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Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:09 AM

Here's a variation on yesterday's trivia theme. Today, we're looking for the Mets who hit the most HR's in their entire MLB careers. So who are the top 40 Mets in this category? 41 technically, because there's a two way tie for the 40th spot. Take one point for each player guessed right that's ranked 1-30. Take two points for each player guessed right that's ranked 31-40. Deduct two points for each wrong answer. One guess per post. Deduct three points for each post with multiple guesses. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14t. 14t. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34t. 34t. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40t. 40t.

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:10 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Mays

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:10 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Mays.

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Eddie Murray

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Snider.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Kingman.

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Strawberry

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Berra

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Score Hahn 1 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14t. 14t. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34t. 34t. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40t. 40t.

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:12 AM Re: Trivia (again)

SHeffield

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:12 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Beltran

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:12 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Staub

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:12 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Sheffield

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Piazza

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Delgado

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Carter

TheOldMole Jan 05 2011 09:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Foster

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Dick Stuart

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Hodges (Gil)

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Ken Boyer

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Foster

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Howard Johnson

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Alou (Moises)

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:15 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Score G-Fafif 3 Hahn 2 TM 1 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. 3. Eddie Murray (504) TM 4. 5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif 6. 7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif 8. 9. 10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif 11. 12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn 13. 14t. 14t. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34t. 34t. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40t. 40t.

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:15 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Mo Vaughn

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:15 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Frank Thomas

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:15 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Torre

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:16 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Robin Ventura

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:16 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Moises Alou

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:16 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Singleton.

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Gary Carter

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Shawn Green

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Bonilla.

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

[crossout:1gidybg8]Ventura.[/crossout:1gidybg8]

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Todd Zeile

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

The Rickey Henderson.

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:18 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jeromy Burnitz

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:18 AM Re: Trivia (again)

The Mo of Vaugn

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:18 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Beltran

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:18 AM Re: Trivia (again)

[crossout:3i1ls38e]Boyer.[/crossout:3i1ls38e]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:19 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Cameron, Mike.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:19 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Kevin Mitchell

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:19 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jeff Conine

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:19 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Cliff Floyd

Ceetar Jan 05 2011 09:20 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jeff Kent

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:20 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Roberto Alomar

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:21 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Otis.

seawolf17 Jan 05 2011 09:21 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Kevin McReynolds.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:21 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 05 2011 09:24 AM

Adam Rubin and I lobby for repeat guesses to be penalized points-- if not now, in the future-- so as to hedge against indiscriminate spray-guessers. Also, I should totally get degree-of-difficulty points for my guesses, which are like connoisseurs' answers. Also, also, Gravedigger. BOOM!

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:23 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Score G-Fafif 11 Hahn 4 TM 2 LWFS 2 Mole 1 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn 3. Eddie Murray (504) TM 4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM 5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif 6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS 7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif 8. 9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn 10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif 11. George Foster (348) Mole 12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn 13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS 14t. 14t. 16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif 17. 18. 19. 20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif 21. 22. 23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif 24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif 34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif 36. 37. 38. 39. 40t. 40t.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:24 AM Re: Trivia (again)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Adam Rubin and I lobby for repeat guesses to be penalized points-- if not now, in the future-- so as to hedge against indiscriminate spray-guessers. Taken under consideration.

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:25 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Todd Hundley

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:27 AM Re: Trivia (again)

John Olerud

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:28 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Also, just want to re-make the Hebner submission (since I edited my original comment on the last page to slip it in).

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:31 AM Re: Trivia (again)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Also, I should totally get degree-of-difficulty points for my guesses, which are like connoisseurs' answers. Yes, LWFS should be at the top of Trivia Pyramid.

