2/4/20

OPEN THREAD - Mets Hall Of Fame



From John...

"What Mets would you award entry into the Mets Hall Of Fame?"

7 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Nolan Ryan...lets have a wing for players who became GREAT once they left.

John From Albany said...

Howard Johnson. He had alomost 1,000 hits as a Met and 192 Met Homers.

Reese Kaplan said...

Being in a team's HOF isn't simply about what they did for the organization on the field. It also has to do with the fan regard for the player. HoJo was a great example of someone everyone in the Mets fanbase felt was a real solid performer. Curtis Granderson became one after a dismal first year. Personally, I think Rick Reed is a guy who deserves much greater accolades than he got.

John From Albany said...

Three great choices Reese. Rick Reed was a solid contributor to those late 90's, early 2000 teams.

Bob W. said...

Two guys from the bleak late 1970s. Craig Swan and Skip Lockwood.

Tom Brennan said...

By the way, these are the ones already in:

1981: Joan Payson

1981: Casey Stengel

1982: George Weiss

1982: Gil Hodges

1983: Bill Shea

1983: Johnny Murphy

1984: Bob Murphy

1984: Lindsey Nelson

1984: Ralph Kiner

1986: Bud Harrelson

1986: Rusty Staub

1988: Tom Seaver

1989: Jerry Koosman

1990: Ed Kranepool

1991: Cleon Jones

1992: Jerry Grote

1993: Tug McGraw

1996: Mookie Wilson

1997: Keith Hernandez

2001: Gary Carter

2002: Tommie Agee

2010: Dwight Gooden

2010: Frank Cashen

2010: Davey Johnson

2010: Darryl Strawberry

2012: John Franco

2013: Mike Piazza

Bob W. said...

How about Nelson Doubleday. He's probably the one most responsible for turning around the Mets in the 1980s. Too much bitterness with the Wilpons to make it happen though. They didn't even acknowledge his death when he passed away a few years ago.