Mets Santa Clauses Through The Years
by Eric Simon on Dec 25, 2010 2:11 PM EST
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...is what terrorists say. Merry Christmas from Amazin' Avenue. To celebrate, here is a look back at Mets Santa Clauses through the years.
John Franco played Santa Claus at the Mets annual holiday party for several years in the early aughts before passing the torch to Mike Cameron in 2004. Willie Randolph as Santa's elf. (Mets.com coverage).
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Kris Benson donned the fat suit and beard in 2005. Anna Benson was also there. Not pictured: elf Paul Lo Duca. (Mets.com coverage).
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David Wright brought along the oldest elf in the North Pole, Julio Franco, in 2006. (Mets.com coverage).
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John Maine sat in as jolly Saint Nick with clumsy do-nothing elf Oliver Perez in 2007. (Mets.com coverage).
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In 2008, Mike Pelfrey played the tallest, skinniest Santa to date, with Francisco Rodriguez and John Maine as elves. (Mets.com coverage).
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In 2009, Jeff Francoeur had to bring along four elves -- Angel Pagan, Jose Reyes, Jon Niese, and Bobby Parnell -- in order to accommodate the Christmas wishes of all of the beat writers. (Mets.com coverage)
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Wright was back in the fat suit in 2010, flanked by $30+ million worth of elves: Jason Bay, Ike Davis, and Carlos Beltran. (Daily News coverage)
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Merry Christmas
This site makes being a Met fan almost bearable.
by scubaeric on Dec 25, 2010 9:35 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Happy holidays everyone.
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 25, 2010 10:56 PM EST reply actions
Christmas 2007 sucked
That is all.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Dec 25, 2010 11:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
30 Rock
FTW
"The '69 Mets will live on forever. But do you think anybody cares about Ron Swoboda's wife and kids? Not me! And I assume not Ron Swoboda" --Homer Simpson
Little-known fact:
In 2007, Ollie was originally supposed to be Santa and Maine the elf, but he had difficulty handing presents to the children at the front of the line.
I am willing to wait to build a world class franchise (h/t to millsy)
by BobbyV_Incognito on Dec 26, 2010 2:18 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Maybe Ollie broke his left arm while dressing as Santa? merry holidays all!
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
Sandy should have been Santa
and he should of had a gift for the fans in a SP, maybe Buddy the Elf. he throws a mean snow ball
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
Schande?
I’m not sure what that means, but if it means what I think it means he’s a half schande.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Dec 26, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
According to Leviticus he's Jewish, since his mother is.
Full schande (scandal). But kudos to him for visiting the children’s hospital.
by pologroundling on Dec 26, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Anna Benson .... lol
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
by The Glider on Dec 26, 2010 2:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hah!
Rec’d
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Dec 26, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
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