Tag: baseball hall of fame

Hall of Fame Case: David Wright

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. We come to the final player in our series, making his debut on the ballot. He’s the only one to have spent their entire career with the orange and blue. We now present “The Captain.”  David Wright was destined to be a New York Met. It’s not often we talk...

Hall of Fame Case: Billy Wagner

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown.  If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute—more so if you figured out how to...

Hall of Fame Case: Bobby Abreu

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. We focus on an outfielder making his fifth appearance on the ballot who was quietly consistent as a division rival but ended his 18 seasons wearing orange and blue.  For much of his career, he was the enemy. But he ended with the good guys. Bobby Abreu never really gave any reason...

Jim Leyland Elected To Hall of Fame, Davey Johnson Misses Out

The 16-man Contemporary Baseball Era Committee elected a newest member into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown Sunday night. Out of eight nominations, Jim Leyland was the only new selectee, receiving 15 votes. The former Pirates, Tigers, Marlins, and Rockies manager spent 22 total years at the helm as a manager. He totaled 1,769 wins, the 18th most in major-league history. Of those wins,...

Hall of Fame Case: Davey Johnson

There are 11 players or managers eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame with the Mets on some portion of their resume. As the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee results await and eight former managers, executives, and umpires on the ballot, here’s how it stacks up for the leader of the franchise’s last championship.  The confidence Davey Johnson exuded as a manager for 17...

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