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Christopher Flexen was born July 1st, 1994, in Newark, California. The six three right hander played football where he was quarterback as well as pitched earning him the nickname "the Flexman".  He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 14th round of the 2012 MLB draft. In 2013 he impressed at Kingsport with an 8-1 record. In 2016 he was at St. Lucie where he went 10-9 with a 3.25 ERA in 25 starts. In 2017 he was promoted up to a AA Binghamton going 6-1 with a 1.66 ERA. That was enough for the Mets to have him skip AAA & go right to the big-league club, who's staff was struggling. Mets Career: Flexen made his MLB debut on July 27th, 2017, with a start in San Diego. He was the first Mets pitcher since Mike Pelfrey in 2006, to go from AA straight to the Mets & make a start. The Padres got him for four runs on five hits, in three innings of work, taking his first career loss. Trivia: Flexen became the fifth Met pitcher in team history to serve up a HR to h...

Norman Craig Anderson was born July 1, 1938, in Washington D.C. The six-foot right-handed pitcher attended Lehigh University, where he became the school's star pitcher. Anderson struck out 289 batters in 189 innings and pitched a no hitter there as well. He became the first player to make it to the big leagues from Lehigh University, when he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960.   He briefly pitched in the minor leagues at AA Tulsa, posting a 1.68 ERA, getting brought up to the majors that same year. Cardinals Career: He debuted on June 23rd, pitching three scoreless innings in relief of Ernie Broglio, while earning his first career victory against the San Francisco Giants. In that game he got a hit scored a run & benefited from a grand slam by Stan the Man Musial. He would go 4-3 with a save & posting a 3.26 ERA with St. Louis in his rookie season.  Mets Career: In October of 1961 he became an original New York Met when he was the 16th selection ...

Frank Daryl Tanana was born on July 3, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan. The left-handed fast ball pitcher was a 1971 first round draft pick for the California Angels, the 13th pick overall.  In 1973 he was 33-12 with a 2.70 ERA at two levels of minor league ball, getting promoted to the big-league staff by the end of the year. In 1974 Tanana teamed up with Nolan Ryan making them one of the best one & two combos in baseball. The saying went in Anaheim was “Tanana, Ryan & two days of crying’” during those mid-seventies hey days.  In his first full season, 1974 he was given the start on the second game of the season in Chicago against the White Sox. Although he pitched well into the 7th inning allowing just two runs, he got no decision. He then won his next two starts beating Texas & the White Sox at home.  In May he lost four straight starts going 2-4 in the month, although his ERA was just at 2.88. From the end of June on,...

   2024  Subway Series Sweep -  NYM: by J-Maz (the Giant)  edited by centerfieldmaz  The first half of the subway series just concluded & the Grimace magic continues to prove effective for the Miracle Mets. The A.L. New York team arrived at Citi Field with two straight series losses to the Baltimore Orioles & Atlanta Braves. The Mets came home after winning their last two series against the former World Series champion Texas Rangers & Chicago Cubs. Before the game the Mets paid tribute to Willie Mays who passed away earlier that week. Willie's son Michale threw out the ceremonial first pitch with former Met Cleon Jones on hand with other guests as well. Tuesday June 25th:  The opening crosstown matchup saw the Mets David Peterson coming off a great start in Texas go up against Gerrit Cole. He was starting for the second time since returning from injury.  The game saw both teams loading the bases in the 1st inning. The AL...

Joseph Charles Sambito was born on June 28, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York. All four of his grandparents were born in Italy, eventually settling in America in Brooklyn. His parents, Anthony & Jennie had three children, two boys & a girl, eventually moving the family to Long Island.  Joe got his love of baseball from his father. He would become a pitcher at Bethpage high school. In 1973 he attended Adelphi University on Long Island, getting named All American becoming the first player at the school to earn the honors. The six-foot lefty would dream of being Jerry Koosman while growing up during the Mets 1969 season. In 1970, he had a try out for the Mets at Shea Stadium, but the team did not offer him a deal. After attending Adelphi Sambito landed a job at the Long Island utility, LILCO- the Long Island Lighting Company.  In 1973 he stayed home from work on draft day hoping to hear good news about himself. Sure enough, he got a call saying that he ...