Archive for September 22nd, 2009

Met great, Keith Hernandez found himself a little closer to the mob then he would have liked back in 1984 and his name is beingtossed around the courtroom as the latest trial of John Jr. Gotti opened. It turns out that lynchpin for the prosecution is a turncoat named John Alite. Alite, a former right hand man of Jr. Gotti was once in charge of a sports book operation. One of his clients was former Mets assistant equipment manager/degenerate gambler Joseph Deluca. Deluca, apparently was better at washing jockstraps then he was at picking winners because before long, he was $32,000 in debt to Alito. Now if you’re thinking “how does this in any way involve Keith Hernandez?” here you go.  Apparently these bets were made under the assumption that Deluca was placing the bets for Hernandez. That is why they allowed him to place such large debts and get so far in the hole without collecting; believing Hernandez was good for it. Long story short, Deluca asks Hernandez for help, he gives him 7 grand that Deluca blows in Atlantic City. Jr. Gotti and Alite paid a visit to Deluca, and a few broken bones later with some help from Joey’s Mom and Pop a payment plan was worked out.

Since arriving in NY in 1983 Keith Hernandez has been a true New Yorker. He won a ring here, was on Seinfeld, moved to Long Island etc. So I guess being a fringe piece of Grand Jury Testimony in a Mob case kind of adds to his New York resume. Good for you Keith!

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For those scoring at home, Daniel Murphy now has more HRs than David Wright and just seven less RBIs. Shockingly, Murphy has as many HRs off lefties than Wright does.

Also from our guy over at Mets Walk-Offs , Murph’s 25 doubles since the all-star break is tied for most in the majors with brian roberts.  Mets Walk-Offs Wants to thank you for making this day possible