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batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 03:30 AM

What player model baseball bat did George Brett use to hit the controversial 1983 pine tar home run?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 18 2010 05:24 AM Re: Trivia

Graig Nettles?

seawolf17 Jul 18 2010 06:25 AM Re: Trivia

Derek Jeter.

Ashie62 Jul 18 2010 07:03 AM Re: Trivia

Hal McRae

The Second Spitter Jul 18 2010 07:24 AM Re: Trivia

Lance Armstrong.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2010 07:42 AM Re: Trivia

George Brett

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2010 08:37 AM Re: Trivia

For some reason Jim Rice's name popped into my head.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 09:36 AM Re: Trivia

All wrong answers. Here's a hint: We're looking for a player who was once a Met.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 18 2010 09:40 AM Re: Trivia

Ha. Amos, is it?

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 09:44 AM Re: Trivia

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ha. Amos, is it? No, but that's a great guess, innit?

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 10:01 AM Re: Trivia

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: George Brett The bat had George Brett's named "inscrbed" (is that the right word? -- engraved?) on it. But the specs were from a bat used by a one-time Met. The bat company referred to that model by the name of the one time Met that is the answer to this trivia question.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2010 10:10 AM Re: Trivia

Tommy Davis?

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 10:17 AM Re: Trivia

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tommy Davis? No. Not Tommy Davis. The following tidbit isn't much of hint, but in 1983 George Brett was the only major leaguer to regularly use the "Name of one-time Met" model bat.

Fman99 Jul 18 2010 10:26 AM Re: Trivia

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Tommy Davis? No. Not Tommy Davis. The following tidbit isn't much of hint, but in 1983 George Brett was the only major leaguer to regularly use the "Name of one-time Met" model bat. Chico Escuela?

metsmarathon Jul 18 2010 10:31 AM Re: Trivia

dave kingman

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 10:33 AM Re: Trivia

Here's another hint. The player we're looking for played for the Mets in the '60's.

Willets Point Jul 18 2010 10:34 AM Re: Trivia

Yogi Berra.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 10:38 AM Re: Trivia

Willets Point wrote: Yogi Berra. No on Yogi.

Kong76 Jul 18 2010 11:23 AM Re: Trivia

Ashburn

Edgy DC Jul 18 2010 11:25 AM Re: Trivia

Cleon.

Kong76 Jul 18 2010 11:41 AM Re: Trivia

I was gonna say Jones or Agee but they also played in the 70's. Ashburn popped into my head vuja daylee ...

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2010 12:01 PM Re: Trivia

ken boyer

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 12:16 PM Re: Trivia

I'll post the answer at the start of today's game, if this riddle isn't solved by then. More hints: 1) I'm neither confirming nor denying that the Met also played for the Mets in the '70's. All I said was that he played for the Mets during the '60's. 2) The player was not exclusively a Met, but he is associated with the Mets, more than with any other team.

HahnSolo Jul 18 2010 12:25 PM Re: Trivia

Swoboda.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 12:45 PM Re: Trivia

Nope on Swoboda, Boyer, Ashburn and Cleon. Kingman didn't play for the Mets during the '60's, so Kong can't be it. (Though I realize that I gave the '60's hint after Kingman was guessed.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2010 12:49 PM Re: Trivia

Jim Hickman?

metsmarathon Jul 18 2010 12:51 PM Re: Trivia

agee

seawolf17 Jul 18 2010 01:15 PM Re: Trivia

Nothing says bats like Marvelous Marv Throneberry.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 01:36 PM Re: Trivia

seawolf17 wrote: Nothing says bats like Marvelous Marv Throneberry. There's the winner. George Brett belted his pine tar incident home run with a T-85 Hillerich & Bradsby bat: the Marv Throneberry model. I suppose this is fitting: if I had to write up that home run as a work of believable fiction, I'd have hapless Marv hit it. Here's some video of Marv in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-ZtKpSkzE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mnBmfim ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbT1DGsFh7E

