As the Mets Police continues to grow, I realize “these kids today” have no memory of anything prior to Mike Piazza.
Kids, there was a man named Tim Foli, who twice was a Met…and when the Mets were hideous, he played shortstop. Let’s catch up with Tim…
Commander in Chief
Skipper Tim Foli leads new-look Chiefs into season opener
Thursday, April 09, 2009
By Bud Poliquin
Post-Standard Columnist
You know, this new skipper in town, this Tim Foli, has landed among us with quite a resume.
He was the overall No. 1 pick, by the New York Mets, in the 1968 draft. He helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series in 1979, which was the same season in which he struck out once every 42.4 plate appearances. He led all National League shortstops in fielding percentage in two different years. And he once he even hit for the cycle.
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