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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...

Derek Nathan Bell was born December 11, 1968 in Tampa, Florida. The right-handed hitting six-foot two Bell, was selected in the second round of the 1987 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was 18 years old right out of high school. In the minors he won a batting title at the A ball level batting .346 at Myrtle Beach. He later won the International League MVP at AAA Syracuse batting .349 with 93 RBIs & a .424 on base %.  He was one of the minor leagues top outfield prospects by 1991 making his debut in Toronto that September. MLB Career: Bell spent two brief seasons in Toronto before getting traded to the San Diego Padres for Darrin Jackson. Bell became a regular outfielder in San Diego hitting 21 HRs with 26 stolen bases & 72 RBIs in his first season there. Drama: In 1994 although he hit .311 with a .354 on base % while stealing 24 bases he was involved in some highly publicized drama, in New York City before a Mets, Padres game at Shea Stadium.  B...