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:31 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jose Valentin

Ceetar Jan 05 2011 09:32 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jason Bay

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:34 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Carl Everett

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:34 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Tony Clark

TransMonk Jan 05 2011 09:36 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Kevin McReynolds

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:37 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Score G-Fafif 18 TM 9 LWFS 6 Hahn 4 Edgy 2 Seawolf 2 Ceetar 1 Mole 1 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn 3. Eddie Murray (504) TM 4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM 5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif 6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS 7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif 8. Jeff Kent (377) Ceetar 9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn 10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif 11. George Foster (348) Mole 12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn 13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS 14t. Mo Vaughn (328) TM 14t. Shawn Green (328) G-Fafif 16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif 17. Jeromy Burnitz (315) TM 18. Rickey Henderson (297) LWFS 19. Robin Ventura (294) TM 20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif 21. Bobby Bonilla (287) Edgy 22. Frank Thomas (286) G-Fafif 23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif 24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif 25. Mike Cameron (269) LWFS 26. 27. Todd Zeile (253) G-Fafif 28. Joe Torre (252) Edgy 29. 30. 31. Ken Singleton (246) Edgy 32. Kevin Mitchell (234) G-Fafif 33. Cliff Floyd (233) TM 34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif 34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif 36. Jeff Conine (214) G-Fafif 37. Kevin McReynolds (211) Seawolf 38. Roberto Alomar (210) TM 39. Richie Hebner (203) LWFS 40t. 40t. Wrong Answers Amos Otis (193) (41st) Edgy

Ceetar Jan 05 2011 09:40 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Willie Randolph?

HahnSolo Jan 05 2011 09:41 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Hundley

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:43 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Score G-Fafif 21 TM 12 LWFS 6 Hahn 5 Edgy 2 Seawolf 2 Mole 1 Ceetar (-3) 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn 3. Eddie Murray (504) TM 4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM 5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif 6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS 7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif 8. Jeff Kent (377) Ceetar 9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn 10. Yogi Berra (358) G-Fafif 11. George Foster (348) Mole 12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn 13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS 14t. Mo Vaughn (328) TM 14t. Shawn Green (328) G-Fafif 16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif 17. Jeromy Burnitz (315) TM 18. Rickey Henderson (297) LWFS 19. Robin Ventura (294) TM 20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif 21. Bobby Bonilla (287) Edgy 22. Frank Thomas (286) G-Fafif 23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif 24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif 25. Mike Cameron (269) LWFS 26. John Olerud (255) TM 27. Todd Zeile (253) G-Fafif 28. Joe Torre (252) Edgy 29. Tony Clark (251) G-Fafif 30. Jose Valentin (249) Hahn 31. Ken Singleton (246) Edgy 32. Kevin Mitchell (234) G-Fafif 33. Cliff Floyd (233) TM 34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif 34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif 36. Jeff Conine (214) G-Fafif 37. Kevin McReynolds (211) Seawolf 38. Roberto Alomar (210) TM 39. Richie Hebner (203) LWFS 40t. Todd Hundley (202) TM 40t. Carl Everett (202) G-Fafif Wrong Answers Amos Otis (193) (41st) Edgy Jason Bay (191) (42nd) Ceetar Willie Randolph (off the charts) Ceetar

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 09:45 AM Re: Trivia (again)

[crossout:16sy3dtv]Olerud.[/crossout:16sy3dtv]

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:45 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Done. You guys are impressively knowledgeable Mets fans. Or cheaters.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 09:48 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I was very close to slapping Milner up there, but then I remembered that he fell off the precipice when he left. Would NOT have guessed that Oly notched that many potatoes.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:50 AM Re: Trivia (again)

My favorite "YOU'RE KIDDING!" answer is Jose Valentin. What an era.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:51 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself).

Ceetar Jan 05 2011 09:51 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Done. You guys are impressively knowledgeable Mets fans. Or cheaters. well, Bay will jump into the top 40 this season (you'd hope) Wright would need 34 to tie Hebner for 40th. Castillo, if he gets the job, would need 175.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:53 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 05 2011 10:00 AM

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met) 43. 44. 45t. 45t. 47. 48.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 09:57 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Never mind. Misunderstood question.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:58 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 05 2011 10:01 AM

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met) 43. 44. 45t. 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:59 AM Re: Trivia (again)

G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 10:03 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself). I just noticed that Conine was a RIGHT answer. Wowee. I had the benefit of having looked up the Digger's numbers a few months back after a talk with an older Met fan about guys he hated back in the Grant years.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 10:07 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me.

