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Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 06:09 PM

There's a baseball piece in cyberspace about the highest monthly OPS totals (50 PA min) in the history of baseball. The top of the list is dominated by Barry Bonds, who has the four highest totals and six out of the top eight. The author ran a query of the 300 highest monthly OPS figures in baseball history, and youse'll never guess which three Mets scored the highest. I'll make this post a quiz, but I'm already gonna assume that anyone submitting a correct answer looked at the list. The first guy on that list that isn't Barry Bonds is former bonus baby Bob Bailey (5th) who OPS'ed 1.593 in July of 1970 for the practically minty new Expos.

Edgy MD May 19 2014 06:17 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Mazzilli had a crazy July once. 1980? Hit a Mantleload of homers. Like 70% of his season total. I'm guessing Mazzilli.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 06:21 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Edgy MD wrote: Mazzilli had a crazy June once. 1980? Hit a Mantleload of homers. Like 70% of his season total. I'm guessing Mazzilli. I had a feeling someone was gonna bring up Mazzilli's hot summer month, given how I phrased the question. But there's no Mazz on this list.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 06:21 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Carlos Delgado?

Ashie62 May 19 2014 06:26 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Mike Vail..

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 06:28 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Carlos Delgado? Carlos Delgado ranks 233rd on that list with an OPS of 1.311 in July of 2000. For the Toronto Blue Jays.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 06:29 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Ashie62 wrote: Mike Vail.. I'd bail on Vail. The Mets, instead, bailed on Rusty.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 06:33 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Carlos Delgado? Carlos Delgado ranks 233rd on that list with an OPS of 1.311 in July of 2000. For the Toronto Blue Jays. What do Carolos Delgado and Willie Randolph have in common? . . . . . . . . . . They're the only Mets who could make Jerry Manuel look like a genius.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 07:02 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Jay Payton.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 07:11 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Richard Hidalgo.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 07:15 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Jay Payton. Payton did not place on that list.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 07:17 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Richard Hidalgo. Hidalgo's best OPS month (1.486 with 11 HR's) ranks 28th all-time on that list. For the Astros in Sept/Oct of 2000.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 07:48 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

With "you're never gonna guess" as the clue, I'm eliminating the Piazzas and Strawberrys... Derek Bell?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 07:49 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Agbayani?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 07:49 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Brogna?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 07:50 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Mike Jacobs?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 19 2014 07:54 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John F. Buck

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 08:02 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Barajas?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 19 2014 08:03 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Cameron?

seawolf17 May 19 2014 08:05 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Mike Jacobs? YES! This. I knew we had a Kevin Maas-firstbase-type guy who had a big month, but I couldn't remember who.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 19 2014 08:16 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Willie Montan-YES

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:21 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Willie Montan-YES Willie Montan-NO!

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:22 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

seawolf17 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Mike Jacobs? YES! This. I knew we had a Kevin Maas-firstbase-type guy who had a big month, but I couldn't remember who. Big debut month for Jacobs. But not big enough to make that list.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:24 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece. Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 19 2014 08:26 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Cameron? No. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Barajas? No. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Mike Jacobs? No! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Brogna? No!!

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:25 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John F. Buck No Buck list.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:26 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

So no Bell? (Derek, not Jay or Gus.)

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:26 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Moises Alou?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:26 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: With "you're never gonna guess" as the clue, I'm eliminating the Piazzas and Strawberrys... Derek Bell? You may eliminate Derek Bell, too.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:27 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Moises Alou? [fimg=333]https://i.imgur.com/hXGtYfh.gif[/fimg]

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 19 2014 08:27 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

when in doubt... Guess Charley Smith

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:31 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Agbayani? Winner. Winner. Not only did Agbayani make the list, but he tops all Mets with an OPS of 1.395 during May of his rookie 1999 season, good for an all-time rank of 81.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:33 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: when in doubt... Guess Charley Smith There's only so much Charley Smith is gonnna do for you. So there's a total of three left. The fourth guy shouldn't be much of a surprise.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:36 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Gary Carter (fourth guy)?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:36 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Dave Magadan when he didn't bat leadoff?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:37 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Gregg Jefferies?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:37 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Gary Carter (fourth guy)? Nah. Did Carter have a scalding month. I suddenly don't remember. Here's a hint for the tough 2nd and 3rd place Mets -- they were Mets teammates.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:38 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Gary Carter (fourth guy)? Nah. Did Carter have a scalding month. I suddenly don't remember. Here's a hint for the tough 2nd and 3rd place Mets -- they were Mets teammates. Crazy September 1985.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:39 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Jeff Kent?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:39 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Dave Magadan when he didn't bat leadoff? Mags had a hellacious few weeks in 1990, when he was finally given the starting job. But I don't know if his output fell neatly within the boundaries of a calendar month. No Mags.

Ashie62 May 19 2014 08:39 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Steve Henderson

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:40 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Olerud?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:40 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Todd Hundley?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:41 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Gary Carter (fourth guy)? Nah. Did Carter have a scalding month. I suddenly don't remember. Here's a hint for the tough 2nd and 3rd place Mets -- they were Mets teammates. Crazy September 1985. Yeah. Now I remember. Not that it's so easy, being blinded by the even more dazzling September '85 of Dwight Gooden.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:42 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Jeff Kent? Kent made the list as a Giant, 219th all-time, June, 2000, his MVP season.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:42 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: G-Fafif wrote: Dave Magadan when he didn't bat leadoff? Mags had a hellacious few weeks in 1990, when he was finally given the starting job. But I don't know if his output fell neatly within the boundaries of a calendar month. No Mags. Been thinking of guys who raked across state lines, so to speak, who might have had a great 30-31 days but not inside contiguous monthly borders. It's defined calendar settings that kept Jack Morris on the HOF ballot as long he stayed.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:43 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Probably falls across July and August of his big year, but Frank Thomas?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:44 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Ron Swoboda?

