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Let me know if youse want hints for the remaining WAR-Met.

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Matt Harvey - 34.44 Gwreck Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Mike Hampton - 46.31 dinojesus Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Jae Seo - 56.76 G-Fafif Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif Ron Darling - Gwreck Steve Trachsel - G-Fafif Bob Ojeda - 86-dreamer Tom Glavine - G-Fafif

G-Fafif wrote: Tug M. OE: You asked starters, so never mind (unless this is somehow right). Tug's score wouldn't have cracked the top 15, even if he was eligible.

Dwight Gooden's WAR efficiency rating, after his first two Mets seasons, (494 2/3 divided by 17.6) is an other-worldly 28.11.

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Matt Harvey - 34.44 Gwreck Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Mike Hampton - 46.31 dinojesus Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif Ron Darling - Gwreck Steve Trachsel - G-Fafif Bob Ojeda - 86-dreamer Tom Glavine - G-Fafif

And that stupid cap Leiter's wearing.

I'm looking at the Hampton and Reed cards and still thinking, what the fuck were they thinking with those ridiculous, hideous and offensive uniforms?

G-Fafif wrote: Retro cards have become such a thing that I'm staring at the actual cards of Matlack and El Sid and thinking "those really look authentic." You'd be right about the Sid. Here's his original '86 Topps base card, below. The one above is a retro re-make.

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Mike Hampton - 46.31 dinojesus Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif Ron Darling - Gwreck Steve Trachsel - G-Fafif Bob Ojeda - 86-dreamer

Gwreck wrote: What about the other guy with the initials M.H.? Does he meet the minimum to qualify? Is that a question or a guess?

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Mike Hampton - 46.31 dinojesus Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif Ron Darling - Gwreck Steve Trachsel - G-Fafif

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif Ron Darling - Gwreck

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Al Leiter - 48.57 JCL Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif

Ceetar wrote: Oliver Perez. Ha ha. I like your style, kid, so I'm not gonna deduct 20 points from your score. My hunch is that if I included all pitchers, Ollie might score worse than anybody.

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck David Cone - G-Fafif

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Sid Fernandez - 57.21 JCL Frank Viola - 58.38 G-Fafif Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Bret Saberhagen - 45.20 JCL Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Gwreck Johan Santana - 47.17 Ceetar R.A. Dickey - 47.80 Gwreck Dwight Gooden - 52.16 JCL Rick Reed - 53.86 Gwreck Jon Matlack - 54.44 JCL Pedro Martinez - 60.08 G-Fafif Not in top 15 Jerry Koosman - Gwreck Craig Swan - RChuck

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Matlack - 54.44 WAR SCORE - 145.56 JCL Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Dwight Gooden - 52.16 Jon Matlack - 54.44

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Gwreck Gooden- 52.16 WAR SCORE - 147.84 QUIZ SCORE JCL Koosman - NOT IN TOP 15 - (-20) Gwreck Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02 Dwight Gooden - 52.16

Seaver - 40.02 WAR SCORE - 159.98 QUIZ SCORE Top 15 WAR Score Tom Seaver - 40.02

Here's what I did: I made a list of all the pitchers with a Mets career pitching WAR (b-ref) of 4.4 or higher. For each respective pitcher, I took their career Mets innings pitched and divided it by their Mets career pitching WAR and came up with a WAR efficiency rating. So, for example, Jacob deGrom has a Mets career WAR of 3.1 and 140 1/3 Mets innings pitched, for a WAR rating of 45.27 (140 1/3 IP divided by 3.1 WAR), which is pretty super-damn good, by the way. So deGrom gives the Mets one pitching win above replacement for every 45.27 innings he pitches. Obviously, the lower the rating, the more efficient the pitcher. WAR-wise. In this quiz, we're looking for the 15 Mets starting pitchers with the best Mets career WAR efficiency ratings. Starting pitchers only. Pitchers who were primarily relievers, including Armando Benitez and Billy Wagner, who have the 2nd and 3rd best WAR efficiency ratings, respectively, are not eligible answers. We used the entire Mets career stats of all starting pitchers on the list, so if deGrom made the top 15 (he didn't -- his career WAR is < 4.4), his relief outings, if any, would be included. Edgy's quiz taking rules apply. Scoring: Each correct guess is worth 200 minus that pitcher's WAR efficiency ratings. So deGrom would be worth 154.73 points (200-45.27) Deduct 20 points for each incorrect guess. Good luck.

Edgy MD wrote: Who signs off on a card design that's this ugly? The card companies were outputting over a thousand designs a season back then. It was incredible that they could even come up with so many looks.

Most at bats as a Met by a position player without any Met RBI's: You may want to add another guy to that list. D'Amico was a starting pitcher. He definitely was. 1. Doug Saunders - 67 2. Harry Chiti - 41 3. Jimmie Schaffer - 37 4. Wayne Graham - 33 5. Wayne Kirby - 31 6. Mario Ramirez - 24 7. Sandy Alomar, Jr. - 22 8. Fred Lewis - 20 9. Craig Paquette - 19 10. Rick Parker - 16

Cards tragedy with a Met connection: While a member of their organization, Cards minor leaguer and future Met Johnny Lewis's wife and mother of their two children, was killed in a car accident. She was 22. Here's another Cards tragedy with a Met connection: Cards trade perennial MVP candidate superstar who's also the greatest fielding first baseman in baseball history to the Mets for two barely memorable pitchers. As for the second bolded statement. Rick Ownbey yes, but Neil Allen? Guy was the Met closer for much of the early 1980s Oh yeah, big shot? How many runs did ol' Neil Allen drive in for the Mets?