Who Remembers Donnie Hart?

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: In fairness, I'm not sure all the defenders on the field at the time he was pitching remember Donnie Hart.

Let's see if *we* remember. One point per post, no back-to-back posting.



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C:

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, I don't have to be a Donnie Hart expert to guess that Pete Alonso was probably playing first base.

[Edgy MD]

And if his one appearance was on a day ending in Y, then Amed Rosario was probably his shortstop.

[seawolf17]

1B: Alonso

2B:

3B:

SS: Rosario

LF:

CF:

RF:

C:



Points for both of you! BUT -- Alonso actually didn't start the game. Todd Frazier started at first, and Alonso replaced him in the 7th. Rosario started and batted 6th.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I'll say Buffalo Boy was catching

[seawolf17]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I'll say Buffalo Boy was catching

Nope. This was a day that he wouldn't have normally been catching.

[Edgy MD]

I seem to remember the game was a blowout (victory? loss?) and that would suggest that some regulars might have gotten pulled by the time he entered, but that's harder to do now that we have to have 18-man pitching staves.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: I seem to remember the game was a blowout (victory? loss?) and that would suggest that some regulars might have gotten pulled by the time he entered, but that's harder to do now that we have to have 18-man pitching staves.

Correct. We were up 13-1 when he entered the game. Faced three batters, retired them all via groundout. (One was to Rosario.)

[G-Fafif]

There was also a Met injury in this game.

[Edgy MD]

Early August, right? That could be Dom Smith's or Robinson Canó's injury.



Or maybe it was DOWN GOES FRAZIER!!!!, since we know that he left the game.

[Willets Point]

Didn't Donnie Hart have some R&B hits back in the 70s?

[Fman99]

Jeff McNeil was probably playing and raking if we were winning by a bunch.

[seawolf17]

1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B:

SS: Rosario

LF:

CF:

RF:

C:



Point for Fman! McNeil started the game in right but moved to second when Cano got hurt. Hit one of three Met home runs in the game, too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

We don't have to specify the position? Put me down for Michael Conforto.

[Edgy MD]

Jay Dee Davis, lf.

[seawolf17]

1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B:

SS: Rosario

LF: JD Davis

CF:

RF:

C:



Davis is correct. Conforto started in right, but left when we went up by 11.

[Edgy MD]

To be replaced by ... Aaron Altherr!

[seawolf17]

1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B:

SS: Rosario

LF: JD Davis

CF:

RF: Altherr

C:



Yes indeed!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

OK then, Tommy Neato

[seawolf17]

1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B:

SS: Rosario

LF: JD Davis

CF:

RF: Altherr

C: Nido



WHAMMO it was a Thor game, which is why we got Nido behind the plate.

[LWFS]

At the third base slot: down goes Frazier?

[seawolf17]

Okay, so apparently NOBODY remembers poor Donnie Hart, so Edgy was mostly right. The defense behind Mr. Hart in the eighth:



1B: Alonso

2B: McNeil

3B: Hechavarria

SS: Rosario

LF: JD Davis

CF: Lagares

RF: Altherr

C: Nido



Hart got Jacob Stallings to ground to short, Pablo Reyes to ground to second, and then pitcher Parker Markel, in his first major league AB, to ground to third.



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[Edgy MD]

I was ready to go with Lagares in center after you answered the 3b guess.



it may be true that nobody remembers Donnie Hart pitching, but I think it's almost as true to say nobody remembers Adeiny Hechavarria playing third.