Kwiz in Honor of Seaver Whalen

[Edgy MD]

Shawn Whalen had a dream. The British Columbian outfielder wanted to be a major league ballplayer. And he worked at it enough that he became 15th-round draftee of the San Diego Padres. But after four years of grinding it out in the bush leagues, that dream came to an end.



Or rather, it transferred. Shawn had three sons, and he raised them with the same desire, and now they all toil in the minor leagues. Fiercely competitive and loyally supportive, the dream lives on in cross-continental calls and texts among Shawn and his three boys: Caleb, Brady, and … Seaver.



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Yes, such was Shawn's baseball jones that one of his boys was named for the greatest pitcher ever to market a bottle a wine. Perhaps he was signaling to the Mets to draft his son, and continue the Metly association with that name. The Mets didn't bite, but the Tampa Bay Rays did, taking young Seav in the 32nd round in 2017.



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And in honor of The Mini-Franchise, currently toiling with The Bowling Green Hot Rods, we bring you this quiz. NAME THE METS WHOSE FIRST NAME IS THE LAT NAME OF A BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER.



Caveats? Oh, there's always caveats!



1) Please answer in the form of a compound name. If you had a Hall-of-Famer named “Caleb Wilson,” then a correct guess would read “Caleb Wilson Ramos.”



2) He doesn't have to actually be named after a Hall-of-Famer. If his name is, perhaps, “Gummy Bumpkins,” it doesn't matter if he played a generation before, say, theoretical Hall-of-Famer “Elmer Gummy.” He qualifies.



3) But watch those diminutives and nicknames! The name on a guy's birth certificate is the name that matters. If he is known in baseball circles as “Steve Pumpkin,” but his actual name is “Stephenson Lewis Pumpkin,” and there is a Hall-of Famer named “Hopalong Stephenson,” Mr. Pumpkin qualifies! So participants should mentally look back on yearbooks of years past and recall their favorite Mets' legal names.



As much as I'd like to link Hugh Duffy to Duffy Dyer, for the purposes of this exercise, Duffy's name is “Don Robert Dyer.”



4) No translations. If there is a Hall of Famer named Xavier William, and your guy's name is “Guillermo Sadecki,” he doesn't qualify!! Even if he played under the name of “Willie Sadecki.” Stop kidding yourself, Guillermo!



5) Closed book! Do you wonder to yourself if Danny Boitano is actually named “Dandridge,” but can't recall for certain? Don't look it up! The only way to find out is to sack up and guess!



6) Want extra points? Sure, who doesn't? One way to achieve bigger score is to name Mets whose first name invokes more than one Hall-of-Famer. Have the Mets had a player named “Waner Matsui”? If they did, you can score your standard three points for guessing “Paul Waner Matsui,” but you get bonus points if you guess “Paul Lloyd Waner Matsui.” As some players appear more than once because of multiple Hall of Famers with the same last name, you'd be answering



Other bonus points are out there too, if you dare play! There's even an anti-bonus demerit! The judges may have to use discretion.



7) This could get hard.. Many of these will be easy pickin' but there are Mets with obscure legal names, and Hall of Famers who are obscure as well, so there may have to be some hints if the kwiz drags on for days. The quizmasters regret if this gets tedious.



That probably covers it, though we reserve the right to clarify further. Three points for a correct guess. One point docked for an incorrect one. One guess per post. No consecu-posting. We found 60 guys, some appearing more than once. You get bonus $$ if you come up with somebody our crack team overlooked. Best of luck!



