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centerfieldmaz Top Albums of 2017

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EXIT EDEN - RHAPSODIES IN BLACK ALICE COOPER - PARANORMAL IN THIS MOMENT - RITUAL IRON MAIDEN- THE BOOK OF SOULS: The LIVE CHAPTER AMBERIAN DAWN - DARKNESS OF ETERNITY The DARK ELEMENT (featuring Anette Olzon)  MASTODON - EMPEROR IN THE SAND EPICA - The Solace SYSTEM STYX - THE MISSION DANZIG - BLACK LADEN CROWN SECRET RULE- THE KEY TO THE WORLD SONS OF APOLLO - PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY ADRENALINE MOB - WE THE PEOPLE L.A. GUNS - THE MISSING PEACE GHOST - CEREMONY & DEVOTION (live) KOBRA & THE LOTUS - PREVAIL I BLACK SABBATH - THE END BATTLE BEAST - BRINGER OF PAIN HALESTORM - REANIMATE 3.0 THE COVERS DEEP PURPLE -INFINITE SEETHER - The PARISH PALLBEARER - HEARTLESS ROLLING STONES - ON AIR ( BBC Performances 1963-1964 )...

Mets Player From the Original 1962 Team: Neil Chrisley (1962)

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Barbra O'Neil Chrisley was born on December 16, 1931 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. He was a local high school star playing with the Calhoun Falls Clippers leading them to a 1950 State Championship. In the final game Neil as he had become known, hit a HR to help lead his team to the title victory. The tall six foot three outfielder also played Football & basketball in high school One week after his high school graduation he was signed by the Boston Red Sox & had batting practice with Ted Williams. He had a long minor league career, getting traded to the Washington Senators organization in 1955. Over the years he played in the Mexican League where he caught a dangerous virus, in which he lost 15 pounds. He also played winter ball in Cuba the following winter during the dangerous period when Fidel Castro took over power of the country. Chrisley began 1957 with the Senators big league club, catching President Eisenhower ceremonial first pitch to start off the sea...

Italian/ American Mets Player Turned Coach: Larry Bowa (1985)

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Lawrence Robert Bowa was born December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California. His dad was an infielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization but never played in the big leagues. Bowa didn’t make his high school baseball team & while at Sacramento City College only had the Phillies interested in him. When the scouts went to see him, the fiery Bowa got thrown out of the game for arguing. Bowa has always had an excited personality as a player, coach & manager later in his career. He always had a quick temper & has been known to throw an occasional water cooler & get tossed out of games. Eventually the Philadelphia Phillies signed the young Bowa as an amateur free agent in 1965. The sure handed, solid fielding short stop hit .300 in his first minor league season. He played in the minors for five years & after batting .287 in 1969 made the 1970 Phillies team. In 1970 he came in third in the Rookie of the Year voting batting .250 with 24 stolen...

2017 Mets Relief Pitcher: Chasen Bradford (2017)

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Chasen David Bradford was born on August 5th 1989 in Las Vegas Nevada. The six foot one right hander attended Junior College at Southern Nevada & two years at University of Central Florida. Ne was drafted by the Mets in the 35th round of the 2011 MLB draft. A career reliever, he went 9-3 with a 2.61 ERA at A ball & AA combined in 2013. In 2014 he posted 11 saves in 23 appearances overall, first at AA Binghamton, then was promoted to AAA Las Vegas where he grew up, and saved five more. He pitched the next two seasons at Vegas & posted an ERA a bit over for which isn't bad at such a hitters friendly park the 51's play in. He combined with other relievers in the closer role & notched 12 saves in the two years. Most of his outs come on ground balls due to his sinker & slider. He began 2017 at Las Vegas & was called up to help an ailing Mets bullpen, making his debut on June 25th in an 8-2 win at San Francisco over the Giants. He finished the game, s...

Mid Seventies Mets Pitcxher: Tom Hall (1975-1976)

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Thomas Edward Hall was born November 23, 1947 in Thomasville, North Carolina. He grew up in Riverside California, attending high school there a s a star player. The six foot tall left handed pitcher was the Minnesota Twins third round pick in 1966. In 1967 at A ball Wisconsin, he went 14-5 which got him promoted the next year. In 1968 he was 10-4 overall at AA Charlotte & AAA Denver with an ERA under two. He was in the big leagues with the Twins by the end of the year.   He was nicknamed “the blade” & went on to have some fine seasons in the early seventies. He was primarily a reliever for four years in Minnesota, posting winning records every year, with the exception of 1971. In 1969 he was 8-7 making 18 starts in 31 appearances for the AL Champs that had two twenty game winners in Jim Perry & Dave Boswell. He made one appearance in the ALCS loss to the Baltimore Orioles. In 1970 he struck out 184 batters (8th most in the league) going 11-7 with four save...