Author: Gerry Silverman

Amazin’ Moments: Benny Agbayani Slams The Cubs

Did you ever notice that certain players that have toiled in the minors for a while tend to exhibit surges in production when they finally get a crack at the big time? It’s as if they had those hits stockpiled for the Show and can’t wait to get them out of their systems once fortune and the front office permits. So it seemed to be with Benny Agbayani, a stocky outfielder who physique evoked the...

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How Best To Leverage The Mets’ Roster Surpluses

Brodie Van Wagenen’s first off-season as the Mets’ GM proved eventful (to say the least) and provided no shortage of head-scratchers as his roster moves appeared to many as being questionable in terms of asset valuation and strangely redundant. While injuries prevented the overlap in certain positions from resulting in what could have been a roster jam, one still has to wonder what the thinking...

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J.D. Davis Shaping Up as Strong Trade Chip For Offseason

As the season approaches its final month, the gap between the Mets’ performance against weaker competition and “real” competition (basically most NL teams with a winning record) prompts consideration as to how that gap might be bridged. As Brodie Van Wagenen’s first off-season in the GM chair has shown, the likelihood of multiple moves involving valuable assets seems high, One of those assets...

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Amazin’ Moments: Rusty and the Rundown

Here’s an Amazin’ Moment I won’t soon forget because it involves one of my favorite Mets of bygone days, Rusty Staub. On Dec. 16, 1980, New York resigned Le Grand Orange for his second tour of duty with the team. He would spend the next five seasons with the Mets and retire in blue and orange. In 1983, Staub tied the National League record for most consecutive pinch hits in a...

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Amazin’ Moments: Fonzie Goes 6-For-6, Homers Three Times!

Edgardo Alfonzo remains one of the most beloved Mets alumni, both for his post-season heroics (e.g. 3 HR’s including a ninth inning grand slam in the space of two vital 1999 playoff games against the Reds and Diamondbacks), and his role as part of the “Best Infield Ever” as dubbed by Sports Illustrated. His flexibility as a player made him an invaluable asset to the team which moved him from his...

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