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Pete Smith

Pete Smith
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 539 of 1252 players

Peter John Smith
Born: February 27, 1966 at Abington, Mass.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 200

Pete Smith was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on February 27, 2013, December 3, 2015, February 27, 2018, June 6, 2018, July 18, 2020, and November 24, 2022.

First Mets game: April 5, 1994
Last Mets game: August 7, 1994

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HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY:

Mr. Sparkle
This was supposed to be a steal of a trade for a guy who was supposed to be "the odd man out" in the great Brave pitching staff. He didn't make the Braves because he sucked, not because their staff was so good. He was one of the worst pitchers the Mets ever had.

murphy
May 30, 2001
The Mets swore that Smith was going to mature into a good pitcher. The Braves had rushed him to the majors because they were about the worst team in baseball in the late 80's. Instead, they got one of the worst, most hittable right handed starters in their history. Lots and lots of hits....boy did he suck.

revolve
February 5, 2002
I can remember this guy having one good start: his first. Back when the Mets, coming off that dreadful '93 season, started 3-0, he pitched well in Wrigley and I thought good things. And then it all went downhill. Maybe the only good thing about the strike that year was not having to see him pitch in a Met uniform any longer.

Greg
July 25, 2002
Pete was the first post-'93 acquisition. Joe McIlvane referred to him as a .500 pitcher, adding something like "he's not great." We just came off a 59-103 embarrassment, and Joe Mac, bless his Fatherly heart, is trying to keep our expectations realistic.

Karl de Vries
January 18, 2003
All I remember about this guy was that it seemed every time he came into a game, the game was over. Home runs galore.

scott rogers
December 19, 2003
The only real memory I have about Pete Smith, is that I was at the only complete game he pitched all year, a great game against the Reds, but no one paid attention, because that was the night the Rangers played the Devils in the semi-finals. Half the crowd had a radio, the other was asking people what was happening.

Carl Carlson
January 6, 2004
Pete never lived up to his advance billing as one of the great Brave pitchers. He was shelled more often than Allen Watson. Whatever happened to him after he left the Mets?

Joe P.
October 14, 2004
I was hoping that the Mets stole one when they got this guy from Atlanta. Boy, was I wrong.

Jonathan Stern
February 28, 2005
Just terrible with the Mets. But he did last more than a decade in the bigs.

kathy
October 27, 2007
OK guys I know he has been out of baseball for a while and some of these comments have been on a long time and yes his career wasn't the best. But I watched Pete before and after and during the game and he gave 100% and even when he was making a lot of money back then he did not get a big head. This was a ballplayer, a real one. Never said no to an autograph and would sit and talk to fans forever after a game. Out on the field he might not have lived up to the New York expectations but then again when is the last time a Met has?

Darren
April 1, 2020
I gotta be honest here. Pete Smith was an honorable human being. He lived baseball his whole life. I grew up 2 houses away from where he grew up. All three of the Smith boys had talent beyond understanding. Pete was the most down to earth person you would want to meet. This guy had a pro ball contract and was playing football with the kids on Lisa Street the week after. I saw him recently and I gotta tell ya, it was almost as if we were just neighbors catching up. No celebrity bs or anything.

OBie
November 3, 2021
I have to agree guys !!! A little harsh aren’t we? I knew Pete when he was on the Braves and full of promises but it didn’t happen. He still got a decade in the Majors! Pete was the same guy regardless of his record and reputation in baseball! Why be so hard of any player who just tried to be a professional? The whole history of baseball is made of players like him who loved the game and dreamed of playing in the Big Leagues! How many Nolan Ryan’s are there?