Edgy MD

Got some gaps to fill in.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I went stupid trying to think of a Anderson HOFer. A kwiz is no fun until you find that it's actually damaging your intellect. Bill Terry Leach The guy's birth certificate name is actually "Terry." That's a second guy the judges missed. Five points and third place for you! Benjamin Grimm wrote: Frank Thomas Glavine. A gift that keeps giving. Hank Aaron Heilman Brilliant. Can't afford to let yourself overlook a first-rounder. Billy Herman Willingham It's actually "Winningham," but special grace for last place. Hank Aaron Laffey Always a fun answer. Third place. Benjamin Grimm wrote: Frank Brooks Wilbert Robinson Cancel The judges thought they had this, but alas, didn't include it in the grand list. You get Beaucoup points: 3 for Frank, 2 for Brooks (declining scale for compound answers), 1 for Wilbert, and two for stumping the stupid judges. EIGHT!! [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_____, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 13a) Bill Terry Leach, 1981-1982, 1985-1989 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) Billy Herman Winningham, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) Pete Alexander Escobar_, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) Frank Tomas Glavine___, 2003-2007 36) Hank Aaron Heilman, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) Sparky Anderson Hernandez, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) Nolan Ryan Church_____, 2008-2009 43a) Frank Brooks Wilbert Robinson Cancél, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) Hank Aaron Laffey______, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) Hank Aaron Altherr_____, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) Nolan Ryan O'Rourke___, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING Ben Grimm: 38 John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 batmagadanleadoff: 15 Hahn Solo: 14 Seawolf17: 6 41 Forever: 4 Lefty Specialist: 3

Alonso at Wrigley in a day game during a warm spell. I'd root for about seven homers bouncing around the streets of Chicago. Storms are expected, though.

Well, I'll take the layup on Hank Aaron Altherr, then. Hey, two points is two points. Or three, in this case. Benjamin Grimm wrote: Sparky Anderson Hernandez. The Thing knows his managers. [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_____, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) Pete Alexander Escobar_, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) Sparky Anderson Hernandez, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) Nolan Ryan Church_____, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) Hank Aaron Altherr_____, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) Nolan Ryan O'Rourke___, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING Ben Grimm: 27 John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 batmagadanleadoff: 9 Hahn Solo: 9 Seawolf17: 6 Lefty Specialist: 3 41 Forever: 1

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Grover Cleveland Alexander Escobar. I won't count this as consecutive guessing because I put a dozen answers in there in the meantime, but I'M WATCHING YOU. And right now, I'm watching you extend your lead. The judges would have also accepted "Pete Alexander Escobar." [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) Pete Alexander Escobar_, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) Nolan Ryan Church_____, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) Nolan Ryan O'Rourke___, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING Ben Grimm: 24 John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 batmagadanleadoff: 9 Hahn Solo: 9 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3 41 Forever: 1

Benjamin Grimm wrote: And Nolan Ryan Church! Ben Grimm retakes the lead with an answer that could make a GREAT name for a Texas megachurch. [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) Nolan Ryan Church_____, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) Nolan Ryan O'Rourke___, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING Ben Grimm: 21 John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 batmagadanleadoff: 9 Hahn Solo: 9 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3 41 Forever: 1

Nolan Ryan O'Rourke! Three points for the 2019 Met. 41 is on the board! Bill Clem Labine (Work with me! The HOF umpire is technically Klem.) And IMMEDIATELY brings damage to his cause with an illegal double guess AND trying to get a homonym past the judges! [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) Nolan Ryan O'Rourke___, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 Ben Grimm: 18 batmagadanleadoff: 9 Hahn Solo: 9 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3 41 Forever: 1

Frank (Thomas) Tom Paciorek, (Tomas) Nido. Three points for "Frank Thomas Paciorek." [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) Frank Thomas Paciorek__, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 Ben Grimm: 18 batmagadanleadoff: 9 Hahn Solo: 9 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Frank Thomas O'Malley too Abraham De Lacy Guiseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-08/17/14/enhanced/webdr14/anigif_enhanced-1054-1439837357-8.gif> (He walks funny!) I'm going to leave this unscored.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Frank Thomas O'Malley too Three points and the lead. [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) _______________________, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) Frank Thomas O'Malley__, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING John Cougar Lunchbucket: 20 Ben Grimm: 18 Hahn Solo: 9 batmagadanleadoff: 6 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3

