Who am I and the Creation of Butterball Field

[batmagadanleadoff]

The Man From Topps got me in this here Bosox uni years before I'd get to the Majors (but not with the Red Sox). I led the Mets in some statistical category while I was there. So who am I?

[Edgy MD]

I'm trying to mentally put mustache on him and convince myself it's Mark Bomback. But that's not working.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Why did Tom Seaver need your soap?

[Guest themetfairy]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Why did Tom Seaver need your soap?

It goes back to Garrett Morris playing Chico Escuela on SNL and the book he wrote - "Bad Stuff About The Mets."

[batmagadanleadoff]

So is that guy in the Sox uniform the same guy behind that Met mustache kneeling and biting his lower lip?

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So is that guy in the Sox uniform the same guy behind that Met mustache kneeling and biting his lower lip?

What? John Pacella wasn't good enough to be included in that group photo?

[G-Fafif]

Let's assign Mr. Escuela's complaints properly:

Tom Seaver: “Always take up two parking places.”

Yogi Berra: “Berry, berry bad card player.”

Ed Kranepool: “Borrow Chico’s soap and never give it back.”

[Edgy MD]

You know... I'm saying YES!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Hey! That's the The Magic is Back staff!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: You know... I'm saying YES!

Hooray for Mark Bomback, the Mets 1980 Wins leader.

[Edgy MD]

That's a rare Butterball win for me.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Carlton Willey in front of the neighborhood side of Butterball Field.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

Felix Millan poses in front of the black batting eye tarp at Butterball Field. There's only one digit on the front of his uni.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post.

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[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg]

"If you still don't know Who I am, then I might as well tell you Who I'm Not. I'm not Joe Coleman. I'm not Andy Messersmith. And I'm not Johnny Bench. So sue me".

[batmagadanleadoff]

"That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets.

So who am I"?

Edited February 15, 2015 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Veryzer?

I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR.

[batmagadanleadoff]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] "That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets. So who am I"?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Veryzer? I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR.

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We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint?

[batmagadanleadoff]

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"I'm another in a series of Met connected major leaguers shot by the Man from Topps in the original snazzy Padres uniforms. I was also one of nine Mets to play back-up one season to the guy with the Met connections pictured below this text. Who am I"?

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[Guest themetfairy]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=333]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/16543344281_6829e5db79_o.jpg[/fimg]

Lee Mazzilli

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg] "If you still don't know Who I am, then I might as well tell you Who I'm Not. I'm not Joe Coleman. I'm not Andy Messersmith. And I'm not Johnny Bench. So sue me".

I am Les Rohr.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=334]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8596/16543344181_8d8666e999_o.jpg[/fimg] "I'm another in a series of Met connected major leaguers shot by the Man from Topps in the original snazzy Padres uniforms. I was also one of nine Mets to play back-up one season to the guy with the Met connections pictured below this text. Who am I"?

I know this guys face. Dagnabbitt. Its on the tip of my tongue. Last name Morales?

[Edgy MD]

Good call. Jerry Morales.

Man, by the time he was backing up Mazzilli, he looked about 54.



His Topps Card shows him in 17, but 17 went unissued for the 1980 Mets.



Oldest-looking Mets center fielder since Duke Snider:

[batmagadanleadoff]

Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg] "If you still don't know Who I am, then I might as well tell you Who I'm Not. I'm not Joe Coleman. I'm not Andy Messersmith. And I'm not Johnny Bench. So sue me". I am Les Rohr.

Les Rohr: first pitcher ever selected in the history of the amateur draft.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=334]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8596/16543344181_8d8666e999_o.jpg[/fimg] "I'm another in a series of Met connected major leaguers shot by the Man from Topps in the original snazzy Padres uniforms. I was also one of nine Mets to play back-up one season to the guy with the Met connections pictured below this text. Who am I"? I know this guys face. Dagnabbitt. Its on the tip of my tongue. Last name Morales?

You get a small clapper because you couldn't remember Morales's first name. [fimg=90]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/wh1pst1ckag0st0p/Animated%20Gifs/FuturamaApplause.gif[/fimg]

In 1980, Lee Mazzilli led the Mets in games played both at first base and in center field. Nine other Mets also played those positions that season. (Two of them, like Maz, played both first and center. Name the nine. One guess per post.

Edited February 16, 2015 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

MOOK!

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Steve Henderson

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Mike Jorgensen

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Willie Montanez

[Guest d'Kong76]

Looks like Mike Torrez to me, but that wouldn't
fit the text description...