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Edgy MD Jan 17 2013 11:17 AM

The following dudes are on the Mets roster, but bear no numbers. Guess which numbers they'll get at camp. If (and only if) you think they'll survive camp and get a nu number, guess that too. [list]A. Greg Burke, sp B. Gonzalez Germen, sp C. Darin Gorski, sp D. Hansel Robles, sp E. Zack Wheeler, sp F. John Buck, c G. Travis d'Arnaud, c H. Anthony Recker, c I . Brandon Hicks, if J. Wilfredo Tovar, if K. Collin Cowgill, of Also, the following non-roster players are in camp, despite their lack of digits. Please number 'em. L. Aaron Laffey, sp M. Cory Mazzoni, sp N. Rafael Montero, sp O. Scott Rice, rp P. Carlos Torres, rp Q. Juan Centeno, c R. Brian Bixler, if S. Omar Quintanilla, if T. Josh Rodriguez, if U. Josh Satin, if V. Andrew Brown, of W. Matthew den Dekker, of X. Jamie Hoffman [/list:u] I feel like we need a Y and a Z.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 17 2013 11:23 AM Re: Put a number on it.

For reference, a numerical roster up to date as of September: [url]http://mbtn.net/year/2012

metirish Jan 17 2013 11:23 AM Re: Put a number on it. Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 17 2013 11:42 AM

Greg Burke at camp - 97 - will not go north Gonzalez Germen, sp - 95 - will not go north Darin Gorski, sp - 73 -i will go north and sport #73 still Hansel Robles, sp - 66 - will not go north Zack Wheeler, sp - 55 - will not go north untill later, will wear # 55 John Buck, c - # 30 Travis d'Arnaud, c - # 4 will go north and wear same Anthony Recker, c - 16 - will not go north Brandon Hicks, if - #89 - will not go north Wilfredo Tovar, if - # 61 - will no go north Collin Cowgill, of - # 44 - Aaron Laffey, sp - # 78 - will not go north Cory Mazzoni, sp - # 63 will not go north Rafael Montero, sp - # 56 - will not go north Scott Rice, rp - # 52 - will go north and wear same Carlos Torres, rp = # 62 - will go north and wear same Juan Centeno, c - 91 - will not go north Brian Bixler, if - # 27 will go north and wear same Omar Quintanilla, if = # 6 - will go north and wear same Josh Rodriguez, if - # 47 - will not go north Josh Satin will retain # 3...... Andrew Brown, of - #12 - will go north and wear same Matthew den Dekker, of - # 33 - will go north and wear same Jamie Hoffman - 106

Edgy MD Jan 17 2013 11:28 AM Re: Put a number on it.

Hey, you should have just accepted the apparent free point without giving it away.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 17 2013 11:41 AM Re: Put a number on it.

Easier, following are "available" numbers: 3 4 6 12 13 15 16 19 20 22 30 40 43 44 45 46 47 50 55 56 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 74-99

Ceetar Jan 17 2013 12:04 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Doh. this is a lot of work, camp number AND real number? [table:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]Player[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]Camp #[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]Citi #[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]Notes[/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]A. Greg Burke, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]43[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]43[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]He's a 40, but the injured Byrdak..[/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]B. Gonzalez Germen, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]85[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]C. Darin Gorski, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]71[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]D. Hansel Robles, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]72[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]E. Zack Wheeler, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]70[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]38[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]F. John Buck, c[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]14[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]14[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]G. Travis d'Arnaud, c[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]13[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]13[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]31 backwards. Unless Cedeno returns..then 3?[/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]H. Anthony Recker, c[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]4[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]4[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]I . Brandon Hicks, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]86[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]J. Wilfredo Tovar, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]87[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]K. Collin Cowgill, of[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]64[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]18[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]L. Aaron Laffey, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]74[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]M. Cory Mazzoni, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]76[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]N. Rafael Montero, sp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]77[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]O. Scott Rice, rp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]75[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]P. Carlos Torres, rp[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]65[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]Q. Juan Centeno, c[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]68[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]R. Brian Bixler, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]89[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]15[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]damn you Mets, stop issuing this[/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]S. Omar Quintanilla, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]6[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]6[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]T. Josh Rodriguez, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]81[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]U. Josh Satin, if[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]3[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]3[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]V. Andrew Brown, of[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]12[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]12[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]W. Matthew den Dekker, of[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]68[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]17[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][tr:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]X. Jamie Hoffman[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r]0[/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][td:2xw5uy1r][/td:2xw5uy1r][/tr:2xw5uy1r][/table:2xw5uy1r]

Benjamin Grimm Jan 17 2013 12:05 PM Re: Put a number on it.

