Late last week, John Franco became the 26th member elected into the Mets Hall of Fame. I support the organization’s decision to honor Franco, who spent 14 years with the team. In discussing the selection with fans it does not appear they all agree. There is also a variety of thoughts about other players that should be considered in the coming years.
Steve Keane of the popular Mets Blog, Kranepool Society, joined me on my Sunday radio program to discuss the Mets decision to honor Franco. “He’s a good guy,” Keane said about Franco. “The guy who should have been inducted is Edgardo Alfonzo. I don’t know what they are waiting for to put him into this Hall of Fame. You’re talking about a guy who arguably is, maybe, the best all-around player the Mets ever developed. This guy is not in the Mets Hall of Fame and John Franco is.”
In addition to Alfonzo, Howard Megdal wrote at Capital New York that Mike Piazza, Carlos Beltran, and John Stearns deserve considerat...
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