Endy Chavez was a key part of the 2006 team and always a fan favorite at Shea. EN-DY CHA-VEZ!!!!!

Thank You Endy Chavez. You got heart

A picture of Chavez making the catch is shown in the Fanwalk at Citi Field. There was also a bobblehead of Endy reaching above the wall that was given away to fans at a Brooklyn Cyclones game. These are nice ways to honor the man for what he did at that moment, but they have no real value with the game and series defeat tied to it.

Sorry, Endy, but as amazing as your catch was, it's not worth commemorating.

New York initially signed him in 1996, but they lost him in the Rule 5 Draft in 2000 to the Royals. He was returned to the Mets in March 2001, but on the same day was traded back to K.C. for a minor league outfielder, Mike Curry. Then the Tigers claimed him off waivers from the Royals, then the Mets claimed him off waivers from Detroit in February 2002. But then Montreal claimed him off waivers three weeks later. Skip ahead to 2005 and the Mets signed him as a free agent and he finally stuck around.

He was such a solid cog for three years. He had good speed, hit for decent average (.288 BA with NY) and he could field with the best of 'em. He hit .306 his first year with the Mets, the third-best BA on the club behind just Paul Lo Duca (.318) and David Wright (.311).

The Mets should not have traded him in 2008, because all they ended up with in that three-team deal were JJ Putz (boo), Jeremy Reed (boo) and Sean Green (boo).

My only quibble is how obsessed Mets fans are over his amazing catch in the 2006 NLCS. Yeah, it was awesome ... but, I mean, they lost the game. The legend around that catch would be more justified if they had won ... but they lost -- though the "The Strength to be There" sign on the wall made it a very cool scene.

Though he wasn't a Met for long—just three seasons—he made a mighty impact. So much so, in fact, that the Mets Hall of Fame I run on another website elected him on his third try, with 75% of the vote. He squeaked in, but he's a member nevertheless.

We Mets fans will always see Endy in every positive way.

Many tend to remember him for the catch in game 7 of the 2006 NLCS (as many should), but many also tend to forget that he hit over .300 (in limited at-bats) during the 2006 season, and almost hit .300 again in 2007 (in limited at-bats).

He was also a SENSATIONAL defensive outfielder (left-center-right), who had a strong AND accurate throwing arm, and could cover lots of ground.

His career changed for the best when Randolph was his manager, who changed his swing and told him to stop hitting the ball in the air and to use his speed.

Again, he only played 3 seasons, was mostly a bench player, but he is one of the most beloved Mets players in history.

With that said, I really do wish he would have gotten a hit in the bottom of the 6th inning with two outs and the bases loaded off Suppan in game 7, but the Mets just couldn't hit Suppan or Weaver in that NLCS.