Bad pun riddles

[Willets Point]

What mid-60's Met pitcher stole from Capability Brown?

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

That would be Rob Gardner.

Which early Met was a chef whose kitchen was located on a precipice?

And as a followup to Rob Gardner, which Met infielder went into farm buildings for the purposes of stripping them bare?

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Which Met (and Yankee) substitute's name stands for all substitute players?

[Willets Point]

Cliff Cook.

Rob McDonald.


Still stuck on the rich golfer and the impecunious reliever.

[Willets Point]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Which Mets reliever never had quite enough money to pay the check?

Bill Short (duh).

[Willets Point]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Which Met (and Yankee) substitute's name stands for all substitute players?

Phil Linz.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

I'm not getting Rob McDonald.

The wealthy golfer never played for the Mets (though he was part of the Swoboda-Hahn trade).

[Willets Point]

Rich Hacker. Uber-obscure.

I guess Old Macdonald's Farm is not being burglarized after all so I'm still stumped by that one.

[Willets Point]

What Met will be the undertaker for General Noriega's funeral?

What Met is the latest techno-gadget for brides who want to be heard by the whole congregation at their wedding?

What Met acts as a fashion consultant for birds of prey?

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Willets Point wrote: Rich Hacker. Uber-obscure.

Not to Cardinals fans. He was St. Louis's Matt Galante for years.

[Willets Point]

I'm no Cardinals fan. And it's obscure because he didn't play for the Mets.


One more:
What Met outfielder specializes in body-piercing the male genitalia?

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Willets Point wrote: What Met is the latest techno-gadget for brides who want to be heard by the whole congregation at their wedding?

Mike Veil

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Willets Point wrote: One more: What Met outfielder specializes in body-piercing the male genitalia?

Lance Johnson

Ouch.

The undertaker is "Bury Manuel."

[Valadius]

Willets Point wrote: What Met will be the undertaker for General Noriega's funeral?

Barry Manuel.

[Valadius]

Again? Come on now.

[Valadius]

Willets Point wrote: What Met acts as a fashion consultant for birds of prey?

Hawk Taylor.

[MFS62]

What sport should the manager of the Twins be wary of?

Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Assassination scene?

[Willets Point]

Croquet?

[MFS62]

C'mon guys. Its easy.

Later

[Willets Point]

Baseball?

[MFS62]

Yes, a Metly baseball name.
From the old days.

Later

[Willets Point]

No I was joking that the sport the Twins manager should avoid is baseball.

I can't make any good pun from Ron Gardenhire.

[MFS62]

="Willets Point"]No I was joking that the sport the Twins manager should avoid is baseball. .

I got it. I was playing your straight man.

Well, my Red Barber egg timer has lost all its sand.
The answer is :
Ron Hunt.

Thank you for playing.

You can pick up you home version of this game on the way out.

Later

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Okay, that's the end of today's game, with only one player not guessed at.. The final answer is:

Loot Barns.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Nobody's guessed the former Met who is also an assassination scene

[Benjamin Grimm]

Grassy Knoll?

[MFS62]

Dallas Green (as in knoll)

Later

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Sorry, I thought that was a guess at the game Gardy should avoid.

[Willets Point]

What Met pitcher was an hirstute valet for a fancy restaurant?