My freind Joe and I were passing some time on an airplane this weekend, so we thought it'd be kinda cool to come up with a Mets roster based on alphabetic letters. Since the Mets have never had a "Q" player, and MLB has never had an "X" player, we're relegated to a 24-man roster (which, as many of us know, is not unheard of).
This is all, of course, up for discussion. Naturally, a few minor decisions were made to balance things out, but it really wasn't all that difficult overall. Personally, I think we did okay.
Anyway, here's what we came up with... (...with some help from our fellow BBFers)
A. Edgardo Alfonzo (BR)
B. Carlos Beltrán (BS)
C. Gary Carter (BR)
D. Len Dykstra (BL)
E. Kevin Elster (BR)
F. Sid Fernandez (TL)
G. Dwight Gooden (TR)
H. Keith Hernandez (BL)
I. Jason Isringhausen (TR)
J. Cleon Jones (BR)
K. Jerry Koosman (TL)
L. Al Leiter (TL)
M. Tug McGraw (TL)
N. Randy Neimann (TL)
O. Jesse Orosco (TL)
P. Mike Piazza (BR)
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R. José Reyes (BS)
S. Tom Seaver (TR)
T. Ron Taylor (TR)
U. Del Unser (BL)
V. Robin Ventura (BL)
W. David Wright (BR)
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Y. Joel Youngblood (BR)
Z. Todd Zeile (BR)
Ultimate Lineup:
1. Reyes (SS)
2. Alfonzo (2B)
3. Hernandez (1B)
4. Piazza (C)
5. Wright (3B)
6. Beltrán (CF)
7. Jones (LF)
8. Unser (RF) / Youngblood (against lefties)
9. pitcher
Rotation:
1. Seaver (R)
2. Koosman (L)
3. Gooden (R)
4. Fernandez (L)
5. Leiter (L)
Bench (alphabetically):
Carter (R)
Dykstra (L)
Elster (R)
Ventura (L)
Youngblood (R)
Zeile (R)
Bullpen (alphabetically):
Isringhausen (R)
McGraw (L)
Neimann (R)
Orosco (L)
Taylor (R)
This is all, of course, up for discussion. Naturally, a few minor decisions were made to balance things out, but it really wasn't all that difficult overall. Personally, I think we did okay.
Anyway, here's what we came up with... (...with some help from our fellow BBFers)
A. Edgardo Alfonzo (BR)
B. Carlos Beltrán (BS)
C. Gary Carter (BR)
D. Len Dykstra (BL)
E. Kevin Elster (BR)
F. Sid Fernandez (TL)
G. Dwight Gooden (TR)
H. Keith Hernandez (BL)
I. Jason Isringhausen (TR)
J. Cleon Jones (BR)
K. Jerry Koosman (TL)
L. Al Leiter (TL)
M. Tug McGraw (TL)
N. Randy Neimann (TL)
O. Jesse Orosco (TL)
P. Mike Piazza (BR)
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R. José Reyes (BS)
S. Tom Seaver (TR)
T. Ron Taylor (TR)
U. Del Unser (BL)
V. Robin Ventura (BL)
W. David Wright (BR)
-
Y. Joel Youngblood (BR)
Z. Todd Zeile (BR)
Ultimate Lineup:
1. Reyes (SS)
2. Alfonzo (2B)
3. Hernandez (1B)
4. Piazza (C)
5. Wright (3B)
6. Beltrán (CF)
7. Jones (LF)
8. Unser (RF) / Youngblood (against lefties)
9. pitcher
Rotation:
1. Seaver (R)
2. Koosman (L)
3. Gooden (R)
4. Fernandez (L)
5. Leiter (L)
Bench (alphabetically):
Carter (R)
Dykstra (L)
Elster (R)
Ventura (L)
Youngblood (R)
Zeile (R)
Bullpen (alphabetically):
Isringhausen (R)
McGraw (L)
Neimann (R)
Orosco (L)
Taylor (R)
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