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Edgy MD wrote: Wrong year. Right position (one of them, anyways). First time his name ever came up as a possible answer to a quiz question. That was some catch he once made, huh?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Right year. Wrong positions.

4 3 2 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson Bill Almon

Some mad posing action on the diamond at Butterball Field. Roger Craig practices his pitching poses for the photographer behind him. Could that be The Man From Topps himself about to shoot an unidentified Met on the dirt infield?

[fimg=366]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8682/16551116791_6020644943_o.jpg[/fimg] "I was a Met for one season and I'm the only Met from that year's squad to never appear on a Topps baseball card as a member of the Mets. Who am I"?

5 4 3 2 1 Not First or Center in 1980 Willie Montanez Steve Henderson

Zvon wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=334]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8596/16543344181_8d8666e999_o.jpg[/fimg] "I'm another in a series of Met connected major leaguers shot by the Man from Topps in the original snazzy Padres uniforms. I was also one of nine Mets to play back-up one season to the guy with the Met connections pictured below this text. Who am I"? I know this guys face. Dagnabbitt. Its on the tip of my tongue. Last name Morales? You get a small clapper because you couldn't remember Morales's first name. [fimg=90]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/wh1pst1ckag0st0p/Animated%20Gifs/FuturamaApplause.gif[/fimg] In 1980, Lee Mazzilli led the Mets in games played both at first base and in center field. Nine other Mets also played those positions that season. (Two of them, like Maz, played both first and center. Name the nine. One guess per post.

Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg] "If you still don't know Who I am, then I might as well tell you Who I'm Not. I'm not Joe Coleman. I'm not Andy Messersmith. And I'm not Johnny Bench. So sue me". I am Les Rohr. Les Rohr: first pitcher ever selected in the history of the amateur draft.

[fimg=334]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8596/16543344181_8d8666e999_o.jpg[/fimg] "I'm another in a series of Met connected major leaguers shot by the Man from Topps in the original snazzy Padres uniforms. I was also one of nine Mets to play back-up one season to the guy with the Met connections pictured below this text. Who am I"? [fimg=333]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/16543344281_6829e5db79_o.jpg[/fimg]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] "That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets. So who am I"? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Veryzer? I have his '83 Topps card, which shows him hitting. TOPPS CARD, YOU ARE A LIAR. [fimg=280]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7423/16516006346_cb3052d2e3_o.jpg[/fimg] We're looking for someone who first signed with the Mets and never played for the Tigers. Not enough of a hint?

"That Man From Topps sure has a knack for photographing one-time Mets in the uniforms of teams they never played for. That also goes for me and the Tigers. I played hard to get by not signing with the first two teams that drafted me, and then played not worth getting for the team I finally did sign with -- the New York Mets. So who am I"?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg] "If you still don't know Who I am, then I might as well tell you Who I'm Not. I'm not Joe Coleman. I'm not Andy Messersmith. And I'm not Johnny Bench. So sue me".

Aren't you in favor of the Mets retiring Carter or Hernandez's numbers?

I get what you mean about the slippery slope up there in The Bronx over retiring uniform numbers, but Pettitte's probably not the poster boy for any of that. He'll deservedly get Hall of Fame votes and if his Yankee career was instead, as a Met, he'd be the franchise's second best pitcher all-time (career, not peak).

Only stolen base champ not named Reyes in Mets history. Course, we need to count his Colorado steals in order to award him the crown. He seemed major league in every way put the production. Counted himself as a Mets fan and a son of Jersey, at least lip service-wise. Best EY line I've ever read (not mine) paraphrased: "How can a player who never gets on base lead the league in stolen bases"?

Mike "The Puma" Puma explains Why the 2015 season could be make-or-break year for Mets.... and includes this observation, about the David Wright re-signing (the first time I've ever read this in the mainstream press): If the Mets had gone for a straight rebuild following general manager Sandy Alderson�s arrival four years ago, they would have allowed Wright to become a free agent 15 months ago, pocketing the compensatory draft pick, and almost certainly wouldn�t have signed Granderson before last season, when it was obvious the team was wasn�t yet ready for playoff contention.... But straight �rebuilding� � a word Alderson never has used throughout his tenure � hasn�t been an option for a franchise trying to convince fans it can compete for the playoffs every year and, yes, buy tickets now. It has left the Mets somewhere between rebuilt from within and the veteran-laden group Alderson inherited upon his arrival Me personally, I thought that the Mets shouldn't have re-signed Wright even before they re-signed him. My speculation is that this move was forced on Alderson from on up above. Alderson, especially, would know from first hand experience that when you have a payroll as puny as the Mets payroll, nobody, not even Mickey Mantle, should be getting 20-25% of the whole nut. This also led me to question, as H. Megdal also writes, if the Mets are even being truthful with Alderson about their payroll budget.

Who am I? I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in a Met uniform in this thread. I'm the first Met ever to appear near the famed Sadecki Spot this year, in this thread. I'm the first ever Who Am I to appear in this thread this year without a cap. Boy that's a lot of first evers in this post. [fimg=455:1pl8kfwi]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/16505284896_a955a790f4_o.jpg[/fimg:1pl8kfwi]

Felix Millan poses in front of the black batting eye tarp at Butterball Field. There's only one digit on the front of his uni. [fimg=966:22i2gnuz]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8626/15911021603_09d872ca82_o.jpg[/fimg:22i2gnuz]

Carlton Willey in front of the neighborhood side of Butterball Field. [fimg=533:3re8bxhn]https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8606/16344893279_b221317020_o.jpg[/fimg:3re8bxhn]

When're you gonna stop making up these guys? I haven't heard of any of them yet.

I also agree on the strong possibility he'll do something wildly hurtful to the 2015 Mets. aka: the Willie Harris factor - only in reverse as we obtained Willie after he had burned us several times. Nothing in reverse about Willie Harris's Mets stint. In a Mets uniform, Harris continued to burn us.

Edgy MD wrote: You know... I'm saying YES! Hooray for Mark Bomback, the Mets 1980 Wins leader.

Hey! That's the The Magic is Back staff!

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So is that guy in the Sox uniform the same guy behind that Met mustache kneeling and biting his lower lip? What? John Pacella wasn't good enough to be included in that group photo?

So is that guy in the Sox uniform the same guy behind that Met mustache kneeling and biting his lower lip?