Lefty Specialist wrote: Hank Aaron Sele. Hank Aaron Altherr This counts as an illegal double guess. The correct way to do a compound guess would be to try "Hank Tommie Aaron Sele," assuming Tommie was a HOFer. I'll give you three points and leave the second one on the board. John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: King Kelly Stinnett This gets two bonus points for naming a link our judges overlooked Branch Rickey Henderson Good plus three bonus points! Ben Grimm wrote: Mudcat Grant Roberts Mudcat was a two-time All-Star, but not a Hall-of-Famer. Docked a point there. Ben Grimm wrote: Brooks Robinson Cano! And Wilbert Robinson Cano! Six points here, but the correct phrasing is "Brooks Wilbert Robinson Canó," or Wilbert Brooks Robinson Canó." batmagadanleadoff wrote: Frank (Thomas) Tom Hausman, Grieve, Gorman, Hall. As noted above, a guess can include multiple Hall-of-Famers, but only one Met. This gets three points for "Frank Thomas Hausman." [TABLE][TR][TD]1) Steve Carlton Willey_, 1963-1965 2) _______________________, 1964-1964 3) _______________________, 1964-1965 4) _______________________, 1965-1966 5) Joe Gordon Richardson___, 1967 6) Dizzy Dean Chance______, 1970 7) Lou Brock Pemberton____, 1974-1975 8) _______________________, 1975-1976 9) _______________________, 1977-1978 10) Reggie Jackson Todd____, 1977 11) _______________________, 1977 12) Frank Thomas Hausman_, 1978-1982 13) _______________________, 1978 14) _______________________, 1982-1985 15) _______________________, 1982 16) _______________________, 1984 17) _______________________, 1985-1989 18) _______________________, 1985 19) _______________________, 1987 20) _______________________, 1988-1992[/TD][TD]21) ______________________, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) Nolan Ryan Thompson__, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 24a) King Kelly Stinnett_____, 1994-1995, 2006 25) ______________________, 1995 26) George Brett Butler_____, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) Branch Rickey Henderson, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009[/TD][TD]41) ______________________, 2006 42) Hank Aaron Sele_______, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) Brooks Robinson Canó___, 2019 55) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 56) Jackie Robinson Canó___, 2019 57) Wilbert Robinson Canó__, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) Hack Wilson Ramos_____, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019[/TD][/TR][/TABLE] =#0000FF]SCORING Ben Grimm: 18 John Cougar Lunchbucket: 17 Hahn Solo: 9 batmagadanleadoff: 6 Lefty Specialist: 3 Seawolf17: 3

. [bIGPURPLE]BONUS POINTS[/bIGPURPLE] for giving us a guy [bIGPURPLE]ACTUALLY[/bIGPURPLE] named after a Hall-of-Famer.

You don't have to give the number, but great work, both.

