New York Loves Them, Cooperstown Snubs Them : Great Mets and Yankees Who Belong in the Hall of Fame.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Riper, Tom, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York Mets (Baseball team)--Biography.

New York Mets (Baseball team).

New York Yankees (Baseball team)--Biography.

New York Yankees (Baseball team).

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Baseball players--New York (State)--New York--Biography.

Baseball players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

""Despite the big market, bright lights and World Series rings, many Hall of Fame level players from the Mets and Yankees have been passed over by voters, often by good margins. The biggest reason: they didn't accumulate those traditional lifetime stats in hits, home runs or wins that typically punch Hall of Fame tickets. New York fan favorites Keith Hernandez, Ron Guidry, David Cone and others had the misfortune of playing before today's accepted measurement tools like on-base percentage, slugging percentage and ERA-plus (adjusting a pitcher's earned run average to the league norm in a given year) became commonplace. Some players were overshadowed by bigger personalities who were better able to take advantage of the New York spotlight. This book makes an in-depth case for the induction of seven Mets and Yankees, and evaluates many more who have been looked over for a spot in the Hall of Fame. Giving these players a fresh look, it uses advanced stats that weren't around when these men were playing and places traditional stats in the context of their era."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Prologue

1. Ron Guidry

2. Graig Nettles

3. Willie Randolph

4. Bernie Williams

5. Keith Hernandez

6. Jerry Koosman

7. David Cone

8. Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4035-1

OCLC:

1151746415