During the mid '90s, a woman of the exact first and last name as his own came along. She was an actress who had the lead role in the "Grace Under Fire" television series. I wonder if Brett took any ribbing because of that.

I remember how he was thoroughly mediocre for the first 10 years of his career, then something clicked when he went to Kansas City and he rattled off a few good years with them.

He was actually quite solid upon joining the Mets in 2001, going 4-1 with a 2.76 ERA in his first five games. Then his ERA was 7.00 after that.

He's also just one of a few Panamanians to play for the Mets. The others I know are Jonathan Arauz, Ariel Jurado, Juan Berenguer, Manny Acosta and Ruben Tejada.

I've also sent him six autograph requests in my day. He's signed three times, most recently in 2006.

In general, he was always a solid ballplayer who never got the recognition he deserved.

I've sent him a couple autograph requests in my day. The first time was from when he was still playing—I received a postcard with a pre-printed auto on it. He never responded the second time.

I remember him mostly because he was one of two Walkers on the club in 2002, with the other being Tyler.

The Mets could've had something in Pete, as he went 10-5 with the Blue Jays after Toronto snagged him off waivers...then he had a good year in relief in 2005 (41 G, 3.54 ERA).

Oh well, not one of the most devastating "what could have beens" in team history.

Until I looked him up just now, I didn't realize he'd pitched for the Mets when he first debuted in 1995. You learn something new every day.