Ashie62 May 19 2014 08:44 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Johnny Lewis?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:44 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Wayne Garrett?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:45 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Richie Hebner?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:45 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Bobby Bonilla?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:45 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Gregg Jefferies? G-Fafif wrote: John Olerud? G-Fafif wrote: Todd Hundley? G-Fafif wrote: Probably falls across July and August of his big year, but Frank Thomas? Nope. The other Frank Thomas made that list twice.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:46 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Ashie62 wrote: Steve Henderson Hendu didn't do.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:46 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Jose Reyes?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 19 2014 08:49 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Don't you forget about Cle'

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:52 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Been thinking of guys who raked across state lines, so to speak, who might have had a great 30-31 days but not inside contiguous monthly borders. It's defined calendar settings that kept Jack Morris on the HOF ballot as long he stayed. There's some sensible flexibility in the author's definition of month for purposes of that list. March and April are combined, as are September and October. That Morris stuff about best pitcher of the '80's decade drives me nuts.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:53 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Bobby Bonilla?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:54 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Ron Swoboda?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:57 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Wayne Garrett? [fimg=333]http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111222140534/uncyclopedia/images/b/bf/Audience-clapping.gif[/fimg] What the hell made you think of Red Garrett? (all-time rank #136, 2d ranking Met, 1.351 OPS, 4hr, 16 BB) For extra credit, give me the month and year of Garrett's awesome month. You can eliminate any guesses that weren't Mets teammates with Red. And Cleon.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 08:58 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Angel Pagan?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 08:59 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Angel Pagan? See post two above this one.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:00 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Assuming Garrett's is September '73. Is Cleon correct, too? Same month?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:01 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Clendenon?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:02 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

I'll disclose the 4th Met, who's no surprise, and was casually mentioned in an earlier post, even though I wasn't quizzing for the 4th Met. 1. Benny Agbayani 2. Wayne Garrett 3. ?????????????? 4. Mike Piazza

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:03 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Only because he reached base a ton when he got here...Willie Mays?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:04 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Teammate of Garrett's and Jones's...my impulse is to guess Dave Kingman but he didn't reach base enough...though I guess I'm guessing Dave Kingman.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:05 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Assuming Garrett's is September '73. Is Cleon correct, too? Same month? G-Fafif wrote: Assuming Garrett's is September '73. Is Cleon correct, too? Same month? Cleon's not on the list. I knew you'd go for September, 1973. I would've too. That ain't the month.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:05 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Rusty's name came up already...so I'm not guessing Rusty...but Rusty Staub?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:06 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Wow on Not September '73 (which is why I guess the redhead). Any other guess for the extra credit would be a stab in the dark.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:06 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Del Unser?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:07 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Milner?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:08 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Only because he reached base a ton when he got here...Willie Mays? Willie Mays made that list twice, but never as a Met. Mays's best OPS month (1.308 in Sept/Oct of '55) would rank 5th on the list of all-time Mets monthly OPS's.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:08 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

I remember a very good start in his last full year but probably not enough power, but what the hell: Jerry Grote?

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:10 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Longshot, but Mike Phillips?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:12 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

John Milner? It's Hammer Time!! Milner OPS'd 1.349 in March/April of '76 with a slash line of .488/.582/.767, 141st all-time. [fimg=444]http://keymancollectibles.com/photos/images/wpe15.jpg[/fimg] Here's the full list. http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... i?id=Qx04p And Jonah Keri's Grantland piece. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/barry ... lb-months/

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:13 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Wow on Not September '73 (which is why I guess the redhead). Any other guess for the extra credit would be a stab in the dark. We were looking for June of 1970.

Edgy MD May 19 2014 09:15 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays.

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:17 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Edgy MD wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers).

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:22 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

This quiz was particular fun because it allowed me to think about Mets on hot streaks, historic and otherwise.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:22 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers). Ken Singleton?

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:24 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

G-Fafif wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers). Ken Singleton? That was quick. Ken Singleton (#23) April/March 1981 OPS 1.498 -- .472/.517/.981

batmagadanleadoff May 19 2014 09:30 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece. Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 19 2014 09:30 PM

G-Fafif wrote: This quiz was particular fun because it allowed me to think about Mets on hot streaks, historic and otherwise. I didn't know about Garrett's June of '70. I think that that was around the time that Seaver began to rave about Garrett, predicting that he'd be a future perennial all-star. I remember hearing The Guess Who's American Woman and Freda Payne's Band of Gold on my camp counselor's radio like every hour, it seemed, that Summer.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:30 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are we counting months achieved while not actually being a Met? Willie Mays. No. But let's move on to that game. Which one-time Met has the highest ranking OPS month on that list? (Hint: Stay away from Hall of Famers). Ken Singleton? That was quick. Ken Singleton (#23) April/March 1981 OPS 1.498 -- .472/.517/.981 I was dying to guess Ken Singleton in the previous quiz but didn't see that as practical.

G-Fafif May 19 2014 09:31 PM Re: Mets Quiz based on some baseball piece.

Though "dying" may be an overstatement. "Kind of wanted to guess Ken Singleton" is more accurate.