Mets Lasts Quiz

[Guest Swan Swan H]

OK, compiling the Firsts Quiz was a lot of fun, so I thought I'd assemble a 'Lasts' quiz. Of course, some are permanent lasts, provided the Polo Grounds is not rebuilt, and others are really just most recent, subject to change. I'll leave this up for a few hours. Thanks once again to the definitive UMDB not only for answers, but for inspiring questions as I browsed the site. Ben Grimm, you are the man-like-creature.

Last Met to homer at the Polo Grounds - Jim Hickman

Last Met to get a hit in the post-season - Endy Chavez

Last Mets pitcher to record a regular season win vs. the Chicago White Sox - Pedro Astacio

Last Met to play 162 games in a regular season - John Olerud (1999)

Last Met batter to lead the NL in strikeouts - Dave Kingman (1982)

Last instance of a current (at the time) or future Hall-of-Famer officially wearing a Mets uniform (this is not a trick question, like 'Well, Mike Piazza is a future HOFer.' This guy is in.) - Rickey Henderson (coach, 2007)

Last player the Mets received in a trade with the Yankees - Felix Heredia (for Mike Stanton)

Last Met to homer against the Montreal Expos (hint � he was the catcher) - Todd Zeile

Last player other than Wright or Reyes to lead the Mets in hits for a season- Angel Pagan (2010)

Last Met to pitch a post-season Complete Game - Mike Hampton

Last Met to lead the NL in doubles - Gregg Jefferies (40 in 1990)

Last Met to have a slugging percentage over .600 for a season - Mike Piazza (.614 in 2000)

Edited October 15, 2012 by Guest

[Gwreck]

Mike Hampton was the last Met to pitch a postseason complete game.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Hampton is correct. Nice, Gwreck.

1 down, 11 to go.

[Gwreck]

Is this one answer per person? Or do you want a whole list of guesses for each question?

[Ceetar]

last guy from the Yankees.. David Justice?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Last Met to homer at the Polo Grounds
--Hickman

Last Met to get a hit in the post-season
--Reyes

Last Mets pitcher to record a regular season win vs. the Chicago White Sox
--Rusch

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I think if folks answer one or a few we'll get more participation, so let's do that.

Justice is not correct, nor are Reyes and Rusch. Hickman is! One Pool-buck for JCL. No negative points, here. I'm not a harsh schoolmarm like Edgy.

Gwreck - 1
JCL - 1

[Gwreck]

Last win vs. the White Sox was Pedro Astacio.

Last player acquired from the Yankees was Felix Heredia.

Last Met to play 162 games was John Olerud. (That's a trick question, right? There were 163 games in 1999 but he played 162 of them).

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Gwreck on a Gwroll with three more. Oly didn't play them all, but he did hit the magic 162 in 1999.

Gwreck - 4
JCL - 1

[Benjamin Grimm]

Last Met to homer at the Polo Grounds Duke Snider

Last Met to get a hit in the post-season Paul Lo Duca

Last Mets pitcher to record a regular season win vs. the Chicago White Sox Al Leiter

Last Met to play 162 games in a regular season John Olerud

Last Met batter to lead the NL in strikeouts Darryl Strawberry

Last instance of a current (at the time) or future Hall-of-Famer officially wearing a Mets uniform (this is not a trick question, like 'Well, Mike Piazza is a future HOFer.' This guy is in.) Rickey Henderson

Last player the Mets received in a trade with the Yankees Allen Watson

Last Met to homer against the Montreal Expos (hint � he was the catcher) Mike Piazza

Last player other than Wright or Reyes to lead the Mets in hits for a season Cliff Floyd

Last Met to pitch a post-season Complete Game Bob Ojeda

Last Met to lead the NL in doubles David Wright

Last Met to have a slugging percentage over .600 for a season Carlos Beltran

[Benjamin Grimm]

Oops, I posted the above before I saw the reply that said we should only guess one at a time. Sorry.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Oops, I posted the above before I saw the reply that said we should only guess one at a time. Sorry.

Rickey's wrong anyway, it's Alomar. at the end of the..2003? season.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

No problem - as many guesses as you like is fine.

Rickey is correct - he was a coach in 2007 (plus you got Olerud as well)

Gwreck - 4
JCL - 1
Ben Grimm - 1

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Rickey is correct - he was a coach in 2007 (plus you got Olerud as well)

Oh boo, "as a coach" isn't a trick question?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Last Met to homer against the Montreal Expos (hint � he was the catcher)
--This is a trick Q too: Wasn't it Zeile?

[Gwreck]

Last hit in the postseason was Jose Valentin.

Chavez single, Valentin single, Floyd strikeout, Reyes (I forget what he did), LoDuca walked.

[Ceetar]

Ceetar wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Rickey is correct - he was a coach in 2007 (plus you got Olerud as well) Oh boo, "as a coach" isn't a trick question?

And btw, Tom Seaver was wearing a Mets jersey on Opening Day of Citi Field in 2009.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Ceetar wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Rickey is correct - he was a coach in 2007 (plus you got Olerud as well) Oh boo, "as a coach" isn't a trick question?

'In uniform' is code for 'not necessarily a player.'

[Gwreck]

The last Met to lead team in hits (not Reyes or Wright) is also a trick question. Didn't Angel Pagan have more hits than David during one of the years that Reyes was hurt?

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Yup - in 2010 Pagan had 168, Wright 166, Reyes 159.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Zeile is also correct - that was his one game back behind the plate.

Last postseason hit is not quite correct.

Gwreck - 5
JCL - 2
Ben Grimm - 1

[Gwreck]

I am positive about how that inning unfolded. Unless I reversed the order that Valentin and Chavez batted.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

That's it. Valentin (1b) - Chavez (1b) - Floyd (K) -Reyes (8) - LoDuca (BB).

Gwreck - 6
JCL - 2
Ben Grimm - 1

[Edgy MD]

Swan Swan H wrote: No negative points, here. I'm not a harsh schoolmarm like Edgy.

Harsh and sexy schoolmarm..

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Here, when we speak of Edgy, sexy is implied.

[seawolf17]

Kingman the K king?

[Edgy MD]

Swan Swan H wrote: Last player the Mets received in a trade with the Yankees - Felix Heredia (for Mike Stanton)

Allow me to submit Jason Anderson for consideration.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Seawolf as hot as his school's football team. Kingman led the NL in 1981 and 1982.

Gwreck - 6
JCL - 2
Ben Grimm - 1
Seawolf17 - 1

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Edgy DC wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Last player the Mets received in a trade with the Yankees - Felix Heredia (for Mike Stanton) Allow me to submit Jason Anderson for consideration.

Anderson was in 2003, Heredia in 2004.

[seawolf17]

BOOM roasted.

Wright the doubles king?