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 10:09 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Hubie Brooks.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 10:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: I can't believe that Hebner and Conine were guessed before Milner. Or that Milner wasn't guessed at all. (Not that I would've guessed Milner if I were playing. I'm an impressively knowledgeable Mets fan myself). I just noticed that Conine was a RIGHT answer. Wowee. I had the benefit of having looked up the Digger's numbers a few months back after a talk with an older Met fan about guys he hated back in the Grant years. There were only three wrong answers. Two of the wrongs were the first two Mets to miss the cut. Amazin'. Amazin'. Amazin'. Over the years, I've read all about the failed --doomed from the start, apparently-- relationship between Hebner, the Mets and Mets fans. But I don't seem to remember any of it as it was happening. This Hebner saga is like one big history lesson for me. And I was around for the '79 Mets.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 10:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me. I thought I made a funny. HaHa.

seawolf17 Jan 05 2011 10:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I'm probably the biggest (only) Kevin McReynolds backer around here, and it's sad to me that he fell off the table so quickly. If only steroids had been around a few years sooner, he'd be over 300. If you'd asked me, though, who had more career HR between McReynolds and Todd Hundley, I would have said Hundley in a second.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 10:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me. I thought I made a funny. HaHa. Good one!

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 10:15 AM Re: Trivia (again)

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Never mind. Misunderstood question. Are you withdrawing your correct answer? No, I'll keep it. I thought you were looking for most career home runs by a Met who never hit any as a Met -- but Bay did hit a handful in 2010. "None as a Met" confused me. Yogi Berra would be the answer to that trivia question.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 10:17 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Edgy DC wrote: Hubie Brooks. Hubie didn't make the cut. I should've extended this contest through the top 48 (or 50). The extra credits are tough ones. But I thought that no one would get Conine or Hebner for a long while. So perhaps, I'm underestimating you guys.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 10:20 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Conine was the only other zero-homer guy as a Met in the Top 41. I've taken the liberty of looking up the extra credit answers and one guy in there was also of the no-homer variety, and he's a guy I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have considered as Top 50 material if I devoted the next 50 hours to this.

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 10:24 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Preston Wilson.

G-Fafif Jan 05 2011 10:27 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Edgy DC wrote: Preston Wilson. There's 50 hours I can feel good about getting back.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 10:29 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. 49. 50. Preston, I thought, was a tough one. I extended the list through the top 50. Extra Credit Round G-Fafif 1 Edgy 1

Centerfield Jan 05 2011 02:02 PM Re: Trivia (again)

David Segui.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 02:50 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Keith?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 03:37 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-48 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. 49. 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round G-Fafif 1 Edgy 1 LWFS 1 Wrong Answers David Segui

Centerfield Jan 05 2011 04:50 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Richard Hidalgo

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 05:24 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) (none as a Met) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. 49. 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round G-Fafif 1 Edgy 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 Wrong Answers David Segui

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 05 2011 05:33 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Alfonzo?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 05 2011 06:18 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Ellis Valentine

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 07:56 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Hidalgo sort of blew my mind. But I'm thinking back to Jose Valentin on the previous list. If he can make that one, I'm going to go with Damion Easley for this one.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:17 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. 49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 Wrong Answers David Segui Edgardo Alfonzo Ellis Valentine You guys are slick. I extend the quiz through the top 50 and still, no one submits The Hammer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 05 2011 08:27 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Claudell Washington

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:30 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers David Segui Edgardo Alfonzo Ellis Valentine You guys are [crossout]slick[/crossout] emeffin cheaters. [crossout]I extend the quiz through the top 50 and still, no one submits The Hammer.[/crossout] Claudell Washington? Richie Hebner? Jeff Conine? But no John Milner? Yeah right.

