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Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Edgardo Alfonzo

24 votes

Yogi Berra

5 votes

Sid Fernandez

6 votes

Ron Hunt

14 votes

Jane Jarvis

19 votes

Darryl Strawberry

34 votes

Rube Walker

19 votes

Fred Wilpon

8 votes

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 08:18 AM

Please vote four, to potentially carry the legacy forward.

metirish Nov 24 2009 08:21 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

The bottem four look good to me.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 08:29 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Alfonzo, Jarvis, Strawberry, Walker.

themetfairy Nov 24 2009 08:32 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

I went for Jane Jarvis and Darryl Strawberry.

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 08:33 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

If Yogi Berra held Seaver for Game Seven, he'd be my pick. [quote="themetfairy":2ibxo37a]I went for Jane Jarvis and Darryl Strawberry.[/quote:2ibxo37a] I see you've stopped damning Darryl.

soupcan Nov 24 2009 08:35 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Hunt, Strawberry, Walker, Wilpon.

themetfairy Nov 24 2009 08:37 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

[quote="Edgy DC":35r0nc2j]If Yogi Berra held Seaver for Game Seven, he'd be my pick. [quote="themetfairy":35r0nc2j]I went for Jane Jarvis and Darryl Strawberry.[/quote:35r0nc2j] I see you've stopped damning Darryl.[/quote:35r0nc2j] People who are nice to my kid get reconsideration.

seawolf17 Nov 24 2009 08:57 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":1p9x7acq]Alfonzo, Jarvis, Strawberry, Walker.[/quote:1p9x7acq] Yep.

HahnSolo Nov 24 2009 08:59 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

I have a hard time believing that the Mets, after not inducting anyone for so long, would actually add Fred to their Hall at the next ceremony. I would think they'd want to avoid the "They're only doing this to honor Fred" sniping that might occur.

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 09:02 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Oh, absolutely. But we're trying to go with what we advocate here, not necessarily what we expect them to do. And we don't really have to worry about bad publicity or tonedeafness. I like to think that it's a pretty good bet that, in the real world, Doubleday and Wilpon go in together a few years from now, whether Nelson can bring himself to graciously shake or not.

TheOldMole Nov 24 2009 09:04 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

This was the hardest -- first time I would have wanted to vote for more than four. I gave a deserved but little-supported vote to Ron Hunt.

dgwphotography Nov 24 2009 09:12 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Ron Hunt, Jane Jarvis, Darryl Strawberry, Rube Walker

G-Fafif Nov 24 2009 09:28 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Darryl, Fonzie, Jane and Rube. If Fonzie somehow earns an invitation to Spring Training and a spot on the roster, consider his vote forwarded into the future and Ron Hunt in his place. Probably the omission I'm sorriest about here, but Jane deserves to ride her tidal wave a little longer. They both had big 1964s, you know.

RealityChuck Nov 24 2009 09:34 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Hunt, Jarvis, Strawberry, and Walker.

metsguyinmichigan Nov 24 2009 09:37 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

I have to think they need to wait for Fred to retire before they can add his bust, especially when there are so many players who need to go in, first. Ideally, this should be geared toward fans, and few people cheer the owner or will pay to see him. That said, Fred was really nice to me when we met in 1994 at a spring game. We were sitting fairly close together, and we chatted for a while -- about the white caps, actually!

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 09:45 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

[quote="G-Fafif":3na4lnh8]Darryl, Fonzie, Jane and Rube. If Fonzie somehow earns an invitation to Spring Training and a spot on the roster, consider his vote forwarded into the future and Ron Hunt in his place. Probably the omission I'm sorriest about here, but Jane deserves to ride her tidal wave a little longer. They both had big 1964s, you know.[/quote:3na4lnh8] Yeah, I forwarded my Fonize vote also. And, as I said, I think I should've cut him and other 99ers off for the time being. I guess I'm a little surprised at the Ron Huntiness of the electorate in an election where Jeff Kent went voteless.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 24 2009 11:23 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":2o4syxb3]Alfonzo, Jarvis, Strawberry, Walker.[/quote:2o4syxb3] This. Group of death, this one.

metirish Nov 24 2009 11:30 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

This was a tough one and I chose Wilpon over Fonzie and Walker over Hunt

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 11:48 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

[quote="Benjamin Grimm"]Alfonzo, Jarvis, Strawberry, Walker.

Alfonzo: Very productive Met over a good stretch. Key part of two playoff teams. He was Jerry Koosman to Piazza's Tom Seaver. A good guy and an exciting player.

Jarvis: Shea's Queen of Melody for many years. Co-composer of Meet the Mets , still a beloved anthem more than 40 years later.

Strawberry: All-time Mets home run king, and, when he was hot, the most exciting player the Mets have ever had. Enough time has passed that his former thuggishness can be forgiven, especially since he's come back into the fold.

Walker: Helped develop Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, Gentry, McGraw, etc. The Mets for many years (even after it wasn't so applicable) were known as a pitching team, and Shea as a pitcher's park, and Rube Walker played a big part in that.

Swan Swan H Nov 24 2009 11:54 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Fonzie, Straw, Rube and Wilpon. Hunt stood out on a bad bunch, but had too short a run (four years) in Queens for my vote.

Rockin' Doc Nov 24 2009 05:24 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Okay, I'll play nice and vote for 4 candidates. Strawberry Wilpon Walker Alfonzo

Kong76 Nov 24 2009 06:29 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Blue Group

Alfon(z)o Jarvis Straw Rube (I don't think I even voted for Steady Eddie in the first round)