Kwiz: Sticks of Sterling

[Edgy MD]

New York Mets players have won 21 National League Silver Slugger Awards, representing all nine defensive positions. (They have interestingly won zero American League Silver Slugger Awards and none as DH's.)

Name each of these players. No more than one guess per post. No consecutive posting. No partial answers. No, no, no — that's all I'm about. A correct answer includes the name of the player, the year he won (there have been no female winners), and the position he won it at.

For the purposes of this quiz, please, let us distinguish the actual outfield position the player tended to play, even if historically the award mostly has not.

Three points for a correct answer, and a miserly minus-one for an incorrect answer.

[Chad ochoseis]

Carlos Beltran, CF, 2006

[Guest d'Kong76]

Carter, '86, Designated Catcher

[Centerfield]

Piazza. '99. catcher.

[Chad ochoseis]

Piazza, New York Catcher, 2000

[Edgy MD]

I like how Centerfield's guess was his rank.

c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b:
3b:
ss:
lf:
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

David Wright, third base, 2008 (And Jimmy Rollins has Wright's stolen MVP!)

[Edgy MD]

c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b:
3b: David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss:
lf:
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3

[Valadius]

Edgardo Alfonzo, 2B, 1999.

[Guest d'Kong76]

There's a HoJo prolly, year and postion too hard for me to nail at
the present time...

[Edgy MD]

Educated guessing? That's part of LIFE! Live it!

Valadius jumps on the board with his second post in a month. Good job!

And remember, no peeksies, guys! Be like d'Kong and live dangerously!

c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss:
lf:
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3
Valadius: 3

[Valadius]

Jose Reyes, SS, 2006.

[Edgy MD]

Technically, that's sort of two guesses in a row, since the two intervening posts weren't really guesses. But the judges are allowing it owing to the ambiguity in the rules.

c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf:
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3

[Gwreck]

David Wright, 3B, 2007

[Edgy MD]

Yes! YES! It's a second trophy in the Sterling Room for David.

p:
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf:
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3
Gwreck: 3

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Yoenis Cespedes - LF 2016

[Edgy MD]

Grabbin' the gimme.

p:
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf:

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3
Gwreck: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3

[Zvon]

Strawman,'88,RF.

[Edgy MD]

We now have seven of our nine positions on the board.

p:
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf: Darryl Strawberry, 1988 (Zvon)

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Centerfield: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3
Gwreck: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3
Zvon: 3

[Centerfield]

Pitcher should be colon 2016.

But I'll guess Hampton 2000. Pitcher.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: (They have interestingly won zero American League Silver Slugger Awards and none as DH's.)

I'm not guessing on this question because I know the heartbreak of a negative score.
But Eddie Murray won a Silver Slugger in the AL before he came to the Mets.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Centerfield joins our leaders. Hammie won the second of his five consecutive silver slugger awards during his one year with the Mets, despite his less-than-stellar .586 OPS.

p: Mike Hampton, 2000 (Centerfield)
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b:
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf: Darryl Strawberry, 1988 (Zvon)

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
Centerfield: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Mets Guy in Michigan: 3
Gwreck: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3
Zvon: 3

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Gotta be Keith at first. I'll say his first full year when he turned the team around 1984.

[Edgy MD]

Correct. One of two Mets that may well have won a Silver Slugger while using cocaine.

p: Mike Hampton, 2000 (Centerfield)
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b: Keith Hernandez, 1984 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf: Darryl Strawberry, 1988 (Zvon)

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Valadius: 6
Centerfield: 6
Mets Guy in Michigan: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Gwreck: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3
Zvon: 3

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I'm going to shamelessly steal d'Kong's HoJo suggestion and guess him at third base and in 1989, his 30-30 year!

[Centerfield]

I will continue to shamelessly pick low hanging fruit.

Piazza. Catcher 1998.

[Edgy MD]

Shame has no place here. It's honest competition.

Piazza 1998 is the only Silver Slugger won by a Met after starting the season with another team.

p: Mike Hampton, 2000 (Centerfield)
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1998 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b: Keith Hernandez, 1984 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: Howard Johnson, 1989 (Mets Guy in Michigan), David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf: Darryl Strawberry, 1988 (Zvon)

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Centerfield: 9
Mets Guy in Michigan: 9
Chad Ochoseis: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Valadius: 6
Gwreck: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3
Zvon: 3

[Gwreck]

Howard Johnson, 3B, 1991

[Edgy MD]

Shame has no place in this quiz, but Howard Johnson clearly does.

Unless you peek. THEN shame has a place.

p: Mike Hampton, 2000 (Centerfield)
c: Gary Carter, 1986 (d'Kong), Mike Piazza, 1998 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 1999 (Centerfield), Mike Piazza, 2000 (Chad Ochoseis)
1b: Keith Hernandez, 1984 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
2b: Edgardo Alfonzo, 1999 (Valadius)
3b: Howard Johnson, 1989 (Mets Guy in Michigan), Howard Johnson, 1991 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2007 (Gwreck), David Wright, 2008 (Mets Guy in Michigan)
ss: José Reyes, 2006 (Valadius)
lf: Yoenis Céspedes, 2016 (Rockin' Doc)
cf: Carlos Beltrán, 2006 (Chad Ochoseis)
rf: Darryl Strawberry, 1988 (Zvon)

Incorrect: Nobody

SCORE
Centerfield: 9
Mets Guy in Michigan: 9
Chad Ochoseis: 6
Gwreck: 6
Valadius: 6
d'Kong76: 3
Rockin' Doc: 3
Zvon: 3

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I see a trend developing, so I will go with Mike Piazza in 2001.