Guess that Met

[Cowtipper]

Bishop is correct! You got the song reference right with Rhiannon. The pitcher in question might have been pretty mediocre for his career, but he was very good with the Mets, posting a 3.57 ERA and 116 ERA+ in 148 2/3 innings with them.



A new question has been added.



1. Who am I?



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Hint: His surname might remind you of a Fleetwood Mac song.

Hint: Was a pitcher.

Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 1997 and 1998.



--originally posted by "Keyser Soze"



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



2. No doubt it will cause some people to laugh

when they hear that my one year I was ace of the staff.

I was the best starter of the bunch in a very brutal year,

so I demanded more money thinking they held me dear.

That was the real reason why I recieved a call in the off season

and they said "you're outta here Boom-Boom, for obvious reasons".



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



3. Much like a guy at first I was brought in to add a certain pedigree.

Too bad I played like a current [as of 2008] member of the Mets, playing one of the positions I played at Shea.

I was once traded for a Hall of Famer, but Met fans would call me a Hall of Lamer!



This was tacked on later:



Brash and bombastic and quite vulgar as well, I share many similarities with a (then) current Met villain.



Then this was added:



I had a playing career of much distinction, save for my final hand full of games in Flushing.

Oh, and I was traded WITH a Hall of Famer I should have said.

Although I had quite a noteworthy post-playing career, again due to my bombastic nature, much comparisons have been made between a couple of men who skippered in The Bronx, ah but not my current boss!



Who am I?



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



4. The Mets added me a month before Bowa

Veteran experience, they wanted some mo-a

My big brother went 3-for-3 in one game

My kid bro's one year and my last were the same



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



5. [someone once] thought I lacked what it took

What did he know, that loudmouthed schnook?

At my best with the Reds I won 18 games

I got hurt; by '01 I was down in flames



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 31

stevejrogers: 26

Edgy MD: 21

batmagadanleadoff: 14

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

Oddly enough…I don't have the faintest clue now who I was going for there…

[stevejrogers]

#5 Pete Harnish

[Edgy MD]

Number 1 is Brian Bohannon, who's surname actually makes me think of a Tom Tom Club song.

[stevejrogers]

Tom Paciorek for #4

[Cowtipper]

Harnisch is incorrect. It was a Pete, though. Bohanon is correct (I also get the Tom Tom Club reference) and so is Paciorek. Two new questions have been added:



1. No doubt it will cause some people to laugh

when they hear that my one year I was ace of the staff.

I was the best starter of the bunch in a very brutal year,

so I demanded more money thinking they held me dear.

That was the real reason why I recieved a call in the off season

and they said "you're outta here Boom-Boom, for obvious reasons".



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



2. Much like a guy at first I was brought in to add a certain pedigree.

Too bad I played like a current [as of 2008] member of the Mets, playing one of the positions I played at Shea.

I was once traded for a Hall of Famer, but Met fans would call me a Hall of Lamer!



This was tacked on later:



Brash and bombastic and quite vulgar as well, I share many similarities with a (then) current Met villain.



Then this was added:



I had a playing career of much distinction, save for my final hand full of games in Flushing.

Oh, and I was traded WITH a Hall of Famer I should have said.

Although I had quite a noteworthy post-playing career, again due to my bombastic nature, much comparisons have been made between a couple of men who skippered in The Bronx, ah but not my current boss!



Who am I?



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



3. [someone once] thought I lacked what it took

What did he know, that loudmouthed schnook?

At my best with the Reds I won 18 games

I got hurt; by '01 I was down in flames



Who am I?



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



4. I threw right and I batted switch

The Mets sent me packing along with Mitch

From Co-Op City in the Bronx I came

Sherman Hemsley's "George" and I share a name



Who am I?



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



5. I should be easy to get

Though I never did play for the Mets

In fact I never even drew a salary from the Mets!

Yet everybody knew my name, and at a place where,

well, somedays they were glad they came!



This was added on later:



Well, guess you haven't guessed my name

Nor do you know the nature of my game!

heh, sorry about the Stones reference!

But I am gone, and so [is] the place I talked about before, but my name shall live on, and on, and on, and on!



Who am I?



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 31

stevejrogers: 27

Edgy MD: 22

batmagadanleadoff: 14

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

4 is Stanley Jefferson

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

1 Mark Bomback

[Cowtipper]

Jefferson and Bomback are correct! Two new questions have been added, with hints added for the others.



1. Much like a guy at first I was brought in to add a certain pedigree.

Too bad I played like a current [as of 2008] member of the Mets, playing one of the positions I played at Shea.

I was once traded for a Hall of Famer, but Met fans would call me a Hall of Lamer!



