Guess that Met

[Cowtipper]

You know, in thinking about it, perhaps a one-week window on the questions might be a good idea. I have quite a few to get through and it does get rather cluttered having 96,000 hints.



So I'll spill the beans on the five unanswered ones now from a couple weeks ago now:



1. I got the first Met save that year

I thought my career was gonna soar

But then I had a few bad outings

And the Mets showed me the door



Who am I?



Blaine Boyer



2. Pitching two games for the Mets was not the highlight of my career

I pitched two games, lost one, and didn't return to the Majors for years

With my ERA over 15.00 in those games

I'm only lucky anyone recalls my name



What Met am I?



Mike Fyhrie



3. I played with The Worst Team Money Could Buy

I couldn't hit, but I sure could fly

I stole a lot too but didn't much walk

The thing I did best: I was some flyhawk



Who am I?



Pat Howell



4. I played for the Mets for a short time.

I hit a double off Randy Johnson.

I came home to score.



Who is this Met?



Dae-Sung Koo



5. I came from Japan with high hopes

But turned out to be just a dope

I pitched two years, that was fun

But just like that, I was done



Who am I?



Ryota Igarashi

[Cowtipper]

New day, new hints added above.

[Cowtipper]

Answering the unanswered:



1. Who am I?



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Dick Schofield



2. This is the description from the back of an old baseball card. Who is it describing? "This player is no longer a pure power pitcher, but he can still reach back for "something extra" when he needs it. Among active pitchers, he ranks fifth in baserunners allowed per nine innings (10.69) and sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.89)." Hint: Remember, this is from the back of a baseball card, which might be 30 years old.



Dwight Gooden



3. Before Hanley Ramirez broke the record in 2007, a one-time Met held the Marlins single-season record for runs scored. Who was it?



Cliff Floyd



4. His mark has since been surpassed by multiple pitchers, having first been overtaken by Jason Jennings in 2006, but at one point a one-time Met held the Rockies career record for victories. Who held it before Jennings?



Pedro Astacio



5. I was a Met not too long ago

A pitcher who they thought could throw

I did pretty well, sometimes so-so

And now I'm an All-Star for our foe



Who am I?



Zack Wheeler



New questions will be added shortly.

[Cowtipper]

1. I pitched for the Mets in their early days

And with them I had two different stays

And for the record, this should be said:

I too pitched for the Bucs, Cards and Reds



Who am I?



2. From west to east I went

Spent some time crosstown

Then went back west again

And there I lingered around



Who am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. I'm an ex-Met who was a very very extremely big key

The assistant GM from Moneyball got the job thanks to me

I also spent some time as a player crosstown

I got plunked by an ex-Met that made me go down



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



4. I was a beloved player, for all that can mean

That's what all the fans were hollerin'

But the owners were crooks as far as was seen

And so I became a Marlin



--originally posted by "milladrive"



5. I didn't have much pop

But a measure of speed

And give me a glove

I'd play wherever the need

I came from the Jays

For Roy Lee, I did

Soon no more dark days

Once I helped bring in Sid



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5 bob bailout

[Cowtipper]

Bob Bailor is correct! Well done. A new question has been added, with hints for the rest.



1. I pitched for the Mets in their early days

And with them I had two different stays

And for the record, this should be said:

I too pitched for the Bucs, Cards and Reds



Who am I?



Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1969.



2. From west to east I went

Spent some time crosstown

Then went back west again

And there I lingered around



Who am I?



Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 1992, when they were in the guetter.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. I'm an ex-Met who was a very very extremely big key

The assistant GM from Moneyball got the job thanks to me

I also spent some time as a player crosstown

I got plunked by an ex-Met that made me go down



Who am I?



Hint: Mets bench player in 2004, who went to the Orioles partway through the season.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



4. I was a beloved player, for all that can mean

That's what all the fans were hollerin'

But the owners were crooks as far as was seen

And so I became a Marlin



Hint: Played for the Mets from 2003 to 2011 and from 2016 to 2018.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



5. My Mets career was very small

And ineffective, all in all

I pitched for them in '93

And those few games were it for me

My whole career wasn't fine -

My ERA was over nine



Who am I?