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 01:39 PM Re: Trivia

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Nothing says bats like Marvelous Marv Throneberry. There's the winner. George Brett belted his pine tar incident home run with a T-85 Hillerich & Bradsby bat: the Marv Throneberry model. I suppose this is fitting: if I had to write up that home run as a work of believable fiction, I'd have hapless Marv hit it. Here's some video of Marv in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-ZtKpSkzE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mnBmfim ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbT1DGsFh7E More Miller Marv, and some not with Marv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTN17BKA ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U1Oigmu ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3fra0tS0lk

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2010 01:45 PM Re: Trivia

Classics.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 06:18 PM Re: Trivia

One more Marv. He appears at the 4:27 mark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-8vIeyKa3U

Edgy DC Jul 18 2010 06:23 PM Re: Trivia

That's a lot of dead guys.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2010 09:59 PM Re: Trivia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omB-HVs6sRw I'm including this Miller Lite ad in the Throneberry file even though Marv doesn't have a speaking part to speak of. He's in the background, on the yellow uniformed "Less Filling" team, and can be seen shouting "Less Filling" with the rest of his teammates.

Kong76 Jul 19 2010 04:10 PM Re: Trivia

Kinda silly of us not to think of !VRAM a little quicker in hindsight.

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 03:35 AM Re: Trivia

Which current Met is a former teammate of Roberto Petagine?

Edgy DC Aug 04 2010 05:25 AM Re: Trivia

Hisanori Takahashi.

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 05:31 AM Re: Trivia

Correct, but he's not the one I was thinking of.....

metsmarathon Aug 04 2010 07:01 AM Re: Trivia

feliciano, the pedro one.

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 07:24 AM Re: Trivia

Not PFeliciano

Gwreck Aug 04 2010 08:04 AM Re: Trivia

Mike Hessman

metsmarathon Aug 04 2010 08:08 AM Re: Trivia

ra dickey

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 08:24 AM Re: Trivia

Both answers are incorrect.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 04 2010 09:07 AM Re: Trivia

Angel Pagan

MFS62 Aug 04 2010 09:12 AM Re: Trivia

Alex Cora. If you count guys on the DL, Sean Green. Later

Ashie62 Aug 04 2010 09:33 AM Re: Trivia

MFS62 wrote: Alex Cora. If you count guys on the DL, Sean Green. Later It is Cora. However, are we counting Mexican Leagues and Japan???

MFS62 Aug 04 2010 09:45 AM Re: Trivia

Since I got that right, here's my question: Which Met has the most World Series hits? Later

metsmarathon Aug 04 2010 09:48 AM Re: Trivia

Ashie62 wrote: MFS62 wrote: Alex Cora. If you count guys on the DL, Sean Green. Later It is Cora. However, are we counting Mexican Leagues and Japan??? elmer dessens

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2010 09:49 AM Re: Trivia

MFS62 wrote: Which Met has the most World Series hits? Gotta be somebody from the 69-73 teams; they played 12 World Series games. So I'll guess Cleon Jones.

Edgy DC Aug 04 2010 09:55 AM Re: Trivia

Good guess. I'll go with Yogi Berra.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2010 12:11 PM Re: Trivia

Seven of the eight cities/metropolitan areas that were selected to host a baseball team in the proposed Continental League of 50 years ago eventually got a MLB franchise. Name the only city that didn't.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 04 2010 12:17 PM Re: Trivia

Indianapolis?

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2010 12:24 PM Re: Trivia

Nope.

Chad Ochoseis Aug 04 2010 12:36 PM Re: Trivia

Buffalo?

Willets Point Aug 04 2010 12:37 PM Re: Trivia

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Buffalo? I second this.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2010 12:39 PM Re: Trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2010 12:42 PM

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Buffalo? Yes!!

