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[Theoldmole]

OK, Chris Capuano may be a Duke graduate, but if the Mets do land Chris Young, he'll be their 4th pitcher with Ivy League credentials. As it is, they have three -- Ken MacKenzie, Ron Darling, Mike Remlinger. Is this a record?

What would be the record for franchise with the most Ivy League players in its history?

[Valadius]

I would venture to guess that non-expansion teams have had far more Ivy Leaguers as a function of both being around longer and the Ivies attracting better athletes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. See Gehrig, Lou.

[G-Fafif]

Jeff Musselman went to Harvard. Ironically, trading Mookie Wilson to get him was far from brilliant.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm sure there's been more than that.... checking:

Brown:
Bill Almon

Columbia:
Frank Seminara

Cornell:

Dartmouth:
Mark Johnson
Mike Remlinger

Hahvid:
Jeff Musselman
Sandy Alderson (Law School)

Princeton:

UPenn:
Grover Powell

Yale:
Ron Darling
George Herbert Walker, Jr.

[G-Fafif]

BTW, I was hoping this was a thread about shoe phones.

[bmfc1]

The Indians have a pitcher that played for the Harvard Crimson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herrmann

The Pirates have a pitcher that played for the Princeton Tigers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ohlendorf.

[Gwreck]

Ken MacKenzie, an original Met, also attended Yale.

[RealityChuck]

Moe Berg -- Columbia
Eddie Collins -- Columbia
Barry Larkin -- Columbia
Additional players from Columbia

Red Rolfe -- Dartmouth

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hey, whoah... non-Mets.

[Guest attgig]

interesting at how many more baseball players there are that went to the ivy's.

there was a story earlier this year about the harvard grad jeremy lin in the nba. It was something like if he played 30 more games, he would have the most nba experience of any harvard grad.
and then, they listed out all ivy league players by school ever in the nba, and i don't think any of the schools had more than 10 guys.

[Guest themetfairy]

RealityChuck wrote: Moe Berg -- Columbia Eddie Collins -- Columbia Barry Larkin -- Columbia Additional players from Columbia Red Rolfe -- Dartmouth

Actually, this is the Columbia list.

That's Gene Larkin - not Barry (I was thinking that I would have heard of it if Barry Larkin had gone to Columbia).

[Chad ochoseis]

EdgyDC wrote: Hey, whoah... non-Mets.

Moe Berg deserves some sort of honorary status. I read somewhere that his last words were "How did the Mets do today?"

[Guest attgig]

Moe Berg -- Columbia Eddie Collins -- Columbia Barry Larkin -- Columbia Additional players from Columbia Red Rolfe -- Dartmouth Actually, this is the Columbia list. That's Gene Larkin - not Barry (I was thinking that I would have heard of it if Barry Larkin had gone to Columbia).

nice.

so, there's cornell, columbia,
harvard: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/harvard_university_baseball_players.shtml
penn: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_pennsylvania_baseball_players.shtml
dartmouth: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/dartmouth_college_baseball_players.shtml
brown: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/brown_university_baseball_players.shtml
princeton: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/princeton_university_baseball_players.shtml
yale: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/yale_university_baseball_players.shtml

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I count 7 "currently" rostered (as of closing time, 2010):

C Brad Ausmus (Dodgers, now FA)
RP Craig Breslow (A's)
UT Mark DeRosa (Giants)
SP Ross Ohlendorf (Pirates)
OF Fernando Perez (Rays, now Cubs)
OF Will Venable (Padres)
SP Chris Young (Padres, now FA)

[Theoldmole]

So tossing in Grover Powell, there's a real good chance the Mets have the franchise record for most Ivy League pitchers.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Daily Princetonian hints at an internal rivalry on the Mets.

[Theoldmole]

Douchiest?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Apparently, Gentleman's Quarterly isn't always gentlemanly in their assessments.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Princetonians in my past and present ambit do seem... of a sort. (I can't quite say that about the Dukies.)

But, then, I tend to find my fellow Not Penn State alums kinda... difficult. So maybe I'm the vinegary one.

[Theoldmole]

As Jude Law says in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Princetonians are the cream...rich and thick.

[ashie62]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I count 7 "currently" rostered (as of closing time, 2010): C Brad Ausmus (Dodgers, now FA) RP Craig Breslow (A's) UT Mark DeRosa (Giants) SP Ross Ohlendorf (Pirates) OF Fernando Perez (Rays, now Cubs) OF Will Venable (Padres) SP Chris Young (Padres, now FA)

and they all suck.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: I count 7 "currently" rostered (as of closing time, 2010): C Brad Ausmus (Dodgers, now FA) RP Craig Breslow (A's) UT Mark DeRosa (Giants) SP Ross Ohlendorf (Pirates) OF Fernando Perez (Rays, now Cubs) OF Will Venable (Padres) SP Chris Young (Padres, now FA) and they all suck.

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