Countdown Quiz

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1. 1977: 38th overall draft pick who went 1 for 17 in 19 games, spent parts of three seasons in Toronto, then never made it back to the bigs.
2. 1982-1984: 0-17 in 58 MLB games, all as a Met and mostly in the bullpen; never got a major league hit. Still the only MLBer from Churubusco HS, Indiana.
3. 1993: Got a 1992 Bowman card, making everyone say "Who?" Then went 1-17 in 1993 and never made it back to the bigs.
4. 1994-95: 0-17 as a Met; best known as a Brave, where he gave up a walk-off HR in the 1999 WS.

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2 Brent Gaff

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4 Mike Remlinger

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1 Jackson Todd

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3 Tito Navarro

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QUADBOOM for the leader!

1. 1977: 38th overall draft pick who went 1 for 17 in 19 games, spent parts of three seasons in Toronto, then never made it back to the bigs. JACKSON TODD
2. 1982-1984: 0-17 in 58 MLB games, all as a Met and mostly in the bullpen; never got a major league hit. Still the only MLBer from Churubusco HS, Indiana. BRENT GAFF
3. 1993: Got a 1992 Bowman card, making everyone say "Who?" Then went 1-17 in 1993 and never made it back to the bigs. TITO NAVARRO, APPARENTLY?
4. 1994-95: 0-17 as a Met; best known as a Brave, where he gave up a walk-off HR in the 1999 WS. MIKE REMLINGER, WHO I HAVE NO MEMORY OF AS A MET

GFafif 61
FIELD 80
JCL 22
Batmags 18
Edgy 11
Ben Grimm 9
FK 6
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 2
Lefty 1
MetFairy 1

Eight players tomorrow with 16 Met at-bats, each of whom got at least one hit.

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Navarro and Remlinger each make cameos in "Piazza," which covers the years when Mike was rising in the west while the Mets were scuffling in the east before the two entities joined forces. A lot of these brief Mets are extra top of mind for me as a result.

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1. 1962: 3-16 as a Met in April & May. For Topps collectors, he's the "first Met."
2. 1976-78: 2-16 in 82 games as a Met, his entire MLB career; traded to Texas for Dock Ellis.
3. 1985-89: 3-16 in 185 games as a Met, even getting some MVP support, before being traded and winning a ring.
4. 1993: 3-16 as a Met, all off the bench and as a defensive replacement in the outfield.
5. 1993-94: Drafted by the Mets in 1984, but was famously traded away and didn't make it back until 1993. 4-16 as a Met.
6. 1994: 1-16 as a Met, for two weeks in May.
7. 2010: 10-6, 3.61 in 53 games. 1-16 at the plate, getting a hit in his first major league AB.
8. 2016: 34th round draft pick in 2011; went 3-16 in 17 games (8 starts) last season.

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Topps 1962 #4

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2. 1976-78: 2-16 in 82 games as a Met, his entire MLB career; traded to Texas for Dock Ellis.

Mike Bruhert was a previous answer in this quiz, and a one-year Met. So it's gotta be Bob Myrick.

Edited March 18, 2017 by Guest

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8. Seth Lugo.

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3 Roger McDowell

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7 Hisanori Takahashi

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6 Rick Parker

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5 Mauro "Goose" Gozzo

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4 sounds like Wayne Housie, who lined up on Opening Day to my utter surprise, as in "Who?"

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HOLD UP GREG GOT ONE WRONG

1. 1962: 3-16 as a Met in April & May. For Topps collectors, he's the "first Met." JOHN DEMERIT
2. 1976-78: 2-16 in 82 games as a Met, his entire MLB career; traded to Texas for Dock Ellis. BOB MYRICK
3. 1985-89: 3-16 in 185 games as a Met, even getting some MVP support, before being traded and winning a ring.
4. 1993: 3-16 as a Met, all off the bench and as a defensive replacement in the outfield. WAYNE HOUSIE
5. 1993-94: Drafted by the Mets in 1984, but was famously traded away and didn't make it back until 1993. 4-16 as a Met. GOOSE GOZZO
6. 1994: 1-16 as a Met, for two weeks in May. RICK PARKER
7. 2010: 10-6, 3.61 in 53 games. 1-16 at the plate, getting a hit in his first major league AB. HISANORI TAKAHASHI
8. 2016: 34th round draft pick in 2011; went 3-16 in 17 games (8 starts) last season. SETH LUGO

GFafif 65
FIELD 83
JCL 22
Batmags 21
Edgy 11
Ben Grimm 9
FK 6
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 2
Lefty 1
MetFairy 1

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From yesterday:
3. 1985-89: 3-16 in 185 games as a Met, even getting some MVP support, before being traded and winning a ring.

Today:


1. 1962: 1-5, 6.22 in 36 games and 1-15 at the plate in this Quebecois' only MLB season.
2. 1971-73: Largely unimpressive as a Met (3-15 at the plate), then won the 1974 ERA title with Atlanta.
3. 1975: 2-15 riding the Tidewater shuttle as a spare outfielder.
4. 1985: 1-15 as a Met. Famously finished his Mets career during a June game.
5. 1990-2004: 0-15.
6. 1995: 2-15 as a Met, then traded for Pedro Martinez.
7. 1998: 2-15 in five games in May before he became expendable.
8. 2006: Big piece of the 2006 team - including a particularly solid appearance in the NLCS - despite only getting 2 hits in 15 AB.
9. 2016: 1-15 in eight games (seven starts).

GFafif 65
FIELD 83
JCL 22
Batmags 21
Edgy 11
Ben Grimm 9
FK 6
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 2
Lefty 1
MetFairy 1

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5. John Franco: 0-for-15-years-as-a-Met.

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9. Bunting Robert Gsellman.

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Figured just the years would be enough there. Two for Edgy!

From yesterday:
3. 1985-89: 3-16 in 185 games as a Met, even getting some MVP support, before being traded and winning a ring.

Today:
1. 1962: 1-5, 6.22 in 36 games and 1-15 at the plate in this Quebecois' only MLB season.
2. 1971-73: Largely unimpressive as a Met (3-15 at the plate), then won the 1974 ERA title with Atlanta.
3. 1975: 2-15 riding the Tidewater shuttle as a spare outfielder.
4. 1985: 1-15 as a Met. Famously finished his Mets career during a June game.
5. 1990-2004: 0-15. JOHN FRANCO
6. 1995: 2-15 as a Met, then traded for Pedro Martinez.
7. 1998: 2-15 in five games in May before he became expendable.
8. 2006: Big piece of the 2006 team - including a particularly solid appearance in the NLCS - despite only getting 2 hits in 15 AB.
9. 2016: 1-15 in eight games (seven starts). GSELLMAN

GFafif 65
FIELD 85
JCL 22
Batmags 21
Edgy 13
Ben Grimm 9
FK 6
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 2
Lefty 1
MetFairy 1

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2. Buzzband Capra.

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1. Ray Daviault

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3. Bob Gallagher

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Ha! You mean the other Pedro Martinez.

Jeff Barry

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8. Roberto Hernandez

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The 1985-89 MVP guy from yesterday must then be Randy Myers.

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I believe 8 is Darren Oliver.

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7 Nothing says disposable in May 1998 like Rick Wilkins.

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4 Famous as in "OUCH!" Terry Blocker