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Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Armando Benitez

3 votes

Frank Cashen

28 votes

Howard Johnson

28 votes

Jack Lang

13 votes

Al Leiter

15 votes

Lee Mazzilli

6 votes

Jesse Orosco

23 votes

John Stearns

5 votes

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 08:26 AM

Let your stylus punch four chads free from their moorings.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 08:30 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Oops -- this thread only allows one selection.

themetfairy Nov 24 2009 08:35 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Jack Lang and Frank Cashen.

soupcan Nov 24 2009 08:37 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen, Johnson, Orosco, Stearns.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 08:40 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen, Johnson, Lang.

Swan Swan H Nov 24 2009 08:56 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

This is the only group where I had to eliminate a borderline worthy choice. In the others my fourth pick was an "If I gotta."

seawolf17 Nov 24 2009 08:59 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen, HoJo, Lang, Orosco.

G-Fafif Nov 24 2009 09:23 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

I'm totally with Seawolf here.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 24 2009 11:19 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Ha. Inadvertently ditto'd seawolf and G-reg.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 11:44 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":29mnypba]Cashen, Johnson, Lang.[/quote:29mnypba] Cashen: Built one of only two championship teams, and a legendary one at that. Brought the Mets out of the doldrums that the de Roulet regime left them in. Combine that with what he achieved in Baltimore, and he should get consideration for that other Hall of Fame too. (The one in Cooperstown.) Johnson: Not the strongest of candidates, but he ranks high in the all-time list for both home runs and base hits, and had several kick-ass seasons. If he was as productive in even-numbered years, he'd be a shoe-in. Lang: I didn't originally vote for him (in the first round) but figured that, since he's dead at the present time and beyond any perceived conflict of interest (unlike Marty Noble) he does deserve to be honored for long and meritorious service.

Swan Swan H Nov 24 2009 11:58 AM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen, Hojo, Leiter and Orosco. Alois is probably deserving anyway, but gets bonus points for the play-in game in '99. Stearns may have made my cut in one of the other pools.

G-Fafif Nov 24 2009 12:06 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

I think Cashen rates highly because the Mets set a precedent by inducting key front office types early on (holy crap, a compliment for the Mets!). They did the HOF for four years without a single player going in. Interesting, in retrospect (and even at the time), that the first players were Rusty and Buddy, in 1986; they skipped 1985 altogether. I understand Seaver was still active, but Rusty struck me as a bit of a stretch for the first class. Not insane (and not undeserved eventually), just a little curious in its timing. Four years as a regular, five years as a pinch-hitter, more than half his career elsewhere. They were giving him his Day with the red wigs around then so I guess it all made sense to somebody. Buddy and Krane or Buddy and Kooz or Buddy and Cleon would have seemed a neater fit. But Rusty was a significant enough character for the good in two eras and ultrapopular always. Not that it should be attendance-dependent by any means, but I'm thinking the presence of George Weiss on the same 1982 induction bill as Gil Hodges didn't sell too many additional tickets.

HahnSolo Nov 24 2009 12:45 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Faith and Fear in Flushing has just been de-bookmarked by Mrs. Weiss.

metsguyinmichigan Nov 24 2009 01:31 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Where's the love for John Stearns. Late '70s, he was all we had to root for!

Edgy DC Nov 24 2009 01:36 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

There's a finite amount of love, I guess.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 24 2009 01:39 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

I'm a big fan of Bad Dude, but I don't see him as HOF-worthy. I'd love to see him come back as a Mets manager, win three to eleven pennants, and get himself into the Mets Hall. But based on what he's actually done, I'm afraid he falls short.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 24 2009 02:17 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Stoins was hired as a scout by the Mariners. I guess he didn't get a job with the Mets as was predicted.

Valadius Nov 24 2009 02:24 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen, Johnson, Leiter, Orosco.

Rockin' Doc Nov 24 2009 05:35 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

HoJo, Cashen, Leiter, and Orosco.

Kong76 Nov 24 2009 06:23 PM Re: Mets Hall of Fame Orange Group

Cashen Hojo Lang Orosco