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 08:35 PM Re: Trivia (again)

It's all about association. Hidalgo leads to Washington just as surely as Valentin leads to Easley.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:38 PM Re: Trivia (again)

There's still two slots open. Milner could be one of them. Tommy Davis had a long career. So did Jim Hickman. He played in Wrigley, ya know. That's who I'd be thinking about if I was playing. Willie Montanez hit 30 HR's as a runner up 1971 ROY to Earl Williams (33 HR's). Today, writers considered Carlos Baerga's HOF worthiness.

Edgy DC Jan 05 2011 08:43 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Ellis and Rich and Claudell Mets with a similar smell In right field's darkest hour They had arms and had power They were offered; we said, "What the hell?"

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:44 PM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 05 2011 09:12 PM

I wonder how many Primanti's sandwiches Donn downed when he had the Power in Pittsburgh?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:47 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Jim Fregosi broke in as a teen-ager and had an 18 year MLB career. He hit 22 HR's in 1970 -- his one-season high.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:51 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Juan Samuel was a major leaguer for 16 seasons -- a Met for half a season. He hit 28 HR's in 1987. For whatever it's worth though, offense was up markedly in 1987.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 08:59 PM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 08:15 AM

Mike Marshall hit 121 HR's from 1983 through 1988. Marshall's presence on the Mets kept Dave Magadan on Buddy's bench for more time than Mags ought to have sat. Magadan himself wasn't much of a HR hitter, but he did carve out a 16 year MLB career. Sometimes, slow and steady wins the race.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 05 2011 09:02 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Willie Montanez would be my next guess, so I will go with it.

Ceetar Jan 05 2011 09:04 PM Re: Trivia (again)

If i say John Milner will you shut up about it? ;--) John Milner.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 05 2011 09:09 PM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 08:31 AM

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Hubie Brooks David Segui Edgardo Alfonzo Ellis Valentine Willie Montanez John Milner

Centerfield Jan 06 2011 07:47 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Tony Clark

seawolf17 Jan 06 2011 07:51 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Damion Easley hit 163 fucking home runs?!?! Holy hell.

metirish Jan 06 2011 07:51 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jeff Conine.....I was going to use him in the early to late rounds yesterday but held him out...until now....

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 07:52 AM Re: Trivia (again)

In his first year as a Met, Bernard Gilkey clubbed 30 HR's. That's almost one fifth of the way to the top 50 on this trivial list right there. From one season. I'll post the rest of the list right after LunchBucket posts his rock and roll answers. Unless the list is solved by then. (As if no one's gonna solve the remaining answers. Jeff Conine.) And how come none of you cheaters guessed Ed Kranepool? A guy can't hit 160 HR's in 17 seasons?

metirish Jan 06 2011 07:53 AM Re: Trivia (again)

seawolf17 wrote: Damion Easley hit 163 fucking home runs?!?! Holy hell. It would have been more except he was busy dispensing pearls of wisdom to his team mates.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 07:55 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 08:01 AM

Tony Clark and Jeff Conine are in the top 40. This is the extra credit round, where forum members try to "guess" spots 43 -50. I skipped spots 41 (Otis) and 42 (Bay) because those were submitted as wrong answers in the top 40 phase of this tournament. I put the words "guess" in quotes. Guess why? Or, I should [crossout:10lkudjv]say[/crossout:10lkudjv] write: "Guess" why? The top 40 list was solved, collectively, in like 26 seconds, with no wrong answers. Not even John Milner. Here's the baseball reference link to baseball's all time career HR leaders if anybody wants to cheat. Not that I suspect such a thing. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leade ... reer.shtml I'm posting this link because I know that no one will click on it prior to submitting any "guesses".

metirish Jan 06 2011 07:56 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Of for fucks sake man......I just wasted Conine.....

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Ken Henderson was a Met for 15 minutes. But he was a major leaguer for 16 seasons. In the four full seasons Ken played between 1970 and 1974 (he was injured in '73 and missed more than half of that season) Ken hit 70 HR's. That's more than half way to the top 50 in just four seasons.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:13 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 08:17 AM

Most of these hints I'm hinting have to be misdirections: only two spots remain unsolved.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 06 2011 08:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Centerfield wrote: Tony Clark Makes you feel He's a cool exec With a heart of steel

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:21 AM Re: Trivia (again)

But seriously, one of the remaining two answers is, I think, an obvious one. So obvious that I'm surprised no one submitted his name in the top 40 regular credit phase. Well. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leade ... reer.shtml

seawolf17 Jan 06 2011 08:29 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I cheated too. The other one is only obvious because of his longevity, methinks. He's just a compiler, you know.

