Countdown Quiz

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Shoulda just typed in the answer. Gah!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Fuck this shit, Kaz Ishii.

[seawolf17]

Greg comes strong on a Thursday! Still one point on the board.

1. 1964-65: 2-12 on the mound, 1-25 at the plate. Was the "other guy" on a notable Mets rookie card. TOM PARSONS
2. 1970-71: 5-25, then part of a big trade. Was the "other guy" on a notable Mets rookie card. LEROY STANTON
3. 1973: 3-23 in between stints in Houston. Acquired when the Mets traded away a key piece of their 1969 team. RICH CHILES
4. 1980: 3-25 for this catcher and former 1st round pick who only got 99 AB in part of four seasons between 1978-1985. BUTCH BENTON
5. 1997-98: Only 3-25 with a home run despite being Joe McEwing before Joe McEwing was Joe McEwing. SHAWN GILBERT
6. 1999: 3-25 at the plate. Walked a guy once. THAT FUCKIN' GUY
7. 2005: 5-25 at the plate in 19 games, and then at the end of the season said "fuck this shit, I'm going home." KAZ ISHII
8. 2005: Drafted by the Mets in 1990, but didn't make it up to Shea until 1995, where he went 3-25 with a home run, mostly as a pinch-hitter.
9. 2010: 4-25 ending his career with his hometown club. FRANK CATALANOTTO

GFafif 29
JCL 15
Batmags 14
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
SteveJR 2
Lefty 1



Fascinatingly, all nine of our 24s made their MLB debuts as Mets. Three of them played their entire 24-AB MLB career as Mets. Four of them were involved in huge trades.

1. 1964: 4-24 at the plate, 3-5, 3.61 in 61 games on the mound. Somehow made into three Topps cards. Holds what appears to be an interesting baseball record. (I can't find confirmation.)
2. 1974-75: 4-24 as a Met, almost entirely as a pinch-hitter. Singled in the bottom of the 25th.
3. 1977-80: 2-24 as a Met. Best known for something pictured on his baseball card.
4. 1980: 5-24 as a backup infielder, then spent the rest of his career in San Diego.
5. 1982-83: 4-24, then got traded.
6. 1986: 5-24, then got traded.
7. 1995-96: 5-24, then got traded.
8. 1999: 3-24, then got traded. Holds an interesting baseball record.
9. 2003: 3-24 despite lighting up AAA. Never made it back to the bigs.

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4 Mario Ramirez

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6. Stan Jefferson

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7. Robert Person

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2. Brock Pemberton

[seawolf17]

Unanswered:
8. 2005: Drafted by the Mets in 1990, but didn't make it up to Shea until 2005, where he went 3-25 with a home run, mostly as a pinch-hitter.

Today:
1. 1964: 4-24 at the plate, 3-5, 3.61 in 61 games on the mound. Somehow made into three Topps cards. Holds what appears to be an interesting baseball record. (I can't find confirmation.)
2. 1974-75: 4-24 as a Met, almost entirely as a pinch-hitter. Singled in the bottom of the 25th. BROCK PEMBERTON
3. 1977-80: 2-24 as a Met. Best known for something pictured on his baseball card.
4. 1980: 5-24 as a backup infielder, then spent the rest of his career in San Diego. MARIO RAMIREZ
5. 1982-83: 4-24, then got traded.
6. 1986: 5-24, then got traded. JEFFERSON
7. 1995-96: 5-24, then got traded. PERSON
8. 1999: 3-24, then got traded. Holds an interesting baseball record.
9. 2003: 3-24 despite lighting up AAA. Never made it back to the bigs.

GFafif 32
JCL 15
Batmags 15
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
SteveJR 2
Lefty 1

[G-Fafif]

1. Bill Wakefield

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2 Brock Pemberton

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The 2005 guy from Thursday -- it says he made it to Shea in 1995, which would mean he's not from 2005...unless there's something extra interesting about him (like he played soccer there a decade before debuting as a Met).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

9. Prentice Redman

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8. Well traveled Octavio Dotel

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5. Rick Ownbey

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3. Tom Hausman?

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Hats off to whoever gets No. 3.

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[seawolf17]

Apologies for the typo. Fixed:
8. 2005: Drafted by the Mets in 1990, but didn't make it up to Shea until 2005, where he went 3-25 with a home run, mostly as a pinch-hitter.

