Rotisserie League Baseball 1987 Edition

[seawolf17]

Found this in the "take a book, leave a book" box at the library on campus. QUIZ TIME! Name the player. Some easy, some not.

1. The Mets are so pitching deep -- at all levels of their organization -- that XXX should be the pitcher to be traded should any offensive need arise. A very good pitcher who'll get better. $10.

2. It's truly awesome how few hits he allows per nine innings. His walk ratio is also maturing with time. In the end, he may prove as good as Gooden, though be careful: he became erratic late in the '86 season, and the Mets may have soured on him. $20-25.

3. OF: He may never hit for average, but he walks often enough to get a lot of base-stealing opportunities (which he usually converts), and his power is undeniable. You may have to shell out $33 for him.

4. Bright lights, big city time for XXX, who, depending on how he handles things -- and how he hits in the #6 spot -- could be as popular as Reggie Jackson, or, alternatively, as George Foster. $16.

5. OF: One of these years, he'll be the $40 player everyone thought he'd be. For the moment, $33.

6. He can't go on forever, unless they grant a major league franchise to Cos Cob, Connecticut. Still worth a shot, if only to see him get his knee dirty. $5.

7. He may turn out to be the best SS of the 1980s, which is going some. Imagine Ozzie Smith winning the batting crown and hitting 15 home runs -- beacuse that's what XXX is going to do before the decade is over. $15.

8. What's a nice guy like him doing in a rough game like this? He'll go for a song -- always does -- because half the owners in your league wouldn't have him on their team at any price. If you're in the other half, you'll only have to ay a fraction of what his numbers are worth -- say $15 for Mr. Warmth.

Note: All but one of these guys have Mets connections.

[Edgy MD]

seawolf17 wrote: 1. The Mets are so pitching deep -- at all levels of their organization -- that XXX should be the pitcher to be traded should any offensive need arise. A very good pitcher who'll get better. $10.

Aguilera.

seawolf17 wrote: 2. It's truly awesome how few hits he allows per nine innings. His walk ratio is also maturing with time. In the end, he may prove as good as Gooden, though be careful: he became erratic late in the '86 season, and the Mets may have soured on him. $20-25.

Fernandez

seawolf17 wrote: 3. OF: He may never hit for average, but he walks often enough to get a lot of base-stealing opportunities (which he usually converts), and his power is undeniable. You may have to shell out $33 for him.

McReynolds

seawolf17 wrote: 4. Bright lights, big city time for XXX, who, depending on how he handles things -- and how he hits in the #6 spot -- could be as popular as Reggie Jackson, or, alternatively, as George Foster. $16.

Claudell Washington

seawolf17 wrote: 5. OF: One of these years, he'll be the $40 player everyone thought he'd be. For the moment, $33.

Von Hayes.

seawolf17 wrote: 6. He can't go on forever, unless they grant a major league franchise to Cos Cob, Connecticut. Still worth a shot, if only to see him get his knee dirty. $5.

Seaver.

seawolf17 wrote: 7. He may turn out to be the best SS of the 1980s, which is going some. Imagine Ozzie Smith winning the batting crown and hitting 15 home runs -- beacuse that's what XXX is going to do before the decade is over. $15.

Tony Fernandez.

seawolf17 wrote: 8. What's a nice guy like him doing in a rough game like this? He'll go for a song -- always does -- because half the owners in your league wouldn't have him on their team at any price. If you're in the other half, you'll only have to pay a fraction of what his numbers are worth -- say $15 for Mr. Warmth.

