Countdown Quiz

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11 Joe Ginsberg

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9. herm Winningham

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25 Julio Valera

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seawolf17 wrote: 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977.

The Candy Man was robbed of the '77 NL Cy Young Award, which instead, went to Steve Carlton, who had what the voters of that era were mainly looking for -- Carlton led the NL in Wins while pitching for a team that made the playoffs. Carlton wasn't even the second best NL pitcher that season -- that would be Tom Terrific, who split his season between ... ahh, you know the rest.

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Edgy's making a move! AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole. BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met. BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach. 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer. BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling. CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977. 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met. COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen. 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brough back in trade. 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met. 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter. 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City. LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season. 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer. 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP. LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP. 19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him. OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop. 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets. RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games. 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992. VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield. GFafif 115 FIELD 138 Batmags 45 JCL 26 Edgy 25 Ben Grimm 13 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

Edgy MD Mar 29 2017 02:08 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2017 02:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

4 is Angel Berroa, maybe. Google has destroyed my memory

seawolf17 Mar 29 2017 04:16 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Berroa is incorrect, but a good guess. AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole. BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met. BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach. 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer. BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling. CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977. 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met. COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen. DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade. 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met. 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter. 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City. LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season. 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer. 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP. LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP. 19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him. OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop. 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets. RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games. 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992. VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield. GFafif 115 FIELD 141 Batmags 45 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 13 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 04:30 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12 Tom Hall

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2017 05:06 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

17. Corey Lidle?

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:23 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

13 Jay Kleven

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:23 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

14 Lou Klimchock

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:24 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

7 Juan Castillo

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:25 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

4 Emil Brown

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:26 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

16 David Lamb

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:27 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

24 Steve Springer

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:29 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

20 Jason Middlebrook

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 05:29 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

22 Andy Phillips

seawolf17 Mar 29 2017 05:34 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole. BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met. BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach. BROWN 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer. BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling. CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977. CASTILLO 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met. COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen. DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade. 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met. HALL 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets KLEVEN 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter. KLIMCHOCK 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City. LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season. LAMB 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer. LIDLE 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP. LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP. 19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. MIDDLEBROOK 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him. OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop. PHILLIPS 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets. RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games. SPRINGER 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992. VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield. GFafif 123 FIELD 143 Batmags 46 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2017 06:36 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

seawolf17 wrote: HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS It's really mind-boggling. I couldn't ever remember that someone named "Andy Phillips" played for the Mets, much less be able to associate him with any clue you might provide, other than "His name was 'Andy Phillips'" I was going to say that Greg probably pays more attention than I do, but I'm certain that when Andy Phillips was a Met I was very much aware of him. When I watch a game I always know who's on the active roster, and therefore who's available to sub or pinch hit. But I guess I don't retain this stuff nearly as well as Greg does.

Edgy MD Mar 29 2017 06:50 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Andy Phillips and Andy Green are to me totally fused into one roiling decrepit mass of Andy. I think one played first and third and the other second and third. I think one used to be a Yankee. But maybe that was the other one. Both? I think one was an in-season free agent signee and the other a waiver claim. I think neither one stuck even more than a week or so. I think they appeared for the Mets either in the same season or in adjacent seasons.

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 07:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Benjamin Grimm wrote: seawolf17 wrote: HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS It's really mind-boggling. I couldn't ever remember that someone named "Andy Phillips" played for the Mets, much less be able to associate him with any clue you might provide, other than "His name was 'Andy Phillips'" I was going to say that Greg probably pays more attention than I do, but I'm certain that when Andy Phillips was a Met I was very much aware of him. When I watch a game I always know who's on the active roster, and therefore who's available to sub or pinch hit. But I guess I don't retain this stuff nearly as well as Greg does. I attended a game in 2008 with a FAFIF reader who prepared a quiz for me (as people sometimes do). A dozen different Mets had started in left field to that point in the season, could I name them all? All but one, it turned out. The one I missed was Andy Phillips. It had been maybe two months since Phillips cycled through Shea and I was annoyed I had forgotten him already (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff). Nine years later, Andy Phillips has stuck with me. Also, I went to high school with an Andy Phillips, though not the same one. Played on the table tennis team and had a goatee by his junior year.

Ceetar Mar 29 2017 07:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Andy Phillips was the catcher guy that wore goggles, Andy Green is the manager of the Padres?

Ceetar Mar 29 2017 07:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Ceetar wrote: Andy Phillips was the catcher guy that wore goggles, Andy Green is the manager of the Padres? no, that was Jason Phillips now that I think about it.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 07:24 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

G-Fafif wrote: (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff). Where are these clues?

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 07:34 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff). Where are these clues? Nos. 10 and 19. Go answer them.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 07:38 PM Re: Countdown Quiz Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2017 07:43 PM

seawolf17 wrote: 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. [fimg=222]http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/chuck_estrada_autograph.jpg[/fimg] I do way better with the Mets that played before I began to pay attention that with the fringe Mets of recent vintage. Plus, those card threads I used to do.

seawolf17 Mar 29 2017 07:40 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Ding! AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole. BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met. BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach. BROWN 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer. BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling. CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977. CASTILLO 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met. COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen. DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade. ESTRADA 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met. HALL 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets KLEVEN 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter. KLIMCHOCK 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City. LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season. LAMB 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer. LIDLE 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP. LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP. 19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. MIDDLEBROOK 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him. OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop. PHILLIPS 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets. RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games. SPRINGER 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992. VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield. GFafif 123 FIELD 144 Batmags 47 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 07:41 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. [fimg=222]http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/chuck_estrada_autograph.jpg[/fimg] I do way better with the Mets that played before I began to pay attention that with the fringe Mets of recent vintage. Plus, those card threads I used to do. "Won first game Tom Seaver started" would have brought this one home for me. Seeing him in his O finery brings back his primary MLB identity as a Baby Bird.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 07:44 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

The quiz answer I couldn't get that really annoyed me was Armando Benitez because I loved that Met. But as soon as I saw this part of the Benitez clue -- "1997-2003" I immediately tuned out, figuring I'd never get it, being so bad with those years. Plus I mistakenly assumed it was a fringe Met based on the # of AB's.

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 07:48 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: The quiz answer I couldn't get that really annoyed me was Armando Benitez because I loved that Met. But as soon as I saw this part of the Benitez clue -- "1997-2003" I immediately tuned out, figuring I'd never get it, being so bad with those years. Plus I mistakenly assumed it was a fringe Met based on the # of AB's. I was on hand for one of Armando's RBIs, so that was a boost. Clues have worked for and against me. I could not zero in on Les Rohr, for instance, because I mostly associate him with his status as first-ever Met draft pick, though Woflie's portrayal of him as a reluctant Miracle Met bystander was absolutely accurate (and I remembered the quote from JCL's SABR bio of him, I just couldn't place him while I was mentally riffling through all those September '69 callups). Klimchock, Kleven, Steve Springer, the immortal Emil Brown...I've given each of them a moment in the FAFIF sun over the past dozen years, so that helps, too.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 07:52 PM Re: Countdown Quiz Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 29 2017 07:55 PM

I got Rohr from remembering a Sports Illustrated piece written by Alexander Woolf on collecting the autographs of the 1969 Mets, especiallly the elusive Tommie Agee's John Hancock. There are two lines from that piece that are etched in my memory --- one is about Amos Otis: "some scrub"; the other is about obtaining Rohr's signature: "Les is more".

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 07:55 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

G-Fafif wrote: I was on hand for one of Armando's RBIs, so that was a boost. See ... that's the thing about your memory. I might've been on hand for one of Armando's RBI's as well. I was a Mets full season-ticket holder for Armando's entire Mets stint. But if I was there, I no longer remember it.

seawolf17 Mar 29 2017 07:55 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Some of these clues are a challenge to find; I'm using a combination of their stat lines, transaction history, Wikipedia pages, and UMDB "memories" pages to find quirky little things. But, for example, try to find something quirky about Tom Wilson. It's not possible. (He's coming up in a few days.)

batmagadanleadoff Mar 29 2017 08:01 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

seawolf17 wrote: Some of these clues are a challenge to find; I'm using a combination of their stat lines, transaction history, Wikipedia pages, and UMDB "memories" pages to find quirky little things. But, for example, try to find something quirky about Tom Wilson. It's not possible. (He's coming up in a few days.) I recognize this and appreciate the effort. This has been a terrific quiz that required a lot of work and the commitment to put it up every day for about a month. Plus the follow-up to update the tallies. Excellent. [fimg=333]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/batman/images/c/c2/Egghead.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120430232420[/fimg]

Edgy MD Mar 29 2017 08:02 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Backup catcher and award-winning cartoonist.

