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Oh, that's a good move leaving Quintana in. I was gonna be annoyed.

Jose Quintana into the 8th. See how much more effective you can be when you're not trying to throw 110 miles per hour and strike everyone out?

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Hints added below! 1. Before a game in June 2011, when was the only other Mets game to end on a hit by pitch with the Mets winning? Hint: The date could be considered a combination of Ron Swoboda's number and Mike Baxter's number. The year was one in which the Mets went 72-90. Hint: The date could also be considered a combination of Francisco Alvarez's number and David Peterson's number. The year was one in which the Mets were managed by Jeff Torborg. Hint: The date could also be considered a combination of the number of doubles David Wright hit in 2005 (and 2007, and 2008) and the number of shutouts RA Dickey threw in 2012. That year, Bobby Bonilla led the team with 19 dingers. Hint: On that date in Mets history (though not the year), the Mets won their first game ever. That year, Sid Fernandez led the club with 14 wins. Hint: Might also be considered a combination of Ron Hodges' number and Bud Harrelson's number. That year, Bobby Bonilla and Eddie Murray debuted for the team. Hint: For the first part of the date, the month, take 2 and square it. For the second part, the day, consider prime numbers in conjunction with the hints above. For the year, "Jump" by Kriss Kross peaked at Number 1 that year. If you can't get the question after these hints, well that's wiggity-wiggity whack. Hint: The first part of the date, the month as it were, can be derived through simple arithmetic, 2+2, perhaps. The second part, the day, can be solved by subtracting 77 from 100. The year can be solved by taking the square root of 169, multiplying it by 1/2 the number of years in a millennium, then adding 25^2 to that, then by multiplying 4 by one (United States) octillion, dividing that answer by two, then dividing it by two again, then subtracting 10^27 from that, then adding that to the previous answer you got after the 25^2 instruction, then dividing the new answer by three, then subtracting ((8*2*6*4)-1). Hint: The first part of the date, the month, is the same as the number of years Pedro Martinez spent with New York. The day is the same as the number of years former Met Willie Mays spent in MLB, per Baseball Reference. The year is the same as the number of plate appearances Jeff Kent had with New York. --originally posted by "m8644" 2. I got the first Met save that year I thought my career was gonna soar But then I had a few bad outings And the Mets showed me the door Who am I? Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 2011. Hint: Nicknamed "Grande Rojo." Hint: Debuted for the Braves in 2005, finished with the Royals in 2018. Hint: Went 0-2, 10.80 in 5 games for New York. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/MY4FaUW.png> --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. I appeared in exactly as many games For the Mets as I had at-bats with them Striking out over half the time, though It's no secret I was never thought of as a gem. Which Met am I? Hint: Played for the Mets in 1995. Hint: Also played for the Rockies in 1998 and 1999. Hint: Involved in this trade: "December 9, 1991: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Blaine Beatty." Hint: Also involved in this trade: "December 15, 1995: Traded by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres for Pedro Martínez." --originally posted by "milladrive" 4. I played from '71 to '74. After that, they said, "no more." I played hard, busted my arse But was traded for a guy name Scarce Who am I? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1971. Hint: Was involved in this trade: "March 31, 1971: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Rich Hacker and Ron Swoboda." Hint: Also involved in this trade: "December 3, 1974: Traded by the New York Mets with Tug McGraw and Dave Schneck to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mac Scarce, John Stearns and Del Unser." Hint: His first and last name rhymed. 5. My only year I was with the team No postseason room was there for me Tried to play elsewhere to chase my dream After two years nothing left to see This was added later: I played in '69 I played in '71 No postseason spot was mine Then my career was done Who Am I? Hint: I was involved in this trade: "May 26, 1970: the New York Mets sent this player to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on April 10, 1970. April 10, 1970: The New York Mets sent a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Allen." Hint: Hint 0 home runs in 211 ABs for New York in 1969. Hint: Had a German surname. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 91 Edgy MD: 86 stevejrogers: 56 batmagadanleadoff: 25 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 4 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

In my travels throughout the Internet, I found a former Met that did the anti-McMichael...Andy Phillips. He started 2008 with the Reds, went to the Mets, then went back to the Reds in the same season.

"Kodai Senga (shoulder) to face hitters next week Kodai Senga (shoulder) is scheduled to face hitters on Monday in a live batting practice session. Advice: Senga remains unlikely to make his season debut until late May, at the earliest, but this latest development represents a massive step forward in his rehabilitation process from a shoulder injury that sent him to the injured list back in spring training." --Rotoworld via Yahoo

Hindsight shows all sorts of things.

Look at that smile on Nunez's face, he looks like he's just happy to be playin' ball.

I disappear for a few minutes and suddenly it's a game again.

Hint: New day, new hints added above.

The point is, hindsight might show that had they made different moves, history might wind up dramatically different.

Houser reminds me of Brian Lawrence or Jose Lima circa 2007/2006, respectively. If the Mets miss out on the playoffs because of 2-3 unfortunate losses early in the season, Houser will be the guy to blame I think. Had the Mets chosen a better name that Brian Lawrence (1-2, 6.83 in 6 starts) in 2007, they might have had enough padding to withstand the collapse toward the end of the year. If they hadn't pitched Lima (0-4, 9.87 ERA in 4 starts) in 2006, they could have been a 100-win team.

