Traded from the Mets

[Chad ochoseis]

Anybody wants to take my turn, go right ahead.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

''There's more behind this.... I'm part of the old regime. I've been here the longest of the regulars. I'm a little too big in New York, too.''

[Edgy MD]

That's Grote. To the max.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not Grote

[Guest themetfairy]

Kooz?

[HahnSolo]

Mazzilli?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Sergio Ferrer?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

HahnSolo wrote: Mazzilli?

Correct!

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, Mazz was my next guess. Mazzilli's trade came after the new regime was in place. Henderson was gone and Stearns was perpetually on the shelf, so he would have seen himself as something of a leftover in the Mookie-and-Hubie generation, and was just knuckle-headed enough to believe his New York bona fides (and not his .228 batting average) represented some sort of threat to the new management, not recognizing that his mustache undermined his 1981 season and derailed his rising career.

[HahnSolo]

Ok then, I don't think this one is too tough�

''My main regret,'' ?????? said, ''is leaving 22 guys. It's hard. You pitch for a club four and a half years, you're part of the club and responsible for part of its success. I didn't pitch effectively all the time. But I'm looking forward now to a new opportunity.''

[Guest themetfairy]

Pedro Martinez?

[HahnSolo]

Not Pedro.

[Edgy MD]

Billy Wagner!

[HahnSolo]

Not Billy!

Try not to concentrate too much on the "I didn't pitch effectively all the time" part of the quote. He's actually given us two clues earlier.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The "leaving 22 guys" part is interesting. It sounds like he's saying that there are two players that he'll be glad to leave behind.

[HahnSolo]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The "leaving 22 guys" part is interesting. It sounds like he's saying that there are two players that he'll be glad to leave behind.

There's also another way to read that.

[Guest themetfairy]

Mando?

[HahnSolo]

Not Armando.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

HahnSolo wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: The "leaving 22 guys" part is interesting. It sounds like he's saying that there are two players that he'll be glad to leave behind. There's also another way to read that.

Ah, he was part of a 3-guy trade. When was the last time the Mets traded 3 guys at once? Hmmmmm

[HahnSolo]

You're on the right track�but he was not part of 3-player trade.

[HahnSolo]

HahnSolo wrote: Ok then, I don't think this one is too tough� ''My main regret,'' ?????? said, ''is leaving 22 guys. It's hard. You pitch for a club four and a half years, you're part of the club and responsible for part of its success. I didn't pitch effectively all the time. But I'm looking forward now to a new opportunity.''

Bolding the context clues.

[HahnSolo]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: The "leaving 22 guys" part is interesting. It sounds like he's saying that there are two players that he'll be glad to leave behind. There's also another way to read that. Ah, he was part of a 3-guy trade. When was the last time the Mets traded 3 guys at once? Hmmmmm

Here's a clue (kinda): the player is correct that he left 22 guys behind; JCL is incorrect that the Mets traded 3 guys at once.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cut the crap, Hahn. NO ONE PREFERS THIS!

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Bob Ojeda?

[HahnSolo]

Not Ojeda.

A contemporary of his, though.

[Edgy MD]

Braves pitching coach.

[HahnSolo]

Edgy MD wrote: Braves pitching coach.

You got it!! Roger McDowell, traded in 1989 along with Len Dykstra when rosters were at 24.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Rosters were still at 24 in 1989? I didn't think it lasted that long.

[HahnSolo]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Rosters were still at 24 in 1989? I didn't think it lasted that long.

My very brief research on this says it went from 86-90. I could be wrong though.

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD wrote: "He was crushed," Weathers said. "He told me, 'you can be an Astro. I'm gonna be a Met.' And then he didn't come out of his room for almost an hour." � David F. Weathers It's sweet, until you see the filthy little turncoat decked out in Cincinnati red.

Is that David Weathers? That looks nothing like the David Weathers I remember.