Who Needs All-Stars Anyway? (Quiz)

[G-Fafif]

The Mets' greatness is predicated on never standing still. They are such a machine in motion that on [crossout:2wkyhoqs]17[/crossout:2wkyhoqs] 16 occasions players who've been named to a given season's All-Star team were gone from the Mets before the next season's All-Star Game rolled around.

See if you can name them one at a time.

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[seawolf17]

Straw?

[seawolf17]

Reyes?

[Edgy MD]

Tomato Seavier.

[G-Fafif]

My mistake initially -- 17 players in all.

OE: No, 16, actually.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Piazza.

[Edgy MD]

RA Dickey

[Benjamin Grimm]

Benitez

[G-Fafif]

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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
17. R.A. Dickey (2012)

[Edgy MD]

Dabid Cohn.

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[G-Fafif]

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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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9. David Cone (1992)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
17. R.A. Dickey (2012)

[Edgy MD]

Richie Smashburn.

[batmagadanleadoff]

If I wasn't wasting time with the cards, I might get one in on time.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
17. R.A. Dickey (2012)

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[Edgy MD]

Shea Hey Kid.

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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4. Willie Mays (1973)
5. Tom Seaver (1976)
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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
17. R.A. Dickey (2012)

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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4. Willie Mays (1973)
5. Tom Seaver (1976)
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7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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16. Jose Reyes (2011)
17. R.A. Dickey (2012)

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Todd Hundley (1997 All-Star, lasted through end of 1998 season)

[batmagadanleadoff]

Anyone paying attention to yesterday's posts should've gotten this one.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Dave Kingman?

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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4. Willie Mays (1973)
5. Tom Seaver (1976)
6. Dave Kingman (1976)
7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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9. David Cone (1992)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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15. Jose Reyes (2011)
16. R.A. Dickey (2012)

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Todd Hundley (1997 All-Star, lasted through end of 1998 season)

[seawolf17]

I'm just going to answer "Saberhagen?" to all these quizzes now.

[G-Fafif]

seawolf17 wrote: I'm just going to answer "Saberhagen?" to all these quizzes now.

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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4. Willie Mays (1973)
5. Tom Seaver (1976)
6. Dave Kingman (1976)
7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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9. David Cone (1992)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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15. Jose Reyes (2011)
16. R.A. Dickey (2012)

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Todd Hundley (1997 All-Star, lasted through end of 1998 season); Bret Saberhagen (1994 All-Star, lasted past All-Star break of 1995 season)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Tom Glavine?

[G-Fafif]

1. Richie Ashburn (1962)
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4. Willie Mays (1973)
5. Tom Seaver (1976)
6. Dave Kingman (1976)
7. Darryl Strawberry (1990)
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9. David Cone (1992)
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12. Armando Benitez (2003)
13. Mike Piazza (2005)
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15. Jose Reyes (2011)
16. R.A. Dickey (2012)

NOT QUITE RIGHT: Todd Hundley (1997 All-Star, lasted through end of 1998 season); Bret Saberhagen (1994 All-Star, lasted past All-Star break of 1995 season); T#m Gl@v!ne (2006 All-Star, lasted through all but 8 2/3 innings of bitter end of 2007 season...sigh)

[G-Fafif]

Hint: 4 of 6 remaining answers were correct responses in earlier All-Star quizzes.

[Edgy MD]

Sangre de Joven.