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Kevin Daniel Elster was born August 3, 1964, in San Pedro California. The six foot two, sleek infielder was signed out of Golden West College in Huntington Beach California.  In 1984, Elster was the Mets second round draft pick & signed with them after the college season.  In 1985 he began the season at A ball Lynchburg & was promoted to AA Jackson where he became known for outstanding defense. 1986 Mets 1986 Championship Season: In 1986 he hit .269 at AA Jackson & was noticed by Mets manager Davey Johnson.  Quotes- Davey Johnson: "You look at your ball club & see where you have a weakness. As good as Rafael Santana has played what if I have a bases loaded situation & I'm down in a game? I would need another short stop to hit for him." That September Elster was called up making his debut on September 2nd, as a defensive replacement in a 4-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants at Shea Stadium. The next day he came into the game late & colle...

Jeffery Davd Innis was born on July 5th, 1962 in Decatur, Illinois. While attending the University of Illinois, he was drafted in the 13th round of the 1983 draft by the New York Mets.  The six foot one, right hander Innis was a submarine style pitcher that threw two different type curve balls. Innis was groomed as a reliever in the minor leagues, saving 25 games at AA Jackson in 1986, as the big league club was winning the World Series. Mets Career : In May of 1987 Innis was brought up to an injury ridden Mets pitching staff. In his first outing, he took a loss to the Giants  at Shea Stadium  after allowing a run in the top of the 10th inning. He made 16 appearances posting a 3.16 ERA & was back at AAA Tidewater in August. There  he was 6-1 with a 2.03 ERA with 28 strike outs in 44 innings. 1988 Mets NL Eastern Champion Season:   After a good Spring Training,  Innis began the season with the club. On April 24th he allowed three runs in mid...

Trevor Joseph May was born September 23rd 1989, in Longview Washington.  The six foot five, right hander graduated from Washington State & was the valedictorian. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the 2008 MLB draft, In 2012 he was ranked as the Phils top  prospect, they used that to trade him to the Minnesota Twins for Ben Revere. He spent six years with the Twins, debuting in 2014, where he posted a 7.88 ERA going 3-6. In 2015 he lowered his ERA to 4.00 and improved to an 8-9 record in 48 appearances. In 2016 his season was cut short with a stress fracture in his back. The news got worse when he had to undergo Tommy John surgery in March of 2017, missing the entire season. He returned to the Twins staff by July 31st, 2018. After recording three holds, he earned a win against the Detroit Tigers on August 16th. That month he earned victories against the White Sox & Rangers, to get to 3-0 with a 1.88 by September 1st.  He clos...

  Juan Batista Berenguer  was born November 30th 1954 in Aguadulce, Cocle, Panama. The five foot eleven, right-handed pitcher was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1975. Nick Names:  Berenguer had a high nineties fastball which earned him the nickname "el gasolino" & "senor smoke". He also was known as "pancho villa" with his menacing looks of long hair & moustache on the mound. Berenguer put up big strike out numbers in the Mets minors going from A ball Lynchburg to AA Jackson, then AAA Tidewater in three quick seasons.  Unfortunately, he was also having major control issues, walking almost as many batters as he struck out.  By 1978 he was 10-7 with a 3.67 ERA & 130 Ks at Tidewater when he got the big league call up to a Mets team looking for something. Mets Career:  On August 17th, 1978, Berenguer debuted, getting his first MLB start in a game at Shea Stadium against Gaylord Perry & the S...

Fernando Alexis Nieve was born July 15th, in Puerto Cabello Venezuela. In 1999 at age 16 he was signed by the Houston Astros ass an amateur free agent.  MLB Career: In 2006, Nieve debuted finishing off an 11-2 loss to the Florida Marlins. After three starts he was put in the Astros starting rotation by manager Phil Garner. On May 2nd, after two no decisions he collected his first career win coming at Milwaukee. Nieve then lost three straight games before winning his next two. In the second half of the season he was back in the bullpen pitching as a mop up man or late inning reliever. He finished the year a 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 40 appearances finishing off eleven games.  Nieve missed the entire next season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. In 2008 he returned to the Astros appearing in eleven games in May & September. In 200 he was placed on waivers & picked up by the New York Mets. Mets Career: Nieve was brought up in June when JJ Putz went on the DL. Nieve debute...

Back in 1988 Bobby Ojeda had a terrible accident at home, slicing a finger on his pitching hand.  The accident affected the Mets rotation & although they won their second NL East title in three years, they were eliminated in the NLCS, upset in seven games by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Kirk Gibson & Orel Hershiser. The situation did not go over well with many fans & the Mets management. So why was he cutting his own hedges? What actually happened? How Did it feel? How did he get himself healthy enough to be back to pitch? In 1990 he told the story to People magazine. Bobby Ojeda stated that just because your a ball player you don't stop living. He said he did have gardener for the big things but sometimes he did do the smaller gardening projects. That morning around 10 am Ojeda plugged in the electric clippers and started in trimming. He was holding the trigger grip with his right hand and the guide handle with his left hand....