“It’s unfair to compare them until they have five or six years under their belts,” Darling said of the current Mets rotation. The old champs, therefore, retain their nostalgic aura and were greeted with standing ovations before the Mets’ current cast faced the Dodgers at Citi Field. We’re trying to create our own identity.”If the ’86 Mets paraded through the clubhouse, Collins said, the current players, “no disrespect,” would not recognize many of them. You kidding me?” Dwight Gooden said when asked before the ceremony which Mets starting rotation was best. The 1986 Mets finished 108-54 during the regular season, then knocked off the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox in two tough, meandering series to win the championship.

Source: New York Times May 29, 2016 00:23 UTC