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Working day games after night games (quiz)

RealityChuck
Jan 27 2014 06:04 PM

Since 1962, 30 players have been the Mets' backup catcher (defined as the player with the second highest number of games played at that position in a given season). Can you name them? One name at a time. Listed chronologically.

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John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:14 PM
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Recker

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:14 PM
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Trevino

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:14 PM
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Dyer

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:14 PM
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Pratt

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:15 PM
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Sasser

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:15 PM
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Castro

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:15 PM
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Lyons

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:15 PM
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Hodges

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:16 PM
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Hearn

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:16 PM
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O'Brien

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:17 PM
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Stinnett

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:17 PM
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Nickeas

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 06:18 PM
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Omir!

Lefty Specialist
Jan 27 2014 06:23 PM
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Phillips.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 06:31 PM
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Vance Wilson

RealityChuck
Jan 27 2014 06:35 PM
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Correct with Dyer, Hodges, Trevino, Hearn, Lyons, Sasser, O'Brien, Stinnett, Pratt, Castro, Nickeas, Wilson, and Recker.

No for Omir. By the criteria, he was the No. 1 catcher in 2009, appearing in 96 games.

Phillips was #1 in 2004, but never #2.

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7.Dyer
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10. Hodges
11. Trevino
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14. Hearn
15. Lyons
16. Sasser
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18. O'Brien
19. Stinnett
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21. Pratt
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23. Wilson
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25. Castro
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29. Nickeas
30. Recker

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 06:42 PM
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Carter

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 06:42 PM
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Grote

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 06:43 PM
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Stoins

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 06:44 PM
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Piazza

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 06:45 PM
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Taylor

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 07:01 PM
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Schneider

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 07:02 PM
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Thole

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 07:04 PM
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Cancel

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 07:05 PM
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Coleman

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 07:05 PM
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Cannizzaro (sic?)

RealityChuck
Jan 27 2014 07:17 PM
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Yes to Grote (1972), Stearns (75-76), Piazza (2003), Scheneider (2009), and Thole (2010).

"Taylor" is imprecise.

Carter was #1 and #3, but not #2.
Coleman was #1 and #3
Cannizzaro was #1, but never #2

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7. Dyer
8. Grote
9. Stearns
10. Hodges
11. Trevino
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14. Hearn
15. Lyons
16. Sasser
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18. O'Brien
19. Stinnett
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21. Pratt
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23. Wilson
24. Piazza
25. Castro
26. Schneider
27. Thole
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29. Nickeas
30. Recker

Centerfield
Jan 27 2014 07:53 PM
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Tim Spehr

HahnSolo
Jan 27 2014 08:12 PM
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John Gibbons

HahnSolo
Jan 27 2014 08:12 PM
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Ronn Reynolds

HahnSolo
Jan 27 2014 08:15 PM
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TOdd Hundley

RealityChuck
Jan 27 2014 08:24 PM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 27 2014 08:27 PM

Reynolds make the cut.

Todd Hundley just misses out by four games. The others aren't close.

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7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
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13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
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21. Todd Pratt
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23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
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29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 08:26 PM
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RealityChuck wrote:
"Taylor" is imprecise.

Slammin' Sammy Taylor.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 08:29 PM
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Martin.

Edgy MD
Jan 27 2014 08:32 PM
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Ronny Paulino, clubhouse poison.

HahnSolo
Jan 27 2014 08:37 PM
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Alberto Castillo

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Jan 27 2014 08:52 PM
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Brent Mayne?

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Jan 27 2014 09:24 PM
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Barajas!

Zvon
Jan 27 2014 09:50 PM
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J.C. Martin

MFS62
Jan 27 2014 10:11 PM
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Norm Sherry.

