Kwiz: Kings of Queens, From Queens Come Kings

[Edgy MD]

Simple: Name the top ten Mets in terms of OPS at Citi Field, minimum 50 plate appearances.



One guess per post, no consecuposting. Three points for a correct answer, and minus one for being incorrectamundo. YYYBBB.

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[Chad ochoseis]

Céspedes

[stevejrogers]

Wright

[kcmets]

McNeil

[Fman99]

Going with the newest big poppa fuckin pump himself, Piss Missile Pete Alonso.

[Guest 41Forever]

Murph!

[Willets Point]

Beltran

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'll go for a dark horse... Ike Davis?

[Edgy MD]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Céspedes

Yoenis, in 600 plate appearances, currently has the eighth-highest OPS at Shea II among Mets.

Wright

David Wright, in 1,830 plate appearances, has the 12th-highest OPS.

McNeil

That's using the coconut. He's #5 after 210 plate appearances.

Going with the newest big poppa fuckin pump himself, Piss Missile Pete Alonso.

Poppa is #2 with a bullet.

Murph!

Daniel Murphy was more of a road warrior in his Mets tenure, and is ranked all the way down at 27th, with a .735 OPS after 1,654 plate appearances.

Willets Point wrote: Beltran

Good for #7. Suck it, Yoenis!!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'll go for a dark horse... Ike Davis?

Crazy, man. I mean literally insane. Davis is the team's 25th-highest OPS at Citifield.

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4. Pete Alonso: .980_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran__________


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


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Also Guessed: David Wright, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy



Scoring

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

stevejrogers: -1

Benjamin Grimm: -1

[batmagadanleadoff]

Conforto.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Doodoo

[Guest 41Forever]

If McNeil and Pete are on there, I'll try Dom Smith.

[Edgy MD]

Conforto.

Number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, ... Actually, it's only by going to several decimal places that Conforto falls into ninth place. In reality, he is tied for seventh with Céspedes and Beltran

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Doodoo

Seemingly synonymous with the Citi Field era, having amassed 1,422 plate appearances in the palace, but he's just out of the money, at #11 OPS all time.

If McNeil and Pete are on there, I'll try Dom Smith.

Dom Smith will sadly remind you that the good Smitty of 2019 is still being dragged down by the numbers of bad Smitty of 2018. He's way down at 46th with a .678 OPS over 194 plate appearances.

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6. Pete Alonso: .980_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


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Also Guessed: Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Daniel Murphy, Dom Smith, David Wright



Scoring

batmagadanleadoff: 3

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

41 Forever: -1

Benjamin Grimm: -1

John Cougar Lunchbucket: -1

stevejrogers: -1

[seawolf17]

Granderson?

[HahnSolo]

Smiley Brandon Nimmo?

[Guest 41Forever]

Astrubel Cabrera

[HahnSolo]

I'm thinking the fewer the PAs, the better the chance they may be high on this list...



JD Davis

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Delgado

[G-Fafif]

Scott Hairston

[Edgy MD]

Granderson?

Deeply associated with the era, although largely associated with guys who Citi Field didn't help, Curtis is 38th on our list, with a .698 OPS over 1,133 plate appearances at the new barn.

Smiley Brandon Nimmo?

He might have made our list at the start of the season, but a rough start this year has been something of a fall from grace, and that has wiped the smile right from his face. Nimmo is just out of the money, behind DooDoo and Wright at #13, with an .822 OPS over 464 plate appearances at Citi.

Astrubel Cabrera

An interesting guess. But he had some bad times with his good times. Enough, at any rate, to bounce him down to 19th, with a .774 OPS over 725 plate appearances in the Shadow of Shea Bridge.

I'm thinking the fewer the PAs, the better the chance they may be high on this list... JD Davis

Now we're doing some BRAIN thinkin'! You've got our #2 all-time Met in terms of OPS at Citi Field with at least fitty plate appearances. JD, in his first 74 Queens-based trips to the dish as a Met, has walloped to the tune of a .966 OPS.



And, in that spirit, I'll pull the curtain away just a bit and let you know that each of our remaining dudes has less than 100 plate appearances as Mets at Citi Field. So put your esoterica hats on.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Delgado

I don't know which part of your filthy, filthy asshole you pulled this out of, but you have correctly recalled that Carlos D. as his health waned in his final year as a Met, and the first year of Citi Field, his bat nonetheless continued to prosper as he crossed the career finish line. Well done! Carlos is number one with a .993 OPS in 61 trips to the plate at the brand new Citi Field with it's black outfield walls.

Scott Hairston

I'm probably mis-remembering, but I think Hairy did a disproportionate amount of his damage at Nationals Park. True or not, our scion of the Hairston legacy is 26th on our chart, with a .736 OPS in 272 plate appearances at home for the Mets in the post-Shea era.

