Del Unser has a wry take on the famous 1974 trade that made him a Met: “The good news on getting me was getting John Stearns, too,” Unser says.
“The bad news was losing a really good player.”
That player, as Met fans of a certain age doubtless remember, was Tug McGraw.
The Mets thought Unser was the answer to their problems in center field, but the cost was dear – McGraw was shipped to Philadelphia with Don Hahn and Dave Schneck in exchange for Unser, Stearns and Mac Scarce.
Unser, now 70, probably would’ve hit .