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Gary Matthews
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 531 of 1218 players
Matthews
Gary Nathaniel Matthews
Born: August 25, 1974 at San Francisco, Cal.
Throws: Right Bats: Both
Height: 6.03 Weight: 200

Gary Matthews was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on January 22, 2010, January 25, 2010, December 30, 2014, March 20, 2015, and January 22, 2020.

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First Mets game: April 1, 2002
Last Mets game: June 2, 2010

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Joe Figliola
April 4, 2002
Talk about easy come, easy go. When the Mets picked him up, I thought it was a wise move in terms of bolstering the bench. I looked upon him as a great defensiveoutfielder with (despite a low average) some pop. Now he's an ex-Met.

On the bright side, he did play in more games than Kenny Greer.

Won Doney
April 5, 2002
His tenure with the Mets was short. He played in about every game in spring training, so I thought that meant they were going to hold on to him.

Gregory Gewirtz
April 1, 2003
He had all the tools, but needed regular playing time so he could put it all together, which he never would have gotten in New York, with Cedeno, Payton, and Burnitz in front of him, and Timo Perez pushing him from underneath.

The Mets held onto him for only a few days into the regular season, just long enough for someone to come up with an acceptable offer for him. The Orioles gave us journeyman lefty reliever John Bale for Matthews, who pitched for Norfolk. Matthews went on to garner significant playing time with the O's, and as has been already cited, had a pretty decent year for them.

VIBaseball
September 8, 2006
Gary had 17 homers last year for Texas and has emerged even more this year, hitting over .300 and making what many view as the catch of the year in center field, soaring and twisting over the fence to pull back a certain homer.

The Mets got pitcher John Bale from the O's in trade. Bale never pitched an inning in New York before he was released.

Mr. Sparkle
December 10, 2006
WOW. He was a 4th outfielder until he went to Texas and had 2 mediocre years followed by one very good year. Still, his power is only moderate as he topped out at 19 dingers. But at the age of 31 to cash in for 5 years at $50,000,000 in unbeleivable. The Rangers are clearly a poorly run organization. Maybe Gary has finally come into his own but who else was going to offer him this kind of a deal for a guy who basically had one good year? It's MADNESS!!!

John Molnar
December 20, 2006
Got to watch Gary in Las Vegas playing AAA; what an exciting player he was. I really thought he would just tear it up in the bigs. Anyway I saw him at spring training when he was with the Cubs and mentioned Vegas as he was walking by. He stopped to sign for my son (after passing by everyone else who asked) talked a while and posed for pictures with my son also; it made his day! Hope he continues doing well because he definetly has the talent.

Ken
January 24, 2010
Sooooo...looks like Sarge Jr. is coming back home.

This acquisition reminds me of old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons where Bullwinkle wants to pull the rabbit out of his hat and Rocky is "AGAIN? That trick never works!"

"This time for sure!!!"

And of course it doesn't. So I guess neither the Mets nor Bullwinkle J. Moose learn.

Michael Marino
May 12, 2010
Jr. is no Sr.








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