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 08:07 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Some of these clues are a challenge to find; I'm using a combination of their stat lines, transaction history, Wikipedia pages, and UMDB "memories" pages to find quirky little things. But, for example, try to find something quirky about Tom Wilson. It's not possible. (He's coming up in a few days.) I recognize this and appreciate the effort. This has been a terrific quiz that required a lot of work and the commitment to put it up every day for about a month. Plus the follow-up to update the tallies. Excellent. [fimg=333]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/batman/images/c/c2/Egghead.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120430232420[/fimg] Agreed! It's been the most fun thing about Spring Training this side of Cespedes. I have a Tom Wilson clue in my head, but it's akin to "name a Met who's never been in my kitchen."

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 08:10 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: I was on hand for one of Armando's RBIs, so that was a boost. See ... that's the thing about your memory. I might've been on hand for one of Armando's RBI's as well. I was a Mets full season-ticket holder for Armando's entire Mets stint. But if I was there, I no longer remember it. If I'd gone to the men's room during Armando's at bat, that might be a point someone else got. I did that during Ty Wigginton's first Shea Stadium home run. OTOH, it was nice to emerge into a crowd that was happy for a change in 2002.

G-Fafif Mar 29 2017 08:12 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. Not a lock, but Ron Locke? Wolfie will appreciate that mostly I associate him with his baseball card, which, along with Yogi's, is the first 1965 I ever owned. Since it's a '65, I don't immediately link him to '64, but now that I'm putting the alphabetical pieces together...

seawolf17 Mar 29 2017 08:50 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

and BOOM we've knocked out our final mystery Met of the day. AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole. BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met. BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach. BROWN 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer. BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling. CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977. CASTILLO 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met. COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen. DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade. ESTRADA 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met. HALL 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets KLEVEN 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter. KLIMCHOCK 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City. LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season. LAMB 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer. LIDLE 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP. LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP. LOCKE 19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again. MIDDLEBROOK 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him. OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop. PHILLIPS 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets. RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games. SPRINGER 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992. VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield. GFafif 124 FIELD 144 Batmags 47 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1 We've got some doozies coming up the rest of this week. 17 tomorrow, 32 on Friday, 40 on Saturday, and then 52 on Sunday!

seawolf17 Mar 30 2017 01:33 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Just FOUR MORE DAYS of mystery Mets! 1. 1965: Made his MLB debut at 18, went 2-0 in 40 innings - and never pitched another MLB season. 2. 1998: Came from Arizona in the Gilkey deal, gave up McGwire's 50th HR. 3. 1991: Acquired from Atlanta, then traded to Toronto. Lefty reliever. 4. 2012-16: Fifth on the Mets' all-time saves list. 5. 2009: Oft-conflated with Andy Phillips. 6. 1974: Traded by the Mets to California for #13. Don't know his impressions of the school system there. 7. 1997-99: Finished second in the ROY voting with Atlanta in 1993. Traded from the Mets to the Dodgers in June 1998, then traded BACK to the Mets in July 1998, then traded to Oakland in July 1999. 8. 1980-81: Became a long-time pitching coach, mainly in the Cardinals organization, after retirement. 9. 1962: Bits and pieces of four major league seasons; didn't make it to the end of April as a Met. 10. 1967: 1960s MFY bullpen mainstay who struck out in all four ABs as a Met. 11. 1981: Debuted in 1969 wuith the Padres, had a good run with them and Houston, then bounced around until he finished 0-3, 9.89 with the 1981 Mets. 12. 2000-04: Smoked a joint once and Mets fans never let him forget it. 13. 1975-76: Acquired by the Mets for #6. Spent the rest of his career in the AL, including leading the league in saves in 1971 with Milwaukee. 14. 2007: Former 1st-round pick for Boston who pitched well in the AL for a long time before ending his career as a Met. 15. 2000: As a Dodger in 2001, surrendered Barry Bonds' 73rd home run on a 3-2 knuckleball. 16. 2002-04: Pitched for nine teams in 19 seasons. Won a ring in 1996. 17. 2004: Backup catcher/utility guy who had two reasonably productive seasons in Toronto in 2002-03. GFafif 124 FIELD 144 Batmags 47 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 8 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:48 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

13 Ken Sanders

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:49 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

6 (M)Ike Hampton

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2017 01:50 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Four = Familia

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:51 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

1 Jim Bethke

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:51 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

5 Andy Green

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:52 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12 Grant Roberts

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2017 01:52 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

7 = Greg McMichael

Frayed Knot Mar 30 2017 01:54 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

10 = Hal Reniff

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:54 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

11 Dave Roberts

seawolf17 Mar 30 2017 01:58 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Can the field hold off Greg in the final four days? We shall see. BETHKE 1. 1965: Made his MLB debut at 18, went 2-0 in 40 innings - and never pitched another MLB season. 2. 1998: Came from Arizona in the Gilkey deal, gave up McGwire's 50th HR. 3. 1991: Acquired from Atlanta, then traded to Toronto. Lefty reliever. FAMILIA 4. 2012-16: Fifth on the Mets' all-time saves list. GREEN 5. 2009: Oft-conflated with Andy Phillips. HAMPTON 6. 1974: Traded by the Mets to California for #13. Don't know his impressions of the school system there. McMICHAEL 7. 1997-99: Finished second in the ROY voting with Atlanta in 1993. Traded from the Mets to the Dodgers in June 1998, then traded BACK to the Mets in July 1998, then traded to Oakland in July 1999. 8. 1980-81: Became a long-time pitching coach, mainly in the Cardinals organization, after retirement. 9. 1962: Bits and pieces of four major league seasons; didn't make it to the end of April as a Met. RENIFF 10. 1967: 1960s MFY bullpen mainstay who struck out in all four ABs as a Met. DAVE ROBERTS 11. 1981: Debuted in 1969 wuith the Padres, had a good run with them and Houston, then bounced around until he finished 0-3, 9.89 with the 1981 Mets. GRANT ROBERTS 12. 2000-04: Smoked a joint once and Mets fans never let him forget it. SANDERS 13. 1975-76: Acquired by the Mets for #6. Spent the rest of his career in the AL, including leading the league in saves in 1971 with Milwaukee. 14. 2007: Former 1st-round pick for Boston who pitched well in the AL for a long time before ending his career as a Met. 15. 2000: As a Dodger in 2001, surrendered Barry Bonds' 73rd home run on a 3-2 knuckleball. 16. 2002-04: Pitched for nine teams in 19 seasons. Won a ring in 1996. 17. 2004: Backup catcher/utility guy who had two reasonably productive seasons in Toronto in 2002-03. GFafif 124 FIELD 153 Batmags 53 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

batmagadanleadoff Mar 30 2017 01:59 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

2 Willie Blair

seawolf17 Mar 30 2017 02:00 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Batmags and FK trying to give you all a cushion this morning. BETHKE 1. 1965: Made his MLB debut at 18, went 2-0 in 40 innings - and never pitched another MLB season. BLAIR 2. 1998: Came from Arizona in the Gilkey deal, gave up McGwire's 50th HR. 3. 1991: Acquired from Atlanta, then traded to Toronto. Lefty reliever. FAMILIA 4. 2012-16: Fifth on the Mets' all-time saves list. GREEN 5. 2009: Oft-conflated with Andy Phillips. HAMPTON 6. 1974: Traded by the Mets to California for #13. Don't know his impressions of the school system there. McMICHAEL 7. 1997-99: Finished second in the ROY voting with Atlanta in 1993. Traded from the Mets to the Dodgers in June 1998, then traded BACK to the Mets in July 1998, then traded to Oakland in July 1999. 8. 1980-81: Became a long-time pitching coach, mainly in the Cardinals organization, after retirement. 9. 1962: Bits and pieces of four major league seasons; didn't make it to the end of April as a Met. RENIFF 10. 1967: 1960s MFY bullpen mainstay who struck out in all four ABs as a Met. DAVE ROBERTS 11. 1981: Debuted in 1969 wuith the Padres, had a good run with them and Houston, then bounced around until he finished 0-3, 9.89 with the 1981 Mets. GRANT ROBERTS 12. 2000-04: Smoked a joint once and Mets fans never let him forget it. SANDERS 13. 1975-76: Acquired by the Mets for #6. Spent the rest of his career in the AL, including leading the league in saves in 1971 with Milwaukee. 14. 2007: Former 1st-round pick for Boston who pitched well in the AL for a long time before ending his career as a Met. 15. 2000: As a Dodger in 2001, surrendered Barry Bonds' 73rd home run on a 3-2 knuckleball. 16. 2002-04: Pitched for nine teams in 19 seasons. Won a ring in 1996. 17. 2004: Backup catcher/utility guy who had two reasonably productive seasons in Toronto in 2002-03. GFafif 124 FIELD 154 Batmags 54 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 Hahn 3 Chad 3 MetFairy 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

themetfairy Mar 30 2017 02:10 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

16 - David Weathers?

