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We've discussed what the best Mets roster would be, what about your favorite Mets roster (26 man) ? This one should be interesting (and reveal our ages!).
Love this lineup with Fonzi leading off:
Alfonzo 2B (McNeil is slowly pushing here) Kieth Hernandez 1B (Alonso making a big run at Kieth) Beltran CF Wright 3B Piazza C Strawberry RF Cespedes LF (2015 version) Rey Ordonez SS
Bench: Gary Carter C Alonso 1B McNeil UT Endy Chavez OF Wilmer Flores IF HoJo IF
Rotation: deGrom Seaver Gooden Cone Leiter
Bullpen: Billy Wagner Turk Wendall Jeff Innis Bobby Parnell Pedro Feliciano Duaner Sanchez Rick Aguilera
I really liked Turk Wendell— tooth necklaces and a rubber arm...awesome. Also liked Cliff Floyd. He shared a story about going to Wrigley on Father’s Day as a child with his father and Cliff’s childhood friends. A special day, and it made him feel seven feet tall. I liked that story. I liked Lastings Milledge, he high fived fans and was an NYFS booster. I loved Rey Ordonez. John Olerud wore a helmet in the field and vowed to defend first base with his life, so of course I liked him. I loved Scott Kazmir and he was never even a Met.
The list goes on. RA Dickey — The Ultimate Wild Card. The Ace that Never Was. Please think back on the bewilderment that was RA Dickey. He named his bats mythological sword names, threw a fast knuckleball with precise control, and aww shucked his way to dominance. I loved RA Dickey.
Fernando Tatis came out of retirement to build a church, signed a minor league deal with the Mets, signed a bigger major league contract later, and hopefully, built a bigger church. Loved that.
Johan Santana. Loved him. Mike Baxter— him too.
Truth is, I kinda love them all. Even the ones I don’t or didn’t at the time, I really actually do and really actually did— even you, Luis Castillo.
I guess they’re all my favorite.
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Not Luis Castillo. Yes to everything else.
Olerud had a brain aneurism in college, he missed a year or part of a year and that's why he wore a helmet in the field. He was also a hek of a pitcher in college. Amazing player. He didn't play any minor league games before making his debut in the majors.
I'd take Olerud over Keith personally. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my preference.
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MikeH wrote:
Mike Piazza. He’s my favorite.
I really liked Turk Wendell— tooth necklaces and a rubber arm...awesome. Also liked Cliff Floyd. He shared a story about going to Wrigley on Father’s Day as a child with his father and Cliff’s childhood friends. A special day, and it made him feel seven feet tall. I liked that story. I liked Lastings Milledge, he high fived fans and was an NYFS booster. I loved Rey Ordonez. John Olerud wore a helmet in the field and vowed to defend first base with his life, so of course I liked him. I loved Scott Kazmir and he was never even a Met.
The list goes on. RA Dickey — The Ultimate Wild Card. The Ace that Never Was. Please think back on the bewilderment that was RA Dickey. He named his bats mythological sword names, threw a fast knuckleball with precise control, and aww shucked his way to dominance. I loved RA Dickey.
Fernando Tatis came out of retirement to build a church, signed a minor league deal with the Mets, signed a bigger major league contract later, and hopefully, built a bigger church. Loved that.
Johan Santana. Loved him. Mike Baxter— him too.
Truth is, I kinda love them all. Even the ones I don’t or didn’t at the time, I really actually do and really actually did— even you, Luis Castillo.
I guess they’re all my favorite.
Loved RA. Yeah, I'd probably have to add him somewhere if I re-opened my roster.
When boredom sets in, your mind either shuts down or wanders looking for stimulation. I'm not sure if this is the result of an idle mind or an active one but here goes. Inspired by this thread, I, along with some friends, decided to make a list of Mets, by number, who were significant to Mets history. We didn't include present Mets, some of which will be significant in the future. We didn't necessarily select the best players either. Here's the list. See how you rate them..
0 Rey Ordonez 00. . 1. Mookie Wilson 2. Justin Turner 3. Bud Harrelson 4. Len Dykstra/Robin Ventura 5. David Wright 6. Wally Backman 7. Ed Kranepool/Jose Reyes 8. Gary Carter 9. Jim Hickman 10. Rusty Staub 11. Wayne Garrett 12. Ron Darling 13. Edgardo Alfonso 14. Gil Hodges 15. Carlos Beltran 16. Doc Gooden 17. Keith Hernandez 18. Darryl Strawberry 19. Bob Ojeda 20. Howard Johnson /Tommie Agee 21. Cleon Jones 22. Don Clendenon 23. Bernard Gilkey 24. Art Shamsky 25. Bobby Bonilla 26. Dave Kingman 27. Don Cardwell/ Craig Swan 28. John Milner/ Daniel Murphy 29. Dave Magadan 30. Nolan Ryan/Cliff Floyd
31. Mike Piazza 32. Jon Matlack 33. Ron Hunt 34. Bob Apodaca 35. Rick Reed 36. Jerry Koosman 37. Casey Stengle 38. Roger Craig 39. Gary Gentry 40. Bartolo Colon 41. Tom Seaver 42. Ron Hodges 43. Jim McAndrew/ R.A. Dickey 44. David Cone 45. Tug McGraw/John Franco/Pedro Martinez 46. Oliver Perez 47. Jesse Orosco 48. Aaron Heilman 49. Armando Benitez 50. Sid Fernandez 51. . 52. Yoenis Cespedes 53. . 54. . 55. . 56. . 57. Johan Santana 58. . 59. . 60. . 61. . 62. .
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