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 08:31 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jose Cardenal.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:33 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Hubie Brooks David Segui Edgardo Alfonzo Ellis Valentine Willie Montanez John Milner Jose Cardenal

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 06 2011 08:34 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Tommy Davis

Ceetar Jan 06 2011 08:35 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: But seriously, one of the remaining two answers is, I think, an obvious one. So obvious that I'm surprised no one submitted his name in the top 40 regular credit phase. Well. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised. http://www.baseball-reference.com/leade ... reer.shtml I actually thought of him during the top 40, but then didn't think he'd make the top 40, and then forgot about him.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:35 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 43-50 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 42. Jason Bay (191) 43. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 44. 45t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 45t. 47. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 48. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 49. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 50. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123)

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 08:46 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jay Bell.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:49 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell. And Bell hit 195 HR's. So now I have to revise the top 50 list. And tomorrow, we'll redo this extra credit portion of the trivia question all over again.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:52 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123)

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 08:55 AM Re: Trivia (again)

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell. Nobody misses Jay Bell.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 08:59 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I went over this list carefully. So it couldn't be that I skipped over Jay Bell's name. What happened is that I simply forgot that Jay Bell was ever a Met to begin with. FWIW, the reigning champion to this trivia contest, G-Fafif, also whiffed on Bell. I know this because he said that he peeked at the extra credit answers after the top 40 list was solved and saw that there was one "no HR's as a Met" in the extra credit round (Wilson). So I'm in good company. Unless G-Fafif remembered that Bell was a Met but thought that Bell hit at least one Met HR. That's a possibility.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 09:03 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Edgy DC wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Oh boy. Now there's trouble. Because me, smartypants me, missed Jay Bell. Nobody misses Jay Bell. Missed him? To tell you the truth, I barely remember him. Did I ever tell you that in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, (the Art Howe years) I became totally disinterested in the Mets right around the All-Star Break? I don't think I watched 10 games total, combining the second half of Howe's two full seasons. And I was a full season ticket holder during the Howe era. When I look at those rosters, there are some players that I can't even visualize. Eric Valent? Who the hell was he?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 09:10 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Ooh, I think I got one. [crossout:2vc1lm78]Methuselah[/crossout:2vc1lm78] Julio Franco

metirish Jan 06 2011 09:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Eric fucking Valent hit for a fucking cycle....some respect to the departed please....

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 09:43 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Certainly doesn't deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Jay Bell. I like to think of Bell as the most counterproductive Met ever. I'm probably wrong, and there's a pitcher from 1962 with a 7.11 ERA over 59 innings, but damn --- 142 plate appearances and three RBI --- there's a guy who retired before he retired. You know, when Mo Vaughn got hurt that year, Bell was our original replacement at first. Jay Bell!

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 09:52 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 2 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123) Methuselah to the extreme. One spot left on the board. Edgy clinched at least a tie for first place in the extra credit round. Only LWFS can tie Edgy.

metirish Jan 06 2011 09:55 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Looking at his B-R page.....Bell was at 1st base for 13 games....starting 3....was he a defensive replacement or what? , 14 games at 2nd( starting 10) and 14 at 3rd....starting 7 .

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 10:04 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I think the key is thinking of really, really old Mets players. Because most of them used to be good for a while, while wearing other clothes.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:05 AM Re: Trivia (again)

metirish wrote: Eric fucking Valent hit for a fucking cycle....some respect to the departed please.... I know what you mean. That was my point. Valent hit 13 HR's in 2004 in only 32 starts. And he doesn't register. Quirk: Valent was a major leaguer for five seasons (2001-05). He hit 13 HR's for the Mets in 2004 - the only 13 HR's in his entire ML career.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:08 AM Re: Trivia (again)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think the key is thinking of really, really old Mets players. Because most of them used to be good for a while, while wearing other clothes. You don't think it's Donn Clendenon? Take a shot. I'm not penalizing for wrong answers in this round. If I was in your position, standings wise, I'd throw out a guess every four seconds. Makes sense tactically, no? I'd do the same if I was Edgy.

