Around the Majors: Mets contact Konerko
1) According to the NY Daily News, the Mets contacted free agent 1B Paul Konerko.
2) According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox and Padres have had David Wells for Dave Roberts trade talks.
3) The Pirates named John Shelby 1B coach.
4) Today’s birthdays–
VIC DARENSBOURG, AGE: 35 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 2003 32 -3 8.00 9 0 9 4 4.00 18.00 0 0 0 0 0 Rockies/Expos 2004 33 -1 6.43 7 0 7 1 1.29 18.00 0 1 0 0 1 White Sox/Mets 2005 34 4 2.82 22 0 22.1 9 3.63 12.49 1 1 0 1 1 Tigers CAREER -23 4.96 309 0 303 229 6.80 13.78 8 17 2 11 14 LG AVG 0 4.37 303 227 6.75 12.91 17 17 GENE GARBER, AGE: 58 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1977 29 18 2.35 64 0 103.1 78 6.79 9.32 8 6 19 10 4 Phillies 1978 30 24 2.15 65 0 117 85 6.54 8.69 6 5 25 9 2 Phillies/Braves 1982 34 21 2.34 69 0 119.1 68 5.13 10.11 8 10 30 13 5 Braves CAREER 102 3.34 931 9 1510 940 5.60 11.60 96 113 218 120 89 LG AVG 0 3.70 1510 892 5.32 12.21 84 84 PAT HENTGEN, AGE: 37 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1994 25 24 3.40 24 24 174.2 147 7.57 11.34 13 8 0 13 8 Blue Jays 1996 27 54 3.22 35 35 265.2 177 6.00 11.42 20 10 0 21 9 Blue Jays 1997 28 21 3.68 35 35 264 160 5.45 11.28 15 10 0 15 10 Blue Jays CAREER 73 4.32 344 306 2075.1 1290 5.59 12.73 131 112 1 130 113 LG AVG 0 4.66 2075.1 1436 6.23 13.35 116 117 GERALD LAIRD, AGE: 26 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2003 23 -1 .360 .432 .792 .431 4.76 .273 1 4 0 19 Rangers 2004 24 -15 .287 .286 .572 .187 2.55 .224 1 16 0 49 Rangers 2005 25 -3 .262 .350 .612 .219 2.53 .225 1 4 0 13 Rangers CAR -19 .297 .325 .622 .237 2.94 .234 3 24 0 81 LG AVG 0 .336 .432 .768 .500 5.09 .270 8 34 4 POS AVG -5 .321 .410 .731 .432 4.40 .261 7 33 1 GEORGE MYERS, 1860-1926 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1884 23 -36 .213 .240 .453 .187 2.74 .182 2 32 0 78 Bisons 1885 24 -23 .258 .239 .497 .290 3.41 .206 0 19 0 89 Bisons 1886 25 -26 .236 .234 .470 .240 3.05 .190 0 27 6 79 Maroons CAR -119 .260 .250 .510 .285 3.58 .203 5 126 72 424 LG AVG 0 .307 .354 .660 .500 5.83 .257 15 198 60 POS AVG -53 .282 .314 .596 .414 4.72 .232 10 169 45 WES PARKER, AGE: 66 YEAR AGE RCAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 1969 29 16 .353 .427 .780 .602 5.43 .278 13 68 4 132 Dodgers 1970 30 40 .392 .458 .850 .690 6.78 .319 10 111 8 161 Dodgers CAR 87 .351 .375 .726 .570 4.67 .267 64 470 60 1288 LG AVG 0 .325 .386 .710 .500 4.33 .260 97 472 61 POS AVG 88 .337 .434 .771 .564 5.07 .266 158 611 34 DAN PETRY, AGE: 47 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1982 23 24 3.22 35 35 246 132 4.83 11.85 15 9 0 15 9 Tigers 1984 25 14 3.24 35 35 233.1 144 5.55 11.57 18 8 0 15 11 Tigers 1985 26 28 3.36 34 34 238.2 109 4.11 10.33 15 13 0 17 11 Tigers CAREER 22 3.94 370 300 2080.1 1063 4.60 12.47 125 104 1 120 109 LG AVG 0 4.06 2080.1 1194 5.17 12.52 116 116 MEL STOTTLEMYRE, AGE: 64 YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 BR/9 W L SV NW NL TEAM 1965 23 27 2.63 37 37 291 155 4.79 10.67 20 9 0 18 11 Yankees 1969 27 19 2.82 39 39 303 113 3.36 10.99 20 14 0 20 14 Yankees 1973 31 22 3.07 38 38 273 95 3.13 11.31 16 16 0 19 13 Yankees CAREER 97 2.97 360 356 2662 1257 4.25 11.12 164 139 1 165 138 LG AVG 0 3.44 2662 1677 5.67 11.72 148 148