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Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 11:34 AM

There's only one player who has hit walk-off home runs both for and against the Mets. The one that came first was the one that led to a happy recap. It came against a pitcher who would later be a Met. The second homer, the one against the Mets, came on the 12-year anniversary of the first homer. It was hit, naturally, against a pitcher who was currently a Met. Anybody care to guess who this batter is?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 14 2010 11:43 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

I don't know why, but I'm getting a Jeff Kent vibe off of this.

HahnSolo Jul 14 2010 11:48 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

The 12-year thing should narrow it down, I would imagine. I thought of Straw, but Kent is a good guess.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 11:50 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

I was thinking about what I might have guessed if I didn't already know the answer, and Jeff Kent was the first name I thought of. But no, he's not the answer. Kent did the walkoff thing against the Mets on May 3, 2000 but never hit one during his time as a Met.

metirish Jul 14 2010 11:50 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Ventura?

batmagadanleadoff Jul 14 2010 11:52 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jim Hickman's a theoretical possibility, though not as good a guess as Kent: Hickman only hit two HR's in 1974, his last season in the majors.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 11:53 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Ventura; remember, the against-the-Mets homer came twelve years after the for-the-Mets homer. And no, not Hickman either.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 14 2010 11:54 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Jim Hickman's a theoretical possibility, though not as good a guess as Kent: Hickman only hit two HR's in 1974, his last season in the majors. Wait a second! There's some life here. One of Hickman's 1974 HR's was against the Mets' George Stone. But was it a walk off? I'll check.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 11:55 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Whatever the answer is that's an unbelieveably great trivia Q. I'll guess Hubie Brooks.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 11:56 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Hickman had two walkoffs as a Met, both in 1963.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 11:57 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Whatever the answer is that's an unbelieveably great trivia Q. I'll guess Hubie Brooks. Thanks! Not Hubie. His only Mets walk-off came in 1991, and his career was long over by 2003.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 14 2010 11:57 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hickman had two walkoffs as a Met, both in 1963. His 1963 walkoff grand slam ended Roger Craig's losing streak.

metirish Jul 14 2010 11:58 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

is this person a second string catcher type?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:01 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

No. He started over 400 games as a position player.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 14 2010 12:03 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Mike Jorgensen?

HahnSolo Jul 14 2010 12:03 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Joel Youngblood?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:09 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Jorgensen. Not Youngblood. Another hint: Our hero/villain has participated in post-season play as a Met.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 12:11 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Wayne Garrett?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:13 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Garrett had two as a Met (one in 1970 and one in 1975) but none as an opponent.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 14 2010 12:16 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jerry Grote?

Willets Point Jul 14 2010 12:17 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Lenny Dykstra.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:19 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Grote. Not Dykstra. Another hint: Our guy was an infielder.

metsmarathon Jul 14 2010 12:20 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

kevin mitchell

HahnSolo Jul 14 2010 12:21 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jefferies?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 12:22 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Milner?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:30 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Mitchell, not Jefferies, not Milner. Yet another hint: Not only did he play in the postseason; he was on a World Series winning team as a Met.

TransMonk Jul 14 2010 12:35 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Elster, Kevin

HahnSolo Jul 14 2010 12:36 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Kevin Elster?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 12:37 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

DING! Kevin Elster hit a walkoff homer for the Mets (off Alejandro Pena) on May 31, 1988, and did the same against the Mets on May 31, 2000 against Turk Wendell. Thanks for playing!

metsmarathon Jul 14 2010 01:28 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

that was my second guess, but i didnt want to pepper it...

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 01:40 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Tellya what weirded me out: 12 seasons, 400 games. That's a long career for so few games.

