Fun with SCRABBLE�

[Benjamin Grimm]

I remember late in the season I noticed that several players in the Mets (and opposing team) starting lineup had both first and last names that were valid SCRABBLE� words.

Inspired by that, I belatedly decided to put together an all-time Mets team comprised solely of players and coaches who fit that criteria. Here's what I came up with:


C - Norm Sherry
1B - Dick Smith
2B - Bobby Valentine
3B - Ray Knight
SS - Jay Bell
LF - Mike Vail
CF - Angel Pagan
RF - Tom Grieve
DH - Mike Piazza

SP - Frank Viola, Jay Hook, Randy Jones, Randy Tate
RP - Bob Miller, Tom Hall, Dean Chance

Mgr - Art Howe
Coaches - Rube Walker, Chuck Cottier, Chip Hale, Bobby Wine

[Guest sharpie]

Dennis Cook gets to be in that bullpen.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is DENNIS a word?

[Ceetar]

RICK REED for the rotation.

[Guest sharpie]

Read too quickly to see you needed both. Dennis Cook does not make this team. Get out of the picture, Cook.

[Frayed Knot]

I could swear we've had this thread before.

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is DENNIS a word?

> And I came home and he there they was!

> No!

> Yeah!

> You actually saw him dennis your old lady?

> Hell, yeah!

[Lefty Specialist]

Pat Strange, Bob Friend and Jack Fisher.

[Frayed Knot]

sharpie wrote: Read too quickly to see you needed both. Dennis Cook does not make this team. Get out of the picture, Cook.

As Dennis leaves he graciously cedes his spot in the photo shoot to Cliff Cook

[Edgy MD]

Ken Sanders
Bill Short
Don Rose
Mac Scarce

[Benjamin Grimm]

I was gonna put Ken Singleton in the outfield, but SINGLETON wasn't deemed to be a word by the online Scrabble dictionary.

Isn't that the word for an individual birth, as opposed to a twin or a triplet?

[Chad ochoseis]

Frayed Knot wrote: I could swear we've had this thread before.

Yes, definitely.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I was gonna put Ken Singleton in the outfield, but SINGLETON wasn't deemed to be a word by the online Scrabble dictionary.

I think the official dictionary goes up to eight letters and then says "go ahead and use Webster's", or something to that effect.

Joe Foy
Jerry Cram
Terry Leach

[crossout]Mike Piazza would have to be the starting catcher.[/crossout] Already noted by Ben Grimm as DH. I block DHs out of my view.

Edited October 24, 2011 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frayed Knot wrote: I could swear we've had this thread before.

Maybe. I remember one about point values of player names (like MIENTKIEWICZ) but I don't recall one looking for valid first and last names. But maybe there was such a thread and I've forgotten it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Heath Bell's hungry for a shot at the roster; Bob Bailor would put up money for a slot. John DeMerit doesn't expect you'll give him a chance-- what with his bad locker-room rep-- but he'd like one just the same.

[Edgy MD]

Mark Little
Ed Lynch
Bobby Gene Smith --- a triple!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Those triples, they are rare. (Even moreso with the walls coming in.)

Joe Hicks
Roger Mason? (OE: Yes, Roger Mason)

Ray Searage and Butch Metzger really oughta be.

[ashie62]

Tom Parsons ?
Bob Johnson ?

[Edgy MD]

Parsons would work. I don't think Johnson files, though.

[seawolf17]

How about the other Bob Johnson, then?

[MFS62]

Dick Selma (are proper nouns allowed in this game?)

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Proper nouns are NOT allowed in SCRABBLE
In this case DICK is good, SELMA is not.

[Edgy MD]

If proper nouns were OK, every name of every Met player ever would be allowed.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: If proper nouns were OK, every name of every Met player ever would be allowed.

Just remembered that.
Later

[MFS62]

seawolf17 wrote: How about the other Bob Johnson, then?

How about the other Bob Miller?

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dick Smith
Joe Smith
Don Rose

[dinosaur jesus]

Ralph Milliard
Rick White
Rick Sweet
Randy Sterling
Mike Draper
Mike Bishop
Jerry Martin