Shawn Whalen had a dream. The British Columbian outfielder wanted to be a major league ballplayer. And he worked at it enough that he became 15th-round draftee of the San Diego Padres. But after four years of grinding it out in the bush leagues, that dream came to an end. Or rather, it transferred. Shawn had three sons, and he raised them with the same desire, and now they all toil in the minor leagues. Fiercely competitive and loyally supportive, the dream lives on in cross-continental calls and texts among Shawn and his three boys: Caleb, Brady, and … Seaver. https://pcdn.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Whalen-family.jpg> Yes, such was Shawn's baseball jones that one of his boys was named for the greatest pitcher ever to market a bottle a wine. Perhaps he was signaling to the Mets to draft his son, and continue the Metly association with that name. The Mets didn't bite, but the Tampa Bay Rays did, taking young Seav in the 32nd round in 2017. https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/bdtonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/34/034acb3a-69d2-11e7-be66-77787fb25682/596ad57907018.image.jpg?resize=400%2C376> And in honor of The Mini-Franchise, currently toiling with The Bowling Green Hot Rods, we bring you this quiz. NAME THE METS WHOSE FIRST NAME IS THE LAT NAME OF A BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER. Caveats? Oh, there's always caveats! 1) Please answer in the form of a compound name. If you had a Hall-of-Famer named “Caleb Wilson,” then a correct guess would read “Caleb Wilson Ramos.” 2) He doesn't have to actually be named after a Hall-of-Famer. If his name is, perhaps, “Gummy Bumpkins,” it doesn't matter if he played a generation before, say, theoretical Hall-of-Famer “Elmer Gummy.” He qualifies. 3) But watch those diminutives and nicknames! The name on a guy's birth certificate is the name that matters. If he is known in baseball circles as “Steve Pumpkin,” but his actual name is “Stephenson Lewis Pumpkin,” and there is a Hall-of Famer named “Hopalong Stephenson,” Mr. Pumpkin qualifies! So participants should mentally look back on yearbooks of years past and recall their favorite Mets' legal names. As much as I'd like to link Hugh Duffy to Duffy Dyer, for the purposes of this exercise, Duffy's name is “Don Robert Dyer.” 4) No translations. If there is a Hall of Famer named Xavier William, and your guy's name is “Guillermo Sadecki,” he doesn't qualify!! Even if he played under the name of “Willie Sadecki.” Stop kidding yourself, Guillermo! 5) Closed book! Do you wonder to yourself if Danny Boitano is actually named “Dandridge,” but can't recall for certain? Don't look it up! The only way to find out is to sack up and guess! 6) Want extra points? Sure, who doesn't? One way to achieve bigger score is to name Mets whose first name invokes more than one Hall-of-Famer. Have the Mets had a player named “Waner Matsui”? If they did, you can score your standard three points for guessing “Paul Waner Matsui,” but you get bonus points if you guess “Paul Lloyd Waner Matsui.” As some players appear more than once because of multiple Hall of Famers with the same last name, you'd be answering Other bonus points are out there too, if you dare play! There's even an anti-bonus demerit! The judges may have to use discretion. 7) This could get hard.. Many of these will be easy pickin' but there are Mets with obscure legal names, and Hall of Famers who are obscure as well, so there may have to be some hints if the kwiz drags on for days. The quizmasters regret if this gets tedious. That probably covers it, though we reserve the right to clarify further. Three points for a correct guess. One point docked for an incorrect one. One guess per post. No consecu-posting. We found 60 guys, some appearing more than once. You get bonus $$ if you come up with somebody our crack team overlooked. Best of luck! 1) ______________________, 1963-1965 2) ______________________, 1964-1964 3) ______________________, 1964-1965 4) ______________________, 1965-1966 5) ______________________, 1967 6) ______________________, 1970 7) ______________________, 1974-1975 8) ______________________, 1975-1976 9) ______________________, 1977-1978 10) ______________________, 1977 11) ______________________, 1977 12) ______________________, 1978-1982 13) ______________________, 1978 14) ______________________, 1982-1985 15) ______________________, 1982 16) ______________________, 1984 17) ______________________, 1985-1989 18) ______________________, 1985 19) ______________________, 1987 20) ______________________, 1988-1992 21) ______________________, 1989-1990 22) ______________________, 1990-1991 23) ______________________, 1992-1995 24) ______________________, 1992 25) ______________________, 1995 26) ______________________, 1995 27) ______________________, 1998-2000, 2001 28) ______________________, 1999-2000 29) ______________________, 1999-2004 30) ______________________, 2000-2004 31) ______________________, 2000 32) ______________________, 2001 33) ______________________, 2001 34) ______________________, 2001 35) ______________________, 2003-2007 36) ______________________, 2003-2008 37) ______________________, 2004 38) ______________________, 2004 39) ______________________, 2004 40) ______________________, 2005-2007, 2009 41) ______________________, 2006 42) ______________________, 2007 43) ______________________, 2008-2009 44) ______________________, 2009 45) ______________________, 2009 46) ______________________, 2011 47) ______________________, 2013 48) ______________________, 2013 49) ______________________, 2014 50) ______________________, 2015-2016 51) ______________________, 2015-2016 52) ______________________, 2015 53) ______________________, 2019 54) ______________________, 2019 55) ______________________, 2019 56) ______________________, 2019 57) ______________________, 2019 58) ______________________, 2019 59) ______________________, 2019 60) ______________________, 2019

That was really Little League, wasn't it?

Or watching Dom Smith slug .600 at Syracuse. Or watching Pete Alonso slug .700 at Syracuse.

Same concept, I think.

Drew Gagnon is getting shellshocked out there. Come on, Mick. Go give your man a pat on the ass or something.

Blevins getting outs. Blevins.

Twice tonight I've watched a Wheeler plate-appearance and thought I was watching McNeil.

Hey, terrific at bat by Wheeler. Our new batting coach is right here in house.

Just thinking out loud.

Interesting. Davis hasn't been tried in right yet. He's played 15 games there in the minors — 11 as recently as last year. He certainly has the arm for it, but Conforto in right has been one. of Mickey's lineup locks.

Can anybody recall a precendent for the Jed Lowrie situation: a guy brought on a big league contract, but not debuting for months after that (assuming there will be a debut)? The closest Met precedent I can come up with is Scott Erickson. He wasn't brought in on a big league deal, but he made the opening day roster. He was scheduled to start Game Two, and can even be said to have debuted (to an extent) in that he was in the lineup card handed to the ump. But his actual launch date was July 19 — 92 days into the 2004 Mets season. Do you think Lowrie can beat that?

Frayed Knot wrote: Not sure what in that situation made Flexen "set up to fail" or who the wiser bets were. I kind of went over it already. He's been a starter, asked to pitch out of the bullpen in a tie game in the eighth — exactly the sort of situation developing starters are virtually 100% protected from. He's never succeeded at all in several trips to the majors. A lot of guy are not pitching well. He has never pitched well. Never found a way to get big league hitters out. He got murdered facing the Cards back in April. The game is on the line, along with the series, on a Sunday afternoon, and he's just up from the minors. None of the options being good does not mean all of the options aren't better. It's simply exactly the kind of situation you keep the newby out of. It's not a radical thought. I also answered with regard to who I'd prefer. You totally didn't need to list them.