Semien Trivia: National League Debut with the Mets

[MFS62]

Mike Bordick

Later

[Gwreck]

Lindor and Charles are just short of the leaderboard, although (like the Mullins guess) they are not far behind.

Cameron played for the Reds in 1999 (and was the big piece going back to Seattle in the Griffey Jr. trade).

Rogers is correct for the pitcher list, I had missed him when pulling out the pitchers from the larger list.

 

[th]Position Player[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td]	[td]2,116[/td]
[td]Robinson Cano[/td]	[td]2,078[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]2,003[/td]
[td]Marcus Semien[/td]	[td]1,629[/td]
[td]Jim Piersall[/td]	[td]1,529[/td]
[td]Jim Fregosi[/td]	[td]1,429[/td]
[td]Mike Bordick[/td]	[td]1,387[/td]
[td]Mo Vaughn[/td]	[td]1,346[/td]
[td]Robin Ventura[/td]	[td]1,254[/td]
[td]Curtis Granderson[/td]	[td]1,187[/td]
[td]Trot Nixon[/td]	[td]1,081[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]1,061[/td]
[td]John Olerud[/td]	[td]920[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]919[/td]
[td]Tony Clark[/td]	[td]862[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]861[/td]

 

 

[th]Pitcher[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td][/td]	[td]606[/td]
[td]Mickey Lolich[/td]	[td]508[/td]
[td]Kenny Rogers[/td]	[td]490[/td]
[td]Justin Verlander[/td]	[td]482[/td]
[td]Francisco Rodriguez[/td]	[td]408[/td]
[td]Dean Chance[/td]	[td]372[/td]

 

Short of the leaderboards

Cedric Mullins - 784

Francisco Lindor - 777

Ed Charles - 726

Joe Foy - 576

Tommie Agee - 359

Bret Saberhagen - 252

Had other NL time before Mets

Gene Woodling

Mike Cameron

[Edgy MD]

Francis Albert Sinatra Tanana

[Chad ochoseis]

Marvelous Marv Throneberry

[MFS62]

Carlos Baerga.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Old reliable John Valentin is good for most any quiz.

[Chad ochoseis]

Carlos Delgado

[Gwreck]

Delgado had a one-year stopover in Florida before getting traded to the Mets.

Throneberry had only 350 games of AL experience before his Mets tenure began.

Tanana was the last pitcher we were looking for.

 

[th]Position Player[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td]	[td]2,116[/td]
[td]Robinson Cano[/td]	[td]2,078[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]2,003[/td]
[td]Marcus Semien[/td]	[td]1,629[/td]
[td]Jim Piersall[/td]	[td]1,529[/td]
[td]Jim Fregosi[/td]	[td]1,429[/td]
[td]Mike Bordick[/td]	[td]1,387[/td]
[td]Mo Vaughn[/td]	[td]1,346[/td]
[td]Robin Ventura[/td]	[td]1,254[/td]
[td]Curtis Granderson[/td]	[td]1,187[/td]
[td]Trot Nixon[/td]	[td]1,081[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]1,061[/td]
[td]John Valentin[/td]	[td]991[/td]
[td]John Olerud[/td]	[td]920[/td]
[td]Carlos Baerga[/td]	[td]919[/td]
[td]Tony Clark[/td]	[td]862[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]861[/td]

 

 

[th]Pitcher[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Frank Tanana[/td]	[td]606[/td]
[td]Mickey Lolich[/td]	[td]508[/td]
[td]Kenny Rogers[/td]	[td]490[/td]
[td]Justin Verlander[/td]	[td]482[/td]
[td]Francisco Rodriguez[/td]	[td]408[/td]
[td]Dean Chance[/td]	[td]372[/td]

 

Short of the leaderboards

Cedric Mullins - 784

Francisco Lindor - 777

Ed Charles - 726

Joe Foy - 576

Marv Throneberry - 350

Tommie Agee - 359

Frank Lary - 304

Bret Saberhagen - 252

Had other NL time before Mets

Gene Woodling

Mike Cameron

Carlos Delgado

[Chad ochoseis]

Asdrubal Cabrera

[stevejrogers]

Sandy Alomar Jr

[MFS62]

Tom Veryzer

Later

[Gwreck]

Asdrubal played in Washington before reaching the Mets.