Centerfield Mar 30 2017 02:17 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Benjamin Grimm wrote: seawolf17 wrote: HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS It's really mind-boggling. I couldn't ever remember that someone named "Andy Phillips" played for the Mets, much less be able to associate him with any clue you might provide, other than "His name was 'Andy Phillips'" I was going to say that Greg probably pays more attention than I do, but I'm certain that when Andy Phillips was a Met I was very much aware of him. When I watch a game I always know who's on the active roster, and therefore who's available to sub or pinch hit. But I guess I don't retain this stuff nearly as well as Greg does. Imagine how I feel with exactly 1 point in all of this. And it's because it's Jose Lima, and I only knew that because he died. Basically if you're alive, I'm not going to remember you.

Edgy MD Mar 30 2017 02:21 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 5 Andy Green Dammit, that one was mine.

Centerfield Mar 30 2017 02:25 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Is 15 Chan Ho Park? I don't remember him throwing a knuckleball.

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:29 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

15 Dennis Springer

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:30 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

14 Aaron Sele

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:30 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

3 Tony Castillo

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:31 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

8 Dyar Miller

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:33 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

17 Tom Wilson has never been in my kitchen.

G-Fafif Mar 30 2017 02:36 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

9 Herb Moford

seawolf17 Mar 30 2017 02:44 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

OH NO GREGZILLA WOKE UP (Also, CF, good guess; Park gave up 71 & 72, apparently.) BETHKE 1. 1965: Made his MLB debut at 18, went 2-0 in 40 innings - and never pitched another MLB season. BLAIR 2. 1998: Came from Arizona in the Gilkey deal, gave up McGwire's 50th HR. CASTILLO 3. 1991: Acquired from Atlanta, then traded to Toronto. Lefty reliever. FAMILIA 4. 2012-16: Fifth on the Mets' all-time saves list. GREEN 5. 2009: Oft-conflated with Andy Phillips. HAMPTON 6. 1974: Traded by the Mets to California for #13. Don't know his impressions of the school system there. McMICHAEL 7. 1997-99: Finished second in the ROY voting with Atlanta in 1993. Traded from the Mets to the Dodgers in June 1998, then traded BACK to the Mets in July 1998, then traded to Oakland in July 1999. MILLER 8. 1980-81: Became a long-time pitching coach, mainly in the Cardinals organization, after retirement. MOFORD 9. 1962: Bits and pieces of four major league seasons; didn't make it to the end of April as a Met. RENIFF 10. 1967: 1960s MFY bullpen mainstay who struck out in all four ABs as a Met. DAVE ROBERTS 11. 1981: Debuted in 1969 wuith the Padres, had a good run with them and Houston, then bounced around until he finished 0-3, 9.89 with the 1981 Mets. GRANT ROBERTS 12. 2000-04: Smoked a joint once and Mets fans never let him forget it. SANDERS 13. 1975-76: Acquired by the Mets for #6. Spent the rest of his career in the AL, including leading the league in saves in 1971 with Milwaukee. SELE 14. 2007: Former 1st-round pick for Boston who pitched well in the AL for a long time before ending his career as a Met. SPRINGER 15. 2000: As a Dodger in 2001, surrendered Barry Bonds' 73rd home run on a 3-2 knuckleball. WEATHERS 16. 2002-04: Pitched for nine teams in 19 seasons. Won a ring in 1996. WILSON 17. 2004: Backup catcher/utility guy who had two reasonably productive seasons in Toronto in 2002-03. GFafif 130 FIELD 155 Batmags 54 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Ceetar 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

themetfairy Mar 30 2017 04:42 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Are you going to do players with zero at bats on Monday. I know one!

seawolf17 Mar 30 2017 05:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

themetfairy wrote: Are you going to do players with zero at bats on Monday. I know one! I've got a list for Monday, yes.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 30 2017 05:12 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

You should also include non-players with zero at bats. I'd qualify for that list!

Ceetar Mar 30 2017 06:02 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

seawolf17 wrote: Are you going to do players with zero at bats on Monday. I know one! I've got a list for Monday, yes. I've got dibs on one, just saying. #Fantasy

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 04:31 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:38 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

2 Tony Armas

Ceetar Mar 31 2017 04:39 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

1. emil brown?

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:39 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

7 Hank Webb

Ceetar Mar 31 2017 04:40 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12. Jose Lima

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:40 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Tommie Moore trade for Torre

Ceetar Mar 31 2017 04:41 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

28. Mike Stanton

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:42 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

32 Ynoa

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:44 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

1 Chip Ambres

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:44 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Hilarious Laffey (Laugh-eee)

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:45 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

17 Bill Latham

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:45 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

8 Mike Draper

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:46 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12 Geremi Gonzalez

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:46 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

G-Fafif wrote: 8 Mike Draper Are u typing with your nose?

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:46 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12 Haney

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:47 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

10 Erickson

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:48 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

23 Bob Rauch

Ceetar Mar 31 2017 04:48 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

G-Fafif wrote: 1 Chip Ambres That's who I meant. How'd I conflate Emil Brown and Chip Ambres?

batmagadanleadoff Mar 31 2017 04:49 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

17 Bill Latham

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 04:50 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Chip Ambres is probably one of my all-time favorite Mets. Or I guess he would be, if I had any recollection of him! I like his name! It's almost... familiar.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 04:50 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 17 Bill Latham Here's what I remember about Bill Latham (I think): His middle name is "Carol".

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:51 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

25 Seminara

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:53 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

27 Simons

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:55 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

18 Little

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:55 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

19 Long

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:56 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

4 Buchanan

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:57 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

14 Hennigan

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:58 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

7 Cram

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:59 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

20 Martin

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 04:59 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

21 Minor

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:02 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

9 Edens

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:02 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

11 Filer

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:03 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

15 Brandon Knight

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 05:04 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

I don't think I'm going to win this competition.

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:04 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

24 Addison Reed

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

26 Billy Short

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:12 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

31 Chuck Taylor

themetfairy Mar 31 2017 05:22 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

12 - Cory Lidle

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 05:34 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

You kids are fast. Also, finally, we're getting some good wrong answers. EVEN SOME WRONG ANSWERS FROM GREG, FOLKS. AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 148 FIELD 162 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:45 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

24 Robles

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 05:46 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

That's the correct "r"eliever. AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. ROBLES 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 149 FIELD 162 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:49 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

6 McKay Christensen

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 05:51 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

And that's the correct former #1 pick. We've got ourselves a contest here, folks. AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. CHRISTENSEN 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. ROBLES 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 150 FIELD 162 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:52 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

5 Paul Byrd

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 05:54 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

29 Brian Stokes (Mitchell!)

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 06:01 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

YES! Points for the funny clue! AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. BYRD 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. CHRISTENSEN 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. ROBLES 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. STOKES 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 152 FIELD 162 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 14 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 06:03 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

"Lance Broadway Zero Mostel Niemann...no, that can't be it."

