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.<\/p>\n
7 Reyes SS<\/p>\n
9 Anderson LF<\/p>\n
5 Wright 3B<\/p>\n
15 Beltran CF<\/p>\n
3 Easley 2B<\/p>\n
21 Delgado 1B<\/p>\n
17 Tatis RF<\/p>\n
23 Schneider C<\/p>\n
33 Maine P<\/p>\n
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).
\nFittingly, 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.<\/p>\n
And with that taken care of, we can focus on regaining first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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