Johnny Lunchbucket

Bruce will probably hit 50 home runs there

He's got an interesting kinda windup. I predict I will like watching him. Results, all I'm asking is a little more consistency than Matz gave us, which is not a lot. So not quite as good on his best days, not nearly as bad on his worst. 8-7, 3.60, 22 starts, 132 IP 9/3

I always felt like Lugo was leading something of a charmed life, and now that his favorite politician is retired in Florida I predict the same fate awaits him. Never comes back

25-90-289/365/465. Very good for a Met shortstop

He's your basic huntin' n' fishin' laconic ballplayer, boring but effective, hopefully go unnoticed by being neither excellent nor shitty. These kinds of dull roleplayers are important to a club that wants to contend. What we'll remember him for are the inevitable duels with Freddy Freeman and Bryce Harper. Loup will turn these 2 from murderers into mere violent offenders and we have to consider that a victory. Afterwards he will tip his hat to the opponent, pledge to do his best next time, and go home to his precious wifey. 3-1, 3.54, 60 games, 65 IP.

I got an email from the Mets. They are "reopening" the ticket gates on April 1 to single-game buyers to re-buy tickets for games in April. Not sure what seats will be available or the prices. But capacity will be 20%. My "ticket wallet" still shows games after May 1 but April is gone. The Tuesday Night Club had tix for only 1 game, with both of having been vaxxed by then we'll try.

I remember listening to Murphy on that same night Greg described. I strongly associte Tate's failure and the subsequent dumb trade of Garrett for Manual and Dwyer that was also regrettable and sad for Metdom. The whole thing just brought you down and of course reverberated-- the Mets left still without a center fielder, getting Seaver all worked up, spiraling down to June 15 77.

ding ding ding ding ding. Thank you for playing PUT ME IN, COACH: The Center Field Kwiz Brought To You By Rich Chiles Entrerprises and the Ultimate Mets Database! Our final talley (not reliable) Edgy 5 right (3 points each), 10 bonus points (5 points each), -6 wrong answer points (3 @ 2 each) = 19 points total Willets = 10 points Ben Grimm = 4 points Sharpie = 6 points MFS 62 = 6 points Gfafiff = 12 points (I reduced the value of the bonus points) LWFS = 5 points FK = 3 points

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1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. Beltran 723 (Ben Grimm) 3. Lagares 658 (Edgy) 4. Agee 591 (Sharpie) 5. Mazzilli 572 (Edgy) 6. Dykstra 493 (Edgy) 7. Payton 330 (Edgy+ Bonus!!) 8. McRae 282 (Edgy) 9. Pagan 278 (sharpie) 10. Cleon Jones 269 (MFS62) T11. Hickman 268 (MFS62) T11. Don Hahn 268 (Ben Grimm) 13. Ryan Thompson 238 (LWFS) 14. Lance Johnson 223 (LWFS) 15. 16. Darryl Boston 198 (LWFS+ bonus!!) 17. Timo Perez 157 (Willets) 18. Nimmo 147 (Ben Grimm) 19. Conforto 146 (Willets) 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. Grandyman 107 (Willets) 23. Shinjo 103 (Edgy+ bonus) -- Everett just misses at 25th (96 games), Butler is 28th (90 games). The 2 left are in my opinion the two hardest to remember. One guy did well upon his arrival from a rival NL East franchise, then flopped the next year. The other guy stunk out of the box in a trade that really stunk out of the box.

Kirk just missed the 100-game cutoff. He's 24th overall with 97 games

Just on the verge of clinching, that'll cost ya. Kevin Mac played but 34 times in Centerfield. Fewer than Gene Clines!! Less than Luplow and Dunkin and Austin Jackson!

