03 2005 08:37 PM

wow,,,,Rico Brogna and Doug Flynn. I like that company. Gonna have to send em a card.

TheOldMole Dec 03 2005 08:46 PM

Bill Denehy.

Zvon Dec 03 2005 09:01 PM

="TheOldMole"]Bill Denehy. he shares Tom Terrifics Topps rookie card. kool beans

SI Metman Dec 03 2005 10:09 PM

Ron Hodges Non-Mets: Esteban Yan and deceased Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell.

DocTee Dec 04 2005 02:16 AM

Dave Magadan... HOF Robin Roberts, and,,, the prize for toughest kid in middle-school: DICK COX

SwitchHitter Dec 04 2005 02:17 AM

Darrin Jackson

Valadius Dec 04 2005 02:47 AM

Todd Pratt

seawolf17 Dec 04 2005 06:24 AM

No Mets; Jim Rice and Dick Allen are the biggest non-Met baseball names on my birthday list.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 04 2005 08:22 AM

I struck out :(

Yancy Street Gang Dec 04 2005 09:08 AM

I share a birthday with Dyar Miller and Toby Borland. Another way to play this game is to see which Met was born closest to your date of birth. I was born in 1963, just two days after Edwin Nuñez, whose name came up around here just a few days ago.

MFS62 Dec 04 2005 10:25 AM

Current Met Heath Bell. Don't know of any past Mets, because I never thougt it important enough to look up. Later

Johnny Dickshot Dec 04 2005 10:32 AM

I share a birthday with only one Met: Ken Singleton, who also, is probably the best player in bb history with that birthdate (although you could make a case for Jack Graney, who played in the teens and 20s for the Injuns, or maybe Freddy Garcia. The Mets born closest to my birthdate are Bill Spiers (5 days older) and Dave Lidell (5 days younger). To my knowledge the athlete born closest our birthdates is Mike Tyson (2 days).

TheOldMole Dec 04 2005 12:35 PM

Former Brooklyn Dodger Steve Lembo and Hall of Famer Roger Bresnahan both died on my birthday.

Edgy DC Dec 04 2005 12:36 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 04 2005 01:57 PM

Mets born on my birthday: Kevin Brown (1990 Mets, born exactly one year prior to me in 1966), Tucker Ashford (1983 Mets, born 1954), and Stan Jeferson (1986 Mets, born 1962 in New York). Other big-league notables born on my birthday:Hall-of-Famer Sam Thompson (1860). Also Lee Smith (1957) and Paul Konerko (1976). I was born 11 days before Don Florence, and so our lives are linked.

GYC Dec 04 2005 12:40 PM

Cliff Floyd and I celebrate tomorrow.

mlbaseballtalk Dec 04 2005 01:22 PM

On my exact day, some Marlin/Tiger named [url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knottga01.shtml]Gary Knotts[/url] Dennis Springer Lenny Randle Frank Estrada Hall of Famer Chick Hafey Ex MFY who actually lived up to the moniker Tim Redding Ruben Amaro Jr Star Tiger Chet Lemon Astro star Don Wilson Orioles Don Stanhouse and Pat Dobson Joe Garagiola Dom DiMaggio

dinosaur jesus Dec 04 2005 02:01 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Mets born on my birthday: Kevin Brown (1990 Mets, born exactly one year prior to me in 1966), Tucker Ashford (1983 Mets, born 1954), and Stan Jeferson (1986 Mets, born 1962 in New York). Other big-league notables born on my birthday:Hall-of-Famer Sam Thompson (1860). Also Lee Smith (1957) and Paul Konerko (1976). I was born 11 days before Don Florence, and so our lives are linked. Tucker Ashford and Stan Jefferson celebrate their birthdays today, in fact. Which I do too, as it happens--Stan and I are exactly the same age, but he got all the breaks.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 04 2005 02:03 PM

Francinsense (sp.) and Myrrh (sp.) for all. Today is Jesus's brithday!

