Monday, October 11, 2004
Robin Ventura retires
Two days after his Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from the playoffs, the author of one of the great playoff moments in New York Mets history has decided to call it quits. Ventura played three seasons with the Mets and hit .301/.379/.529 in his first year, 1999, before his numbers fell back to an area more in line with his last couple of years in Chicago. But of course he'll always be fondly remembered for the grand slam that became a single that ended the fifth game of the '99 NLCS, giving the Mets some hope of staging a miraculous comeback against the Braves before it all came crashing down in most embarrassing fashion in game six. Ventura had a fine sixteen-year career, hitting .267/.362/.444 and winning six Gold Gloves at third base. He will be missed.
The Dodgers' ouster from the postseason also leaves only Roger Cedeño, Jason Isringhausen, John Olerud and Tony Clark as former Mets with spots locked up in their respective LCS, with Paul Byrd, Mike Hampton and John Thomson battling Dan Wheeler, Jose Vizcaino and Jeff Kent for the final spot. I'm at a loss as to who to root for in that particular area. Um...go Wheeler? Funny how my pick to win it all is the one team still alive without a former Met among them. If I'm forgetting anyone, feel free to point it out and call me an idiot. ¶ joe | 8:15 PM |
Two days after his Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated from the playoffs, the author of one of the great playoff moments in New York Mets history has decided to call it quits. Ventura played three seasons with the Mets and hit .301/.379/.529 in his first year, 1999, before his numbers fell back to an area more in line with his last couple of years in Chicago. But of course he'll always be fondly remembered for the grand slam that became a single that ended the fifth game of the '99 NLCS, giving the Mets some hope of staging a miraculous comeback against the Braves before it all came crashing down in most embarrassing fashion in game six. Ventura had a fine sixteen-year career, hitting .267/.362/.444 and winning six Gold Gloves at third base. He will be missed.
The Dodgers' ouster from the postseason also leaves only Roger Cedeño, Jason Isringhausen, John Olerud and Tony Clark as former Mets with spots locked up in their respective LCS, with Paul Byrd, Mike Hampton and John Thomson battling Dan Wheeler, Jose Vizcaino and Jeff Kent for the final spot. I'm at a loss as to who to root for in that particular area. Um...go Wheeler? Funny how my pick to win it all is the one team still alive without a former Met among them. If I'm forgetting anyone, feel free to point it out and call me an idiot. ¶ joe | 8:15 PM |
