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Late Season Updates

Back from a vacation and better late than never — Anderson Hernandez recalled from Norfolk Sept. 17; Danny Graves 32 recalled on Sept. 5; and Mike Piazza 31 back from the DL on Sept. 10.  MBTN was surprised to return from our vacation to see Hernandez dressed in No. 1 — which we thought that number might have been in semi-retirement awaiting the 1986 anniversary next season and Mookie Wilson’s continuing service to the organization. As argued here before, MBTN is generally not in favor of retiring numbers — we’d prefer to see them strategically re-issued — but hard to say from his play or lack of it thus far whether Hernandez is truly Mookworthy yet.

Hernandez, by the way, appears to be the 42nd and final player to wear a Met jersey this year — the fewest Met uni wearers since only 40 suited up in 1996. We had 52 last year.

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Graves for Aybar

Danny Graves, the disgraced former Cincinnati closer, officially became a Met Saturday as battered mop-up man Manny Aybar 36 was designated for assignment. Graves will wear his familiar No. 32at Shea, most recently belonging to embedded Yankee Mike Stanton, which appears to be the only cause for worry in an arrangement that promises to improve the Met relief corps. Now if we could only improve the offense…

Ramon Castro 11 returned from the disabled list June 2, while Mike DiFelice 33 was returned to Norfolk without incident. Also on June 2, Mister Koo 17 went to the DL and Royce Ring 22 was recalled. Meanwhile Eric Valent 57 withstood the waiver wire and accepted a demotion to Norfolk.

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