One-year-Met challenge

[G-Fafif]

2003: Tony Clark

[Benjamin Grimm]

="G-Fafif":17pkz5y8]1966: Ken Boyer 1973: Rich Chiles 1978: Tom Grieve 1989: Juan Samuel 1998: Tony Phillips[/quote:17pkz5y8] All correct except for 1966 Boyer. You sure know your Mets. Ever think about writing a book? Year Player AB 1962 Felix Mantilla 466 1963 Duke Snider 354 1964 George Altman 422 1965 156 1966 405 1967 Tommy Davis 577 1968 2 1969 Bobby Pfeil 211 1970 Joe Foy 322 1971 Bob Aspromonte 342 1972 49 1973 Rich Chiles 25 1974 10 1975 203 1976 70 1977 17 1978 Tom Grieve 101 1979 Richie Hebner 473 1980 284 1981 Mike Cubbage 80 1982 Tom Veryzer 54 1983 Mark Bradley 104 1984 Jerry Martin 91 1985 Tom Paciorek 116 1986 Ed Hearn 136 1987 Al Pedrique 6 1989 Juan Samuel 333 1990 163 1991 Rick Cerone 227 1992 420 1993 Tony Fernandez 173 1994 Jim Lindeman 137 1995 Brett Butler 367 1996 134 1997 Manny Alexander 149 1998 Tony Phillips 188 1999 Shawon Dunston 93 2000 Derek Bell 546 2001 Desi Relaford 301 2002 208 2003 254 2004 Richard Hidalgo 324 2005 Miguel Cairo 327 2006 Xavier Nady 265 2007 Ruben Gotay 190 2008 Brian Schneider 335

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 12:57 PM

1974: Rich Puig

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 12:57 PM

1975: Gene Clines

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 12:59 PM

1992 Dick Schofield

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2009 01:00 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 03 2009 01:01 PM

How the hell did you get Leon Brown!?!? And Tony Clark is correct too. So are Clines and Puig. EDIT: Dick Schofield too. Year Player AB 1962 Felix Mantilla 466 1963 Duke Snider 354 1964 George Altman 422 1965 156 1966 405 1967 Tommy Davis 577 1968 2 1969 Bobby Pfeil 211 1970 Joe Foy 322 1971 Bob Aspromonte 342 1972 49 1973 Rich Chiles 25 1974 Rich Puig 10 1975 Gene Clines 203 1976 Leon Brown 70 1977 17 1978 Tom Grieve 101 1979 Richie Hebner 473 1980 284 1981 Mike Cubbage 80 1982 Tom Veryzer 54 1983 Mark Bradley 104 1984 Jerry Martin 91 1985 Tom Paciorek 116 1986 Ed Hearn 136 1987 Al Pedrique 6 1989 Juan Samuel 333 1990 163 1991 Rick Cerone 227 1992 Dick Schofield 420 1993 Tony Fernandez 173 1994 Jim Lindeman 137 1995 Brett Butler 367 1996 134 1997 Manny Alexander 149 1998 Tony Phillips 188 1999 Shawon Dunston 93 2000 Derek Bell 546 2001 Desi Relaford 301 2002 208 2003 Tony Clark 254 2004 Richard Hidalgo 324 2005 Miguel Cairo 327 2006 Xavier Nady 265 2007 Ruben Gotay 190 2008 Brian Schneider 335 I hate to think how few of these I would have gotten if I was playing this game. Aspromonte, probably. And Hebner and Davis.

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:00 PM

1966 Charley Smith?

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:01 PM

Leon "Motor" Brown was actually my first guess and I changed it to Pepe. 1996: Alvaro Espinoza?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2009 01:02 PM

Smith is wrong, Alvaro Espinoza is correct.

