Players of the Week...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Meanwhile, it's been almost two years since a Met has been named National League Player of the Week.

A Mets player has been named NL POTW 74 times, and 44 distinct players have won. The most frequent NL POTW was Dwight Gooden, with 5. There are a few names on the list that might be considered a little surprising.

Here are the Mets who were National League Players of the Week:

NAME	COUNT	MOST RECENT
Dwight Gooden	5	4/14/1991
Tom Seaver	4	4/17/1977
Darryl Strawberry	4	6/10/1990
Dave Kingman	3	7/18/1982
Jesse Orosco	3	6/10/1984
Keith Hernandez	3	5/1/1988
John Olerud	3	9/20/1998
Mike Piazza	3	9/15/2002
Carlos Beltran	3	8/19/2007
Tug McGraw	2	9/1/1974
Steve Henderson	2	6/8/1980
Neil Allen	2	8/23/1981
Hubie Brooks	2	6/17/1984
George Foster	2	6/8/1986
David Cone	2	5/3/1992
David Wright	2	6/18/2006
Jos� Reyes	2	6/25/2006
Jerry Koosman	1	4/29/1973
Felix Millan	1	6/17/1973
Wayne Garrett	1	9/23/1973
Mike Phillips	1	6/27/1976
Joe Torre	1	8/8/1976
Frank Taveras	1	5/25/1980
Doug Flynn	1	8/10/1980
Randy Jones	1	5/23/1982
Rusty Staub	1	6/19/1983
Gary Carter	1	9/8/1985
Lenny Dykstra	1	7/13/1986
Gregg Jefferies	1	9/11/1988
Kevin McReynolds	1	9/25/1988
Howard Johnson	1	6/25/1989
Sid Fernandez	1	10/1/1989
Jeff Kent	1	4/18/1994
Bobby Bonilla	1	5/30/1994
Brett Butler	1	7/23/1995
Rick Reed	1	5/4/1997
Todd Hundley	1	5/11/1997
Dave Mlicki	1	6/22/1997
Octavio Dotel	1	7/25/1999
Robin Ventura	1	8/1/1999
Derek Bell	1	4/23/2000
Steve Trachsel	1	8/24/2003
Mike Pelfrey	1	7/13/2008
Johan Santana	1	8/17/2008

Prettier version

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Prettier version

OO, pictures!
Yay!

[batmagadanleadoff]

I was sure that Skip Lockwood was a player of the week. He was. It was SI's award -- not MLB's.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I thought maybe that was (Rockville Centre's own) Beaver Smith on defense, because I first (and second) read that headline as "Julius Erving Rips Beaver."

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: I first (and second) read that headline as "Julius Erving Rips Beaver."

That was Wilt Chamberlain.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Willets Point wrote: Edgy DC wrote: I first (and second) read that headline as "Julius Erving Rips Beaver." That was Wilt Chamberlain.

Bullet of "Ew."