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2017 06:10 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I don't think I'm going to win this competition. My contributions are, at this moment, just enough to keep 'FIELD' in the lead.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 06:11 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

26. Who is SHAW?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 06:13 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

30. Rick Sweet?

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2017 06:17 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Benjamin Grimm wrote: 26. Who is SHAW? [fimg=250]http://wizbangblog.com/images/2008/10/robert_shaw_rip/Shaw.jpeg[/fimg] Originally came to the Mets in a trade from a team in Russia (with love) and had a great debut when he retired the side 1-2-3 in his debut. But in his next outing he got stung when he took a pitch to the jaw on that black Sunday game and was never the same after that.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 31 2017 06:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

I remember he spent a while on the DL after this incident, although he was initially listed as "day to day".

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 06:26 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

FIELD keepin' on keepin' on. AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. BYRD 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. CHRISTENSEN 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. ROBLES 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets DON SHAW 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. STOKES 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! SWEET 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 152 FIELD 164 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 16 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Mar 31 2017 06:31 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

3 Gotta be Bauta...Ed Bauta

seawolf17 Mar 31 2017 07:29 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Gotta be. AMBRES 1. 2007: Only got one hit as a Met, but it was a game-winner in a game against the Dodgers. Outfielder. ARMAS 2. 2008: Not quite the player his dad was. BAUTA 3. 1963-64: Bullpenner who came over from St. Louis in exchange for Ken MacKenzie. BUCHANAN 4. 2004: Outfielder who served as a DH/PH for Minnesota and then San Diego before ending his short career with five days as a Met in August 2004. BYRD 5. 1995-96: 109-96 in 14 seasons with an ERA+ of 103, which sounds just about right. Typical veteran "innings eater" who pitched for seven different teams. CHRISTENSEN 6. 2002: Had an infield single off John Smoltz in the 9-run ninth on April 6, then went down to AAA and never made it back. 1st round pick who made some noise with the White Sox in the late 90s but never amounted to much. CRAM 7. 1974-75: All 3 AB came when he pitched the 17th-24th innings, giving up no runs, in that crazy game against the Cardinals. DRAPER 8. 1993: 1-1, 4.25 in his only MLB season after being a Rule 5 pick from the MFYs. EDENS 9. 1987: Sent to Philly as a PTBNL in the Samuel trade. Later became a solid bullpen arm for the Twins. ERICKSON 10. 2004: Vet best known as a Twin or Oriole who started two games in July and was "meh." FILER 11. 1992: Eight games for the Cubs in 1982, eleven for the Jays (7-0!) in 1985, then three years in Milwaukee as a part-time starter before appearing in nine games as a Met in 1992. GONZALEZ 12. 2006: 7.71 ERA in 14 innings as a Met. RIP. HANEY 13. 1998: Utility guy/PH who was a September callup after a few cups of coffee with the Cubs. HENNIGAN 14. 1973: 0-4, 6.23 after being a solid bullpen arm in Cleveland for a few seasons. KNIGHT 15. 2008: Came up with the MFYs in 2001 and was terrible, then pitched overseas before making his return. LAFFEY 16. 2013: Hilarious that anyone thought he had anything left. 7.20 ERA in ten innings. LATHAM 17. 1985: LHP who was traded to Minnesota in the Tim Teufel deal. LITTLE 18. 2002: OF who came from Colorado with John Thomson, then dealt away two weeks later to Arizona. LONG 19. 1999: Traded to Oakland for Kenny Rogers, then finished second in the 2000 ROY voting. MARTIN 20. 2001: 10.06 ERA. (Not a typo.) LOOGY who couldn't even get OO. MINOR 21. 1995-96: Useful bullpen arm acquired from the Pirates and then dealt to Seattle. MOORE 22. 1972-73: Looks like was converted to a pitcher in the Mets' system, and was eventually traded for Joe Torre. RAUCH 23. 1972: His only MLB season; struggled his way through nineteen relief appearances. No relation to the enormous 2012 Met. ROBLES 24. 2015-16: Key bullpen piece. SEMINARA 25. 1994: Brooklyn --> Columbia U --> San Diego --> Mets DON SHAW 26. 1967-68: Conflated with, but not related to, a similarly-named teammate. LHRP. SIMONS 27. 1991: Rule 5 pick who went 2-3, 5.19. LHP who went to Montreal in 1992 and gave up eight runs in a third of an inning over two games in April against the Mets. STANTON 28. 2003-04: The real reason the current player changed his name is so he wouldn't be associated with this guy. STOKES 29. 2008-09: This RHP + a 1986 Met = Broadway star! SWEET 30. 1982: Better known for his baseball card hair than his bat. TAYLOR 31. 1972: 5.52 ERA in 31 innings, and he's not even the worst pitcher with this name in team history. YNOA 32. 2016: Surprise starter in three games last season. GFafif 153 FIELD 164 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 16 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

seawolf17 Apr 01 2017 11:55 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

All these players had exactly TWO Mets AB: 1. 1974: IIRC, Was TMF's neighbor or something like that. 2. 1977: Backup infielder for a few years with the White Sox before coming to NY. 3. 2004: Only eleven of the 492 players to pitch for the Mets have a higher ERA, but none of them pitched as many innings (six). 4. 1989-1991: Top pitching prospect acquired for Doug Sisk; his 15.2 innings as a Met are the entirety of his MLB career. 5. 1998-99: LHRP traded to Colorado at the deadline in the Darryl Hamilton deal. 6. 2004: Former closer who pitched in 60 games and yet I remember exactly zero of them. 7. 2011: As a top prospect, was traded from Philly to Houston for Billy Wagner; ended his career throwing 26 bullpen innings as a Met. 8. 2013: 0-3, 5.68 in 32 games and has zero memories on the UMDB. Good luck. 9. 2002-03: Young LOOGY who was traded to KC for Shawn Sedlacek. 10. 1967-68: Better known as a long-time pitching coach, particularly for the MFYs. 11. 2003: Spent 11 years as an "organizational backstop" in four organizations before getting a cuppa in September. 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? 13. 1971: Wait, didn't we have him on this list the other day? So many similarly-named obscure Mets. A footnote to Mets history. 14. 1995: 3rd round pick who got into four games as a Met, then had a productive MLB career, getting nearly 2000 PAs with the Reds, White Sox, Orioles, and Rays. 15. 2013-14: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. 16. 1992: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. 17. 2002: LOOGY who was a very productive bullpen piece for 15 seasons from 1989-2003, mostly with the Twins. 18. 1973: PH/PR in his only MLB season. 19. 2000-02: Honestly, it was pretty easy to tell them apart. 20. 2005: Key figure in perhaps the greatest Mets regular-season play of all time. 21. 2004-05: Loathed. 22. 1997: Was pretty useless out of the bullpen, then went to Arizona and in his one appearance back at Shea, gave up three runs in a third of an inning. 23. 2000: "No, not THAT first baseman. This one's got a U, not a W, and he mostly strikes out." 24. 1977: Pitched only one game as a Met, but won 35 games as a Shea Stadium resident in 1974-75. 25. 2003-04: Made his debut in 1999 in KC, but injured his arm in an off-field accident and aggravated it by pitching. Never really harnessed the magic again. 26. 1965: One earned run in 16 innings at age 21... and no other MLB experience. 27. 2008: Infielder who played 1028 games in Pittsburgh and Philly before ending his career pinch-hitting twice in June. 28. 2005: 3-1, 1.49 in 36.1 innings in the pen. Supposedly dated my colleague's friend. 29. 2001: Pitcher who was traded for Roberto Alomar but never amounted to much after he left NY. 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. 31. 1987: Part of the deal that sent Rick Sutcliffe to the Cubs, so he's basically responsible for us not being World Champs in 1984. 32. 1968: A LOOGY before being a LOOGY was a thing. 33. 1977-78: For some reason, we traded Dave Kingman for him. 34. 2007-08: A valued bullpen piece who was traded for two other bullpen pieces. We should have held onto him. 35. 1974: 1st round pick (fourth overall) in 1969 who only lasted two weeks in the MLB in September. Got Gary Carter to ground out in Carter's first MLB AB. 36. 2009: Made his MLB debut at age 40; pitched 27.1 innings with a 2.96 ERA. 37. 1989: Finished fifth in the ROY voting with Minnesota in 19990. 38. 2007: 0-1, 12.19 in 10.1 innings, which was worse than the unrelated guy who pitched for the Mets in 2008. 39. 2002: 2nd round pick who, like seemingly so many players in this thread, was way more successful - primarily in San Francisco - after leaving the Mets. 40. 1967: 0-1, 8.64 ERA after being a hot Dodger prospect.

