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Years ago I created the “Hall of Garvey.”  It’s a place for the very very good.   Those who are just shy of the Hall of Fame  Keith Hernandez and Don Mattingly are in the HOG, and this year’s Hall of Fame ballot provides some new nominees, and there’s some pretty good players on the list.  However, there’s a difference between pretty good and all-time.

Let’s take a look at the 2010 Hall of Fame ballot and see who should make the HOF, who makes the HOG and who makes neither.

Mark McGwire:  Fame.  I’m sorry everyone, he was America’s sweetheart in 1998 and you all cheered for him.  If you didn’t think his workout plan was suspect at the time you were lying to yourself.  Blew away a record that hadn’t been touched in 40 years.  I’m not going to ignore his fame, his infamy nor his 583 home runs. The Hall of Fame will be absurd without Bonds and Rose in it, as you’ll lose the home run record holder and the hit king.   Start a Hall of Nice Guys or get over it.

Edgar Martinez.   Garvey.   There will be a push for Edgar but 2200 hits and how about you pick up a glove and catch a ball.

Barry Larkin.  Garvey.  I want to give him fame just for playing 19 seasons with one team…but 2340 hits is why the Hall of Garvey was started.  Go stand next to Steve and his 2599 hits.

Fred McGriff.  Garvey.   2009 is quite a year for the HOG.   Fred was a very good player, but 441 home runs in an era where that’s not that many.   I guess he should have cheated.

Roberto Alomar.   Garvey.  There was a time where he was talked about as being in his way to being the best second baseman ever.  He fell off a cliff after age 32, just in time to come to the Mets and fall out of Fame contention.   A pretty good ballplayer even if it never showed in Queens.

Pete Rose. Fame.   4256.  You can’t ignore it.

Robin Ventura.   None.   I won’t go down the list of everyone eligible for the Hall of Fame but I will cover two ex-Mets.  Nice player, I liked him, but you gotta draw a line somewhere and the line is above 1885 hits.

Todd Zeile.   None.  Another nice player, but were you ever at a game and thought to yourself “there goes one of the best baseball players I have ever seen?”

This is just one man’s opinion, and I don’t get a vote for the HOF.   However, I do run the Hall of Garvey.   Congratulations to the Class of 2010, Roberto Alomar, Fred McGriff, Barry Larkin, and Edgar Martinez.

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This is completely off-topic, and ESPN is one of those annoying sites that will go out of business if they allow someone to embed a video, but I happened to catch this story yesterday and thought this kid was so so brave.  

Check out the video of Special Fan Inspires Trojans and tell me you aren’t choked up when he starts talking about planning to look at his family for the last time before they remove his eye.

Jake Olson, a 12 year old die hard USC fan, recently lost his eyesight to cancer but refuses to be discouraged. His story, and his recent meeting with the Trojan players and coaches, is an inspiration to the Trojans as they prepare to face their hated rivals from UCLA.

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New Stadium Insider caught that some bleacher seats at the other place are going up to $14.

Wow what a week….here’s the most popular from the week.  New uniforms dominate the list.

Here’s the David Wright version out in the wild.

And the Beltran version.

You can get a nameless replica for $79.99 here.

Here’s the official announcement.

Uniwatch Blog did the greatest rip job of the Wilpons and black uniforms ever.

Here’s some fan-designed Mets uniform concepts.

The 2010 Mets Ticket Plans and prices were released.

The Top Mets Turkeys of all-time.  Part One, Part Two, Part Three.

Why sign Greg Maddux when you can sign the Japanese Greg Maddux?

Any suggestions for the Mets Hall of Fame?

The great Bob Sheppard didn’t use the word retire but he has no plans to return.

A good Wally Backman interview

• Dan’s photos of the 1986 Tickertape parade.
• The compilation post of pictures of our Citi Field walkaround 
• The midseason update to Citi Field pictures can be found here.
• Tour of The Mets Team Store
• Yankee Stadium being demolished
• The Uncensored Unofficial Guide To Citi Field
• Inside the Acela Club
• Inside the Caesar’s Club
• Has the novelty worn off Citi Field?
• Citi Field in McCartney mode.
• Photo Tour of Jackie Robinson Rotunda
• Tour of the ’47 Shop
• Uniform Unanimity…and commenting.
• Look at this picture I took in the Yankees store and how it disses Mets fans.
• Mets Uniform Survey Part one and part two.

• Mets Police guide to being cheap about parking near Citi
• Suggestions for new traditions at Citi
• Shopping at the team store (10 part photo series)
•  1969 jerseys 
• Yankee Stadium guides and parking tips.
• An updated compilation of obstructed views at Citi Field

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