I've been having fun researching more about Bob Botz. Apparently he has some notoriety with original Mets fans. According to several books written about the 1962 Mets he:
- Was hand selected by Casey Stengel as a "Youth Of America"
- Won the very first Spring Training game in Mets history
- Acquired the nickname "Butterball" along the way
- Became one of Casey's first cuts in camp
- When Mets fans at the Polo Grounds early in 1962 realized just how bad the team would be, they took to chanting "Bring Back Butterball Botz!"
- After being returned to Milwaukee, they quickly flipped him to the Angels, where he pitched 63 solid relief innings
- After the 1962 season the Angels flipped him to the Cardinals for another relief pitcher, Bob Duliba. But Botz seemed to have arm troubles and dropped off the baseball map after 4 AAA appearances in 1963.
What a career!