https://twitter.com/bmets/status/694264608861872128
So, what exactly do you think the Binghamton Mets have planned for their April 12th promotion?
(Archived @bmets tweet in case somebody decides to delete it)
For those who need it, here’s a link to Urban Dictionary’s NSFW definition of “Netflix and chill.”
10:45 p.m. Update: The Binghamton Mets account deleted their original “Netflix and chill” tweet and posted this clarification.
You probably don’t remember Yunir Garcia unless you closely follow the Mets minor league system (or one of their minor league affiliates.)
Garcia is a Venezuelan who signed with the New York Mets organization as an 18-year-old in 1998. A light-hitting catcher, Garcia spent his entire playing career with the Mets. He retired after the 2006 season, but did briefly reach the Triple-A level.
In 2008, Garcia was hired to coach the Venezuelan Summer League Mets team. In 2010, he managed one of the Mets’ Dominican Summer League teams. Over the last five years, he’s been a coach for the Gulf Coast League Mets, Kingsport Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones teams, slowly working his way up the organizational ladder.
I got this baseball card from my friend Jeff, who likely got it signed while Garcia was a member of the Cyclones’ coaching staff last season.
We’ve still got five more weeks left in this year’s Eastern League season, but the Trenton Thunder have already released their 2016 schedule.
Next year, the Thunder will host the Erie SeaWolves on Opening Day, Thursday, April 7. The Binghamton Mets will make their only visit to Trenton on Father’s Day weekend, June 17-19. You can view the team’s full schedule at milb.com (PDF format.)
I decided to forgo the chance to see if the Mets could put an end to Zack Greinke‘s scoreless innings streak yesterday (they did) so I could catch the last game of the Binghamton Mets’ only visit to Trenton this season.
The Binghamton Mets did not disappoint, defeating the Baby Bombers 8-0. I even got to see one real Mets player – catcher Travis d’Arnaud, who was playing the second game of a rehab assignment. He was super nice, signing autographs for almost 10 minutes inside the ballpark before the game. After the game, it seemed like at least 100 people were waiting to catch him before he got on the team bus back to Binghamton… and he signed autographs and posed for selfies with everyone who asked.
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