ESPN.com's 100 Players you love to hate:

Hojo of 1991 · 09-17-2007, 07:09 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...ge=keri/070917

LOL... Mota is actually on the list.

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METS DIVISION

37. Doug Sisk, New York Mets: So hated that a fan once sent him a mock prescription for cyanide, "to be taken daily."

38. Dave Kingman, New York Mets and everywhere else: Actually a pretty good hitter in his 16 seasons with the Giants, Mets, Padres, Angels, Yankees, Cubs, Mets (again) and A's. But fans let him have it for every one of his 1,816 career strikeouts.

39. George Foster, New York Mets: Blamed for the Mets' largesse after the team gave him a fat contract before the 1982 season, hoping to recapture his 52-homer form and ignoring his advancing age and falling numbers. His attitude didn't help: Foster used to roll up to the stadium for games in a stretch limo.

40. Roger Cedeno, New York Mets: Reader Jon Harpula's take on Cedeno: "A fat man's Juan Pierre."

41. Vince Coleman, New York Mets: So many reasons for hatred to choose from, but I'm going to go with this 1991 quote: "I don't know nothing about no Jackie Robinson." Actually Vince, that should be, "I don't know anything about Jackie Robinson." Please work on your grammar.

42. Bobby Bonilla, New York Mets and other places: Wore earplugs to the plate to drown out the boos that greeted him for every at-bat.

43. Braden Looper, New York Mets: Blow late-inning leads, get booed in Queens.

44. Mel Rojas, New York Mets: Blow late-inning leads when you're carrying extra poundage, and you get booed a lot in Queens.

45. Guillermo Mota, New York Mets: Blow late-inning leads even when you're juicing, then return and post an ERA near six, and you might want to ask for a trade.

46. Kazuo Matsui, New York Mets: Expected to improve the Mets' offense and shore up their defense, Matsui instead stank at all facets of the game. Bonus points for turning his career around now that he's out of New York.

And our favorite ex-closer makes the "Multiteam Division"

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60. Armando Benitez, 6 teams: Mets fans won't forgive him for the 1999 NLCS or 2000 World Series. But Benitez has been an equal-opportunity save blower throughout his career, botching chances for what seems like half the league.

Green Must Go · 09-17-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hojo of 1991

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...ge=keri/070917

LOL... Mota is actually on the list.

And our favorite ex-closer makes the "Multiteam Division"

I can't argue with any of those players.

DDPv6.0 · 09-17-2007, 07:21 PM

It's not Mets related, but I thought these two were hilarious:

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87. Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders: When he tries, he's one of the all-time greats. When he doesn't, he's Todd Pinkston with a higher salary.

88. Todd Pinkston, Philadelphia Eagles: He's always Todd Pinkston.

Kid A · 09-17-2007, 07:53 PM

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99. Mike Hampton, Colorado Rockies: Sure, he was terrible in Denver. But man, his kids must be geniuses by now.

Nice one!

METSSC · 09-17-2007, 07:58 PM

Gee what a surprise he's muslime

51. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Denver Nuggets: His refusal to stand for the national anthem before games earned him a brand of hatred that transcends sport.

MajorRanger35 · 09-17-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kid A

Nice one!

I love Mike Hampton! He was directly responsible for getting the Mets to the 2000 World Series, including winning the NLCS MVP, and then, by leaving, netted the team Aaron Heilman and David Wright. What's not to love?

KingOlerud · 09-17-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by METSSC

Gee what a surprise he's muslime

51. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Denver Nuggets: His refusal to stand for the national anthem before games earned him a brand of hatred that transcends sport.

Delf*cko didn't make the list, eh? That's because he's protected by M*veOn.org. That's all well and good. What I wanna know is, when the f*ck is he gonna move on...

Green Must Go · 09-17-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOlerud

Delf*cko didn't make the list, eh? That's because he's protected by M*veOn.org. That's all well and good. What I wanna know is, when the f*ck is he gonna move on...

The ACLU will be calling you soon....

swataz · 09-17-2007, 09:00 PM

Second time thru the lineup...

uphill struggle · 09-17-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by swataz

Second time thru the lineup...

almost the IGT

MetfanBren · 09-17-2007, 10:42 PM

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46. Kazuo Matsui, New York Mets:

But Art Howe had the payroll slashed every year he was here! He was 100% behind moving Reyes to 2B for this guy. Amazing how he couldn't stay on the field back then either...

09-17-2007, 07:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
METSSC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,644	Gee what a surprise he's muslime 51. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Denver Nuggets: His refusal to stand for the national anthem before games earned him a brand of hatred that transcends sport. __________________ GET THE PIECE OF CRAP McGimpy OFF MY TEAM NOW!!!!! The McGimpy does most things upside down: eats, sleeps (an average of 23 hours per day), mates, and gives birth. Because of the McGimpy's upside down life, many of the McGimpy's internal organs (liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas) are in different positions from other mammals. McGimpy sometimes lets out a cry or hissing sound. During the rare times the McGimpy goes down to the ground (such as to change trees for food), it moves very slowly.

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swataz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Under a rock Posts: 2,893	Second time thru the lineup... __________________ www.DiscussGlobalWarming.com - Where do YOU stand?

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