Monday Mets Trivia or Line Up Quiz

[seawolf17]

Since you said I had five right, and we know who four of them are, I'll change my guess to (bold ones are ones we know are right):

1: Mookie
2: Alfonzo
3: Hernandez
4: Kingman
5: Strawberry
6: Grote
7: Stearns
8: Ordonez
9: Seaver

Ordonez eliminates Buddy. Since there are no LFs, Kevin McReynolds is out. We need a 2B; I'll take Fonzie. Dave Kingman played some LF, so I'll stick him in the four. I'll move Grote up a slot. That leaves me with one catcher, so I'll stick John Stearns in the seven, even though I'm sure that's wrong.

[HahnSolo]

If it's Edgy with four, Seawolf with five, Elster with five, and Johnny with four, then number seven must be Jerry Grote.
And if I'm wrong, it proves I'm no Sherlock Holmes.

[seawolf17]

Wait. Scratch that. I had five right. Leave Grote in the seven spot and put Hundley at the six.

1: Mookie
2: Alfonzo
3: Hernandez
4: Kingman
5: Strawberry
6: Hundley
7: Grote
8: Ordonez
9: Seaver

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I guess it does.

We were missing a right fielder, and since Darryl had been guessed at number 5, it couldn't be him there.

CLEANUP
Darryl Strawberry 606
Mike Piazza 559
Dave Kingman 410
Rusty Staub 346
Bobby Bonilla 336
Gary Carter 315
Cleon Jones 302
Ed Kranepool 271
George Foster 246
Frank Thomas 221
Todd Hundley 206
Kevin McReynolds 195
Art Shamsky 182
Cliff Floyd 157
John Milner 124
Willie Montanez 123
Donn Clendenon 115
Eddie Murray 112
Steve Henderson 111
Ron Swoboda 107

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

SEVENTH
Jerry Grote 459
Howard Johnson 312
Jay Payton 162
Ray Knight 157
Ron Hodges 143
Butch Huskey 135
Hubie Brooks 127
Duffy Dyer 124
Alex Trevi�o 120
Todd Hundley 117
Mackey Sasser 108
Wayne Garrett 107
Roger Cede�o 106
Barry Lyons 103
Ed Kranepool 99
Elliott Maddox 97
Brian Giles 93
Vance Wilson 93
Joel Youngblood 91
John Stearns 84

[seawolf17]

Is the five Kranepool? He played some left, I think.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Nice guessing by seawolf for the 7 slot.

1. Mookie Wilson cf
2.
3. Keith Hernandez 1b
4. Darryl Strawberry rf
5.
6.
7. Jerry Grote c
8. Rey Ord��ez ss
9. Tom Seaver p

Still missing a catcher, a 1b, and a 2b.

And no, the Alfonzo guess is incorrect. He's second among second baseman who have batted second.

[Elster88]

5 = Cliff Floyd?

I'm guessing Cliff because you said 5 was a surprise and that we need a left fielder.

Or did you say no left fielders?
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[Guest SI Metman]

I'm going to say Eddie K at the 5 hole because it'd be a surprise. He probably fits in based on longevity alone.

[Guest SI Metman]

Also, since you missing a catcher, and I assume thats the 6 spot, then I'm going to guess STOINS based on process of elimination. Can't be Grote if he's the 7 hitter. Can't be Piazza or Carter since they spent so much time higher in the lineup. Same for Hundley in his later years.

Stearns is the only other Mets catcher with the longevity to do it.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

FIFTH
Ed Kranepool 515
Kevin McReynolds 415
Darryl Strawberry 400
Robin Ventura 266
John Milner 220
Ron Swoboda 203
John Stearns 186
Cleon Jones 182
Howard Johnson 180
Jeff Kent 173
George Foster 149
Todd Zeile 138
Edgardo Alfonzo 133
Dave Kingman 126
Willie Montanez 105
Jim Hickman 104
Joel Youngblood 102
Carlos Baerga 89
Bobby Bonilla 81
Butch Huskey 79


SIXTH
John Stearns 230
Hubie Brooks 225
Ed Kranepool 217
Ron Swoboda 192
Jerry Grote 185
Jeff Kent 183
Gary Carter 178
Howard Johnson 155
Ron Hodges 155
Wayne Garrett 155
Ken Boswell 139
Todd Zeile 126
George Foster 122
Jeromy Burnitz 110
Jim Hickman 103
Ty Wigginton 99
Carlos Baerga 98
Todd Hundley 96
Joel Youngblood 94
Dave Magadan 92

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

1. Mookie Wilson cf
2.
3. Keith Hernandez 1b
4. Darryl Strawberry rf
5. Ed Kranepool lf
6. John Stearns 3b
7. Jerry Grote c
8. Rey Ord��ez ss
9. Tom Seaver p

I know Stearns and Kranepool are out of their regular positions, but I want this to look like a real lineup.

One more to go.

[Valadius]

2 - Felix Millan?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Good call. That's got to be right.

[Zvon]

Ron Hunt?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

SECOND Felix Millan 636 Edgardo Alfonzo 551 Wally Backman 372 Bud Harrelson 252 Dave Magadan 230 Frank Taveras 210 Ken Boswell 194 Ron Hunt 189 Jose Vizcaino 173 Wayne Garrett 163 Tim Teufel 154 Derek Bell 131 Roy McMillan 123 Hubie Brooks 122 Elliott Maddox 115 Mookie Wilson 113 Bob Bailor 109 Timo Perez 92 Tim Foli 91 John Stearns 78 Cleon Jones 78

1. Mookie Wilson cf 2. Felix Millan 2b 3. Keith Hernandez 1b 4. Darryl Strawberry rf 5. Ed Kranepool lf 6. John Stearns 3b 7. Jerry Grote c 8. Rey Ord��ez ss 9. Tom Seaver p

Look at all the second basemen who have batted second: Millan, Alfonzo, Backman, Boswell, Hunt, Viscaino, Teufel, Bailor.

[Frayed Knot]

Not to mention the updated version of that list which would include Matsui (grr) and Cairo (double grrr).


"Right-ee-oh"

[Elster88]

KazMet's career stats:

196 G, 714 AB, 93 R, 189 H, 41 2B, 5 3B, 10 HR, 68 RBI, 20 SB, 4 CS, .265 AVG, .320 OBP, .378 SLG, .698 OPS.

Not too good.

He did have a .727 OPS in 2004 and was on pace to hit 42+ doubles over 150 games.

I still say we shouldn't shut the door in his face. But then I'm a hopeless optimist.
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