Tag: ernie banks

Francisco Lindor’s Growing Hall of Fame Trajectory

One of the most highly-debated occurrences on the baseball calendar is almost here. On January 21, the BBWAA will release the results of 2025 Hall of Fame balloting. That said ballot includes six former New York Mets; Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Curtis Granderson, Francisco Rodríguez, Billy Wagner, and David Wright. With how slow the offseason is currently moving, and all this Hall of Fame...

OTD 1969: Tom Seaver’s “Imperfect Game”

There have been many splendid pitching performances in Mets history, and Tom Seaver is appropriately responsible for most of them. For all the gems this mound artist conjured up, his outing on July 9, 1969 is his masterpiece. In front of a jam-packed Shea Stadium, the Mets faced the team they were chasing in the National League East and a lineup that included three Hall of Famers — Ernie Banks,...