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Randy Tate is correct! Well done, a new question has been added. 1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher. Hint: The first game happened on September 24, the second game happened on October 25. Hint: Gil Hodges was the manager in the first game; Davey Johnson was the manager in the second. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record. Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question. Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he? Hint: He never played for the Mets, but he played in the majors from 1952 to 1964 (missing a few years in-between), making an All-Star team. Hint: Was involved in this trade—December 15, 1961: Traded by the New York Mets with $100,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later and Charlie Neal. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962) to the New York Mets to complete the trade. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 4. Everyone remembers the 86 playoffs. But everyone might not remember that the Mets were sort of screwed when it came to the scheduling that October. What caused the Astros to have the home field advantage in the NLCS....despite 1986 being the Eastern Division champions turn in the rotation? Hint: It involves a sport that just had its championship. --originally posted by "m8644" 5. Prior to Mr. Met who/what was the original Mets mascot? Hint: It was a living animal. --originally posted by "theAmazingMet" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 58 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 metsmarathon: 5 Benjamin Grimm: 4 MFS62: 3 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Jackson Todd it ain't (he pitched for the Mets in 1977), however the correct answer was the same sort of pitcher. They had the exact same ERA+ (78) and similar ERAs (Todd: 4.77, the correct answer: 4.45). The correct answer might have gone 5-13 with the Mets.

Vail is correct! A new question has been added, with hints added for the rest. 1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher. Hint: The first game happened on September 24, the second game happened on October 25. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record. Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he? Hint: He never played for the Mets, but he played in the majors from 1952 to 1964 (missing a few years in-between), making an All-Star team. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 4. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3? Hint: Spent just a single year with the Mets, but was in their rotation most of the year. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. Everyone remembers the 86 playoffs. But everyone might not remember that the Mets were sort of screwed when it came to the scheduling that October. What caused the Astros to have the home field advantage in the NLCS....despite 1986 being the Eastern Division champions turn in the rotation? --originally posted by "m8644" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 57 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 metsmarathon: 5 Benjamin Grimm: 4 MFS62: 3 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Strawberry it is! A new question has been added. 1. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 3. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he? --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 4. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. The longest hitting streak in the major leagues [in 1975] was by a Met. Who was the Met and how long was the hitting streak? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 56 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 metsmarathon: 5 Benjamin Grimm: 4 MFS62: 3 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Monroe Community College alumnus Danny Mendick has been signed by the White Sox.

The number is slightly off (it was eight consecutive years), but the question asked about the record and not the number of years, so I'll give it to you. 1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. Hint: Joined the Dodgers after leaving New York. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 4. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he? --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 5. Also regarding the 1975 season—What Mets pitcher that year had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead for 7 1/3 innings before losing the game 4-3? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 56 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 5 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Koosman for Orosco is correct, and with Gil Hodges being guessed correctly, we also now have all the Mets who hit four home runs in a game. Well done! New questions have been added, with hints added for the rest. 1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. Hint: Joined the Dodgers after leaving New York. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." Hint: In the first game, the Mets won 6-0, with Gary Gentry being the winning pitcher. He tossed a complete game shutout. In the second game, Rick Aguilera was the winning pitcher. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record. --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 4. Only one player taken in the 1961 Expansion Draft failed to play one single game for the Mets. Who was he? --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 5. About the 1975 Mets—Tom Seaver accomplished a major league record that year. What was it? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 55 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 5 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Woohoo! Thanks! Still needthree more teams. The prizes do have value, the first place winner's prize is worth (or costs, at least) about $100 on average.

Close!

Green is also correct. So now we have Cameron, Mays, Delgado and Green. Of the hodge-podge of options left, the one remaining guy is a pretty well-known name in team history.

Delgado is one of them. Now we have Delgado, Cameron and Mays. Who might the other two be? Be sure to answer quickly, you don't want to be green with envy if someone gets it before you. I know we're up to the gils with options, but we only need two more.

McReynolds is correct! Well done. A new question has been added. 1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" 5. A prominent member of the 1969 Mets was traded straight up (possibly another scrub involved) for a player that turned out to be a prominent member of the '86 Mets. Name both players. --originally posted by "Gr8Beldini" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 53 Edgy MD: 51 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Ryan is correct! Well done. A new question has been added. 1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets? --originally posted by "theAmazingMet" 5. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold? --originally posted by "Dalkowski110" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 53 Edgy MD: 50 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Stauffer is correct! Well done. A new question has been added. 1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 2. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets? --originally posted by "theAmazingMet" 5. Which pitcher, a former Met, holds the MLB career record for walks allowed? --originally posted by "theAmazingMet" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 52 Edgy MD: 50 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Capra and Borbon are correct! Well done. A new question has been added, along with hints for the others. 1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/4ej7JDQ.png> --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys." --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets? --originally posted by "theAmazingMet" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 51 Edgy MD: 49 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

2002, Brandon Lyon, Willie Mays and Mike Cameron are correct. Two of the three remaining four-homer-game Mets played for the team in the same general era as Cameron, while the other was an Original Met. A couple new questions have been added. 1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference. --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 3. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. Also, we all know about the Pete Rose-Bud Harrelson fight in the 1973 NLCS. But another fight broke out at the same time with another Mets player and another Reds player. Can you name that Mets player and Reds player? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 51 Edgy MD: 48 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Theodore is correct. I'd be Lyon if I said I didn't think you were close on the other one. As for the losing streak question, 2003 is reallllllllllly, realllllllllly close. You might remember Al Leiter leading the team with 13 wins that year. You might also recall they tried out guys like D'Amico, Estes and Thomson that year, but none of them stuck.

