Stupid Game

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mets who received support in the Rookie of the Year voting.

[Valadius]

Well they didn't all play for the Cards. And that was my first thought too, Edgy, until I looked up Jesse Gonder.

The only thing I can think of is made their Mets debuts one after the other.

[seawolf17]

Those would all be members of the Topps Rookie All-Star Team.

[stevejrogers]

And Seawolf gets it

[seawolf17]

Ah, hell, now I have to think of one. Hang on.

[stevejrogers]

Jumping in here as we await Wolfie's one,

No pics here as I didn't realize how many there were

Jim Fregosi, Dean Chance

Gene Woodling

Len Randle, Elliott Maddox

Bob Aspromonte,

Joe Foy, Galen Cisco, Jerry Cram

Tommy Davis, Greg Goossen, Jim Gosger,
Mike Marshall, Skip Lockwood, Jack Acker

Greg Goossen, Skip Lockwood, Ken Sanders, Wayne Twitchell

Rusty Staub, Donn Clendenon, Don Bosch, Kevin Collins,
Don Hahn, Don Shaw,

Preston Wilson, Gary Bennett, Carlos Baerga,
Mike Stanton, C.J. Nitkowski

Chris Cannizzaro, Jerry Morales, Dave Roberts, Dick Selma

Leroy Stanton, Tommy Moore, Doc Medich

Bob Bailor, Rick Cerone

Daryl Boston, Chris Jones, Jim Tatum, Armando Reynoso,
Willie Blair, Steve Reed

Jeff Conine, Chuck Carr, Dave Magadan, Carl Everett, Dave Weathers, Rich Rodriguez, Bob McClure

Miguel Cairo, Mike DiFelice, Bubba Trammell, Rick White,
Dennis Springer, Roberto Hernandez

Kelly Stinnett, Jay Bell, Karim Garcia, Jorge Fabregas,
Bernard Gilkey, Chris Jones, Willie Blair, Barry Manuel

[Guest SI Metman]

that looks like one big group of guys with a lot of stickers on their luggage.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Players who played for expansion teams in the team's first season.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Skip Lockwood did that twice?

[Benjamin Grimm]

No. But the list of Mets players who played in a team's debut season looks similar to, but not exactly like, the group that Steve posted:

Washington Senators
Joe Hicks, Bob Johnson, Tom Sturdivant, Gene Woodling

Los Angeles Angels
Dean Chance, Jim Fregosi

Houston Colt .45's
Bob Aspromonte

Montreal Expos
Don Bosch, Donn Clendenon, Kevin Collins, Don Hahn, Don Shaw, Rusty Staub

San Diego Padres
Chris Cannizzaro, Jerry Morales, Dave Roberts, Dick Selma, Larry Stahl

Seattle Pilots
Jack Aker, Tommy Davis, Greg Goossen, Jim Gosger, Skip Lockwood, Mike Marshall

Kansas City Royals
Galen Cisco, Jerry Cram, Joe Foy, Hawk Taylor

Toronto Blue Jays
Bob Bailor, Rick Cerone

Seattle Mariners
Doc Medich, Tommy Moore, Leroy Stanton

Colorado Rockies
Willie Blair, Daryl Boston, Chris Jones, Steve Reed, Armando Reynoso, Jim Tatum

Florida Marlins
Chuck Carr, Jeff Conine, Carl Everett, Dave Magadan, Bob McClure, Rich Rodriguez, Dave Weathers

Arizona Diamondbacks
Jay Bell, Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas, Karim Garcia, Bernard Gilkey, Chris Jones, Barry Manuel, Kelly Stinnett

Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Miguel Cairo, Mike DiFelice, Roberto Hernandez, Aaron Ledesma, Dennis Springer, Bubba Trammell, Rick White

[Benjamin Grimm]

Perhaps it also includes the first season of relocated teams, like the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers:

Texas Rangers
Tom Grieve, Elliott Maddox, Lenny Randle

Milwaukee Brewers
Greg Goossen, Skip Lockwood, Ken Sanders, Wayne Twitchell

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ah. I was dancing around that. His 2005 Nats are missing Endy Chavez, though.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He's also missing a few Senators, a Padre, a Royal, and maybe a few others.

I figure he's either intentionally omitting Scorpios or something, or he accidentally overlooked a few players.

[stevejrogers]

Yup, and again I swear Ben is really Reed Richards!

Since the Brewers, Rangers and Nationals tend to be considered seperate than teams that just relocate but keep the name (Braves, Dodgers, Giants) I included them in the list.

[Guest Edgy DC]

If you've got 15 minutes some day, write the Nationals and ask them to change their policy and honor the retired numbers from the Expos.