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Ronald Wesley Taylor was born December 13, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Irish Canadians, living in Toronto's north end. Ron had an older sister named Carole. Taylor was originally a left hander, but his mother feared he would suffer cardiovascular issues & tied his hand behind his back, so he'd throw right-handed. He was signed as a teenager by the Cleveland Indians in 1956. College Degree: He pitched in the minors but also chose to finish his studies at the University of Toronto where he earned an electrical engineering degree. MLB Career: He began the 1962 season on the Indians staff & got the start in the second game of the season at Fenway Park against the Red Sox.  He pitched 11 shut outs innings matching zeroes with future Mets coach Bill Monbouquette. In the 12th inning of the scoreless tie Carl Yastrzemski lead off with a triple. Taylor ended up allowing a walk off grand slam to Caroll Hardy, taking a tough loss. ...

Douglas Randall Sisk was born September 26, 1957, at Renton Washington. Sisk grew up a Mets fan, saying he could tell everyone in Washington State the rosters of the 1969 & 1973 Mets as a teenager.  The six-foot two right hander attended Washington State University & was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1980. After one season as a started, he was converted to a full-time reliever at A ball Lynchburg in 1981. In 1982 at AA Jackson, Sisk went 11-7 with five saves, posting a 2.67 ERA getting a call up to the Mets staff in September of that year. Mets Career: He made his debut on September 6th, 1982, closing out a game against the Pirates at Pittsburgh in a 6-1 Mets loss. On September 15th after pitching three scoreless innings in relief, he served up a walk off HR to Andre Dawson in Montreal, earning his first career loss. In eight appearances he went 0-1 with a save, allowing just the one run, posting a 1.04 ERA in...

Jonathon Joseph Niese was born on October 27th, 1986; the same day the Mets won Game #7 of the '86 World Series. Niese was born in Lima, Ohio going to high school in Defiance, Ohio where he was drafted by the New York Mets in 2005, in the seventh round. The six foot four, left hander began his career pitching seven games with the Gulf Coast League Mets in 2005. By 2007 he was leading the 11 A ball St. Lucie, Mets with eleven wins going 11-7. The next season he promoted through AA Binghamton (6-7 / 3.04 ERA) & AAA New Orleans where he was an impressive 5-1 with a 3.40 ERA for the Zephyrs. As one of the Mets top pitching talents he got a big-league September call up. Mets Debut:   On September 2nd,   Niese debuted in the heat of the Mets pennant race. He got the start in Milwaukee but served up five runs on seven hits exiting after three innings. The team rallied to go onto a 6-5 win.  First Career Win: On September 13th at Shea Stadium, he had an outstanding...