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 01:47 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Really, but that's in part because it's a red herring. Elster played 940 games in his career. Included in that total is 537 as a Met. Both figures are technically "over 400," but that's some major-league misdirection by our interlocutor.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 01:49 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Benjamin Grimm wrote: No. He started over 400 games as a position player. I should have clarified that those 400 starts came as a Met.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 01:51 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not that it helped or anything; it prevented me from guessing Amos Otis.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:08 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

NEXT QUESTION: The record for most career walkoff homers by a Mets player is four, and it's shared by four players. Two of the four players share a last name. The combined 16 homers by the four players span all decades (except the current one) that the Mets have played in. Can you guess who the four are? Carlos Beltran is not one of the four, but he can join this exclusive group if he hits one more. And hopefully he will.

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 02:13 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Shared name: Howard and Mark Johnson.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 14 2010 02:14 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Delgado?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:15 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Delgado had 2. HoJo had 3, and Mark Johnson had zero.

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 02:18 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Shared name: Tom and Mike Glavine.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:20 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Oddly enough, neither Glavine brother ever hit a walkoff home run for the Mets. Glavine never gave one up either.

metirish Jul 14 2010 02:20 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

This would seem to be easy, it's not. Alfonso

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:23 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

None for Fonzie.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 14 2010 02:28 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Kong? Keith and Andy Hernandy? Choo Choo and Vince Coleman? Flerg.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:31 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Keith only had one. Kingman had three. Choo Choo had one, Vince had none.

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 02:34 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

I know, right? I'm thinking Shawn and Pumpsie Green. That won't work. I'm putting Cleon and Chris Jones out there.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:37 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

One of the name-sharing guys only hit 12 homers as a Met, and four of them were walkoffs! The other guy with that last name hit a lot more than 12. He was formerly on the Mets all-time top ten list in home runs. The other two guys hit even more home runs than the one mentioned above.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:38 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

OOPS... cross post. Edgy didn't even need my clue. Yes, Cleon Jones and Chris Jones. Cleon's home runs cover the 1960's and 1970's, and Chris' all took place in the 1990's. We still need a guy who homered in the 1980's and one who did it in the 2000's. (And both of them also did the walkoff thing in the 1990's.)

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 02:39 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Coolio. Strawb and Ventura.

metsmarathon Jul 14 2010 02:40 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

strawberry olerud

HahnSolo Jul 14 2010 02:46 PM Re: Walk-off trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 14 2010 02:47 PM

Straw and D. Wright? edit: scratch Wright. I missed the 90s clue. Piazza?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 14 2010 02:47 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Piazza.

metsmarathon Jul 14 2010 02:48 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

i might need to swap out olerud for pratt.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 02:55 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Yes, Piazza is the guy who hit walkoffs in both the 1990's and the 2000's. Our one remaining four-walkoff guy hit 2 in the 1980's and 2 in the 1990's. And it's not Darryl Strawberry. (Darryl had 3: in 1985, 1988, and 1990.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 14 2010 02:58 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Hojo

Edgy DC Jul 14 2010 03:00 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

HoJo was guessed already, which leaves us with McReynolds.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2010 03:01 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

And McReynolds it is! To sum up: The record for walkoff homers by a Met is four, and it's shared by Cleon Jones, Kevin McReynolds, Chris Jones, and Mike Piazza. Thanks for playing! More tomorrow!

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 12:36 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

The record for most walk-off home runs against the Mets is 3, shared by two players. (We're counting regular and post-season here.) There are eight guys who hit two walkoffs. Let's see if we can name all ten of them. Here are the initial hints: Four of them have been voted into the Hall of Fame. Six of them have played for the Chicago Cubs. (Not necessarily when they hit the homers, thouhg.) None of them were ever Mets. Two of them have played in the big leagues in 2010. Three of them made their big league debut in the 1960's. Two of them played their entire career for the same team. Three of them played against the Mets in the post-season. (And one of these three hit one of their walkoffs in a post-season game against the Mets.)

