Boy Does it Suck to Be Here -- Part II

[batmagadanleadoff]

One guess per post.

Here, we're looking for players who came to the Mets during the off-season, coming over from a team that would go on to win the World Series during their first Met season. So for example, Duke Snider would qualify as a correct answer, because he joined the Mets before the start of the 1963 season, coming over from the Dodgers, who would go on to win the WS in '63. Two of the Mets who qualify as answers in this category didn't get to stick around till the end of the season. This is the variation that mm came up in the Part I quiz even though it didn't apply there. But it comes up in this one. Twice.

It still sucks to be here
Duke Snider - 1963 - Dodgers

Of course, most of youse are asleep by now. What'll probably happen is that Prince'll log on at about 3AM and run the table on this quiz in about four minutes, and just for the heck of it, probably come up with a correct answer that I omitted. I shoulda waited until tomorrow morning to post this quiz.

Edited March 27, 2014 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Jesse 'Rosco.

[Gwreck]

Scott Atchison

[Edgy MD]

Andres Torres.

[batmagadanleadoff]

It still sucks to be here
Duke Snider - 1963 - Dodgers
Scott Atchison - 2013 - Red Sox
Andres Torres - 2012 - Giants

It sucks less, unless you're Richie Hebner
Jesse Orosco

Orosco only had one stint with the Mets, which included his rookie season and major league debut. He didn't play for any team before he got here.

[Gwreck]

John Candelaria (?)

[G-Fafif]

George Altman

[G-Fafif]

John Franco

[G-Fafif]

Mo Vaughn (did not play for 2001 Angels due to injury but came to the Mets in the offseason of 2001-02)

[G-Fafif]

Ramon Ramirez

[G-Fafif]

Graeme Lloyd (free agent who finished 2002 w/Marlins -- or are we only doing trades/sales?)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Howard Johnson.

[seawolf17]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What'll probably happen is that Prince'll log on at about 3AM and run the table on this quiz in about four minutes, and just for the heck of it, probably come up with a correct answer that I omitted. I shoulda waited until tomorrow morning to post this quiz.

Looks like you were only off by an hour or so.

[G-Fafif]

Howard Johnson.

Think other direction. HoJo came over from a team after it won a world championship and thus (unlike, say, the Duke) didn't miss out on the fun.

Best of all worlds: a ring and then a Met uniform...and then a ring in a Mets uniform!

(I throw my two cents in here because I keep looping "Howard Johnson...no, he wouldn't qualify...but Howard Johnson...no, he wouldn't qualify...")

[Benjamin Grimm]

You're right! I was thinking that Hojo joined the Mets in 1984, but no, it was 1985.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: Mo Vaughn (did not play for 2001 Angels due to injury but came to the Mets in the offseason of 2001-02)

We'll accept Vaughn. Even though he was inactive in 2001, he played for the Angels and came to the Mets from the Angels, who won the WS in Vaughn's first Met season.

[batmagadanleadoff]

It still sucks to be here
Duke Snider - 1963 - Dodgers
Scott Atchison - 2013 - Red Sox
Andres Torres - 2012 - Giants
George Altman - 1964 - Cardinals
John Franco - 1990 - Reds
Ramon Ramirez - 2012 - Giants
Graeme Lloyd - 2003 - Marlins (Free Agent)

It sucks less, unless you're Richie Hebner
Jesse Orosco
John Candelaria
Howard Johnson

I've got six more of these on my list.

Edited March 28, 2014 by Guest

[Ceetar]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Mo Vaughn (did not play for 2001 Angels due to injury but came to the Mets in the offseason of 2001-02) We'll accept Vaughn. Even though he was inactive in 2001, he played for the Angels and came to the Mets from the Angels, who won the WS in Vaughn's first Met season.

Wait, the Vaughn we saw in NY was ACTIVE?

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: It still sucks to be here Duke Snider - 1963 - Dodgers Scott Atchison - 2013 - Red Sox Andres Torres - 2012 - Giants George Altman - 1964 - Cardinals John Franco - 1990 - Reds Ramon Ramirez - 2012 - Giants Graeme Lloyd - 2003 - Marlins (Free Agent) It sucks less, unless you're Richie Hebner Jesse Orosco John Candelaria Howard Johnson I've got six more of these on my list.

I'll post the remaining answers shortly.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The remaining six players that came to the Mets in the off-season (either by trade, sale or free agency) from a team that would go on to win the WS in their first Mets seasons are:

1963 Dodgers
Tim Harkness
Larry Burright
Norm Sherry

1965 Dodgers
Larry Miller

1967 Cardinals
Jerry Buchek

2013 Red Sox
Marlon Byrd