Absurd Curse Week continues here at Mets Police.
Today’s curse is not based upon Bob Murphy , Gary Cohen or even Lee Mazzilli.
I’m here to tell you about the curse of 17.
Mets and 17. Who did you think of?
Was it Jeff McKnight or Brett Mayne? Luis Lopez perhaps?
Was it Saturo Komiyama? Dae-Sun Koo?
Maybe Jason Anderson?
These are the folks that have been allowed to wear the number of The Captain, Keith Hernandez.
The new park honors a bailed out bank, has a big giant soda logo in right, but nowhere on the fence is a 17.
This year, once again a journeyman ballplayer will be allowed to wear Keith’s number.
This from a franchise that think it’s the Dodgers, and protects the number of one of the great San Francisco Giants of all time.
You can be on 8 teams in 10 years and ask the Mets for #17 and they will hand it to you.
Keith last wore the 17 in 1989. The last time the Mets won a series Keith was wearing the number.
It’s time to hang the 17 on the fence and have Keith Hernandez day.
It’s a new park. Let’s start some new traditions and start a new culture that respects the history of the Mets, not teams that split town 50 years ago.
End the Curse. Retire #17.
(Thanks Mets By The Numbers for the awesome database).
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