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Mike Piazza: The Later Mets Years (2001 - 2005)

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After the Pennant:  Following the Mets NL pennant season, the Mets regrouped but did not make any big off-season additions, except pitcher Kevin Appier. As a result, the team did not improve & fell short of making the post season. Piazza started 2001 off with an Opening Day two run HR off Tom Glavine, in his first at bat of the season in  a 6-4 Mets win in Atlanta.  A few days later in the April 9th, home opener at Shea Stadium, where the Mets raised the NL Pennant flag, Piazza hit two HRs & drove in five runs in the Mets 7-5 win over the Braves.  In the first week of the season, he hit four HRs with ten RBIs. On April 26th in Milwaukee, he had another multi-HR night, although the Mets took a 12-8 loss. On April 28th, he hit a two run HR helping the Mets in a 6-5 win at St. Louis. In the first two games of a three-game set with the Astros, Piazza hit HRs & drove in five runs as the Mets took both games.  Du...
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Darryl Hamilton: 2000 N.L. Champion Mets Utility Player (1999-2001)

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Darryl Quinn Hamilton was born on December 3, 1964, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The six-foot, left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing Hamilton was signed out of Nicholls State University, by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986. Hamilton was known as an exceptional defensive outfielder with speed & a strong throwing arm. He began in the Rookie League and almost hit .400 getting promoted to A ball where he hit .328 at Stockton in 1987. In 1988 he then hit .325 at AAA Denver in 1988. MLB Career: Hamilton made brief appearances with the Brewers over the next two years & by 1991 he was a Brewers everyday player.  This was during the Brewers post Paul Molitor era & the point where Robin Yount was winding down his career. In 1991, his first full season, Hamilton would bat .311 with 57 RBIs & 16 stolen bases, making a big impact in the Brewer line up.  In 1992 the Brewers improved to a 92-win, second place finish. Hamilton stole 41 bases (9th in th...
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