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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

Jan 117 min read

Thursday Trade Tracker: Kansas City Royals. MLB's Best Prospect, Two Cy Young Winners, and the Top Centerfielder of a Decade

This time of year we are all used to hearing about Kansas City when it comes to football. The Mets and the Kansas City Royals have had lopsided trades that have had severe impacts on both teams. Get ready to hear about almost-was and never-was and could have beens. No, I'm not talking about the Mets getting Ambiorix Burgos or giving up Jeff Keppinger (think a light version of the Squirrel, Jeff McNeil). July 30, 2004. Mets trade OF Jose Bautista for 1B Justin Huber. Did you f

Mitch Green

Jan 86 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 #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 #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 #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