Kevin Mitchell.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Found this in the "take a book, leave a book" box at the library on campus. QUIZ TIME! Name the player. Some easy, some not. 1. The Mets are so pitching deep -- at all levels of their organization -- that XXX should be the pitcher to be traded should any offensive need arise. A very good pitcher who'll get better. $10. Aguilera. 2. It's truly awesome how few hits he allows per nine innings. His walk ratio is also maturing with time. In the end, he may prove as good as Gooden, though be careful: he became erratic late in the '86 season, and the Mets may have soured on him. $20-25. Sid. 3. OF: He may never hit for average, but he walks often enough to get a lot of base-stealing opportunities (which he usually converts), and his power is undeniable. You may have to shell out $33 for him. Strawman. 4. Bright lights, big city time for XXX, who, depending on how he handles things -- and how he hits in the #6 spot -- could be as popular as Reggie Jackson, or, alternatively, as George Foster. $16. McReynolds 5. OF: One of these years, he'll be the $40 player everyone thought he'd be. For the moment, $33. Hmmm. Also Strawberry 6. He can't go on forever, unless they grant a major league franchise to Cos Cob, Connecticut. Still worth a shot, if only to see him get his knee dirty. $5. Seaver 7. He may turn out to be the best SS of the 1980s, which is going some. Imagine Ozzie Smith winning the batting crown and hitting 15 home runs -- beacuse that's what XXX is going to do before the decade is over. $15. Offerman 8. What's a nice guy like him doing in a rough game like this? He'll go for a song -- always does -- because half the owners in your league wouldn't have him on their team at any price. If you're in the other half, you'll only have to ay a fraction of what his numbers are worth -- say $15 for Mr. Warmth. Murphy. Note: All but one of these guys have Mets connections.

[HahnSolo]

1. David West?
2. Sid
3. Eric Davis
4. McReynolds
5. Strawberry
6. Seaver
7. Barry Larkin
8. Carter

[seawolf17]

1. The Mets are so pitching deep -- at all levels of their organization -- that XXX should be the pitcher to be traded should any offensive need arise. A very good pitcher who'll get better. $10. Aguilera 2. It's truly awesome how few hits he allows per nine innings. His walk ratio is also maturing with time. In the end, he may prove as good as Gooden, though be careful: he became erratic late in the '86 season, and the Mets may have soured on him. $20-25. Sid 3. OF: He may never hit for average, but he walks often enough to get a lot of base-stealing opportunities (which he usually converts), and his power is undeniable. You may have to shell out $33 for him. 4. Bright lights, big city time for XXX, who, depending on how he handles things -- and how he hits in the #6 spot -- could be as popular as Reggie Jackson, or, alternatively, as George Foster. $16. McReynolds 5. OF: One of these years, he'll be the $40 player everyone thought he'd be. For the moment, $33. Strawberry 6. He can't go on forever, unless they grant a major league franchise to Cos Cob, Connecticut. Still worth a shot, if only to see him get his knee dirty. $5. Seaver 7. He may turn out to be the best SS of the 1980s, which is going some. Imagine Ozzie Smith winning the batting crown and hitting 15 home runs -- beacuse that's what XXX is going to do before the decade is over. $15. Tony Fernandez 8. What's a nice guy like him doing in a rough game like this? He'll go for a song -- always does -- because half the owners in your league wouldn't have him on their team at any price. If you're in the other half, you'll only have to ay a fraction of what his numbers are worth -- say $15 for Mr. Warmth. Note: All but one of these guys have Mets connections.

Got six. #3 is the non-Met, and #8 is meant to be ironic, so Edgy's closest.

[DocTee]

3. Von Hayes
8. Lenny Dykstra

[batmagadanleadoff]

seawolf17 wrote: 8. What's a nice guy like him doing in a rough game like this? He'll go for a song -- always does -- because half the owners in your league wouldn't have him on their team at any price. If you're in the other half, you'll only have to ay a fraction of what his numbers are worth -- say $15 for Mr. Warmth.

8 could be George Foster, who, as it would turn out, played his last game ever by the time this book was released.

[metsmarathon]

3 is bonds, right?

for 8, i'll go kingman

[seawolf17]

metsmarathon wrote: 3 is bonds, right? for 8, i'll go kingman

Bingo on the final two.

Kingman didn't play in 1987 either, so $15 would still have been too much.