Today's quote comes to us from the very quotable, Al Leiter. As baseball fans know, Leiter was a very solid major league pitcher who put in several good years with the Mets.
Leiter also had the good fortune of playing on three World Series winning teams. Unfortunately, he did have a losing World Series as well and that was when he pitched for the Mets against the Yankees in the 2000 World Series.
This led to this quote from Leiter,
"Losing the World Series feels as bad as winning one feels good."
--Al Leiter
Today's Mets Quote of the Day is brought to you by the greatest of all Mets, Tom Seaver. Not a funny one but a philosophical one. Good to mix it up every once in awhile
"If you're a baseball fan, you're a history fan. This is history and that's the best part of being a baseball fan. It brings back memories you have when you first fell in love with the game."
--Tom Seaver
Today's Quote about the Amazing 1962 Mets is brought to you my long time New York Times sports columnist and author, Robert Lipsyte
Talking about the 1962 Mets, he said, "The Mets have only three weaknesses---pitching, batting and fielding."
One of the all-time great Mets is Ron 'Rocky' Swoboda. When you think about the team history, he immediately comes to mind. He was a mainstay with the Mets for many years, known mostly for his power. He also is known for one of the greatest catches in Mets history in Game 4 of the 1969 World Series against the Orioles.
The famous 9th inning catch off the bat of Brooks Robinson helped them win Game 4 and they went on to win Game 5 to win the World Series.
Of the Amazing Mets World Series victory, Swoboda said, "It will give heart to every loser in America."
Jack Hamilton pitched for the Mets in the mid 1960's. The Mets manager at the time was Wes Westrum who replaced Casey Stengel.
Westrum tried to be a disciplinarian with the Mets. He put on a bed check for the players which led to his very funny quote from Jack Hamilton,
"You mean it was OK before that."
--Jack Hamilton, after Westrum passed down the edict saying that there would be no longer be women allowed in a player's hotel room.
Today's Mets Quote of the Day is brought to you by The White Rat, Whitey Herzog. The Hall of Fame Manager is known for his great years with the Royals and Cardinals.
He is also known for a great sense of humor which he displayed when talking about the 1988 New York Mets.
"Nobody should be 4-1 favorites unless it's the 1927 Yankees and they're too old."
--Whitey Herzog, talking about the Mets being 4-1 favorites to win the 1988 World Series before the year started
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Enjoy and Go Mets!
