Several Mets players had birthdays today including Tom Hall, Rick Sauveur and Ryan McGuire. However today's Mets Birthday Quote of the Day goes to the man that got away, Justin Turner.
As all of us Mets fans know, Turner has turned into an offensive juggernaut on the Dodgers. Getting hit after hit while looking just like Steve the Pirate from Dodgeball
Can you imagine if we had him the last few years, he would have been indispensable, which he has become for the Dodgers.
So Happy Birthday and congratulations to Justin Turner for the Mets Birthday Quote of the Day.
"He's as good hitter. You put those guys in a position to drive in runs."--Don Mattingly, why he moved Turner up in the order to bat cleanup
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Not a lot of big names in the Mets birthday parade for November 22nd. Jay Payton, Ricky Ledee, Rich Chiles, Big Lee Gutterman and the recipient of the Mets birthday quote of the day, Gene Walter are the names on the list.
Walter pitched for the Mets in 1987 and 1988, appearing in forty games during those two years and had a record of 1-3. During his American League days, he had the distinction of tying the American League record for balks in a game with four. He also is known by Mets fans as being part of the blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Mitchell to San Diego and brought Walter and Kevin McReynolds (KMac) to New York.
Happy Birthday to Gene Walter and Congratulations on being the recipient of the Mets Birthday Quote of the Day
"He must be hell on left handed hitters."
--Pete Rose, talking about Gene Walter
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Not a big birthday day in Mets history for November 21st. Pitcher Dan Murray who played briefly for the Mets in 1999 and infielder Bill Almon, who I remember mostly as a Padre player who went to an Ivy League School (don't remember which one but it was a good one), and one other player.
The other player was Dick Schofield Jr. He was mostly thought of as an Angel but he did play the 1992 season for the Mets, hitting a solid .205, but he did have 36 rbi's in 420 at bats.
He was a terrific fielder but was known for his baseball lineage. His father Dick "Ducky Schofield, was a long time major leaguer and his nephew is the Met killer (or at least one of them) Jayson Werth.
He was a very highly rated prospect which led his manager with the Angels Gene Mauch to say,
"He separates offense from defense better than any young player I've ever seen."
Happy 54th birthday Dick Schofield Jr. and happy birthday to my dad Bernie Liebman who would have been 96 today.
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Former Mets Pitcher, Jackson Todd turned 65 today. Todd compiled a three and six record with the Mets in 1977 with a 4.77 ERA.
There was not a big day for birthdays in Mets history. Two other players in Mets history had birthdays today. One was Kevin Lomon who pitched for the Mets in 1995 and in six appearances was 0-1 with a 6.75 E.R.A.
The other was Lino Urdaneta who only pitched one inning for the Mets in 2007 and gave up a run.
Sorry, no quotes today. As much as www.baseballquotations is a great source for quotes with over 11,000 of them, we have none right now for Jackson Todd, Kevin Lomon and Lino Urdaneta, but we will continue to pursue our goal of quotes for everyone who has ever played in the majors. In the meantime, listed below is a picture of Jackson Todd
Yes, this is a blog dedicated to quotes for Mets players birthdays. But look it up, there were nobody who ever played for the Mets born on November 19th but there is someone who is a great representative of the Mets roots born on this day in 1921--Hall of Famer Roy 'Campy' Campanella.
We know that after the Brooklyn Dodgers left town for Los Angeles, a team was created in their wake a few years later, known as the New York Metropolitans, shortened to the New York Mets. That is why he is getting this honored spot on the Mets birthday parade.
A year after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, Roy Campanella joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became one of baseball's all-time great catchers. He was a three time MVP who was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1989.
He was always a great team leader, but after the car accident that left him paralyzed from the legs down, he became an even greater role model for society. His courage and resiliency made him not only a great player but a great person.
In honor of his birthday, here is a quote about him from some guy from the Yankees named Mantle.
"One of the best hitters and best fellas I ever met"
--Mickey Mantle, on Campy
November 18th is the birthday of several Mets including 1969 Met relief pitcher, Cal Koonce, Steve 'Hendu' Henderson and briefly Gary Sheffield.
But the birthday quote of the day is in celebration of the 80th birthday of Jay Hook. The one time Met had a career record of 29 and 62, but that is not what made him famous.
The first thing that made him famous was he is the answer to the ultimate trivia question---he was the first Met pitcher to ever win a game. On April 23, 1962, he won the first game in Mets history.
The second reason for his fame was that he was a very well educated and intelligent guy. This was a source of great humor to Casey Stengel.
Stengel's classic quote about Jay Hook and his genius IQ was,
"You should forget about these big words. You can't get them out in the library."
Happy 80th Jay Hook
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To Met fans, today should be a national holiday---the birthday of the greatest Met of them all---Tom Seaver. Hard to believe the greatest player in Mets history turns 72 today. Seems like just yesterday he and his wife Nancy were doing commercials for Royal Crown Cola (boy I am dating myself).
311 Wins, Three Cy Young Awards and the leader of the most improbable World Series team in baseball history---what a legacy for Tom Terrific.
Who better to provide the Tom Seaver Birthday Quote of the Day than from the greatest catcher of all-time, Johnny Bench.
Bench said of Tom Seaver, "The best pitcher I ever caught---smarter than all of them."
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