Who's Who Mag Trivia

[batmagadanleadoff]

Name the only MLB player to be featured on the cover of Who's Who one year before his first season as a member of the New York Mets.

[ashie62]

I'll go with Carter or Hernandez.

[Guest Edgy DC]

M. Piazza.

[MFS62]

Since the cover is generally reserved for the winners in the various offensive categories, I'm guessing Lance Johnson.

Later

[ashie62]

Amended, Ken Boyer, George Foster or, Joe Torre?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Solved by the poster who guessed everybody.



Ken Boyer won the MVP award in '64, made the cover of Who's Who in '65, and joined the Mets in '66.

[batmagadanleadoff]

MFS62 wrote: Since the cover is generally reserved for the winners in the various offensive categories, I'm guessing Lance Johnson. Later

The player featured on the cover is always the preceding season's MVP or Cy Young award winner. So the trick was to determine which player won that award two seasons before coming to the Mets. While Frank Viola won the Cy Young in 1988 -- one year before coming to the Mets in '89, he never made the cover of Who's Who. Canseco made the '89 cover.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Saberhagen.

[Guest themetfairy]

Frank Viola

[batmagadanleadoff]

Saberhagen won his second and last Cy Young in 1989, but lost the 1990 WW cover to '89 AL MVP Robin Yount. Sabes joined the Mets in 1992: so even if he did make the 90 WW cover, it would've been two years prior to his first Met season.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Now I'm grabbing. I know Spahn couldn't have won the 1963 Cy Young, because Koufax was automatic then. I know Willie Mays didn't win the 1970 MVP and George Foster didn't win the 1980.

How about Francisco Rodriguez?

[batmagadanleadoff]

I posted the answer at 12:17 pm. It's Ken Boyer. Ashie guessed correctly.

[Guest Edgy DC]

You and your cursed cryptic English.

[Zvon]

I would have guessed Greg Jefferies in 1987.

Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools.

[seawolf17]

Zvon wrote: Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools.

Is that a Mariano Rivera joke? Because you totally didn't need to go there.

[Zvon]

seawolf17 wrote: Zvon wrote: Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools. Is that a Mariano Rivera joke? Because you totally didn't need to go there.

Wha?

Jefferies used to swing his bat underwater in his pool. I think it was his dads suggestion and coaching advice.

You lost me there^ What are you referring to?

[dgwphotography]

Zvon wrote: I would have guessed Greg Jefferies in 1987. Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools.

Sorry wolfie, but this is a BOC right there...

[Zvon]

dgwphotography wrote: Zvon wrote: I would have guessed Greg Jefferies in 1987. Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools. Sorry wolfie, but this is a BOC right there...

Blue Oyster Cult?

[ashie62]

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: I would have guessed Greg Jefferies in 1987. Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools. Sorry wolfie, but this is a BOC right there... Blue Oyster Cult?

But it needs more Cowbell

[Zvon]

Ashie62 wrote: Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: I would have guessed Greg Jefferies in 1987. Awww, once again I'm confusing Whos Who In Baseball with Whos What In Backyard Pools. Sorry wolfie, but this is a BOC right there... Blue Oyster Cult? But it needs more Cowbell

Agreed