D'Arnaud smells like a 10 to me (that sounds weird) but I expect he'll show up while Terry Collins is still wearing that number. Anyway... A. Greg Burke, sp 58 B. Gonzalez Germen, sp 71 C. Darin Gorski, sp 64 D. Hansel Robles, sp 72 E. Zack Wheeler, sp 30 F. John Buck, c 12 G. Travis d'Arnaud, c 15 H. Anthony Recker, c 20 I . Brandon Hicks, if 4 J. Wilfredo Tovar, if 13 K. Collin Cowgill, of 22 L. Aaron Laffey, sp 43 M. Cory Mazzoni, sp 46 N. Rafael Montero, sp 65 O. Scott Rice, rp 67 P. Carlos Torres, rp 68 Q. Juan Centeno, c 69 R. Brian Bixler, if 70 S. Omar Quintanilla, if 6 T. Josh Rodriguez, if 79 U. Josh Satin, if 3 V. Andrew Brown, of 34 W. Matthew den Dekker, of 47 X. Jamie Hoffman 80

Swan Swan H Jan 17 2013 12:07 PM Re: Put a number on it.

A. Greg Burke, sp - 34 B. Gonzalez Germen, sp - 46 C. Darin Gorski, sp - 44 D. Hansel Robles, sp - 38 E. Zack Wheeler, sp - 45 F. John Buck, c - 4 G. Travis d'Arnaud, c - 15 H. Anthony Recker, c - 13 I . Brandon Hicks, if - 30 J. Wilfredo Tovar, if - 65 K. Collin Cowgill, of - 16 L. Aaron Laffey, sp - 50 M. Cory Mazzoni, sp - 67 N. Rafael Montero, sp - 64 O. Scott Rice, rp - 63 P. Carlos Torres, rp - 56 Q. Juan Centeno, c - 68 R. Brian Bixler, if - 17 S. Omar Quintanilla, if - 6 T. Josh Rodriguez, if - 70 U. Josh Satin, if - 3 (gimme from Irish) V. Andrew Brown, of - 22 W. Matthew den Dekker, of - 33 X. Jamie Hoffman - 20 I will hold that all players numbered over 60 will not come north, and all under 60 will keep their number if they do.

seawolf17 Jan 17 2013 12:08 PM Re: Put a number on it.

3 Satin 4 Buck 6 Quintanilla 12 Cowgill 13 Tovar 15 Recker 16 Bixler 19 Hicks 20 Rodriguez 22 Laffey 30 d'Arnaud 40 Burke 43 44 den Dekker 45 Wheeler 46 47 50 Hoffman 55 Brown 56 58 60 Rauch (Yep, he's re-signing.) 61 Gorski 63 Robles 64 Mazzoni 65 Montero 67 Rice 68 69 70 Germen 71 Torres 72 Centeno

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 17 2013 12:19 PM Re: Put a number on it.

The following dudes are on the Mets roster, but bear no numbers. Guess which numbers they'll get at camp. If (and only if) you think they'll survive camp and get a nu number, guess that too. [list]A. Greg Burke, sp 30/30 B. Gonzalez Germen, sp 74 C. Darin Gorski, sp 63 D. Hansel Robles, sp 64 E. Zack Wheeler, sp 45 F. John Buck, c 4/4 G. Travis d'Arnaud, c 16 H. Anthony Recker, c 15/15 I . Brandon Hicks, if 56 J. Wilfredo Tovar, if 58 K. Collin Cowgill, of 22/22 Also, the following non-roster players are in camp, despite their lack of digits. Please number 'em. L. Aaron Laffey, sp 44/44 M. Cory Mazzoni, sp 65 N. Rafael Montero, sp 67 O. Scott Rice, rp 56 P. Carlos Torres, rp 60 Q. Juan Centeno, c 72 R. Brian Bixler, if 20/20 S. Omar Quintanilla, if 6 T. Josh Rodriguez, if 71 U. Josh Satin, if 3 V. Andrew Brown, of 12/12 W. Matthew den Dekker, of 70 X. Jamie Hoffman [/list:u] 69

metirish Jan 17 2013 12:26 PM Re: Put a number on it.

This whole thread has a distinct smell of # 2 about it.

Swan Swan H Jan 17 2013 12:40 PM Re: Put a number on it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Easier, following are "available" numbers: 16 19 is 17 not available? I didn't think they mothballed it.

metirish Jan 17 2013 12:41 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Swan Swan H wrote: Easier, following are "available" numbers: 16 19 is 17 not available? I didn't think they mothballed it. Charlie Samuels sold it.

Swan Swan H Jan 17 2013 12:57 PM Re: Put a number on it.

metirish wrote: Easier, following are "available" numbers: 16 19 is 17 not available? I didn't think they mothballed it. Charlie Samuels sold it. Nice.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 17 2013 01:03 PM Re: Put a number on it.

I overlooked it, but I do think they mothballed it too.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 17 2013 01:06 PM Re: Put a number on it.

I'd give 8 to d'Arnaud so fast that his "broken-down" knee would spin. But I doubt that that's going to happen.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 17 2013 05:29 PM Re: Put a number on it.

