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Topic speaks for itself.....Who are some Mets who you thought would have a better career in the orange and blue? This doesnt mean you thought the guy would be a top player, just have a better career here than they ending up having. Not necessarily stars or top prospects either, any kind of player will do. Some that come to mind on my end....(This list will not include the super obvious answers like Alomar, Jefferies or Generation K) -Bruce Berenyi (injuries destroyed his career here, but he had one of the best sliders in the league when healthy) -Kevin Elster (slick fielder as advertised but never, ever developed as a hitter here, not even a little) -Keith Miller (never thought he'd be close to a star, but definitely expected a super utility type who could hit better than he actually did in reality) -Frank Viola (Had a couple of good seasons here, but faded badly in both 90 and 91 after excellent starts. Local guy who I really thought would be here for longer after the trade) -Butch Huskey (had a few decent moments here, but never played well enough for any period of time. Easy guy to root for, but sadly left wanting more) -Rico Brogna (after his hot finish in 95, really thought the Mets found their next 1st baseman. Thankfully Olerud came over in 1997) -Derek Wallace (big time relief prospect who showed flashes but then got hurt and disappeared) -Jay Payton (Good in 2000, but even with good bat to ball skills, never could hit with us for some reason after that) -Grant Roberts (at worst, I thought he'd be a quality reliever if he failed as a starter) -Matt Lawton (Good OBP guy who I thought was just what the top of the lineup needed in the Rick Reed trade, played here for 2 months and left) I know there's a lot more but I stopped around the early 2000's here

Cannot wait until this kid is up here

McCarver seems to get a bad rep about being a "know it all", especially when he got paired with Buck in the 2nd half of his career. But in his prime, he really was tremendous in my view. The man knew his stuff, and even if you disagreed with his concept, he'd explain it in a way that would at least make you think. Also, the amount of times that he would bring up on a Mets broadcast, an outfielder playing too deep on a weak hitting player, only for that player to drop one in front of the fielder, is truly incalcuable.

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Old games / Met games I recorded / Stacks of / VHS tapes hoarded ... You have some yourself? No. Your thread title merely triggered a memory of the Chicago tune 'Old Days' (from 'Chicago II' I believe ... one I haven't heard in years) which prompted a quickie re-writing of the opening stanza's lyrics to semi-match your little hobby there. Haha, no problem.

Are any of the games sharable? I'd love to see this game, for sentimental reasons: https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08100NYN1985.htmhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1985/B08100NYN1985.htm I didn't post it on there, I dont have a youtube channel, but I have seen that game on youtube if you want to see it. It was an NBC game of the week.

Frayed Knot wrote: Old games / Met games I recorded / Stacks of / VHS tapes hoarded ... You have some yourself?

Edgy MD wrote: What's the prize of your collection? Cant say i have one prize. I have every opener from 1985-current times (minus 1990). Every season finale from 1984-2019 (minus 1992, 1993, 1996 and 2001) Give or take about 200 Gooden starts Almost 100 games from 1986, and generally at least 40-50 games from other seasons.

New contributor and long time Mets fan. Also been taping and collecting old Mets games for decades. I have a ton of regular season games from the mid 80's till the late 2000's. Any other fans have the same hobby? I love to find fellow Mets fans to compare collections.

i'll take 130. A .400 OBP at the top of the lineup for 4/5 of a season would be fantastic, finally.

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