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From Mets.com:
"The final pitch Tom Seaver threw for the Mets is nearly a quarter century in the past. His image still casts a shadow. Turns out that, two years ago, when Mike Pelfrey was asked what uniform number he'd prefer, his response was "No. 41." He had worn that number when he pitched for Wichita State.
"They just gave it to me when I was a freshman, and I kept it," Pelfrey says now.
The Mets' 41, of course, was not made available to Pelfrey, No. 1 selection notwithstanding. Forty-one in the only uniform number the Mets have retired for one of their own players. Nos. 14, 37 and 42 have been retired for Gil Hodges -- for his work as their manager not for what he did 65 games and 149 at-bats with the Mets in '62 and '63 -- Casey Stengel and Jackie Robinson.
Mets' No. 8, worn by Gary Carter from 1985-89, hasn't been retired. But it's out of circulation because of Carter's contributions and Hall of Fame status. And a debate goes on outside the Mets' offices about No. 17 and whether it should be retired to honor Keith Hernandez.
No. 17 is assigned this spring to Fernando Tatis, one of the two "visa problems" absentees. Since David Cone wore No. 17 in '91 and '92 as a tribute to Hernandez, it has been worn mostly by lesser players -- Bret Saberhagen, Kevin Appier and Brent Mayne being the exceptions.
The others have been Jason Anderson, Mike Bordick, Wilson Delgado, Saturo Komiyama, Dae-Sung Koo, Jose Lima, Graeme Lloyd, Luis Lopez and David Newhan."
A post-60's era Met number retired?
Please don't make us wait for 5 and 7!
"The final pitch Tom Seaver threw for the Mets is nearly a quarter century in the past. His image still casts a shadow. Turns out that, two years ago, when Mike Pelfrey was asked what uniform number he'd prefer, his response was "No. 41." He had worn that number when he pitched for Wichita State.
"They just gave it to me when I was a freshman, and I kept it," Pelfrey says now.
The Mets' 41, of course, was not made available to Pelfrey, No. 1 selection notwithstanding. Forty-one in the only uniform number the Mets have retired for one of their own players. Nos. 14, 37 and 42 have been retired for Gil Hodges -- for his work as their manager not for what he did 65 games and 149 at-bats with the Mets in '62 and '63 -- Casey Stengel and Jackie Robinson.
Mets' No. 8, worn by Gary Carter from 1985-89, hasn't been retired. But it's out of circulation because of Carter's contributions and Hall of Fame status. And a debate goes on outside the Mets' offices about No. 17 and whether it should be retired to honor Keith Hernandez.
No. 17 is assigned this spring to Fernando Tatis, one of the two "visa problems" absentees. Since David Cone wore No. 17 in '91 and '92 as a tribute to Hernandez, it has been worn mostly by lesser players -- Bret Saberhagen, Kevin Appier and Brent Mayne being the exceptions.
The others have been Jason Anderson, Mike Bordick, Wilson Delgado, Saturo Komiyama, Dae-Sung Koo, Jose Lima, Graeme Lloyd, Luis Lopez and David Newhan."
A post-60's era Met number retired?
Please don't make us wait for 5 and 7!
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