How About A Prominent New York Mets Hall Of Fame?

I bet you might not even know there is a Mets Hall of Fame. There sure is, and guys like Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Jerry Koosman and Bill Shea are in it. Sounds cool, right?

Ever been to it? How about at Shea, did you ever visit it there? I did, but it wasn’t easy.

Ballparks.com says there was a Mets HOF in the plans for Citi Field but darned if I can tell you where it is.

I think the Mets should borrow from the Braves and have an actual room or storefront Hall of Fame. Let’s take a look at some of the things Atlanta does.

The Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum & Hall of Fame (BMHF) is an education and entertainment venue, which features more than 600 Braves artifacts and photographs that trace the team’s history from its beginnings in Boston (1871-1952) to Milwaukee (1953-65) to Atlanta (1966-present). It is located on the northwest side of Turner Field at Aisle 134.

The museum is open year-round and is the starting point of one hour guided tours of Turner Field. Tours leave on the hour and last approximately one hour. Tours take visitors to Coca-Cola Sky Field; a Braves luxury suite; the press box, broadcast booth, clubhouse (locker room) and dugout; Scouts Alley; and The Museum Store. Please note: Tour route is subject to availability.

That sounds neat. They even honor their own history, back to the Boston 1871’s! Exhibits include the Atlanta years, Milwaukee, and Boston. They celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1957 World Series championship. They honor their past.

The Mets already have a Hall with people in it. Why not make it a place (and again, if there is a Hall of Fame hiding next to the executive pool in the Ebbett’s Club I apologize, but riff-raff like me don’t go there).

It’s very simple – honor those who are already in, do an exhibit about 62, 69, 73 and 86. If the Mets really don’t want to have an Old Timer’s Day then have Hall of Fame Day when all the HOFers come back and some new people get inducted every year. Then we can stop bitching about retired numbers, and just go visit the hall.

Players not in the Mets Hall of Fame include Mike Piazza, Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden.

Unlike the Braves Hall, this one should be free. Not everything has to be about a buck. does it David Howard?

By the way, props to McCartney for several times calling the building “the new Shea.”

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One Reply to “How About A Prominent New York Mets Hall Of Fame?”

DyHrdMET says:

July 20, 2009 at 6:58 am

I thought the Mets had that area planned out – the old Home Run Apple is there with the old championship banners.

it should have been the Rotunda itself, but that ship has sailed.

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