Part II Two years ago, Keith Hernandez had his number retired. Obviously, he was part of the core of the team which consisted of the quartet of himself, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, and Darryl Strawberry. Once again, another man who had a great Met career but does not have a bronze plaque in upstate New York. He was one of the greatest defensive Firstbaseman of all time winning 11 Gold Gloves and the never-ending discussion will always be who was the better Firstbaseman in NY in the ‘80’s? Don Mattingly or Keith Hernandez? Hernanadez attained a .297 batting average in 7 seasons in NY, drove in 468 runs and tallied 12 RBIs in 20 postseason games for the Mets in 1986 and 1988. Though, for some reason his St. Louis career is far less talked about. With the Cardinals he won an MVP and a batting title. A World Series too. Though the title in 1986 was far more memorable because it’s New York, because winning championships is a rarity for the Mets, and of course because of all the hooligan-esque behavior in which the entire team partook during a time when very favorable to the Mets fortunes social media was unbegun.
The Mets are retiring too many numbers Part 2
The Mets are retiring too many numbers Part 2
The Mets are retiring too many numbers Part 2
Part II Two years ago, Keith Hernandez had his number retired. Obviously, he was part of the core of the team which consisted of the quartet of himself, Gary Carter, Dwight Gooden, and Darryl Strawberry. Once again, another man who had a great Met career but does not have a bronze plaque in upstate New York. He was one of the greatest defensive Firstbaseman of all time winning 11 Gold Gloves and the never-ending discussion will always be who was the better Firstbaseman in NY in the ‘80’s? Don Mattingly or Keith Hernandez? Hernanadez attained a .297 batting average in 7 seasons in NY, drove in 468 runs and tallied 12 RBIs in 20 postseason games for the Mets in 1986 and 1988. Though, for some reason his St. Louis career is far less talked about. With the Cardinals he won an MVP and a batting title. A World Series too. Though the title in 1986 was far more memorable because it’s New York, because winning championships is a rarity for the Mets, and of course because of all the hooligan-esque behavior in which the entire team partook during a time when very favorable to the Mets fortunes social media was unbegun.