Trivia (again)

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Score
G-Fafif 18
TM 9
LWFS 6
Hahn 4
Edgy 2
Seawolf 2
Ceetar 1
Mole 1

1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn
2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn
3. Eddie Murray (504) TM
4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM
5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif
6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS
7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif
8. Jeff Kent (377) Ceetar
9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn
10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif
11. George Foster (348) Mole
12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn
13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS
14t. Mo Vaughn (328) TM
14t. Shawn Green (328) G-Fafif
16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif
17. Jeromy Burnitz (315) TM
18. Rickey Henderson (297) LWFS
19. Robin Ventura (294) TM
20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif
21. Bobby Bonilla (287) Edgy
22. Frank Thomas (286) G-Fafif
23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif
24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif
25. Mike Cameron (269) LWFS
26.
27. Todd Zeile (253) G-Fafif
28. Joe Torre (252) Edgy
29.
30.
31. Ken Singleton (246) Edgy
32. Kevin Mitchell (234) G-Fafif
33. Cliff Floyd (233) TM
34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif
34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif
36. Jeff Conine (214) G-Fafif
37. Kevin McReynolds (211) Seawolf
38. Roberto Alomar (210) TM
39. Richie Hebner (203) LWFS
40t.
40t.

Wrong Answers
Amos Otis (193) (41st) Edgy

[Ceetar]

Willie Randolph?

[HahnSolo]

Hundley

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Score
G-Fafif 21
TM 12
LWFS 6
Hahn 5
Edgy 2
Seawolf 2
Mole 1
Ceetar (-3)

1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn
2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn
3. Eddie Murray (504) TM
4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM
5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif
6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS
7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif
8. Jeff Kent (377) Ceetar
9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn
10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif
11. George Foster (348) Mole
12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn
13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS
14t. Mo Vaughn (328) TM
14t. Shawn Green (328) G-Fafif
16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif
17. Jeromy Burnitz (315) TM
18. Rickey Henderson (297) LWFS
19. Robin Ventura (294) TM
20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif
21. Bobby Bonilla (287) Edgy
22. Frank Thomas (286) G-Fafif
23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif
24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif
25. Mike Cameron (269) LWFS
26. John Olerud (255) TM
27. Todd Zeile (253) G-Fafif
28. Joe Torre (252) Edgy
29. Tony Clark (251) G-Fafif
30. Jose Valentin (249) Hahn
31. Ken Singleton (246) Edgy
32. Kevin Mitchell (234) G-Fafif
33. Cliff Floyd (233) TM
34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif
34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif
36. Jeff Conine (214) G-Fafif
37. Kevin McReynolds (211) Seawolf
38. Roberto Alomar (210) TM
39. Richie Hebner (203) LWFS
40t. Todd Hundley (202) TM
40t. Carl Everett (202) G-Fafif

Wrong Answers
Amos Otis (193) (41st) Edgy
Jason Bay (191) (42nd) Ceetar
Willie Randolph (off the charts) Ceetar

[Guest Edgy DC]

[crossout:16sy3dtv]Olerud.[/crossout:16sy3dtv]

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Done. You guys are impressively knowledgeable Mets fans. Or cheaters.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I was very close to slapping Milner up there, but then I remembered that he fell off the precipice when he left.

Would NOT have guessed that Oly notched that many potatoes.

[G-Fafif]

My favorite "YOU'RE KIDDING!" answer is Jose Valentin. What an era.

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I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself).

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Done. You guys are impressively knowledgeable Mets fans. Or cheaters.

well, Bay will jump into the top 40 this season (you'd hope)

Wright would need 34 to tie Hebner for 40th.

Castillo, if he gets the job, would need 175.

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Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met)
43.
44.
45t.
45t.
47.
48.

[G-Fafif]

Never mind. Misunderstood question.

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Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met)
43.
44.
45t.
45t.
47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
48.

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G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question.

Are you withdrawing your correct answer?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself).

I just noticed that Conine was a RIGHT answer. Wowee.

I had the benefit of having looked up the Digger's numbers a few months back after a talk with an older Met fan about guys he hated back in the Grant years.

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer?

No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hubie Brooks.

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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself). I just noticed that Conine was a RIGHT answer. Wowee. I had the benefit of having looked up the Digger's numbers a few months back after a talk with an older Met fan about guys he hated back in the Grant years.

There were only three wrong answers. Two of the wrongs were the first two Mets to miss the cut. Amazin'. Amazin'. Amazin'.

Over the years, I've read all about the failed --doomed from the start, apparently-- relationship between Hebner, the Mets and Mets fans. But I don't seem to remember any of it as it was happening. This Hebner saga is like one big history lesson for me. And I was around for the '79 Mets.

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G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me.

I thought I made a funny.

HaHa.

[seawolf17]

I'm probably the biggest (only) Kevin McReynolds backer around here, and it's sad to me that he fell off the table so quickly. If only steroids had been around a few years sooner, he'd be over 300.

If you'd asked me, though, who had more career HR between McReynolds and Todd Hundley, I would have said Hundley in a second.

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me. I thought I made a funny. HaHa.

Good one!

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G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me.

Yogi Berra would be the answer to that trivia question.

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Edgy DC wrote: Hubie Brooks.

Hubie didn't make the cut. I should've extended this contest through the top 48 (or 50). The extra credits are tough ones. But I thought that no one would get Conine or Hebner for a long while. So perhaps, I'm underestimating you guys.

[G-Fafif]

Conine was the only other zero-homer guy as a Met in the Top 41.

I've taken the liberty of looking up the extra credit answers and one guy in there was also of the no-homer variety, and he's a guy I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have considered as Top 50 material if I devoted the next 50 hours to this.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Preston Wilson.

[G-Fafif]

Edgy DC wrote: Preston Wilson.

There's 50 hours I can feel good about getting back.

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Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met)
43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
44.
45t.
45t.
47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
48.
49.
50.

Preston, I thought, was a tough one. I extended the list through the top 50.

Extra Credit Round
G-Fafif 1
Edgy 1

[Centerfield]

David Segui.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Keith?

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Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met)
43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
44.
45t.
45t.
47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
48.
49.
50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
G-Fafif 1
Edgy 1
LWFS 1

Wrong Answers
David Segui