Sandy Jr. actually debuted with San Diego before getting traded to Cleveland (where he would win Rookie of the Year) in the first Joe Carter deal.

Tom Veryzer, who I'm not sure I had ever heard of before this quiz, would have been the next name after the bottom of the leaderboard.

 

[th]Position Player[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td]	[td]2,116[/td]
[td]Robinson Cano[/td]	[td]2,078[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]2,003[/td]
[td]Marcus Semien[/td]	[td]1,629[/td]
[td]Jim Piersall[/td]	[td]1,529[/td]
[td]Jim Fregosi[/td]	[td]1,429[/td]
[td]Mike Bordick[/td]	[td]1,387[/td]
[td]Mo Vaughn[/td]	[td]1,346[/td]
[td]Robin Ventura[/td]	[td]1,254[/td]
[td]Curtis Granderson[/td]	[td]1,187[/td]
[td]Trot Nixon[/td]	[td]1,081[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]1,061[/td]
[td]John Valentin[/td]	[td]991[/td]
[td]John Olerud[/td]	[td]920[/td]
[td]Carlos Baerga[/td]	[td]919[/td]
[td]Tony Clark[/td]	[td]862[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]861[/td]
[td]Tom Veryzer[/td]	[td]853[/td]

 

 

[th]Pitcher[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Frank Tanana[/td]	[td]606[/td]
[td]Mickey Lolich[/td]	[td]508[/td]
[td]Kenny Rogers[/td]	[td]490[/td]
[td]Justin Verlander[/td]	[td]482[/td]
[td]Francisco Rodriguez[/td]	[td]408[/td]
[td]Dean Chance[/td]	[td]372[/td]

 

Short of the leaderboards

Cedric Mullins - 784

Francisco Lindor - 777

Ed Charles - 726

Joe Foy - 576

Marv Throneberry - 350

Tommie Agee - 359

Frank Lary - 304

Bret Saberhagen - 252

Had other NL time before Mets

Gene Woodling

Mike Cameron

Carlos Delgado

Asdrubal Cabrera

Sandy Alomar, Jr.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm intrigued by the guy who played 2,003 games in the American League before coming to the Mets.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I just thought of somebody, though I don't expect that he's Mr. 2,003. How about... Claudell Washington?

[stevejrogers]

Jose Bautista?

[Edgy MD]

Bob Johnson.

[MFS62]

Is Tony Phillips our Mr. 2003 games?

Later

[Gwreck]

Tony Phillips is indeed the 2.003 games guy. What an underrated career.

 

[th]Position Player[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td]	[td]2,116[/td]
[td]Robinson Cano[/td]	[td]2,078[/td]
[td]Tony Phillips[/td]	[td]2,003[/td]
[td]Marcus Semien[/td]	[td]1,629[/td]
[td]Jim Piersall[/td]	[td]1,529[/td]
[td]Jim Fregosi[/td]	[td]1,429[/td]
[td]Mike Bordick[/td]	[td]1,387[/td]
[td]Mo Vaughn[/td]	[td]1,346[/td]
[td]Robin Ventura[/td]	[td]1,254[/td]
[td]Curtis Granderson[/td]	[td]1,187[/td]
[td]Trot Nixon[/td]	[td]1,081[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]1,061[/td]
[td]John Valentin[/td]	[td]991[/td]
[td]John Olerud[/td]	[td]920[/td]
[td]Carlos Baerga[/td]	[td]919[/td]
[td]Tony Clark[/td]	[td]862[/td]
[td][/td]	[td]861[/td]
[td]Tom Veryzer[/td]	[td]853[/td]