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 96

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 59

batmagadanleadoff: 25

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

Edited June 3, 2024 by Guest

[stevejrogers]

# JOSE JOSE JOSE JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE

[stevejrogers]

2 Lee Guetterman

[stevejrogers]

1 is a recipient of the Mets HOF Achievement Award from the class of 2020(1), Al Jackson

[Cowtipper]

Reyes, Guetterman and Jackson are all correct! Well done. Three new questions have been added.



1. I'm an ex-Met who was a very very extremely big key

The assistant GM from Moneyball got the job thanks to me

I also spent some time as a player crosstown

I got plunked by an ex-Met that made me go down



Who am I?



Hint: Mets bench player in 2004, who went to the Orioles partway through the season.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. My Mets career was very small

And ineffective, all in all

I pitched for them in '93

And those few games were it for me

My whole career wasn't fine -

My ERA was over nine



Who am I?



3. Here's a name you remember, I bet

This pitcher was an original Met

He was an All-Star twice in his day

But as a Met, things went not his way



Who is he?



4. In '73, scandal was on the floor

Watergate was a big deal in the Court

It was on everyone's minds

Well, almost everyone's, for

Judge Potter Stewart got a note which bore

"----- flies to right, Agnew resigns."



Who am ----- ?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



5. I had a nickname

Describing how a vehicle could move

Unfortunately the team that year

Was least likely to get in a winning groove



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 96

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 62

batmagadanleadoff: 25

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Cowtipper]

Answering the unanswered:



1. I'm an ex-Met who was a very very extremely big key

The assistant GM from Moneyball got the job thanks to me

I also spent some time as a player crosstown

I got plunked by an ex-Met that made me go down



Who am I?



Karim Garcia



2. My Mets career was very small

And ineffective, all in all

I pitched for them in '93

And those few games were it for me

My whole career wasn't fine -

My ERA was over nine



Who am I?



Jeff Kaiser



3. Here's a name you remember, I bet

This pitcher was an original Met

He was an All-Star twice in his day

But as a Met, things went not his way



Who is he?



Clem Labine



4. In '73, scandal was on the floor

Watergate was a big deal in the Court

It was on everyone's minds

Well, almost everyone's, for

Judge Potter Stewart got a note which bore

"----- flies to right, Agnew resigns."



Who am ----- ?



Ed Kranepool



5. I had a nickname

Describing how a vehicle could move

Unfortunately the team that year

Was least likely to get in a winning groove



Who am I?



Choo Choo Coleman



New questions will be added shortly.

[Cowtipper]

New queries:



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



2. I twice won 20 games with the Pads

My junk had batters exclaiming “Ye gods!”

In the year of the strike I joined New York

The whole world was ready to stick in the fork

In May '82 I'd won six and lost two

People were saying, “He isn't quite through”

The rest of the season I only won one

And then after that, I really was done



Who am I?



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



3. I did not play a game with the NYM...

but for my first contract I did sign with them.

And when I was through, much to their great dismay...

8 Gold Gloves I won; 2 All Star games I did play.

7 teams that I played they went to the playoffs;

and my first 3 World Series, I did not get a day off.

I played in 2 more but not as a starter

Which made letting me go just a little bit harder.



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Gr8Beldini"



4. I had half a good season in '84

I threw hard, but my shoulder got sore.



Who am I?



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



5. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 96

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 62

batmagadanleadoff: 25

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

2. Randy Jones

4. Bruce Berenyi

[Cowtipper]

Jones and Berenyi are correct! Well done. Two new questions have been added.



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



2. I did not play a game with the NYM...

but for my first contract I did sign with them.

And when I was through, much to their great dismay...

8 Gold Gloves I won; 2 All Star games I did play.

7 teams that I played they went to the playoffs;

and my first 3 World Series, I did not get a day off.

I played in 2 more but not as a starter

Which made letting me go just a little bit harder.