Edgy DC Dec 04 2005 02:13 PM

Happy birthday. Guess I looked at the wrong page. I do have Kevin Brown, though, along with Les Rohr and Larry Elliott.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 04 2005 02:15 PM

Happy Birthday DJ!

GYC Dec 04 2005 04:09 PM

dinosaur jesus wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Mets born on my birthday: Kevin Brown (1990 Mets, born exactly one year prior to me in 1966), Tucker Ashford (1983 Mets, born 1954), and Stan Jeferson (1986 Mets, born 1962 in New York). Other big-league notables born on my birthday:Hall-of-Famer Sam Thompson (1860). Also Lee Smith (1957) and Paul Konerko (1976). I was born 11 days before Don Florence, and so our lives are linked. Tucker Ashford and Stan Jefferson celebrate their birthdays today, in fact. Which I do too, as it happens--Stan and I are exactly the same age, but he got all the breaks. Happy Birthday.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 04 2005 04:35 PM

And, now that I've read this in detail, Happy Birthday Edgy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edgy DC Dec 04 2005 04:51 PM

No, thanks. That was an error. I mistakenly had two pages open. One for my day, and one for today, and included players from both days. I was born on a chill day in early spring. Frost was still on the mountain grass. The geese had begun re-arriving. Australian destroyers were attached to the US seventh fleet in Viet Nam, as Dr. Martin Luther King protested against that war, his first anti-war march. Tiddlywinks had completed it's evolution into its modern form. The Mets had just begun their spring training schedule with a young righthander from Southern California named George Feaver. Jackie Wilson and his drummer and friend Jimmie Smith were arrested in a South Carolina motel on "morals charges." They were aparrently entertaining caucasian women in some capacity. Ted Kennedy hadn't yet disgraced himself and it was still OK, if somewhat clichéd for an Irish Catholic family to name their fourth child Edward and nickname him Teddy. That didn't last long. It was in this historical cauldron that I first saw the light in this fallen world.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 04 2005 05:03 PM

Fine. Pass the cake along to DJ.

dinosaur jesus Dec 04 2005 09:02 PM

Thanks, guys

TheOldMole Dec 04 2005 11:24 PM

On the date of my birth, the Rangers blew by the Bruins 4-1 to reach the Stanley Cup finals. In exhibition baseball, Carl Hubbell led the Giants past the Brooklyn Dodgers. Johnny Dickshot went 0-2 for the Terrymen. The Yanks lost 3-2 to the New Orleans Pelicans, despite 3 hits, including a triple, by Joe DiMaggio. Almost all the Pelicans had such long names that they were abbrevieated in the box score and I'm not quite sure who they all were, but future major leaguers included Carden Gillenwater and Pete Coscarart. During the game, the PA announcer had to ask three fans to remove their cars from a nearby railroad track so that a train could get by. Burgess Meredith and Ingrid Bergman opened on Broadway in Liliom (later to become Carousel).

cleonjones11 Dec 05 2005 12:37 AM Joe Orsulak

5/31 and we went to high school together..Parsippany Hills NJ..werid..

archive man Dec 05 2005 01:04 PM

with me...DWIGHT GOODEN.. same birthdate/year...#16

KC Dec 05 2005 01:15 PM

For some reason, I thought in the back of my head that I shared a birthday with The Say Hey Kid. I was mistaken. I know it's someone famous, but I can't think of it right now. Otherwise, slim pickings for 8/27 Mets wise ... http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddumi01.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcraebr01.shtml

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 01:17 PM

My friend Dave shares a birthday with you.

