Kids….Kevin Mitchell was a hell of a ballplayer in 1986. Davey Johnson was a maniac and would play him anywhere, including shortstop when Sid pitched.
The Mets ran him out of town to protect young and innocent Doc & Darryl. Oops.
“I was the bad seed, they said. But those guys were already in the big leagues and I’m a rookie and I’m telling them what to do? There’s no way.”
Read more: Daily News
He was the 1989 MVP and I bet if you’re under 25 you have never heard of Kevin McReynolds. That’s who they traded him for.
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To be fair, anyone under 25 probably never heard of Kevin Mitchell either…