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Time Traveler Tuesdays: Mets First Base in the 2000s—Power, Pop, and Plenty of Big Names
With John Olerud leaving Queens for Seattle after the 1999 season, the Mets had to get creative in filling their first base position. Todd Zeile, whose natural position was originally catcher but who had played nearly 2,000 Major League games at third base, was chosen to man first base for the Mets in 2000. Zeile knew he had a lot of work ahead to master the footwork and nuances of first base. So he reached out to one of the best to ever do it—a Mets legend. "I worked with Ke

Manny Fantis
Jan 64 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


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
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