Know Your Mets quiz

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

William Henry ______ "Hank" Webb (just a total guess)

[Guest 41Forever]

Looks like you missed this one: Clarence Edward COLEMAN (Or did I get it wrong?)

It's there. I referenced the Kiner's Corner interview, too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Okay, I see it now. There's also still a Clarence Edward __________ on the list, however.

[Guest 41Forever]

Frayed Knot wrote: Christopher John Nitkowski

Correct!

William Henry ______ "Hank" Webb (just a total guess)

Not correct. This is a tough one.

Raymond Payne "Chip" Ambres (MSF62)
Thomas Steven _________
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (HahnSolo)
Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman (Grimmy)
Robert Allen "RA" Dickey (metfairy)
William Henry ______
Don Robert ________
Anulfo Acevedo "Nino" Espinosa (MSF62)
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (MFS62)
Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (Frayed Knot)
Claude Edward "Skip" Lockwood (Grimmy)
Joseph Clifton "JC" Martin (Frayed Knot)
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw (Metfairy)
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (Frayed Knot)
George Francis "Doc" Medich (MFS62)
Clarence Edward _________
Christopher John "CJ" Nitkowski (Frayed Knot)
Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (Lunchbucket)
Joseph Jason "JJ" Putz (Frayed Knot)
Alejandro "AJ" Ramos (Frayed Knot)
Thomas Javier "TJ" Rivera (Lunchbucket)
Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (Benjamin Grimm)
Kerry Jerome ________
Steven John "Turk" Wendell (Metfairy)
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (MFS62)

[Guest 41Forever]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Okay, I see it now. There's also still a Clarence Edward __________ on the list, however.

Shoot. My bad. Choo Choo didn't list a middle name, and I thought you knew something my source did not. I forgot about the Clarence Edward down lower.

Let's just say he looks nothing like a Clarence, and his arrival was overshadowed by some other arrivals and departures that day.

[Guest 41Forever]

Some hints:

A backstop with a ring. A two-sport guy. A guy rescued from the MFYs. A guy I believe earned a ROY elsewhere. A guy who is not a ginger.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Don Robert DYER

[Benjamin Grimm]

Also, I know who the Rookie of the Year is that you hinted at, but I have no idea which of those given names belong to him.

[Guest 41Forever]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Don Robert DYER

Duffy! I have one of his jerseys from when he was a Brewers coach.

Raymond Payne "Chip" Ambres (MSF62)
Thomas Steven _________
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (HahnSolo)
Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman (Grimmy)
Robert Allen "RA" Dickey (metfairy)
William Henry ______
Don Robert "Duffy" Dyer (Grimmy)
Anulfo Acevedo "Nino" Espinosa (MSF62)
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (MFS62)
Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (Frayed Knot)
Claude Edward "Skip" Lockwood (Grimmy)
Joseph Clifton "JC" Martin (Frayed Knot)
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw (Metfairy)
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (Frayed Knot)
George Francis "Doc" Medich (MFS62)
Clarence Edward _________
Christopher John "CJ" Nitkowski (Frayed Knot)
Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (Lunchbucket)
Joseph Jason "JJ" Putz (Frayed Knot)
Alejandro "AJ" Ramos (Frayed Knot)
Thomas Javier "TJ" Rivera (Lunchbucket)
Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (Benjamin Grimm)
Kerry Jerome ________
Steven John "Turk" Wendell (Metfairy)
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (MFS62)

[G-Fafif]

William Henry "D.J." Dozier.

His coach called him Tippecanoe. (Maybe.)

[Benjamin Grimm]

"A guy rescued from the Yankees" might be Charles Dillon _________

[Guest 41Forever]

G-Fafif wrote: William Henry "D.J." Dozier. His coach called him Tippecanoe. (Maybe.)

And Tyler, too!

Raymond Payne "Chip" Ambres (MSF62)
Thomas Steven _________
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (HahnSolo)
Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman (Grimmy)
Robert Allen "RA" Dickey (metfairy)
William Henry "DJ" Dozier (G-FAFIF)
Don Robert "Duffy" Dyer (Grimmy)
Anulfo Acevedo "Nino" Espinosa (MSF62)
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (MFS62)
Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (Frayed Knot)
Claude Edward "Skip" Lockwood (Grimmy)
Joseph Clifton "JC" Martin (Frayed Knot)
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw (Metfairy)
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (Frayed Knot)
George Francis "Doc" Medich (MFS62)
Clarence Edward _________
Christopher John "CJ" Nitkowski (Frayed Knot)
Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (Lunchbucket)
Joseph Jason "JJ" Putz (Frayed Knot)
Alejandro "AJ" Ramos (Frayed Knot)
Thomas Javier "TJ" Rivera (Lunchbucket)
Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (Benjamin Grimm)
Kerry Jerome ________
Steven John "Turk" Wendell (Metfairy)
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (MFS62)

[Guest 41Forever]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: "A guy rescued from the Yankees" might be Charles Dillon _________

Good call. I stuck to players, but a bunch of managers and coaches would fit the criteria, like Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker.

[MFS62]

Work intervened.
In case anyone is still playing:
Kerry Jerome "Rusty" Tillman.
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[Guest 41Forever]

Work intervened. In case anyone is still playing: Kerry Jerome "Rusty" Tillman. Later

Correct! I'd love to know how he got the nickname!

Turning over the other cards. Great job!

Raymond Payne "Chip" Ambres (MSF62)
Thomas Steven "Tucker" Ashford
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (HahnSolo)
Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman (Grimmy)
Robert Allen "RA" Dickey (metfairy)
William Henry "DJ" Dozier (G-FAFIF)
Don Robert "Duffy" Dyer (Grimmy)
Anulfo Acevedo "Nino" Espinosa (MSF62)
Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green (MFS62)
Derrel McKinley "Bud" Harrelson (Frayed Knot)
Claude Edward "Skip" Lockwood (Grimmy)
Joseph Clifton "JC" Martin (Frayed Knot)
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw (Metfairy)
Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell (Frayed Knot)
George Francis "Doc" Medich (MFS62)
Clarence Edward "Butch" Metzger
Christopher John "CJ" Nitkowski (Frayed Knot)
Christopher Trotman "Trot" Nixon (Lunchbucket)
Joseph Jason "JJ" Putz (Frayed Knot)
Alejandro "AJ" Ramos (Frayed Knot)
Thomas Javier "TJ" Rivera (Lunchbucket)
Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (Benjamin Grimm)
Kerry Jerome "Rusty" Tillman (MFS62)
Steven John "Turk" Wendell (Metfairy)
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (MFS62)

[Benjamin Grimm]

I knew that one of them had to be Butch Metzger (after your Rookie of the Year clue), but I had no idea which one.

[MFS62]

41Forever wrote: Correct! I'd love to know how he got the nickname!

Back in the day, many red headed kids (and light-skinned African Americans with freckles) got the nickname Rusty.
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