Mets in the Hall of Fame?

Question

The only Met in the Hall of Fame right now is Tommy Seaver. Does any Met, past or present, have a chance to get in (as a Met)? I'm thinking Mike Piazza will go in with the Mets, and maybe John Franco as a Met, but that's it.

Answer 1

Piazza when he goes in will go in as a Dodger and Franco wont make it, Pedro will go in as a Red Sox but you didnt mention him, Nolan Ryan was a Met once but he in with another team

Answer 2

Seaver is the only HOFer with the Mets logo on his cap.

Other Metsmen in the Hall:
Richie Ashburn
Yogi Berra (player and manager)
Gary Carter
Willie Mays
Eddie Murray
Nolan Ryan
Duke Snider
Warren Spahn
Casey Stengel (manager)

Looking over the Mets rosters since 1993 (Murray being the most recent Mets-at-any-time inductee), here are some eventual potential Hall candidates (whether or not they'd wear a Mets cap I leave to others to evaluate).

Jeff Kent
John Franco, if relievers start getting respect (and even then I don't think he's a really good candidate)
Mike Piazza
Rickey Henderson
Mo Vaughn (okay, he has NO chance at the Hall, but I expect he'll get on the ballot)
Roberto Alomar
Tom Glavine
Pedro Martinez
Carlos Delgado
Jose Valentin (like Vaughn, gets on the ballot w/no chance of election)
Shawn Green (see: Valentin)
Moises Alou (definitely gets on the ballot)
Julio Franco (ballot)
Sandy Alomar (ballot)

Reyes and Wright are still much too early to project.

I could see Piazza wearing the Mets logo.

Answer 3

Piazza's best days were with the Dodgers. If he had won a ring with the Mets, it might be different.
Franco is a long-shot, even if they start electing more closers. I think he might be worthy, but I doubt he will get in.
Talking about anyone with fewer than 5 years in the bigs is silly, in my opinion.
They really have not had too many players with great careers and with the bulk of their greatness as Mets.

Gary Carter is in--is he a Met or Expo?
Keith Hernandez has an outside shot.

By the way, the Mets show why not to get too excited too soon about players: Strawberry and Gooden looked "can't miss" for a little while. It didn't quite turn out that way.

Answer 4

Honestly I can't think of any, Piazza still might go in as a Dodger and John Franco had a lot of good years in Cincy. So I don't know about them. Plus who knows if Franco will go in. He was an amazing reliever but I still feel Lee Smith should be in there. If David Wright or Jose Reyes keep going the way they are and stay with the mets for a significant amount of time, they should be in as mets.

Answer 5

I can't think of any players not currently on the Mets who would go in as Mets.

Piazza's best days were easily with the Dodgers.
Pedro's best days were easily with the Red Sox.
John Franco will not get elected.

Of the current Mets I could see both Reyes and Wright going into the Hall as Mets - of course assuming they have the careers expected of them.

Answer 6

I think Mike Piazza, David Wright, and Carlos Beltan could probably make it w/ the Mets, maybe Jose Reyes too

Answer 7

Piazza will go in and probably as a Met. I doubt if Franco gets in, although Bruce Sutter did get in.

In the future Bletran, Reyes, and Wright may go as well, provided their careers continue on the same path as they're on now.

Also, you have Glavine, and I hope he doesn't even mention METS when he is inducted, he didn't enjoy it here, and never really belonged here.

Answer 8

Probably Piazza, but beyond that it's hard to say.

Answer 9

potential met hof'ers


jose reyes
david wright
carlos beltran


piazza- if he was only based on hitting he would make it, but as a catcher......no


franco-long career, but not amazing