Chad Ochoseis Jan 06 2011 10:09 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Now this looks like fun...wish I'd noticed it before the first 49 spots were guessed. Mazzilli?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:11 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 2 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123) Lee Mazzilli (93)

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 10:13 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Joel Youngblood

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 10:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Jesus Alou

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 10:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Cleon Jones

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:14 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Now this looks like fun...wish I'd noticed it before the first 49 spots were guessed. Mazzilli? If you blinked, you would've missed this contest. This contest was over in the time it took me to type "Willie Mays". And no wrong answers either. Not only that, but all the correct answers were submitted in precise descending order of Home Runs hit.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:16 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 LWFS 2 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC)) Now we're talking. That's the way to game the rules.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 10:43 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Derek Bell?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 10:47 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Baerga.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:50 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 LWFS (-8) Wrong Answers Tommy Davis (153) Hubie Brooks (149) Edgardo Alfonzo (146) David Segui (139) Willie Montanez (139) Jose Cardenal (138) Carlos Baerga (134) Derek Bell (134) John Milner (131) Ellis Valentine (123) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC)) Did you read the fine print where it clearly states that from 12:40 PM to 1:00 PM on Thursday, Jan 6, 2011, five points will be deducted for each wrong answer submitted in the extra credit round?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 10:53 AM Re: Trivia (again)

I'm shaking my fist at the screen SO hard right now.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 10:57 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 10:59 AM

You were the model of dignity up until now, combining restraint with brilliant submissions like Richie Hebner. You were the Greta Garbo of this contest.

metirish Jan 06 2011 10:58 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Ed Kranepool

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 11:00 AM Re: Trivia (again) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 06 2011 11:20 AM

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. Hint: None of these Mets were guessed. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers 56. Tommy Davis (153) 59. Hubie Brooks (149) 61. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 63t. David Segui (139) 63t. Willie Montanez (139) 65. Jose Cardenal (138) 68t. Carlos Baerga (134) 68t. Derek Bell (134) 70. John Milner (131) 75. Ellis Valentine (123) 78t. Ed Kranepool (118) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

metirish Jan 06 2011 11:10 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Mo Vaughn sorry if I repeating others but seven pages so cut me some slack and don't act the bollox batmag

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 11:21 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Big Mo placed in the top 40, tied with Shawn Green for 14th place (328 HR's).

Chad Ochoseis Jan 06 2011 11:26 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Bernard Gilkey?

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 11:27 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Rod Barajas

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 11:28 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers 56. Tommy Davis (153) 59. Hubie Brooks (149) 61. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 63t. David Segui (139) 63t. Willie Montanez (139) 65. Jose Cardenal (138) 68t. Carlos Baerga (134) 68t. Derek Bell (134) 70. John Milner (131) 75. Ellis Valentine (123) 78t. Ed Kranepool (118) 78t. Bernard Gilkey (118) 83. Rod Barajas (109) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 11:34 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Ty Wiggs?

metirish Jan 06 2011 11:36 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Matt Lawton

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 11:38 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers 56. Tommy Davis (153) 59. Hubie Brooks (149) 61. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 62. Ty Wigginton (143) 63t. David Segui (139) 63t. Willie Montanez (139) 65t. Jose Cardenal (138) 65t. Matt Lawton (138) 68t. Carlos Baerga (134) 68t. Derek Bell (134) 70. John Milner (131) 75. Ellis Valentine (123) 78t. Ed Kranepool (118) 78t. Bernard Gilkey (118) 83. Rod Barajas (109) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

Chad Ochoseis Jan 06 2011 11:40 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Tommie Agee

