Quiz: The Dream of One More Bat

[Guest Edgy DC]

In these playoff-chasing seasons, name the batsman the Mets added for help in the second half. These players promised the illusion of deliverance (at least to some), and sometimes delivered (or helped deliver), but were more often forgotten by next spring. All came after June 1. (Sorry, Mike Piazza.)

1969
(Acquired June 15)

1976
(Acquired July 21)

1984
(Acquired August 28)

1985 (2)
(Acquired July 16 and August 20)

1986
(Acquired August 3)

1992
(Acquired August 8)

1997
(Acquired August 8)

1998 (2)
(Acquired June 8 and July 3)

1999 (2)
(Acquired July 31 and July 31)

2000 (3)
(Acquired June 2, July 28, and July 28)

2001
(Acquired July 30)

2005
(Acquired June 8)

2006 (4) (Hint: one of these was more of a lateral trade, rather than a short-term upgrade, and two were waiver claims to fill a pinch. Only one was to gear up.)
(Acquired June 9, August 7, August 22, and August 24)

2007 (3)
(Acquired July 12, July 30, August 20)

[seawolf17]

2007 would be Castillo and Conine.

1969 is Clendenon.

[seawolf17]

Shawn Green was 2006. (Or the 2007 I missed?)

[seawolf17]

1986 was Mazzilli, and Bowa is the August 1985.

[Guest Edgy DC]

1969
(Acquired June 15 Clendennon =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1976
(Acquired July 21)

1984
(Acquired August 28)

1985 (2)
(Acquired July 16 and August 20 Bowa =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1986
(Acquired August 3 Mazzilli =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1992
(Acquired August 8)

1997
(Acquired August 8)

1998 (2)
(Acquired June 8 and July 3)

1999 (2)
(Acquired July 31 and July 31)

2000 (3)
(Acquired June 2, July 28, and July 28)

2001
(Acquired July 30)

2005
(Acquired June 8)

2006 (4) (Hint: one of these was more of a lateral trade, rather than a short-term upgrade, and two were waiver claims to fill a pinch. Only one was to gear up.)
(Acquired June 9, August 7, August 22 Green =#FF8000]Seawolf, and August 24)

2007 (3)
(Acquired July 12, July 30 Castillo =#FF8000]Seawolf, August 20 Conine =#FF8000]Seawolf)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wolf has six on the board with one strike for double guessing.

[Benjamin Grimm]

1984: Ray Knight.

2000: Mike Bordick and Bubba Trammell.

[TransMonk]

1999: Shawon Dunston - my favorite rental

[smg58]

Was Hidalgo 2005?

Hamilton and Dunston were 1999.

[soupcan]

1997: Brian McRae

[seawolf17]

2001 was Lawton.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

1976
(Acquired July 21) Pepe F. Mangual and Jim F. Dwyer

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The other 2007 was Marlon Anderson II, weren't it?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Smiggy gets one strike for Hidalgo, acquired in a non-contending year.

Props to Bucket for including the throw-in in the Mangual deal.

1969
(Acquired June 15 Clendennon =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1976
(Acquired July 21 Mangual =#FF8000]JC Lunchbucket)

1984
(Acquired August 28 Knight =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

1985 (2)
(Acquired July 16 and August 20 Bowa =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1986
(Acquired August 3 Mazzilli =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1992
(Acquired August 8)

1997
(Acquired August 8 McRae =#FF8000]Soupcan)

1998 (2)
(Acquired June 8 and July 3)

1999 (2)
(Acquired July 31 Dunston =#FF8000]TransMonkand July 31 Hamilton =#FF8000]smg58)

2000 (3)
(Acquired June 2, July 28 Bordick =#FF8000]Ben Grimm, and July 28 Trammell =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

2001
(Acquired July 30 Lawton =#FF8000]Seawolf)

2005
(Acquired June 8)

2006 (4) (Hint: one of these was more of a lateral trade, rather than a short-term upgrade, and two were waiver claims to fill a pinch. Only one was to gear up.)
(Acquired June 9, August 7, August 22 Green =#FF8000]Seawolf, and August 24)

2007 (3)
(Acquired July 12 Anderson =#FF8000]LWFS, July 30 Castillo =#FF8000]Seawolf, August 20 Conine =#FF8000]Seawolf)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

1997 was McRae

[Guest Edgy DC]

We have McRae. Still out there unless I missed some answers.