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:04 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

2 Luis Alvarado

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:04 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

3 James Baldwin

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

1 Jack Aker

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

4 Blaine Beatty

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:05 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

5 Rigo Beltran

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:06 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

6 Ricky Bottalico

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:06 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

7 Taylor Buchholz

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:07 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

9 Jaime Cerda

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:07 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

11 Joe DePastino

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:08 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

13 Francisco Estrada

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:08 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

14 Brook Fordyce

Benjamin Grimm Apr 01 2017 12:09 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

33. Paul Siebert?

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:10 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

24 George "Doc" Medich

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:10 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

25 Orber Moreno

Benjamin Grimm Apr 01 2017 12:11 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

19. The other Bobby Jones

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:11 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

27 Abraham Nunez

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:12 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

33 Paul Siebert

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:12 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

32 Billy Short

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:13 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

24 Scott Schoeneweis

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:13 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

35 Randy Sterling

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:13 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

36 Ken Takahashi

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:15 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

16 Lee Guetterman

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:16 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

22 Ricardo Jordan

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:16 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

31 Don Schulze

Frayed Knot Apr 01 2017 12:16 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

I think Field just called Greg to congratulate him on his electoral victory and promised to work with him over the upcoming year despite the sometimes nasty nature of the previous campaign.

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:18 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

37 Kevin Tapani

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

23 Ryan McGuire

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:20 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

17 Mark Guthrie

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:21 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

28 Juan Padilla

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:21 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

29 Jerrod Riggan

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:24 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

26 Dennis Musgraves

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:26 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

8 Greg Burke

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:29 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

20 Mr. Koo

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:30 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

22 Barry Manuel (new answer)

themetfairy Apr 01 2017 12:33 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

G-Fafif wrote: 1 Jack Aker Not my neighbor, but lived in the area (I'm not sure if he still does) and made appearances at some of our local Little League events.

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:43 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

34 Joe Smith (new answer -- nobody valued Schoeneweis)

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:55 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

10 Billy Connors

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 12:58 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

21 Braden Looper

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 01:00 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

38 Jason Vargas

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 01:01 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

15 Gonzalez Germen

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 01:03 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

40 Nick Willhite

seawolf17 Apr 01 2017 01:19 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

HOW THE HELL DID HE GET GREG BURKE EVEN GREG BURKE DOESN'T REMEMBER BEING A MET AKER 1. 1974: IIRC, Was TMF's neighbor or something like that. ALVARADO 2. 1977: Backup infielder for a few years with the White Sox before coming to NY. BALDWIN 3. 2004: Only eleven of the 492 players to pitch for the Mets have a higher ERA, but none of them pitched as many innings (six). BEATTY 4. 1989-1991: Top pitching prospect acquired for Doug Sisk; his 15.2 innings as a Met are the entirety of his MLB career. BELTRAN 5. 1998-99: LHRP traded to Colorado at the deadline in the Darryl Hamilton deal. BOTTALICO 6. 2004: Former closer who pitched in 60 games and yet I remember exactly zero of them. BUCHHOLZ 7. 2011: As a top prospect, was traded from Philly to Houston for Billy Wagner; ended his career throwing 26 bullpen innings as a Met. BURKE 8. 2013: 0-3, 5.68 in 32 games and has zero memories on the UMDB. Good luck. CERDA 9. 2002-03: Young LOOGY who was traded to KC for Shawn Sedlacek. CONNORS 10. 1967-68: Better known as a long-time pitching coach, particularly for the MFYs. DePASTINO 11. 2003: Spent 11 years as an "organizational backstop" in four organizations before getting a cuppa in September. 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? ESTRADA 13. 1971: Wait, didn't we have him on this list the other day? So many similarly-named obscure Mets. A footnote to Mets history. FORDYCE 14. 1995: 3rd round pick who got into four games as a Met, then had a productive MLB career, getting nearly 2000 PAs with the Reds, White Sox, Orioles, and Rays. GERMEN 15. 2013-14: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUETTERMAN 16. 1992: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUTHRIE 17. 2002: LOOGY who was a very productive bullpen piece for 15 seasons from 1989-2003, mostly with the Twins. 18. 1973: PH/PR in his only MLB season. JONES 19. 2000-02: Honestly, it was pretty easy to tell them apart. MR. KOO 20. 2005: Key figure in perhaps the greatest Mets regular-season play of all time. LOOPER. 21. 2004-05: Loathed. MANUEL 22. 1997: Was pretty useless out of the bullpen, then went to Arizona and in his one appearance back at Shea, gave up three runs in a third of an inning. MCGUIRE 23. 2000: "No, not THAT first baseman. This one's got a U, not a W, and he mostly strikes out." MEDICH 24. 1977: Pitched only one game as a Met, but won 35 games as a Shea Stadium resident in 1974-75. MORENO 25. 2003-04: Made his debut in 1999 in KC, but injured his arm in an off-field accident and aggravated it by pitching. Never really harnessed the magic again. MUSGRAVES 26. 1965: One earned run in 16 innings at age 21... and no other MLB experience. NUNEZ 27. 2008: Infielder who played 1028 games in Pittsburgh and Philly before ending his career pinch-hitting twice in June. PADILLA 28. 2005: 3-1, 1.49 in 36.1 innings in the pen. Supposedly dated my colleague's friend. RIGGAN 29. 2001: Pitcher who was traded for Roberto Alomar but never amounted to much after he left NY. 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. SCHULZE 31. 1987: Part of the deal that sent Rick Sutcliffe to the Cubs, so he's basically responsible for us not being World Champs in 1984. SHORT 32. 1968: A LOOGY before being a LOOGY was a thing. SIEBERT 33. 1977-78: For some reason, we traded Dave Kingman for him. SMITH 34. 2007-08: A valued bullpen piece who was traded for two other bullpen pieces. We should have held onto him. STERLING 35. 1974: 1st round pick (fourth overall) in 1969 who only lasted two weeks in the MLB in September. Got Gary Carter to ground out in Carter's first MLB AB. TAKAHASHI 36. 2009: Made his MLB debut at age 40; pitched 27.1 innings with a 2.96 ERA. TAPANI 37. 1989: Finished fifth in the ROY voting with Minnesota in 19990. VARGAS 38. 2007: 0-1, 12.19 in 10.1 innings, which was worse than the unrelated guy who pitched for the Mets in 2008. 39. 2002: 2nd round pick who, like seemingly so many players in this thread, was way more successful - primarily in San Francisco - after leaving the Mets. WILLHITE 40. 1967: 0-1, 8.64 ERA after being a hot Dodger prospect. GFafif 185 FIELD 166 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 18 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

G-Fafif Apr 01 2017 01:37 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

HOW THE HELL DID HE GET GREG BURKE EVEN GREG BURKE DOESN'T REMEMBER BEING A MET I oughta be getting guys with that first name. Which reminds me: 18. Greg Harts

