The Mets have had their fair share of personalities on their team throughout the decades, that is for sure. But if you could choose one Mets team to hang out with, which team would it be? Would it be one from your lifetime, or one from before you were born?

Matt 
I turn 21 in a couple of days. I feel like the ’86 Mets would certainly help me celebrate in the grandest of styles. The only downside is that there’s a 50-50 chance that some of the members of the team would wind up in a jail cell.

Dilip 
I would like to go drinking with the 1986 Mets for just one night.

Rich 
Unlike many fans my age, who were around for the 1986 Mets and would probably like to watch them in action off the field (and risk an encounter with the police), I’d like to hang out with the 2019 Mets. The concept of the “Cookie Club,” which originated when the team was in Philadelphia in 2019, was (and still is) just great. The original cookie club was comprised of J.D. Davis, Pete Alonso, Dom Smith, Brandon Nimmo, and Michael Conforto. Those guys represent the young core of the Mets. They just seem like genuine, good guys who would sit around and talk about nasty sliders and change ups that fall off the table. I think it would be nothing but pure baseball talk, from guys who eat, sleep, and breathe the sport. In addition, the Mets’ success, at least over the next few years, rests largely in their hands. Hanging out with them would be pretty cool.

Mojo
I, too, would want to hang out with the 2019 Mets. From a baseball standpoint, the mix of rising young stars with established talents would be a treat to be around, but there’s also so many great personalities on that team like rookie sensation Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo. And of course, getting to talk to the best pitcher in baseball Jacob deGrom would be a delight within itself. I might have gone with the 2020 Mets, but given the recent events, I’ll play it safe and maintain social distancing by going with the previous year’s group.

Sam
I would definitely want to hang out with the 2019 team. They are a fun and young group that seem to have personalities like mine, from what I’ve seen on the field, in videos, etc. One of the things that definitely draws me to this team in particular is the “Cookie Club” and what that is really about. I would love to sit and talk baseball with them and just eat some cookies. This 2020 team seems very personable and quirky which are traits I would describe for myself. This 2020 team just gives off this radiance and positive energy that I would just always want to be around. There are, of course, more fun answers like the 1986 team but they were a bit too wild for me—which is the understatement of the year.

1999 Sports Illustrated Cover of the Mets Infield

Jack 
This one is out of left field, moreover because I was barely alive and never had that chance to appreciate them in their time, but there are so many stories about and characters that make up the 1999 team, it would be ludicrous to forget about them. Turk Wendell, Todd Pratt, Robin Ventura, and the late Darryl Hamilton are the more pronounced personalities that come to mind, but there were also a myriad of veterans with whom I’d love to simply talk baseball: Rickey Henderson, Orel Hershiser, John Olerud, and of course, John Franco. On top of that, you have Mike Piazza, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Al Leiter – three of the best to ever put on a Met uniform – as well as Bobby Valentine, the best manager to ever put on a disguise after getting ejected. Add in a storyline centered around comebacks big and small across six months, localized in Shea Stadium no less, and the hangout in all likelihood would not end.

Marshall 
As the elder statesman of the group this one was easy. I would love to hang out with the ’69 Mets. Not only the players we all know and love like Agee, Seaver, Grote, Koosman etc., but particularly the manager, one Gil Hodges. The amount of knowledge he could impart on the finer nuances of baseball would not doubt be staggering. Look at the way he managed the “Miracle Mets.” He skillfully platooned his players, keeping everyone fresh, and utilized all members of his bench. He took a laughing stock of a team and made them champions. And that is the type of leader I want to learn from. Hodges will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in December when members of the “Golden Days” are considered. He should have been in the Hall long ago. Let’s soon begin a campaign to get him there soon.

Joe
Even though Reggie Jackson ultimately broke my heart, I loved the ’73 team. They had a lot of guts and swagger. Many of our key players were hurt and they played through it.

It would be so exciting to hang out with Tug McGraw, Willie Mays and Rusty Staub. Oh, the stories they would tell. And can you imagine how much fun Yogi Berra would be? That ’73 team had so much personality.

Sal 
There are many teams throughout Mets’ history that I would have loved to hangout with, but the two that jump to my mind (for a more singular reason) would be either the 2018 or 2019 teams. Now might seem strange considering these teams never made any playoffs runs, but my reason is simple, Jacob deGrom. I would give anything to have been able to sit with him during those historic seasons (historic for him) and just pick his brain. I can’t imagine being that good at anything, and to be able to dominate over and over while still pushing yourself to be better every time out would be amazing to watch day after day. Imagine sitting next to him in the dugout the day after he completely massacred a lineup, and talking to him about HOW he exactly did it? That’s some baseball ASMR to me.

Michelle 
It has to be 1986. Was there a more fun group of guys than that?! I would like to make no further comment.

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