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The Top 50 Mets of All Time: #48 Joel Youngblood
The Mets received Joel Youngblood from the Cardinals in exchange for infielder Mike Phillips on June 15, 1977. That same day they also traded away Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman. Hard to believe Youngblood didn’t capture any headlines, right? * * * In some ways it should have been impossible...
Today in Sports History: August 4th
(Barry Bonds hits No. 755. Kevork Djansezian, AP Photos) 8/04/1945 - Amputee plays in game In 1944, Shepard was fighting in World War II when his plane was shot down by a German air fighter. He became a prisoner of war and had to have his right leg amputated due to the injuries he incurred from...
Underappreciated Giants: Volume Five
Spring training is here! Spring training is here! Oh, rapturous day! Spring tra… Wait, this doesn’t feel different from yesterday. There aren’t any games. The rumors are getting progressively lamer. Our only salvation is the posting of spring photos at Giants Jottings and Extra...
Tuesday Applesauce
At MetsGeek, Mike Newman presents the case against Francisco Rodriguez, arguing that the Mets find themselves with a high payroll but relatively few bad contracts, and extending six years and nearly $100 million (or something thereabouts) for a closer would be a desperate move. At MLB Trade...
The Top 50 Mets of All Time: #43 Joel Youngblood
Originally selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1970 amateur draft, Joel Youngblood was traded to the Mets by the Cardinals on June 15, 1977, in exchange for middle infielder Mike Phillips. The acquisition was mostly an afterthought on a day in which the Mets shockingly...
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