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I have a very restricted definition: a dynasty is a sports team that wins championships over a long period of time with no more than five years between championships, in which that nearly all of the players on the last championship team were not on the first championship team. Anything else is an excellent team. That only leaves: 1927-1964 MFY 1996-present MFY 1951-1979 Montreal Canadiens 1957-1986 Boston Celtics

We have a winner. 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. Chris Cannizaro 4. John Stephenson 5. John Sullivan 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. Junior Ortiz 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. Orlando Mercado 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker

#12 is indeed Junior Ortiz 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. Chris Cannizaro 4. John Stephenson 5. John Sullivan 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. Junior Ortiz 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker I've checked #17 again and it still holds.

Mea Culpa. Hawk Taylor appeared in more games than Cannizaro that year, but not more games at catcher. Besides, Hawk Taylor always was a favorite of mine. Still two more. 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. Chris Cannizaro 4. John Stephenson 5. John Sullivan 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker

Better known as "Hawk." 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. Hawk Taylor 4. John Stephenson 5. John Sullivan 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker Two more

Nice guess on Gonder, but no. He was the #1 in 1962, and #3 the previous year.

John Sullivan is a winner (1967). So is Johnny Stephenson (1965-66) The most games Goossen played at catcher for the Mets in a season was 23 in 1967; Sullivan was in 65 that year. 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. 4. John Stephenson 5. John Sullivan 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker

And Sammy is a winner (1962). Same for Norm Sherry (1963), J.C. Martin (1968-69). Albert Castillo (1998), Brent Mayne (1996) and Ronnie Paulino (2011) 1. Sammy Taylor 2. Norm Sherry 3. 4. 5. 6. J.C. Martin 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. Brent Mayne 21. Todd Pratt 22. Alberto Castillo 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. Ronnie Paulino 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker Five more to go.

Reynolds make the cut. Todd Hundley just misses out by four games. The others aren't close. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Duffy Dyer 8. Jerry Grote 9. John Stearns 10. Ron Hodges 11. Alex Trevino 12. 13. Ronn Reynolds 14. Ed Hearn 15. Barry Lyons 16. Mackey Sasser 17. 18. Charlie O'Brien 19. Kelly Stinnett 20. 21. Todd Pratt 22. 23. Vance Wilson 24. Mike Piazza 25. Ramon Castro 26. Brian Schneider 27. Josh Thole 28. 29. Mike Nickeas 30. Anthony Recker

Yes to Grote (1972), Stearns (75-76), Piazza (2003), Scheneider (2009), and Thole (2010). "Taylor" is imprecise. Carter was #1 and #3, but not #2. Coleman was #1 and #3 Cannizzaro was #1, but never #2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Dyer 8. Grote 9. Stearns 10. Hodges 11. Trevino 12. 13. 14. Hearn 15. Lyons 16. Sasser 17. 18. O'Brien 19. Stinnett 20. 21. Pratt 22. 23. Wilson 24. Piazza 25. Castro 26. Schneider 27. Thole 28. 29. Nickeas 30. Recker

Correct with Dyer, Hodges, Trevino, Hearn, Lyons, Sasser, O'Brien, Stinnett, Pratt, Castro, Nickeas, Wilson, and Recker. No for Omir. By the criteria, he was the No. 1 catcher in 2009, appearing in 96 games. Phillips was #1 in 2004, but never #2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.Dyer 8. 9. 10. Hodges 11. Trevino 12. 13. 14. Hearn 15. Lyons 16. Sasser 17. 18. O'Brien 19. Stinnett 20. 21. Pratt 22. 23. Wilson 24. 25. Castro 26. 27. 28. 29. Nickeas 30. Recker

Since 1962, 30 players have been the Mets' backup catcher (defined as the player with the second highest number of games played at that position in a given season). Can you name them? One name at a time. Listed chronologically. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

I know someone who grew up next door to the Seavers and knew them well. She said that Nancy was definitely the brains of the outfit.

