Stand up and applaud the New York Mets latest nostalgic effort. Three more players entering the team’s Hall of Fame—induction in May—is an extraordinary event, especially for those who witnessed the three in question.
Younger fans will recognize the names of Ron Darling and Edgardo Alfonzo, immediately, but it’s also tremendous that all Met fans will be able to stroll down memory lane and honor a pitcher who might be—aside from Jerry Koosman—the best southpaw in team history.
Watching him in my teenage years at Shea Stadium, Jon Matlack threw the cut fastball long before it ever became popular.