According to Adam Rubin’s Surfing the Mets: “The Mets are having a conference call at 2 p.m. today to announce that Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson and Frank Cashen will be inducted into the Mets’ Hall of Fame. It’s the first time in eight years that they’ve made an induction and certainly a step toward addressing what some believe is a lack of appreciation for their own history at Citi Field.”
Added to by Prismo: Link to Current Mets HOF Members
16 comments
prismo
1/19/2010-10:38am at 10:38 am (UTC -4)
Look at you, all beating me to the post.
Here’s the list of current Mets’ HoF members:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/history/nym_history_halloffame.jsp
GravediggerHebner
1/19/2010-11:06am at 11:06 am (UTC -4)
First Frenchy on a short, reasonable, team friendly contract and now team HOF inductions. The organization is on a roll of doing something right! While they’re hot I hope they surprise me with a viable starting pitcher. Am I asking too much?
trs86
1/19/2010-11:12am at 11:12 am (UTC -4)
Maybe?
I think the Mets are playing the SP and Catcher game right. After Lackey, which was not going to happen, which guy would you like to run out and sign? They are all about the same to me. So wait it out and find this year’s Garland, maybe Garland himself. As for Catcher same thing. If Molina comes on our terms, so be it. If not then we move on with Santos, Coste, Blanco and Thole.
GravediggerHebner
1/19/2010-11:24am at 11:24 am (UTC -4)
I’m in a good Mets-mood this morning based on actual actions the organization has undertaken. I am praising them and acknowledging that they are on a roll, and asking/hoping that it continues. Why are you trying to bring me down with your practicality?
trs86
1/19/2010-11:30am at 11:30 am (UTC -4)
LOL, Sorry. LGM WS in 2010.
metsfan4decades
1/19/2010-11:10am at 11:10 am (UTC -4)
Hmmm….the timing is really suspect on this, don’t you think?
It’s as if the PR heads for the Mets are trying to come up with anything to put the Mets in some kind of positive light, for the fan base.
Sorry…it’s just the cynic in me……
trs86
1/19/2010-11:12am at 11:12 am (UTC -4)
No doubt things like this are done all the time.
prismo
1/19/2010-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
It doesn’t matter if you’re right or wrong, either way it’s what the organization SHOULD be doing. They should focus on positives and keep the negatives under wraps.
metsfan4decades
1/19/2010-1:47pm at 1:47 pm (UTC -4)
You’ll get no argument from me there.
Would have been nice though had they resurrected the induction into the Mets HOF last year, for Citi’s first season, especially in light of the fans disappointment with lack of Mets stuff at their new home. Then again, I’m sure the wheels of this type thing typically move slowly – unless it’s deemed a priority, to counteract some fire going on…..
CaseStreet
1/19/2010-11:56am at 11:56 am (UTC -4)
What? No Mike Piazza? I’m mad as hell (sarcasm)
GravediggerHebner
1/19/2010-12:06pm at 12:06 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah if they’re just getting to this group now, we can expect Piazza in roughly 2036.
wannybackstra
1/19/2010-12:19pm at 12:19 pm (UTC -4)
Well, maybe longer if the HOF decides to bronze Mike in a Dodgers cap.
CaseStreet
1/19/2010-12:40pm at 12:40 pm (UTC -4)
don’t you mean sooner? (I kid)
Mr North Jersey
1/19/2010-12:42pm at 12:42 pm (UTC -4)
LoL, on the flipside inducting all these guys now at the same time means its all downhill from here. Who de we induct next year, Piazza all by himself? (sarcasm)
It actually was long overdue. Will they be able to fit all 25 Met Hall Of Famers in the former Gift Shop now soon to be Mets Hall Of Fame?
Tommie Agee
Gary Carter
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Keith Hernandez
Gil Hodges
Cleon Jones
Ralph Kiner
Jerry Koosman
Ed Kranepool
Tug McGraw
Bob Murphy
Johnny Murphy
Lindsey Nelson
Joan Payson
Tom Seaver
Bill Shea
Rusty Staub
Casey Stengel
Mookie Wilson
George Weiss
Darryl Strawberry
Dwight Gooden
Davey Johnson
Frank Cashen
wannybackstra
1/19/2010-12:54pm at 12:54 pm (UTC -4)
Tough to pick many other worthy candidates besides Piazza… Matlack? Edgardo? Orosco? Franco? Ron? Leiter? Kingman? Stearns? Youngblood? Bobby V?
Zachary, Henderson, Flynn and Norman collectively?
Mr North Jersey
1/19/2010-1:03pm at 1:03 pm (UTC -4)
Piazza – yes
Orosco – yes
Franco – yes
Darling – yes
Edgardo – no
Bobby V – no
Leiter – no
Matlack – ??? (didn’t see play)
Kingman – ??? (didn’t see play)
Stearns – ??? (didn’t see play)
Youngblood – ??? (didn’t see play)