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Name That Mets Batter

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…recent retiree Jeff Kent?

by metsjetsnets on Jan 30, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions  

concur

pixelation can’t contain that stache…

by mmxii on Jan 30, 2009 11:53 AM EST up reply actions  

hot rod hundley?

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Jan 30, 2009 11:16 AM EST reply actions  

Jeff Kent?

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jan 30, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions  

Pee Hands

Moises Alou?

"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."

by IanB in MD on Jan 30, 2009 11:44 AM EST reply actions  

He's wearing gloves, jerk

He’s not called “Pee Gloves.”

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Jan 30, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions  

Whatever

It may be a trick!

"The people of Houston are spending money like oil's selling at $40 a barrel."

by IanB in MD on Jan 30, 2009 12:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Also

I concur with the Jeff Kent supporters.

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Jan 30, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Ventura

I remembered that right after I said it…thanks guys for pointing that out

by metsman07 on Jan 30, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions  

I'm 99.9999% sure

the picture is from 1994 – the patch on the right sleeve is the MLB 125th Anniversary patch, and it’s hard to make out, but I’m pretty positive the patch on the left sleeve is the “Miracle Mets” 25th Anniversary patch:

The batter looks white. So, my vote is either Kent or Kevin McReynolds.

by cjmulrain on Jan 30, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions  

eagle eye

paul lukas of uniwatch would be proud.

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Jan 30, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions  

haha

I’m usually terrible at these, but the second I looked at that uni I noticed the patches look different than they normally do, and it was helpful that there were two unique patches on the Mets unis that year.

by cjmulrain on Jan 30, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Also just noticed the stirrups

I don’t think a Met has worn stirrups this decade.

by cjmulrain on Jan 30, 2009 12:08 PM EST reply actions  

I'm going with Jeff Kent

It looks just like his swing.

"I got my pregnant wife (the Yankee fan) with me. Hoping my kid learns to kick her everytime the Mets score." -Schifftis-

by future on Jan 30, 2009 12:33 PM EST reply actions  

I forgot about that Mets logo with the stripe running beneath the name.

Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Jan 30, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions  

I open the box

No grapes, no nuts. What’s the deal?

by Eric Simon on Jan 30, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

That was too easy, Eric

I immediately thought it was Kent as well. You gotta find some middle ground between Jeff Kent and Saturo Komiyama.

"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton

by Prince on Jan 30, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions  

Like Benny Agbayani or Sid Fernandez

Born in Hawaii, which is literally the middle ground between Saturo Komiyama and Jeff Kent.

by James Kannengieser on Jan 30, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions  

The question: "Oprah – What is with her?"

Your answer: “She’s fat, she’s thin, she’s fat, she’s thin – I mean, come on, pick a body and go with it!”

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Jan 30, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions  

boy

his ‘stache was even more awesome in the mid-90’s than it is today. What a man…

by cjmulrain on Jan 30, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions  

hahahaha

thank god we don’t wear that uni anymore

eek

by The Great Dep on Jan 30, 2009 1:33 PM EST reply actions  

Factory 2 U

They were selling those jerseys at a close outs store in Tucson about 8 years ago. Mostly Hundley jerseys

by AyatollahTLC on Feb 1, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Name That Mets Batter

I believe that is the 25 anniversary patch and I believe the Mets hitter shown is one – Kevin McReynolds.

by Tys_amazin on Jan 30, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions  

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