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:02 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 03 2009 01:03 PM

1972 EDIT Joe Nolan?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2009 01:03 PM

1965 Duke Carmel 1966 Ed Bressoud

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:03 PM

Bressoud is a GREAT guess/answer. He owned the SS HR record forever.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2009 01:06 PM

No Nolan. Not Carmel, either. Ed Bressoud is correct. Year Player AB 1962 Felix Mantilla 466 1963 Duke Snider 354 1964 George Altman 422 1965 156 1966 Ed Bressoud 405 1967 Tommy Davis 577 1968 2 1969 Bobby Pfeil 211 1970 Joe Foy 322 1971 Bob Aspromonte 342 1972 49 1973 Rich Chiles 25 1974 Rich Puig 10 1975 Gene Clines 203 1976 Leon Brown 70 1977 17 1978 Tom Grieve 101 1979 Richie Hebner 473 1980 284 1981 Mike Cubbage 80 1982 Tom Veryzer 54 1983 Mark Bradley 104 1984 Jerry Martin 91 1985 Tom Paciorek 116 1986 Ed Hearn 136 1987 Al Pedrique 6 1989 Juan Samuel 333 1990 163 1991 Rick Cerone 227 1992 Dick Schofield 420 1993 Tony Fernandez 173 1994 Jim Lindeman 137 1995 Brett Butler 367 1996 Alvaro Espinoza 134 1997 Manny Alexander 149 1998 Tony Phillips 188 1999 Shawon Dunston 93 2000 Derek Bell 546 2001 Desi Relaford 301 2002 208 2003 Tony Clark 254 2004 Richard Hidalgo 324 2005 Miguel Cairo 327 2006 Xavier Nady 265 2007 Ruben Gotay 190 2008 Brian Schneider 335 I'm surprised that 1980 and 1990 haven't been guessed yet. 1977, by the way, is a pitcher.

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:06 PM

1990 Mike Marshall

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2009 01:07 PM

Last link in the bridge to Harrelson.

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:08 PM

1980: Claudell Washington

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:09 PM

1972 EDIT: Lute Barnes

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2009 01:16 PM

Yes to Washington and Marshall, but not Barnes. Year Player AB 1962 Felix Mantilla 466 1963 Duke Snider 354 1964 George Altman 422 1965 156 1966 Ed Bressoud 405 1967 Tommy Davis 577 1968 2 1969 Bobby Pfeil 211 1970 Joe Foy 322 1971 Bob Aspromonte 342 1972 49 1973 Rich Chiles 25 1974 Rich Puig 10 1975 Gene Clines 203 1976 Leon Brown 70 1977 17 1978 Tom Grieve 101 1979 Richie Hebner 473 1980 Claudell Washington 284 1981 Mike Cubbage 80 1982 Tom Veryzer 54 1983 Mark Bradley 104 1984 Jerry Martin 91 1985 Tom Paciorek 116 1986 Ed Hearn 136 1987 Al Pedrique 6 1989 Juan Samuel 333 1990 Mike Marshall 163 1991 Rick Cerone 227 1992 Dick Schofield 420 1993 Tony Fernandez 173 1994 Jim Lindeman 137 1995 Brett Butler 367 1996 Alvaro Espinoza 134 1997 Manny Alexander 149 1998 Tony Phillips 188 1999 Shawon Dunston 93 2000 Derek Bell 546 2001 Desi Relaford 301 2002 208 2003 Tony Clark 254 2004 Richard Hidalgo 324 2005 Miguel Cairo 327 2006 Xavier Nady 265 2007 Ruben Gotay 190 2008 Brian Schneider 335

G-Fafif Apr 03 2009 01:22 PM

I've looked up the others and see one of my '72 answers that I erased (in favor of Lute Barnes) and my instinctual '77 guess (but I thought he was here more than one year) were correct. 2002 I knew I was drawing a blank on. 1965 showed up in a book I read recently. 1968 we could have sat from here to the next ballpark and I wouldn't have gotten it.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 03 2009 01:51 PM