Lannan went to college where I work.

I think it'd make a great conference presentation to reveal the most dramatic changes that would occur in the historic record if records were adjusted to give credit to the guys actually managing affairs in the dugout over their superiors who were unavailable, absent, or ejected.Ejected would be difficult to assess. Suppose a team scores ten runs in the first inning, but the manager is ejected in the second. Who's responsible if the team wins? Did Earl Weaver get credit for the loss of game four of the 1969 series? He was tossed in the third, down by one, but the Orioles tied it in the 9th and Billy Hunter was managing when the ball hit J.C. Martin.* *Things I learned while looking up other things: People have speculated that if Weaver had been in the game, he would have protested that Martin had run inside the foul line and the umps would have called Martin out (That's nonsense, of course: the umpires would have ignored him since the rule was spottily enforced, they don't reverse their decisions in a World Series unless shoe polish is involved, and they were at Shea Stadium, with fans who were known to charge onto the field). Where was I? Oh, yes. Billy Hunter said that, from his vantage point in the dugout, he thought Martin was running correctly; Weaver would have had the same vantage point. Oh, and Weaver claimed the only word he said to umpire Shag Crawford -- and for which he was immediately tossed -- was "Shag."

Just thought there'd be a nice catch all for obscure questions and such. For instance, August 2nd, 1972, the Mets are losing an extra inning game in St. Louis the same day their skipper, oddly enough from St. Louis, Yogi Berra is being inducted into Cooperstown. So, who was the Met skipper that day? Bringing Pignatano in from the bullpen?You've got the wrong date: Berra was inducted on the 7th. According to the Times, he managed in St. Louis that night (and in Shea the day before). Sounds like he headed to Cooperstown as soon as the Sunday game was over, and flew to St. Louis right after the ceremony. At the time Mohawk/Allegheny Airlines flew from Islip to Oneonta (nearest airport to Cooperstown), and then from Oneonta to Chicago-Midway. Midway should have had flights to St. Louis. Or he could have taken a charter flight from La Guardia and flew directly to St. Louis.

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One of only two Mets pitchers to have defeated Sandy Koufax, and the starter both times they did it.

Best film shot in Schenectady since The Way We Were.

Greed Original cut -- 9 hours, Director's first cut -- 6 hours. Director's final cut -- 4 hours (which has been reconstructed)

That's because a single letter is made plural with an apostrophe: Mind your P's and Q's. The A's did it, too.

1. As far as I can remember, it was Sleeping Beauty on its original run. 2. I can't think of any really bad experiences. As a child, I once left a theater after a show, not knowing that it was a continuous one (my mother left us there while she shopped and we didn't have continuous matinee showings where I was). I also never saw the opening credits of a movie in a theater until I was in college: we would always get there late and watch the begining of the second show until it was familiar.. The worst was Blue Water, White Death (a documentary about sharks). We got there at 8:00pm; the show started at 7. It annoyed me, but it helped me with my writing: I developed the talent to figure out the early parts of a movie on the fly, which taught me about plotting.

"The Mets fans are angry" uses "Mets" as a modifier, similar to "The baseball fans are angry." "The Mets' fans are angry" implies that somehow the Mets own the fans, similar to "The Mets' dogs are angry."

metirish wrote: I have never watched Lawrence of Arabia ...there, I said it.Neither have I, though I'm a big fan of The Ruling Class, The Night of the Generals, My Favorite Year and The Stunt Man

Ceetar wrote: MFS62 wrote: MFS62 wrote: If they trade one of their arbitration eligible players for someone cheaper, the cash difference goes into that pot. Again, this presumes that the payroll figure is a set, specific amount, No, it doesn't presume anything. If you trade away a $5 million/yr player and get a $2 million/yr player, you now have more money to spend. It is mathematically true whether there is a limit or not. Later This is only true if you're up against that limit and need that extra $3 to sign a specific player.For $3, you can go over the limit.