This was tacked on later:



Brash and bombastic and quite vulgar as well, I share many similarities with a (then) current Met villain.



Then this was added:



I had a playing career of much distinction, save for my final hand full of games in Flushing.

Oh, and I was traded WITH a Hall of Famer I should have said.

Although I had quite a noteworthy post-playing career, again due to my bombastic nature, much comparisons have been made between a couple of men who skippered in The Bronx, ah but not my current boss!



Who am I?



Hint: Played for the Mets in 1985.



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



2. [someone once] thought I lacked what it took

What did he know, that loudmouthed schnook?

At my best with the Reds I won 18 games

I got hurt; by '01 I was down in flames



Who am I?



Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1991.



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



3. I should be easy to get

Though I never did play for the Mets

In fact I never even drew a salary from the Mets!

Yet everybody knew my name, and at a place where,

well, somedays they were glad they came!



This was added on later:



Well, guess you haven't guessed my name

Nor do you know the nature of my game!

heh, sorry about the Stones reference!

But I am gone, and so [is] the place I talked about before, but my name shall live on, and on, and on, and on!



Who am I?



Hint: Never played professionally.



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



4. Near halfway up the bat I'd choke

It's what produced my line-drive stroke

I held our one-year mark for hits

I had great range and sticky mitts

My ending here was not so hot

Got body-slammed by big Ed Ott



Who am I?



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



5. I made the last out in a post series final,

so it broke many hearts n they lived in denial.

There's no way to deny my blue hat cred,

I manned that infield with my hair flaming red.

Our fans still love me rite to this day,

Oh what fun playing by the bay!



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 32

stevejrogers: 28

Edgy MD: 22

batmagadanleadoff: 14

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

5 has to be Wayne Garrett?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

4 is Millan

[Cowtipper]

Garrett and Millan are correct! Two new questions have been added, and hints have been added for the rest.



1. Much like a guy at first I was brought in to add a certain pedigree.

Too bad I played like a current [as of 2008] member of the Mets, playing one of the positions I played at Shea.

I was once traded for a Hall of Famer, but Met fans would call me a Hall of Lamer!



This was tacked on later:



Brash and bombastic and quite vulgar as well, I share many similarities with a (then) current Met villain.



Then this was added:



I had a playing career of much distinction, save for my final hand full of games in Flushing.

Oh, and I was traded WITH a Hall of Famer I should have said.

Although I had quite a noteworthy post-playing career, again due to my bombastic nature, much comparisons have been made between a couple of men who skippered in The Bronx, ah but not my current boss!



Who am I?



Hint: Played for the Mets in 1985.

Hint: Later managed the Phillies.

Hint: Debuted in the majors in 1970.



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



2. [someone once] thought I lacked what it took

What did he know, that loudmouthed schnook?

At my best with the Reds I won 18 games

I got hurt; by '01 I was down in flames



Who am I?



Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1991.

Hint: Was a Mets second round draft pick.

Hint: Involved in this transaction—April 7, 1994: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets.



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



3. I should be easy to get

Though I never did play for the Mets

In fact I never even drew a salary from the Mets!

Yet everybody knew my name, and at a place where,

well, somedays they were glad they came!



This was added on later:



Well, guess you haven't guessed my name

Nor do you know the nature of my game!

heh, sorry about the Stones reference!

But I am gone, and so [is] the place I talked about before, but my name shall live on, and on, and on, and on!



Who am I?



Hint: Never played professionally.

Hint: Was an esquire.

Hint: Died in 1991.



--originally posted by our very own "SteveJRogers"



4. I came to the Mets in '94

And I think they may have expected more

But I wasn't all that good quite frankly

Although my first shutout came against the Yankees



Who am I?



Hint: Played for the Mets from 1995 to 1998.



5. Who am I?



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Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2000.



--originally posted by "NYMFAN47"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 33

stevejrogers: 29

Edgy MD: 22

batmagadanleadoff: 14

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Cowtipper]

Hints have been added.

[Edgy MD]

Number four is clearly Dave Mlicki, but I'm not sure who would have "expected more."

[batmagadanleadoff]

1 is Larry Bowa. 5 is Timo Perez.

[stevejrogers]

Edgy MD wrote: Number four is clearly Dave Mlicki, but I'm not sure who would have "expected more."

Don't overthink when it comes to trying to match a rhyme with 94

[stevejrogers]

2's Pete Schourek

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 is bill shea

[Cowtipper]

Mlicki, Schourek, Shea, Perez and Bowa are all correct. A clean sweep! Five more have been added.



1. Who is the Met in this picture?



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--originally posted by "NYMFAN47"



2. I don't have time to get reflective

I share my name with a Pet Detective



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



3. Every year when December rolls around,

we sing along to along to the latin sound.