Okay, time to flip the cards are reveal the answers. Good job everyone. We'll be back on Monday to do the pitchers. Year Player AB 1962 Felix Mantilla 466 1963 Duke Snider 354 1964 George Altman 422 1965 Billy Cowan 156 1966 Ed Bressoud 405 1967 Tommy Davis 577 1968 Bill Short 2 1969 Bobby Pfeil 211 1970 Joe Foy 322 1971 Bob Aspromonte 342 1972 Bill Sudakis 49 1973 Rich Chiles 25 1974 Rich Puig 10 1975 Gene Clines 203 1976 Leon Brown 70 1977 Jackson Todd 17 1978 Tom Grieve 101 1979 Richie Hebner 473 1980 Claudell Washington 284 1981 Mike Cubbage 80 1982 Tom Veryzer 54 1983 Mark Bradley 104 1984 Jerry Martin 91 1985 Tom Paciorek 116 1986 Ed Hearn 136 1987 Al Pedrique 6 1989 Juan Samuel 333 1990 Mike Marshall 163 1991 Rick Cerone 227 1992 Dick Schofield 420 1993 Tony Fernandez 173 1994 Jim Lindeman 137 1995 Brett Butler 367 1996 Alvaro Espinoza 134 1997 Manny Alexander 149 1998 Tony Phillips 188 1999 Shawon Dunston 93 2000 Derek Bell 546 2001 Desi Relaford 301 2002 John Valentin 208 2003 Tony Clark 254 2004 Richard Hidalgo 324 2005 Miguel Cairo 327 2006 Xavier Nady 265 2007 Ruben Gotay 190 2008 Brian Schneider 335

Rockin' Doc Apr 03 2009 05:42 PM

I believe Tony Clark would be 2003.

[G-Fafif]

1974: Rich Puig

[G-Fafif]

1975: Gene Clines

[G-Fafif]

1992 Dick Schofield

[Benjamin Grimm]

How the hell did you get Leon Brown!?!?

And Tony Clark is correct too. So are Clines and Puig.

EDIT: Dick Schofield too.

Year	Player	AB
1962	Felix Mantilla	466
1963	Duke Snider	354
1964	George Altman	422
1965		156
1966		405
1967	Tommy Davis	577
1968		2
1969	Bobby Pfeil	211
1970	Joe Foy	322
1971	Bob Aspromonte	342
1972		49
1973	Rich Chiles	25
1974	Rich Puig	10
1975	Gene Clines	203
1976	Leon Brown	70
1977		17
1978	Tom Grieve	101
1979	Richie Hebner	473
1980		284
1981	Mike Cubbage	80
1982	Tom Veryzer	54
1983	Mark Bradley	104
1984	Jerry Martin	91
1985	Tom Paciorek	116
1986	Ed Hearn	136
1987	Al Pedrique	6
1989	Juan Samuel	333
1990		163
1991	Rick Cerone	227
1992	Dick Schofield	420
1993	Tony Fernandez	173
1994	Jim Lindeman	137
1995	Brett Butler	367
1996		134
1997	Manny Alexander	149
1998	Tony Phillips	188
1999	Shawon Dunston	93
2000	Derek Bell	546
2001	Desi Relaford	301
2002		208
2003	Tony Clark	254
2004	Richard Hidalgo	324
2005	Miguel Cairo	327
2006	Xavier Nady	265
2007	Ruben Gotay	190
2008	Brian Schneider	335

I hate to think how few of these I would have gotten if I was playing this game. Aspromonte, probably. And Hebner and Davis.

[G-Fafif]

1966 Charley Smith?

[G-Fafif]

Leon "Motor" Brown was actually my first guess and I changed it to Pepe.

1996: Alvaro Espinoza?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Smith is wrong, Alvaro Espinoza is correct.

[G-Fafif]

1972 EDIT Joe Nolan?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

1965 Duke Carmel
1966 Ed Bressoud

[G-Fafif]

Bressoud is a GREAT guess/answer. He owned the SS HR record forever.

[Benjamin Grimm]

No Nolan. Not Carmel, either. Ed Bressoud is correct.

Year	Player	AB
1962	Felix Mantilla	466
1963	Duke Snider	354
1964	George Altman	422
1965		156
1966	Ed Bressoud	405
1967	Tommy Davis	577
1968		2
1969	Bobby Pfeil	211
1970	Joe Foy	322
1971	Bob Aspromonte	342
1972		49
1973	Rich Chiles	25
1974	Rich Puig	10
1975	Gene Clines	203
1976	Leon Brown	70
1977		17
1978	Tom Grieve	101
1979	Richie Hebner	473
1980		284
1981	Mike Cubbage	80
1982	Tom Veryzer	54
1983	Mark Bradley	104
1984	Jerry Martin	91
1985	Tom Paciorek	116
1986	Ed Hearn	136
1987	Al Pedrique	6
1989	Juan Samuel	333
1990		163
1991	Rick Cerone	227
1992	Dick Schofield	420
1993	Tony Fernandez	173
1994	Jim Lindeman	137
1995	Brett Butler	367
1996	Alvaro Espinoza	134
1997	Manny Alexander	149
1998	Tony Phillips	188
1999	Shawon Dunston	93
2000	Derek Bell	546
2001	Desi Relaford	301
2002		208
2003	Tony Clark	254
2004	Richard Hidalgo	324
2005	Miguel Cairo	327
2006	Xavier Nady	265
2007	Ruben Gotay	190
2008	Brian Schneider	335

I'm surprised that 1980 and 1990 haven't been guessed yet.