Don't leave the people hanging!

He'll FINALLY get his long-awaited shot at a full season (injury notwithstanding) with New York, much like Stephen Nogosek and Tommy Hunter finally did, and like both of them, he'll impress very few to the tune of a 5.50 ERA in 14 appearances.

Is Ramon Castro available?

Was Kirk Nieuwenhuis one? Went to the Angels and came back.

He's killed it at Triple-A so far. This could be the year!

The Mets will give him the Cole shoulder and he'll be gone by late May. Claimed off waivers by the Marlins, who will keep him for two weeks, then he'll be claimed off waivers by the Rockies. 7.87 ERA in 9 appearances.

Nothing good in store in '24 for Tommy John surgeree Nate Lavender. https://www.mlb.com/news/prospect-nate-lavender-likely-to-have-tommy-john-surgeryhttps://www.mlb.com/news/prospect-nate-lavender-likely-to-have-tommy-john-surgery Teams need to rethink how pitchers are handled since Tommy John is a given nowadays. How many extra ligaments (technically I'm pretty sure they pull a vestigial tendon from your forearm, actually) do these people have?

Are there still Mets fans that want him around?

New day, new hints added above.

Tomas Nido? More like "No Mas" Nido, as in we don't want any more of him! .121, gone by June.

Brent Gaff is correct! A new question has been added. 1. Before a game in June 2011, when was the only other Mets game to end on a hit by pitch with the Mets winning? Hint: The date could be considered a combination of Ron Swoboda's number and Mike Baxter's number. The year was one in which the Mets went 72-90. Hint: The date could also be considered a combination of Francisco Alvarez's number and David Peterson's number. The year was one in which the Mets were managed by Jeff Torborg. Hint: The date could also be considered a combination of the number of doubles David Wright hit in 2005 (and 2007, and 2008) and the number of shutouts RA Dickey threw in 2012. That year, Bobby Bonilla led the team with 19 dingers. Hint: On that date in Mets history (though not the year), the Mets won their first game ever. That year, Sid Fernandez led the club with 14 wins. Hint: Might also be considered a combination of Ron Hodges' number and Bud Harrelson's number. That year, Bobby Bonilla and Eddie Murray debuted for the team. Hint: For the first part of the date, the month, take 2 and square it. For the second part, the day, consider prime numbers in conjunction with the hints above. For the year, "Jump" by Kriss Kross peaked at Number 1 that year. If you can't get the question after these hints, well that's wiggity-wiggity whack. Hint: The first part of the date, the month as it were, can be derived through simple arithmetic, 2+2, perhaps. The second part, the day, can be solved by subtracting 77 from 100. The year can be solved by taking the square root of 169, multiplying it by 1/2 the number of years in a millennium, then adding 25^2 to that, then by multiplying 4 by one (United States) octillion, dividing that answer by two, then dividing it by two again, then subtracting 10^27 from that, then adding that to the previous answer you got after the 25^2 instruction, then dividing the new answer by three, then subtracting ((8*2*6*4)-1). --originally posted by "m8644" 2. I got the first Met save that year I thought my career was gonna soar But then I had a few bad outings And the Mets showed me the door Who am I? Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 2011. Hint: Nicknamed "Grande Rojo." Hint: Debuted for the Braves in 2005, finished with the Royals in 2018. Hint: Went 0-2, 10.80 in 5 games for New York. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. I appeared in exactly as many games For the Mets as I had at-bats with them Striking out over half the time, though It's no secret I was never thought of as a gem. Which Met am I? Hint: Played for the Mets in 1995. Hint: Also played for the Rockies in 1998 and 1999. Hint: Involved in this trade: "December 9, 1991: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Blaine Beatty." --originally posted by "milladrive" 4. I played from '71 to '74. After that, they said, "no more." I played hard, busted my arse But was traded for a guy name Scarce Who am I? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1971. Hint: Was involved in this trade: "March 31, 1971: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the New York Mets for Rich Hacker and Ron Swoboda." Hint: Also involved in this trade: "December 3, 1974: Traded by the New York Mets with Tug McGraw and Dave Schneck to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mac Scarce, John Stearns and Del Unser." 5. My only year I was with the team No postseason room was there for me Tried to play elsewhere to chase my dream After two years nothing left to see This was added later: I played in '69 I played in '71 No postseason spot was mine Then my career was done Who Am I? Hint: I was involved in this trade: "May 26, 1970: the New York Mets sent this player to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete an earlier deal made on April 10, 1970. April 10, 1970: The New York Mets sent a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Allen." Hint: Hint 0 home runs in 211 ABs for New York in 1969. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 91 Edgy MD: 86 stevejrogers: 56 batmagadanleadoff: 25 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 9 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 4 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Fitzgerald had a good Reed on him.

Garrett is averaging 17.3 K/9 IP this year. If he's a late-blooming great like Wade Davis or Andrew Miller, I'll eat my pants.