Picture a bright, springtime Sunday morning in pre-Vatican II New York — maybe 1962, the year of the Mets’
first season. Attorney William Shea, instrumental in bringing the National League back to New York, is standing in the pews at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan.
Inserted into the classical cadence of the Latin liturgy are very modern, American words: “President John F. Kennedy,” “Mayor Robert Wagner,” and others, in order that the congregation could focus its prayers by name.
Time to intone? Whatever your language or tradition, below is the 2015 Mets’ roster, to help you.
2 Dilson Herrera
3 Curtis Granderson
4 Wilmer Flores
5 David Wright
6 Akeel Morris
7 Travis d’Arnaud
9 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
11 Ruben Tejada
12 Juan Lagares
13 Jerry Blevins
16 Danny Muno
19 Johnny Monell
20 Anthony Recker
21 Lucas Duda
22 Kevin Plawecki
23 Michael Cuddyer
27 Jeurys Familia
28 Daniel Murphy
29 Eric Campbell
32 Steven Matz
33 Matt Harvey
34 Noah Syndergaard
35 Dillon Gee
36 Sean Gilmartin
38 Vic Black
39 Bobby Parnell
40 Bartolo Colon
43 Buddy Carlyle
44 John Mayberry Jr.
45 Zack Wheeler
47 Hansel Robles
48 Jacob deGrom
49 Jon Niese
50 Rafael Montero
51 Jack Leathersich
52 Carlos Torres
54 Alex Torres
58 Jenrry Mejia
62 Erik Goeddel
63 Gabriel Ynoa
65 Cesar Puello
66 Josh Edgin
68 Dario Alvarez
70 Wilfredo Tovar
Memento, Domine…
Send your thoughts & prayers to Pray4Mets@gmail.com.
-Maureen Edelson