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[MFS62]

Some pre-Winter Meeting mental gymnastics.
For any new (or returning) folks, word association. It doesn't have to be a Met player:

enjoy,
Later
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� Less power than you'd think
� Root for the laundry
� Screwball
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it.
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch
� Some stars fade away
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky
� He hit his career peak at 35
� Tough luck pitcher
� Good two-strike hitter

[Elster88]

Less power than you'd think
� Root for the laundry Any Yankee free agent
� Screwball Franco
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it. Canseco, Belle, even though they got more than 4 years
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch Super Joe!
� Some stars fade away Mikey P
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky Doc and Darryl
� He hit his career peak at 35 McGwire
� Tough luck pitcher Al Leiter
� Good two-strike hitter David Wright, Fonzie

[Guest Edgy DC]

� Less power than you'd think

Sean Burroughs

� Root for the laundry

Vic Sage

� Screwball

Tug McGraw

� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it.

Benny Agbayani

� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch

Honus Wagner. Probably did both of those alright also.

� Some stars fade away

Cal Ripken

� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky

Roberto Alomar

� He hit his career peak at 35

All those damn 2001 Diamondbacks.

� Tough luck pitcher

Anthony Young. Most Met pitchers in history, actually. Koosman, hells, yeah.

� Good two-strike hitter

Edgardo Alfonzo.

[MFS62]

� Less power than you'd think: Alex Ochoa
� Root for the laundry: Gary Carter
� Screwball: Roger McDowell (not what he threw, what he was)
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it: Matt Franco
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch: Joe McEwing
� Some stars fade away: Mike Piazza
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky: Darryl Strawberry (he pushed his own self destruct button)
� He hit his career peak at 35: Hoyt Wilhelm
� Tough luck pitcher: Steve Traschel
� Good two-strike hitter: Yogi Berra

Later

[Theoldmole]

� Less power than you'd think - Ron Swoboda
� Root for the laundry - Old Astros uniforms
� Screwball - Bill Lee
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it. - Joe Charbonneau
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch - Cesar Tovar
� Some stars fade away - Mike Piazza
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky Mrk "Bird" Fidrych
� He hit his career peak at 35 - me
� Tough luck pitcher - Doug Sisk
� Good two-strike hitter - Keith Hernandez

[nymr83]

� Less power than you'd think - CARLOS BELTRAN
� Root for the laundry- ???
� Screwball - JOHN FRANCO
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it.- MATT FRANCO
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch- JOE MCEWING
� Some stars fade away- MIKE PIAZZA
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky - MIKE LOWELL
� He hit his career peak at 35 - RANDY JOHNSON
� Tough luck pitcher - GLENDON RUSCH (GIVE ME SOME FUCKIN RUN SUPPORT!!!)
� Good two-strike hitter- TONY GWYNN

[nymr83]

� Less power than you'd think - CARLOS BELTRAN
� Root for the laundry- ???
� Screwball - JOHN FRANCO
� He managed to take that single talent of hitting a baseball really hard, and make a decent 3-4 year career out of it.- MATT FRANCO
� He could play anywhere but pitch and catch- JOE MCEWING
� Some stars fade away- MIKE PIAZZA
� Other stars explode and drop out of the sky - MIKE LOWELL
� He hit his career peak at 35 - RANDY JOHNSON
� Tough luck pitcher - GLENDON RUSCH (GIVE ME SOME FUCKIN RUN SUPPORT!!!)
� Good two-strike hitter- TONY GWYNN