Later

Gwreck
Jan 27 2014 11:41 PM
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Henry Blanco

RealityChuck
Jan 28 2014 05:14 PM
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And Sammy is a winner (1962). Same for Norm Sherry (1963), J.C. Martin (1968-69). Albert Castillo (1998), Brent Mayne (1996) and Ronnie Paulino (2011)

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
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6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
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13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

Five more to go.

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 28 2014 05:29 PM
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RealityChuck wrote:

Cannizzaro was #1, but never #2

Then try Canzoneri.

I'll also go Johnny Stephenson.

Ashie62
Jan 28 2014 07:23 PM
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John Sullivan

Greg Goosen..

dinosaur jesus
Jan 28 2014 07:57 PM
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Bruce Pearson

RealityChuck
Jan 28 2014 08:15 PM
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John Sullivan is a winner (1967). So is Johnny Stephenson (1965-66)

The most games Goossen played at catcher for the Mets in a season was 23 in 1967; Sullivan was in 65 that year.

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
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4. John Stephenson
5. John Sullivan
6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
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13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 28 2014 08:19 PM
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batmagadanleadoff wrote:
RealityChuck wrote:

Cannizzaro was #1, but never #2

Then try Canzoneri.

I'd check Canzoneri again. Just for the hell of it.

Zvon
Jan 28 2014 08:43 PM
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RealityChuck
Jan 29 2014 04:05 PM
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Nice guess on Gonder, but no. He was the #1 in 1962, and #3 the previous year.

Edgy MD
Jan 29 2014 04:10 PM
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Backup catcher on the 1961 Mets. Now there's a calling card.

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 29 2014 05:03 PM
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[fimg=455:367c0wyf]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u_DePYWf2rw/T57znhQh5nI/AAAAAAAAaFs/IeT-m6B8aOI/s1600/canizzaro++(4).jpg[/fimg:367c0wyf][fimg=366:367c0wyf]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vqWDAPP7Qc/T57zdl2z30I/AAAAAAAAaFc/V_C6Yyxvuv4/s1600/canizzaro++(7).jpg[/fimg:367c0wyf] [fimg=377:367c0wyf]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KI08kLPdjvQ/T57zZKRdUYI/AAAAAAAAaFU/4OLsDVm0ODs/s1600/canizzaro++(2).jpg[/fimg:367c0wyf]

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 29 2014 05:03 PM
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Did I say Chris Cannizzaro?

Zvon
Jan 29 2014 05:54 PM
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Ohhhh!:

You think I would have learned this just from doing the cards.

RealityChuck
Jan 29 2014 07:39 PM
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Better known as "Hawk."

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
3. Hawk Taylor
4. John Stephenson
5. John Sullivan
6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
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13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

Two more

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 29 2014 07:45 PM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 30 2014 09:48 AM

What does a second string catcher need to do to get somebody's attention over here?
[fimg=623]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zEzpLn3nx9Q/T57zhDDDmSI/AAAAAAAAaFk/zdR7uLxKXOE/s1600/canizzaro++(5).JPG[/fimg]

Edgy MD
Jan 29 2014 07:53 PM
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Try the "fimg=" button instead of the "img" button and put a number 800 or less after the "=."

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 29 2014 08:07 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Try the "fimg=" button instead of the "img" button and put a number 800 or less after the "=."

I did use the fimg feature. Chris needs some attention. That fimg feature can be used to embiggen as well as enshrinken the picture.

Edgy MD
Jan 29 2014 08:15 PM
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I see... "fimg=3423."

That's... quite an integer.

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 29 2014 08:24 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
I see... "fimg=3423."

That's... quite an integer.

I like enlarging pictures beyond the optimal pixel rate/picture quality. It gives the picture a stained glass effect.

Zvon
Jan 29 2014 09:18 PM
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If that's a hint someone did mention him.

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 30 2014 12:21 AM
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Whatever. Mets catchers, 1964.

bbref

UMDB

(There's a one game discrepancy between the two sources in connection with Gonder's 1964 games caught totals).

