Amazinz wrote:Piazza is guaranteed to go into the hall as a Met. Any other opinion is just California Dreamin'.
Agreed. When I hear the name Piazza, I think of the Mets.
When I hear the name Piazza, I think of the Dodgers. His best season came as a Dodger and he's had too many mediocre Piazza years as a Met for me to put him in the Hall as a Met. He'll always be a Dodger in my book.
Amazinz wrote:Piazza is guaranteed to go into the hall as a Met. Any other opinion is just California Dreamin'.
Agreed. When I hear the name Piazza, I think of the Mets.
When I hear the name Piazza, I think of the Dodgers. His best season came as a Dodger and he's had too many mediocre Piazza years as a Met for me to put him in the Hall as a Met. He'll always be a Dodger in my book.
I agree that based purely on statistics it would be as a Dodger but Piazza is the modern day Mr. Met and he will always be linked to the Mets and the Subway Series.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
The batting average is the only thing that dropped off for him while a Met.
He's had one extra year as a Met (counting this year so far as a year) where he had 23 HR and 76 RBI. That was after the trade from the Dodgers where he had 9 HR and 30 RBI before beind dealt. That still doesn't make up the difference as a Dodger, he's been better as a Met in the similar amount of time. You can probably make a case that Piazza only played 20+ games in his rookie year and the year that he got traded he spent the majority of the time on the Mets, but even if so the stats wouldn't be too far off to say that he's better as a Dodger.
dannyolbb wrote:Also Gibson in 68, Mcclain in 68, Fingers in 81, Hernandez in 84, and (I can't believe I forgot him) Eck in 92.
They didn't win it the same year that they won the Cy Young.
Yes they did. It has happened 9 times in the nearly 50 years the Cy Young award has been handed out.
Clemens should go in as a Yankee (assuming that is still what he wants) although the Hall will most likely put him in as a Red Sox. Piazza should definitely go in as a Met.
dannyolbb wrote:Also Gibson in 68, Mcclain in 68, Fingers in 81, Hernandez in 84, and (I can't believe I forgot him) Eck in 92.
They didn't win it the same year that they won the Cy Young.
Yes they did. It has happened 9 times in the nearly 50 years the Cy Young award has been handed out.
Clemens should go in as a Yankee (assuming that is still what he wants) although the Hall will most likely put him in as a Red Sox. Piazza should definitely go in as a Met.
Mookie4ever wrote:Did you know that he was first drafted by the Mets in the 12th round of the 1981 draft but the Mets in their infinite wisdom didn't sign him?
The Mets did try to sign him but he opted to go to college.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
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by davidmarver » Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:53 pm 
