Who Am I? & The Dedication & Re-creation of Butterball Field

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, this player has one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that ring around old Shea Stadium.

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[Zvon]

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven. Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too.

Plus, Rader never played for the Mets. You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets?

I doubt I'd do any better.

I followed the team real hard in the early 70's and I have no idea who that is.

update: Kleven? Never heard of him.

[batmagadanleadoff]

"No, man. Seriously. Scotty was supposed to beam Kirk and Spock onto Quanzar 29 but messed up from all
of those blueberry pies he was heaving. Scotty was drunkwalking like he was smoking the schwang and shit but
anyway, instead Spock and Kirk end up in Shea Stadium right in the middle of the 9th inning and ol Casey, he
doesn't notice anything wrong and so sends Kirk to pinch hit against Sandy Fuckin' Koufax. Besides, Kirk's ta-ta's
are a lot firmer than Billy Cowan's. But Spock has like all the angles and trajectories calclulated in his
Vulcan brain right down to the fraction of a fraction. Of a fraction. Of an inch. And figures that he should be pinch-hitting
instead of Kirk....."

[Edgy MD]

What the... Nice.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Off the top of my head, I don't know much about this Met and I'm not in the mood to google him, either. So I'll tell you what little I do know: He was a Met, a Toppless Met. But The Man From Topps yada yada yada you know the drill sees everything blah blah blah. The late Jay Kleven. Oh yeah. He died. I knew that too.

Looks like he's using Jerry Grote's bat.

[Guest cooby]

What a great thread! I need to visit here more

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better.

OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps.

[Guest cooby]

Chuck Connors

[batmagadanleadoff]

cooby wrote: Chuck Connors

You make the call.

[Guest cooby]

Ha! Didn't really think so...just a guess

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps.

Though he never belonged to the Mets, you might say that the Mets belonged to him.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: "No, man. Seriously. Scotty was supposed to beam Kirk and Spock onto Quanzar 29 but messed up from all of those blueberry pies he was heaving. Scotty was drunkwalking like he was smoking the schwang and shit but anyway, instead Spock and Kirk end up in Shea Stadium right in the middle of the 9th inning and ol Casey, he doesn't notice anything wrong and so sends Kirk to pinch hit against Sandy Fuckin' Koufax. Besides, Kirk's ta-ta's are a lot firmer than Billy Cowan's. But Spock has like all the angles and trajectories calclulated in his Vulcan brain right down to the fraction of a fraction. Of a fraction. Of an inch. And figures that he should be pinch-hitting instead of Kirk....."

LoL! I'm not caught up on Breaking Bad so this is a rare instance where I hope that's a spoiler.

[HahnSolo]

Would the Sadecki spot still be around today? I know they tore down Al Lang and put up a new one, wondered if maybe the neighboring fields were still there.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps.

Father of the '64 fathers day perfecto, Jim Bunning, US Senator.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: You wanna extend the format of this quiz to players who were never Mets? I doubt I'd do any better. OK, just this once, a Who Am I? featuring a player who never belonged to the Mets. You won't find this extremely well known pitcher on Dodger cardboard. You'd be lucky to even find a photograph of the guy in Dodger Blue. Unless you're The Man From Topps. Though he never belonged to the Mets, you might say that the Mets belonged to him.

Father of the '64 fathers day perfecto, Jim Bunning, US Senator.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Quiz Difficulty Rating: Eezie Peezy.

Only the Man From Topps has photos of this ex-Met in a Phillie uniform.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: On his Padres resume, there's one heckuvanoutstanding season. On his Met resume, there's nothing but the quiet desperation of a player on the fringes of major league baseball. Topps never bothered to put him on a card in a Met uniform. But The Man From Topps -- he loves those early San Diego duds and the candy colored stands that circle the inside of old Shea Stadium.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment.

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[Zvon]

Quiz Difficulty Rating: Eezie Peezy. Only the Man From Topps has photos of this ex-Met in a Phillie uniform.

Pat Zachary.

Those Padres are stumpers. I wish all we had to know was the guys face.

Yes! I know his face. It belongs to him! WINNER!

[Edgy MD]

The Biblical prophet Zachariah.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This one-time Met with the blazing fastball once held the major league record for most strikeouts by a relief pitcher. He never appeared on a Topps baseball card in a Padres uniform, but as you can figure by now, in the end, The Man From Topps, with his personal jones for early Padres uniforms, got his Kodak moment. bump

It's Dick Selma

[batmagadanleadoff]

Better view of the other side of the side fence at the Sadecki Spot in background to this photo. It rarely appears in photos because it's a paved parking lot.

Oh yeah. The player in the foreground. Who is he?

[Zvon]

Jesus (Ass-ooose) Alou

[Zvon]

This player appeared in a Topps baseball set in two different seasons: once as a Met and once as a Cub. But he only played in actual MLB games for one of the two teams. The Mets and the Cubs are the only organizations this player ever belonged to. "What the guy above me in the Cards uniform just said. Except I've got the repeating consecutive letters in my last name only". bump Damn I know his face. The next clue is in this anagram: A Citi Field Hookworm Intro Hi (Randy) Bobb. A Citi Field Hookworm Intro is an anagram for On A Rookie Card With Tim Foli

That's a clown anagram bro!
lol. I missed this answer. GJ on getting the Bobb G.

[batmagadanleadoff]

This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego.

Koolest hat comic style airbrush ever.
Off the top of my head without checking I wanna say Brent Strom. But I'm pretty sure I got the last name wrong.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: This Toppless Met might've gotten a Mets card if The Other Man From Topps didn't go all Kindergarten color by numbers with his box of crayolas over this photo. For one season, he was one of the league's best pitchers hurling for San Diego. Koolest hat comic style airbrush ever. Off the top of my head without checking I wanna say Brent Strom. But I'm pretty sure I got the last name wrong.

[Met Hunter]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Better view of the other side of the side fence at the Sadecki Spot in background to this photo. It rarely appears in photos because it's a paved parking lot. Oh yeah. The player in the foreground. Who is he?

Jesus Alou

[Edgy MD]

Coach Phil Cavaretta, the only Met to wear 50 before Sid Fernandez.