Cow-Bell Man

This article is about the New York Mets' Cow-Bell Man. For the New York Yankees' Cow-Bell Man, a title jointly held by Ali Ramirez and Milton Ousland, see Bleacher Creatures.
Cowbell Man in 2009
Cowbell Man
Cowbell Man in 2015

Edwin "Eddie" Boison, known as Cow-Bell Man, is a stadium fixture for the New York Mets.[1] He can be seen at nearly every home game at Citi Field, wandering around the concourses while banging a cowbell. He typically wears personalized jerseys with the sobriquet Cowbellman. In 2009, he wore a batting practice jersey with the number 15, which from 2005-2011 was assigned to outfielder Carlos Beltrán.[2][3] Prior to the Mets' acquisition of Beltran, Cow-Bell Man's jersey featured the number 10, worn by Endy Chavez. Cow-Bell Man is usually seen strolling around Citi-Field interacting with the fans. As of September 2015, Cow-Bell Man wears a Met jersey with "Cow-Bell Man" and #21. Now wears 52 like Cespedes.

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Pete (9 April 2008). "Memories, history fill Shea". The Queens Courier. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Story of New York Mets Fan: Cow-Bell Man". Bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Ed Coleman: What Is Carlos Beltran's New York Mets Legacy? Slugger A Soon-To-Be San Francisco Giant « CBS New York". Newyork.cbslocal.com. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2015-06-12.


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