Comments on: Best Met Ever

By: Mark P

Mark P — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:48:33 +0000

No self-respecting Jays fan would consider Carlos Delgado to be the best Jay in history. This is where OPS+ and SLG fail to tell the whole story. In spite of the numbers, Delgado was a liability with the glove, and perhaps an even bigger team liability since he refused to become a regular DH, even when Toronto had David Segui (the best defensive 1B ever….now there’s a random stat I love) on the roster.

I’d vote for Tony Fernandez among position players, since he was the one who bridged both the 1980’s pennants and the WS years (at least the 93 year). As for pitchers, it’s Stieb, though Roy Halladay may usurp him in a few years.

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Bugs & Cranks » Rounding The Bases: Cool Parlor Tricks — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:29 +0000

[...] Is Mike Piazza the best everyday player ever for the Mets? [Joe Posnanski] [...]

By: woodsmeister

woodsmeister — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:50:47 +0000

I actually won tickets to see the Cleveland Nets play at the old Richfield Coliseum from a radio station in Akron when I was 11.

I believe they lost that evening to whatever team Christ Evert was on.

World Team Tennis may indeed have been the lamest attempt at a major league sport ever. Even lamer than the XFL.

By: JeffSol

JeffSol — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:05:40 +0000

NOYDB, I generally agree, although while it may not have brought value to the team, it sure did to the fans — mex was a blast to watch play first.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:40:30 +0000

It’s Strawberry by WARP3. HoJo/Keith/Piazza all under the same umbrella 2-4.

By: NOYDB

NOYDB — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:26:27 +0000

Having the greatest fielding first baseman of all times brings little extra value to a team over a 162 game schedule than having a great fielding first baseman.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:57:59 +0000

It has always bugged me that Haddix (to name one) got jobbed on the field and again in the record books, until I got halfway through these comments, and recognized the word “game” in the phrases “perfect game” and “no-hit game.” A game isn’t a number of innings – that’s a unique and wonderful thing about baseball. There are no ties, and there are no tie-breakers. Everyone gets their ups, and the winner is the winner when they have. Not when 9 innings have passed. When the game is over. Yeah?

Hernandez was the most dominating player on the field when he was a Met. He could take you apart with his bat, he was the best first baseman I’ve seen in 5 decades, going away, and he would walk over to the mound and threaten a pitcher’s life. Mex is my favorite Met ever. Seaver, the snob, included. Strawberry the most talented. But day in, day out, Piazza was the best.

By: Jon Morse

Jon Morse — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:36:45 +0000

“Best everyday Angel of all time was Tim Salmon I think, Win Shares says Brian Downing.”

Man, I called it.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 23 May 2008 06:17:05 +0000

I just saw my post and I have to correct/clarify part of it: I’m on crutches because of a broken leg, so I have spare time while my bones knit. I sincerely hope I didn’t offend anyone.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:47:55 +0000

I actually wrote a list today (I’m on crutches, and I am a nerd like that), but I’ve already taken up more than my share of space here. I’m also curious to see our hosts take…and I’m curious about how well the Slingbox works, don’t know anyone that has one.