Two Players

[MFS62]

Who is the ballplayer you never saw, but wish you had?

And

Who is the ballplayer you saw, and wish you hadn't?

Later

[Guest cooby]

I would have like to have seen Joe DiMaggio play.


I can't really think of anyone that I wish I hadn't seen, but I'll keep thinking.

[nymr83]

Sandy Koufax, Mel Rojas

[Guest Rotblatt]

In the spirit of the World Baseball Classic, Sadaharu Oh. And Babe Ruth.

I know, I know, he's a motherfucking Yankee, but he was also the best slugger ever.

[Zvon]

Mantle in his prime.

Lolich after he came to the Mets or
Carlton after he left the Phils.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Oyster Burns, 1884.

Piazza at first base.

[metsmarathon]

willie mays

mike glavine

[MFS62]

Josh Gibson

Al Moran

Later

[Guest Giant Squidlike Creature]

This thread deserves more replies (including one from that Willets punk!).

[metirish]

Christy Mathewson

Brian Jordan

[Guest ABG]

Willie Mays

Derek Jeter

[Guest Iubitul]

Ted Williams

Richie Hebner

[Theoldmole]

I'd go for Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige.

Can't think of wish you hadn't. Maybe Vince Coleman.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

So many great players I wish I had the opportunity to see, if only I had been born. Impossible to choose just one. I guess I would go with Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Satchel Paige.

I'm with mole, I wish I had never seen Vince Coleman as a Met.

[RealityChuck]

Nymr83 wrote: Sandy Koufax

I actually did see him pitch at Shea -- the last regular season game where he had to be relieved.

I would have loved to have seen Ty Cobb.

I'm sorry I saw Don Hahn.

[Guest *62]

I'm glad to have seen The Mick, Clemente, all the Miracle Mets - especially Koosman, the Big Red Maching guys, etc.


Sorry to have seen Nino Espinoza and Dave Schneck

[Guest abogdan]

Babe Ruth. Anthony Young.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I imagine they would have lost just as many games without Anthony Young.

[Guest abogdan]

I was there for the record-setting (or tying, I can't remember) loss. Traumatic experience. Didn't go back to Shea until Piazza's first home series.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: I imagine they would have lost just as many games without Anthony Young.

So EDGY, which two players would you name?

And Mole, I saw Satchel Paige. (But I was too young to appreciate it.)

Later

[Elster88]

Babe Ruth

Mike Scioscia

[MFS62]

Welcome Ashtray Jim.
It will only last for a while.
Now, get those bats back into the rack.

Later

[Guest KC]

I knew ashtray would cave and post, glad to see you get your toe wet
after all these months of being a lurkey turkey.

Get back to work.

[Elster88]

]lurkey turkey

hahaha

[Guest silverdsl]

Babe Ruth

David Cone on July 4, 2000. Coney was always my favorite player but on that day he literally seemed to have lost the ability to pitch and he was booed off the mound in Yankee Stadium. It was painful to watch and I wish I hadn't been there. (I know that wasn't exactly what the question asked but it was the first thing that came to mind).