The artist is part of baseball lore,

'n we all know his name thats for sure.

We share a name that ends in a vowel,

but it's his baseball history that made some howl!



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



4. I was traded to the Mets

And they used me as a starter

I did bad and realized

Relieving can't be harder



So they used me as a reliever

For just a few games

Before they shipped me off

For a minor league no name



I eventually had success

Believe this, why can't ya?

The success I found

Came with Atlanta



Who am I?



5. Nice to see this thread alive,

so now a hurler who mad us cry.



I came at the deadline for the pennant stretch,

but man my time here left a nasty stench.



It was easy for Beane to send me to this town,

because Phillips was a such a completely clueless clown.



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 34

stevejrogers: 30

Edgy MD: 23

batmagadanleadoff: 16

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: Number four is clearly Dave Mlicki, but I'm not sure who would have "expected more." Don't overthink when it comes to trying to match a rhyme with 94

He was part of the pitching corps. He was born by Lake Erie's shore. He's gone down in Mets pitching lore. He also has a Dodger shirt in his drawer. He had the hots for Drew Barrymore!



Four is maybe the easiest rhyme in the book! It's no excuse for Met fans to create a false narrative to justify their self-pity.

[Cowtipper]

Self-pity is what Mets fans do.



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[Edgy MD]

I love being a Mets fan. A lot of folks do. Self-pity is beneath the dignity of a Shaolin monk.



The photo is of Matt Franco.

[Cowtipper]

Actually, I don't think "self-pity" is the right term, since we're not really pitying ourselves. We all love being Mets fans, since we continue to follow and root for them despite their continued foibles. I think pessimistic rather than self-pitying defines Mets fans. Anywho, Matt Franco is correct. Bonus points (won't count in the tally) if anyone can name the other guy.

[Edgy MD]

Kurt Russell, natch.

[stevejrogers]

5 Billy Taylor, traded for Jason Isringhausen

[stevejrogers]

4 sounds like Juan Berringer

[Cowtipper]

Russell and Billy Taylor are correct. I guess I totally missed it, but Taylor at the time had been the A's closer, and he had been their closer for a few years before then. I'd always assumed he was just another middle reliever. Juan Berenguer is incorrect, but a good guess as he did end up pitching (unsuccessfully) for the Braves. The correct answer came a few years later. He might have gone to the Reds before going to the Braves, and he might have last pitched in 2006.



1. I don't have time to get reflective

I share my name with a Pet Detective



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



2. Every year when December rolls around,

we sing along to along to the latin sound.

The artist is part of baseball lore,

'n we all know his name thats for sure.

We share a name that ends in a vowel,

but it's his baseball history that made some howl!



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



3. I was traded to the Mets

And they used me as a starter

I did bad and realized

Relieving can't be harder



So they used me as a reliever

For just a few games

Before they shipped me off

For a minor league no name



I eventually had success

Believe this, why can't ya?

The success I found

Came with Atlanta



Who am I?



4. I played two years with the Mets

And I didn't do too great

My offensive skills were lacking

That goes without debate



At second base I played

And boy, did the Mets fleece me

I hit only .227

And they dared to release me



Who am I?



5. Since 1940, two pitchers have thrown 200-plus innings in each of their first 10 MLB seasons. Don Sutton is one. Who is the other one?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 34

stevejrogers: 31

Edgy MD: 24

batmagadanleadoff: 16

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Five is 41.

[Cowtipper]

Tom Seaver is correct! A new question has been added. The theme will be more in the style of trivia questions for a while.



1. I don't have time to get reflective

I share my name with a Pet Detective



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



2. Every year when December rolls around,

we sing along to along to the latin sound.

The artist is part of baseball lore,

'n we all know his name thats for sure.

We share a name that ends in a vowel,

but it's his baseball history that made some howl!



Who am I?



--originally posted by "whoisonit"



3. I was traded to the Mets

And they used me as a starter

I did bad and realized

Relieving can't be harder



So they used me as a reliever

For just a few games

Before they shipped me off

For a minor league no name



I eventually had success

Believe this, why can't ya?

The success I found

Came with Atlanta



Who am I?



4. I played two years with the Mets

And I didn't do too great

My offensive skills were lacking

That goes without debate



At second base I played

And boy, did the Mets fleece me

I hit only .227

And they dared to release me



Who am I?



5. Not so much a "Guess that Met" as it is a "Guess that Position."



Of the seven positions eligible, what is the only position for which the Mets have never had a Gold Glove winner?



--originally posted "milladrive"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 34

stevejrogers: 31

Edgy MD: 25

batmagadanleadoff: 16

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 4

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 1

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[batmagadanleadoff]

5 is catcher.