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2010 12:41 PM Re: Trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2010 12:42 PM

dupe

Chad Ochoseis Aug 04 2010 12:42 PM Re: Trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2010 12:44 PM

Woo hoo! Only Major League baseball team besides the Mets to retire #41? And for whom was it retired? (oe - edited to specify MLB)

batmagadanleadoff Aug 04 2010 12:43 PM Re: Trivia

Nuxhall, Reds

Chad Ochoseis Aug 04 2010 12:45 PM Re: Trivia

Not Nuxhall (or the Reds).

SteveJRogers Aug 04 2010 05:25 PM Re: Trivia

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Woo hoo! Only Major League baseball team besides the Mets to retire #41? And for whom was it retired? (oe - edited to specify MLB) Team we are playing tonight, Braves Eddie Mathews

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 07:40 PM Re: Trivia

metsmarathon wrote: Ashie62 wrote: MFS62 wrote: Alex Cora. If you count guys on the DL, Sean Green. Later It is Cora. However, are we counting Mexican Leagues and Japan??? elmer dessens This was the answer I was looking for. Worst trivia question ever.

Chad Ochoseis Aug 04 2010 07:43 PM Re: Trivia

SteveJRogers wrote: Team we are playing tonight, Braves Eddie Mathews Indeed it is. A third baseman wearing 41. Who would've thunk it?

MFS62 Aug 04 2010 09:21 PM Re: Trivia

Edgy DC wrote: Good guess. I'll go with Yogi Berra. Ben got the question. I meant most WS hits while wearing a Mets uniform. However he got the wrong answer. No cigar. Later

The Second Spitter Aug 04 2010 09:34 PM Re: Trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 05 2010 01:48 AM

on edit: Removed.

Ashie62 Aug 04 2010 10:35 PM Re: Trivia

MFS62 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Good guess. I'll go with Yogi Berra. Ben got the question. I meant most WS hits while wearing a Mets uniform. However he got the wrong answer. No cigar. Later Ray Knight

The Second Spitter Aug 05 2010 01:38 AM Re: Trivia

MFS62 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Good guess. I'll go with Yogi Berra. Ben got the question. I meant most WS hits while wearing a Mets uniform. However he got the wrong answer. No cigar. Later Sorry I didn't realize your question was still going -- please disregard mine - and my guess is Bud Harrelson.

MFS62 Aug 05 2010 07:56 AM Re: Trivia

Nope, and, nope. Later

Chad Ochoseis Aug 05 2010 08:20 AM Re: Trivia

Which Met has the most World Series hits? My rapidly failing memory tells me that 1973 was the only Series where the Mets showed much offense. Rusty?

MFS62 Aug 05 2010 08:23 AM Re: Trivia

Nope. BTW, I have to confess that I didn't know this until last week, but saw the answer in one of those "100 Things for Mets Fans" books that I scanned at Borders. It was otherwise unworthy for putchase. Later

The Second Spitter Aug 05 2010 08:23 AM Re: Trivia

Jerry G?

MFS62 Aug 05 2010 08:32 AM Re: Trivia

The Second Spitter wrote: Jerry G? Bingo! The book said he had 13 of 'em in his two Metly World Series. Yer up! Later

The Second Spitter Aug 05 2010 08:45 AM Re: Trivia Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 05 2010 08:52 AM

Damn I'm good...ok... Which Valentine-era Met is the following quote ascribed to: "Once we get it going, someone's gonna be in trouble"

Ashie62 Aug 05 2010 08:52 AM Re: Trivia

Roger McDowell

The Second Spitter Aug 05 2010 08:56 AM Re: Trivia

McDowell wasn't a Valentine era Met - just to clarify I meant Bobby V's tenure as manager.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 05 2010 08:58 AM Re: Trivia

Turk?

HahnSolo Aug 05 2010 09:00 AM Re: Trivia

Todd Pratt?

The Second Spitter Aug 05 2010 09:01 AM Re: Trivia

No and No. Since I'm going to bed now, i'll pm the answer to somebody, unless you guys are happy to wait 9 or so hours. Any volunteers?