KC Dec 05 2005 01:18 PM

Dave and Mother Theresa ... how I got Willie Mays I'll never know. Pee Wee Herman too - uh - YUCK.

metirish Dec 05 2005 01:33 PM

A bunch of players born on my b/day feb 24th...two hall of famers Eddie Murray and Honus Wagner..apart from Murray not sure if anyone else here played for the Mets.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=2&day=24

soupcan Dec 05 2005 01:50 PM

Mike Bacsik Rey Ordonez Dave Telgheder Roberto Hernandez

Valadius Dec 05 2005 01:53 PM

Now that I looked it up: February 9th Todd Pratt Mookie Wilson Doug Linton Notable Non-Mets: Bill Veeck John Kruk Vic Wertz Clete Boyer Vladimir Guerrero Mookie turns 50 next year.

Willets Point Dec 05 2005 01:59 PM

Holy Shizzle, I share a birthday with David "Big Papi" Ortiz! That completely overwhelms the Mets born on the same date: Steve Henderson (who hit the walk-off grand slam that got me hooked on the Mets when I was young) Jay Hook Cal Koonce Allen Watson Other non-Mets: Gary Sheffield (Uncle Doc's birthday is 2 days earlier), "Flash" Gordon, "Bionic Fat" Bichette, Jamie Moyer and Gene Mauch.

sharpie Dec 05 2005 02:06 PM

No Mets but Ichiro and Jimmy Foxx are on the October 22nders. We rule.

HahnSolo Dec 05 2005 02:09 PM

The only Met-ly connection to my b-day (Sept. 23) is Pete Harnisch. How depressing.

G-Fafif Dec 05 2005 02:30 PM

When the rest of you are celebrating New Year's Eve, Rick Aguilera and I are blowing out candles. He's got one more than me.

Lundy Dec 05 2005 02:31 PM

No Met shares my birthday, June 29, but Harmon Killebrew and Pedro Guererro do. My daughter, born April 1, shares an April Fool's birthday with Rusty Staub and Willie Montanez. My wife, born December 15, shares a birthday with Met-busts Mo Vaughn and Art Howe.

seawolf17 Dec 05 2005 02:57 PM

My wife's birthday is much Metlier than mine: she shares with Jeff Duncan, Tony Tarasco, Mike Fyhrie, Juan Samuel, Bruce Boisclair, Doc Medich, Jerry Cram, Del Unser, and almost-Met Todd Van Poppel. That eight has to be some kind of record.

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 03:00 PM

And who wouldn't want to send that lineup out there for a game?

Johnny Dickshot Dec 05 2005 03:18 PM

My wife shares a birthdate with Game 2 of the '69 playoffs, and a birthday with the legendary Game 2 of the 2000 NLDS.

sharpie Dec 05 2005 03:24 PM

OK, I had none (you all knew that), but neither do my wife or daughter. My son has Joe Hietpas (one game, no plate appearances) and Armando Reynoso. My Met family sucks.

rpackrat Dec 05 2005 03:30 PM

Reid Cornelius, Kurt Abbott, Mike Stanton (ugh!!!), Kelvin Chapman.

Yancy Street Gang Dec 05 2005 03:33 PM

seawolf17 wrote: My wife's birthday is much Metlier than mine: she shares with Jeff Duncan, Tony Tarasco, Mike Fyhrie, Juan Samuel, Bruce Boisclair, Doc Medich, Jerry Cram, Del Unser, and almost-Met Todd Van Poppel. That eight has to be some kind of record. December 9 is indeed the most common Mets birthday, with 8 players born on that date. December 1 and October 1 come in second with 7. Six Mets were born mon May 12, December 3, and February 18. And the following dates have never birthed any Mets: January 1, 5, 18, 25, 26 February 3, 6, 8, 22, 26, 28 March 3, 6, 14, 15, 18 April 22. May 8, 18, 22, 26, 30 June 13, 14. July 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28. September 10. October 8, 22. November 19. December 2, 12, 22. (Note: I haven't figured in the LoDucas, Delgados, Wagners, etc. This only covers the 771 who have played for the Mets through 2005.)