DocTee Jul 15 2010 12:44 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Ryne Sandberg.

metirish Jul 15 2010 12:44 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Sammy Sosa Derek Lee

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 15 2010 12:46 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Chipper.

metirish Jul 15 2010 12:47 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Amaris Ramirez Brian Jordan

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 12:49 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Sosa and Lee are two of the guys who did it twice. (And two of the Cubs.) No to Sandberg and Chipper and Ramirez and Jordan.

TransMonk Jul 15 2010 12:50 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Johnny Bench

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 12:51 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Bench is correct! He hit two off the Mets, one in the 1973 NLCS.

DocTee Jul 15 2010 12:52 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Vlad Guerrero.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 15 2010 12:53 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

4 Hall of Famers: Hank Aaron (edit... not Willie -- Johnny!) Andre Dawson Ernie Banks

metirish Jul 15 2010 12:54 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

None of them were ever Mets bucket Mark Grace

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 12:57 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Andre Dawson is correct. (Also one of the guys who hit 2.) Guerrero, Banks, Grace, Aaron are not.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 12:59 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Two-homer guys correctly guessed so far: Derrek Lee, Sammy Sosa, Johnny Bench, Andre Dawson. Still need four two-homer guys, and both three-homer guys. Also need two Hall of Famers and three Cubs and two guys who played in the 60's.

metirish Jul 15 2010 01:04 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Albert Pujols

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 01:06 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

No, not Pujols. I'll add that the remaining entire-career-with-one-team guy has been retired now for many years.

metirish Jul 15 2010 01:09 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Tony Gwynn

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 15 2010 01:09 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Schmidt.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 01:10 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Yes, Mike Schmidt. He's one of the two players who's hit three walkoffs against the Mets.

Edgy DC Jul 15 2010 01:12 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Pat Burrell.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 15 2010 01:27 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Billy Williams

Centerfield Jul 15 2010 01:27 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jack Clark.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 01:30 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Burrell, not Clark, and not Billy Williams. (Our remaining Hall of Famer was never a Cub.) We're still looking for one Hall of Famer, three Cubs, two post-season opponents, and two guys who played in the 1960's. 3 walkoffs: Schmidt, ________ 2 walkoffs: Bench, Lee, Sosa, Dawson, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______

metirish Jul 15 2010 01:33 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

I had Tony Gwynn?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 01:35 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Did I neglect to post a "no" on Gwynn? Sorry. With Bench and Schmidt we've used up our two one-team-only slots.

DocTee Jul 15 2010 01:39 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Stargell.

Edgy DC Jul 15 2010 01:44 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Stan Musial.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 01:44 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Good guess, but no. (He was only a Pirate, so it couldn't be him anyway. See Schmidt and Bench, above.)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 15 2010 01:48 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Bonds, Sr. or Jr.?

Chad Ochoseis Jul 15 2010 01:50 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Former Red and Expo, and current HOFer, and '60's guy, and post-season opponent Tony Perez?

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 01:57 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Orlando Cepeda?

metirish Jul 15 2010 01:57 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Scott Rolen

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:04 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

A way-out-there guess: one-time Cub Lloyd McClendon. Maybe I'm just imagining him having a lot of big hits against the Mets as both a Cub and Pirate.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:11 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

All guesses above this one are incorrect, except for this one: Chad Ochoseis wrote: Former Red and Expo, and current HOFer, and '60's guy, and post-season opponent Tony Perez? We're now done with Hall-of-Famers, and are down to one post-season opponent.

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:13 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jim Edmonds

metirish Jul 15 2010 02:15 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Gonzalez from Arizona

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:21 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Edmonds, yes! (Gonzalez, no.) Edmonds is our remaining playoff opponent, our remaining 2010 guy, one of our remaining Cubs, and, along with Schmidt, the only player with three walkoffs against the Mets.

metsmarathon Jul 15 2010 02:22 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

ron santo

metirish Jul 15 2010 02:23 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

This trivia has been great , we got them all?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:25 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