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Gr8Beldini"



3. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



4. A QB in high school, I stuck with first base

My career was an interesting case

I came in a trade for a first-round bust

For the '95 season, I was a must

I had a condition that's called spondylitis

Attacking the back, a form of arthritis

One of the reasons the Mets dealt me away

They got Toby B and Ricardo J



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



5. was a key member of a World Series winning team

No other place I would rather be

I batted .340 in the same year

It was a year to shout with glee

I was in an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond

But someone forgot all about me



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 98

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 62

batmagadanleadoff: 25

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

4 brogna

5 cleon

[batmagadanleadoff]

Checking in. 2 is Paul Blair.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 Marlon Anderson

[Cowtipper]

Brogna, Jones and Blair are all correct! Well done. Marlon Anderson is incorrect for #5, however. The guy in question was briefly a Met in 1980.



And with that, Johnny Lunchbucket is the first to 100 correct guesses! Good job!



New questions have been added, with hints for the rest.



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



Hint: Pitched 22 games for the Mets in 2005 after also pitching for the Cardinals, Rockies, Reds, Marlins, Cubs and Giants.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



2. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



Hint: Infielder hit .170 in 48 games for the Mets in 1980, having also spent significant time with the Padres, Athletics, Pirates and White Sox in his career.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. I was the savior according to Wilpon;

My IQ was the same as that of a moron.

Before I was handed the reigns to this franchise;

I was responsible for leading the 'Spos to their demise.

Sizemore and Phillips and of course there was Cliff Lee -

For Bartolo Colon, who exited swiftly.

I let Vladimir go getting nil in exchange;

Then Fred said to Jeff, "It is time for a change."

We need a GM with nary a clue,

and the same Baseball savvy as that of a shoe.

Got one we did, much to Mets fans' dismay;

he continues to haunt us, to this very day.



--originally posted by "Gr8Beldini"



4. I pitched 20 games in a Mets' uni

And that mid-90s year was it for me

I'm not well known, I'm quite obscure

But you'll get it, of that I'm sure



Who am I?



5. Hey all, did you hear

I was a Met for less than a year

I was one of those outfield roamers

Who for this squad hit 14 homers



Who am I?



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 100

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 62

batmagadanleadoff: 26

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

2 Marlon Anderson

3 Omar Minaya

[Cowtipper]

Anderson is incorrect. Go back a couple decades, think it over while perhaps enjoying an almond. If you can't figure it out, send me the bill. Minaya is correct, however. I forgot how many Mets fans despised Minaya back in the day—that poem was written ~12 years ago. It seems the stances of a lot of people have softened over the years. A new question has been added.



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



Hint: Pitched 22 games for the Mets in 2005 after also pitching for the Cardinals, Rockies, Reds, Marlins, Cubs and Giants.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



2. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



Hint: Infielder hit .170 in 48 games for the Mets in 1980, having also spent significant time with the Padres, Athletics, Pirates and White Sox in his career.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. I pitched 20 games in a Mets' uni

And that mid-90s year was it for me

I'm not well known, I'm quite obscure

But you'll get it, of that I'm sure



Who am I?



4. Hey all, did you hear

I was a Met for less than a year

I was one of those outfield roamers

Who for this squad hit 14 homers



Who am I?



5. The first major league start by a legend

I pitched in relief as it was my only Mets win

It was also my 50th and last win of my career

Let go before this season ended I felt was a sin

This Mets win pitching in relief was my Mets shining moment

For the occasion the Mets should have made a commemorative pin



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 101

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 62

batmagadanleadoff: 26

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

5…I'm guessing Chuck Estrada who vultured Tom Seaver's debut?

[Cowtipper]

Chuck Estrada is correct! Well done. A new question has been added, with hints for the rest.



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



Hint: Pitched 22 games for the Mets in 2005 after also pitching for the Cardinals, Rockies, Reds, Marlins, Cubs and Giants.

Hint: Involved in a lot of trades. November 16, 1999: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Brent Butler, Rich Croushore and José Jiménez to the Colorado Rockies for Luther Hackman, Darryl Kile and Dave Veres. April 7, 2000: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Gabe White. July 26, 2000: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Florida Marlins for Jorge Cordova (minors). March 30, 2001: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Oswaldo Mairena. July 27, 2001: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with a player to be named later to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Fred McGriff. The Chicago Cubs sent Jason Smith (August 6, 2001) to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to complete the trade.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



2. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



Hint: Infielder hit .170 in 48 games for the Mets in 1980, having also spent significant time with the Padres, Athletics, Pirates and White Sox in his career.

