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Briefly Valuable Mets (A Quiz)

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 07:53 AM

As you no doubt know, no Met has ever won the National League MVP award. But 42 different Mets have been named on National League MVP ballots over the years (though 2013 wasn't one of those years). Of those 42, 18 made multiple appearances in their Mets careers, while 24 showed up in the voting exactly once.

Please identify, one guess at a time, the 24 Mets who received MVP votes in only one Met season.

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Ceetar
Nov 15 2013 07:57 AM
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Carlos Delgado

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 07:58 AM
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Ceetar wrote:
Carlos Delgado


Carlos Delgado's on the repeaters' list, having garnered support in 2006 and 2008.

sharpie
Nov 15 2013 08:01 AM
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lance johnson

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:08 AM
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sharpie wrote:
lance johnson


Indeed, 1996, 7 points, good for an 18th-place tie.

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17. Lance Johnson
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Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:11 AM
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Donn Clendenon, 1970.

Ceetar
Nov 15 2013 08:12 AM
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Al Leiter

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:12 AM
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Tommy Davis, 1967

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:14 AM
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Ceetar wrote:
Al Leiter


No MVP votes for Senator Al. Or senate votes.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:17 AM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Donn Clendenon, 1970.


Yup. 26 points, 13th place.

EdgyMD wrote:
Tommy Davis, 1967


More yup. 3 points, a 26th-place tie.

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2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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Fman99
Nov 15 2013 08:19 AM
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Bernard Gilkey?

SteveJRogers
Nov 15 2013 08:20 AM
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Bobby Ojeda

Ceetar
Nov 15 2013 08:20 AM
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John Olerud, or his tree.

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 15 2013 08:22 AM
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Frank Viola.

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:24 AM
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Ron Hunt, 1964.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:25 AM
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Bernard Gilkey?


Gilkey as charged. 13th place, 14 points in 1996.

Bobby Ojeda


O yes. 2 points for a 21st-place tie in 1986.

John Olerud, or his tree.


John could see for miles and miles in 1998 when he placed 12th with 38 points.

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2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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7. Bobby Ojeda
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17. Lance Johnson
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19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Overly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:28 AM
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Frank Viola.


Good but ineffective guess.

Ron Hunt, 1964.


The first and only. One point earned Ron a 25th-place tie with Barney Schultz.


1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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7. Bobby Ojeda
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17. Lance Johnson
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19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank viola

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 15 2013 08:29 AM
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Dave Kingdom

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:30 AM
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Len Dykstra, 1986.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:33 AM
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Dave Kingdom


The Kingdom of Dave was twice valuable.

Len Dykstra, 1986.


Nailsed it! 4 points, 19th-place tie with Fernando Valenzuela.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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17. Lance Johnson
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19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 08:35 AM
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Todd Hundley

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 08:36 AM
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Readily Available Dickey?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:37 AM
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Todd Hundley


Thus completes the 1996 Most Valuable Trilogy. Todd tied Lance for 18th with 7 points.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:38 AM
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Jesse Orosco(n Pollo), 1983.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:39 AM
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Readily Available Dickey?


It was Rather Appropriate that Dickey received 16 points in 2012, tying him with Joey Votto for 14th place.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:42 AM
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Jesse Orosco(n Pollo), 1983.


Yesse to Jesse, who broke a long, valueless dry spell among Mets, receiving the first points awarded any Met who finished a season as a Met since 1976: 14 for 17th place.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
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4. Donn Clendenon
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6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 08:42 AM
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David Cone, 1988?

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:43 AM
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(Don't You Forget About) Cleon Jones, 1969.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:46 AM
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David Cone, 1988?


No question about Cone, whose 37 points placed him 10th.

(Don't You Forget About) Cleon Jones, 1969.


7th place, 82 points for the .340 hitter.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
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6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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13. David Cone
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

RealityChuck
Nov 15 2013 08:46 AM
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Felix Millan

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 08:47 AM
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McReynolds, '88.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 08:49 AM
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Felix Millan


Cat's right! 12 points tied Felix for 16th with Willie Davis.

