Jamie Moyer

[Benjamin Grimm]

Five guys remain. Three of them were pitchers, two of them were Mets.

Here's who we have so far:

Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Will Clark
Roger Clemens
Eric Davis
John Franco
Andres Galarraga
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Greg Maddux
Jamie Moyer
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines

[HahnSolo]

The other future Met and SS is Shawon Dunston

[Willets Point]

Paul O'Neill battled in 1986 for the Cincinnati Reds.

[Guest Edgy DC]

HahnSolo wrote: The other future Met and SS is Shawon Dunston

And another Cub. What a future that team had.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Willets Point wrote: Paul O'Neill battled in 1986 for the Cincinnati Reds.

Not against the Mets, though.

Dunston, however, is correct.

Four remain. Three pitchers, one outfielder. One of the remaining players was a Met.

Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Will Clark
Roger Clemens
Eric Davis
Shawon Dunston
John Franco
Andres Galarraga
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Greg Maddux
Jamie Moyer
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines

[Willets Point]

Is Dave Martinez the outfielder?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes! Very good!


Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Will Clark
Roger Clemens
Eric Davis
Shawon Dunston
John Franco
Andres Galarraga
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Greg Maddux
Dave Martinez
Jamie Moyer
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines


Three pitchers remain. One of them was a Met.

[Willets Point]

Terry Mullholland, who seemed to pitch for every team but the Mets.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes.

The remaining two pitchers both have the same given name. They were also both Phillies, Mariners, and Astros.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Charlie Hudson? Mike Maddux?

[Guest Number 6]

Jose Canseco.

OE: Whoops, looks like position players were done. Plus, I missed that the player had to actually oppose the Mets in 1986. Blah.

Edited November 2, 2010 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mike Maddux is our ex-Met.

One player remains.

Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Will Clark
Roger Clemens
Eric Davis
Shawon Dunston
John Franco
Andres Galarraga
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Greg Maddux
Mike Maddux
Terry Mulholland
Jamie Moyer
Dave Martinez
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines

[Guest Edgy DC]

Paul Assenmacher.

[Willets Point]

The last guy has to be a pitcher named Mike.

[Guest Number 6]

Un-dead Michael Jackson.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mike Harkey?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Un-dead Michael Jackson.

DING!

And we're done:

Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla
Will Clark
Roger Clemens
Eric Davis
Shawon Dunston
John Franco
Andres Galarraga
Tony Gwynn
Orel Hershiser
Michael Jackson
Greg Maddux
Mike Maddux
Terry Mulholland
Jamie Moyer
Dave Martinez
Rafael Palmeiro
Tim Raines

[Willets Point]

Number 6 wrote: Un-dead Michael Jackson.

Not bad. Kind of an off the wall choice but no one else can beat it. It makes for a thriller of a conclusion to this quiz.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Boy, did he fly under the radar for a long time.

I can't tell you one useful fact about Mike Jackson other than he once pitched for the Phils and usually (though I'm not sure exclusively) in relief. Maybe he was a Red too. Probably. Can't tell you what arm he threw with, what number he wore. I think he's white but maybe not.

Give me ten years and no encyclopediae, I don't come up with his name.

[Willets Point]

Here is a picture of him with the Phillies:

[Guest Number 6]

Edgy DC wrote: Boy, did he fly under the radar for a long time. I can't tell you one useful fact about Mike Jackson other than he once pitched for the Phils and usually (though I'm not sure exclusively) in relief. Maybe he was a Red too. Probably. Can't tell you what arm he threw with, what number he wore. I think he's white but maybe not. Give me ten years and no encyclopediae, I don't come up with his name.

The only reason I did is because I had the name Michael to go with, and was making connections with Michael ________ in my head. Jackson popped in because of the King of Pop, and then I thought, "hey wait, the pitcher!"

Never would have thought of him otherwise.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy DC wrote: Boy, did he fly under the radar for a long time. I can't tell you one useful fact about Mike Jackson other than he once pitched for the Phils and usually (though I'm not sure exclusively) in relief. Maybe he was a Red too. Probably. Can't tell you what arm he threw with, what number he wore. I think he's white but maybe not. Give me ten years and no encyclopediae, I don't come up with his name.

I'd totally forgotten about him, but now I do remember him. Longtime Phillie, but not exclusively. I think he was also a Mariner for a good period. Black. Don't recall L or R... Did he wear No. 13 or is that my imagination?

[Guest Number 6]

I think of him as an Astro which, apparently, he only was for 1 season.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yes on the Mariners, and a righty.

I remember him closing a little, or at least enough to grab double-digit saves once or twice-- he served as the de facto closer on a few imaginary baseball-card teams I redrafted in one of my imaginary leagues one summer (with the '88 Topps set?).

[MFS62]

Un-dead Michael Jackson. DING! And we're done: Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Will Clark Roger Clemens Eric Davis Shawon Dunston John Franco Andres Galarraga Tony Gwynn Orel Hershiser Michael Jackson Greg Maddux Mike Maddux Terry Mulholland Jamie Moyer Dave Martinez Rafael Palmeiro Tim Raines

Wasn't there supposed to be a catcher?
None of those guys jump out at me as having worn the tools of ignorance.
Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Nobody ever promised that there would be a catcher.

[seawolf17]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Nobody ever promised that there would be a catcher.

You gotta have a catcher or you're gonna have a lot of passed balls.