No they didn’t make it to 11 straight wins but as first pointed out in the comments section below the Mets on Friday ran out an all-odd starting lineup for what we believe to be the first time in their 46-year history.
7 Reyes SS
9 Anderson LF
5 Wright 3B
15 Beltran CF
3 Easley 2B
21 Delgado 1B
17 Tatis RF
23 Schneider C
33 Maine P
They’d been toying with this accomplishment frequently this season, particularly with Alou unavailable, and were heretofore held back mainly by the presence of Endy Chavez in the starting 9 (or starts by Pelfrey or Perez).
Fittingly, this milestone — rarer even than an extra-base hit by Brian Schneider — was achieved only after replacing even manager Willie Randolph with an odd successor in Jerry Manuel.
And with that taken care of, we can focus on regaining first place.
Submitted by G-Fafif (not verified) on Mon, 07/21/2008 – 2:48pm.
It even took an odd number of seasons for it to happen: 47. Somewhere Joe McEwing smiles.