Heckuva job cleaning up today's, though:
1. 1964: 4-24 at the plate, 3-5, 3.61 in 61 games on the mound. Somehow made into three Topps cards. Holds what appears to be an interesting baseball record. (I can't find confirmation.) BILL WAKEFIELD
2. 1974-75: 4-24 as a Met, almost entirely as a pinch-hitter. Singled in the bottom of the 25th. BROCK PEMBERTON
3. 1977-80: 2-24 as a Met. Best known for something pictured on his baseball card. JOHN PACELLA
4. 1980: 5-24 as a backup infielder, then spent the rest of his career in San Diego. MARIO RAMIREZ
5. 1982-83: 4-24, then got traded. OWNBEY
6. 1986: 5-24, then got traded. JEFFERSON
7. 1995-96: 5-24, then got traded. PERSON
8. 1999: 3-24, then got traded. Holds an interesting baseball record. OCTAVIO DOTEL
9. 2003: 3-24 despite lighting up AAA. Never made it back to the bigs. PRENTICE REDMAN

GFafif 35
JCL 16
Batmags 16
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
SteveJR 2
Lefty 1

[G-Fafif]

The 2005 outlier: Brian Daubach?

[seawolf17]

You're letting him run away with this, aren't you.

8. 2005: Drafted by the Mets in 1990, but didn't make it up to Shea until 2005, where he went 3-25 with a home run, mostly as a pinch-hitter. BRIAN DAUBACH

GFafif 36
JCL 16
Batmags 16
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
SteveJR 2
Lefty 1

Good ones today:



1. 1971: Born in Flushing, started his career going 2-23 in Flushing, then famously San Francisco.
2. 1994-95: Started his career going 1-23 (and 4-7 on the mound) in Flushing, then less famously traded to Kansas City.
3. 2003: 4-23 as a Met, then got 48 AB in Oakland in 2005 and 30 AB in Oakland in 2010.
4. 2013-14: 5-23 at the plate after being MVP of the first two WBCs.

[Frayed Knot]

#4 = Dice-K

[stevejrogers]

1) The guy traded for some long time outfielder, Charlie Williams?

[stevejrogers]

2) For some reason Jason Jacome is coming to mind, but I thought he had a slightly better W-L than that.

[seawolf17]

AHA! Put the questions up while Greg's asleep. That's my new plan.

1. 1971: Born in Flushing, started his career going 2-23 in Flushing, then famously San Francisco. CHARLIE "YOU TRADED ME FOR WHO?" WILLIAMS
2. 1994-95: Started his career going 1-23 (and 4-7 on the mound) in Flushing, then less famously traded to Kansas City. JACOME
3. 2003: 4-23 as a Met, then got 48 AB in Oakland in 2005 and 30 AB in Oakland in 2010.
4. 2013-14: 5-23 at the plate after being MVP of the first two WBCs. MATSUZAKA

GFafif 36
JCL 16
Batmags 16
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 5
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
Lefty 1

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seawolf17 wrote: AHA! Put the questions up while Greg's asleep. That's my new plan.

Ironically, I've been up since 6:30.

I had no idea this had a standings element when I answered the first question that was hanging around a couple of weeks ago. The important thing is we're getting closer to April 3.

[Benjamin Grimm]

3. Marco Scutaro?

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3. Matt Watson

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm starting to doubt that I'm going to get any more correct answers! Matt Watson? That name isn't at all familiar to me!

[seawolf17]

Yep. Maybe they'll get easier! You never know.

1. 1971: Born in Flushing, started his career going 2-23 in Flushing, then famously San Francisco. CHARLIE "YOU TRADED ME FOR WHO?" WILLIAMS
2. 1994-95: Started his career going 1-23 (and 4-7 on the mound) in Flushing, then less famously traded to Kansas City. JACOME
3. 2003: 4-23 as a Met, then got 48 AB in Oakland in 2005 and 30 AB in Oakland in 2010. MATT "WHO" WATSON
4. 2013-14: 5-23 at the plate after being MVP of the first two WBCs. MATSUZAKA

GFafif 37
JCL 16
Batmags 16
Edgy 10
Ben Grimm 8
FK 5
SteveJR 4
Hahn 3
Chad 2
DocTee 2
Lefty 1