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William Thomas Pulsipher was born October 9, 1973, in Fort Benning, Georgia. The Pulsipher family moved to the D.C. area where Bill became a local baseball & basketball star in Fairfax, Virginia.  The six-foot three left hander got offers for college scholarships, but instead he chose to sign with New York Mets in 1991. Mets Career: Pulsipher immediately made a quick impact within the organization. He posted low ERAs in his first two years at A ball, getting promoted to AA Binghamton in 1994. There he threw a no hitter going 14-9 with a 3.22 ERA getting selected to the Eastern League All Star game. Bill led his team to the playoffs & by the age of 20, was considered one of the best pitching prospects in baseball. Mets Career:   On June 17th, 1995,  Pulsipher made his debut  at Shea Stadium, making a start  against the Houston Astros. He gave up five runs in the 1st inning & a total of seven runs in seven innings, taking the los...

Braden Laverne Looper was born October 28, 1974 in Weatherford, Oklahoma. He is one of the few Mets to be born in Oklahoma and one of very few players to have a middle name of Laverne.  Looper was no dummy a smart student graduating in the National Honor Society. He was a scholar, as well as a four-letter man in High school. The six foot four right handed pitcher attended Wichita State, earning All American honors going to the College World Series and later getting elected to the Wichita Hall of Fame. In 1996 he was part of the bronze winning US Olympic baseball team in Atlanta. The tall six-foot five right hander was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996 as a first-round selection the third pick overall. Two years later he was traded to the Florida Marlins with Armando Almanza and Pablo Ozuna for Edgar Renteria.  MLB Career: Looper debuted during the 2000 season as a mid-reliever in going 5-1, with 18 holds as the setup m...

Wesley Noreen Westrum was born on November 28, 1922, in Clear brook, Minnesota. Located 250 miles from Minneapolis, the town had a population of just 425 people. He played high school football as a fullback & was already in pro baseball as a teen. The five-foot eleven catcher was signed by the New York Giants in 1941. World War II: Westrum was drafted in 1943, spending most of his time working security at Green Haven prison in Poughkeepsie, NY. The maximum-security facility held military prisoners.  Family: He met his future wife Josephine while in Poughkeepsie & the two lived  in Dutchess County, New York  after they got married.   He returned making his MLB debut in 1947 as the Giants backup catcher to Walker Cooper for two seasons.  During the 1947 season, the popular Mel Ott was replaced by the hated Leo Durocher as manager. Lei the Lip had managed the Brooklyn Dodgers, his switch heated up the rivalry even more....

Jacinto Damion Easley was born in the Bronx, New York on November 11, 1969. The family soon moved to Mt. Vernon, New York just over the Bronx border.  At age 11, his parents divorced, he moved out to California with his father. There he attended Lakewood High School & Long Beach State University. Easley got drafted by the local California Angels in the 30th round in 1988. By 1992 he hit .289 at AAA Edmonton in the Pacific Coast League getting the call up to the Angels team.  MLB Career- Angels: He was a utility infielder for the Angels from 1992-1996 hitting a best .313 in 73 games in 1993. In 1994 he struggled batting just .214 in 88 games.  In 1995 he saw a lot more playing time, a career high 114 games but struggled again, batting just .216. In July of 1996 he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Greg Gohr. T igers Career: In Detroit he became the Tigers regular second baseman. He also played short stop, third base & DH in his time there.  H...

Richard Jay Selma was born on November 4, 1943, in Santa Anna California. He grew up pitching in local California little league against his friend Tom Seaver. Selma actually reached the high school varsity squad before Mr. Seaver did. The five foot eleven, right-handed Selma attended Fresno State University getting signed by the New York Mets in 1963. He won 12 games in his first year at A ball Salinas, then followed up with two nine-win seasons going through the ranks of the minor leagues. At the age of 21, just two years after being signed, he made the 1965 Mets as a September call up. MLB Debut: Selma debuted on September 5, 1965, in a start at St. Louis against the Cardinals. He allowed three runs on six hits over five innings, earning the victory. In his second start he pitched a 1-0, ten inning shutous against the Milwaukee Braves, striking out 13 batters. In four games that month he went 2-1 striking out 26 batters in 26 innings. 1966:  Selm...