Who am I and the Creation of Butterball Field

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Joel Youngblood 1980 centerfielder.

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson

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"I was a Met for one season and I'm the only Met from that year's squad to never appear on a Topps baseball card as a member of the Mets. Who am I"?

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Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield?

[Zvon]

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.

Elliot Maddox!

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson
Bill Almon

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:

Right year. Wrong positions.

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Edgy MD wrote:

Wrong year. Right position (one of them, anyways). First time his name ever came up as a possible answer to a quiz question.

That was some catch he once made, huh?

Edited February 16, 2015 by Guest

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson
Bill Almon
Dan Norman
Gary Rajsich

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield?

I forgot. Who am I? Me. The guy on the infield dirt with a bat in his hands just behind Roger.

[Edgy MD]

Not Rajsich? I'm slumping.

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Edgy MD wrote: Not Rajsich? I'm slumping. [fimg=350]http://2guystalkingmetsbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/large_stearns.jpg[/fimg]

Stoins?

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson
Bill Almon
Dan Norman
Gary Rajsich

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson
Bill Almon
Dan Norman
Gary Rajsich

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield? I forgot. Who am I? Me. The guy on the infield dirt with a bat in his hands just behind Roger.

That's a tough one. Such a blurry image. I'd really have to take a shot in the dark.

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No way I'd remember this guy at all if it wasn't for his "LOOKIN' GOOOOD!!!" catchphrase.

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Not First or Center in 1980
Willie Montanez
Steve Henderson
Bill Almon
Dan Norman
Gary Rajsich

Edgy gets a clapper just for getting Rosado right.

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I nominate Luis for the Mets porn star mustache hall of fame. Anybody wanna second the nomination?

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"I'll do that. But, then..." [strokes upper lip] "I would do most things."

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Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield? I forgot. Who am I? Me. The guy on the infield dirt with a bat in his hands just behind Roger. That's a tough one. Such a blurry image. I'd really have to take a shot in the dark.

My notes indicate it ain't Bobby Gene. But considering everything after your guess, that guy is a passable BGS.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: 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. [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint?

Bump.

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batmagadanleadoff wrote: My notes indicate it ain't Bobby Gene. But considering everything after your guess, that guy is a passable BGS.

Cliff Cook?

If that's a pitcher please let us know. I'm not even considering pitchers.

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[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"? Veryzer? I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR. [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint?

"I was the subject of one of baseball's all-time great malapropisms when someone once said of me as I was warming up: '[so and so's] throwing up in the bullpen'. I guess that's another hint: I was a pitcher".

Edited February 17, 2015 by Guest

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"Oh that's nothing. That same announcer once said of me: 'On the mound is [so and so], the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo.' Who am I"?

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Jose Cardenal rounds out the list of Lee Mazzilli's nine 1980 backups. Thank you for playing. You were truly wonderful contestants. I will always cherish this experience.

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Sorry, I thought we had those guys all in. I was ready to go with Cardenál.

Karl Marx is, of course, Randy Jones.