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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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	No Easy Answers: Mets have many holes, few fixes as they try to regroup yet again New York Daily News, September 29, 2008 Looking ahead at what's next for the Mets after the disappointing end to the 2008 season.

Randomly selected Met Player

Willie Mays Born: May 6, 1931 at Westfield, Ala. Died: June 18, 2024 at Paolo Alto, Cal.
Years with Mets: 1972, 1973 135 games. 14 hr, 44 rbi, 0.238 51 runs, 2 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2010
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	9	9	0	.500
Philadelphia Phillies	9	9	0	.500
Atlanta Braves	7	11	0	.389
Pittsburgh Pirates	6	1	0	.857
Florida Marlins	6	12	0	.333
Houston Astros	4	3	0	.571
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
Chicago Cubs	4	3	0	.571
Colorado Rockies	3	3	0	.500
Cleveland Indians	3	0	0	1.000
New York Yankees	3	3	0	.500
Baltimore Orioles	3	0	0	1.000
San Diego Padres	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	.500
San Francisco Giants	3	4	0	.429
Detroit Tigers	2	1	0	.667
Milwaukee Brewers	2	5	0	.286
Minnesota Twins	2	1	0	.667
Cincinnati Reds	2	4	0	.333
Arizona Diamondbacks	1	5	0	.167