Brandeis baseball to retire Nelson Figueroa's #2

The editors of No You're a Towel -- including me -- are very ashamed. I don't know how we missed this, but inexplicably we did.

On October 10, the Brandeis University baseball team will retire Nelson Figueroa's #2 following its annual Alumni Game on campus. (If you would like to attend this event, which is catered by "Blue Ribbon BBQ" from Newton, Mass., the RSVP date is Oct. 7 and you can sign up on the above-linked website.)

In any case, this is a big moment for Brandeis baseball. Figueroa is undoubtedly the program's best product, a real major leaguer who made it to the top and hung around for a while. While he's far from a star, he has had more than a cup of coffee as a pro. In fact, he has been a legitimate member of the rotation for the Mets, Phillies, and Brewers. That's nothing to sneeze at.

So all of us at NYaT would like congratulate Mr. Figueroa on a successful career. We would also like to thank him for representing Brandeis well and with some pride (remember that polite WBRS interview he gave not too long ago?).

And while the article is vague as to whether Figueroa will actually attend the retirement of his own number, it's a good bet that he'll be there. It's not like the Mets will still be playing baseball that far into October.