Dec 19 2012 02:49 PM
[list=1][*]Collin is the 15th Met from Kentucky (#14 John Rauch is from Louisville) and the fourth from Lexington. He's the first Lexi to join the cause since Andy Green in 2009. The two other Mets from The Athens of the West: Doug Flynn and Matt Ginter. I don't yet know if Collin or Andy share Doug and Matt's musical bent, but that would be cool.
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[*]Went to University of Kentucky, just like... Doug Flynn and Andy Green!
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[*]Missed his junior year of college after having surgery on his hammate bone.
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[*]He's 5'9". I'm 5'9". I'm sure a lot of Mets outfielders were 5'9". But I think of 5'9" outfielders, and I the first name I come up with is of Darren Bragg. Ms. Met loved Darren Bragg.
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[*]Likes wearing Appalachian mountain man-style beards and shaggy light brown hair. Won't make you not miss Dickey, but might make you not miss his Appalachian mountain man-style beards and shaggy light brown hair so much.
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[*]No particular shortcoming in his game. No overwhelming strength. could use more power.
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[*]Cowgill is an indie folk rock outfit from Boston
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[*]Had exactly one homer and nine RBIs at the big league level each of the last two years.
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[*]That broken hand came by punching a dugout wall after striking out twice against the same pitcher in Visalia. I hope Crash Davis fined him for that.
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[*]If he joins the team for any matchups against the Giants, expect him to get drilled.[/*:m][/list:o]