Today's Other Trivia Kwiz

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

This one might be too hard. But let's give it a try.

Here's how it works: I give you the opposing pitcher in the first at-bat and last at-bat of a mystery Met guy, and you tell me who that guy is. These ABs are of the guy's MET career, not his whole career, necessarily.

As a general hint, all of the Mets are position players and members of the cpf top 100. I'll drop more hints as/if necessary.

First Opposing Pitcher and Last Opposing Pitcher

1) Jeff Juden and Aaron Cook

2) Paul Toth and Bob Forsch

3) Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw

4) Bruce Ruffin and Mike Remlinger

5) Mario Soto and Kevin Gross

6) Alex Fernandez and Mike Thurman

7) Charlie Lea and Jeff Parrett

8) Chris Zachary and Tom House

9) Steve Carlton and George Frazier

10) Juaquin Andujar and Mike Smith

11) Bo McLaughlin and John Martin

12) Dock Ellis and Jeff Reardon

13) Juaquin Andujar and Kevin Gross

14) Steve Carlton and Jim Rooker

15) Joe Coleman and Jim Acker

[metirish]

5) Mario Soto and Kevin Gross - Steve Henderson or Doug Flynn

[HahnSolo]

I think 5 is Darryl Strawberry.

[Guest iramets]

#8 I think is our namesake

[Guest Edgy DC]

7) Gary Carter

[G-Fafif]

5. Lenny Dysktra

[G-Fafif]

1. Mike Piazza

[HahnSolo]

I think Gary Carter is 13

[G-Fafif]

7. Keith Hernandez

[G-Fafif]

4. Edgardo Alfonzo

[Guest iramets]

Actually, I think Zachary came up in '63 or 64, so let me change my guess to Ed K= #2.

8 is still up for grabs.

[G-Fafif]

8. Cleon Jones

[HahnSolo]

I'll guess Rusty Staub for #12..I'm pretty sure his final AB was against Reardon (not sure about the first part).

[G-Fafif]

9. George Foster

[G-Fafif]

10. Gary Carter

[G-Fafif]

3. Dave Kingman

[G-Fafif]

15. Lee Mazzilli

[DocTee]

4. Strawberry

[G-Fafif]

6. Robin Ventura

[Frayed Knot]

If Greg is answering all of these through either memory or deduction I'm both impressed ... and frightened.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

1) Jeff Juden and Aaron Cook
--Piazza is corrrect (G-fafif). This kwiz was inspired by my looking up Cook's Met history and noticing it was also Piazza's final game.

2) Paul Toth and Bob Forsch

3) Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw

4) Bruce Ruffin and Mike Remlinger
--Alfonnzo is correct

5) Mario Soto and Kevin Gross
--Strawberry (Hahn Solo), not Dykstra. Although Dykstra also debuted vs. Mario Soto!

6) Alex Fernandez and Mike Thurman

7) Charlie Lea and Jeff Parrett
NOT Carter. Yes, Hernandez.

8) Chris Zachary and Tom House
--EDIT -- I f'ed this up. Jones is right, Kranepool is wrong.

9) Steve Carlton and George Frazier
--Foister is correct

10) Juaquin Andujar and Mike Smith
--That's the correct Carter, g-fafif.

11) Bo McLaughlin and John Martin

12) Dock Ellis and Jeff Reardon
--Good guess, Hahn, Staub is correct.

13) Juaquin Andujar and Kevin Gross
NOT Carter

14) Steve Carlton and Jim Rooker

15) Joe Coleman and Jim Acker

[G-Fafif]

13. Howard Johnson

[G-Fafif]

11. Steve Henderson

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Greg is acing this Kwiz:

3. Kingman
15. Mazzilli
6. Ventura
13. HoJo

all correct. HoJo and Carter shared the same debut date. Mazzilli's first opposing pitcher was tecnically Coleman. I believe his first appearance was being announced, then PHed for after a pitching change a day before.

[G-Fafif]

15. Lee Mazzilli (from previous page)

(Sorry for the impatience.)

[G-Fafif]

Hold my calls...14 is going to take a while to deduce.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

14 was actually a memorable or noteworthy final game for this particular player.

[G-Fafif]

14. Felix Millan

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Wham.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I was going to say Felix Millan, but that dog won't hunt.

Curse you Steve Carlton and your super-long multi-decade two-NL-team career.