Cowtipper

1st in ERA. 15th in batting average. Defense might be weak, but it'll improve. I'm still bullish on this team.

A Mets guy I think of as a Brave pitching for a Braves guy I think of as a Pirate.

Looking good so far. Manaea pitching like an All-Star. Jorge Lopez has been a pleasant surprise so far, too.

...annnnnnd we're back after a brief delay. Paul Meach is incorrect, though the first name is right. Roberto Alomar, Mo Vaughn, Steve Trachsel, Gary Sheffield, Sandy Alomar Jr. and Pedro Martinez are correct, while Randy Myers is incorrect. So far, we're at 10 of the 13 All-Stars guessed correctly—well done! The last three were all pitchers. Ron Swoboda is correct. Pinch hits is incorrect, though a good guess. Dave Kingman is correct, as well. Very well done. 1. Who was the first pitcher to hit a HR in Citi Field? Hint: Spent most of his career with the Pirates. Hint: While with the Pirates, threw a three-hit shutout against the Mets in 2012. Hint: Played from 2005 to 2014, going 77-100 with a 4.30 ERA. Hint: Was a first round pick, #8 overall, in 2003. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/hfWscxU.png> Hint: Mets named Byrd, Gibson and Siebert all shared his first name. He's the only guy in big league history with his last name, but a late-90s Met named Pat had a similar sounding surname. Hint: A famous Beatle shares his first name, so does a famous Pope. His middle name is "Gurner." Hint: Was involved in this trade—July 30, 2012: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Reed Johnson and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Jaye Chapman and Arodys Vizcaíno. Hint: Jose Reyes hit .314 against him. Hint: P_ _ _ M _ _ _ _ _ Hint: P_ _ _ M A _ _ _ _ Hint: P_ _ _ M A H _ _ _ Hint: P_ _ _ M A H O _ _ --originally posted by "AJbaseball00024" 2. We all know before 2010, the last time the NL won the All-Star Game was 1996......name the other 9 players who were on the rosters of the AL and NL that season who were a Mets player at some point in their careers. Piazza, Glavine, Hundley and L. Johnson have already been guessed. Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Four have been guessed for this question. Another one was a second baseman who played for the Mets from 2002 to 2003. Hint: Another guy was called the "human rain delay." Hint: Another one hit his 500th home run with New York. Hint: One guy, the second baseman mentioned above spent the plurality of his career with the Blue Jays. The Mets traded Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder and Billy Traber for him. Hint: (image removed) Hint: Another potential option: (image removed) Hint: You might also choose this guy: (image removed) Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Hints for five more...one was a reliever who played for the Mets in '05 and '06, another was a catcher who played for the Mets in '07, another was a first baseman who played for the Mets in '02 and '03, another was a reliever who played for New York in '04 and another was a starter who played for the Mets from '98 to '04. This list is not exhaustive and there are others you can guess, as well. Hint: Another guy called the Yankees his daddy. Hint: the '05 and '06 reliever had over 300 career saves. Hint: The '07 catcher's brother is a Hall of Fame second baseman. Hint: Here's one: (image removed) Hint: The final three! https://i.imgur.com/RrSa8F2.jpg>, https://i.imgur.com/09lKoKu.jpg>, https://i.imgur.com/R2RVdQ3.jpg> Hint: Of the remaining three, the first guy spent most of his career with the Phillies, but also pitched for the Royals, Diamondbacks and Brewers. The second guy shares a name with a guy who used to be called "Fausto Carmona." The third guy has a brother named Mark and a nephew named Mark Jr., who have both pitched in the majors. Hint: Of the remaining three, the first guy spent most of his career with the Phillies, but also pitched for the Royals, Diamondbacks and Brewers. The second guy shares a name with a guy who used to be called "Fausto Carmona." The third guy has a brother named Mark and a nephew named Mark Jr., who have both pitched in the majors. Hint: Of the remaining three, one had a 3.38 ERA in 60 appearances for the Mets in 2004, his only year with the club. The next, another reliever, joined the team at 40 years old in 2005 and had a 2.58 ERA in 67 games. Then he came back in '06, after starting the year with Pittsburgh, to post a 3.48 mark in 22 games. The last was the Mets ace in the late '90s and early 2000s. He grunted when he pitched. He won 95 games with the Mets. --originally posted by "m8644" 3. What do all 4 of Bobby Bonilla's homers hit in 1999 have in common? Hint: Had something to do with whom they were hit against. Hint: Had something to do with the team(s) they were hit against. Hint: There might have been some level of uniformity about whom they were hit against. --originally posted by "m8644" 4. Which Mets pitcher has the best career winning percentage -- minimum 20 wins? Hint: Began his career with the Mets in 1981. Hint: Pitched for the club until 1989. --originally posted by "VIBaseball" 5. Which Mets pitcher has the best career winning percentage -- minimum 10 wins? Hint: Began his career with the Mets in 2006. Hint: Didn't pitch in '07 but returned in '08, his final year with the club. --originally posted by "VIBaseball" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 80 Edgy MD: 73 stevejrogers: 52 batmagadanleadoff: 23 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 8 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 3 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Do you see how awesome that lineup looks? Brandon Nimmo (L) LF - potential All-Star Francisco Lindor (S) SS All-Star Pete Alonso ® 1B All-Star Francisco Alvarez ® C top prospect/potential All-Star DJ Stewart (L) DH former top prospect Starling Marte ® RF All-Star Brett Baty (L) 3B top prospect Harrison Bader ® CF - Gold Glover Joey Wendle (L) 2B - All-Star If this team does not put it together at some point this year, I will be truly surprised.

