The New York Mets don’t have a ton of bargain bin success stories. Usually when they go fishing in the Rule 5 draft or the lower ends of free agency, they come up empty.
That just makes those few successful moments that much more memorable and special. It’s why many Mets fans either don’t know Wayne Garrett or simply forgot about him.
He wasn’t the best third baseman in team history, nor was he especially good. With Garrett, it’s all about the story and what he meant to the 1969 and 1973 squads.
Without the underdog of the underdogs, the Amazin’ Mets may never exist.