RealityChuck
Jan 30 2014 08:42 AM
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Mea Culpa. Hawk Taylor appeared in more games than Cannizaro that year, but not more games at catcher.

Besides, Hawk Taylor always was a favorite of mine. Still two more.

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
3. Chris Cannizaro
4. John Stephenson
5. John Sullivan
6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
12.
13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

Edgy MD
Jan 30 2014 08:54 AM
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I guess Ron Hodges got into enough games circa 1983-4 to technically qualify as a number one, making the hat-eschewing Junior Ortiz the backup.

Edgy MD
Jan 30 2014 08:54 AM
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17: Clint F. Hurdle.

seawolf17
Jan 30 2014 09:00 AM
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Hurdle would have been earlier. Mike Fitzgerald is my guess for 12.

The missing 17 is 1990 or thereabouts.

Edgy MD
Jan 30 2014 09:03 AM
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'Taint Fitzy. He went from playing a small handful of September games in '83 to being number-one in 1984 to going to Montreal in the Carter trade.

RealityChuck
Jan 30 2014 01:35 PM
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#12 is indeed Junior Ortiz

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
3. Chris Cannizaro
4. John Stephenson
5. John Sullivan
6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
12. Junior Ortiz
13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
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18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

I've checked #17 again and it still holds.

Zvon
Jan 30 2014 02:03 PM
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Too lazy to review. Has anyone mentioned Hundley?

Edgy MD
Jan 30 2014 02:06 PM
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Yup.

seawolf17
Jan 30 2014 02:36 PM
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If he's between Sasser and O'Brien, he's gotta be 1990 or thereabouts. And when you think 1990...

Edgy MD
Jan 30 2014 02:38 PM
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Ooohh. Nice one.

Zvon
Jan 30 2014 03:30 PM
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Wow, thats the last one. Gj seawolf. I peeked at the UMDB and I still couldn't get it.

RealityChuck
Jan 31 2014 07:35 AM
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We have a winner.

1. Sammy Taylor
2. Norm Sherry
3. Chris Cannizaro
4. John Stephenson
5. John Sullivan
6. J.C. Martin
7. Duffy Dyer
8. Jerry Grote
9. John Stearns
10. Ron Hodges
11. Alex Trevino
12. Junior Ortiz
13. Ronn Reynolds
14. Ed Hearn
15. Barry Lyons
16. Mackey Sasser
17. Orlando Mercado
18. Charlie O'Brien
19. Kelly Stinnett
20. Brent Mayne
21. Todd Pratt
22. Alberto Castillo
23. Vance Wilson
24. Mike Piazza
25. Ramon Castro
26. Brian Schneider
27. Josh Thole
28. Ronnie Paulino
29. Mike Nickeas
30. Anthony Recker

Benjamin Grimm
Jan 31 2014 07:45 AM
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Zvon wrote:
Wow, thats the last one. Gj seawolf. I peeked at the UMDB and I still couldn't get it.

You probably weren't peeking at the right page.

http://ultimatemets.com/positions.php?Position=c

batmagadanleadoff
Jan 31 2014 01:04 PM
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RealityChuck wrote:

3. Chris Cannizaro [sic]

Hi. I'm Chris Cannizzaro. You may remember me from such films as
I Was a Second String Catcher for the 1964 New York Mets
and also My Last Name is Spelled with Two Z's.
[fimg=555]http://paulsrandomstuff.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/chris-cannizzaro.jpg?w=427&h=600[/fimg]

Zvon
Jan 31 2014 02:19 PM
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Benjamin Grimm wrote:
Wow, thats the last one. Gj seawolf. I peeked at the UMDB and I still couldn't get it.

You probably weren't peeking at the right page.

http://ultimatemets.com/positions.php?Position=c

Kool. Learn something new everyday. Im at UMDB all the time now to research for cards. I always go right to the year I'm working on. Never knew you could do that. That site is deep, man. Deeeep.

Thnx Grimm :)