Good morning my friends and fellow Mets fans. Unfortunately nothing of note or relevance happened to today in Mets infamy – the day is still young though and something is bound to happen. So I picked an obscure Met to profile .
Ed Glynn – relief pitcher
He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1975 – 1978 before being traded to the Mets.
He went on to pitch fot the Cleveland Indians 1981 – 1983; and theMontreal Expos 1985. And as we all know he was a vendor at Shea Stadium before he played professional baseball.
Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Mets in exchange for Mardie Cornejo on March 13, 1979.
Traded by the New York Mets to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dominick Bullinger on April 6, 1981.
Purchased by the New York Mets from the Cleveland Indians on June 22, 1984.
Sold by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox on November 9, 1984.
Pitching Record with New York Mets
Year G IP W L Pct. H R ER HR SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA
1979 46 60.0 1 4 .200 57 22 20 3 32 40 0 0 0 7 3.00
1980 38 52.1 3 3 .500 49 26 24 5 32 23 0 0 0 1 4.13
2 years 84 112.1 4 7 .364 106 48 44 8 64 63 0 0 0 8 3.53
Heres a couple of observations I had after last nights game . David Wright looked like he was on the verge of tears during the post game show . In my opinion he is either exhausted or even he feels this season is lost.
Ray Ramierez looks as there is a big red target on his back.
Dave Howard – Vice President of the Mets should have a big red target on his back after his lame excuse about not bringing back old timers day
Willie Randolph is smiling right now!!
I believe Jerry Manuel will resign by seasons end citing the ineptitude of the front office
Mo Vaughn is STILL fat !!!
and lets do ourselves a huge favor and not listen to Mike Francessa today – we all know he is going to be the smug arrogant bastard that we hate so much .
4 comments
darknova306
7/20/2009-6:24am at 6:24 am (UTC -4)
It looks like the season is starting to really get to Wright. The ridiculous string of injuries, the sloppy fundamentals, the constant criticism and mockery of the team by the media/fans, etc. This all has to be getting to him by now.
metsfan4decades
7/20/2009-7:36am at 7:36 am (UTC -4)
David Wright’s face/demeanor said it all during that post game interview last night. I feel it has less to do with exhaustion and more to do with this season and how it’s played out so far. As the last core player standing (except for pitchers) you have to feel he’s got the weight of that team on his shoulders.
Never did buy the argument of some that players are in it for the $$ and don’t really care about winning as much as us fans do…..
darknova306
7/20/2009-8:30am at 8:30 am (UTC -4)
I think it depends on the player. Remember, Wright grew up a huge Mets fan, so I think that magnifies what this season is doing to him.
gategem
7/20/2009-9:41am at 9:41 am (UTC -4)
While the weight of the season may be getting to Wright he may also be sad because here is a player capable of 30+ hrs and 120+ rbis reduced this year to where he is on a path to hit 10 hrs and 90 rbis because he listened to some yahoos about changing his hitting style to fit the ballpark. Did Mantle bat left handed exclusively at Yankee Stadium because it was 467’ to left center (a trifle larger than Citi Field I would say) or when batting from the right side inside out everything? Did DiMaggio try to inside out every ball for the same reason and did Ted Williams try to hit everything to left field off the wall? I saw Williams and DiMaggio at the end of their careers and I saw Mantle in his prime and the answer to that question was non-sense. Wright was on his way to becoming one of the outstanding power hitters of the game. BTW ask Ralph Kiner if he considered becoming a gap hitter because of the incredible dimensions and huge wall in left field of the old Pittsburgh ballpark. I wonder what he thinks of Wrights change in approach.