NBA Trivia Question on a Sunday

[ashie62]

Most Professional Sports leagues and such have logos representing their sport.

The NBA logo has a silhouette of a player in its' logo. It is a real player.

Who is he?

[MFS62]

Jerry West.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

In the Baseball Forum? C'mon.

[ashie62]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: In the Baseball Forum? C'mon.

Sorry, point to MFS...feel free to delete.

[MFS62]

Ashie62 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: In the Baseball Forum? C'mon. Sorry, point to MFS...feel free to delete.

HEY!
Speak for yourself.
That was the first point I've earned in any trivia question for a while.
Feel free to move, sir.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Let's spin this the Mets' way, shall we?

Nine Jerrys (and one Gerry) have played for the Mets. Without looking them up, name them.

NINE JERRYS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ONE GERRY
1.

[Gwreck]

Jerry DiPoto

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Grote.

[G-Fafif]

NINE JERRYS
1. DiPoto (Gwreck)
2. Grote (LWFS)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ONE GERRY
1.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Kooz.

[G-Fafif]

NINE JERRYS
1. DiPoto (Gwreck)
2. Grote (LWFS)
3. Koosman -- though we'll accept "Kooz" (LWFS)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ONE GERRY
1.

[G-Fafif]

The two Mets HOFers and the most recent Jerry have been named. For the rest, you'll have needed to have been paying attention all these years.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Martin.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Arrigo.

[G-Fafif]

NINE JERRYS
1. DiPoto (Gwreck)
2. Grote (LWFS)
3. Koosman -- though we'll accept "Kooz" (LWFS)
4. Martin (Grimm)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

ONE GERRY
1. Arrigo (Grimm)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cram

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Buchek

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Manuel

[G-Fafif]

NINE JERRYS
1. DiPoto (Gwreck)
2. Grote (LWFS)
3. Koosman -- though we'll accept "Kooz" (LWFS)
4. Martin (Grimm)
5. Cram (JCL)
6. Buchek (JCL)
7.
8.
9.

ONE GERRY
1. Arrigo (Grimm)

Manuel never played for the Mets.

[metirish]

An inspired thread by Ashie.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Pumpsie" Green.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Allensworth!

[Frayed Knot]

Jerry-my Burnitz



(he has his alternative spellings and I have mine)

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Jerry-od Riggan

[batmagadanleadoff]

May and Morales

[Guest themetfairy]

Hairston?

[G-Fafif]

NINE JERRYS
1. DiPoto (Gwreck)
2. Grote (LWFS)
3. Koosman -- though we'll accept "Kooz" (LWFS)
4. Martin (Grimm)
5. Cram (JCL)
6. Buchek (JCL)
7. May (bml)
8. Morales (bml)
9.

ONE GERRY
1. Arrigo (Grimm)

Other guesses entertaining (especially Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green) but incorrect.

[G-Fafif]

9 Clues about the 9th Jerry

1) He's younger than Tom Seaver.
2) He came along before Tom Seaver.
3) He was a teammate of Tom Seaver's in two consecutive seasons.
4) The last player he competed against directly was part of a significant first for Tom Seaver.
5) He played in a game with three of the other eight Jerrys.
6) He was born with something in common with Butch Huskey and Kelly Stinnett.
7) When he was signed out of high school, there was an air of Enchantment about him.
8) He didn't sign with the Mets out of high school, but he wasn't much out of high school when he debuted with the Mets.
9) The Mets never won any game he participated in.

[G-Fafif]

Oh, and he's never been in my kitchen.

[ashie62]

Jerry Hinsley