It occurs to me that for all the references I make to the One Hundred Greatest Mets of the First Forty Years, they have never been presented all at once in one handy-dandy post.
So let’s do that today.
For those of you who weren’t with us last March and April when we counted ‘em down, you can read up on what makes a Met one of the One Hundred Greatest here and you can check out the official assessment of each of them, ten at a time, by using the helpfully reinstated links down the sidebar.
In the meantime, look who’s No. 100-1.
100. Marv Throneberry
99. Lenny Harris
98. Rico Brogna
97. Duke Snider
96. Carl Everett
95. Joe McEwing
94. Jason Isringhausen
93. Rod Gaspar
92. Joel Youngblood
91. Bernard Gilkey
90. Ken Boswell
89. Jay Payton
88. Timo Perez
87. Shawon Dunston
86. Dave Mlicki
85. Matt Franco
84. Melvin Mora
83. Eddie Murray
82. J.C. Martin
81. Kevin Elster
80. Bret Saberhagen
79. Ron Hodges
78. Bobby Bonilla
77. Roger Cedeño
76. Frank Thomas
75. Gregg Jefferies
74. Terry Leach
73. Tim Teufel
72. Steve Henderson
71. Roger Craig
70. Dave Magadan
69. Rickey Henderson
68. Al Jackson
67. Ed Charles
66. Gary Gentry
65. Lance Johnson
64. Kevin Mitchell
63. Dennis Cook
62. Art Shamsky
61. Rafael Santana
60. Hubie Brooks
59. Todd Zeile
58. Nolan Ryan
57. Frank Viola
56. Richie Ashburn
55. Willie Mays
54. Ron Hunt
53. Craig Swan
52. Mike Hampton
51. Todd Pratt
50. John Milner
49. Al Weis
48. Kevin McReynolds
47. Doug Flynn
46. Bobby Ojeda
45. Benny Agbayani
44. Randy Myers
43. Donn Clendenon
42. John Stearns
41. Turk Wendell
40. Bobby Jones
39. Jon Matlack
38. Todd Hundley
37. Rick Reed
36. Rey Ordoñez
35. Lee Mazzilli
34. Armando Benitez
33. Ron Darling
32. Ron Swoboda
31. Sid Fernandez
30. Ray Knight
29. Wayne Garrett
28. Al Leiter
27. Dave Kingman
26. Roger McDowell
25. Lenny Dykstra
24. David Cone
23. Felix Millan
22. Robin Ventura
21. Wally Backman
20. John Olerud
19. Rusty Staub
18. Jesse Orosco
17. Howard Johnson
16. Tommie Agee
15. Cleon Jones
14. Jerry Grote
13. Jerry Koosman
12. John Franco
11. Mookie Wilson
10. Ed Kranepool
9. Edgardo Alfonzo
8. Bud Harrelson
7. Tug McGraw
6. Gary Carter
5. Dwight Gooden
4. Darryl Strawberry
3. Mike Piazza
2. Keith Hernandez
1. Tom Seaver
Can the ’06 Mets take a lesson from the — gasp! — ’96 Yankees? If it means winning, why the bleep not? Consider it further at Gotham Baseball.
Rey-Rey ahead of Kevin McRenoylds? Turk and Bobby O?
Rey, ahead of anyone?
what is going on here?
Rey-Rey gets the nod-nod based on being the best, certainly most spectacular defensive player the Mets have ever had. His glove was as much a gift as his bat was a curse. In this case, we celebrate the glove. His impact also went on a little longer than the guys (all worthies, as indicated by their inclusion) you mentioned.