Guess that Met

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5. Kooz for Orosco

[metsmarathon]

=Cowtipper post_id=146613 time=1707410466 user_id=166]
Green is also correct. So now we have Cameron, Mays, Delgado and Green. Of the hodge-podge of options left, the one remaining guy is a pretty well-known name in team history.

[Cowtipper]

Koosman for Orosco is correct, and with Gil Hodges being guessed correctly, we also now have all the Mets who hit four home runs in a game. Well done! New questions have been added, with hints added for the rest.



1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?



Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.

Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990.

Hint: Joined the Dodgers after leaving New York.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



3. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



5. About the 1975 Mets—Tom Seaver accomplished a major league record that year. What was it?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 55

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 35

batmagadanleadoff: 19

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 5

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5. 7 consecutive years of 200+ whiffs.

interesting tribute to durability but kinda rando too

[Cowtipper]

The number is slightly off (it was eight consecutive years), but the question asked about the record and not the number of years, so I'll give it to you.



1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?



Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.

Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990.

Hint: Joined the Dodgers after leaving New York.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



3. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



5. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 56

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 35

batmagadanleadoff: 19

Benjamin Grimm: 4

metsmarathon: 5

MFS62: 2

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I was thinking about the yearbook cover.

[MFS62]

#1 sounds like Darryl Strawberry. (but I'm unaware of those hitting droughts at Shea.)



And, I laughed when someone with a screen name Dalkowski has questions about strikeouts. I'm waiting for questions about walks, too.



Later

[Cowtipper]

Strawberry it is! A new question has been added.



1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



5. The longest hitting streak in the major leagues [in 1975] was by a Met. Who was the Met and how long was the hitting streak?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 56

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 35

batmagadanleadoff: 19

metsmarathon: 5

Benjamin Grimm: 4

MFS62: 3

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5. Mike Vail 23

[Cowtipper]

Vail is correct! A new question has been added, with hints added for the rest.



1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.

Hint: The first game happened on September 24, the second game happened on October 25.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.

Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



Hint: He never played for the Mets, but he played in the majors from 1952 to 1964 (missing a few years in-between), making an All-Star team.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3?



Hint: Spent just a single year with the Mets, but was in their rotation most of the year.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



5. Everyone remembers the 86 playoffs. But everyone might not remember that the Mets were sort of screwed when it came to the scheduling that October. What caused the Astros to have the home field advantage in the NLCS....despite 1986 being the Eastern Division champions turn in the rotation?



--originally posted by "m8644"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 57

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 35

batmagadanleadoff: 19

metsmarathon: 5

Benjamin Grimm: 4

MFS62: 3

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

4 is Jackson Todd

[Cowtipper]

Jackson Todd it ain't (he pitched for the Mets in 1977), however the correct answer was the same sort of pitcher. They had the exact same ERA+ (78) and similar ERAs (Todd: 4.77, the correct answer: 4.45). The correct answer might have gone 5-13 with the Mets.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Randy Tate

[Cowtipper]

Randy Tate is correct! Well done, a new question has been added.



1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.

Hint: The first game happened on September 24, the second game happened on October 25.

Hint: Gil Hodges was the manager in the first game; Davey Johnson was the manager in the second.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.

Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.

Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



Hint: He never played for the Mets, but he played in the majors from 1952 to 1964 (missing a few years in-between), making an All-Star team.

Hint: Was involved in this trade—December 15, 1961: Traded by the New York Mets with $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Charlie Neal. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Everyone remembers the 86 playoffs. But everyone might not remember that the Mets were sort of screwed when it came to the scheduling that October. What caused the Astros to have the home field advantage in the NLCS....despite 1986 being the Eastern Division champions turn in the rotation?



Hint: It involves a sport that just had its championship.



--originally posted by "m8644"



5. Prior to Mr. Met who/what was the original Mets mascot?



Hint: It was a living animal.



--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 58

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 35

batmagadanleadoff: 19

metsmarathon: 5

Benjamin Grimm: 4

MFS62: 3

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

Edited February 11, 2024 by Guest

[Cowtipper]

New day, new hints added above.

[stevejrogers]

THE MASCOT WAS A JACKASS!!!!!!!!

-Don LaGreca ranting over Mettle The Mule #5's answer

[stevejrogers]

I'm guessing the Astrodome was used for 1986 World Cup action during weekends in early October of 1986?

[Cowtipper]

Both great guesses, but both are incorrect. Mettle the Mule was a Mets mascot, but not the original. The other one might have been a four-legged friend who shared a first name with a popular cartoon character. The answer for the other one might have been a bit more political.

[stevejrogers]

Too late in a calendar year for conventions, not the right year for national general elections of the 1980s anyway…



Could not have been something to do with Texas state or Houston specific politics that required weekend space at The Dome?

[Cowtipper]

I believe I am incorrect as it pertains to the political reason. The answer provided on the other website said it was because of the Republican Convention being scheduled during that time, however the Republican Convention was actually in August ... and in Dallas. So, here's an actual helpful hint—it might involve another sport that is very popular in Texas.

[stevejrogers]

=Cowtipper post_id=146863 time=1707763045 user_id=166]
I believe I am incorrect as it pertains to the political reason. The answer provided on the other website said it was because of the Republican Convention being scheduled during that time, however the Republican Convention was actually in August ... and in Dallas. So, here's an actual helpful hint—it might involve another sport that is very popular in Texas.

[stevejrogers]

Either MLS soccer or college football

[ashie62]

Rodeo

[Cowtipper]

It might involve a league that just played its championship, and a team that no longer exists in Houston.

[stevejrogers]

=Cowtipper post_id=146871 time=1707766266 user_id=166]
It might involve a league that just played its championship, and a team that no longer exists in Houston.

[stevejrogers]

20-7 loss to the Bears…



Part of a string of 8 straight losses!



They couldn't have flipped it to Solider Field? When did the Astros clinch…25th (no hitter helps that search)…okay not a lot of time to flip locations or make it a…well maybe not a Friday Night Special in the state of Texas as Monday was the scheduled 5th Game (rained out hence the Tuesday game)…eh what can you do I guess

[Cowtipper]

It is pretty shocking. Texas loves its football. I've added a new question.



1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.



Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher.

Hint: The first game happened on September 24, the second game happened on October 25.

Hint: Gil Hodges was the manager in the first game; Davey Johnson was the manager in the second.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?



Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.

Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.

Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he?



Hint: He never played for the Mets, but he played in the majors from 1952 to 1964 (missing a few years in-between), making an All-Star team.

Hint: Was involved in this trade—December 15, 1961: Traded by the New York Mets with $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Charlie Neal. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.



--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"



4. Prior to Mr. Met who/what was the original Mets mascot?



Hint: It was a living animal.



--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"



5. For the team's expansion draft, The Mets were allowed to select designated players from lists submitted to the league office by all National League teams to fill their rosters. Who was the Mets' first draft pick, what was his primary position, and how many games did he play with the team?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 58

Edgy MD: 51

stevejrogers: 36

batmagadanleadoff: 19

metsmarathon: 5

Benjamin Grimm: 4

MFS62: 3

DocTee: 2

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5 Catcher Hobie Landreth. I'll say he played 30 games

[Edgy MD]

I'll assume 4 refers to Mettle the Mule, although he doesn't really pre-date Mister.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

No it was a dog, I think a beagle, called Homer