With David Wright being honored with the retirement of his No. 5, you have to wonder if any other prominent player wore that ...

Every year, the Mets drew over two million in attendance. And every year after `69, we knew that because of the pitching, and depending on how that year`s third baseman did-be it Joe Foy ...

Except in this case, the Mets ended up with the eminently forgettable Joe Foy. In fairness, Foy did show some promise early in his career. But by the time he was added to the 1970 Mets roster ...

The Mets shipped him off to Kansas City for a more experienced bat, dealing for veteran infielder Joe Foy. What would Otis do with the Royals? Amos Otis turned into a star with the Royals.

However, he would have to wait until 1973 to get the everyday job, after the Mets saw Joe Foy, Bob Aspromonte and Jim Fregosi fail in consecutive years from 1970-1972. Garrett became the Mets ...