Here are my all-time best New York Mets By Position… When I picked my team, I only considered their contributions while a member of the Mets. If they played longer for the Mets, I gave them a slight bump in rankings since their impact on the Mets should be greater than someone playing only a couple seasons. As a general note, I started watching the Mets around 1985-86 so my choices will be biased towards Mets who have played in the 80s or later. My squad contains one player at each position, five starters and a relief pitcher/closer. I listed other people I considered in the running for each position. OK.. Here is my all-time Mets squad.

Written by: Evan Kanter of the Sports Fan Blog Network

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With all the scouting reports, video surveillance and word of mouth available to today’s hitters about today’s pitchers, nothing really prepares the uninitiated. First-hand exposure to tomorrow’s starter is essential. Unfamiliar pitchers almost always are at a significant advantage at least one time through the batting order.

Or, in the case of Johan Santana vs. the Rockies on Thursday afternoon, three times through the order. Before Thursday, none of the 229 starts, 1,673 innings or 25,837 pitches in Santana’s big league resume had involved the Rockies. But the two sides were introduced shortly after noon ET, and what followed was support for the notion that unfamiliarity breeds confusion.

Click here to read the full article – By Marty Noble of MLB.com

New York Mets Sports Memorabilia
and other New York Mets Gifts and Collectibles
Below are links to collectibles and apparel available for Johan Santana.

Manuel talked about the positives of getting the rotation back to ace Johan Santana’s spot on Friday at Houston, but added, “We need some offense, too.” Santana did not lose a game after the All-Star break last season and began the second half of 2009 with another gem, throwing seven scoreless innings in Atlanta for a win on Saturday.

Click here to read the full article – By Mark Selig of MLB.com

New York Mets Sports Memorabilia
and other New York Mets Gifts and Collectibles
Below are links to memorabilia available for Johan Santana.

Carlos Delgado Autographs and Memorabilia

Jose Reyes Autographs and Memorabilia

David Wright Autographs and Memorabilia

Johan Santana Autographs and Memorabilia

New York Mets Current Roster – Based off of Wikipedia