McReynolds, '88.


More votes than Bruce Babbitt that election year: 162 points, 3rd place.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola

Mets Guy in Michigan
Nov 15 2013 09:02 AM
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Mike Hampton?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:03 AM
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Mike Hampton?


Mike's football mentality didn't bowl over the baseball writers. No votes.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
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24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 09:04 AM
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Johan Santana

Mets Guy in Michigan
Nov 15 2013 09:04 AM
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Sticking with that year -- Mr. Grand Slam Single?

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 15 2013 09:07 AM
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Jerry Koosman?

seawolf17
Nov 15 2013 09:07 AM
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Saberhagen in whatever his "on" even-numbered year was. 92 or 94.

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 09:08 AM
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Ray Knight?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:08 AM
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Johan Santana


Nohan doubt about it. 30 points, a 14th-place tie with Chase (BOO!) Utley in 2008.

Sticking with that year -- Mr. Grand Slam Single?


Not in the Year of Hampton, but the year before, everything Robin did counted: 113 points, 6th place in the '99 voting.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
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23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:12 AM
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Jerry Koosman?


Kooz too valuable, named three times.

Saberhagen in whatever his "on" even-numbered year was. 92 or 94.


Bret was quite the Met in 1994 and was awarded one tenth-place vote which placed him in a three-way tie for 22nd with future teammate Brett Butler and Andy Benes.

Ray Knight?


No 86ing that answer: 9 points, 14th place in That Championship Season.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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10. Ray Knight
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12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
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15. Bret Saberhagen
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
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23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

seawolf17
Nov 15 2013 09:19 AM
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If Dykstra and Knight are on that list with a hole in the middle, there must have been another '86er. Ojeda?

Mets Guy in Michigan
Nov 15 2013 09:21 AM
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Has our favorite Marlin/Blue Jay Jose Reyes had any love? I'd think he'd be on multiple ballots, but he wasn't healthy a lot, either.

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 15 2013 09:21 AM
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Gary Carter?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:27 AM
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If Dykstra and Knight are on that list with a hole in the middle, there must have been another '86er. Ojeda?


Already named. But you're on the right track.

Has our favorite Marlin/Blue Jay Jose Reyes had any love? I'd think he'd be on multiple ballots, but he wasn't healthy a lot, either.


Lots of ballots.

Gary Carter?


Two-timer.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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10. Ray Knight
11.
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14.
15. Bret Saberhagen
16.
17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22.
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Nov 15 2013 09:29 AM
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Doc?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:30 AM
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Doc?


Multiplicity.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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10. Ray Knight
11.
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14.
15. Bret Saberhagen
16.
17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22.
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2), Dwight Gooden (3)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Nov 15 2013 09:41 AM
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Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Nov 15 2013 09:45 AM

Magadan?

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 09:44 AM
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Magadan?


Seems right that this answer was slow to arrive. 4 points for 22nd place on the 1990 ballot.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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10. Ray Knight
11.
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14. Dave Magadan
15. Bret Saberhagen
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17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22.
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2), Dwight Gooden (3)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Nov 15 2013 09:46 AM
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Darling? Franco? Bonilla?

sharpie
Nov 15 2013 09:47 AM
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sid fernandez

seawolf17
Nov 15 2013 09:49 AM
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Hojo!

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Nov 15 2013 09:51 AM
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Fliff Cloyd

Benjamin Grimm
Nov 15 2013 09:59 AM
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Carlos Beltran.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:01 AM
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Darling? Franco? Bonilla?


Breach of guess etiquette, but no, yes and no. Franco in 1994, 3 points for 20th place.

sid fernandez


El nope.

Hojo!


Valuably considered thrice.

