The Mets Killers Team: Catcher

by Matthew Callan on Jan 5, 2011 12:00 PM EST

For a full explanation of this little project, see my introductory post here.

The Reader's Digest version: I'm working on a piece for the upcoming Amazin Avenue Annual about an imaginary team made up solely of Mets Killers, to see how such a team would fare when forced to play a full schedule against teams other than the Mets.

In today's poll, we look at catchers. Again, I would prefer responses be made on totally a completely emotional basis. So don't bother looking up the stats to see who really does best against the Mets, or who's really the best overall player. Just go with your gut. Guts never lie!

Poll after the jump.

Poll

Among active players, who is the biggest Mets Killer catcher of them all?

Yadier Molina

410 votes

Bengie Molina

41 votes

Ivan Rodriguez

29 votes

Brian McCann

229 votes

709 votes | Poll has closed

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Bob Brenley

I think he hit like 2 or 3 walk-offs against the Mets in the late 1980s.

by goquakers on Jan 5, 2011 12:06 PM EST reply actions

I vote

Brian Schneider.

Oh, wait, you mean who killed us from the OTHER team….well since I watched the best moment in Yadier’s life happen in person at Shea, I’ll vote him.

by CharlieIsles on Jan 5, 2011 12:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

If you want a killer who played for the Mets

Just look at this face.

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Jan 5, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions

Ambiorix Burgos

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

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 5, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

Those two

Would have been well nicknamed “assault and battery”

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Jan 5, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions

Or

The assault and battery battery

by CTRefJay on Jan 6, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions

Do we use this image for "too much grission" this season

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jan 6, 2011 9:14 AM EST up reply actions

This one is too easy.

Molina

by metsman07 on Jan 5, 2011 12:45 PM EST reply actions

I was tempted to vote Molina, but aside from the Heilman HR, I can't really remember any big hits he had

I voted McCann, because that guy has killed us constantly over the last five years

There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ

The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet

by Syler on Jan 5, 2011 12:54 PM EST reply actions

my sentiments exactly

"I used to be legit. I was too legit. I was too legit to quit. but now I'm not legit. I'm unlegit. And for that reason, I must quit."

by jaronson5 on Jan 5, 2011 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

That one hit by Molina was big enough

in my book to equal and surpass everything McCann has done against us.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Jan 5, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions

This

I don’t think Brian McCann has ever driven me to drink…yet.

by metsman07 on Jan 5, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

yeah, the weight of that one swing trumps years of watching Mccann smoke us

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Jan 5, 2011 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

Absolutely!

That could have been our World Series

by ScottfromPeekskill on Jan 5, 2011 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

Yup

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

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 5, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

Guts are gangsta!

That’s how I did so well as manager of the Mets….oh wait.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Jan 5, 2011 1:00 PM EST reply actions

Yaider, no question

Every time I see him, I think of that damn smile and that damn HR. Easily out does anything McCann has done to us

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Jan 5, 2011 2:28 PM EST reply actions

My gut says that Molina HR was mostly an outlier

and probably not indicative of his overall performance against the Mets…..but I still voted for him.

by bjk3047 on Jan 5, 2011 2:33 PM EST reply actions

Yadier Molina

Even if his only big hit was the HR off Heilman he kills us (and everyone else really) with his D.

McCann is awesome against everybody so even he kills us it’s not like he’s over-performing.

Can’t remember Bengi of Pudge ever really doing too much damage although I’m sure Ivan wasn’t any help in 07 or 08.

Save Jenrry Mejia!

by Ogre39666 on Jan 5, 2011 3:01 PM EST reply actions

Yadier

FUCKING Molina…

Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!? Right here: http://myentireteam.wordpress.com/

by CharlieH on Jan 5, 2011 3:31 PM EST reply actions

i still can't say his name without inserting the "Fucking" in there

its just like a middle name for him now

Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?

by KeithsMoustache on Jan 5, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions

Same here

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

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 5, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions

Thirded

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Jan 6, 2011 9:21 AM EST up reply actions

I go to school in St. Louis

and I’ve been to a number of Cardinals games, and everyone is absolutely fucking nuts for Yadier there, and I mostly just want to strangle him. I think the worst part is that I know he’s just so terrible and yet they can just point to that home run…grr now I’m all angry again.

David Eckstein: so gritty they would eat him in the south for breakfast with some butter and sprinkle cheese.

by wrightHOF on Jan 5, 2011 3:35 PM EST reply actions