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Time Traveler Tuesdays: Mets First Basemen of the 1970s: Ed Kranepool, Kingman, Milner and a Decade of Change

Last week, we decided Ed Kranepool was the best Mets 1st baseman of the 1960s. He was a solid fielding option who could also hit for average. The 1970s, however, did not start the way Kranepool or anyone else had planned for the life-long Met. Kranepool started in 1970, probably trying way too hard, after a humbling 1969 season. The Mets organization went out and traded for a slugging first baseman in '69, Donn Clendenon, who ended up being World Series MVP. Clendenon returne

Manny Fantis

Dec 16, 20255 min read

Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #31 : Joe Orsulak: Blue Collar in the Blue and Orange

Welcome back to Sunday School, our weekly trip through the cobwebbed corridors of Mets history, where we dust off the players who wore...

Mark Rosenman

Aug 3, 20253 min read

Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #30: Beyond the Radar Gun: The Underrated Artistry of Terry Leach

Welcome to the thirtieth installment of Mets Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly meditation on the players who slip...

Mark Rosenman

Jul 27, 20255 min read

When the Mets Met Science: The Time Roy Lee Jackson, Steve Henderson & Alex Treviño Made 3-2-1 Contact

Before PitchCom, before the analytics department, before catchers had laminated wristbands the size of a Denny’s menu, there was… hand...

Mark Rosenman

Jul 26, 20253 min read