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Latest Release from The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook:
Eighteen Obituaries
Released January 6, 2025
Obituaries for Ed Kranepool, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas, Roger Craig, Joe Christopher, Pat Zachry, Jim McAndrew, Whitey Herzog, Ron Hodges, Lenny Randle, Mike Cubbage, Jesus Alou, Eddie Bressoud, Dave Hillman, Joe Hicks, Wayne Graham, and last but also first, the original original Met, Hobie Landrith.

This Date in Mets History

Today is January 16

Born on this date:

Ron Herbel (1938)
Dave Jauss (1957)

Died on this date:

Tom Hausman (2019)
Frank Thomas (2023)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham and Joe Klink to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby on January 16, 1986.

New York Mets traded Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronnie Gideon and Rodger Cole on January 16, 1986.

Minnesota Twins signed Randy Niemann of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 16, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros on January 16, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Jorge Sosa of the St. Louis Cardinals on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Scott Schoeneweis of the Cincinnati Reds on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Casey Fossum of the Detroit Tigers on January 16, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Adam Wilk on January 16, 2017.

New York Mets signed free agent Jay Bruce of the Cleveland Indians on January 16, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent Jed Lowrie of the Oakland Athletics on January 16, 2019.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Craig Paquette Born: March 28, 1969 at Long Beach, Cal.
Years with Mets: 1998 7 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.263 3 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2009
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	10	8	0	.556
Florida Marlins	7	11	0	.389
Philadelphia Phillies	6	12	0	.333
Houston Astros	5	1	0	.833
San Francisco Giants	5	3	0	.625
Atlanta Braves	5	13	0	.278
Cincinnati Reds	4	2	0	.667
Colorado Rockies	4	3	0	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	4	5	0	.444
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	.571
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
Chicago Cubs	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	5	0	.286
Boston Red Sox	2	1	0	.667
Arizona Diamondbacks	2	5	0	.286
Los Angeles Dodgers	1	5	0	.167
Baltimore Orioles	1	2	0	.333
New York Yankees	1	5	0	.167
Tampa Bay Rays	1	2	0	.333