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Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Edgy MD Sep 20 2021 08:40 AM

Just riffing here. Football: DJ Dozier (Vince Coleman, John Stearns) Basketball: Chris Young (Tony Clark, Terry Bross, Austin Jackson, Frank Howard if we're counting managers) Ice Hockey: Tom Glavine Golf: Yogi Berra (Tom Glavine, Livan Hernandez, Yoenis Céspedes, yadda, yadda) Speed Skating: Lee Mazzilli Ballroom Dancing: Bobby Valentine Decathlon: Rod Kanehl Surfing: El Sid Pugilism: Ray Knight Obviously many or (at one time) even most schoolboy athletes starred in another sport but stuck with baseball in college, but I include Austin Jackson and Tom Glavine because they were among the top recruits in their class. We need a soccer guy and a tennis guy, at the very least. Maybe a lacrosse dude, too.

MFS62 Sep 20 2021 08:59 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

I'd bet Butch Huskey would have been one heckuva soccer player. In a Binghamton game, I saw a ground ball get under his glove (at third base) and it went off his foot all the way to the first baseman. Later

Edgy MD Sep 20 2021 09:54 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Lacrosse is tough because it's generally a spring sport, creating a conflict with baseball. But so is outdoor track and that didn't stop Kanehl.

Willets Point Sep 20 2021 10:31 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

There's gotta be a bowling star from the Terry Collins days. https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/NY-BN604A_SPRTS_G_20120315194108.jpg>

ashie62 Sep 20 2021 10:46 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Tim Tebow football guy.

Edgy MD Sep 20 2021 11:03 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Tim Tebow not a Mets guy.

The Hot Corner Sep 20 2021 06:58 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

It has been mentioned a few times over the course of the season that Jeff McNeil is a scratch golfer.

Edgy MD Sep 20 2021 09:40 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

His love for pulling the low ball suggests as much. Yogi and Glavine were also both reported as scratch linksmen (Yogi, for decades), but if anything is credible about this 59 business, yeah, maybe McNeil is our guy.

Centerfield Sep 21 2021 01:02 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

There was a long reliever in the 90s. Was supposed to be a basketball stud. I think he was lefty? Maybe Allen something.

G-Fafif Sep 21 2021 02:16 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

John Franco hosted an annual charity bowling tournament in his day. Was said to roll well.

Centerfield Sep 21 2021 05:10 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Allen Watson. Wow that took a long time.

dinosaur jesus Sep 21 2021 05:18 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Richie Hebner was a hockey player. Another low ball hitter.

Edgy MD Sep 21 2021 06:55 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Yeah, I think Watson said his ultimate goal was coaching basketball. That's why I tried to work around "Accomplished." I'm sure there were any number of schoolboy hardwood terrors who ultimately chose baseball and became Mets, but I was trying to find the highest level of achievement. And Bross and Young both played Division I and participated in the NCAA tournament. Check out this beast: http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic11.jpg> http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic25.jpg> http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic26.jpg> http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic28.jpg> http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic29.jpg> http://www.jfkrush.com/kingmanfan/67pic30.jpg> It's always interesting how many of these guys, especially ones you may not think of fast, were ball-carrying quarterbacks. Both Gary Carter and Ed Charles were all-state as option-running signal callers. But Stearns was an NCAA All-American in college. And Dozier, of course, played 43 NFL games, so he got the nod.

Edgy MD Sep 21 2021 08:08 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Not as many good shots out there of this guy. https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0510/11/darryl-strawberry-high-school_1_b45e0078a6be04934cf45342638647a8.jpg> https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/70102/70102-7Fr.jpg>

Centerfield Sep 22 2021 11:28 AM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

https://a3.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2019%2F0115%2Fr488982_689x388_16%2D9.jpg&w=570&format=jpg> Skirting the lines here a bit, but the young Met in this picture ended up being pretty good at football.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 23 2021 04:42 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Stroman I believe got to Duke on a soccer scholarship. Check that tho

Edgy MD Sep 23 2021 04:50 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

I think Stro's second sport was b-ball. I'd joke that it sure wasn't a haircut scholarship, but I'd be afraid he'd kick my ass. https://goduke.com/images/2012/1/24/HIYEPBVXIERQAWH.20120124181633.jpg?width=300>

whippoorwill Sep 23 2021 05:03 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

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smg58 Sep 23 2021 05:15 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

I remember Bross from his Red Storm days. He had the body for a college center, but he didn't really have a basketball skill set.

Edgy MD Sep 23 2021 05:46 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Let's visit Tom Glavine in his puckhead days. https://images.thepostgame.com/assets/public/tom-glavine-hockey2-ThePostGame.jpg> http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/3/5/8/66398358/hockeypic_pu42qua3.jpg>

Edgy MD Oct 20 2021 03:33 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Doug Sisk, marksmanship. [fimg=550]https://d1w8cc2yygc27j.cloudfront.net/-207023619628651331/-4916177249693828886.jpg[/fimg]

Chad ochoseis Oct 21 2021 09:54 PM Re: Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields

Jeff Conine was a Met for about half an hour, but a racquetball champ for much longer than that. [url]http://lindamojer.com/04web_bkup/racqmag/1999/9906/996feat.htm