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My sister leaves, on vacation, for Mexico on Monday.

What better time to talk about, in this Summer of Exasperation (see: Runner getting picked off 2nd base with hottest hitter up), than Golden Sombreros?

* In Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Yankees, Carlos Beltran recorded the 66th regular season Golden Sombrero (4 plate appearances, 4 strikeouts) in Mets history.

* It was the Mets first Golden Sombrero since August 22, 2007 (Lastings Milledge, Padres) and Beltran's first Golden Sombrero as a Met.

* Beltran is the second Met with a Golden Sombrero against the Yankees joining Carlos Delgado (June 15, 2007).

* Beltran is the first Mets centerfielder with a Golden Sombrero since Ryan Thompson (April 17, 1994, Astros).

Mets CF With Golden Sombrero
All-Time

Carlos Beltran 2008
Ryan Thompson 1994
Mookie Wilson 1987
Mookie Wilson 1981 (twice!)
Tommie Agee 1971
Ron Swoboda 1965

* Beltran does not have to worry much about breaking the Mets record for Golden Sombreros any time in the near future.

Most Golden Sombreros
Mets History

6- Jerry Koosman
5- Gary Gentry
4- Mookie Wilson
3- Ron Swoboda
3- Dave Kingman

* The record for most Golden Sombreros AGAINST the Mets is 3, by Bobby Bonds. Mets opponents have only registered 45 Golden Sombreros.

Most Golden Sombreros
vs Mets, All-Time

3- Bobby Bonds
2- Nate Colbert
2- Dave Adlesh

(for those never having heard of Dave Adlesh...He played 106 games for the Astros from 1963 to 1968 and hit .168 with 80 strikeouts in 256 AB.)

* 3 Mets have managed Platinum Sombreros (5 plate appearances, 5 strikeouts).

Platinum Sombreros
Mets History

Dave Kingman 1982
Frank Taveras 1979
Ron Swoboda 1969

True Metbreros know...The only batter to record a Platinum Sombrero against the Mets was Delino Deshields in 1991.

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Mets Guy in Michigan said…
The level of detail and information on this site just blows me away!

At least one of those Beltran Ks was looking. I wonder if he's going to get squeezed the rest of the season after his role in the spat with the umpire.
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