Hint: Was the #1 overall pick in 1974.





--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. I pitched 20 games in a Mets' uni

And that mid-90s year was it for me

I'm not well known, I'm quite obscure

But you'll get it, of that I'm sure



Who am I?



Hint: Played for the Mets in 1996, posting a 4.26 ERA. Also pitched for the Blue Jays, Tigers and Yankees.



4. Hey all, did you hear

I was a Met for less than a year

I was one of those outfield roamers

Who for this squad hit 14 homers



Who am I?



Hint: Played for the Mets in 2006. Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron.



5. I hit a grand slam home run for the Yankees.

I hit a spring training home run that landed near second base on an adjacent field.

My Final MLB Season I hit 35 home runs.

Tom Lasorda was not happy about being asked about my performance.

Diamond Vision was advertised to have protective glass because of me.



Who am I?



--originally posted by "WEB"



Running tally of correct guessers:



Johnny Lunchbucket: 101

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 63

batmagadanleadoff: 26

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

5 is Kong, The Sky King

[Cowtipper]

Dave Kingman is correct!



Answering the unanswered:



1. I played for seven MLB teams in my career

With the last one I was a Met

Over a year off before the Mets for half a year

Then no more in the Majors would I get



Which Met am I?



Manny Aybar



2. I'm yet another guy who played for seven teams

A shortstop by trade, for utility I became known

Twice with the Mets, I played eight positions in my career

But nothing in 15 years was worth much for me to write home



Which Met am I?



Bill Almon



3. I pitched 20 games in a Mets' uni

And that mid-90s year was it for me

I'm not well known, I'm quite obscure

But you'll get it, of that I'm sure



Who am I?



Rob MacDonald



4. Hey all, did you hear

I was a Met for less than a year

I was one of those outfield roamers

Who for this squad hit 14 homers



Who am I?



Xavier Nady

[Cowtipper]

Five new questions:



1. I wore Cleon Jones's old number

I wore that number for one game in which I didn't play

It was the last game I dressed as a major league player,what a bummer

My major league playing career ended,I had no say



Who am I?



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. When I first came up I wouldn't've bet

Especially considering all the trades

That I would play for the Mets

In three entirely different decades



Which Met am I?



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. Matt Harvey's big league debut was pretty elite, as he allowed no earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. At the time he did it, five other Mets had pitched 5+ innings and allowed no earned runs in their big league debuts (all made with the Mets). Can you name those other five?



4. Garrett Olson pitched for the Mets in 2012 and had a career 108.00 ERA with the team. Four other pitchers at the time had had ERAs of 18.00 or higher with the Mets. Can you name them?



5. As a Met, just one game: 15.75

Yet somehow I kept my career alive

When I pitched for the Dodgers, my countrymen came

From Flushing with banners bearing my name

Scratching your head? Are you in the dark?

Just think of three words: ___ __ ____.



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



Johnny Lunchbucket: 101

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 64

batmagadanleadoff: 26

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

[Methead]

=Cowtipper post_id=159401 time=1718581808 user_id=166]
Scratching your head? Are you in the dark?

Just think of three words: ___ __ ____.

[Cowtipper]

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



1. I wore Cleon Jones's old number

I wore that number for one game in which I didn't play

It was the last game I dressed as a major league player, what a bummer

My major league playing career ended, I had no say



Who am I?



Hint: Apparently there are a couple of correct answers here, but the German-born correct answer per the guy who wrote the poem was a longtime manager for the Twins in the 2000s and 2010s, and he was a Met for five seasons in the 1980s.



--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"



2. When I first came up I wouldn't've bet

Especially considering all the trades

That I would play for the Mets

In three entirely different decades



Which Met am I?



Hint: Likewise, this one has more than one correct answer, but the correct answer per the guy who wrote the poem was a 4th round pick in 1966, who played for the team in 1968, from 1970 to 1972 and from 1980 to 1983, and was once traded for Rusty Staub.



--originally posted by "milladrive"



3. Matt Harvey's big league debut was pretty elite, as he allowed no earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. At the time he did it, five other Mets had pitched 5+ innings and allowed no earned runs in their big league debuts (all made with the Mets). Can you name those other five?



