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Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 09:37 AM

I was going to save this for an off-day, but the next one is July 6 and I may be on Jury Duty that day, so here goes. I used the search function to see if this had been asked before, but couldn't find anything like it. Thanks to Ben Grimm and his awesome UMDB for help in confirming the answer. The question: Only two players have started at least one game for the Mets in every position in the batting order - 1 thru 9. Who dey?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 09:40 AM

1. Eric Valent 2. Derek Bell PS -- total guesses.

Edgy DC Jun 18 2009 09:42 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 18 2009 09:43 AM

Benny Agbayani. <strike>Timoniel Perez.</strike> Jay Payton.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 09:43 AM

Edgy gets Benny, the other three are not correct. One down, one to go. Mr Cerf?

metirish Jun 18 2009 09:45 AM

Joe McEwing

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 09:46 AM

No to Super Joe.

metirish Jun 18 2009 09:47 AM

Ty Wiggington

Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 09:47 AM

<img src="http://blogs.poz.com/shawn/horshack.jpg" width="300" height="387">

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 09:50 AM

Negatory to Wiggy, and an 'up your nose with a rubber hose' to Horshack. I hadn't thought - Ben's good deed means he can't play. I think he should get some parting gifts anyway.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 09:56 AM

I can make obviously wrong guesses though, can't I? Is it... Rusty Staub?

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 09:58 AM

You certainly can, and as you said Mr. Staub is obviously wrong.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 09:59 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 18 2009 10:00 AM

d'oh! Already guessed. OK, not Wiggy. How about... Matt Franco?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 10:00 AM

Marlene Dietrich?

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 10:00 AM

Wiggy did 2 thru 8, but never 1 or 9 as a Met.

metirish Jun 18 2009 10:01 AM

was thinking Matt Franco too , I'm guessing this player played under Bobby Valentine.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 10:02 AM

Franco was the same as Wiggy, 2-8 only. We'll get to Dietrich when we talk about switch hitters.

seawolf17 Jun 18 2009 10:02 AM

Well, it has to be someone in the DH era, and it has to be someone who is light-hitting and/or fast enough to bat ninth, but with enough pop to bat fourth on a day when the big guys are resting, like in September. Shinjo?

Edgy DC Jun 18 2009 10:05 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 18 2009 10:06 AM

I'm confident you are correct.

Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 10:05 AM

Shinjo it is. A ton of guys hit 1-8 before interleague, but only Agbayani and Shinjo had the combination of being not painfully slow and powerful enough to bat fourth in some pretty bad lineups, yet still lousy enough to bat last. Thanks for playing.

TransMonk Jun 18 2009 10:06 AM

If Edgy's gonna scratch Timo, I'll guess him. Doh...Edgy's so smart.

metirish Jun 18 2009 10:21 AM

="Swan Swan H":1unr8eel]Shinjo it is. A ton of guys hit 1-8 before interleague, but only Agbayani and Shinjo had the combination of being not painfully slow and powerful enough to bat fourth in some pretty bad lineups, yet still lousy enough to bat last. Thanks for playing.[/quote:1unr8eel] Worth playing for that summery alone. Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:15 PM To add to this, there are only two additional players (after Agbayani and Shinjo) who have batted both 4th and 9th. I discovered this when helping Swan Swan with his trivia question. Anyone care to guess who the two players are? metirish Jun 18 2009 12:18 PM Ryan Church D Wright Edgy DC Jun 18 2009 12:19 PM Zeile. Payton. Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:22 PM Not Church, not Wright. Not Zeile nor Payton. metirish Jun 18 2009 12:25 PM Pratt Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:28 PM Pratt is correct. One more. Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 12:29 PM metirish Jun 18 2009 12:29 PM ="Benjamin Grimm":3oy757wz]Pratt is correct. One more.[/quote:3oy757wz] WOW...I got one right.... John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 12:33 PM never effin mind LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 18 2009 12:39 PM Victor Diaz? metirish Jun 18 2009 12:40 PM Keppinger Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:41 PM Not Horshack, not Diaz, not Keppinger. And not whoever Johnny was thinking of. And not Marlene Dietrich. Mendoza Line Jun 18 2009 12:42 PM Mike Jacobs? Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:44 PM ="Mendoza Line":3elx78ta]Mike Jacobs?[/quote:3elx78ta] Nope. metirish Jun 18 2009 12:46 PM JCL had Pratt , I am sure of it. Not his day today. MFS62 Jun 18 2009 12:47 PM point of order. Are we talking about in the original posted batting order or as a result of double switches or pinch hitting? I'll guess Rod Kanehl. (although methinks it would have happened in the DH era) Later DocTee Jun 18 2009 12:48 PM Melvin Mora LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 18 2009 12:49 PM Blastro? Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 12:49 PM Original posted batting order Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:50 PM We're talking starting lineup. So, no, it wouldn't be anyone from before interleague play. And it's not Melvin Mora, either. Hint: He played for Art Howe. Edgy DC Jun 18 2009 12:52 PM Jay F. Bell. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 18 2009 12:55 PM ? Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:55 PM Not Bell nor Hidalgo. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 12:57 PM Timo? Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 12:59 PM Not Timo. Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 01:00 PM Mr. Koo? Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 01:01 PM Another hint: His cleanup starts were in 2003, and his 9th starts were in 2004. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 01:04 PM Vance Wilson? Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 01:07 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2df4shat]Vance Wilson?[/quote:2df4shat] Getting closer... Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 01:07 PM Vivian Vance? metirish Jun 18 2009 01:08 PM It's not Piazza but I'm going with it......you never know with Art John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2009 01:09 PM Flippy Flipper MFS62 Jun 18 2009 01:10 PM Jason Phillips? Wiggy? Later seawolf17 Jun 18 2009 01:15 PM Mora would have been my guess, but failing that, Phillips is a good guess also. Benjamin Grimm Jun 18 2009 01:19 PM Vivian Vance is correct! Wait, no... Jason Phillips is correct! Swan Swan H Jun 18 2009 01:19 PM Nertz to Mertz, eh?