 

 

[th]Pitcher[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Frank Tanana[/td]	[td]606[/td]
[td]Mickey Lolich[/td]	[td]508[/td]
[td]Kenny Rogers[/td]	[td]490[/td]
[td]Justin Verlander[/td]	[td]482[/td]
[td]Francisco Rodriguez[/td]	[td]408[/td]
[td]Dean Chance[/td]	[td]372[/td]

 

Short of the leaderboards

Cedric Mullins - 784

Francisco Lindor - 777

Claudell Washington - 745

Ed Charles - 726

Bob Johnson - 692

Joe Foy - 576

Marv Throneberry - 350

Tommie Agee - 359

Frank Lary - 304

Bret Saberhagen - 252

Had other NL time before Mets

Gene Woodling

Mike Cameron

Carlos Delgado

Asdrubal Cabrera

Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Jose Bautista

[Benjamin Grimm]

Tim Teufel?

[Gwreck]

316 games for Teufel in the AL before joining the Mets.

[stevejrogers]

Cespedes?

[Gwreck]

518 for Yoenis.

[stevejrogers]

Daryl Boston?

[MFS62]

Nu?

You got us.

Who are the missing two?

(I know I'm gonna' kick myself)

Later

[Gwreck]

Thanks for the reminder. Our last two answers were Dick Schofield and Alvaro Espinoza.

 

[th]Position Player[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Yogi Berra[/td]	[td]2,116[/td]
[td]Robinson Cano[/td]	[td]2,078[/td]
[td]Tony Phillips[/td]	[td]2,003[/td]
[td]Marcus Semien[/td]	[td]1,629[/td]
[td]Jim Piersall[/td]	[td]1,529[/td]
[td]Jim Fregosi[/td]	[td]1,429[/td]
[td]Mike Bordick[/td]	[td]1,387[/td]
[td]Mo Vaughn[/td]	[td]1,346[/td]
[td]Robin Ventura[/td]	[td]1,254[/td]
[td]Curtis Granderson[/td]	[td]1,187[/td]
[td]Trot Nixon[/td]	[td]1,081[/td]
[td]Dick Schofield[/td]	[td]1,061[/td]
[td]John Valentin[/td]	[td]991[/td]
[td]John Olerud[/td]	[td]920[/td]
[td]Carlos Baerga[/td]	[td]919[/td]
[td]Tony Clark[/td]	[td]862[/td]
[td]Alvaro Espinoza[/td]	[td]861[/td]
[td]Tom Veryzer[/td]	[td]853[/td]

 

 

[th]Pitcher[/th]	[th]AL Games Before Mets Debut[/th]
[td]Frank Tanana[/td]	[td]606[/td]
[td]Mickey Lolich[/td]	[td]508[/td]
[td]Kenny Rogers[/td]	[td]490[/td]
[td]Justin Verlander[/td]	[td]482[/td]
[td]Francisco Rodriguez[/td]	[td]408[/td]
[td]Dean Chance[/td]	[td]372[/td]

 

Short of the leaderboards

Cedric Mullins - 784

Francisco Lindor - 777

Claudell Washington - 745

Ed Charles - 726

Bob Johnson - 692

Joe Foy - 576

Yoenis Cespedes - 518

Daryl Boston - 500

Marv Throneberry - 350

Tommie Agee - 359

Tim Teufel - 316

Frank Lary - 304

Bret Saberhagen - 252

Had other NL time before Mets

Gene Woodling

Mike Cameron

Carlos Delgado

Asdrubal Cabrera

Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Jose Bautista

[Edgy MD]

Given 20 more guesses or so, I totally would have gotten Dick Schofield.

Alvaro Espinosa? Maybe a thousand guesses.

[MFS62]

Not kicking myself. I couldn’t have guessed those last two with a gun to my head.

Great quiz.

Thanks

Later