All-Time Walk-Off Celebration Team

[Centerfield]

You've just hit a walk-off home run. An absolute bomb that erased all doubt the minute it left the bat.

Rounding third, you see a mob of teammates ready to greet you at the plate. Who do you want there?

Metfairy mentioned Pedro, but I'll start with a current Met. A lot has happened over the years, but Jose Reyes is a guy I want in that pile.

[Willets Point]

Lenny Dykstra needs to be there.

[Ceetar]

Centerfield wrote: You've just hit a walk-off home run. An absolute bomb that erased all doubt the minute it left the bat. Rounding third, you see a mob of teammates ready to greet you at the plate. Who do you want there? Metfairy mentioned Pedro, but I'll start with a current Met. A lot has happened over the years, but Jose Reyes is a guy I want in that pile.

GMJ, because I know he can't hit anything and hurt me.

Reyes is a good choice. I think I saw a clip of him shoving people out of the way so he could be front and center last night, and make an uppercut type motion like he was all set to knock Ike out. I think I recall in that celebrated picture from a couple of years ago with everyone waiting at the plate that Reyes was front and center too.

[MFS62]

Bud Harrelson.
He was so slight that even if he jumped on my back, I doubt I would get hurt.

Ever the pragmatist.

PS - keep Frank Howard away from my pile-on.

Later

[DocTee]

The Law and Order Superbabes, Morganna the Kissing Bandit, and mark Kotsay's wife. Plus, Mr. Met.

[Centerfield]

Harrelson's too slight for fighting.

[metirish]

Reyes , looked really , really freaking happy last night....Lastings for the beats.....Francoeur.....

[Guest themetfairy]

Just keep Todd Pratt away from me (at least until I touch home plate!).

[Guest Edgy DC]

We need an over-enthusiastic Gary Carter to give the sort of high-fives that sting for days.

But top of my list is Melvin Mora:

[Guest attgig]

DocTee wrote: The Law and Order Superbabes, Morganna the Kissing Bandit, and mark Kotsay's wife. Plus, Mr. Met.

I like that list.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ordonez was always out there first in his era.

[metirish]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ordonez was always out there first in his era.

Which suited Rey anyway as he had his arms up high from his last at-bat.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Ordonez was always out there first in his era.

It's a lot easier to hide from child-support subpoenas in a crowd.

Give me Agbayani. He looks like a good hugger, and with no sharp edges to abrade, cut or bruise ya.

Also, Keith or Wally some'eres near the fringe, 'cause I'm probably going to want a smoke afterward.

[Fman99]

The Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders would suffice.

[MFS62]

Fman99 wrote: The Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders would suffice.

Nope. I'd feel like I was in a plastic surgery post-op ward.

Later

[metirish]

Keith hanging around in the dugout in the 11th inning, I think not....legs up in the lounge chair with a beer and a smoke in the players area....yes.

[ashie62]

Robin Ventura

[Centerfield]

We need an over-enthusiastic Gary Carter to give the sort of high-fives that sting for days. But top of my list is Melvin Mora:

The first pic is the last game of the '99 regular season. I'd love to know what that second picture is. Must be the LCS no?

[metirish]

Wasn't the second pic from a game not along after Rocker made his comments....or down the stretch when the Mets nearly clawed the Braves lead back?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think it's game four --- a double steal by Cede�o and Mora sets up a two-run go-ahead eighth-inning single by Olerud.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN199910160.shtml

It cuts the series lead to 3-1. Big whoop, right, but it felt like we had already pulled even.