Code: Dodgers Stats:.............Mets Stats: Games......726.....................972 At Bats...2707....................3478 Runs.......443.....................532 Strikeouts.440.....................546 Hits.......896....................1028 Doubles....115.....................193 Homeruns...177.....................220 RBI........563.....................655 BB.........283.....................424 Average..0.331...................0.296 OPS......0.996...................0.915 I'd say Mets, but I'd also say I'm a bit biased.
I'd say Mets because he was with them longer and therefore made more of an impact. However, he was a better player earlier in his career, so it could go either way.
I don't need the stats for this one. Mark was well on the path to the Hall of Fame after leaving the Dodgers, but with the Mets, he became the face of the franchise and the heart and sole of their playoff teams. EDIT: Clearly his name is Mike
He was a better player with the Dodgers, but he made his name and made his career with the Mets. Besides, the numbers are a little skewed for the Mets because his last year or two were declining years. No love for him going to the HOF as a Marlin?
He was certainly a better player for the Dodgers, 97 was just an amazing year, but even with that I think most baseball fans would see him as a Met and that's how he should go into the hall.
He won a ring with the Mets. He played with them longer... THE METS EDIT: made it to the World Series, not winning ring..
Even as a Dodger fan, I'd have to say the Mets. He was there (or here) longer and reached the World Series. I disagree that he "made his name" here, he was one of the elite players in the game while with the Dodgers, before he came to New York. New York made him a bit bigger but he was already a big star. He was almost an impossible out at times with the Dodgers, I was pissed for years after they traded him.
I agree with every word seafood said...i have always wondered though...what exactly is italian seafood? fish caught in the Italian waters of the mediterranean??
The only thing the Dodgers have in their favor, is that no other team in baseball gave him his chance to play. Which is tremendous. But he broke records with the Mets, and as cliche as it is...that post 9/11 homer against the Braves made people forget everything bad, even if it was only for a moment. That home run went beyond just doing something for the Mets and their fans. It spoke volumes about what a welcomed distraction sports are in general, to all who consider themselves fans.
Why the Mets he never won a ring .The Dodgers and Tommy Lasorda gave him a shot at baseball.He owes the Dodgers organization. He owes the Mets nothing he played on some crappy teams while with the Mets who were too cheap to bring in quality players.The Mets showed him no loyalty this year at all. Dodgers all the way.
We've known for a while that Skip Bayless is the biggest idiot in the world. That comment only re-confirms that.
The dumbass Dodgers traded him in mid-season because FOX didn't want to pay him $90 million. Then they gave Kevin Brown $100 million and a plane the following off-season. The Dodgers immediately went from contenders to also-rans, the Mets went from also-rans to contenders to the World Series. The Dodgers have won one playoff game since. At least the Mets gave him a going away party of some sort. And yes, Skip Bayless is a slapdick. Why is he even on TV? And why is someone named "Raiderjoe" editing my posts?
