The days of long-term stability at first base are literally a generation ago. The last truly great New York Mets first baseman was former team captain Keith Hernandez, who helmed the position over his 7 years in New York.
Over his Mets tenure from 1983 to 1989, he had 3 All-Star selections and won five Gold Gloves, and as we all know, lead the team to their 1986 World Series Championship.
Since then, we have had a few good first basemen come through Queens, with names like John Olerud and Carlos Delgado highlighting the list, but none of them played with the year to year consistency or longevity of Keith.