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Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

G-Fafif Oct 04 2017 02:02 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 04 2017 02:32 AM

Solly Hemus, the longest-surviving coach from the 1962 Mets, passed away Monday in Houston at age 94. He coached third base in the franchise's first year, and managed the Franchise, Tom Seaver, in his first professional year, for Jacksonville in 1966. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... 4ec5c.html

Edgy MD Oct 04 2017 02:09 AM Re: Silly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

I had Solly on my shortlist of interviews for the Mets manager, too. He last managed in the bigs in 1961. Fifty-six years waiting for a second chance!

Frayed Knot Oct 04 2017 02:11 AM Re: Silly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

'Silly' .... #@&*)$ auto-correct

Edgy MD Oct 04 2017 02:13 AM Re: Silly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

I was gonna fix it, but I figured FaFiF had his reasons.

G-Fafif Oct 04 2017 02:33 AM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

The '62 Mets were silly. But that was a mistake. So sorry Solly.

G-Fafif Oct 04 2017 02:34 AM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

The last major league manager from the 1950s, too.

MFS62 Oct 04 2017 01:39 PM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

I remember him as a player for the Cards and Phillies, too. RIP, Solly. Later

Edgy MD Oct 04 2017 04:13 PM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

“George Weiss, the General Manager, brought me on board to the Mets in 1962. Casey Stengel was one of the smartest managers in baseball and Weiss was an excellent GM, so I knew I couldn't lose.” — Solly Hemus

G-Fafif Oct 04 2017 04:24 PM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

Tom Seaver is the best pitching prospect the Mets have ever signed. Tom has a 35-year-old head on top of a 21-year-old arm. Usually we get a 35-year-old arm attached to a 21-year-old head. —Solly Hemus after Seaver's first Jacksonville start, 1966

RealityChuck Oct 04 2017 04:29 PM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

I remember him from a 1960 baseball card, before there were Mets. The little cartoon on the back made a big deal that the previous season he was a player-manager. And that "knack for getting on base"? His lifetime OBA was .390.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 04 2017 06:56 PM Re: Solly Hemus, Original Mets coach, 1923-2017

Of the people in the UMDB who are dead at the present time, Solly Hemus lasted longer than all but one: These are those who made it past their 90th birthdays: Grant, M. Donald November 28, 1998 Hobe Sound, Fla. 94 years, 211 days Hemus, Solomon Joseph (Solly) October 2, 2017 Houston, Tex. 94 years, 168 days Cavarretta, Philip Joseph (Phil) December 17, 2010 Liliburn, Ga. 94 years, 151 days Jarvis, Luella Jane Nossett (Jane) January 25, 2010 Englewood, N.J. 94 years, 86 days Harder, Melvin LeRoy (Mel) October 20, 2002 Chardon, O. 93 years, 5 days Kiner, Ralph McPherran (Ralph) February 6, 2014 Rancho Mirage, Cal. 91 years, 102 days Holmes, Thomas Francis (Tommy) April 14, 2008 Boca Raton, Fla. 91 years, 16 days Devine, Vaughan P. (Bing) January 27, 2007 St. Louis, Mo. 90 years, 332 days Berra, Lawrence Peter (Yogi) September 22, 2015 West Caldwell, N.J. 90 years, 133 days