seawolf17 Apr 01 2017 01:44 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Yepperoo. AKER 1. 1974: IIRC, Was TMF's neighbor or something like that. ALVARADO 2. 1977: Backup infielder for a few years with the White Sox before coming to NY. BALDWIN 3. 2004: Only eleven of the 492 players to pitch for the Mets have a higher ERA, but none of them pitched as many innings (six). BEATTY 4. 1989-1991: Top pitching prospect acquired for Doug Sisk; his 15.2 innings as a Met are the entirety of his MLB career. BELTRAN 5. 1998-99: LHRP traded to Colorado at the deadline in the Darryl Hamilton deal. BOTTALICO 6. 2004: Former closer who pitched in 60 games and yet I remember exactly zero of them. BUCHHOLZ 7. 2011: As a top prospect, was traded from Philly to Houston for Billy Wagner; ended his career throwing 26 bullpen innings as a Met. BURKE 8. 2013: 0-3, 5.68 in 32 games and has zero memories on the UMDB. Good luck. CERDA 9. 2002-03: Young LOOGY who was traded to KC for Shawn Sedlacek. CONNORS 10. 1967-68: Better known as a long-time pitching coach, particularly for the MFYs. DePASTINO 11. 2003: Spent 11 years as an "organizational backstop" in four organizations before getting a cuppa in September. 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? ESTRADA 13. 1971: Wait, didn't we have him on this list the other day? So many similarly-named obscure Mets. A footnote to Mets history. FORDYCE 14. 1995: 3rd round pick who got into four games as a Met, then had a productive MLB career, getting nearly 2000 PAs with the Reds, White Sox, Orioles, and Rays. GERMEN 15. 2013-14: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUETTERMAN 16. 1992: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUTHRIE 17. 2002: LOOGY who was a very productive bullpen piece for 15 seasons from 1989-2003, mostly with the Twins. HARTS 18. 1973: PH/PR in his only MLB season. JONES 19. 2000-02: Honestly, it was pretty easy to tell them apart. MR. KOO 20. 2005: Key figure in perhaps the greatest Mets regular-season play of all time. LOOPER. 21. 2004-05: Loathed. MANUEL 22. 1997: Was pretty useless out of the bullpen, then went to Arizona and in his one appearance back at Shea, gave up three runs in a third of an inning. MCGUIRE 23. 2000: "No, not THAT first baseman. This one's got a U, not a W, and he mostly strikes out." MEDICH 24. 1977: Pitched only one game as a Met, but won 35 games as a Shea Stadium resident in 1974-75. MORENO 25. 2003-04: Made his debut in 1999 in KC, but injured his arm in an off-field accident and aggravated it by pitching. Never really harnessed the magic again. MUSGRAVES 26. 1965: One earned run in 16 innings at age 21... and no other MLB experience. NUNEZ 27. 2008: Infielder who played 1028 games in Pittsburgh and Philly before ending his career pinch-hitting twice in June. PADILLA 28. 2005: 3-1, 1.49 in 36.1 innings in the pen. Supposedly dated my colleague's friend. RIGGAN 29. 2001: Pitcher who was traded for Roberto Alomar but never amounted to much after he left NY. 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. SCHULZE 31. 1987: Part of the deal that sent Rick Sutcliffe to the Cubs, so he's basically responsible for us not being World Champs in 1984. SHORT 32. 1968: A LOOGY before being a LOOGY was a thing. SIEBERT 33. 1977-78: For some reason, we traded Dave Kingman for him. SMITH 34. 2007-08: A valued bullpen piece who was traded for two other bullpen pieces. We should have held onto him. STERLING 35. 1974: 1st round pick (fourth overall) in 1969 who only lasted two weeks in the MLB in September. Got Gary Carter to ground out in Carter's first MLB AB. TAKAHASHI 36. 2009: Made his MLB debut at age 40; pitched 27.1 innings with a 2.96 ERA. TAPANI 37. 1989: Finished fifth in the ROY voting with Minnesota in 19990. VARGAS 38. 2007: 0-1, 12.19 in 10.1 innings, which was worse than the unrelated guy who pitched for the Mets in 2008. 39. 2002: 2nd round pick who, like seemingly so many players in this thread, was way more successful - primarily in San Francisco - after leaving the Mets. WILLHITE 40. 1967: 0-1, 8.64 ERA after being a hot Dodger prospect. GFafif 186 FIELD 166 Batmags 60 Edgy 26 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 18 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

Ceetar Apr 02 2017 02:59 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

39. Vogelsong?

Edgy MD Apr 02 2017 04:15 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

39: Ty Walker.

seawolf17 Apr 02 2017 12:20 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Yes on Walker. AKER 1. 1974: IIRC, Was TMF's neighbor or something like that. ALVARADO 2. 1977: Backup infielder for a few years with the White Sox before coming to NY. BALDWIN 3. 2004: Only eleven of the 492 players to pitch for the Mets have a higher ERA, but none of them pitched as many innings (six). BEATTY 4. 1989-1991: Top pitching prospect acquired for Doug Sisk; his 15.2 innings as a Met are the entirety of his MLB career. BELTRAN 5. 1998-99: LHRP traded to Colorado at the deadline in the Darryl Hamilton deal. BOTTALICO 6. 2004: Former closer who pitched in 60 games and yet I remember exactly zero of them. BUCHHOLZ 7. 2011: As a top prospect, was traded from Philly to Houston for Billy Wagner; ended his career throwing 26 bullpen innings as a Met. BURKE 8. 2013: 0-3, 5.68 in 32 games and has zero memories on the UMDB. Good luck. CERDA 9. 2002-03: Young LOOGY who was traded to KC for Shawn Sedlacek. CONNORS 10. 1967-68: Better known as a long-time pitching coach, particularly for the MFYs. DePASTINO 11. 2003: Spent 11 years as an "organizational backstop" in four organizations before getting a cuppa in September. 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? ESTRADA 13. 1971: Wait, didn't we have him on this list the other day? So many similarly-named obscure Mets. A footnote to Mets history. FORDYCE 14. 1995: 3rd round pick who got into four games as a Met, then had a productive MLB career, getting nearly 2000 PAs with the Reds, White Sox, Orioles, and Rays. GERMEN 15. 2013-14: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUETTERMAN 16. 1992: Part of a MFY-Mets deal. GUTHRIE 17. 2002: LOOGY who was a very productive bullpen piece for 15 seasons from 1989-2003, mostly with the Twins. HARTS 18. 1973: PH/PR in his only MLB season. JONES 19. 2000-02: Honestly, it was pretty easy to tell them apart. MR. KOO 20. 2005: Key figure in perhaps the greatest Mets regular-season play of all time. LOOPER. 21. 2004-05: Loathed. MANUEL 22. 1997: Was pretty useless out of the bullpen, then went to Arizona and in his one appearance back at Shea, gave up three runs in a third of an inning. MCGUIRE 23. 2000: "No, not THAT first baseman. This one's got a U, not a W, and he mostly strikes out." MEDICH 24. 1977: Pitched only one game as a Met, but won 35 games as a Shea Stadium resident in 1974-75. MORENO 25. 2003-04: Made his debut in 1999 in KC, but injured his arm in an off-field accident and aggravated it by pitching. Never really harnessed the magic again. MUSGRAVES 26. 1965: One earned run in 16 innings at age 21... and no other MLB experience. NUNEZ 27. 2008: Infielder who played 1028 games in Pittsburgh and Philly before ending his career pinch-hitting twice in June. PADILLA 28. 2005: 3-1, 1.49 in 36.1 innings in the pen. Supposedly dated my colleague's friend. RIGGAN 29. 2001: Pitcher who was traded for Roberto Alomar but never amounted to much after he left NY. 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. SCHULZE 31. 1987: Part of the deal that sent Rick Sutcliffe to the Cubs, so he's basically responsible for us not being World Champs in 1984. SHORT 32. 1968: A LOOGY before being a LOOGY was a thing. SIEBERT 33. 1977-78: For some reason, we traded Dave Kingman for him. SMITH 34. 2007-08: A valued bullpen piece who was traded for two other bullpen pieces. We should have held onto him. STERLING 35. 1974: 1st round pick (fourth overall) in 1969 who only lasted two weeks in the MLB in September. Got Gary Carter to ground out in Carter's first MLB AB. TAKAHASHI 36. 2009: Made his MLB debut at age 40; pitched 27.1 innings with a 2.96 ERA. TAPANI 37. 1989: Finished fifth in the ROY voting with Minnesota in 19990. VARGAS 38. 2007: 0-1, 12.19 in 10.1 innings, which was worse than the unrelated guy who pitched for the Mets in 2008. WALKER 39. 2002: 2nd round pick who, like seemingly so many players in this thread, was way more successful - primarily in San Francisco - after leaving the Mets. WILLHITE 40. 1967: 0-1, 8.64 ERA after being a hot Dodger prospect. GFafif 186 FIELD 166 Batmags 60 Edgy 27 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 18 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

seawolf17 Apr 02 2017 12:20 PM Re: Countdown Quiz

Also, I'll have today's up later, when I'm done writing clues.

themetfairy Apr 03 2017 12:52 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

It's been a long day's night....

seawolf17 Apr 03 2017 01:21 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