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 11:42 AM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 2 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Wrong Answers 56. Tommy Davis (153) 59. Hubie Brooks (149) 61. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 62. Ty Wigginton (143) 63t. David Segui (139) 63t. Willie Montanez (139) 65t. Jose Cardenal (138) 65t. Matt Lawton (138) 68t. Carlos Baerga (134) 68t. Derek Bell (134) 70. John Milner (131) 71. Tommie Agee (130) 75. Ellis Valentine (123) 78t. Ed Kranepool (118) 78t. Bernard Gilkey (118) 83. Rod Barajas (109) Lee Mazzilli (93) Cleon Jones (93) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 12:14 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Mora?

Edgy DC Jan 06 2011 12:21 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Gotta be. Good show.

G-Fafif Jan 06 2011 12:22 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Funny how it's not Mike Bordick.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 06 2011 12:27 PM Re: Trivia (again)

It would be more fun if I didn't know the name Mike Bordick. Ever.

metirish Jan 06 2011 12:28 PM Re: Trivia (again)

G-Fafif wrote: Funny how it's not Mike Bordick. I was going to go with Kurt Abbott(who as it turns out actually hit 62)

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 12:32 PM Re: Trivia (again)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: It would be more fun if I didn't know the name Mike Bordick. Ever. I blame Rey Ordonez for the Melvin Mora fiasco. I blame Fred Wilpon, who I believe, rolled over Bobby Valentine and caved in to pressure from the Mike and the Mad Dog crowd: that ilk preferred stupid pop up slides and other empty calories instead of one HR a week from your freakin' shortstop. It's about time this round of trivia ended. What took you so long?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 12:40 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Extra Credit. Name the Mets that are ranked 41 & 44-51 in this category. 41. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy _________________________________ 42. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 43. Jason Bay (191) ________________________ 44. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 45. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 46t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 46t. Melvin Mora (171) LWFS 48. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 49. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 50. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 51. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS Extra Credit Round Edgy 3 LWFS 3 G-Fafif 1 CF 1 JCL 1 Here's the rest of this list: (italics are unguessed Mets) Wrong Answers and Unguessed Mets 52. Juan Samuel (161) 53. Tony Phillips (160) 54t. Donn Clendenon (159) 54t. Jim Hickman (159) 56. Tommy Davis (153) 57. Jim Fregosi (151) 58. Shawon Dunston (150) 59. Hubie Brooks (149) 60. Mike Marshall (148) 61. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 62. Ty Wigginton (143) 63t. David Segui (139) 63t. Willie Montanez (139) 65t. Jose Cardenal (138) 65t. Matt Lawton (138) 67. Trot Nixon (137) 68t. Carlos Baerga (134) 68t. Derek Bell (134) 70. John Milner (131) 71. Tommie Agee (130) 72. Gregg Jefferies (126) 73. Michael Tucker (125) 74. John Valentin (124) 75. Ellis Valentine (123) 76. Ken Henderson (122) 77. Jay Payton (119) 78t. Kevin Bass (118) 78t. Ed Kranepool (118) 78t. Bernard Gilkey (118) 81. Fernando Tatis (113) 82. Sandy Alomar, Jr. (112) 83. Rod Barajas (109) 84. Rico Brogna (106) 85. Jimmy Piersall (104) 86. Brian McRae (103) 87t. George Altman (101) 87t. Jeff Francoeur (101) 88. Mike Jacobs (100) 89. Mike Jorgensen (95) 90t. Eddie Bressoud (94) 90t. Tony Fernandez (94) 92t. Xavier Nady (93) 92t. Lee Mazzilli (93) 92t. Cleon Jones (93) 95t. Mike Bordick (91) 95t. Don Zimmer (91) 97. Felix Mantilla (89) 98. Kevin Elster (88) 99t. Charlie Neal (87) 99t. Del Unser (87) Joel Youngblood (80) Jesus Alou (32 -- Off the Charts (OTC))

batmagadanleadoff Jan 06 2011 06:34 PM Re: Trivia (again)