Fliff Cloyd


His name comes out funny in the laundry, but it is also correct: 4 points, just like Marcus Giles and Jim Edmonds, with whom he shared 26th place in 2005.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
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10. Ray Knight
11.
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14. Dave Magadan
15. Bret Saberhagen
16. John Franco
17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22. Cliff Floyd
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2), Dwight Gooden (3), Howard Johnson (3)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton, Ron Darling, Bobby Bonilla, Sid Fernandez

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:03 AM
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Carlos Beltran.


As Deacon Jones would say, multiyear.

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
9.
10. Ray Knight
11.
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14. Dave Magadan
15. Bret Saberhagen
16. John Franco
17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22. Cliff Floyd
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2), Dwight Gooden (3), Howard Johnson (3), Carlos Beltran (3 + the year he was traded away)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton, Ron Darling, Bobby Bonilla, Sid Fernandez

sharpie
Nov 15 2013 10:05 AM
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Roger McDowell

Mets Guy in Michigan
Nov 15 2013 10:09 AM
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Closers seem to get some love, and we need someone in the range of the 1988 team. Randall K. Myers?

batmagadanleadoff
Nov 15 2013 10:10 AM
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Great quiz. Missed it by that much.

HahnSolo
Nov 15 2013 10:15 AM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 15 2013 10:16 AM

Roger McDowell? [beaten to it]

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:15 AM
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Roger McDowell


1986's 17th-place pitcher (tied, kind of ironically, with Dave Smith), collecting 5 points for each hot foot delivered on camera.

Closers seem to get some love, and we need someone in the range of the 1988 team. Randall K. Myers?


Voters loved to love Myers, at least 3 points worth for 16th place that divisional championship season.

Great quiz. Missed it by that much.


Thank you. And thanks all for playing!

1. Ron Hunt
2. Tommy Davis
3. Cleon Jones
4. Donn Clendenon
5. Felix Millan
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Bobby Ojeda
8. Lenny Dykstra
9. Roger McDowell
10. Ray Knight
11. Randy Myers
12. Kevin McReynolds
13. David Cone
14. Dave Magadan
15. Bret Saberhagen
16. John Franco
17. Lance Johnson
18. Todd Hundley
19. Bernard Gilkey
20. John Olerud
21. Robin Ventura
22. Cliff Floyd
23. Johan Santana
24. R.A. Dickey

Repeatedly valuable: Carlos Delgado (2), Dave Kingman (2), Jerry Koosman (3), Jose Reyes (5), Gary Carter (2), Dwight Gooden (3), Howard Johnson (3), Carlos Beltran (3 + the year he was traded away)

Not valuable: Al Leiter, Frank Viola, Mike Hampton, Ron Darling, Bobby Bonilla, Sid Fernandez

Mets Guy in Michigan
Nov 15 2013 10:17 AM
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Great job, G-FAFIF!

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:20 AM
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The rest of the Mets with MVP votes over the years:

Tom Seaver (7 + the year he was traded away)
David Wright (6)
Mike Piazza (4, including the year he was traded here)
Bud Harrelson (3)
Keith Hernandez (3)
Darryl Strawberry (3)
Edgardo Alfonzo (3)
Tommie Agee (2)
Rusty Staub (2)
Tug McGraw (2)

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:20 AM
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metsguyinmichigan wrote:
Great job, G-FAFIF!


Thanks. I couldn't have done it without sporadically recognized performances.

Edgy MD
Nov 15 2013 10:24 AM
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Awards voting data is interesting stuff that can be sliced a lot of ways. We remember the winners but looking at who else also ran and where they finished is really useful.

Did you know Mookie Wilson once won MVP support? It's true! But here's the funky part: The only year he ever appeared on a ballot, it was an AL ballot for the Blue Jays. What's more, it was 1989, the year he got traded. So somebody gave him some MVP love for a season of merely 54 games.

I wish all PS awards (MotY, RotY) had 10 slots on the ballot.

G-Fafif
Nov 15 2013 10:26 AM
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Edgy MD wrote:
I wish all PS awards (MotY, RotY) had 10 slots on the ballot.


I wish all postseason awards had Mets names engraved on them.