UnforMETable, Episode 8: Felix Millan

Welcome to UnforMETable, a new show from Amazin’ Avenue that looks back on less heralded, more obscure, but quintessential Mets players from the past This week, Rob Wolff travels back to the 1970s, as the Mets tried to get back to the promised land of the 1969 Miracle Mets. In 1973, they imported a light-hitting, smooth-fielding second baseman from the Atlanta Braves named Felix Millan.  Felix the Cat (“El Gatito”) was a key figure for the 1973 National League champions, providing solid defense and a steady, light-hitting (and well-choked-up on) bat. Although that glove would fail Millan on the biggest stage possible.  Millan would continue to be a stable, solid presence in the Mets infield until 1977, when an on-field incident would lead to the abrupt end of his major league career.  As always, you can listen or subscribe to this and all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, or wherever you get podcasts. If you’ve got an idea for a player to be featured on UnforMETable, let us know in the comments. Make sure to follow Rob on Twitter (@WolffRR), and you can now follow the show on Twitter @unformetable as well. Tune in next week for another tale from the Mets’ past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices