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Edgy MD May 25 2020 09:07 PM

Dave Kingman, Mount Prospect HS, Mount Prospect, IL, 1967. http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic27.jpg> Chris Young, Princeton, 1999. https://s3.amazonaws.com/ogden_images/www.ljworld.com/images/2015/10/20215635/big-man-trap-1223-978x1024.jpg> Darryl Strawberry, Crenshaw HS, Los Angeles, CA, 1980. https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0510/11/darryl-strawberry-high-school_1_b45e0078a6be04934cf45342638647a8.jpg> Tom Seaver, Fresno HS, Fresno, CA, 1962. https://img.beckett.com/images/items_stock/185223/3999458/3999465/front.jpg> Zack Wheeler, East Paulding HS, Dallas, GA, 2008. https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2013/0603/ny_e_wheelerhs_200.jpg> Sadly, I was unable to find any action shots of Chapman, Eric Hillman, or Jon Rauch. I'm sure there's an action shot of Bross out there, but no luck yet.

Edgy MD May 25 2020 09:15 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

Ooh, money find. Needs no introduction ... https://www.si.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTY4MTA1MjI0NTE1NDI5NzYw/noah-syndergaard-childhood-079117673jpg.jpg>

nymr83 May 25 2020 09:40 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/a74430e7c95535c97bb75613c6adf568_view.jpg>

nymr83 May 25 2020 09:50 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

former Met Pat Mahomes played high school basketball, reportedly turning down college scholarships to play baseball - his younger son is playing now too and pictures are available. But good luck finding anything by google searching Pat Maholmes, who shares a name with his now more famous QB son.

Edgy MD May 26 2020 07:47 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

1981 Mets coach: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/7c/97ce5728-333b-5a25-b9f0-228a5fbbce65/5d2aa8dc09529.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1491> https://aaronmilesfastball.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/bob-gibson-basketball.jpg> https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/Bob-Gibson-Globetrotters.png>

Benjamin Grimm May 26 2020 08:10 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

I often forget that Bob Gibson wore a Met uniform. That's pretty cool. Not nearly as cool as the fact that Rogers Hornsby did, but still really cool.

kcmets May 26 2020 09:04 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

I found another one of Straw, the one up top seems to have been 'rejected.' [FIMG=500]https://www.tradingcarddb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/70102/70102-7Fr.jpg[/FIMG]

kcmets May 26 2020 09:30 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Does Minaya's son, Justin count? haha [FIMG=500]https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/postandcourier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/95/995a6f74-03a9-11e8-a4e2-0b37df00560b/5a6cf0497c9f5.image.jpg?resize=750%2C500[/FIMG]

Edgy MD May 26 2020 11:04 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Austin Jackson, whose 13th inning double broke a scoreless tie and provided a walkoff win in David Wright's last game https://www.instagram.com/p/jb2MW0KzNF/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

Edgy MD May 26 2020 12:35 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

The basketball team for Oakland City College (IN), circa 1940, featuring Gil Hodges, top row, second from left. This was, of course, back when basketball was played exclusively in your underwear, along with belt. https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0814/27/1985-yearbook-oakland-city-college_1_75fc72254923b41ea9ea2704fbb54aff.jpg> https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0814/27/1985-yearbook-oakland-city-college_1_75fc72254923b41ea9ea2704fbb54aff.jpg>

Frayed Knot May 26 2020 02:03 PM Re: Hardwood Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 27 2020 06:42 AM

The 6' 4" Gsellman is often talked about (most frequently by Gary) as a top b-baller among current NYMs

Edgy MD May 26 2020 08:06 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

Robert Gselly, circa 2007-2011, come on down! [fimg=453]https://www.maxpreps.com/Gallery/ZDPr9JVOLkGvC-x1vjxjwQ/D32KELE-uUaIxwjw6z_Qaw/1,600,315/westchester_vs_mater_dei_(cif_d1_socal_final)_boys_basketball_thumbnail.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=347]https://i.redd.it/2u5fjt5e3ff21.jpg[/fimg] [fimg=548]https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/lgb/lgbiou-b78755508z.120110208133432000g9ot6akk.1.jpg?w=810[/fimg] [fimg=252]https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/lgb/lgbiou-b78755508z.120110208133432000g9ot6aij.1.jpg?w=810[/fimg] [fimg=360]https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/westchester-highs-robert-gsellman-and-the-comets-basketball-team-will-picture-id1034818940?s=2048x2048[/fimg] [FIMG=440]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-26-at-10.14.30-pm.png[/FIMG]

kcmets May 26 2020 08:41 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

Quality search engine work, Edge. I tried some Hillman this mornng and came up dryman.

Edgy MD May 26 2020 08:47 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

I couldn't, on the other hand, find any Gselly shots that looked like he was winning the play. I found a couple of quotes about how outstanding Kelvin Chapman was, but no shots.

41Forever May 26 2020 09:39 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

I went looking for photos of big Mike Pelfrey on the hardwood but found nothing. Dude was 6'7'' so you think a high school coach would have got him to play.

Edgy MD May 26 2020 10:53 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

Eddie Lynch went to South Carolina on a basketball scholarship, but the only statistical evidence I'm finding suggests he played all of one minute. But he was part of a 1974 USC baseball squad that went all the way to the College World Series. They had Mookie Wilson too, so kudos to whichever Mets scout was assigned to that team. https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-27-at-12.41.45-am.png> That's Greenwich Village's own Frank McGuire coaching him, too. And Hall-of-Famer Alex English is in the back row, fourth from the left. He did a lot of boomeranging. He was born in Brooklyn, moved to Miami as a kid, went to USC for college, boomeranged back to New York to play ball, finished his career with pair of partial seasons with the Cubs, boomeranged back to Miami for law school, and then boomeranged back to Chicago to become a GM. Boomeranged into the USC HoF this year also.

MFS62 May 27 2020 08:07 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Nice team. Both Mike Dunleavy and Brian Winters went on to have long NBA careers as players, then coaches and Alex English was an NBA all-star. Later

ashie62 May 27 2020 08:28 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Outstanding work Edgy & Nymr I'll take Chris Young as the first pick on my 5x5 team

Johnny Lunchbucket May 27 2020 10:43 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Lynch of course was drafted by the Rangers and not the Mets but Met scouts woulda saw both. The highest drafted guy off the Gamecocks' baseball team was their ace pitcher Randy Martz but he only made a couple of appearances for the Cubs and White Sox

Edgy MD May 27 2020 10:57 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Wish I could find more action shots, but here's the 1975-1976 Oakland Tech Bulldog basketball squad with their legendary three sport star Rickey Henderson, kneeling, second from right. https://oaklandtech.com/staff/files/2009/01/ricky-basketball.jpg> While Rickey was there, 1951 Oakland Tech dropout Rod McKuen returned to receive an honorary diploma.

Edgy MD May 29 2020 11:21 AM Re: Hardwood Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Eddie Lynch went to South Carolina on a basketball scholarship, but the only statistical evidence I'm finding suggests he played all of one minute. By the way, Lynchie has been real active in various Mets Facebook pages. If anybody wants to recruit him to stop by for a chat, you'd have my thanks.

Benjamin Grimm May 29 2020 12:30 PM Re: Hardwood Mets

Is he willing to wear a mask?