Trivia (again)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jose Cardenal.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191)
43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
44.
45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
45t.
47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 2
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 1
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Hubie Brooks
David Segui
Edgardo Alfonzo
Ellis Valentine
Willie Montanez
John Milner
Jose Cardenal

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tommy Davis

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: But seriously, one of the remaining two answers is, I think, an obvious one. So obvious that I'm surprised no one submitted his name in the top 40 regular credit phase. Well. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/HR_career.shtml

I actually thought of him during the top 40, but then didn't think he'd make the top 40, and then forgot about him.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
42. Jason Bay (191)
43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
44.
45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
45t.
47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 2
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 1
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jay Bell.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell. And Bell hit 195 HR's. So now I have to revise the top 50 list. And tomorrow, we'll redo this extra credit portion of the trivia question all over again.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy
_________________________________
42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
43. Jason Bay (191)
________________________
44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
45.
46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
46t.
48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 3
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 1
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)

[Guest Edgy DC]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell.

Nobody misses Jay Bell.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I went over this list carefully. So it couldn't be that I skipped over Jay Bell's name. What happened is that I simply forgot that Jay Bell was ever a Met to begin with. FWIW, the reigning champion to this trivia contest, G-Fafif, also whiffed on Bell. I know this because he said that he peeked at the extra credit answers after the top 40 list was solved and saw that there was one "no HR's as a Met" in the extra credit round (Wilson). So I'm in good company. Unless G-Fafif remembered that Bell was a Met but thought that Bell hit at least one Met HR. That's a possibility.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy DC wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell. Nobody misses Jay Bell.

Missed him? To tell you the truth, I barely remember him. Did I ever tell you that in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, (the Art Howe years) I became totally disinterested in the Mets right around the All-Star Break? I don't think I watched 10 games total, combining the second half of Howe's two full seasons. And I was a full season ticket holder during the Howe era. When I look at those rosters, there are some players that I can't even visualize. Eric Valent? Who the hell was he?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ooh, I think I got one.

[crossout:2vc1lm78]Methuselah[/crossout:2vc1lm78] Julio Franco

[metirish]

Eric fucking Valent hit for a fucking cycle....some respect to the departed please....

[Guest Edgy DC]

Certainly doesn't deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Jay Bell.

I like to think of Bell as the most counterproductive Met ever. I'm probably wrong, and there's a pitcher from 1962 with a 7.11 ERA over 59 innings, but damn --- 142 plate appearances and three RBI --- there's a guy who retired before he retired.

You know, when Mo Vaughn got hurt that year, Bell was our original replacement at first. Jay Bell!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy
_________________________________
42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
43. Jason Bay (191)
________________________
44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS
46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
46t.
48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 3
LWFS 2
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 2
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)


Methuselah to the extreme. One spot left on the board. Edgy clinched at least a tie for first place in the extra credit round. Only LWFS can tie Edgy.

[metirish]

Looking at his B-R page.....Bell was at 1st base for 13 games....starting 3....was he a defensive replacement or what? , 14 games at 2nd( starting 10) and 14 at 3rd....starting 7 .

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think the key is thinking of really, really old Mets players. Because most of them used to be good for a while, while wearing other clothes.

[batmagadanleadoff]

metirish wrote: Eric fucking Valent hit for a fucking cycle....some respect to the departed please....

I know what you mean. That was my point. Valent hit 13 HR's in 2004 in only 32 starts. And he doesn't register. Quirk: Valent was a major leaguer for five seasons (2001-05). He hit 13 HR's for the Mets in 2004 - the only 13 HR's in his entire ML career.

[batmagadanleadoff]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think the key is thinking of really, really old Mets players. Because most of them used to be good for a while, while wearing other clothes.

You don't think it's Donn Clendenon? Take a shot. I'm not penalizing for wrong answers in this round. If I was in your position, standings wise, I'd throw out a guess every four seconds. Makes sense tactically, no? I'd do the same if I was Edgy.

[Chad ochoseis]

Now this looks like fun...wish I'd noticed it before the first 49 spots were guessed.

Mazzilli?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy
_________________________________
42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
43. Jason Bay (191)
________________________
44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS
46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
46t.
48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 3
LWFS 2
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 2
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)
Lee Mazzilli (93)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Joel Youngblood

[Guest Edgy DC]

Jesus Alou

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cleon Jones

[batmagadanleadoff]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Now this looks like fun...wish I'd noticed it before the first 49 spots were guessed. Mazzilli?

If you blinked, you would've missed this contest. This contest was over in the time it took me to type "Willie Mays". And no wrong answers either. Not only that, but all the correct answers were submitted in precise descending order of Home Runs hit.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy
_________________________________
42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
43. Jason Bay (191)
________________________
44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS
46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
46t.
48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 3
LWFS 2
G-Fafif 1
LWFS 2
CF 1
JCL 1

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)
Lee Mazzilli (93)
Cleon Jones (93)
Joel Youngblood (80)
Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

Now we're talking. That's the way to game the rules.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Derek Bell?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Baerga.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Extra Credit.

Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed.

41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy
_________________________________
42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met)
43. Jason Bay (191)
________________________
44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy
45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS
46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF
46t.
48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif
49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL
50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy
51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS


Extra Credit Round
Edgy 3
G-Fafif 1
CF 1
JCL 1
LWFS (-8)

Wrong Answers
Tommy Davis (153)
Hubie Brooks (149)
Edgardo Alfonzo (146)
David Segui (139)
Willie Montanez (139)
Jose Cardenal (138)
Carlos Baerga (134)
Derek Bell (134)
John Milner (131)
Ellis Valentine (123)
Lee Mazzilli (93)
Cleon Jones (93)
Joel Youngblood (80)
Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))


Did you read the fine print where it clearly states that from 12:40 PM to 1:00 PM on Thursday, Jan 6, 2011, five points will be deducted for each wrong answer submitted in the extra credit round?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I'm shaking my fist at the screen SO hard right now.