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Today is January 17

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New York Mets selected Roy Staiger in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on January 17, 1970.

New York Mets selected Kevin Elster in second round of free agent draft on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Santana on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Kelly Stinnett to the Milwaukee Brewers for Cory Lidle on January 17, 1996.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 17, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Young of the San Diego Padres on January 17, 2011.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
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Tracy Stallard
Born: August 31, 1937
at Coeburn, Va.
Died: December 6, 2017 at Kingsport, Tenn.
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75 games. 16 - 37, 4.16
228 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2013 Game Results
04/16 Rockies 8, Mets 4 Gee (L, 0-3)
04/16 Rockies 9, Mets 8 Burke (L, 0-1)
04/18 Rockies 11, Mets 3 Niese (L, 2-1)
06/27 Mets 3, Rockies 2 Hawkins (W, 3-1)
08/06 Mets 3, Rockies 2 Atchison (W, 2-0)
08/07 Mets 5, Rockies 0 Harvey (W, 9-3)
08/08 Mets 2, Rockies 1 Gee (W, 8-8)
2013 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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