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17 stories about Keith Hernandez’s impact on the Mets, as a player, a captain and a broadcaster

“Keith has become a bit of a lifer,” said his former teammate, pitcher Bob Ojeda. “People know him across the spectrum.”
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I wonder if Keith might be in the Hall of Fame had it not been for the cocaine incident. He wasn't a bi home run hitter but he was a .300 hitter and a good RBI guy and the greatest defensive first baseman ever. Before him, first basemen were big sluggers who couldn't play any other position. After him, they were more athletic and mobile. He was the Brooks Robinson of the right side of the infield and a core player for two great teams. It's not supposed to matter but it helped Phil Rizzuto to have a long career as a prominent broadcaster and Keith is one of the best color men ever.

Keith wasn't just on Seinfield. he's also in an episode of Law & Order:

www.imdb.com

"Law & Order" Wager (TV Episode 1994) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

1h | TV-14
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The DVD for that season contains a deleted scene from that episode where Keith puts the moves on Jill Hennessy's character - and whiffs.
 
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Mets fans. I see that Trey Mancini might be a trade. Deadline priority for the Mets. What's in the Mets farm system that can help my surging O's?
 
SWC75 said:
theathletic.com

17 stories about Keith Hernandez’s impact on the Mets, as a player, a captain and a broadcaster

“Keith has become a bit of a lifer,” said his former teammate, pitcher Bob Ojeda. “People know him across the spectrum.”
theathletic.com theathletic.com

I wonder if Keith might be in the Hall of Fame had it not been for the cocaine incident. He wasn't a bi home run hitter but he was a .300 hitter and a good RBI guy and the greatest defensive first baseman ever. Before him, first basemen were big sluggers who couldn't play any other position. After him, they were more athletic and mobile. He was the Brooks Robinson of the right side of the infield and a core player for two great teams. It's not supposed to matter but it helped Phil Rizzuto to have a long career as a prominent broadcaster and Keith is one of the best color men ever.

Keith wasn't just on Seinfield. he's also in an episode of Law & Order:

www.imdb.com

"Law & Order" Wager (TV Episode 1994) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

1h | TV-14
www.imdb.com www.imdb.com

The DVD for that season contains a deleted scene from that episode where Keith puts the moves of Jill Hennessy's character - and whiffs.
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He's not a HOF. Brian Kenny MLB network...picking Keith Hernandez over Eddie Murray in top ten first baseman. Hmmm.
 
SWC75 said:
So you evaluate players as 'old men'? Those numbers prove Keith was the equal of HOFers at his peak.

And the value of his defense went beyond making players not want to bunt.

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Mark Fydrich was great during his peak. Eddie's old man was about as good as Keith's peak. Hernandez and Munson have the NYC prejudice where people think that were better than than actually were. Good ball players, but not all time greats.
 
Capt. Tuttle said:
Mark Fydrich was great during his peak. Eddie's old man was about as good as Keith's peak. Hernandez and Munson have the NYC prejudice where people think that were better than than actually were. Good ball players, but not all time greats.
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Mark Fidrych's peak was one season.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players//fidryma01.shtml

Keith's lasted 13 years:

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Keith Hernandez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Keith Hernandez. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
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1988? The Mets started 30-11, when 41-41 when he was out with the hamstring then were 29-8 after he came back.
 
Orangezoo said:
Nice win. Nido coming up big late.
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Another game we would have lost in other years. Nice to win on Keith's day.

We still haven't gotten "the train" moving again. The Marlins out-hit the Mets in both of these last two games, 5-10. the Mets ten hits include 5 doubles and 4 home runs. That's great but they produced only 7 runs because we aren't getting enough guys on base in front of them.
 
Interestingly enough at the moment the NL East is closely in battle with the AL East for best division in baseball. Looked quite the opposite in April and May
 
We're finally to another Mets-Braves series. I'm not going to pretend I wish you guys too much luck. But should be an exciting series and hopefully no injuries.
 
MSOrange said:
We're finally to another Mets-Braves series. I'm not going to pretend I wish you guys too much luck. But should be an exciting series and hopefully no injuries.
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28-7 since vs June 1 vs 19-16. Will be an interesting series. Braves continue to be white hot.
 
Maybe Robinson can give us some intel.

 
Orangezoo said:
28-7 since vs June 1 vs 19-16. Will be an interesting series. Braves continue to be white hot.
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Mets have Scherzer, Peterson and Bassitt. Braves have Fried, Strider and Morton.

They won today in extra innings. The Mets lost in extra innings. So a sweep would get the Braves in first before the all star game.

I am interested to watch Strider for the first time. He is listed at 6’0 but looks 5’11 tops. 4th round draft choice out of Clemson in 2020, already pitching well in MLB. He throws hard, up to 100 MPH. Has Nestor like mustache that looks really out of place.

Really uses his body throwing that big fastball. Looks like a SS pitching in an emergency. Very raw motion. But he has been effective so far.

It is going to be hard for him to stay healthy throwing that way.

I will be happy to get one win here. Especially if McNeil hs to miss the series due to paternity leave. Pretty sure we will be without Marte and McCann as well. Marte was red hot when he got hurt, McNeil has been a rock all season and even McCann was starting to hit.

Baseball is a long term war and superior depth overcomes a lot. The Mets are much improved but are still missing some pieces and the depth is not sure it needs to be.
 
MSOrange said:
We're finally to another Mets-Braves series. I'm not going to pretend I wish you guys too much luck. But should be an exciting series and hopefully no injuries.
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I expect you guys to be in first place come Tuesday and stay there the rest of the season. Being pessimistic but it worked for me in 2015. Hoping to reverse jinx the Mets.
 
sutomcat said:
Mets have Scherzer, Peterson and Bassitt. Braves have Fried, Strider and Morton.

They won today in extra innings. The Mets lost in extra innings. So a sweep would get the Braves in first before the all star game.

I am interested to watch Strider for the first time. He is listed at 6’0 but looks 5’11 tops. 4th round draft choice out of Clemson in 2020, already pitching well in MLB. He throws hard, up to 100 MPH. Has Nestor like mustache that looks really out of place.

Really uses his body throwing that big fastball. Looks like a SS pitching in an emergency. Very raw motion. But he has been effective so far.

It is going to be hard for him to stay healthy throwing that way.

I will be happy to get one win here. Especially if McNeil hs to miss the series due to paternity leave. Pretty sure we will be without Marte and McCann as well. Marte was red hot when he got hurt, McNeil has been a rock all season and even McCann was starting to hit.

Baseball is a long term war and superior depth overcomes a lot. The Mets are much improved but are still missing some pieces and the depth is not sure it needs to be.
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Wasn't Showalter in some kind of controversy about a player having to take paternity leave in the middle of a pennant race early in his career? I haven't heard any complaint about this. Buck must have mellowed.
 
Orangezoo said:
28-7 since vs June 1 vs 19-16. Will be an interesting series. Braves continue to be white hot.
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I've got the Braves at 29-8 since June 1st with a run differential of +124 (245-121) That's an average of 6.6-3.3 runs per game. The Mets are 19-16, +8, 4.3-4.1.

But the Mets are good at grinding things out and making surprising comebacks. That's what gets you through the playoffs. And these games are going to be like playoff games.
 
Sigh...Noah Syndergaard and Travis d'Arnaud - the great battery we got for R. A. Dickey
 
Well, that went well. The Mets will leave Atlanta in first place. The Braves weakness is that they strike out so much. Great pitchers can take advantage of that. Scherzer and Diaz, (finally), are great pitchers.

Our Max was better than their Max.
 
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