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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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Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Tim Burke
Born: February 19, 1959
at Omaha, Neb.
Burke
Years with Mets: 1991, 1992

50 games. 4 - 5, 3.41
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Innings Pitched
1. Tom Seaver 3045.2 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 2544.2
3. Dwight Gooden 2169.2
4. Ron Darling 1620.0
5. Sid Fernandez 1584.2
6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 Koosman
7. Al Leiter 1360.0
8. Jacob deGrom 1326.0
9. Craig Swan 1230.2
10. Bobby Jones 1215.2



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