Hi everyone, Dietz here with a special update. On Monday we sent out an e-mail to all registered Mets fans in our e-mail database asking them to send in their question for William Hayward Wilson, better known as Mookie. I just got out of the conference room where right now our most popular photo in the history of our company is being hand signed…the infamous Game 6 squib off Mookie Wilson’s bat that was hit down the first base line that somehow magically found its way between Bill Buckner’s legs enabling the Mets to win Game 6, and eventually take Game 7 which gave the Mets their first World Series Title in 20 years!

I first sat down with Mookie and talked with him briefly about the photo and he couldn’t believe that it had already been 20+ years since it happened. He also couldn’t believe that I was only 3 years old when it happened! Without wasting much time I dove right into the 5 winning questions that Mookie was kind enough to answer…

1) Was it difficult playing at Shea Stadium? And if so, why?
Initially it was tough with all the distractions the stadium has to offer, especially the jets flying overhead but after a while you got used to it and it ended up being a lot of fun. It was one of the few stadiums that I got the chance to play at where when the crowd really got into the game you could actually feel the vibrations on the field.

2) When you look back on your career, what memory still puts a smile on your face?
Winning the World Series is always something special but really when I look back on the people that I got a chance to play with and more importantly against just makes me sit back and say “wow.” I got the chance to play against, and do rather well against, guys like Steve Carlton, Phil Niekro and Nolan Ryan, who are all Hall of Famers.

3) Mookie, I have heard that you and Bill Buckner get along quite well these days. When you first started doing autograph signings together was there any awkwardness between the two of you because of the situation and that same picture being signed over and over?
Never. Bill and I were friends long before it happened. I actually played Minor League ball with his younger brother. If anything I think that our friendship was strengthened after it happened.

4) Over the past few years, you have had some managing/coaching stint within the Mets organization. Do you aspire to someday coach baseball at the Major League Level?
Well I have coached now in the organization for 6 years. Everyone definitely wants to do it at the Major League level but those jobs are very very rare.

5)When you are mentioned the play involving Bill Buckner is always brought up. While this is many fans most memorable baseball moment for you, I would like to know what you consider your most memorable baseball moment.
Well there are a couple, number 1 being back in I think 1981 when we were playing St. Louis, I was playing centerfield and we were winning in the 8th inning. A ball was hit to me out in centerfield and I didn’t get a glove on it, sun glasses fell over my head, you know…I misplayed it. (Laughs) The ball ended up dropping and Tito got an inside the park homerun to put the Cardinals up by one. Frank Tavares then got a base hit for us in the 9th inning and I came up with two outs and ended up facing Bruce Suter and ended up hitting a 2-run homerun to win the game for us.
Another was our games against Los Angeles. I loved playing out there and facing guys like Fernando Valenzuela.

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