Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

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G-Fafif wrote: Angel Pagan?

See post two above this one.

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Assuming Garrett's is September '73.

Is Cleon correct, too? Same month?

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Clendenon?

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I'll disclose the 4th Met, who's no surprise, and was casually mentioned in an earlier post, even though I wasn't quizzing for the 4th Met.


1. Benny Agbayani
2. Wayne Garrett
3. ??????????????
4. Mike Piazza

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Only because he reached base a ton when he got here...Willie Mays?

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Teammate of Garrett's and Jones's...my impulse is to guess Dave Kingman but he didn't reach base enough...though I guess I'm guessing Dave Kingman.

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G-Fafif wrote: Assuming Garrett's is September '73. Is Cleon correct, too? Same month?

G-Fafif wrote: Assuming Garrett's is September '73. Is Cleon correct, too? Same month?

Cleon's not on the list. I knew you'd go for September, 1973. I would've too. That ain't the month.

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Rusty's name came up already...so I'm not guessing Rusty...but Rusty Staub?

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Wow on Not September '73 (which is why I guess the redhead). Any other guess for the extra credit would be a stab in the dark.

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Del Unser?

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John Milner?

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G-Fafif wrote: Only because he reached base a ton when he got here...Willie Mays?

Willie Mays made that list twice, but never as a Met. Mays's best OPS month (1.308 in Sept/Oct of '55) would rank 5th on the list of all-time Mets monthly OPS's.

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I remember a very good start in his last full year but probably not enough power, but what the hell: Jerry Grote?

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Longshot, but Mike Phillips?

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John Milner?

It's Hammer Time!! Milner OPS'd 1.349 in March/April of '76 with a slash line of .488/.582/.767, 141st all-time.

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Here's the full list.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/share.cgi?id=Qx04p

And Jonah Keri's Grantland piece.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/barry-bonds-best-mlb-months/

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G-Fafif wrote: Wow on Not September '73 (which is why I guess the redhead). Any other guess for the extra credit would be a stab in the dark.

We were looking for June of 1970.

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Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met?

Willie Mays.

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Edgy MD wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays.

No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers).

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This quiz was particular fun because it allowed me to think about Mets on hot streaks, historic and otherwise.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers).

Ken Singleton?

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G-Fafif wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers). Ken Singleton?

That was quick.

Ken Singleton (#23) April/March 1981 OPS 1.498 -- .472/.517/.981

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G-Fafif wrote: This quiz was particular fun because it allowed me to think about Mets on hot streaks, historic and otherwise.

I didn't know about Garrett's June of '70. I think that that was around the time that Seaver began to rave about Garrett, predicting that he'd be a future perennial all-star. I remember hearing The Guess Who's American Woman and Freda Payne's Band of Gold on my camp counselor's radio like every hour, it seemed, that Summer.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers). Ken Singleton? That was quick. Ken Singleton (#23) April/March 1981 OPS 1.498 -- .472/.517/.981

I was dying to guess Ken Singleton in the previous quiz but didn't see that as practical.

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Though "dying" may be an overstatement. "Kind of wanted to guess Ken Singleton" is more accurate.