Hello! I am well aware I haven’t written in a while because I haven’t had anything to say. I did feel bad about not writing about Jerry’s passing, but the news came as I was out working for MI6 and couldn’t get to a laptop.
Today’s news comes to me while in front of a computer so I thought I would share it.
I am thankful the current regime for doing this without having to be nagged. That was not always true of the previous ownership.
As for Jerry, I remember NOT liking him as a kid. I came into this in the ’77 season and he lost 20 games! If he lost 20 games he must SUCK. With kid logic I was not a fan. As I aged I came to learn that one must be at least decent to lose 20.
Jerry would WIN 20 two years later for the Twins (which is now a 7.2 WAR for you weirdo kids that like WAR).
In modern times 222 wins and 2500 Ks would get you into the Hall of Fame.
I also didn’t realize/remember he was on the 1983 White Sox. He could have reunited with Seaver in ’84!
I will try to check in more often, hopefully there will be things of interest.
METS TO WEAR A MEMORIAL PATCH IN HONOR OF JERRY KOOSMAN
FLUSHING, NY, November 5, 2026 – The New York Mets today announced that the club will wear a memorial patch in honor of Jerry Koosman on the sleeve of its home and road uniforms during the 2027 season. Koosman passed away earlier this week at age 83, surrounded by his family in Osceola, WI. The design of the patch will be unveiled at a later date.
Koosman is the winningest left-hander in team history with 140 victories and was the third player to have his number retired by the Mets when the club raised No. 36 to the rafters in 2021. He was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1989. The lefty ranks second in team history in starts (346), complete games (108), innings pitched (2,544.2) and shutouts (26), third in strikeouts (1,799) and sixth in ERA (3.09).
In 1969, Koosman posted a 17-9 record with a 2.28 ERA (61 ER/241.0 IP), 68 walks and 180 strikeouts. His regular-season success carried over to the Postseason, where he helped deliver the organization’s first World Series championship. The left-hander earned victories in Game 2 and the series-clinching Game 5, going 2-0 with a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) in those two starts.
Jerome Martin Koosman originally signed with the Mets in 1964 after being scouted while pitching for the Army. He played for the Mets from 1967–78 and was named an All-Star in both 1968 and 1969.