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Small-Time All-Time Team

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:12 AM

Dubiously saluting the Mets with the best careers at each position, with no regard whatsoever to their Mets performance, except that they all failed to achieve All-Time Mets status. That's the only disqualifier. c: Yogi Berra 1b: Carlos Delgado 2b: Roberto Alomar ss: Toughy --- Tony Fernandez, Gary Templeton, Roy McMillan, and Jim Fregosi all have cases. 3b: Ken Boyer? lf: George Foster (sorry, Jason Bay) cf: Willie F. Mays rf: Um... Rusty Staub? rhsp: Warren Spahn or Pedro Martinez lhsp: Johan Santana or Frank Viola or Mickey Lolich? lhrp: Billy Wagner rhrp: Mike Marshall or Armando Benitez or Jeff Reardon? Manager: Casey Stengel GM: George Weiss or Bing Devine or Sandy Alderson

metirish Jun 18 2012 11:20 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Rickey Henderson in LF?

Chad Ochoseis Jun 18 2012 11:22 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

1b: Carlos Delgado Eddie Murray? rf: Um... Rusty Staub? Shawn Green, perhaps. Without thinking about it too much, I'd call it a tossup.

Ashie62 Jun 18 2012 11:26 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Dubiously saluting the Mets with the best careers at each position, with no regard whatsoever to their Mets performance, except that they all failed to achieve All-Time Mets status. That's the only disqualifier. c: Yogi Berra 1b: Carlos Delgado 2b: Roberto Alomar ss: Toughy --- Tony Fernandez, Gary Templeton, Roy McMillan, and Jim Fregosi all have cases. 3b: Ken Boyer? lf: George Foster (sorry, Jason Bay) cf: Willie F. Mays rf: Um... Rusty Staub? rhsp: Warren Spahn or Pedro Martinez lhsp: Johan Santana or Frank Viola or Mickey Lolich? lhrp: Billy Wagner rhrp: Mike Marshall or Armando Benitez or Jeff Reardon? Manager: Casey Stengel GM: George Weiss or Bing Devine or Sandy Alderson I guess I dont understand. Are Seaver, Koosman, Franco and Cashen disqualified?

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:27 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

metirish wrote: Rickey Henderson in LF?

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:28 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Ashie62 wrote: I guess I dont understand. Are Seaver, Koosman, Franco and Cashen disqualified? Indeed, yes. Good call on Murray. Don't agree on Green, however.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 18 2012 11:31 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Spahn threw lefty. (Greetings from your home town).

batmagadanleadoff Jun 18 2012 11:33 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Dook?

Ceetar Jun 18 2012 11:35 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Could probably make a case for Sheffield right?

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:38 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Could and should. Good call.

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:39 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Spahn threw lefty. (Greetings from your home town). Don't know how I scrod that one up.

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:40 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Dook? Snider? Over Willie? Tough case to make. Let's vote on some of this shit.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2012 11:47 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

I'd like to add Robin Ventura into the 3B discussion. His career numbers are very close to Boyer's, right down to the number of Gold Gloves.

Ceetar Jun 18 2012 11:47 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Orel Hershizer? (yeah, I can't spell)

metirish Jun 18 2012 11:48 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Edgy DC wrote: metirish wrote: Rickey Henderson in LF? Why?

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2012 11:54 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Baseball Reference sez the most similar player to Ken Boyer, career-wise is Bobby Bonilla. Bonilla started 198 games at 3B as a Met. Just saying.

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 11:58 AM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

metirish wrote: metirish wrote: Rickey Henderson in LF? Why? Because Ricky is such an obviously strong answer that my brain exploding in fury for wasting thought on the likes of lesser men.

HahnSolo Jun 18 2012 12:10 PM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Larry Bowa at shortstop?

duan Jun 18 2012 12:11 PM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

does Jeff Kent get 2b thoughts?

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2012 12:12 PM Re: Small-Time Big-Time Team

Tom F. Glavine as LHSP and Nolan Ryan as RHSP

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 12:15 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Excellent thoughts. Jeff Kent over Alomar? We'll let the voters decide.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2012 12:20 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

I suppose Joe Torre has to get mentioned at 3B as well.

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 12:23 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

I can throw him into the vote certainly, but I'd guess that the plurality of his career value was earned at catcher.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2012 12:25 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

And a lot of time at 1B as well for ol' Crater Face. Good point. Frankie Rodriguez for RHRP?

metsmarathon Jun 18 2012 12:57 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

in '63, duke snider played 63 games in right, to 35 in left and 11 in center. i think that qualifies him for right field duty.

Lefty Specialist Jun 18 2012 01:19 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 18 2012 01:33 PM

Mel Rojas for RP? Over 100 saves for the Expos before he wet the bed with the Mets.

DocTee Jun 18 2012 01:28 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Nolan Ryan, RHP.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 18 2012 02:32 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

ss: Toughy --- Tony Fernandez, Gary Templeton, Roy McMillan, and Jim Fregosi all have cases. Going over to BBref and looking at the stats, it looks like Fregosi hands down. On the other hand, I remember only Fregosi's Met years, so I reflexively think "suck" when I hear Jim Fregosi's name.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 18 2012 03:15 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Is there an easy way to make a list of Hall of Famers who have played at least one game for the Mets? That may be a good start for me.

MFS62 Jun 18 2012 09:23 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

metsmarathon wrote: in '63, duke snider played 63 games in right, to 35 in left and 11 in center. i think that qualifies him for right field duty. Then that makes my outfield simple - Ricky, Willie and the Duke. My 1B - Murray, because he pissed off so many apponents and sportswriters, but never a teammate. ss- McMillan - because in his prime he was poetry in motion at short when it was still a defensive position. 2B - Kent - not exactly poetry in motion, but he could really hit. His best hit was on Barry Bonds, which puts him on my list. 3B - Boyer C - Berra SP- righty - Ryan lefty - Spannie. Later

Edgy MD Jun 18 2012 09:29 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Yabbut, what we're crediting him for is his career. His career was not as a rightfielder.

MFS62 Jun 18 2012 09:50 PM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Well then, I'll cast a right field vote for Ken Singleton. I liked him. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jun 19 2012 07:27 AM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Is there an easy way to make a list of Hall of Famers who have played at least one game for the Mets? That may be a good start for me. Right here.

Mets – Willets Point Jun 19 2012 08:44 AM Re: Small-Time All-Time Team

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mets – Willets Point wrote: Is there an easy way to make a list of Hall of Famers who have played at least one game for the Mets? That may be a good start for me. Right here. Duh. That should've been the first place I checked.