(From the archives — originally posted 2/3/10)
Dave Kingman (1975-1977, 1981-1983)
Kingman was notoriously prickly with the media with the Mets. Things got worse when he left, once sending a rat in a box to a female sportswriter when he was with the A’s. Read this really good article by Joe Posnaski on his feelings about Kingman. Despite it all, he’s still one of my favorite all-time Mets.
Darryl Strawberry (1983-1990)
Another one of my all-time favorites, but you’ve got to admit, he was kind of a jerk.