Countdown Quiz

[G-Fafif]

11 Larry Foss

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28 Bob G. Miller

[seawolf17]

It's all over but the shouting, folks.

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!
CARLYLE 5. 2014-15: Reliever -- best known as a Brave, probably? -- DFAed twice in 2014 but kept coming back.
CLIPPARD 6. 2015: Deadline acquisition for the bullpen.
COREY 7. 2001-02: RHP caught up in the Grant Roberts weed "scandal."
DEWEY 8. 1992: RHP who also pitched for the Pirates and Giants.
EDGIN 9. 2012-2016: LOOGY.
FLORENCE 10. 1995: Not a mob boss as far as I know.
FOSS 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.
GARDNER 12. 1984-85: RHP who got us Bobby O.
GOEDDEL 13. 2014-16: Wore #62.
GREEN 14. 2009-10: Submariner who was the best (?) part of the Putz deal.
GREENE 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.
HAMPSON 17. 2012: Only gave up two runs in ten innings out of the pen as a Met.
HILLMAN 18. 1962: Way shorter than the unrelated later Met.
HINCHLIFFE 19. 2001: One game, two innings pitched, eight earned runs.
HINSLEY 20. 1964-67: Shared rookie cards with both Bill Wakefield and Gary Kroll.
HUMBER 21. 2006-07: Pitched one magical game in April 2012.
JORDAN 22. 1997: LHRP acquired in the Brogna/Borland deal.
JULIO 23. 2006: Closed in Baltimore, than had a 5.06 ERA as a Met.
KASHIWADA 24. 1997: LHP who only spent one season in the States.
KOMIYAMA 25. 2002: RHP who only spent one season in the States.
LIDDELL 26. 1990: Catcher whose one MLB AB was a single in June. Scored on a wild pitch.
McCRAY 27. 1992: Would run through a wall to make a play.
MILLER 28. 1962: G.
MILLIARD 29. 1998: Acquired from Florida for Rob Stratton, AJ Burnett, and Jesus Sanchez.
MILLIGAN 30. 1987: Slugged his way through the minor leagues, but didn't break through until two teams later, in Baltimore.
MORGAN 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.
MUSSELMAN 33. 1989-90: We traded WHO for this guy?!?!
PARK 34. 2007: One game, four innings, seven earned runs.
PEREZ 35. 1997: Came to Shea after three "meh" seasons in the Florida pen, then moved on to Philly.
RAMIREZ 36. 2012: Wore #62.
REED 37. 2002: Submariner.
F RODRIGUEZ 38. 2009-11: Better (worse?) remembered for his off-field antics, but pitcherd in 165 games.
R RODRIGUEZ 39. 2000: 7.78 ERA in 37 innings. THIRTY SEVEN INNINGS WE LET THIS FUCKIN' GUY PITCH.
ROSE 40. 2001: Came up as a hot Sox pitching prospect. Wound up with a 5.86 MLB ERA in 68 games.
SANCHEZ 41. 2006-08: Next time, just take the 7-train.
SCHOENEWEIS 42. 2007-08: Cancer survivor who put together a 12-year MLB career.
SEARAGE 43. 1981: Traded by the Mets to Cleveland for Tom Veryzer, and then was a productive middle reliever until 1990.
SMOKER 44. 2016: LOOGY.
STRANGE 45. 2002-03: RHP who was out of baseball by 24.
STRICKLAND 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.
TAM 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
WALKER 50. 1995-2002: Two different stints; traded to San Diego for Roberto Petagine.
THAT FUCKING AWFUL GENE WALTER 51. 1987-88: The OTHER guy with the sweet moustache who came from San Diego.
WYNNE 52. 1967: Traded to the White Sox in the Agee/Weis deal.

GFafif 233
FIELD 171
Batmags 60
Edgy 32
JCL 26
Ben Grimm 18
FK 11
SteveJR 6
MetFairy 4
Ceetar 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 3
Lefty 1
CF 1

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16 Joe Grzenda

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47 Tom Sturdivant

[Frayed Knot]

G-Fafif wrote: 52 Billy Wynne

Unusually popular.