A. Burke 58 B. Germen 71 C. Gorski 73 D. Robles 91 E. Wheeler 83 F. Buck 4, 4 G. d'Arnaud, 47 H. Recker 20, 20 I . Hicks 30 J. Tovar 63 K. Cowgill, 72, 12 L. Laffey, 22, 22 M. Mazzoni 44 N. Montero 64 O. Rice 74 P. Torres 67 Q. Centeno 69 R. Bixler 43 S. Quintanilla 6, 6 T. Rodriguez 76 U. Satin 3 V. Brown 32, 32 W. den Dekker 68 X. Hoffman 82

Ashie62 Jan 17 2013 05:44 PM Re: Put a number on it.

metirish wrote: This whole thread has a distinct smell of # 2 about it. Well played...

TheOldMole Jan 17 2013 06:09 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Don't you have to be a slugger to wear 44?

Edgy MD Jan 17 2013 06:46 PM Re: Put a number on it.

The odd freaky pitcher gets it too. Isringhausen is the best example in Metdom, but David Cone and Ron Darling also passed through. On either side of the ball, donning it can be seen as a statement of intent to dominate. You can't hide in 44. The most representative 44s for the Mets in recent years have been AAAAs --- Ambitous Athletic African American outfielders: Ryan Thompson, Jay Payton, Mike Cameron, Lastings Milledge. Jason Bay was clearly disappointing (to say the least) but the dumbest 44 assignments in recent years have to be Jay Bell and Tim Redding. Tony Armas at least was the son of a AAAA, and even Eddie Kunz at least had a few ounces of Hollywood in his sideburns. Bell and Redding darkened the uniform and were absolute 44 pretenders from day one.

The Second Spitter Jan 17 2013 10:33 PM Re: Put a number on it.

6 Buck 43 Wheeler 56 d'arnaud - the first two numbers in the area code of Longo 80 Rice Edgy MD wrote: The most representative 44s for the Mets in recent years have been AAAAs --- Ambitous Athletic African American outfielders: Ryan Thompson, Jay Payton, Mike Cameron, Lastings Milledge.. Wasn't Jermaine Allensworthless also a number 44?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 18 2013 05:20 AM Re: Put a number on it.

46, bub. I associate 44 with guys who only think they are power hitters.

metirish Jan 18 2013 05:59 AM Re: Put a number on it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 46, bub. I associate 44 with guys who only think they are power hitters. Oh snap

Edgy MD Jan 18 2013 06:54 AM Re: Put a number on it.

Agreed. Ergo the "ambitious" A.

seawolf17 Jan 18 2013 09:18 AM Re: Put a number on it.

Catcher Landon Powell is your Y. I'll stick him in 73.

Ceetar Jan 18 2013 09:22 AM Re: Put a number on it.

seawolf17 wrote: Catcher Landon Powell is your Y. I'll stick him in 73. 14

seawolf17 Jan 18 2013 09:25 AM Re: Put a number on it.

Ceetar wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Catcher Landon Powell is your Y. I'll stick him in 73. 14 Pretty sure that's retired, homeboy.

Ceetar Jan 18 2013 09:29 AM Re: Put a number on it.

seawolf17 wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Catcher Landon Powell is your Y. I'll stick him in 73. 14 Pretty sure that's retired, homeboy. well I already unretired it for Buck, so why not Landon?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 11 2013 04:19 PM Re: Put a number on it. Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 11 2013 07:44 PM

By my count... before we go north, the standings: 4: BG (Germen, d'Arnaud, Recker, Hoffmann) 3: LWFS (Germen, Recker, Den Dekker) 2: SeaWolf (Bixler, Centeno) 1: Ceetar (Den Dekker), Swanny (d'Arnaud), JCL (Rice) 0: Irish OE: Corrected.

seawolf17 Feb 11 2013 05:15 PM Re: Put a number on it.

I got Centeno at 72 too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 11 2013 05:17 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Wait, who the hell is Josh Rodriguez?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 11 2013 07:53 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Posthype former-second-rounder signed from the Pirates system last offseason; middle-infield depth who had a major-league-camp invite last ST.

Edgy MD Feb 14 2013 12:15 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Every year, I think about this a lot, and every year, I think I more or less have everybody in place, and every year, am disappointed to realize I have everything utterly and completely wrong. Going with my guesses in the roster thread, the only guy I got right was Anthony Recker in 20. Now I have to seriously update over there. Josh Satin and Omar Quintanilla should have been layups, but no! Damn you, new equipment manager guy. Congratulations to Ben Grimm. I don't know how the heck he got Jamie Hoffman in 80. Spring usually has poor sadsacks dressed in the 60s and 70s, but the only guys I think of getting wide receiver numbers are guys who weren't initially invited to camp, but get to float up for one day near the end of camp to round out a travel roster. Dylan Owen --- there's a guy who'd look good in an 80-89 jersey. Travis Ozga and Mark Cohoon, too.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 14 2013 12:20 PM Re: Put a number on it.

Edgy MD wrote: Congratulations to Ben Grimm. I don't know how the heck he got Jamie Hoffman in 80. Absolute dumb luck.