G-Fafif Dec 05 2005 03:39 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: (Note: I haven't figured in the LoDucas, Delgados, Wagners, etc. This only covers the 771 who have played for the Mets through 2005.) And no doubt leaves Jerry Moses and Mac Suzuki checking their mailboxes in vain for birthday cards.

MFS62 Dec 05 2005 03:39 PM

Speaking of birthdays, today, December 5, is the birthday of the worst "regular" ever to play for the Mets - Al Moran. Those of you who saw him play would probably agree. Those of you who didn't, trust me on this one. Later

metirish Dec 05 2005 03:42 PM

Someone remembers him fondly 62,the person that sponsors Al's page on BR wrote this... ] Fletcher Rabbit sponsor(s) this page. For a little 9-year-old kid from Queens, the '63 Mets were IT! And shortstop Al Moran was my very favorite ballplayer. Thanx for that one home run, Al.

cooby Dec 05 2005 03:43 PM

I think Rey Ordonez changed his birthday

MFS62 Dec 05 2005 03:45 PM

Well, that's one (fan of his). I dare you to find another one. :) Later

Valadius Dec 05 2005 04:13 PM

Carlos Delgado - June 25th Paul Lo Duca - April 12th Billy Wagner - July 25th Tike Redman - March 10th Xavier Nady - November 14th Wagner takes care of our lack of July 25th-ers.

seawolf17 Dec 05 2005 04:41 PM

Good research, V. Who's the March 8 Met? I didn't think I found one for myself.

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 04:51 PM

Willard Hunter is your March 8th Met.

seawolf17 Dec 05 2005 04:55 PM

Excellent. I had never heard of him, so I didn't click him on the list. Thanks.

GYC Dec 05 2005 05:18 PM

MFS62 wrote: Speaking of birthdays, today, December 5, is the birthday of the worst "regular" ever to play for the Mets - Al Moran. Those of you who saw him play would probably agree. Those of you who didn't, trust me on this one. Later Woops, I missed him when I looked it up. I'm ashamed.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 05 2005 05:22 PM

Tho the record says different, the 1963 Mets were worse than the 1962 Mets. I don't mean to pile on Al Moran, but he was one reason for sure. You could also argue the 1965 Mets were worse than the 1964 Mets

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 05:25 PM

Though it's hard to define "full-timer," I think Phil Linz '68 had as tough a season as anybody who ever led the Mets in appearances at a position.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 05 2005 06:01 PM

Billy Cowan has to rank up there. Acquired for a decent player (Altman) and the opening day leadoff hitter and centerfielder in '65. 179/205/314 He was Rich Becker before Rich Becker was Rich Becker. [url]http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cowanbi01.shtml[/url]

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 06:24 PM

Good call, Cowan flew under my radar, as he wasn't one of the three leading outfield apparitions, but, when narrowing it down more specifically, he did lead the team in appearances in center.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 05 2005 06:35 PM

He was the only one who could play center, really. Had 19 homers the year before and was still young, but just a dreadful swing-and-miss guy and probably flew out an awful lot in Shea vs. getting windblown homers in Wrigley. Look how fucking bad he was! 162 PA, 4 BB, 45 K.

MFS62 Dec 05 2005 07:02 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Though it's hard to define "full-timer," I think Phil Linz '68 had as tough a season as anybody who ever led the Mets in appearances at a position. But at least Phil could provide some comedy relief with his harmonica playing. By comparison, those who saw him play would probably agree that they can't think of one positive thing to say about Moran. (We're not sure about his being kind to his parents, kids and small animals.) Later

Edgy DC Dec 05 2005 07:27 PM

Although he wasn't an opening day guy, Jeff Duncan's 2003 (leading all Mets with 52 games in center, despite a .536 OPS in 166 plate appearances) is pretty analagous to Billy Cowan's 1965.

RealityChuck Dec 06 2005 10:51 AM

Looks like the only Met to share my birthday is Ray Burris -- whose hair was more interesting than his pitching. I do share with three hall of famers, including one born in the same county as me.