Here are the All New York outfielders, pitchers and managers, and the full 25 man roster. A very competitive outfield with a surprising omission.

Outfield

Here are the finalists:

Rickey Henderson, Kevin McReynolds, Bernie Williams, Mickey Rivers, Roberto Kelly, Lee Mazzilli, Mookie Wilson, Lenny Dykstra, Carlos Beltran, Darryl Strawberry, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Paul O’Neill.

Rickey had some great tumultuous years with the Yankees.  McReynolds is an oft-maligned Met from the past, whose career here wasn’t as bad as you may think it was.  I can’t see how you turn away Bernie who compiled a borderline Hall of Fame career - however, it falls a bit short.  For the other two spots…Rivers was a poor defender and didn’t have a lengthy stay here.  Kelly was the best part of some awful Yankee teams.  Mazzilli…ditto for the Mets.  Wilson and Dykstra combined for some magic with the Mets, but Dykstra wasn’t really here for too long.  Beltran is not finished yet and is considered by many to be a disappointment, but his numbers are pretty solid.

Winfield played much of his Yankee career in left field, but that was because the Yankees were idiots in the 80s.  Strawberry should have been up there with Griffey and Bonds as the best of a generation - that said, he was still darn good.  Reggie misses his 1977 season here, but still had four more good to great years in pinstripes.  O’Neill was the anchor of the Yankee dynasty. 

Dave Winfield
Bernie Williams
Darryl Strawberry

Pitching Staff

Now we go to pitching…and it is rather strange.  You would think that it would be a better list - especially when you consider some of the great clubs in this era.  But as it was pointed out to me, much of the pitching staffs from the Mets and Yankees were transient.  I went through all of the rosters and came up with a list of 15 starters and 15 relievers that would warrant a mention.  In no particular order:

Starting Pitchers- Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Al Leiter, Jimmy Key, Andy Pettitte, Orlando Hernandez, Roger Clemens, Mike Mussina, Craig Swan, Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, David Cone, and Frank Viola.

I think that any rotation has to have Guidry, Gooden and Cone.  Despite each of them having shorter careers than anyone would have liked - each of them dominated in many ways and led their teams to championships.  The fourth starter is clearly Pettitte.  Even with the Houston years taken out, his numbers rank up there with the lefties of his generation.  The question is…who fills out the #5 starter?

Relievers - In no particular order - Rich Gossage, Ron Davis, Dave Righetti, Steve Farr, Steve Howe, Jeff Nelson, Mike Stanton, Neil Allen, Jesse Orosco, Doug Sisk, Roger McDowell, John Franco, Braden Looper, and Billy Wagner.  Did I leave anyone out?  What?  Who’s this Rivera guy you speak of?  Oh well, I guess he can close.  Setting up the great Mariano - you must have Gossage, Righetti and Franco.  But who makes up the rest of the pen?

My 25 man roster

C - Piazza
1B - Mattingly
2B - Randolph
SS - Jeter
3B - Rodriguez
LF - Winfield
CF - Williams
RF - Strawberry
DH - Wright

Bench - Posada, Giambi, Reyes, Hernandez and Soriano

Starting Rotation

Gooden
Guidry
Cone
Pettitte
Mussina - seriously, I am not a huge fan, but he has been pretty darn good for the Yankees

Bullpen
Rivera
Gossage
Righetti
Franco
Darling - I really, really considered him instead of Mussina - This way you can have both on the team.

If you want to replace Soriano with another pitcher…I would suggest adding Davis, Sisk or Orosco.  Or take another starter that could relieve like Hernandez, Leiter or John.

Who manages this team?  There were some very bad and very good managers in New York over this span of time.  I would consider Buck Showalter, Davey Johnson, Lou Piniella, Billy Martin, Bobby Valentine…but since he managed both teams how could you not pick Joe Torre?  He was shackled with some awful Met teams, but he earned his dues over in Shea before reaping the rewards in the Bronx.

There you go - please chew on this and debate as you see fit.  I chose to include more names and discussion rather than post stats - feel free to dig up the numbers to back up or refute these choices.

It’s been fun - so long, Shea and second Yankee Stadiums!