1985
1992
1998 x2
2005
2006 x3

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

2006-- Eli Marrero. (I remember seeing someone with a homemade personalized jersey at the division clincher. Seriously.)

[seawolf17]

I thought we all agreed that 1992 and 1993 never happened.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Would Eli Marrero in 2006 count? He arrived in a trade and, I think, owned a bat.

edit -- my timing sucks.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Good on Eli, but Bucket was too slow.

1969
(Acquired June 15 Clendennon =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1976
(Acquired July 21 Mangual =#FF8000]JC Lunchbucket)

1984
(Acquired August 28 Knight =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

1985 (2)
(Acquired July 16 and August 20 Bowa =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1986
(Acquired August 3 Mazzilli =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1992
(Acquired August 8)

1997
(Acquired August 8 McRae =#FF8000]Soupcan)

1998 (2)
(Acquired June 8 and July 3)

1999 (2)
(Acquired July 31 Dunston =#FF8000]TransMonkand July 31 Hamilton =#FF8000]smg58)

2000 (3)
(Acquired June 2, July 28 Bordick =#FF8000]Ben Grimm, and July 28 Trammell =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

2001
(Acquired July 30 Lawton =#FF8000]Seawolf)

2005
(Acquired June 8)

2006 (4) (Hint: one of these was more of a lateral trade, rather than a short-term upgrade, and two were waiver claims to fill a pinch. Only one was to gear up.)
(Acquired June 9 Marrero =#FF8000]LWFS, August 7, August 22 Green =#FF8000]Seawolf, and August 24)

2007 (3)
(Acquired July 12 Anderson =#FF8000]LWFS, July 30 Castillo =#FF8000]Seawolf, August 20 Conine =#FF8000]Seawolf)

[Gwreck]

2006: Michael Tucker.

[Benjamin Grimm]

1992 was Kevin Bass, wasn't it?

[soupcan]

Hey! I got one!

I remember McRae because he had a torrid streak that made everybody believe Steve Phillips was a genius.

I also went to a game in Fenway during Brian's tenure that the Mets won 1-0 - McRae scored the run - on a Wakefield balk.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

No, wait-- Ledee. 2006 was Ledee.

Seawolf17 wrote: I thought we all agreed that 1992 and 1993 never happened.

Yeah, f'reals. I move that any season in which a salary dump trade occurs cannot also qualify as a contending season.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Tucker was an April signing and an August callup. That's a strikee there.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ice Williams in 2005?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Strike on Ice, who was a callup.

Mets were 10.5 out when Bass came on board and hadn't yet dealt themselves out. It was a tough call but he's in because the Dream brought him here.

1969
(Acquired June 15 Clendennon =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1976
(Acquired July 21 Mangual =#FF8000]JC Lunchbucket)

1984
(Acquired August 28 Knight =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

1985 (2)
(Acquired July 16 and August 20 Bowa =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1986
(Acquired August 3 Mazzilli =#FF8000]Seawolf)

1992
(Acquired August 8 Bass =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

1997
(Acquired August 8 McRae =#FF8000]Soupcan)

1998 (2)
(Acquired June 8 and July 3)

1999 (2)
(Acquired July 31 Dunston =#FF8000]TransMonkand July 31 Hamilton =#FF8000]smg58)

2000 (3)
(Acquired June 2, July 28 Bordick =#FF8000]Ben Grimm, and July 28 Trammell =#FF8000]Ben Grimm)

2001
(Acquired July 30 Lawton =#FF8000]Seawolf)

2005
(Acquired June 8)

2006 (4) (Hint: one of these was more of a lateral trade, rather than a short-term upgrade, and two were waiver claims to fill a pinch. Only one was to gear up.)
(Acquired June 9 Marrero =#FF8000]LWFS, August 7 Ledee =#FF8000]LWFS, August 22 Green =#FF8000]Seawolf, and August 24)

2007 (3)
(Acquired July 12 Anderson =#FF8000]LWFS, July 30 Castillo =#FF8000]Seawolf, August 20 Conine =#FF8000]Seawolf)

[Guest Edgy DC]

1985
1998 x2
2005
2006

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Lenny Harris is in here somewhere, isn't he?

Has to be '98.


ReRusty Staub wasn't midseason. Was he?

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Darryl Hamilton.