Walk-off trivia

[metirish]

Gonzalez from Arizona

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edmonds, yes! (Gonzalez, no.)

Edmonds is our remaining playoff opponent, our remaining 2010 guy, one of our remaining Cubs, and, along with Schmidt, the only player with three walkoffs against the Mets.

[metsmarathon]

ron santo

[metirish]

This trivia has been great , we got them all?

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, not Santo.

Still looking for two Cubs and guy who played in the 1960's. (New hint: Our 60's guy was never a Cub.) (Another new hint: both of our remaining Cubs played most of their games during the 1990's. They're not nearly as famous as the remaining non-Cub was.)

3 walkoffs: Schmidt, Edmonds
2 walkoffs: Bench, Lee, Sosa, Dawson, Perez, _______, _______, _______

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oops! I found a misstatement among my clues. One of the two remaining Cubs also played in the post-season against the Mets. Not in as big a role as Bench, Perez, and Edmonds, so I overlooked him. Sorry about that.

[metsmarathon]

benito santiago

ted simmons

[HahnSolo]

Not-nearly-famous Cub: Dwight Smith

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, and no to Santiago and Simmons.

Dwight Smith is a great guess. He's exactly the kind of player we're looking for for two of the slots.


Our two remaining Cubs can both be described as "journeymen outfielders."

Our remaining non-Cub was one of the biggest names in baseball when I first started paying attention back in 1971.

[metsmarathon]

pete rose, not a hall of famer.

[TransMonk]

***avi...i'm an idiot...it's not Hank Aaron***

Edited July 15, 2010 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

Pete Rose is a good guess, but no. Our guy is eligible, and, I think has been in the discussion, but probably hasn't come close. He was a controversial figure, but not in the way Pete was/is.

Not Aaron. Our remaining guys are all not in the Hall of Fame.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Adolfo Phillips?

[metsmarathon]

flood.

my strategy, and my answer.

also, glenallen hill.

[HahnSolo]

Glenallen Hill.

[TransMonk]

Joe Torre

[HahnSolo]

Richie Allen

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes! Glenallen Hill is the overlooked postseason opponent (3 WS at bats for the 2000 Yankees) and one of our journeymen Cubs.

Curt Flood is not correct. Dick Allen is correct!

We're down to one journeyman Cub outfielder. Let me see if I can think up a clue for this guy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Adolfo Phillips?

Oh wait. The remaining Cubs never played in the '60's?

[Benjamin Grimm]

3 walkoffs: Schmidt, Edmonds
2 walkoffs: Bench, Lee, Sosa, Dawson, Perez, Hill, Allen, _______



Our remaining guy played most of his games as a Met opponent in 1989, 1990, and 1991 as a Cub.

He also faced the Mets as a Cincinnati Red in 1994 and 1995.

Also spent time with the Angels, Braves, Orioles, and Devil Rays.

[HahnSolo]

Jerome Walton?

[Benjamin Grimm]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh wait. The remaining Cubs never played in the '60's?

Right. I can imagine how confusing this is, with the overlapping clues I've been providing. Hopefully it makes it a fun challenge (like a brain teaser) rather than a frustrating one.

[TransMonk]

Jerome Walton?

[Benjamin Grimm]

HahnSolo wrote: Jerome Walton?

Very good!

And we're done!

Thanks for playing everybody!

Maybe there will be another one tomorrow.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Jerome Walton

[TransMonk]

I mean, 1989 Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton?

[HahnSolo]

25 career homers and two were walkoffs against the Mets.

[Elster88]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: DING! Kevin Elster hit a walkoff homer for the Mets (off Alejandro Pena) on May 31, 1988, and did the same against the Mets on May 31, 2000 against Turk Wendell. Thanks for playing!

And after the game, he kissed your girlfriend.

[Benjamin Grimm]

FUN FACT:
The Mets actually have a winning record (116-115) on games that have ended in a home run! (There aren't many "since 1962" categories in which the Mets have a winning record, so this was a nice discovery.)


NEW TRIVIA QUESTION:
Only one Mets game has ever ended with a balk. Who was the pitcher charged with that balk?

[Centerfield]

Armando Benitez.