Happy 52nd Birthday in Quotes to Dwight Gooden

52 years ago today, Dwight Gooden was born. I am a little older than Doc and I have seen a lot of pitchers in my lifetime who are incredible---(missed Sandy Koufax)--Bob Gibson, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux, Juan Marachial, Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Clayton Kershaw, etc. but in 1984 and 1985, Dwight Gooden was the best pitcher I ever saw in my life.

His rookie season in 1984 was the most incredible rookie year of all-time---276 K's and virtually unhittable at age 19. At age 20, in 1985, he won the Cy Young Award with 24 wins. You felt that every game he was not only capable of a no-hitter, but also capable of a perfect game.

Even while struggling with his inner demons, he also has some solid years post 1985, but there has been nothing like those two years. He was an incredible talent and we hope that his greatness is remembered for many years to come.

Who better than Sandy Koufax to have the greatest quote about Dwight Gooden's potential as a young man,

Koufax said, "I would trade anybody's past for Dwight Gooden's future."

 

 

Happy 88th Birthday in Quotes to Gus Bell

Gus Bell had the distinction of being on the 1962 Amazing Mets. Bell hit a solid .149 for the Mets in thirty games that year. Bell was a terrific player and a four time all-star with the Reds.

He is also known for strong family baseball lineage as the father of long time ball player and manager Buddy Bell and the grandfather of former major leaguer David Bell.

Gus Bell and David Bell have the distinction of being the only Grandfather-Grandson combo that has ever hit for the cycle.

Bell died at age 66, leaving a great baseball legacy behind him (except for his brief time with the 1962 Mets which was no different than anyone else who played for that team).

"That boy will make it some day, but I am afraid it will be to late."
--Billy Meyer, with a very bad prediction of four time All-Star, Gus Bell

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Happy 87th Birthday in Quotes to Jimmy Piersall

Today former Met, Jimmy Piersall turned 87 years old. Piersall had a long and colorful career and only ended up playing forty games for the Mets in 1963, hitting a solid .194.

He was really remembered for his antics off the field and his struggles with mental health issues. Piersall fought these issues with courage and resilience and proved to be a great role model, showing that you can recover from a mental illness and move forward in your life. They even made a movie about him. Fear Strikes Out.

 

 

"Jimmy was a smart cookie who took advantage of every opportunity to project himself into the public eye."--Jimmy Dykes

Among some other Mets, happy birthday to Darrel Sutherland (brother of Gary Sutherland) and Tim Hamulack, who pitched six games for the Mets in 2005 and ended up with a 23.14 E.R.A.

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Happy 31st Birthday in Quotes to Asdrubal Cabrera

Happy 31st Birthday to my favorite Met of 2016, Asdrubal Cabrera. He proved to be a clutch hitter and steady presence on the field and in the clubhouse.

Some other Mets had their birthdays today notably George 'The Stork" Theodore and Bobby Pfeil, but we celebrate Asdurbal Cabrera in quotes

"The guy's a pro. It really goes underrated what a great teammate he is. What a good guy he is. How much of a pro he is."   Derek Shelton, on Asdrubal Cabrera

Happy Birthday to the Mets Al Schmelz

Today is the birthday of former Mets pitcher, Al Schmelz. He made only two appearances in 1967 with the Mets. Otherwise he was a solid minor league pitcher.

Though we don't have any quotes about Al. It is interesting to note that he had only two major league strikeouts and one was against a Hall of Famer---Orlando 'Cha Cha' Cepeda.

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Great Ralph Kiner Quotes

As a lifetime Met fan, I grew up with Ralph Kiner, Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy. I watched so many Met games that I feel like they were part of my extended family. Couldn't watch a Met game without ending the game with Kiner's Korner. Besides being a great announcing trio, no one had more funny malaprops than Ralph Kiner.

In memory of the great Ralph Kiner, here are some of his all-time great quotes:

"If Casey Stengel were alive today, he's be spinning in his grave."

"On Father's Day, we again wish you all a Happy Birthday"

"The Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the 31st and 32nd of July."

"Home run hitters drive Cadillacs; singles hitters drive Fords"

"The Mets have gotten their lead off hitter on base only once this inning."

"Rookie Wilson was a candidate for Mookie of the year"

"They will pass the father-son tandem of Yogi Berra and Buddy Bell."
--on Barry and Bobby Bonds becoming the all-time father-son home run leaders

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"All his saves have come during relief appearances"
--on Steve Bedrosian

"Rick Sutcliff was the rookie of the year in his first year"

"You know what they say about Chicago. If you don't like the weather, wait fifteen minutes"

"Daryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row."

"Kevin McReynolds stops at third, and he scores."

"Two thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other one third is covered by Gary Maddox"

"Tony Gwynn was named Player of Year for April"

"That's the great thing about baseball. You never know what's going on."

Great New York Mets Quotes

The Mets are my favorite team in all of sports and they always have been. There have been a lot of very funny things said about them over the years, mostly derogatory. Sports Quotation Man has put a list together of some of the all-time great Mets quotes.

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Great New York Mets Quotes

"200 million Americans and there ain't two good catchers among 'em."
--Casey Stengel, on the 1962 New York Mets

"There will be two buses to the park from the hotel. The two o'clock bus is for those who nee a little extra work. Then there will be an empty bus leaving at five o'clock."
--Casey Stengel, on the '62 Mets

"For me, I was always a Met at heart."
--Dwight Gooden

"If one pitcher is worth a thousand words, you have seen about a million words, but more than that, you have seen an absolutely bizarre finish to Game 6 of 1986 World Series."
-Vin Scully

"The reason we won was him. He made us all better."
--Bud Harrelson, on Gil Hodges and the '69 Mets

"The Mets have gotten their lead off batter on base only once this inning"
--Ralph Kiner

"Right here on CBS, we have 'The Ghost Whisperer'. Each week she runs errands for dead people. And on tonight's episode, she books vacations for the Mets."
--David Letterman


"Growing up rooting for the Mets, it's an honor and very special for a kid from Brooklyn."
-John Franco, on being inducted into the Mets HOF

"We've had him three full seasons and although he's a hell of a prospect, he hasn't done it for us. How long can you wait?"
--Bob Scheffing, Mets GM, on trading Nolan Ryan

"Rule #1, you don't make the third out at third base with Mike Piazza coming up."
--Bobby Valentine


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