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Daniel Murphy
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 107 of 1218 players
Murphy
Daniel Thomas Murphy
Born: April 1, 1985 at Jacksonville, Fla.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.03 Weight: 210

Daniel Murphy has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 29 times, most recently on December 17, 2023.

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First Mets game: August 2, 2008
Last Mets game: November 1, 2015

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j-murph
September 21, 2008
I am excited about Daniel Murphy for so many different reasons.

The first being he and I have the same last name. That means if he can raise his status to the level of a player that gets a jersey tee shirt printed, I can have a Met tee with my name on it without being the idiot who puts his own name on the shirt.

Beyond that, this guy can hit. He does not give at bats away and he seems to be a patient hitter that can thrive in the two hole. If this guy can play a decent second base our infield is that much more solid for years to come.

Bonbolito
October 1, 2008
At the last game before the closing ceremony started he was the only Met I saw come out to get dirt from the batters box. I liked that. I also noticed from seeing him play and in interviews that he appears to have no sense of humor whatsoever. I really like that.

Jersee Jerry
October 9, 2008
Cool, calm, and collected. These are the attributes that strike me as very positive in regard to Daniel. He kind of reminds me of Keith Hernandez in his plate discipline. If the team does it the right way, he will be here for a long time to come. I have no idea what the team has in mind for Daniel in the future, but if they put him in positions to be successful he will excel.

Joe Figliola
April 22, 2011
Say what you want about Murphy; the guy has no fear of Citi Field. He doesn't let this airplane hangar of a ballpark psych him out and his swing appears tailor-made for those crazy right field bleachers. Here's hoping he settles at one position so he can really fine tune his strong plate presence.

Dan the Man
June 24, 2013
Dan the Man! He's like my alter-ego; same first and middle names! Like me maybe not born with the most amount of skill, gracefulness, and the ability to make intelligent decisions at times ...but you know he always gives it his all and is a darn good likeable guy for sure. I'm happy to root for him!

Elizabeth Durkin
December 2, 2013
I think Daniel Murphy has come a long way since he has joined the Mets. He is an extremely hard worker and his batting average has improved every year. He has gotten better defensively on second base and has made some beautiful plays. He deserves to be the Mets second baseman. Personally I got to meet Daniel Murphy after a Met game this 7/20/13 on my anniversary. He was leaving in his car and stopped and gave us autographs and spoke with us. He and his wife were so sweet to us. I got his autograph on my daughter's Irish Met hat which she so so thrilled about. She is a big Daniel Murphy fan. I always enjoy watching Daniel Murphy play at Citi Field and hope he will play on the Mets for a long time.

JFK
March 4, 2015
Stupidity is a lifestyle choice.

Jon
August 11, 2015
Murphy will end up going down and be remembered as a pretty good, slightly underrated Met. He can/could certainly hit and that in the end is what he will be remembered for and not necessarily his sometimes odd baseball decisions.

soobadabeebop
November 16, 2015
What a bum. Biggest moment of the season and TWICE he can't field a measly grounder. Thank god he didn't take the QO. Good riddance Murph. Take your cheap doubles and awful play with you to Colorado.

Diamond Dave
January 9, 2016
Daniel Murphy was hotter than Georgia asphalt in playoffs and the NLCS. Congrats on the NLCS MVP. Then we all woke up in the WS. Thanks for 7 decent years, Daniel. If you could only play 2B better you would still be a MET. To quote Paulie form Goodfellas: "Now I gotta turn my back on ya." You signed with Nats, so I hope you hit .220 in 2016.

Hot Foot
April 6, 2022
First and foremost, who can forget his standout performance in the 2015 NLDS (3 HR, 5 RBI, .333 BA, 1.143 OPS) and NLCS (4 HR, 6 RBI, .529 BA, 1.850 OPS)? That may be the hottest streak I've ever seen over a ten day period. I wonder if Elias Sports Bureau ever looked that up. Unfortunately, it didn't continue in the World Series (0 HR, 0 RBI, .150 BA, .470 OPS) but it wasn't just his fault that the Mets lost in five games.

The second memory is him starting in left field in 2009 and dropping a routine fly ball off the bat of Cody Ross that cost Johan Santana a win. I remember Johan was pissed and pulled a bit of a "Dave Stieb" on him. I thought that play happened on opening day but it was actually on April 12, 2009, Santana's second start of the season and that dropped fly ball led to a 2-1 loss to the Marlins, dropping the Mets to 3-3 on the season.

Besides that dropped fly ball (and turning into Stan Musial for 10 days in 2015), what I really remember is talking about him at a game with my friend Jason in 2010. I remember saying something like, "Sucks Murphy got hurt; hope he can come back soon." By the way, he'd torn his MCL on June 2nd, 2010, while playing for the Buffalo Bisons. We talked about how he's a gamer for learning to play second just in order to get into the Mets lineup, since he was blocked by David Wright at his natural position and by Ike Davis at first. Also, while our hopes for 2008 1st round draft pick Reese Havens (a power hitting second baseman) were still high in the summer of 2010, I distinctly remember thinking that the Mets' lineup could be really strong with Murphy at second.

Even though the Mets couldn't make the dream work in 2015, and even after he jettisoned the Mets and took his Cinderella-like talents to division rival Washington during that offseason, Daniel still ranks as my second favorite Mets second baseman, after Wally Backman. He was sorely missed in 2016 in the way that Ray Knight was missed in 1987. He may not may been the flashiest player on the roster, but he played with grit and determination all the time.








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