Here are your top 100 Mets with the most career HR's. Even Mike Bordick made this list. 1. Willie Mays (660) Hahn 2. Gary Sheffield (509) Hahn 3. Eddie Murray (504) TM 4. Carlos Delgado (473) TM 5. Dave Kingman (442) G-Fafif 6. Mike Piazza (427) LWFS 7. Duke Snider (407) G-Fafif 8. Jeff Kent (377) Ceetar 9. Gil Hodges (370) Hahn 10. Yogi Berra (358) (none as a Met) G-Fafif 11. George Foster (348) Mole 12. Darryl Strawberry (335) Hahn 13. Moises Alou (332) LWFS 14t. Mo Vaughn (328) TM 14t. Shawn Green (328) G-Fafif 16. Gary Carter (324) G-Fafif 17. Jeromy Burnitz (315) TM 18. Rickey Henderson (297) LWFS 19. Robin Ventura (294) TM 20. Rusty Staub (292) G-Fafif 21. Bobby Bonilla (287) Edgy 22. Frank Thomas (286) G-Fafif 23. Ken Boyer (282) G-Fafif 24. Carlos Beltran (280) G-Fafif 25. Mike Cameron (269) LWFS 26. John Olerud (255) TM 27. Todd Zeile (253) G-Fafif 28. Joe Torre (252) Edgy 29. Tony Clark (251) G-Fafif 30. Jose Valentin (249) Hahn 31. Ken Singleton (246) Edgy 32. Kevin Mitchell (234) G-Fafif 33. Cliff Floyd (233) TM 34t. Howard Johnson (228) G-Fafif 34t. Dick Stuart (228) G-Fafif 36. Jeff Conine (214) (none as a Met) G-Fafif 37. Kevin McReynolds (211) Seawolf 38. Roberto Alomar (210) TM 39. Richie Hebner (203) LWFS 40t. Todd Hundley (202) TM 40t. Carl Everett (202) G-Fafif 42. Jay Bell (195) (none as a Met) Edgy 43. Amos Otis (193) (none as a Met) 44. Jason Bay (191) 45. Preston Wilson (189) (none as a Met) Edgy 46. Julio Franco (173) LWFS 47t. Richard Hidalgo (171) CF 47t. Melvin Mora (171) LWFS 49. David Wright (169) G-Fafif 50. Claudell Washington (164) JCL 51. Damion Easley (163) Edgy 52. Keith Hernandez (162) LWFS 53. Juan Samuel (161) 54. Tony Phillips (160) 55t. Donn Clendenon (159) 55t. Jim Hickman (159) 57. Tommy Davis (153) 58. Jim Fregosi (151) 59. Shawon Dunston (150) 60. Hubie Brooks (149) 61. Mike Marshall (148) 62. Edgardo Alfonzo (146) 63. Ty Wigginton (143) 64t. David Segui (139) 64t. Willie Montanez (139) 66t. Jose Cardenal (138) 66t. Matt Lawton (138) 68. Trot Nixon (137) 69t. Carlos Baerga (134) 69t. Derek Bell (134) 71. John Milner (131) 72. Tommie Agee (130) 73. Gregg Jefferies (126) 74. Michael Tucker (125) 75. John Valentin (124) 76. Ellis Valentine (123) 77. Ken Henderson (122) 78. Jay Payton (119) 79t. Kevin Bass (118) 79t. Ed Kranepool (118) 79t. Bernard Gilkey (118) 82. Fernando Tatis (113) 83. Sandy Alomar, Jr. (112) 84. Rod Barajas (109) 85. Rico Brogna (106) 86. Jimmy Piersall (104) 87. Brian McRae (103) 88t. George Altman (101) 88t. Jeff Francoeur (101) 90. Mike Jacobs (100) 91. Mike Jorgensen (95) 92t. Eddie Bressoud (94) 92t. Tony Fernandez (94) 94t. Xavier Nady (93) 94t. Lee Mazzilli (93) 94t. Cleon Jones (93) 97t. Mike Bordick (91) 97t. Don Zimmer (91) 99. Felix Mantilla (89) 100. Kevin Elster (88)