The Mets have starting pitching depth. Butto, Lucchesi, Scott, Hamel, Vasil. Not a lot of great names, but they're all relatively young names and not old, washed up trash heap "depth." But if they're going the trash heap route, Zack Greinke is still on the market.

I combined questions 2, 3 and 4 to perhaps simplify things. Which means we can add a couple new questions, with hints for the rest. 1. Who was the first pitcher to hit a HR in Citi Field? Hint: Spent most of his career with the Pirates. Hint: While with the Pirates, threw a three-hit shutout against the Mets in 2012. Hint: Played from 2005 to 2014, going 77-100 with a 4.30 ERA. Hint: Was a first round pick, #8 overall, in 2003. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/hfWscxU.png> Hint: Mets named Byrd, Gibson and Siebert all shared his first name. He's the only guy in big league history with his last name, but a late-90s Met named Pat had a similar sounding surname. Hint: A famous Beatle shares his first name, so does a famous Pope. His middle name is "Gurner." Hint: Was involved in this trade—July 30, 2012: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Reed Johnson and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Jaye Chapman and Arodys Vizcaíno. Hint: Jose Reyes hit .314 against him. Hint: P_ _ _ M _ _ _ _ _ --originally posted by "AJbaseball00024" 2. We all know before 2010, the last time the NL won the All-Star Game was 1996......name the other 9 players who were on the rosters of the AL and NL that season who were a Mets player at some point in their careers. Piazza, Glavine, Hundley and L. Johnson have already been guessed. Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Four have been guessed for this question. Another one was a second baseman who played for the Mets from 2002 to 2003. Hint: Another guy was called the "human rain delay." Hint: Another one hit his 500th home run with New York. Hint: One guy, the second baseman mentioned above spent the plurality of his career with the Blue Jays. The Mets traded Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder and Billy Traber for him. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/DVORkIG.jpg> Hint: Another potential option: https://i.imgur.com/DtHxb9O.jpg> Hint: You might also choose this guy: https://i.imgur.com/dAtY3bf.jpg> Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Hints for five more...one was a reliever who played for the Mets in '05 and '06, another was a catcher who played for the Mets in '07, another was a first baseman who played for the Mets in '02 and '03, another was a reliever who played for New York in '04 and another was a starter who played for the Mets from '98 to '04. This list is not exhaustive and there are others you can guess, as well. Hint: Another guy called the Yankees his daddy. Hint: the '05 and '06 reliever had over 300 career saves. Hint: The '07 catcher's brother is a Hall of Fame second baseman. Hint: Here's one: https://i.imgur.com/5zn6yaY.jpg> --originally posted by "m8644" 3. Who was the first ex-Met to play for a major league team owned by George Steinbrenner? Hint: Played for the Mets from 1965 to 1970. Hint: Was an outfielder. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. What do all 4 of Bobby Bonilla's homers hit in 1999 have in common? --originally posted by "m8644" 5. What ex-Met did Sandy Alderson reprimand for sending a live rat in a gift box to a female reporter? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 80 Edgy MD: 73 stevejrogers: 49 batmagadanleadoff: 23 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 8 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 3 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

There's only one direction to go and that is up at this point.

=ashie62 post_id=150263 time=1711916825 user_id=90] Uncle Steve cannot be happy with this opening weekend shit show

I'm glad Bader's not in the lineup. Supposedly he's a master in the field, but he doesn't seem like much of a master Bader quite yet.

Will let us down, hit .189 and be traded in the offseason.

He'll unfortunately do well enough to convince the Mets to keep him around one more year. 10-8, 4.34 ERA.

We're only two games in, we're only two games in... I still have confidence in this team. The rotation is actually solid. The offense is solid. The bullpen is solid. I still think they'll perform well this year.