[seawolf17]

This is what "FIELD" gets for letting Rich Rodriguez pitch; G-Fafif with a 49-run top of the ninth and folks, this baby is all but over.

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!
CARLYLE 5. 2014-15: Reliever -- best known as a Brave, probably? -- DFAed twice in 2014 but kept coming back.
CLIPPARD 6. 2015: Deadline acquisition for the bullpen.
COREY 7. 2001-02: RHP caught up in the Grant Roberts weed "scandal."
DEWEY 8. 1992: RHP who also pitched for the Pirates and Giants.
EDGIN 9. 2012-2016: LOOGY.
FLORENCE 10. 1995: Not a mob boss as far as I know.
FOSS 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.
GARDNER 12. 1984-85: RHP who got us Bobby O.
GOEDDEL 13. 2014-16: Wore #62.
GREEN 14. 2009-10: Submariner who was the best (?) part of the Putz deal.
GREENE 15. 1996: Catcher who only made it into 55 games across five seasons with the Mets, O's, Brewers, and Jays.
GRZENDA 16. 1967: LHP with too many consonants in his name who played part of 8 MLB seasons.
HAMPSON 17. 2012: Only gave up two runs in ten innings out of the pen as a Met.
HILLMAN 18. 1962: Way shorter than the unrelated later Met.
HINCHLIFFE 19. 2001: One game, two innings pitched, eight earned runs.
HINSLEY 20. 1964-67: Shared rookie cards with both Bill Wakefield and Gary Kroll.
HUMBER 21. 2006-07: Pitched one magical game in April 2012.
JORDAN 22. 1997: LHRP acquired in the Brogna/Borland deal.
JULIO 23. 2006: Closed in Baltimore, than had a 5.06 ERA as a Met.
KASHIWADA 24. 1997: LHP who only spent one season in the States.
KOMIYAMA 25. 2002: RHP who only spent one season in the States.
LIDDELL 26. 1990: Catcher whose one MLB AB was a single in June. Scored on a wild pitch.
McCRAY 27. 1992: Would run through a wall to make a play.
MILLER 28. 1962: G.
MILLIARD 29. 1998: Acquired from Florida for Rob Stratton, AJ Burnett, and Jesus Sanchez.
MILLIGAN 30. 1987: Slugged his way through the minor leagues, but didn't break through until two teams later, in Baltimore.
MORGAN 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.
MUSSELMAN 33. 1989-90: We traded WHO for this guy?!?!
PARK 34. 2007: One game, four innings, seven earned runs.
PEREZ 35. 1997: Came to Shea after three "meh" seasons in the Florida pen, then moved on to Philly.
RAMIREZ 36. 2012: Wore #62.
REED 37. 2002: Submariner.
F RODRIGUEZ 38. 2009-11: Better (worse?) remembered for his off-field antics, but pitcherd in 165 games.
R RODRIGUEZ 39. 2000: 7.78 ERA in 37 innings. THIRTY SEVEN INNINGS WE LET THIS FUCKIN' GUY PITCH.
ROSE 40. 2001: Came up as a hot Sox pitching prospect. Wound up with a 5.86 MLB ERA in 68 games.
SANCHEZ 41. 2006-08: Next time, just take the 7-train.
SCHOENEWEIS 42. 2007-08: Cancer survivor who put together a 12-year MLB career.
SEARAGE 43. 1981: Traded by the Mets to Cleveland for Tom Veryzer, and then was a productive middle reliever until 1990.
SMOKER 44. 2016: LOOGY.
STRANGE 45. 2002-03: RHP who was out of baseball by 24.
STRICKLAND 46. 2002-03: Excellent bullpenner who never really made it back from TJS in 2003.
STURDIVANT 47. 1964: Went 16-6 for the MFYs in 1957.
TAM 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
WALKER 50. 1995-2002: Two different stints; traded to San Diego for Roberto Petagine.
THAT FUCKING AWFUL GENE WALTER 51. 1987-88: The OTHER guy with the sweet moustache who came from San Diego.
WYNNE 52. 1967: Traded to the White Sox in the Agee/Weis deal.

