Honorary 1962 New York Mets – Ian Stewart

We’ve all had our tough days. I consider myself very lucky that my difficult moments are not broadcast to hundred of thousands of people. With a tip of the hat to transparency and fairness, I’ll share a few of them now. One time, many years ago, while working my first security shift at a local hospital, I set off alarms that caused the San Francisco Fire Department to respond to the facility twice in my first thirty minutes on the job. On another occasion, while working for the business services division of a very large bank, I was one million dollars shy of balancing my accounts for the day, so I made an entry in a suspense account for that amount. The “suspense” continued the following morning when I was ordered to see the head of the division for a conversation that I didn’t enjoy. So, I know full well that these days happen and how I feel when they do.

That brings us to Ian Stewart, who had one such day not too long ago in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Not only did he strike out in both of his at bats, he committed two errors in the field as well. This was all done during the first five innings, after which he was taken out of the game. I find myself wondering what the carnage might have been if he had been permitted to play the entire game. For his uninspired performance Mr. Stewart becomes our next member of the Honorary 1962 New York Mets. Ian Stewart, welcome to the team!

Ian Stewart

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This is an ongoing series dedicated to my beloved 1962 New York Mets, an inept bunch who many historians consider the worst baseball team ever. They taught me more ways to lose baseball games than I ever dared to imagine. In this, their inaugural season, they won 40 and lost 120 games, finishing 60 and a half games out of first place. In order to be recognized, a current player has to do something reminiscent of the 1962 Mets. Trust me, this isn’t easy.