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Why did they never finish the Top 50 Mets of All time?

about 2 years ago Bobby Baseball 17 comments 0 recs |

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Ok, ok, I think I've heard this joke before:

Because they signed too many shitty players!

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 19, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions

No, it isn't a joke

I really want to know why. They have it listed up to 32 and then it stops.

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Dec 19, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions

Ha yeah I know

But, believe me, if Eric Simon had a nickel for every time someone had asked this question, he’d have maybe a buck-eighty.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 19, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe two thirty five

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 19, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions

bobby, ask about santa

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Dec 20, 2009 2:11 AM EST up reply actions

It's an ongoing series.

At the current rate of updates, it should be finished just in time for Wright’s HOF induction.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Dec 19, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions

he stopped at 32

when the sad truth is we only have 30 top mets

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Dec 20, 2009 2:09 AM EST up reply actions

We all know who Number One is going to be, but who'd you have in the Top 10. I'm thinking it'd include:

01- Tom Seaver
02- Mike Piazza
03- Jerry Koosman
04- Ed Kranepool
05- Doc Gooden
06- Darly Strawberry
07- Keith Hernandez
08- Tug McGraw
09- Tuuu Timp
10- John Franco

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 20, 2009 12:23 AM EST reply actions

um you put keith below

the other two 86 performance de-hancing drug users. I don’t know if I can take that. And where is Omir Santos?

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Dec 20, 2009 2:08 AM EST up reply actions

Darly Strawberry and Doc Gooden “meant” more to the team than Hernandez did. Both were home grown, so that’s a point in their favor over Hernandez, and had longer tenures (Doc spent 11 seasons here, Strawberry spent eight here, and Keith spent six-and-a-half here). Doc won Rookie of the Year in ’84, Cy Young in ’85, was a four-time All-Star, won a Silver Slugger, and stuck around for 11 years, nine of which I would say were good (with three being amazing, and one being unbelievable). Strawberry won Rookie of the Year in ’83, was a seven-time All-Star, with two Silver Sluggers, and still holds the club record for career home runs. Keith was a three-time All-Star, with five Gold Gloves.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 20, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions

Hernandez did more blow than either of them

by Sam Page on Dec 20, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

Darly Strawberry is my all-time favorite Met

by JoshNY on Dec 20, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

At this point

Has Wright already entered the Top 10? I think so.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 20, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions

Although Edgardo Alfonzo is a dark horse

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Dec 20, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions

I didn't include Wright on "my list" up there, because he's already listed, so...

I was thinking about including Fonzie in that Number Ten slot. I went with Franco over him, because Franco really “embodied” the Mets during his tenure with the team; he was the captain, after all. If I extended that to 11-15, Fonzie would definitely be somewhere in that group. He spent eight years here, during which he hit over .300 in half of them. He wasn’t a perennial star, winning only one Silver Slugger award, and getting a single All-Star appearance, but he did what the team needed of him- they needed him to play third? He played third. They needed him to play second? He played second. I don’t recall hearing him complain about the transfer. He was always in the middle of things, so to speak.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 20, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

I was about to take you to task re Kranepool at # 4

but I remembered he did seem to be a personal favorite of yours. I can live with him around # 10 based on his longevity, but I don’t think we can seriously say he was greater than Doc, Darryl, or Keith. Based on longevity/popularity combined with talent, Mookie Wilson has at least as good a case as Kranepool.

"I've been trying transcendental meditation, and that helps me be passive and wait on the curve. I've got to find something else to hit the slider." - George (The Stork) Theodore

by StorkFan on Dec 20, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions