Tom Brennan - IT'S JACK REINHEIMER TIME

Tom Brennan - IT'S JACK REINHEIMER TIME

This is another season of a multitude of players spinning thru revolving doors at Citifield.

Jack Reinheimer is the 53rd  player on the Mets this season. By contrast, in all of 1969, just 35 gentlemen donned Mets uniforms.

Jack will be playing in the city that made Rheingold Beer famous. (And yes that is another Jack in the picture, the rotunda man himself, Jackie Robinson).

And also, I believe, playing where Jackie Gleason as Ralphie Boy frequently called his wife Alice a Weisenheimer, so Jack Reinheimer will fit right in.

Of course, I am writing this on Tuesday hoping he is still on the Mets on Friday; these days ya never know.

Jack is a former Seattle 5th rounder hitting .237 this season and .273 in his career.  

He has some giddy-up, too, with 120 steals and just 45 times caught.

He seems like Matt Reynolds with a little more speed and a solid glove.  

Of course, he had someone to look up to: Peter Alonso was awarded the Vegas 51s' July defensive player of the month.  

(I wanted to ask Mack about that award, but I was afraid he would get defensive, so I didn't).

At 6'1", Jack has 3 inches on demoted Luis Guillorme.

Luis was apparently sent packing to allow him to get more consistent playing time - and a consistently smaller paycheck.

My father's name was Jack, so Reinheimer is an instant Brennan favorite, for what it is worth (hint: not much).

He picked a nice time for a call up, since he is less than 3 weeks from expanded rosters, so maybe he'll stick long enough to demonstrate his value.  And he is the only Met to be hitting .500, after his 1 for 2 debut, with a run scored.

Ralphie boy says, "Good luck, ya Reinheimer." 

We wish you luck as well, Jack.