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Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #54 :The Mets Know How to Make Draft Picks, They Just Don't Know How to Keep the Draft Picks.
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the curling pages of old yearbooks, and rediscover the players who once made you pause mid–potato knish and mutter, “Hold on… he was a Met, right?” Last week, class focused on Joe Frazier , not the heavyweight champion, but the Mets manager whose brief tenure somehow produced a better winning percentage than Ter

Mark Rosenman
5 days ago7 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #53 : The Other Joe Frazier: The Mets Manager Who Won More Than You Remember
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the curling pages of old yearbooks, and rediscover the players who once made you pause mid potato knish and mutter, “Hold on… he was a Met, right?” We closed out 2025 by revisiting one of the strangest detours in Mets history, when Tom Seaver, Ron Swoboda, Ralph Kiner and Yogi Berra paid a visit to Sing Sing pri

Mark Rosenman
Jan 45 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #52 : A Shawshank Moment in Mets History at Sing Sing
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the curling pages of old yearbooks, and rediscover the players who once made you pause mid potato knish and mutter, “Hold on… he was a Met, right?” Last week, we told the story of Jim Beauchamp, a baseball lifer whose time in Flushing was brief, bruising, and ultimately redemptive, a reminder that baseball caree

Mark Rosenman
Dec 28, 20256 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #51 : Jim Beauchamp: The Forgotten Mets Bench Hero Who Shined When It Mattered
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the curling pages of old yearbooks, and rediscover the players who once made you pause mid potato knish and mutter, “Hold on… he was a Met, right?” Last week, we told the story of Randy “Moose” Milligan, a man whose Mets career could fit comfortably on a cocktail napkin but whose fingerprints somehow wound up al

Mark Rosenman
Dec 21, 20256 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #50 : Randy “Moose” Milligan The Mets Minor League Monster Who Helped Discover David Wright
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble gum cards, flip through the yearbooks that still smell faintly of pretzels, and rediscover the players who made you pause mid potato knish and mutter, Hold on, he was a Met, right? Last week, we took a sentimental stroll through Shea Stadium’s old organ loft and revisited the legacy of Jane Jarvis, the musical magician who could turn a

Mark Rosenman
Dec 14, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #49 : Jane Jarvis: The Jazz Genius Who Gave Shea Stadium Its Soundtrack
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush the dust off the bubble-gum cards, rummage through the old yearbooks, and rediscover the players who made you pause mid–potato knish and mutter, “Hold on… he was a Met, right?” Last week, we dove into the rarest of Mets species, the two-sport unicorn himself, DJ Dozier, NFL running back, major-leaguer, and a man who collected job titles the way the rest of us

Mark Rosenman
Dec 7, 20256 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #48 : From Penn State Hero to Flushing Footnote: D.J. Dozier’s Remarkable Journey
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum cards and game-used jerseys of the guys who made you squint and go, “Wait… didn’t he play for us?” Last week, we spotlighted the slime-soaked, neon-splattered Nickelodeon crossover era, a chapter of Mets lore so bizarre you’d swear it was dreamed up by a pack of sugar-fueled 10-year-olds who’d just mainlined Fruit Gushers and were ready to p

Mark Rosenman
Nov 30, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #47 :When Shea Stadium Went Full Nickelodeon: The Wildest Mets Attraction Ever Built
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum cards and game-used jerseys of the guys who made you squint and go, “Wait… didn’t he play for us?” Last week, we spotlighted Kevin Baez — the smooth-handed Brooklyn shortstop who carved out a life in baseball that’s been more meaningful than many players with ten times the headlines. A grinder, a teacher, a championship manager, and a guy wh

Mark Rosenman
Nov 23, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #46 : Kevin Baez: Mets Shortstop, Ducks Manager, Long Island Baseball Icon
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum cards and game-used jerseys of the guys who made you squint and go, “Wait… didn’t he play for us?” Last week, we looked back at Brent Gaff — the Indiana right-hander who quietly became a dependable arm in the early ’80s Mets bullpen and now builds some of the finest fishing rods this side of the Midwest. This week, we stay closer to home — a

Mark Rosenman
Nov 16, 20255 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #45 : Brent Gaff "Give Him the Ball and Let Him Go"
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum cards and game-used jerseys of the guys who made you squint and go, “Wait… didn’t he play for us?” Last week, we looked back at Brian Cole, the five-tool comet who blazed through the Mets’ system before tragedy cut his story short. This week, we go back to the early ’80s before Doc, before Darryl, before the Home Run Apple even knew how to

Mark Rosenman
Nov 9, 20253 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #44 : Gone Too Soon: The Mets’ Lost Superstar, Brian Cole
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum cards and game-used jerseys of the guys who made you squint and go, “Wait… didn’t he play for us?” Last week, we looked back at Chuck Hiller and Harvey Haddix , two men who helped shape a young franchise with fundamentals, grit, and good humor. This week, we shift gears to someone who never made it to Shea but whose name still makes longtime

Mark Rosenman
Nov 2, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #43 :The Yankees Had M&M, the Mets Had H&H: Meet the Mets’ Hiller and Haddix in ’67
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where the dust smells like pine tar and nostalgia, and where we occasionally stumble across treasures we thought we’d forgotten. Last week, we focused on Ron Herbel, a sturdy right-hander whose brief but reliable stint with the Mets in 1970 made him the kind of pitcher every team needs: steady, uncomplaining, and quietly effective. This week, we return to the 1960s, to a Me

Mark Rosenman
Oct 26, 20256 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #42 : The Hardest Working Arm You Forgot: Ron Herbel’s 1970 Mets Cameo
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where the dust smells like pine tar and nostalgia, and where we occasionally find something we forgot we ever owned. Last week, we wandered off the basepaths entirely and into the barnyard, revisiting Homer the Beagle and Mettle the Mule , the two mascots who barked, brayed, and did their best to distract us from box scores that sometimes made you want to cover your eyes. T

Mark Rosenman
Oct 19, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #41 : The Beagle and the Mule That Time Forgot: Mets Mascot Madness
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Oct 12, 20255 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #40: From No-Hitter to Miracle: The Story of Don Cardwell
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Oct 5, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #39 : The Mets’ Lost Voices: Steve Albert and Lorn Brown
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 28, 20255 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #38 : Jenrry Mejía: The Mets’ First “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Story
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 21, 20254 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #37: From Norfolk to Nippon: The Roberto Petagine Tale
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we dust off the bubble-gum...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 14, 20253 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #36 : Randy Milligan: The Tidewater Titan Who Never Got His Turn
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush aside the...

Mark Rosenman
Sep 7, 20253 min read


Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #35 : The Summer of Pepe: Mangual's Fast Feet and Fading Fame
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly rummage through the Mets’ attic, where we brush aside the...

Mark Rosenman
Aug 31, 20254 min read
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