Edgy's just about iced this competition with a Mr Sparkle bonus shot. Also I left the correct (BONUS) Boston guess off from above. So last 3: A one season+ regular A one-season only regularish-ish guy A regular corner outfielder who did enough centerfielding over the course of a mutiyear Met run to qualify 1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. Beltran 723 (Ben Grimm) 3. Lagares 658 (Edgy) 4. Agee 591 (Sharpie) 5. Mazzilli 572 (Edgy) 6. Dykstra 493 (Edgy) 7. Payton 330 (Edgy+ Bonus!!) 8. McRae 282 (Edgy) 9. Pagan 278 (sharpie) 10. Cleon Jones 269 (MFS62) T11. Hickman 268 (MFS62) T11. Don Hahn 268 (Ben Grimm) 13. Ryan Thompson 238 (LWFS) 14. Lance Johnson 223 (LWFS) 15. 16. Darryl Boston 198 (LWFS+ bonus!!) 17. Timo Perez 157 (Willets) 18. Nimmo 147 (Ben Grimm) 19. Conforto 146 (Willets) 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. 23. Shinjo 103 (Edgy+ bonus) -- Off the list: Coleman 27th--91 games (Edgy) Strawberry 52nd-48 games (Ben Grimm) Ashburn 45th--54 games (Sharpie) Mays 26th-- 95 games (Willets) Hamilton 34th --78 games (LWFS)

1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. Beltran 723 (Ben Grimm) 3. Lagares 658 (Edgy) 4. Agee 591 (Sharpie) 5. Mazzilli 572 (Edgy) 6. Dykstra 493 (Edgy) 7. Payton 330 (Edgy+ Bonus!!) 8. McRae 282 (Edgy) 9. Pagan 278 (sharpie) 10. Cleon Jones 269 (MFS62) T11. Hickman 268 (MFS62) T11. Don Hahn 268 (Ben Grimm) 13. Ryan Thompson 238 (LWFS) 14. Lance Johnson 223 (LWFS) 15. 16. 17. Timo Perez 157 (Willets) 18. Nimmo 147 (Ben Grimm) 19. Conforto 146 (Willets) 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. 23. -- Off the list: Coleman 27th--91 games (Edgy) Strawberry 52nd-48 games (Ben Grimm) Ashburn 45th--54 games (Sharpie) Mays 26th-- 95 games (Willets)

1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. Beltran 723 (Ben Grimm) 3. Lagares 658 (Edgy) 4. Agee 591 (Sharpie) 5. Mazzilli 572 (Edgy) 6. Dykstra 493 (Edgy) 7. Payton 330 (Edgy+ Bonus!!) 8. 9. Pagan 278 (sharpie) 10. Cleon Jones 269 (MFS62) T11. Hickman 268 (MFS62) T11. Don Hahn 268 (Ben Grimm) 13. Ryan Thompson (LWFS) 14. Lance Johnson 223 (LWFS) 15. 16. 17. Timo Perez 157 (Willets) 18. Nimmo 147 (Ben Grimm) 19. Conforto 146 (Willets) 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. 23. -- Off the list: Coleman 27th--91 games (Edgy) Strawberry 52nd-48 games (Ben Grimm) Ashburn 45th--54 games (Sharpie)

1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. Beltran 723 (Ben Grimm) 3. 4. Agee 591 (Sharpie) 5. 6. Dykstra 493 (Edgy) 7. 8. 9. 10. T11. T11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Nimmo 147 (Ben Grimm) 19. 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. 23.

Willets leaves the cookies on the table, Frayed starts with a good guess but not in the right spot. 1. Mookie 907 (Willets) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. T11. T11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Mike Cameron 145 (Frayed Knot) 21. 22. 23.

Inspired by Rich Chiles, 23 men have made more than 100 regular-season appearances in center field for the Mets. Name them, one at a time, no double dips, bonus for including the correct ranking with your initial pick, penalties for non-listers. Go: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. T11. T11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.

MRC Editor's note: Almora and Pillar both are BR/TR

The 73 Mets never really had a center fielder. They tried Chiles, Mays, Theodore, Gosger, Ted Martinez and Hahn. Interestingly when Chiles went away he didn't go to Tidewater but was loaned out to Tucson which I suppose was a signal that he was hopeless and the Mets already were moving to other options. He and Theodore were spring training roomies, according to this piece and enjoyed applesauce-marshmallow milkshakes together. http://www.beta.mbtn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/clip_74323094.jpg>

I agree with batmag this guy sounds like he's a quarterback. 10 homers in Syracuse, passes for 1500 yards and 12 TDs in the XFL

Will get a spot start, will do well till the 4th inning then give up like 5 runs at once, disppear again. back in September. 5 games 12 innings, 6.90 ERA but mainly confined to a few bad innings

I kinda think Fammy will settle into his role and be a good Met again. Pitch to a 3.03 ERA, 2 wins, 2 losses and 2 saves. Like, 60 appearances including a few "opener" roles

Grandy

Carlos Delgado