Mets Pre Game Notes

Hey sorry guys, real job got in the way. Damn, I am starting to really sound like Shannon now.

OPENING DAY: The Mets are set to open their 50th season in the National League…New York has a 32-17 (.653) record on Opening Day…After losing their first eight Opening Day contests, the Mets have won 32 of their last 41 Opening Day games…New York took nine straight openers from 1975-1983 to tie a major league record…The Mets have won their last five Openers, the longest current streak in the majors…New York is 8-3 in their last 11 Opening Days.
METS ARE THE BEST ON OPENING DAY: In the history of Major League Baseball, the Mets (32-17, .653) have the best winning percentage on Opening Day…Below is a list of the top records on Opening Day, courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.

MIKE PELFREY: Is making his first career Opening Day start… Johan Santana started the three previous Mets season openers …The last Mets pitcher to make his first ever Opening Day start while with the Mets was Mike Hampton in 2000…Pelfrey will become the first Mets pitcher to make his first Opening Day start after spending his entire career in the Mets organization since Bobby J. Jones in 1995

OPENING VS. FLORIDA: The Mets and Marlins begin the season for the second straight year…The Mets beat the Marlins, 7-1, last year at Citi Field on April 5…New York is 2-1 all-time on Opening Day vs. Florida…The Mets have begun the season twice before in Miami…On April 5, 1999, the Mets lost, 6-2, and on March 31, 2008, Johan Santana in his Mets debut, beat the Marlins, 7-2.

OPENING DAY OFFENSE: The Mets have scored 10 or more runs four times on Opening Day, including an Opening Day-high 12 runs on April 4, 1994 against the Cubs…New York surrendered an Opening Day-worst 15 runs to the Cubs in a 15-2 setback at Shea on March 31, 2003

WELCOME TO NY: Eleven of Mets’ 25-man roster (44 %) are new members of the team…Pedro Beato, Blaine Boyer, Taylor Buchholz, Tim Byrdak, Chris Capuano, D.J. Carrasco, Brad Emaus, Scott Hairston, Willie Harris, Chin-lung Hu and Chris Young.

ROOKIES: The Mets have four rookies on the squad: RHP Pedro Beato, infielder Brad Emaus, outfielder Lucas Duda and catcher Mike Nickeas.

NUMBERCHANGE: Infielder Brad Emaus has changed his uniform to #4 while RHP Pedro Beato changed his uniform to #27.

And finally to the player who’s Band Wagon Shannon is the leader of:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Mets infielder Daniel Murphy turns 26 today.

Now LETS GO METS!!!