MLB.com, as is its wont,* is allowing fans to vote on their All-Time Nine for each team.
Rules are you pick one season from each guy at each position, and then imagine they were all on the same Mets team at the same time having that season.
And then you imagine you had season tickets that year and got to watch ‘99 Rickey Henderson lead off followed by 2006 Reyes, and then 2007 Wright would hit a double to score two, and then 2000 Piazza would step up to the plate, and they had to pitch to him because ‘98 Olerud and ‘86 Keith Hernandez were due up, and 2000 Piazza would wink at you and you would know deep down that he loved y….. Read more »
Tags: bernard gilkey, Cleon Jones, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Frank Taveras, howard johnson, Keith Hernandez, mike piazza, Wally Backman
Better Know a Metstache, Updates, Wright Wreasons | Misopogon | 
September 11, 2009 5:43 pm | 
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"These snow-white uniforms look great with this jet black stache!"
Bernard Gilkey might not be one of the most famous Mets, but for any new Yorkers who lived through the awful Mets doldrums known as the mid-’90s the name should evoke a smile.
After being acquired prior to the 1996 season from the Cardinals in exchange for future superstars Erik Hiljus, Eric Ludwick and Yudith Orozio (who?), Gilkey put up one of the most impressive offensive seasons in all of Mets history. At the time his excellent stats may been overshadowed by Lance Johnson’s team records for hits and triples and Todd Hundley’s team record for homeruns — both also coming in 1996 — but his numbers are undeniable. According to AmazinAvenue.com, Gilkey’s 1996 season ranks near the top in a slew of offensive categories: 8th in OPS, 6th in runs, 10th in hits, 2nd in total bases, 1st in doubles, 3rd in RBI, 8th in OPS+, 2nd in runs created, 3rd in extra-base hits, and 10th in times on base. Gilkey batted .317 with a slugging percentage of .562, the latter of which was good for 7th on the all-time Mets list.
Gilkey was also known for his sense of fashion, shown above sporting the new-look snow-white Mets jerseys debuted in 1997, and with a wicked ’stache no doubt responsible for his epic 1996 season.
Unfortunately the odds caught up with Gilkey, and he fell back to earth in 1997 and 1998 while posting .249 and .233 batting averages, respectively. The Mets shipped him to Arizona at the trade deadline in 1998 along with Nelson Figueroa (who would return to the team 10 years later) in exchange for Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas and cash. Bernard, it was fun while it lasted!
And now you Better Know A Metstache.
