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Brian Bohanon
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 358 of 1218 players
Bohanon
Brian Edward Bohanon
Born: August 1, 1968 at Denton, Tex.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 6.03 Weight: 219

Brian Bohanon was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on December 15, 2018.

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First Mets game: April 6, 1997
Last Mets game: July 3, 1998

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Brendan
I really liked Bohanon. He did a good job for us down the stretch in '97 and was a valuable long relief guy in '98. I would have liked to have had him as our number 5 guy in the rotation for the past couple of years. He did a great job with the Dodgers for the rest of '98 and did ok with the Rockies last year too. Phillips made a mistake to use him to get back McMichael. He could've used someone else, just as we could use Bohanon in our rotation right now.

Gregory Gewirtz
August 2, 2002
Bohanon was a very serviceable pitcher, good as a starting pitcher and as a long reliever. Valentine tried unsuccessfully to make him a set-up man before his trade to the Dodgers, but Bohanon was not suited for that role.

Besides his pitching, the man could really hit. A couple of times, they had Ordonez bunt so Bohanon could hit, and it worked at least once. Bohanon once had a pinch single for the Mets, I think in a extra-inning game.

You guys remember his emergency start against the Giants in place of the depressed Pete Harnisch in April 1997? He gave us a solid seven or so innings out of absolutely nowhere, and had a pretty decent 1997 season, all together.

Jeff
March 5, 2003
I remember watching Brian pitch for North Shore High School in Houston, Texas. Even at 16 and 17 years of age he had a fastball in the upper 90's and good control. I knew he was going to make the pros. The sports media was comparing him to Nolan Ryan or Roger Clemens. He never became that but he was still a decent pitcher and at least got over ten years in the pros.

Joe Figliola
November 27, 2003
Gregory beat me to it; I also recall the Mets' eighth hitter bunting so that Bohanon can come up and swing away. And I recall that strategy working a couple of times.

Was it only yesterday that the Mets had pitchers like Brian that can actually hit? These days, we're lucky that guys like Al Leiter can make contact on a bunt, let alone get a single.

Bonbolito
April 2, 2007
I always thought that he bore a resemblance to Babe Ruth.

Sha-Le
August 23, 2012
Brian Bohanon was a decent pitcher in 97 and 98, and yes, he does sorta have the Babe Ruth resemblance. Of course, he wasn't as good of a pitcher, let alone a player compared to the Sultan of Swat. Nonetheless, Bohanon had some good, yet unexpected contributions in 97 and probably should have stayed in the rotation all year long.

Although his three career home runs occurred as a member of the Rockies, Bohanon hit well with the Mets and he looked like quite the strapping hitter too.








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