No, not Santo. Still looking for two Cubs and guy who played in the 1960's. (New hint: Our 60's guy was never a Cub.) (Another new hint: both of our remaining Cubs played most of their games during the 1990's. They're not nearly as famous as the remaining non-Cub was.) 3 walkoffs: Schmidt, Edmonds 2 walkoffs: Bench, Lee, Sosa, Dawson, Perez, _______, _______, _______

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:29 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Oops! I found a misstatement among my clues. One of the two remaining Cubs also played in the post-season against the Mets. Not in as big a role as Bench, Perez, and Edmonds, so I overlooked him. Sorry about that.

metsmarathon Jul 15 2010 02:32 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

benito santiago ted simmons

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:36 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not-nearly-famous Cub: Dwight Smith

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:38 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

No, and no to Santiago and Simmons. Dwight Smith is a great guess. He's exactly the kind of player we're looking for for two of the slots. Our two remaining Cubs can both be described as "journeymen outfielders." Our remaining non-Cub was one of the biggest names in baseball when I first started paying attention back in 1971.

metsmarathon Jul 15 2010 02:42 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

pete rose, not a hall of famer.

TransMonk Jul 15 2010 02:43 PM Re: Walk-off trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 15 2010 02:46 PM

***avi...i'm an idiot...it's not Hank Aaron***

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:45 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Pete Rose is a good guess, but no. Our guy is eligible, and, I think has been in the discussion, but probably hasn't come close. He was a controversial figure, but not in the way Pete was/is. Not Aaron. Our remaining guys are all not in the Hall of Fame.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 15 2010 02:46 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Adolfo Phillips?

metsmarathon Jul 15 2010 02:46 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

flood. my strategy, and my answer. also, glenallen hill.

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:46 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Glenallen Hill.

TransMonk Jul 15 2010 02:47 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Joe Torre

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:48 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Richie Allen

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:49 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Yes! Glenallen Hill is the overlooked postseason opponent (3 WS at bats for the 2000 Yankees) and one of our journeymen Cubs. Curt Flood is not correct. Dick Allen is correct! We're down to one journeyman Cub outfielder. Let me see if I can think up a clue for this guy.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 15 2010 02:49 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Adolfo Phillips? Oh wait. The remaining Cubs never played in the '60's?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:51 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

3 walkoffs: Schmidt, Edmonds 2 walkoffs: Bench, Lee, Sosa, Dawson, Perez, Hill, Allen, _______ Our remaining guy played most of his games as a Met opponent in 1989, 1990, and 1991 as a Cub. He also faced the Mets as a Cincinnati Red in 1994 and 1995. Also spent time with the Angels, Braves, Orioles, and Devil Rays.

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:53 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jerome Walton?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:53 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh wait. The remaining Cubs never played in the '60's? Right. I can imagine how confusing this is, with the overlapping clues I've been providing. Hopefully it makes it a fun challenge (like a brain teaser) rather than a frustrating one.

TransMonk Jul 15 2010 02:53 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jerome Walton?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2010 02:53 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

HahnSolo wrote: Jerome Walton? Very good! And we're done! Thanks for playing everybody! Maybe there will be another one tomorrow.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 15 2010 02:54 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Jerome Walton

TransMonk Jul 15 2010 02:54 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

I mean, 1989 Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton?

HahnSolo Jul 15 2010 02:54 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

25 career homers and two were walkoffs against the Mets.

Elster88 Jul 16 2010 10:49 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

Benjamin Grimm wrote: DING! Kevin Elster hit a walkoff homer for the Mets (off Alejandro Pena) on May 31, 1988, and did the same against the Mets on May 31, 2000 against Turk Wendell. Thanks for playing! And after the game, he kissed your girlfriend.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2010 08:56 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

FUN FACT: The Mets actually have a winning record (116-115) on games that have ended in a home run! (There aren't many "since 1962" categories in which the Mets have a winning record, so this was a nice discovery.) NEW TRIVIA QUESTION: Only one Mets game has ever ended with a balk. Who was the pitcher charged with that balk?