1977, by the way, is a pitcher.

[G-Fafif]

1990 Mike Marshall

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Last link in the bridge to Harrelson.

[G-Fafif]

1980: Claudell Washington

[G-Fafif]

1972 EDIT: Lute Barnes

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes to Washington and Marshall, but not Barnes.

Year	Player	AB
1962	Felix Mantilla	466
1963	Duke Snider	354
1964	George Altman	422
1965		156
1966	Ed Bressoud	405
1967	Tommy Davis	577
1968		2
1969	Bobby Pfeil	211
1970	Joe Foy	322
1971	Bob Aspromonte	342
1972		49
1973	Rich Chiles	25
1974	Rich Puig	10
1975	Gene Clines	203
1976	Leon Brown	70
1977		17
1978	Tom Grieve	101
1979	Richie Hebner	473
1980	Claudell Washington	284
1981	Mike Cubbage	80
1982	Tom Veryzer	54
1983	Mark Bradley	104
1984	Jerry Martin	91
1985	Tom Paciorek	116
1986	Ed Hearn	136
1987	Al Pedrique	6
1989	Juan Samuel	333
1990	Mike Marshall	163
1991	Rick Cerone	227
1992	Dick Schofield	420
1993	Tony Fernandez	173
1994	Jim Lindeman	137
1995	Brett Butler	367
1996	Alvaro Espinoza	134
1997	Manny Alexander	149
1998	Tony Phillips	188
1999	Shawon Dunston	93
2000	Derek Bell	546
2001	Desi Relaford	301
2002		208
2003	Tony Clark	254
2004	Richard Hidalgo	324
2005	Miguel Cairo	327
2006	Xavier Nady	265
2007	Ruben Gotay	190
2008	Brian Schneider	335

[G-Fafif]

I've looked up the others and see one of my '72 answers that I erased (in favor of Lute Barnes) and my instinctual '77 guess (but I thought he was here more than one year) were correct. 2002 I knew I was drawing a blank on. 1965 showed up in a book I read recently. 1968 we could have sat from here to the next ballpark and I wouldn't have gotten it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Okay, time to flip the cards are reveal the answers. Good job everyone.

We'll be back on Monday to do the pitchers.

Year	Player	AB
1962	Felix Mantilla	466
1963	Duke Snider	354
1964	George Altman	422
1965	Billy Cowan	156
1966	Ed Bressoud	405
1967	Tommy Davis	577
1968	Bill Short	2
1969	Bobby Pfeil	211
1970	Joe Foy	322
1971	Bob Aspromonte	342
1972	Bill Sudakis	49
1973	Rich Chiles	25
1974	Rich Puig	10
1975	Gene Clines	203
1976	Leon Brown	70
1977	Jackson Todd	17
1978	Tom Grieve	101
1979	Richie Hebner	473
1980	Claudell Washington	284
1981	Mike Cubbage	80
1982	Tom Veryzer	54
1983	Mark Bradley	104
1984	Jerry Martin	91
1985	Tom Paciorek	116
1986	Ed Hearn	136
1987	Al Pedrique	6
1989	Juan Samuel	333
1990	Mike Marshall	163
1991	Rick Cerone	227
1992	Dick Schofield	420
1993	Tony Fernandez	173
1994	Jim Lindeman	137
1995	Brett Butler	367
1996	Alvaro Espinoza	134
1997	Manny Alexander	149
1998	Tony Phillips	188
1999	Shawon Dunston	93
2000	Derek Bell	546
2001	Desi Relaford	301
2002	John Valentin	208
2003	Tony Clark	254
2004	Richard Hidalgo	324
2005	Miguel Cairo	327
2006	Xavier Nady	265
2007	Ruben Gotay	190
2008	Brian Schneider	335

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I believe Tony Clark would be 2003.