Hint: Pitcher one pitched for the Mets in 1986. Was involved in this trade: "March 27, 1987: Traded by the New York Mets with Mauro Gozzo and Ed Hearn to the Kansas City Royals for David Cone and Chris Jelic." Pitcher two pitched for the Mets in 1966 and threw a complete game shutout in his first start. Pitcher 3 pitched for the Mets in 2004. Was involved in this trade: "December 14, 2001: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Mark Guthrie to the New York Mets for David Justice." Pitcher four pitched for the Mets in 1998 and 1999. Was involved in this trade: "January 14, 2000: Traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for Lariel González and Bobby Jones." Pitcher five pitched for the Mets from 1982 to 1984; was a primary reliever in 1984. None of them were particularly good for the Mets in the long run.



4. Garrett Olson pitched for the Mets in 2012 and had a career 108.00 ERA with the team. Four other pitchers at the time had had ERAs of 18.00 or higher with the Mets. Can you name them?



Hint: Pitcher one made a single start for the club in 2001, having previously played for the Mariners and Angels. Pitcher two made six relief appearances in 2005 and was involved in this trade—January 4, 2006: Traded by the New York Mets with Jae Weong Seo to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Duaner Sánchez and Steve Schmoll. Pitcher three was actually an outfielder who played for the Mets in 2000 and lived on a boat. Pitcher four was a first baseman from 2000 to 2001 and again in 2004, who is currently an analyst for the Mets.



5. I was Bo's running buddy

Once won a Cy Young

But when I got to New York

The fat lady had sung



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



Johnny Lunchbucket: 101

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 64

batmagadanleadoff: 26

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

Methead: 1

The Hot Corner: 1

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[Cowtipper]

Mike Jorgensen is correct!



Answering the unanswered:



1. I wore Cleon Jones's old number

I wore that number for one game in which I didn't play

It was the last game I dressed as a major league player, what a bummer

My major league playing career ended, I had no say



Who am I?



Ron Gardenhire was the official correct answer, but Terrel Hansen would have also worked.



3. Matt Harvey's big league debut was pretty elite, as he allowed no earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. At the time he did it, five other Mets had pitched 5+ innings and allowed no earned runs in their big league debuts (all made with the Mets). Can you name those other five?



1) Rick Anderson

2) Dick Rusteck

3) Tyler Yates

4) Masato Yoshii

5) Brent Gaff



4. Garrett Olson pitched for the Mets in 2012 and had a career 108.00 ERA with the team. Four other pitchers at the time had had ERAs of 18.00 or higher with the Mets. Can you name them?



1.Brent Hinchliffe

2.Tim Hamulack

3.Derek Bell

4.Todd Zeile



5. I was Bo's running buddy

Once won a Cy Young

But when I got to New York

The fat lady had sung



Dean Chance



Johnny Lunchbucket: 101

Edgy MD: 87

stevejrogers: 64

batmagadanleadoff: 27

DocTee: 9

metsmarathon: 9

Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

Methead: 1

The Hot Corner: 1



New questions will be added later.

[Cowtipper]

New questions:



1. Some people thought I was crazy

After I punched out Frank Lucchesi

So then I came to New York

Just a few years after "The Stork"

I had some pretty good wheels

I set the club record for steals

I hit .304 that first year

But the next season's drop was severe



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



2. I was only here a little while

I manned first base with my own style

but it after a four base clout

that I would get the fans to scream and shout

I'd approach each base with a pitter patter

and make my foes madder than a drunken hatter.



--originally posted by "PVNICK"



3. They called me the second coming of Seaver

But after one start I became a deceiver

It happened at Wrigley after a snow

Thanks for wrecking my elbow, Joe



--originally posted by "VIBaseball"



4. I played in a World Series

And it really is a shame

I hold an all time record

but won't be in the Hall of Fame



--originally posted by "ribant"



5. Once I hit a homer

Ran backwards all the while

Some thought I was crazy

I think I just have style



--originally posted by "ribant"



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Edgy MD: 87

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Benjamin Grimm: 5

MFS62: 4

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Methead: 1

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