Eye for All-Star Talent (Immediate Veteran Payoff Quiz)

[G-Fafif]

Not all greatness is found young. There are 12 instances of the Mets acquiring a veteran player who makes the very first All-Star team available to him as a Met.

Please name them one at a time.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

[Edgy MD]

Bonilla.

[Edgy MD]

Piazza.

[Edgy MD]

Viola.

[G-Fafif]

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993)

[Edgy MD]

Cartier.

[G-Fafif]

1.
2.
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993)

[seawolf17]

Whoever our all-star was in 1962. Richie Ashburn?

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2.
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993)

[Edgy MD]

Vote for Pedro.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2.
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11.
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

King Man

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2.
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11.
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976)

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Dook.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Johan Santana?

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Lo Dook.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Frankie the K-Rod.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3.
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12. Francisco Rodriguez

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Mickey, Willie and The Dook, minus Mickey.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3. Willie Mays
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12. Francisco Rodriguez

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009)

[batmagadanleadoff]

I don't know if I'm spelling it right, but Gl@v*ne.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3. Willie Mays
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12. Francisco Rodriguez

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009); T#m Gl@v!ne (first Met season 2003; first Met All-Star selection 2004)

[Centerfield]

Was Piazza incorrect?

I'll guess Al Leiter.

[seawolf17]

Saberhagen?

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3. Willie Mays
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6.
7.
8. Mike Piazza
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12. Francisco Rodriguez

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009); T#m Gl@v!ne (first Met season 2003; first Met All-Star selection 2004); Al Leiter (first Met season 1998; first Met All-Star selection 2000); Bret Saberhagen (first Met season 1992, first Met All-Star selection 1994)

[G-Fafif]

Centerfield wrote: Was Piazza incorrect?

Very correct. I glossed over it in scrolling.

[Edgy MD]

John Franco.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn
2. Duke Snider
3. Willie Mays
4. Gary Carter
5. Frank Viola
6. John Franco
7.
8. Mike Piazza
9.
10. Pedro Martinez
11. Paul Lo Duca
12. Francisco Rodriguez

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Bobby Bonilla (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1993); Dave Kingman (first Met season 1975; first Met All-Star selection 1976); Johan Santana (first Met season 2008; first Met All-Star selection 2009); T#m Gl@v!ne (first Met season 2003; first Met All-Star selection 2004); Al Leiter (first Met season 1998; first Met All-Star selection 2000); Bret Saberhagen (first Met season 1992; first Met All-Star selection 1994)

[Frayed Knot]

Lance Johnson