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[kcmets]

The missing Met is hard (if my digging around UMDB proves correct). A hint might

be, this is a job for MFS or moleman?

[Edgy MD]

It's really for any in this forum. We all know his ass.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Up my alley + MFS62 would know... Tom Sturdivant in the W cap

[Edgy MD]

No, I don't think MFS has any special advantage with regard to this guy.



The problem is, though he's recognizable, we all know a guy who looks and acts just like him. He's a lot of fun in your freshman dorm until maybe that third beer, and then you don't even want to be in the same room as him. You really want him on your side in pickup basketball, because even though he's guaranteed to put up a few bricks every game, he goes really hard in the paint, and he can match up against players a few inches taller than him, just sticking to them like glue and wearing them out.



But he's a little to quick to fight, and you kind of steered clear of him full-time after sophomore year when you realized the way he talks about women is way too rapey, and he talks about women, like, a lot.



I'm not saying our mystery Met is this guy, but he kind of looks like this guy, who is, sadly, everywhere, so you can see him at Costco or H.E. Butt and not realize until later, Holy shit! That guy was a Met!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It's that guy in the [CROSSOUT]Rangers [/CROSSOUT] Rays cap, obviously.



It's not Ty Wigginton but it's a guy like him

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Is it Justin "I Hit A Shocking 3-Run Home Run Off Madison Bumgartner And The Mets Managed To Lose Anyway*" Ruggiano?



*-these details may not be not accurate

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: No, I don't think MFS has any special advantage with regard to this guy.

I think the MFS62 and OldMole comment was age related. He knew we were watching back then.

I drew a blank on Sturdy and I can't remember what I had for breakfast, either.



Later

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: It's really for any in this forum. We all know his ass.

Since I was wrong I'll divulge the guess was Piersall in the five slot.



Three-beer asshole... hmmm...

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It's that guy in the [CROSSOUT]Rangers [/CROSSOUT] Rays cap, obviously. It's not Ty Wigginton but it's a guy like him

Now we're getting somewhere.

[Edgy MD]

Three-beer asshole... hmmm...

It wouldn't even be three complete beers either. It would be just the cracking of the third round and suddenly you're like, "Whoah, Mike is looking to throw down."



But his name isn't Mike, and as much as I compare him to Mike, as far as I know, he's had no violent marks on his record, though he has had a blowup with a manager.



For what it's worth, I've dropped a less esoteric hint in there as well.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Is it Justin "I Hit A Shocking 3-Run Home Run Off Madison Bumgartner And The Mets Managed To Lose Anyway*" Ruggiano? *-these details may not be not accurate

I found this accidentally left behind in another thread. Not Justin.



Stand by for an alternative picture of him.

[Edgy MD]

Here we go. Sometimes it's not the face that rings a bell.



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[metsmarathon]

if its an ass, it must be john rocker.

[Edgy MD]

We're looking for a Met.

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Is it Justin "I Hit A Shocking 3-Run Home Run Off Madison Bumgartner And The Mets Managed To Lose Anyway*" Ruggiano? *-these details may not be not accurate

The other crazy thing about that game is that Bummy hit a homer off of Jake deGrom. It was part of a run of three straight, sub-deGromian starts that ended his season earlier and lead to the ulnar nerve surgery at the end of 2016.

[Fman99]

If we're looking at butt shots maybe it's Heath Bell. I seem to recall some hiney talk about him.

[kcmets]

I just know I'm gonna be crying in my Slurpee when the Met is IDd.



Number two is killing me, it's like I've played darts with that guy.

[Edgy MD]

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If we're looking at butt shots maybe it's Heath Bell. I seem to recall some hiney talk about him.

[Frayed Knot]

Of the four Heath Bell shots available on his BB-Ref page, the only one I'd recognize as him is the main one, the 'in action' shot of him as a Padre.

He looks all generic in the others.

[Edgy MD]

If we score this as five points for a non-Met (since folks seem to be keen on identifying those as well), three points for a Met, a two-point bonus for any black-and-white photos, and a one-point deduction for a missed guess, the standings look like this:

2. Benjamin Grimm: 34


4. batmagadanleadoff: 18


6. Frayed Knot: 13


8. Johnny Lunchbucket: 8


10. Transmonk: 8


12. Fman99: 6


14. kcmets: 6


16. ashie62: 5


18. mfs62: 5


20. Seawolf17: 5


22. HahnSolo: 3


24. A Boy Named Seo: -1


26. LWFS: -1

I confess that The Thing was able to pad his lead using compound answers, something I hadn't been enforcing back in the spring. But I'll enforce now. NO multiple answers in a post, no answering in consecutive posts. Yadda-yadda-yadda.



While we are now giving points for naming non-Mets, all rounds will be considered closed once all Mets have been identified.



I'll launch one more round for today, but otherwise, one round per day, so I can breathe the free air.



This set has but one amazin' Met. Remember, once he is identified, the round ends. So if you want the big points of the non-Mets, identify them first. If you don't want others to get those big points, block them by identifying the Met, and ending the round.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

I can tell which one is the Met easily enough, but I'm not sure of his identity, so I'll go with one I do recognize. Fourth from the left, top row, Ron Blomberg.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oyster Burns, lower left

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Larry Walker, top row, second from right

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Juan Pierre, next to Oyster Burns

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Speaking of Oyster, Amazon informs me ONCE UPON A TEAM is now available for the bargain price of $0.00 on your kindle!

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can tell which one is the Met easily enough, but I'm not sure of his identity, so I'll go with one I do recognize. Fourth from the left, top row, Ron Blomberg.

+5

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Oyster Burns, lower left

+7

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Larry Walker, top row, second from right

No consecutive answering. -1

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Juan Pierre, next to Oyster Burns

You're so unrepentant. -1, but I should dock you more for repeated violations.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Speaking of Oyster, Amazon informs me ONCE UPON A TEAM is now available for the bargain price of $0.00 on your kindle!

Cheap at twice the price.

2. Benjamin Grimm: 39


4. batmagadanleadoff: 18


6. Frayed Knot: 13


8. Johnny Lunchbucket: 13


10. Transmonk: 8


12. Fman99: 6


14. kcmets: 6


16. ashie62: 5


18. mfs62: 5


20. Seawolf17: 5


22. HahnSolo: 3


24. A Boy Named Seo: -1


26. LWFS: -1

[kcmets]

Bressoud #10?

[Fman99]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Speaking of Oyster, Amazon informs me ONCE UPON A TEAM is now available for the bargain price of $0.00 on your kindle!

Oh snap! Bought it! I hope you still get paid.

[Edgy MD]

Bressoud #10?

Not Crazy Eddie.

2. Benjamin Grimm: 39


4. batmagadanleadoff: 18


6. Frayed Knot: 13


8. Johnny Lunchbucket: 13


10. Transmonk: 8


12. Fman99: 6


14. ashie62: 5


16. kcmets: 5


18. mfs62: 5


20. Seawolf17: 5


22. HahnSolo: 3


24. A Boy Named Seo: -1


26. LWFS: -1

[kcmets]

This thing is rigged, get me Hutz on the horn!