2. Carlos Delgado: .993_____


4. J.D. Davis: 966_________


6. Pete Alonso: .952_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


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Also Guessed: Asdrubal Cabrera, Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson, Scott Hairston Daniel Murphy, Brandon Nimmo, Dom Smith, David Wright



Scoring

batmagadanleadoff: 3

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

HahnSolo: 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 2

Benjamin Grimm: -1

G-FaFiF: -1

seawolf: -1

stevejrogers: -1

41 Forever: -2

[Vic Sage]

Angel Pagan?

[Edgy MD]

Angel is always a good answer to quizzes such as this, in part because just to invoke his name is to conjure up the most perfect beard in Mets history. Alas, Angel's two Met tenures bring him in at #16 on our list, with an .806 OPS over 766 plate appearances. We're doing a spanking good job of coming up with #s 11-20.



Important to note, our remaining three will be a special challenge, because each has fewer than 100 plate appearances as a Met. Thinking caps: on.

2. Carlos Delgado: .993_____


4. J.D. Davis: 966_________


6. Pete Alonso: .952_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


20. _____________________

Also Guessed: Asdrubal Cabrera, Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson, Scott Hairston Daniel Murphy, Brandon Nimmo, Angel Pagan, Dom Smith, David Wright



Scoring

batmagadanleadoff: 3

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

HahnSolo: 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 2

Benjamin Grimm: -1

G-FaFiF: -1

seawolf: -1

stevejrogers: -1

Vic Sage: -1

41 Forever: -2

[G-Fafif]

Marlon Byrd

[Edgy MD]

I feel consumed by guilt, because when a quiz stumps Greg, it is a categorically unfair quiz.



Marlon comes in at #30 with a .712 OPS over 223 plate appearances. Then he and John Buck brought in Vic Black and Dilson Herrera.

2. Carlos Delgado: .993_____


4. J.D. Davis: 966_________


6. Pete Alonso: .952_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


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Also Guessed: Marlon Byrd, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson, Scott Hairston Daniel Murphy, Brandon Nimmo, Angel Pagan, Dom Smith, David Wright



Scoring

batmagadanleadoff: 3

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

HahnSolo: 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 2

Benjamin Grimm: -1

seawolf: -1

stevejrogers: -1

Vic Sage: -1

41 Forever: -2

G-FaFiF: -2

[batmagadanleadoff]

T.J. Rivera

[Edgy MD]

I salute your derring-do, continuing to play with a partial share of the lead.



T.J. is an excellent guess, but he sadly comes in #16, with an .817 OPS in 177 plate appearances as a Citi Field Met. As far as I can see, he hasn't caught on with anybody for 2019.

2. Carlos Delgado: .993_____


4. J.D. Davis: 966_________


6. Pete Alonso: .952_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


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Also Guessed: Lucas Duda (#11), David Wright (#12), Brandon Nimmo (#13), Angel Pagan (#16), Asdrubal Cabrera (#19), Ike Davis (#25), Scott Hairston (#26), Daniel Murphy (#27), Marlon Byrd (#30), Curtis Granderson (#38), T.J. Rivera (#15), Dom Smith (#45)



Scoring

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

Willets Point: 3

batmagadanleadoff: 2

HahnSolo: 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 2

Benjamin Grimm: -1

seawolf: -1

stevejrogers: -1

Vic Sage: -1

41 Forever: -2

G-FaFiF: -2

[batmagadanleadoff]

But shouldn't I get a bonus point for esotericness?

[Willets Point]

Wilson Ramos

[Edgy MD]

But shouldn't I get a bonus point for esotericness?

Our last two will be distinctly more esoteric than T.J., once we reward Willets for ...

Willets Point wrote: Wilson Ramos

Yes, yes, yes! There's not a whole lot of speed factor feeding into OPS, so short-timer Wilson zooms in at #10 with an .846 OPS during his 99-PA tenure thus far at Citi Field.



GOOD FOR SOLE POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE!!

2. Carlos Delgado: .993_____


4. J.D. Davis: 966_________


6. Pete Alonso: .952_______


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10. Jeff McNeil: .913________


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14. Carlos Beltran .848______


16. Yoenis Céspedes: .848___


18. Michael Conforto: .848___


20. Wilson Ramos: .846_____

Also Guessed: Lucas Duda (#11), David Wright (#12), Brandon Nimmo (#13), Angel Pagan (#16), Asdrubal Cabrera (#19), Ike Davis (#25), Scott Hairston (#26), Daniel Murphy (#27), Marlon Byrd (#30), Curtis Granderson (#38), T.J. Rivera (#15), Dom Smith (#45)



Scoring

Willets Point: 6

Chad Ochoseis: 3

d'Kong: 3

Fman 99: 3

batmagadanleadoff: 2

HahnSolo: 2

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 2

Benjamin Grimm: -1

seawolf: -1

stevejrogers: -1

Vic Sage: -1

41 Forever: -2

G-FaFiF: -2

[Willets Point]

Excellent! I'll be thinking esoteric for my next guess.