Mets Hall of Fame: Final Group

[Guest Kong76]

Jane says
She's done with cranepoolio
They treat me like a rag doll

[Guest Kong76]

Jane Jarvis
Davey Johnson
Mike Piazza
Dwight Gooden
Darryl Strawberry
Bobby Valentine
Rube Walker
Frank Cashen

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Darryl Strawberry
Dwight Gooden
Frank Cashen
Mike Piazza
Jane Jarvis
Davey Johnson
Bobby Valentine
Rube Walker

[MFS62]

1st wave:
Dwight Gooden
Darryl Strawberry
Frank Cashen

2nd wave:
Davey Johnson
Rube Walker

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

You wrote a nice article about Jane Jarvis. It was appreciated by real Mets fans. When the club announced the Hall of Fame inductees, you were mentioned as one of the voters. Can you vote for Jane next time around? She was as much a part of Shea Stadium as the Apple or any player. RIP, Jane.
-- Sandy M., Little Falls, N.J.

Thank you. The committee has had discussions about non-player personnel and behind the scenes folks such as Jarvis, former director of stadium operations Bob Mandt and former head groundskeeper Pete Flynn.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hey, I wrote him about Jane and he didn't publish it. He hates me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

You're no Sandy M., it seems.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's all politics.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I'd put Jane in the Mets HOF if it was up to me. How come the press didn't mention that Jane was Ruth Buzzi's half-sister?

[metirish]

This would make Pete very happy , Mets HOF would add nicely to his Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame induction from a few years ago.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'd put Jane in the Mets HOF if it was up to me. How come the press didn't mention that Jane was Ruth Buzzi's half-sister?

[Frayed Knot]

Hey, just the fact that he said there's been discussions is at least is public knowledge that this isn't a group that exists only on paper in order to fool fans into thinking that there actually is such a NYM-HoF effort.

[G-Fafif]

The members of the committee, you'll recall, are Al Jackson, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, Jay Horwitz, Dave Howard, Marty Noble and senior marketing director Tina Mannix, with Jeff Wilpon serving as ex-officio. Who do you think came down on the side of Jane, et al for the Hall, and which owner's son do you suppose vetoed it out of hand?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Well, we know Marty doesn't vote for people on the first ballot. Sorry, Jane. You and Robbie Alomar belong, but can wait a year....

[G-Fafif]

Well, we know Marty doesn't vote for people on the first ballot. Sorry, Jane. You and Robbie Alomar belong, but can wait a year....[/quote:3086j4l3]

Well, Alomar did play second like an old lady in 2002.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The members of the committee, you'll recall, are Al Jackson, Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, Jay Horwitz, Dave Howard, Marty Noble and senior marketing director Tina Mannix, with Jeff Wilpon serving as ex-officio. Who do you think came down on the side of Jane, et al for the Hall, and which owner's son do you suppose vetoed it out of hand?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Why is she coated in lint?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's not lint! That's residual electricity! Y'know, from all the preseason buzz! I believe... in market power!

I can't stop using exclamation marks!

[metirish]

Biting analysis here from Strawberry ....all the clich�s are rolled out....shock horror even the ones about the 1986 teams swagger... hilarity ensues when he talks about McGwire


Strawberry slams Mets, sides with McGwire (no, really)

49 m ago By David Lennon Darryl Strawberry, recently selected for the Mets� Hall of Fame, did not return the favor to his former team when asked Tuesday about its roster moves this winter. Pushed to grade the Mets� offseason � good or bad � Strawberry was not very flattering of the front office. �Oh, man, you�re putting me on the spot, huh?,� Strawberry said. �Well, I�ll put it like this: Could have been better. You could have put a couple more pieces in the puzzle for them. I know they signed Jason Bay. The big loss was the Beltran situation. This team, if they want to really get over the hump, they need Carlos Beltran in their lineup and to perform like he�s capable of performing to help this team move forward. �But I think when you look at pitching, I think a little bit more pitching. Hopefully guys will bounce back � [Mike] Pelfrey, [John] Maine will bounce back this year, and be more consistent in what they do. [Johan] Santana is going to be Santana. You�ve got to get your other guys in that rotation to be able to come through and I think that�s important for them.� Strawberry, along with Joba Chamberlain and Lou Piniella, was honored Tuesday at the 30th annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, a fundraiser for the AHRC New York City Foundation. He�s also a special instructor for the Mets � he�ll visit Port St. Lucie for a week starting Feb. 27 � and a commentator for the team�s network, SNY. Regardless of his role, Strawberry still swings from his heels, and he believes these Mets need to get some attitude. �Of course they do,� Strawberry said. �I mean, they haven�t quite found that yet. I know a lot of times the players probably get tired of hearing about the �86 team, but that�s what the fans adore � our confidence, our swagger. We didn�t take anything for granted. But at the same time, we wouldn�t let teams push us over either. �I think playing in New York you have to have that. You can�t be pushed over. Teams come in here and drill hitters, stuff like that, and you don�t retaliate. We didn�t allow that to happen.� Even so, Strawberry believes these Mets can fight back � if they stay healthy. Despite his proclamation of a so-so offseason, he won�t bail on the Mets before the equipment truck leaves for Port St. Lucie. �They have the capability. It�s just a matter of are they confident enough? Do they believe in themselves? Are they sensitive about dealing with the media? You looked in our clubhouse, guys couldn�t wait to talk, to tell you a story. That�s just the way it is here in this city, that�s what made us the way we were, and I think that�s what�s going to have to happen with this ballclub. �Because when you look across town, those boys over there, they play and they play together, and that�s what it�s all about when you play here. You�ve got to play together. It�s not about individual stats � it�s about a team effort.� In addition to his snap analysis of the Mets, Strawberry also had a curious response when asked about Mark McGwire�s recent admission of steroid use. It was during spring training last year that Strawberry sat on a dugout bench and said he would have used steroids if given the chance � a claim he reiterated Tuesday night. But Strawberry shared McGwire�s dubious claim that they did not influence his power numbers. �Well, I don�t believe it helped him,� Strawberry said. �How do I know? I never used them. I wish they had it when I was around because I would have used it. But I can say this as far as the home runs -- the 70 home runs, the 60 home runs, those guys having years like they were having -- I just believe that the pitching was watered down, and these guys were already great players, established as home run hitters. I just believe the ballparks were smaller, so it�s hard to say. I don�t know. I�m not a doctor. I couldn�t really tell you what they do for you.�

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't see that as much of a slam.

I also think he totally used PEDs.