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Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #66: When the Legends Came to Port St. Lucie
Welcome back to Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing, our weekly stroll through the Mets attic the place where the yearbooks are a little dusty, the bubble gum cards stick together, and every once in a while you stumble across something that makes you stop and say, “Wait… I remember that.” Last week, we sorted out the tale of the two Bob Millers, a pair of pitchers who shared not only a name, but a spot on the same 1962 Mets roster forcing Casey Stengel to rename one of

Mark Rosenman
Apr 54 min read


Former Mets Friday: Week 1
Opening Day always brings hope. The day after? That’s when reality—and curiosity—set in. Following this year’s opener, we posted a graphic on Kiner’s Korner highlighting several key players no longer with the Mets and how they performed in their first games elsewhere. What happened next surprised even us. The post took on a life of its own, racking up over 70,000 impressions and sparking plenty of conversation. Some loved it. Some didn’t. Some wanted more. Some probably wante

Mark Rosenman
Apr 310 min read


Three Leagues, One Legend: Remembering The Life and Mets Days of George Altman
Baseball lost one of its great travelers this week. And I don’t mean the “Edwin Jackson played for fourteen different teams” kind of traveler. I mean the “he basically was the poster child for TSA PreCheck for three different baseball worlds” variety traveler. George Altman — Negro Leaguer, Major Leaguer, Japanese baseball star, two-time All-Star, and possessor of enough passport stamps to make Rick Steves ask for travel advise, passed away at 92. Bob Kendrick of the Negro L

Mark Rosenman
Nov 27, 20255 min read


Ottavino vs. Mendoza: Ex-Met Speaks Out But Is This Just Clickbait?
Former Mets reliever Adam Ottavino recently went on the offensive against his former team during an episode of his Baseball & Coffee podcast, criticizing manager Carlos Mendoza and the Mets organization for what he called “haphazard” bullpen management and a lack of communication that allegedly led to numerous injuries during the 2025 season. Ottavino didn’t mince words. He claimed Mendoza “has no idea what he’s doing when it comes to bullpen guys and how to keep them healthy

Mark Rosenman
Nov 21, 20254 min read
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