I remember how he was thoroughly mediocre for the first 10 years of his career, then something clicked when he went to Kansas City and he rattled off a few good years with them.

He was actually quite solid upon joining the Mets in 2001, going 4-1 with a 2.76 ERA in his first five games. Then his ERA was 7.00 after that.

He's also just one of a few Panamanians to play for the Mets. The others I know are Jonathan Arauz, Ariel Jurado, Juan Berenguer, Manny Acosta and Ruben Tejada.

I've also sent him six autograph requests in my day. He's signed three times, most recently in 2006.

In general, he was always a solid ballplayer who never got the recognition he deserved.

I've sent him a couple autograph requests in my day. The first time was from when he was still playing—I received a postcard with a pre-printed auto on it. He never responded the second time.

I remember him mostly because he was one of two Walkers on the club in 2002, with the other being Tyler.

The Mets could've had something in Pete, as he went 10-5 with the Blue Jays after Toronto snagged him off waivers...then he had a good year in relief in 2005 (41 G, 3.54 ERA).

Oh well, not one of the most devastating "what could have beens" in team history.

Until I looked him up just now, I didn't realize he'd pitched for the Mets when he first debuted in 1995. You learn something new every day.

He didn't just stink with the Mets, he stunk everywhere—with Baltimore in 2008, he had a WHIP of 1.734 in 26 starts...how desperate must the Orioles have been to keep THAT around for 26 starts??

If he ever held the record for worst Mets ERA ever (not 100% sure he did), he doesn't have to worry anymore ... Stephen Tarpley worsted him by posting an infinite ERA for the club in 2021.

I'm glad the Mets didn't bring him back. In his first two years away, with Philly, he had a 5.27 ERA and 81 ERA+ (though he managed an 18-13 record somehow).

Walker, all-in-all, is a good memory from those seasons, which are astoundingly a few years distant now, and slowly fading into the memory.

Also, I sent him an autograph reqwuest through the D-Backs in 2017, but he never responded.

Also, I've sent him two autograph requests in my day with no response.

With rested bodies at a minimum, the Mets called up Jay Kleven to start at catcher in the contest. He had yet to debut in the Majors, and wouldn't officially until June 20. Despite hitting just .174 at AAA that year, he made a fine showing of himself against the Yankees, going 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and 2 RBI. The rest of the Mets didn't do so well as they lost 8-4.

Of the experience, Kleven said, "I go back to Tidewater tomorrow, but I’ll take this biggest thrill of my life with me. Playing in front of all those people is something I’ll never forget."