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Sons of Ron Swoboda

AG/DC
Jul 25 2008 09:19 PM
Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 25 2008 09:53 PM

When Xavier Nady gets into a game for the Yankees, he'll become the first member of the 2006 class of the Sons of Ron Swoboda, Met heroes from post-season years (even if they never got on the post-seaosn roster) who were doomed to eventually become a Yankee.

  1. Yogi Berra, coach for 1969 post-season Mets and 1976-1983 Yankee coach and 1984-1985 Yankee manager

  2. Ron Swoboda, outfielder for 1969 post-season Mets and 1971-1973 Yankee

  3. Tom Seaver, starting pitcher for 1969 post-season Mets and 1989-1990 Yankee broadcaster
  1. Yogi Berra, manager for 1973 post-season Mets and 1976-1983

  2. Yankee coach and 1984-1985 Yankee manager

  3. Tom Seaver, starting pitcher for 1973 post-season Mets and 1989-1990 Yankee broadcaster

  1. Kevin Elster, shortstop for 1986 post-season Mets and 1994-1995 Yankee

  2. Dwight Gooden, starting pitcher for 1986 post-season Mets and 1996-1997, 2000 Yankee

  3. Stanley Jefferson, outfielder for 1986 post-season Mets and 1989 Yankee

  4. Lee Mazzilli, outfielder/firstbaseman for 1986 post-season Mets and 2000-2003, 2006 Yankee coach

  5. Bob Ojeda, starting pitcher for 1986 post-season Mets and 1994 Yankee

  6. Jesse Orosco, closer for 1986 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee

  7. Rafael Santana, shortop for 1986 post-season Mets and 1988 Yankee

  8. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching coach for 1986 post-season Mets and pitching coach for 1996-2005 Yankees

  9. Darryl Strawberry, outfielder for 1986 post-season Mets and 1995-1999 Yankee
  1. David Cone, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1995-2000 Yankee

  2. Kevin Elster, shortstop for 1988 Mets shortstop and 1994-1995 Yankee

  3. Dwight Gooden, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1996-1997, 2000 Yankee

  4. Lee Mazzilli, outfielder/firstbaseman for 1988 post-season Mets and 2000-2003, 2006 Yankee coach

  5. Bob Ojeda, starting pitcher for 1988 post-season Mets and 1994 Yankee

  6. Jesse Orosco, closer for 1988 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee

  7. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching coach for 1988 post-season Mets and pitching coach for 1996-2005 Yankees

  8. Darryl Strawberry, outfielder for 1988 post-season Mets and 1995-1999 Yankee
  1. Armando Benitez, closer for 1999 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee

  2. Octavio Dotel, starting pitcher and reliever for 1999 post-season Mets and 2006 Yankee

  3. Al Leiter, starting pitcher for 1999 post-season Mets and 2005 Yankee

  4. John Olerud, firstbaseman for 1999 post-season Mets and 2004 Yankee

  5. Terrence Long, outfielder for 1999 post-season Mets and 2006 Yankee

  6. Allen Watson, starting pitcher and reliever for 1999 post-season Mets and 1999-2000 Yankee
  1. Armando Benitez, closer for 2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee

  2. Al Leiter, starting pitcher for 2000 post-season Mets and 2005 Yankee

  3. Todd Zeile, firstbaseman for 2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankee
  1. Xavier Nady, outfielder for 2006 post-season Mets and 2008 Yankee
Think I got 'em all.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jul 25 2008 09:30 PM

Ventura says hi

TransMonk
Jul 25 2008 09:47 PM

Bubba Trammell, too.

Gwreck
Jul 25 2008 09:51 PM

Bubba Trammell played for the MFYs in 2003.

AG/DC
Jul 25 2008 09:54 PM

Two more sons.

TransMonk
Jul 25 2008 09:54 PM

Gwreck wrote:
Bubba Trammell played for the MFYs in 2003.


Yup...2000 post-season Mets and 2003 Yankees.

Just like Zeile and Benitez.

G-Fafif
Jul 26 2008 12:42 AM

El Sid donned the raiment of the Beast in a Spring Training comeback. If we're gonna include Seaver's broadcasting stint...

Benjamin Grimm
Jul 26 2008 06:00 AM

And I suppose Brandon Knight will today become one of the sons of, I dunno, Gene Woodling?