Countdown Quiz

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27 Simons

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18 Little

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19 Long

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4 Buchanan

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14 Hennigan

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7 Cram

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20 Martin

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21 Minor

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9 Edens

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11 Filer

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15 Brandon Knight

[Benjamin Grimm]

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

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24 Addison Reed

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26 Billy Short

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31 Chuck Taylor

[Guest themetfairy]

12 - Cory Lidle

[seawolf17]

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

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24 Robles

[seawolf17]

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

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6 McKay Christensen

[seawolf17]

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

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5 Paul Byrd

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29 Brian Stokes (Mitchell!)

[seawolf17]

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

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

[Frayed Knot]

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]

26. Who is SHAW?

[Benjamin Grimm]

30. Rick Sweet?

[Frayed Knot]

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]

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