Monday, July 18, 2005
Feel the hate
Met blogger Metstradamus has put him an hysterically funny but also accurate list of the "Hate List Hall of Fame." Essentially, it's a group all of the players that he, as a Met fan, has come to love to hate. Here's a quick rundown of the list:
C: Mike Scioscia (1988 NLCS villain)
1B: Jeff Kent (great after he left New York, a jerk while there)
2B: Robby Alomar (Ugh)
SS: Rey Ordonez (spoke English only to insult fans)
3B: Larry Jones
LF: Vince Coleman (firecrackers)
CF: Ken Griffey
LF: Bobby Bonilla
P: Roger Clemens, Mike Hampton, Mike Scott, John Tudor, David Wells
RP: Armando Benitez, John Rocker, Donne Wall, Mike Stanton, Mike DeJean
Bench: Brian Jordan, Eddie Perez, Pat Burrell, Terry Pendleton, Pedro Guerrero, Jose Vizcaino, Juan Gonzalez
Managers: Whitey Herzog, Art Howe, Dallas Green
Excellent stuff, particularly his take on Benitez:
NB: Mike Hampton's departure had a silver lining. The compensatory pick for Hampton turned into David Wright. Not bad. Got rid of an overrated lefty in exchange for a future Hall-of-Famer. Still, it is worth asking: are the schools in Atlanta that much better than the schools in Denver?
C: Mike Scioscia (1988 NLCS villain)
1B: Jeff Kent (great after he left New York, a jerk while there)
2B: Robby Alomar (Ugh)
SS: Rey Ordonez (spoke English only to insult fans)
3B: Larry Jones
LF: Vince Coleman (firecrackers)
CF: Ken Griffey
LF: Bobby Bonilla
P: Roger Clemens, Mike Hampton, Mike Scott, John Tudor, David Wells
RP: Armando Benitez, John Rocker, Donne Wall, Mike Stanton, Mike DeJean
Bench: Brian Jordan, Eddie Perez, Pat Burrell, Terry Pendleton, Pedro Guerrero, Jose Vizcaino, Juan Gonzalez
Managers: Whitey Herzog, Art Howe, Dallas Green
Excellent stuff, particularly his take on Benitez:
Has the intestinal fortitude of a marshmallow. Can't win a big game, whines that the media only talks to him when he loses, and only throws at a hitter because he hits him well (a la Clemens).I would also have to add Kenny Rogers to the list. You know why. I don't need to relive that moment again.
NB: Mike Hampton's departure had a silver lining. The compensatory pick for Hampton turned into David Wright. Not bad. Got rid of an overrated lefty in exchange for a future Hall-of-Famer. Still, it is worth asking: are the schools in Atlanta that much better than the schools in Denver?
# posted by Paul Zummo : 5:02 PM
