WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 05: A New York Mets hat on the dugout stairs during the home opener against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
What do you remember about the 2005 New York Mets? One year before things got really interesting, the club finished 83-79. Mike Piazza’s final year with the team and Carlos Beltran’s first ended up as one of those building block years.
Long lost in the shuffle of a rotation featuring two MLB legends and a starting lineup with four franchise GOATs at their position (Mike Piazza, David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran), there was a beastly performance from a 40-year-old reliever named Roberto Hernandez.