1) ______________________, 1963-1965

2) ______________________, 1964-1964

3) ______________________, 1964-1965

4) ______________________, 1965-1966

5) ______________________, 1967

6) ______________________, 1970

7) ______________________, 1974-1975

8) ______________________, 1975-1976

9) ______________________, 1977-1978

10) ______________________, 1977

11) ______________________, 1977

12) ______________________, 1978-1982

13) ______________________, 1978

14) ______________________, 1982-1985

15) ______________________, 1982

16) ______________________, 1984

17) ______________________, 1985-1989

18) ______________________, 1985

19) ______________________, 1987

20) ______________________, 1988-1992

21) ______________________, 1989-1990

22) ______________________, 1990-1991

23) ______________________, 1992-1995

24) ______________________, 1992

25) ______________________, 1995

26) ______________________, 1995

27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001

28) ______________________, 1999-2000

29) ______________________, 1999-2004

30) ______________________, 2000-2004

31) ______________________, 2000

32) ______________________, 2001

33) ______________________, 2001

34) ______________________, 2001

35) ______________________, 2003-2007

36) ______________________, 2003-2008

37) ______________________, 2004

38) ______________________, 2004

39) ______________________, 2004

40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009

41) ______________________, 2006

42) ______________________, 2007

43) ______________________, 2008-2009

44) ______________________, 2009

45) ______________________, 2009

46) ______________________, 2011

47) ______________________, 2013

48) ______________________, 2013

49) ______________________, 2014

50) ______________________, 2015-2016

51) ______________________, 2015-2016

52) ______________________, 2015

53) ______________________, 2019

54) ______________________, 2019

55) ______________________, 2019

56) ______________________, 2019

57) ______________________, 2019

58) ______________________, 2019

59) ______________________, 2019

60) ______________________, 2019

[Benjamin Grimm]

53 Hack Wilson Ramos

[seawolf17]

23 is Nolan Ryan Thompson.

[Benjamin Grimm]

6: Dizzy Dean Chance

[Edgy MD]

You don't have to give the number, but great work, both.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Jackie Robinson Cano

[Edgy MD]

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[bIGPURPLE]BONUS POINTS[/bIGPURPLE] for giving us a guy [bIGPURPLE]ACTUALLY[/bIGPURPLE] named after a Hall-of-Famer.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Lou Brock Pemberton.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

George Brett Butler

[HahnSolo]

Reggie Jackson Todd

[Lefty Specialist]

Hank Aaron Sele.

Hank Aaron Altherr

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

King Kelly Stinnett

[HahnSolo]

Branch Rickey Henderson

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mudcat Grant Roberts.

[Benjamin Grimm]

(I'm trying to think if the Mets ever had a player with the first name of "Fingers".)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Joe Gordon Richardson

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

avi

[Benjamin Grimm]

Guessing here... Steve Carlton Willey???

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

uh, Frank Robinson Cano.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Brooks Robinson Cano! And Wilbert Robinson Cano!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frank (Thomas) Tom Hausman, Grieve, Gorman, Hall.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Frank Thomas O'Malley too

[Benjamin Grimm]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Frank Thomas O'Malley too

Abraham De Lacy Guiseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley



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(He walks funny!)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frank (Thomas) Tom Paciorek, (Tomas) Nido.

[Guest 41Forever]

Nolan Ryan O'Rourke!

[Guest 41Forever]

Bill Clem Labine (Work with me! The HOF umpire is technically Klem.)

[Benjamin Grimm]

And Nolan Ryan Church!

[Edgy MD]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Hank Aaron Sele. Hank Aaron Altherr

This counts as an illegal double guess. The correct way to do a compound guess would be to try "Hank Tommie Aaron Sele," assuming Tommie was a HOFer.



I'll give you three points and leave the second one on the board.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: King Kelly Stinnett

This gets two bonus points for naming a link our judges overlooked

Branch Rickey Henderson

Good plus three bonus points!

Ben Grimm wrote: Mudcat Grant Roberts

Mudcat was a two-time All-Star, but not a Hall-of-Famer. Docked a point there.

Ben Grimm wrote: Brooks Robinson Cano! And Wilbert Robinson Cano!

Six points here, but the correct phrasing is "Brooks Wilbert Robinson Canó," or Wilbert Brooks Robinson Canó."

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Frank (Thomas) Tom Hausman, Grieve, Gorman, Hall.

As noted above, a guess can include multiple Hall-of-Famers, but only one Met. This gets three points for "Frank Thomas Hausman."




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[TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) _______________________, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD]

[TD]21) ______________________, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD]

[TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD]

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Ben Grimm: 18

John Cougar Lunchbucket: 17

Hahn Solo: 9

batmagadanleadoff: 6

Lefty Specialist: 3

Seawolf17: 3

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Frank Thomas O'Malley too

Three points and the lead.




[TABLE][TR][/TR][/TABLE]

[TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) _______________________, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD]

[TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD]

[TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD]

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John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20

Ben Grimm: 18

Hahn Solo: 9

batmagadanleadoff: 6

Lefty Specialist: 3

Seawolf17: 3

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Frank Thomas O'Malley too Abraham De Lacy Guiseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-08/17/14/enhanced/webdr14/anigif_enhanced-1054-1439837357-8.gif> (He walks funny!)

I'm going to leave this unscored.