Alright boys, these questions have been hanging around too long. We're almost through all the trivia questions and will be resuming poems and so forth relatively soon. New hints added above.

That's actually a decent lineup. That's a major league lineup on some teams. The last time I saw the Syracuse Mets play is when I still lived in the Rochester area, but that was a few years ago now.

Handful of assignments: 03/29/24 OF Joe Suozzi assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 03/29/24 RHP Hunter Parsons assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 03/29/24 OF Drew Gilbert assigned to Syracuse Mets. 03/29/24 RHP Christian Scott assigned to Syracuse Mets. 03/29/24 RHP Dominic Hamel assigned to Syracuse Mets. 03/28/24 OF Brandon McIlwain assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 03/28/24 SS Wyatt Young assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 03/28/24 LHP Danny Young assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Kind of a shame about Wyatt Young. I thought he was going to be a decent piece for New York, but he stalled last year and is back at Double-A. He hit .370 his first pro season and .352 in his first taste a Triple-A, but clearly he's not quite where he needs to be yet. As for Danny Young, it's never good when a guy with big league experience is sent to Double-A. That means you truly are just minor league filler. Scott and Hamel both intrigue me and I'm glad they're both just one step away from the bigs.

Brewers have a no hitter going.

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I forgot he was even with the team. 7-9, 5.22, will be moved into the bullpen after the All-Star break.

9-27-.232

Johnson is correct! A new question has been added, with hints for the rest. 1. Who was the first pitcher to hit a HR in Citi Field? Hint: Spent most of his career with the Pirates. Hint: While with the Pirates, threw a three-hit shutout against the Mets in 2012. Hint: Played from 2005 to 2014, going 77-100 with a 4.30 ERA. Hint: Was a first round pick, #8 overall, in 2003. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/hfWscxU.png> Hint: Mets named Byrd, Gibson and Siebert all shared his first name. He's the only guy in big league history with his last name, but a late-90s Met named Pat had a similar sounding surname. Hint: A famous Beatle shares his first name, so does a famous Pope. His middle name is "Gurner." Hint: Was involved in this trade—July 30, 2012: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Reed Johnson and cash to the Atlanta Braves for Jaye Chapman and Arodys Vizcaíno. Hint: Jose Reyes hit .314 against him. --originally posted by "AJbaseball00024" 2. We all know before 2010, the last time the NL won the All-Star Game was 1996......name 5 of the players who were on the rosters of the AL and NL that season who were a Mets player at some point in their careers. Piazza, Glavine, Hundley and L. Johnson have already been guessed. Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Four have been guessed for this question. Another one was a second baseman who played for the Mets from 2002 to 2003. Hint: Another guy was called the "human rain delay." Hint: Another one hit his 500th home run with New York. Hint: One guy, the second baseman mentioned above spent the plurality of his career with the Blue Jays. The Mets traded Alex Escobar, Matt Lawton, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder and Billy Traber for him. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/DVORkIG.jpg> Hint: Another potential option: https://i.imgur.com/DtHxb9O.jpg> --originally posted by "m8644" 3. Name 5 more of the players who were on the AL and NL All-Star Game rosters in 1996 who were a Mets player at some point in their careers. Piazza, Glavine, Hundley and L. Johnson have already been guessed. Hint: There were, by my count, 13 guys total. Hints for five more...one was a reliever who played for the Mets in '05 and '06, another was a catcher who played for the Mets in '07, another was a first baseman who played for the Mets in '02 and '03, another was a reliever who played for New York in '04 and another was a starter who played for the Mets from '98 to '04. This list is not exhaustive and there are others you can guess, as well. Hint: Another guy called the Yankees his daddy. Hint: the '05 and '06 reliever had over 300 career saves. Hint: The '07 catcher's brother is a Hall of Fame second baseman. Hint: Here's one: https://i.imgur.com/5zn6yaY.jpg> --originally posted by "m8644" 4. Name the last three guys who played for the Mets at some point and who were also 1996 All-Stars. Hint: See hints for #2 and #3. --originally posted by "m8644" 5. Who was the first ex-Met to play for a major league team owned by George Steinbrenner? Hint: Played for the Mets from 1965 to 1970. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 80 Edgy MD: 73 stevejrogers: 49 batmagadanleadoff: 23 DocTee: 9 metsmarathon: 8 Benjamin Grimm: 5 MFS62: 3 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

56 G, 27 SV, 2.94 ERA, 10.4 K/9 Something will happen that will make him miss some time mid-season.

New day, new hints added above.

This one snuck by ... the Mets released Chad Smith. Also, Ryley Gilliam was signed by the Yankees.

2-3 with a 4.98 ERA in 5 late-season starts.