GFafif 235
FIELD 171
Batmags 60
Edgy 32
JCL 26
Ben Grimm 18
FK 11
SteveJR 6
MetFairy 4
Ceetar 4
Hahn 3
Chad 3
DocTee 3
Lefty 1
CF 1

Twenty players on the special "zero" list for tomorrow! I should make them be worth ten points each.

[Frayed Knot]

G-Fafif wrote: 47 Tom Sturdivant

If you want to.




Since this contest is all over but the shouting I'm reduced to just doing inside jokes that half of you won't get

[G-Fafif]

Alphabetical order was a big help down the stretch.

[seawolf17]

G-Fafif wrote: Alphabetical order was a big help down the stretch.

I kinda figured I had to, because some of these guys were a little obscure. Plus, it was easier to keep them in alpha order off the B-R page.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's quiz, when we see everyone who had -1 at bats!

[seawolf17]

IT'S OPENING DAY!

(Still trying to figure out how to stretch this out, but I think this might be it.)



One game as a Met, zero AB
1. Three pitches in a 1-2-3 7th inning of a 2007 game against the Nationals. Appeared in 55 games for the Padres the previous year.
2. Got Freddy Galvis to line to second and Brian Schneider to fly out to center to end the ninth after a Ty Wigginton homer put the May 28, 2012 game out of reach.
3. If you only count his one inning as a Met, his 18.00 K/9 rate would make HIM the hall of famer.
4. Perhaps his single most notable quirk is catching the ceremonial first pitch I threw out when he was a member of the 1997 Rochester Red Wings. (Plus something else about his 17th-inning Met appearance.)
5. Pitched the bottom of the 6th of a blowout loss to the Expos in September 1989. Got some innings with the Astros in 1986-87.
6. Played one inning in 2004, and then appeared in 27 games with a 2.47 ERA with St. Lucie in 2007, but got lit up Binghamton in 2008 and left baseball.
7. Pitched two innings on 9/19/69.
8. Went walk-walk-forceout-single-single-homer-flyout-walk in one game in 2015 and hasn't been back since.
9. Two innings on August 9, 1999, then traded to KC for Glendon Rusch.
10. Faced five batters on August 8, 2012 in a blowout loss to the Marlins, and has a 108.00 ERA to show for it.
11. Two innings as a Met in 1971, then a footnote to Mets history on December 10.
12. Faced one batter as a -- Richie Hebner -- and gave up a walk-off hit.

One plate appearance, zero official AB
13. Acquired from the Phillies in November 1996, then traded to the Red Sox for Ricky Trlicek in May 1997.
14. 7.36 ERA in 3.2 innings. Better known for the number on his back in 2011-12 than the numbers on his Mets stat sheet.
15. Stared down Clayton Kershaw... and walked. Sterling Award winner who was a minor league starter but only lasted 33 MLB relief innings. LHP.
16. Bits and pieces of seasons from 1990-2000, most notably with Boston and Texas later in the decade. LOOGied in 44 Mets games in 1994-95.
17. Rule 5 pick returned to Atlanta before the end of May 1995 after giving up 17 hits and 5 walks in 9.1 innings.
18. Bullpen ace for most of his career, which ended with 31 innings as a Met in 1981. Has a notable post-baseball career as well.
19. Sterling Award winner in the low minors who worked his way up to the bigs in 2011, but went 0-2, 6.92 in 13 innings.

Scored a run despite having zero plate appearances
20. The Doug Sisk of the 2001 team, he pinch-ran for Mike Piazza and scored in a late September game, but never came to the plate.

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6. Joe Hietpas

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19. Josh Stinson

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11. Don Rose

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2. Jack Egbert

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1 Jon Adkins

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10 Garrett Olson

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12 Mac Scarce

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17 Kevin Lomon

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18 Mike Marshall

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16 Eric Gunderson

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13 Toby Borland

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4 Kenny Greer

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5 Manny Hernandez

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7 Jesse Hudson

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9 Dan Murray

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14 D.J. Carrasco

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20 Donne Wall, I'm guessing

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8 Akeel Morris