Hi, I'm Rafael Ortega. I was Met #1210, appearing in the 2023 season we just played. The White Sox signed me to a minor-league contract 26 days ago, eliciting all of zero memories from you. Zero.
But that's understandable, seeing as I only appeared in ... 47 games! Holy shit, I appeared in 47 GAMES and you couldn't be bothered with giving me a memorial thread?! You suck!
I'm sorry, that was harsh, but come on! You're, like, the Rafael Ortega of forums! Please, won't somebody remember me?!
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:14 am
by MFS62
He had shown occasional power in the minors and I wanted to see how much he could contribute when he was brought up.
His 1 HR and 8 RBI in 47 games said "not too much".
Later
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:24 am
by Edgy MD
"Do not neglect to offer memories to Mets, for some have walked-off against the Angels."
— Hodges 13:2
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:40 am
by Johnny Lunchbucket
He was the opposite of Arauz, a quiet unassuming guy with quiet unassuming performances. I couldn't believe how often he played last year. I mean I could but I couldn't also.
Among outfielders who wore No. 30 he was no Floyd or Conforto.
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:46 am
by Fman99
Like a lot of quad AAA types, I remember them more for their appearances in the 'Cuse, in the flesh, than I do for anything accomplished at the MLB level.
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:37 pm
by Cowtipper
Had enough flashes of decency that it wouldn't have hurt to bring him back for 2024. Also, he stole six bases for New York. I didn't know he was that much of a speedster.
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:49 pm
by Lefty Specialist
I must have missed each of the 47 games he played in. 'Cuz I got nothin'.
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:00 pm
by G-Fafif
Rafael Ortega out to make new memories, signing a minor league contract with the Mets and receiving a Spring Training invite.
Re: Memories of Rafael Ortega
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:04 pm
by Benjamin Grimm
I pretty much tuned out the last couple of months of the 2023 season. I started having account problems at my gf's house (for some reason it thought the location was in the New York blackout area, but it's clearly not) and I barely checked in when I was at home. The team was going so badly that I didn't try too hard to get it resolved, and thankfully it didn't recur for 2024.
So while I was aware of Ortega's Methood at the time, by now, his name is no longer even familiar to me.
