Benjamin Grimm

Nope. Not Michael Tucker. Two of our remaining people were at Old-Timers Day this year.

Nolan Ryan (1969 Mets, 1986 Astros) George Stone (1969 Braves, 1973 Mets) Danny Heep (1986 Mets, 1988 Dodgers) David Cone (1988 Mets, 2000 Yankees) Orel Hershiser (1988 Dodgers, 1999 Mets) Tom Glavine (1999 Braves, 2006 Mets) Five more: One pitcher and four position players.

Yes, the most prominent players are pitchers. Danny Heep (1986 Mets, 1988 Dodgers) David Cone (1988 Mets, 2000 Yankees) Orel Hershiser (1988 Dodgers, 1999 Mets) Tom Glavine (1999 Braves, 2006 Mets)

Yes. Danny Heep (1986 Mets, 1988 Dodgers) David Cone (1988 Mets, 2000 Yankees) Orel Hershiser (1988 Dodgers, 1999 Mets) Eight more to go. Four pitchers and four position players.

There are a few who are pretty easy, and a few that are pretty obscure.

Danny Heep (1986 Mets, 1988 Dodgers) Orel Hershiser (1988 Dodgers, 1999 Mets)

I didn't realize that Phamilia was no longer a Phillie. Please disregard my comment in the Mets in the Postseason thread about him potentially (this year) joining the list of players who both played for and against the Mets in postseason games.

Danny Heep (1986 Mets, 1988 Dodgers)

First quiz! Usual rules apply: Only make one guess in a post and don't make any follow-up guesses until your guess has been acknowledged as correct or incorrect. There are eleven players who have appeared in postseason games for the Mets and also in postseason games against the Mets. They're six pitchers and five position players. Name them! No further clues for now.

Edgy MD wrote: I think that takes us to Brandon Nimmo who, God willing, should be able to cross post-season baseball off his list this year. Pete Alonso too.

Well, "best" is subjective, but I can list those who are most prominent, by games played. First the position players, then the pitchers. Three position players and two pitchers are currently active as Mets, and one more position player has a very outside chance (I think) of being on a postseason roster. Todd Hundley 829 John Stearns 809 Dave Kingman 664 George Foster 655 Hubie Brooks 654 Doug Flynn 636 Jim Hickman 624 Joel Youngblood 610 Brandon Nimmo 589 Pete Alonso 510 Jeff Kent 498 Steve Henderson 497 Jeff McNeil 495 Mike Jorgensen 492 Joe Christopher 485 Ron Hunt 459 Ike Davis 454 Dominic Smith 447 Butch Huskey 414 Bruce Boisclair 410 Bobby Parnell 329 Jeff Innis 288 Seth Lugo 267 Craig Swan 229 Skip Lockwood 227 Neil Allen 223 Jerry Blevins 219 Edwin Diaz 209 Al Jackson 184 Bob Apodaca 184 David Weathers 180 Josh Edgin 177 Robert Gsellman 176 Larry Bearnarth 171 Ed Lynch 167 Francisco Rodriguez 165 Carlos Torres 165 Jack Fisher 160 Danny Frisella 158 Mike Pelfrey 153

While the Division Title is very much up in the air, a postseason appearance for the Mets is almost inevitable, as the Mets have a substantial lead over the Brewers. (A 14-game lead with 21 games to play, and a Magic Number of 8.) So I'm kicking off this multi-purpose thread. We'll start with some Fun Facts, and then later I'll post the first quiz here. 158 Mets have appeared in at least one postseason game for the Mets. None of them have ever appeared in more than two postseasons as a Met. There are 43 Mets of the 158 who have appeared in two. This year, the only Met who has a chance to be added to this list is Jacob deGrom, the remaining holdover from 2015. And it's possible that he'll miss out. For example, if the Mets postseason only lasts two games and the Mets don't have enough advance time to set his position in the postseason rotation. Or if he gets hurt. (There's some precedence for that.) From 1969 and 1973 (9 players) Ken Boswell, Wayne Garrett, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Cleon Jones, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Tug McGraw, Tom Seaver. From 1986 and 1988 (15 players) Rick Aguilera, Wally Backman, Gary Carter, Ron Darling, Len Dykstra, Kevin Elster, Sid Fernandez, Dwight Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Lee Mazzilli, Roger McDowell, Darryl Strawberry, Tim Teufel, Mookie Wilson. From 1999 and 2000 (12 players) Benny Agbayani, Edgardo Alfonzo, Armando Benitez, Dennis Cook, John Franco, Darryl Hamilton, Al Leiter, Mike Piazza, Todd Pratt, Rick Reed, Robin Ventura, Turk Wendell. From 2006 and 2015 (1 player) David Wright. From 2006 and 2016 (1 player) Jose Reyes. From 2015 and 2016 (5 players) Yoenis Cespedes, Jeurys Familia, Curtis Granderson, Addison Reed, Noah Syndergaard.

I canceled your vote for that game too. I see you just voted September 2, but now you can revote August 31 and September 1.

Done. You can vote again.

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Illinois, the 21st state, entered the Union on December 3, 1818. It's known as the state that doesn't paint yard-lines on its football fields. https://designshop-6aa0.kxcdn.com/photos/usa-illinois-send-vintage-greeting-card-16537_86.jpg>

True. The St. Louis numbers are contingent on a division title.

Three Happy Outcomes on Sunday, with a win by the Mets and a loss by the Braves being the Happiest of them. Plus a loss by the Padres. Four Unhappy Outcomes: Wins by the Dodgers, Cardinals, Phillies, and Brewers. Nevertheless, we see drops across the board in the Magic Numbers due to the Mets winning. The NHOP over the Braves once again drops below the .500 mark. And even if the Mets were to lose all 21 of their remaining games, the Brewers would have to go 14-7 to keep the Mets out of the postseason. We can probably expect the Mets to clinch a playoff spot within the next seven to ten days. They can even do it by Friday if all the pieces fall into place. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]

Willets Point wrote: And Washington named for Claudell Washington. That's the other state that I was referring to.

[bIGPURPLE]FINAL REMINDER![/bIGPURPLE] Benjamin Grimm wrote: Voting for all games played through September 1, the final game of the series against the Dodgers, will close on Tuesday, September 13. If there are any games that you still intend to vote for, please do so in the next week. http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/warning.gif> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/Cast your votes now!

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Three Happy Outcomes yesterday: A win by the Mets and losses by the Braves and the Padres. Four Unhappy Outcomes: Wins by the Phillies, Brewers, Cardinals, and Dodgers. The Magic Number over the Brewers, which is the one that gets the Mets into the playoffs, is down to 9. The Mets have a 14-game lead with 22 to play. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]

Maine, the 23rd state, is one of only two states that are named after a Mets player. https://designshop-6aa0.kxcdn.com/photos/usa-maine-vintage-greeting-card-16544_14.jpg>

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Happy Outcomes: Cardinals, Dodgers, Brewers lose. Unhappy Outcomes: Mets lose, Braves, Phillies, Padres win. The loss by the Brewers, at least, inches the Mets closer to clinching a postseason spot. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]