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The New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

' 2006 season
2006 Major League Baseball season
In , the Major League Baseball season ended with the National League's St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series with the lowest regular season victory total in history. The American League continued its domination at the All-Star Game by winning its fourth straight game; the A.L. has won nine...

was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97-65 and won the NL East. They were managed by Willie Randolph

Willie Randolph

Willie Larry Randolph is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager, most recently the third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles...

. They played home games at Shea Stadium

Shea Stadium

William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...

. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season.

Offseason

November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady
Xavier Nady
Xavier Clifford Nady VI is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman, who is a free agent.-Amateur career:The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted Nady in the 4th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft after he was named Northern California Player of the Year in his senior...

was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron.
November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado
Carlos Delgado
Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández is a retired Puerto Rican professional baseball player. With 473 home runs and 1,512 RBI, he holds the all-time home run and RBI records among Puerto Rican players....

was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the New York Mets for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas (minors).
November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca
Paul Lo Duca
Paul Anthony Lo Duca is a television personality and a former Major League Baseball catcher. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , Florida Marlins , New York Mets , and Washington Nationals...

was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Dante Brinkley (minors) and Gaby Hernandez (minors).
December 12, 2005: Julio Franco
Julio Franco
Julio César Robles Franco is a former Major League Baseball infielder and designated hitter. In , Franco was the oldest active player in the major leagues at the age of 49....

was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
January 22, 2006: Kris Benson
Kris Benson
Kristin James Benson is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Benson pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from to , New York Mets from to , Baltimore Orioles in to , Texas Rangers in , and Arizona Diamondbacks in ....

was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.

Transactions

July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Oliver Perez.
August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledee was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with cash to the New York Mets for Evan MacLane (minors).

Roster

2006 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (third base) (bench) (bullpen) (hitting) (first base) (pitching)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	José Reyes	153	647	194	.300	19	81
3B	David Wright	154	582	181	.311	26	116
C	Paul Lo Duca Paul Lo Duca Paul Anthony Lo Duca is a television personality and a former Major League Baseball catcher. Previously, Lo Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers , Florida Marlins , New York Mets , and Washington Nationals...	124	512	163	.318	5	49
CF	Carlos Beltrán Carlos Beltrán Carlos Iván Beltrán is a Major League Baseball outfielder.-Early life:In his youth, Beltrán excelled in many sports, with volleyball and baseball being his favorites. At his father's urging, he gave up volleyball to concentrate on baseball when he was seventeen...	140	510	140	.265	41	116
1B	Carlos Delgado Carlos Delgado Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández is a retired Puerto Rican professional baseball player. With 473 home runs and 1,512 RBI, he holds the all-time home run and RBI records among Puerto Rican players....	144	524	139	.252	38	114
2B	José Valentín José Valentín José Antonio Valentín is a former Major League Baseball infielder, who played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Chicago White Sox , Los Angeles Dodgers , and New York Mets .-Early years:...	137	384	104	.271	18	62

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Endy Chávez Endy Chávez Endy de Jesus Chávez is a Major League Baseball outfielder.Chávez bats and throws left-handed and is considered to have good fielding skills, speed, and the ability to hit to all parts of the field...	133	353	108	.306	4	42
Shawn Green Shawn Green Shawn David Green is a former Major League Baseball player.Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star...	34	113	29	.257	4	15

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Glavine Tom Glavine Thomas Michael Glavine is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176...	32	180	15	7	3.82	131
Steve Trachsel Steve Trachsel Stephen Christopher Trachsel , nicknamed "The Human Rain Delay", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is known for the long amount of time he takes to deliver the ball to home plate in between pitches. Games in which he pitches are known to be considerably longer than most games, leading...	30	164⅔	15	8	4.97	79
Pedro Martínez Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...	23	132⅔	9	8	4.48	137
Orlando Hernández Orlando Hernández Orlando Hernández Pedroso , nicknamed "El Duque", is a former Cuban right-handed baseball pitcher....	29	162⅓	11	11	4.66	164
John Maine John Maine John Kevin Maine is an American professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He bats and throws right-handed.-Early life and college:Maine was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia...	16	90	6	5	3.60	71
Alay Soler Alay Soler Alain "Alay" Soler is a former baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets in .Soler attended high school at Espa Armani Arenado and played baseball for four years...	8	45	2	3	6.00	23
Oliver Pérez Oliver Pérez Óliver Pérez Martínez is a left-handed pitcher currently in the Washington Nationals organization.-San Diego Padres:...	22	112⅔	3	13	6.55	102
Victor Zambrano Víctor Zambrano Víctor Manuel Zambrano is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.-Major League Career :...	5	21⅓	1	2	6.75	15
Mike Pelfrey	4	21⅓	2	1	5.48	13
Jose Lima José Lima José Desiderio Rodriguez Lima was a Dominican right-handed pitcher who spent thirteen seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers , Houston Astros , Kansas City Royals , Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets...	4	17⅓	0	4	9.87	12

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brian Bannister Brian Bannister Brian Patrick Bannister is a former baseball starting pitcher who most recently pitched for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.-Personal:...	8	38	2	1	4.26	19
Dave Williams	6	29	3	1	5.59	16

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

NLDS

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (NYM-LAD)
1	October 4	Los Angeles	5	New York	6	1-0
2	October 5	Los Angeles	1	New York	4	2-0
3	October 7	New York	9	Los Angeles	5	3-0
New York Mets win 3-0

NLCS

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (StL-NYM)	Attendance
1	October 12*	St. Louis	0	New York	2	0-1	56,311
2	October 13*	St. Louis	9	New York	6	1-1	56,349
3	October 14	New York	0	St. Louis	5	2-1	47,053
4	October 15	New York	12	St. Louis	5	2-2	46,600
5	October 17	New York	2	St. Louis	4	3-2	46,496
6	October 18	St. Louis	2	New York	4	3-3	56,334
7	October 19	St. Louis	3	New York	1	4-3	56,357
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Farm system

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