Morris is correct! And with that, Mr. Lunchbucket is our first to 50 correct answers. Well done! A new question has been added, along with hints for the other one. 1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference. --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah? Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+. Hint: Player One's only big league team was the Mets. Player Two also played for Arizona, Houston, Toronto, Boston and Detroit in a career that spanned from 2001 to 2013. --originally posted by "milladrive" 3. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 4. In the spirit of oh-fers in August what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium including going 0 for 13 in the month of August at Shea Stadium...So what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium? Hint: Mike Piazza led the team with 33 home runs that year. --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 50 Edgy MD: 47 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Correct. Well done, guys. For Germany, Tobi Stoner and Aaron Altherr would have also been correct. A couple new questions have been added. 1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah? Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+. --originally posted by "milladrive" 3. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands? Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash. 4. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" 5. In the spirit of oh-fers in August what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium including going 0 for 13 in the month of August at Shea Stadium...So what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium? --originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 49 Edgy MD: 46 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

Well done! Christopher is correct. The other VI guy made me want to, uh, keel over after he pitched his sole game with NY. He has a 67.50 ERA with the Mets!

Leslie Norvin Rohr is correct! I was really hoping to do a "the crowd would Rohr with applause whenever he took the mound" pun. 1. Who is the only person to wear a Mets uniform born in Alaska? Hint: The sole guy from Alaska to play for the Mets pitched for the team in 2006 and 2007. Hint: Was involved in this trade: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with cash to the New York Mets for Robert Manuel. Hint: Was 3-2 with a 7.83 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) in his short stay with New York. Hint: Also played for the Pirates and Reds, with a career spanning 2001 to 2007. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/YiDD96S.jpg>a Hint: In his first appearance and start of 2007, on July 8 against Houston, he allowed eight runs on 10 hits and 4 walks in 3 1/3 innings for the loss (while wearing #32). --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. --originally posted by "milladrive" 3. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah? Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+. --originally posted by "milladrive" 4. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands? Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash. --originally posted by "milladrive" 5. Who is the player to wear a Mets uniform born in ... *pulls country out of a hat* ... France? How about Germany? How about Vietnam? (Bonus: How about Northern Ireland?) That should wrap up the country questions for now. --originally posted by "milladrive" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 48 Edgy MD: 45 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

New day, new hints added above.

Jack Egbert is correct! Harang is a great choice, however he is incorrect. The correct answer has a name that is so common and basic, it is (clearly) quite forgettable. I also added more hints. 1. Who is the only person to wear a Mets uniform born in Alaska? Hint: The sole guy from Alaska to play for the Mets pitched for the team in 2006 and 2007. Hint: Was involved in this trade: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with cash to the New York Mets for Robert Manuel. Hint: Was 3-2 with a 7.83 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) in his short stay with New York. Hint: Also played for the Pirates and Reds, with a career spanning 2001 to 2007. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/YiDD96S.jpg> Hint: In his first appearance and start of 2007, on July 8 against Houston, he allowed eight runs on 10 hits and 4 walks in 3 1/3 innings for the loss (while wearing #32). --originally posted by "milladrive" 2. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine? Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres. Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career. Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015. Hint: https://i.imgur.com/uu6r55I.jpg> Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August. --originally posted by "milladrive" 3. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah? Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+. --originally posted by "milladrive" 4. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands? Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015. Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher. Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash. --originally posted by "milladrive" 5. Who is the only player to wear a Mets uniform born in England? Hint: A pitcher, he played for New York from 1967 to 1969. --originally posted by "milladrive" Running tally of correct guessers: Johnny Lunchbucket: 48 Edgy MD: 44 stevejrogers: 35 batmagadanleadoff: 19 Benjamin Grimm: 4 metsmarathon: 4 MFS62: 2 DocTee: 2 Marshmallowmilkshake: 1 The Hot Corner: 1

A couple 2023 deaths that trickled in after the start of the New Year: Chuck Harrison: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/chuck-harrison-former-astro-dies-18590186.php Dick Thoenen: https://musgroves.com/tribute/details/327650/Richard-Thoenen/obituary.html#tribute-start And a few from 2024: Don Lassetter: https://www.meredith-nowellfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Donald-O-Neal-Lassetter?obId=30522964 Al McBean: https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/sports/former-major-leaguer-al-mcbean-passes-at-age-85/article_c3600b8b-e266-5ffa-b030-7a99c0bcc0a2.html John Pregenzer: https://www.pathwaymemorial.com/obituaries/john-pregenzer Steve Staggs: https://cooperstownersincanada.com/2024/01/23/former-blue-jays-second-baseman-steve-staggs-dies-at-72/ Red Swanson: https://obits.theadvocate.com/us/obituaries/theadvocate/name/arthur-swanson-jr-obituary?pid=206191428

Adonis Medina just signed with the Nats. Heath Hembree just signed with the Mariners. Kevin Pillar is going to the White Sox. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/nationals-sign-adonis-medina-to-minor-league-deal.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/nationals-sign-adonis-medina-to-minor-league-deal.html https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/mariners-sign-heath-hembree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/mariners-sign-heath-hembree-to-minor-league-deal.html https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/white-sox-kevin-pillar-agree-to-minor-league-deal.htmlhttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/white-sox-kevin-pillar-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html