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[Edgy MD]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Did he have the homer in the fewest Met at-bats?

He did not.

The guy I'm thinking of had but 17 plate appearances as a Met, netting a nothing-to-be-ashamed-of four hits, including one homer.

[Edgy MD]

seawolf17 wrote: 1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 30

Exactly 30!![/bigpurple] This quiz is too goddamn hard my ass!

seawolf17 wrote: 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 50

Mas que 50.

seawolf17 wrote: 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Nolan Ryan Greg Maddux Tom Glavine

We actually have three of these guys — Carlton, Jenkins, and Perry. But none of these are among the remaining two.

seawolf17 wrote: 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Tom Glavine Jerry Koosman Bartolo Colon Steve Trachsel Shawn Estes John Maine

Trachsel[/bigpurple] is correct, and exactly the type of pitcher you should be guessing, giving up a homer to Rick Reed while pitching for the Cubs on 4/15/98.

None of the others, though. Man, what a nothing post-Mets career Maine had.

seawolf17 wrote: 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .500

Such little faith! Higher!

seawolf17 wrote: 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Jesse Orosco

Not the Jess.

seawolf17 wrote: 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Dan Warthen Bob Apodaca

Warthan is already off the board. Neither him nor Apple Daiquiri

seawolf17 wrote: 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Cardinals

The Cards, despite being one of the Mets most frequent opponents, and despite training next door (and therefore easily scout-able) all those years, have only yielded two homers to Mets pitchers. Thank you, Busch Stadium.

seawolf17 wrote: 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Shawn Estes Bartolo Colon Tom Glavine

Sorry. None of the above.

seawolf17 wrote: 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Doc Gooden Ron Darling

Neither. As I said, one is of recent vintage, and one goes way back.

seawolf17 wrote: 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 3

Less than three.

seawolf17 wrote: 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Skip Lockwood

Locoweed[/bigpurple] is the man. On 7/17/78, Joe Torre went to the ninth with a 6-4 lead in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Lockwood had already given him two innings, but when the first two batters (Tim Foli and Joel Youngblood) failed to get the ball out of the infield, he decided to let Skip bat so he could go ahead and finish the game.

Finish it he did, but not before first KABOOMING! the ball into a three-run pad.

Good job.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Gimme Sutton for the HOF'er. That's a great guess, batmags.

[Edgy MD]

That is a great guess, though sadly not a correct guess.

I can't say for certain, but our two remaining Hall-of-Famers may be close to something like the oldest and the youngest Hall of Famers to have faced the Mets.

[Zvon]

14. Could Bob Gibson be one?

OE: sorry, i didn't see this page.

[Chad ochoseis]

9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer?

Ya gotta believe that if even the pitchers are homering, it's usually a good day. .750.



16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher?

Astacio, Sadecki, Hampton. One Rockie, one good hitter, one good hitter who was also a Rockie.

[Frayed Knot]

Chad Ochoseis wrote: 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Astacio, Sadecki, Hampton. One Rockie, one good hitter, one good hitter who was also a Rockie.

Hampton never HR'd as a Met.
In fact, looking it up, he never even had an extra base hit as a Met either.
20 for 73, all singles plus 5 walks. .274/.313/.274

[Chad ochoseis]

Yeah, I looked them up after I guessed. None of them homered as Mets, and Astacio never homered at all.

[Chad ochoseis]

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers?

We're running out of Hall of Famers. Drysdale and Smoltz?

[Zvon]

Spahn? Seaver?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver?

Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore.

I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

2. 46
10. Aguilera?
15. Pirates
17. Hefner, Koosman
18. 1

[Edgy MD]

Um, sorry, guys. I need to revise this kwiz.

[seawolf17]

Edgy MD wrote: Um, sorry, guys. I need to revise this kwiz.

I'm hoping you have to revise it a lot this season.

[batmagadanleadoff]

During yesterday's Syndergaard 2-HR game, Howie Rose ripped through this quiz, probably answering about half the questions here. Okay, I exaggerate a little. But he answered quite a few of these. Maybe half of them.

[Zvon]

Is anyone from here going to Battle The Booth?

[Edgy MD]

I applied. They asked me my state, and I started typing M... A... R... and nothing appeared in the drop-down menu. So I clicked the arrow to look at the selection, and all they had was Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

I want to win, so I cheated, and put down my mother's address. They haven't gotten in touch.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: I applied. They asked me my state, and I started typing M... A... R... and nothing appeared in the drop-down menu. So I clicked the arrow to look at the selection, and all they had was Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. I want to win, so I cheated, and put down my mother's address. They haven't gotten in touch.

That's statial racism!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please.

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Edited August 8, 2016 by Guest

[batmagadanleadoff]

Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please.

Landrith's Homer Beats Braves, 3-2
Pop Fly Travels 258 Feet, Saddles Spahn with Defeat

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19620512&id=Xf4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7yYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886,521463

Landrith's HR was the first walk-off HR in Mets history, and in fact, the first walk-off hit of any kind, although they surely weren't calling it a "walk-off" in 1962.

The Mets would walk-off beat the Braves in the second game of that doubleheader also, which the Mets obviously swept.

Craig Anderson was the winning pitcher in both games of the twinbill. Go ahead and ask Craig when he'd get his next win.

Read about that here at the Hardball Times.

http://www.hardballtimes.com/craig-andersons-greatest-day/



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Edited August 9, 2016 by Guest

[batmagadanleadoff]

Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please. Landrith's Homer Beats Braves, 3-2 Pop Fly Travels 258 Feet, Saddles Spahn with Defeat https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19620512&id=Xf4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7yYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886,521463 Landrith's HR was the first walk-off HR in Mets history, and in fact, the first walk-off hit of any kind, although they surely weren't calling it a "walk-off" in 1962. The Mets would walk-off beat the Braves in the second game of that doubleheader also, which the Mets obviously swept. Craig Anderson was the winning pitcher in both games of the twinbill. Go ahead and ask Craig when he'd get his next win. Read about that here at the Hardball Times. http://www.hardballtimes.com/craig-andersons-greatest-day/ [fimg=444]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8617/28256744984_4b6db0ed07_o.jpg[/fimg]

From William Ryczek's book:

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