Centerfield Jul 20 2010 09:04 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Armando Benitez.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2010 09:21 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Not Benitez, but it was a Mets pitcher.

HahnSolo Jul 20 2010 09:26 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

It probably wasn't Dennis Cook, but I would have liked to have seen Dennis Cook's reaction to having a game-ending balk called on him.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 20 2010 09:34 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Pete Falcone

Centerfield Jul 20 2010 09:38 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

I was thinking of this game: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270529121 Benitez balked in the tying run.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2010 09:39 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

He was a Met who arrived after Pete Falcone left, and left before Dennis Cook arrived. Falcone, by the way, was on the mound for only one Mets walkoff; a bases-loaded walk to future coach Bill Robinson, then with the Phillies, on 6/25/82.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 20 2010 09:45 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

PedroDos keeps coming to mind, but that's just because it was a game-decider in the CitiField opener, right? I'm-a go with Orosco.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 20 2010 10:05 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Doug Sisk

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2010 10:07 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Orosco... Sisk... Very close...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 20 2010 10:41 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Rajah?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 20 2010 10:44 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Yup, it's Roger McDowell. And now it's time for me to lift the curtain. All of the above information, and more, is now at your eager fingertips: Mets Walkoff Wins and Losses All 762 of them!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 20 2010 11:00 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

nice!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 20 2010 11:01 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

! You salesman.

DocTee Jul 20 2010 11:05 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Who has 762 fingertips?

metirish Jul 20 2010 11:06 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Very cool....scanning quickly and this jumps out at me Shane Spencer - Tanyon Sturtze remember that crazy game..... http://www.ultimatemets.com/gamedetail.php?gameno=6815 Matt Ginter started , didn't last long. Took up music after that IIRC

seawolf17 Jul 20 2010 11:12 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

DocTee wrote: Who has 762 fingertips? Antonio Alfonseca?

Edgy DC Jul 20 2010 11:49 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

It's not just this year, then. We suck at walkoffs in the whole Jerry Era. (The Jerra.)

Benjamin Grimm Aug 03 2010 08:19 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Hard to imagine that Charlie Brown's historically inept team would be on the verge of a championship, but somehow it happened. Poor Charlie Brown. Meanwhile, the recently introduced UMDB walkoff page has received some media credit, from a WFAN blogger named John Schweibacher. (Is he an on-air guy? I've never heard of him.)

Edgy DC Aug 03 2010 08:22 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Chuck also got picked off third when Snoopy had a chance to beat Hank Aaron to homer #715.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 03 2010 08:36 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

I think Schweibacher does news updates sometimes.

Gwreck Aug 03 2010 08:48 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

8 Ed Kranepool Kevin McReynolds 7 Cleon Jones Rusty Staub David Wright 6 Carlos Beltran George Foster Jerry Grote Mike Piazza

Gwreck Aug 03 2010 08:52 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

How about Chris Jones, with 5 walk-offs in his 362 Mets plate appearances?

seawolf17 Aug 03 2010 09:10 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

Reason enough for Kevin McReynolds to be the 2011 entrant to the Mets HoF.

Edgy DC Aug 03 2010 09:14 AM Re: Walk-off trivia

I like him for manager as well.

seawolf17 Aug 03 2010 12:16 PM Re: Walk-off trivia

I like him for manager as well. Agreed. Padres, 1982: .500 Padres, 1983 pre-callup: .447 Padres, June 2, 1983 through 1986: .514, NL Champs 1984 Padres, 1987: .401, last place Mets, 1987-1991: .553, NL East Champs 1988 Mets, 1992: .444, 5th place Mets, 1993: .364, 7th place Mets, 1994: .487, 3rd place Mets, 1995-1996: .459 Royals, 1991: 6th place (of seven in the AL West) Royals, 1992: 5th place Royals, 1993: 3rd place (In 1994 they moved to the new five-team AL Central and finished third.) McReynolds' tenures in bold. He made his teams better; the Derek Jeter of his time.