Jeez, it's getting late. TWO ABs: 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. ONE AB: 1. 2003: Came over from the White Sox in the Alomar deal; had an 11.12 ERA as a Met. 2. 2001: Catcher who was a Met for a month in July/August in between stops in Colorado and Philly. 3. 2015-16: LOOGY who appeared in 80 games. 4. 2000: Triple! 5. 2014-15: Reliever -- best known as a Brave, probably? -- DFAed twice in 2014 but kept coming back. 6. 2015: Deadline acquisition for the bullpen. 7. 2001-02: RHP caught up in the Grant Roberts weed "scandal." 8. 1992: RHP who also pitched for the Pirates and Giants. 9. 2012-2016: LOOGY. 10. 1995: Not a mob boss as far as I know. 11. 1962: RHP who only got into five games in 1962; traded the following season to Milwaukee but never made it back to the bigs. 12. 1984-85: RHP who got us Bobby O. 13. 2014-16: Wore #62. 14. 2009-10: Submariner who was the best (?) part of the Putz deal. 15. 1996: Catcher who only made it into 55 games across five seasons with the Mets, O's, Brewers, and Jays. 16. 1967: LHP with too many consonants in his name who played part of 8 MLB seasons. 17. 2012: Only gave up two runs in ten innings out of the pen as a Met. 18. 1962: Way shorter than the unrelated later Met. 19. 2001: One game, two innings pitched, eight earned runs. 20. 1964-67: Shared rookie cards with both Bill Wakefield and Gary Kroll. 21. 2006-07: Pitched one magical game in April 2012. 22. 1997: LHRP acquired in the Brogna/Borland deal. 23. 2006: Closed in Baltimore, than had a 5.06 ERA as a Met. 24. 1997: LHP who only spent one season in the States. 25. 2002: RHP who only spent one season in the States. 26. 1990: Catcher whose one MLB AB was a single in June. Scored on a wild pitch. 27. 1992: Would run through a wall to make a play. 28. 1962: G. 29. 1998: Acquired from Florida for Rob Stratton, AJ Burnett, and Jesus Sanchez. 30. 1987: Slugged his way through the minor leagues, but didn't break through until two teams later, in Baltimore. 31. 1997: Mets Director of Minor League Operations. 32. 2006-07: Punk best known for being a d-bag in a spring training game. ROIDS. 33. 1989-90: We traded WHO for this guy?!?! 34. 2007: One game, four innings, seven earned runs. 35. 1997: Came to Shea after three "meh" seasons in the Florida pen, then moved on to Philly. 36. 2012: Wore #62. 37. 2002: Submariner. 38. 2009-11: Better (worse?) remembered for his off-field antics, but pitcherd in 165 games. 39. 2000: 7.78 ERA in 37 innings. THIRTY SEVEN INNINGS WE LET THIS FUCKIN' GUY PITCH. 40. 2001: Came up as a hot Sox pitching prospect. Wound up with a 5.86 MLB ERA in 68 games. 41. 2006-08: Next time, just take the 7-train. 42. 2007-08: Cancer survivor who put together a 12-year MLB career. 43. 1981: Traded by the Mets to Cleveland for Tom Veryzer, and then was a productive middle reliever until 1990. 44. 2016: LOOGY. 45. 2002-03: RHP who was out of baseball by 24. 46. 2002-03: Excellent bullpenner who never really made it back from TJS in 2003. 47. 1964: Went 16-6 for the MFYs in 1957. 48. 1998-99: spent three solid years in the Oakland pen from 2000-02. 49. 2015: DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT THING ON HIS HEAD 50. 1995-2002: Two different stints; traded to San Diego for Roberto Petagine. 51. 1987-88: The OTHER guy with the sweet moustache who came from San Diego. 52. 1967: Traded to the White Sox in the Agee/Weis deal. GFafif 186 FIELD 166 Batmags 60 Edgy 27 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 18 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

Edgy MD Apr 03 2017 01:31 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

49. Álex Torres

G-Fafif Apr 03 2017 01:33 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

1 Almonte

G-Fafif Apr 03 2017 01:34 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

2 Bennett

G-Fafif Apr 03 2017 01:34 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

3 Blevins

Edgy MD Apr 03 2017 01:34 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

32. Guillermo Mota

G-Fafif Apr 03 2017 01:34 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

4 Cammack

seawolf17 Apr 03 2017 01:35 AM Re: Countdown Quiz

TWO ABs: 12. 1965-66: Got to share a rookie card with Rob Gardner, at least? 30. 2003: Seven runs in three innings in his MLB debut, five runs in six innings three weeks later, and that was it for his MLB career. ONE AB: ALMONTE 1. 2003: Came over from the White Sox in the Alomar deal; had an 11.12 ERA as a Met. BENNETT 2. 2001: Catcher who was a Met for a month in July/August in between stops in Colorado and Philly. BLEVINS 3. 2015-16: LOOGY who appeared in 80 games. CAMMACK 4. 2000: Triple! 5. 2014-15: Reliever -- best known as a Brave, probably? -- DFAed twice in 2014 but kept coming back. 6. 2015: Deadline acquisition for the bullpen. 7. 2001-02: RHP caught up in the Grant Roberts weed "scandal." 8. 1992: RHP who also pitched for the Pirates and Giants. 9. 2012-2016: LOOGY. 10. 1995: Not a mob boss as far as I know. 11. 1962: RHP who only got into five games in 1962; traded the following season to Milwaukee but never made it back to the bigs. 12. 1984-85: RHP who got us Bobby O. 13. 2014-16: Wore #62. 14. 2009-10: Submariner who was the best (?) part of the Putz deal. 15. 1996: Catcher who only made it into 55 games across five seasons with the Mets, O's, Brewers, and Jays. 16. 1967: LHP with too many consonants in his name who played part of 8 MLB seasons. 17. 2012: Only gave up two runs in ten innings out of the pen as a Met. 18. 1962: Way shorter than the unrelated later Met. 19. 2001: One game, two innings pitched, eight earned runs. 20. 1964-67: Shared rookie cards with both Bill Wakefield and Gary Kroll. 21. 2006-07: Pitched one magical game in April 2012. 22. 1997: LHRP acquired in the Brogna/Borland deal. 23. 2006: Closed in Baltimore, than had a 5.06 ERA as a Met. 24. 1997: LHP who only spent one season in the States. 25. 2002: RHP who only spent one season in the States. 26. 1990: Catcher whose one MLB AB was a single in June. Scored on a wild pitch. 27. 1992: Would run through a wall to make a play. 28. 1962: G. 29. 1998: Acquired from Florida for Rob Stratton, AJ Burnett, and Jesus Sanchez. 30. 1987: Slugged his way through the minor leagues, but didn't break through until two teams later, in Baltimore. 31. 1997: Mets Director of Minor League Operations. MOTA 32. 2006-07: Punk best known for being a d-bag in a spring training game. ROIDS. 33. 1989-90: We traded WHO for this guy?!?! 34. 2007: One game, four innings, seven earned runs. 35. 1997: Came to Shea after three "meh" seasons in the Florida pen, then moved on to Philly. 36. 2012: Wore #62. 37. 2002: Submariner. 38. 2009-11: Better (worse?) remembered for his off-field antics, but pitcherd in 165 games. 39. 2000: 7.78 ERA in 37 innings. THIRTY SEVEN INNINGS WE LET THIS FUCKIN' GUY PITCH. 40. 2001: Came up as a hot Sox pitching prospect. Wound up with a 5.86 MLB ERA in 68 games. 41. 2006-08: Next time, just take the 7-train. 42. 2007-08: Cancer survivor who put together a 12-year MLB career. 43. 1981: Traded by the Mets to Cleveland for Tom Veryzer, and then was a productive middle reliever until 1990. 44. 2016: LOOGY. 45. 2002-03: RHP who was out of baseball by 24. 46. 2002-03: Excellent bullpenner who never really made it back from TJS in 2003. 47. 1964: Went 16-6 for the MFYs in 1957. 48. 1998-99: spent three solid years in the Oakland pen from 2000-02. TORRES 49. 2015: DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT THING ON HIS HEAD 50. 1995-2002: Two different stints; traded to San Diego for Roberto Petagine. 51. 1987-88: The OTHER guy with the sweet moustache who came from San Diego. 52. 1967: Traded to the White Sox in the Agee/Weis deal. GFafif 190 FIELD 168 Batmags 60 Edgy 29 JCL 26 Ben Grimm 18 FK 11 SteveJR 6 MetFairy 4 Ceetar 4 Hahn 3 Chad 3 DocTee 3 Lefty 1 CF 1

[Edgy MD]

9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

4 is Angel Berroa, maybe. Google has destroyed my memory

[seawolf17]

Berroa is incorrect, but a good guess.

AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole.
BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met.
BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach.
4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer.
BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling.
CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977.
7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met.
COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen.
DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade.
10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea.
GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met.
12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets
13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter.
14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City.
LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season.
16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer.
17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP.
LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP.
19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again.
20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him.
OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop.
22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets.
RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games.
24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992.
VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield.

GFafif 115
FIELD 141
Batmags 45
Edgy 26
JCL 26
Ben Grimm 13
FK 8
SteveJR 6
Hahn 3
Chad 3
MetFairy 3
DocTee 3
Ceetar 3
Lefty 1
CF 1

[batmagadanleadoff]

12 Tom Hall

[Benjamin Grimm]

17. Corey Lidle?

[G-Fafif]

13 Jay Kleven

[G-Fafif]

14 Lou Klimchock

[G-Fafif]

7 Juan Castillo

[G-Fafif]

4 Emil Brown

[G-Fafif]

16 David Lamb

[G-Fafif]

24 Steve Springer

[G-Fafif]

20 Jason Middlebrook

[G-Fafif]

22 Andy Phillips

[seawolf17]

HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS

AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole.
BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met.
BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach.
BROWN 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer.
BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling.
CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977.
CASTILLO 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met.
COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen.
DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade.
10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea.
GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met.
HALL 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets
KLEVEN 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter.
KLIMCHOCK 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City.
LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season.
LAMB 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer.
LIDLE 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP.
LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP.
19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again.
MIDDLEBROOK 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him.
OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop.
PHILLIPS 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets.
RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games.
SPRINGER 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992.
VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield.

GFafif 123
FIELD 143
Batmags 46
Edgy 26
JCL 26
Ben Grimm 14
FK 8
SteveJR 6
Hahn 3
Chad 3
MetFairy 3
DocTee 3
Ceetar 3
Lefty 1
CF 1

[Benjamin Grimm]

seawolf17 wrote: HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS

It's really mind-boggling. I couldn't ever remember that someone named "Andy Phillips" played for the Mets, much less be able to associate him with any clue you might provide, other than "His name was 'Andy Phillips'"

I was going to say that Greg probably pays more attention than I do, but I'm certain that when Andy Phillips was a Met I was very much aware of him. When I watch a game I always know who's on the active roster, and therefore who's available to sub or pinch hit. But I guess I don't retain this stuff nearly as well as Greg does.

[Edgy MD]

Andy Phillips and Andy Green are to me totally fused into one roiling decrepit mass of Andy.

I think one played first and third and the other second and third.

I think one used to be a Yankee. But maybe that was the other one. Both?

I think one was an in-season free agent signee and the other a waiver claim.

I think neither one stuck even more than a week or so.

I think they appeared for the Mets either in the same season or in adjacent seasons.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: seawolf17 wrote: HOW DOES HE KNOW ALL THESE FRICKING GUYS It's really mind-boggling. I couldn't ever remember that someone named "Andy Phillips" played for the Mets, much less be able to associate him with any clue you might provide, other than "His name was 'Andy Phillips'" I was going to say that Greg probably pays more attention than I do, but I'm certain that when Andy Phillips was a Met I was very much aware of him. When I watch a game I always know who's on the active roster, and therefore who's available to sub or pinch hit. But I guess I don't retain this stuff nearly as well as Greg does.

I attended a game in 2008 with a FAFIF reader who prepared a quiz for me (as people sometimes do). A dozen different Mets had started in left field to that point in the season, could I name them all? All but one, it turned out. The one I missed was Andy Phillips. It had been maybe two months since Phillips cycled through Shea and I was annoyed I had forgotten him already (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff). Nine years later, Andy Phillips has stuck with me.

Also, I went to high school with an Andy Phillips, though not the same one. Played on the table tennis team and had a goatee by his junior year.

[Ceetar]

Andy Phillips was the catcher guy that wore goggles, Andy Green is the manager of the Padres?

[Ceetar]

Ceetar wrote: Andy Phillips was the catcher guy that wore goggles, Andy Green is the manager of the Padres?

no, that was Jason Phillips now that I think about it.

[batmagadanleadoff]

G-Fafif wrote: (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff).

Where are these clues?

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: (just as I'm annoyed I'm stumped at the moment on the ex-Oriole and the guy who stopped pitching after 1964, though I'm a little squishy on the pre-'69 stuff). Where are these clues?

Nos. 10 and 19. Go answer them.

[batmagadanleadoff]

seawolf17 wrote: 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea.

[fimg=222]http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/chuck_estrada_autograph.jpg[/fimg]

I do way better with the Mets that played before I began to pay attention that with the fringe Mets of recent vintage. Plus, those card threads I used to do.

Edited March 29, 2017 by Guest

[seawolf17]

Ding!

AASE 1. 1989: Bullpen arm probably best known as an Oriole.
BELL 2. 2004-06: Bullpen arm best known as an oversized blowhard in San Diego after his time as a Met.
BERNARD 3. 1978-79: Shared a tri-Met rookie card, then traded to Milwaukee and became a long time pitching coach.
BROWN 4. 2009: Full-time OF in Kansas City in the mid-00s who finished his career going 0-5 as a Met that summer.
BURKE 5. 1991-92: Long time Expo bullpen mainstay, acquired for Ron Darling.
CANDELARIA 6. 1987: Pitched in 600 games, including winning 20 games for the Pirates in 1977.
CASTILLO 7. 1994: His only MLB appearances were two starts in July 1994 as a Met.
COOK 8. 1998-2001: 255 games out of the pen.
DIAZ 9. 1982-83: Best known for what he brought back in trade.
ESTRADA 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea.
GINSBERG 11. 1962: Started his catching career in 1948 with Detroit; only got into two games as a Met.
HALL 12. 1975-76: Solid swingman for the Twins and Reds before coming to the Mets
KLEVEN 13. 1976: Only got into two MLB games, but his one hit was a 2-run single off Bruce Sutter.
KLIMCHOCK 14. 1966: His 5 AB are the most of any Met without a single appearance in the field; all pinch-hitting appearances. Played parts of twelve seasons, most notably in Kansas City.
LAMABE 15. 1967: His 1967 Topps card claimed he "must keep his weight down to keep in winning form." Acquired from the White Sox and then traded to St. Louis for Al Jackson that season.
LAMB 16. 2000: Came up with Tampa in 1999 as a middle infielder, but never really amounted to much as a major leaguer.
LIDLE 17. 1997: Pitched in 54 games. RIP.
LIMA 18. 2006: 0-4, 9.87 in four starts. RIP.
19. 1964: 1-2, 3.48 in 25 games... and never pitched in the majors again.
MIDDLEBROOK 20. 2002-03: We traded a young Jason Bay AND Bobby Jones for him.
OSTROSSER 21. 1973: Eight MLB games, all in mid-August 1973, as a PH/shortstop.
PHILLIPS 22. 2008: June 25: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds. July 3: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Mets.
RUSTECK 23. 1966: Shut out the Reds in his MLB debut in June, then got blown out by the Cardinals four days later... and only appeared in six more MLB games.
SPRINGER 24. 1992: Long time Met minor leaguer who was traded around and then came back to Shea for five AB in 1992.
VALERA 25. 1990-91: Rose like a rocket through the Mets' system, going 15-9, 2.12 across three levels in 1989... and then was traded for Dick Schofield.

GFafif 123
FIELD 144
Batmags 47
Edgy 26
JCL 26
Ben Grimm 14
FK 8
SteveJR 6
Hahn 3
Chad 3
MetFairy 3
DocTee 3
Ceetar 3
Lefty 1
CF 1

[G-Fafif]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 10. 1967: Had few good season in Baltimore, but was toast by the time he got to Shea. [fimg=222]http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/pics/chuck_estrada_autograph.jpg[/fimg] I do way better with the Mets that played before I began to pay attention that with the fringe Mets of recent vintage. Plus, those card threads I used to do.

"Won first game Tom Seaver started" would have brought this one home for me. Seeing him in his O finery brings back his primary MLB identity as a Baby Bird.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The quiz answer I couldn't get that really annoyed me was Armando Benitez because I loved that Met. But as soon as I saw this part of the Benitez clue -- "1997-2003" I immediately tuned out, figuring I'd never get it, being so bad with those years. Plus I mistakenly assumed it was a fringe Met based on the # of AB's.