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Centerfield Jul 07 2015 07:49 AM

I joked last night that we had just watched "The Johnny Monell Game". Of course it won't end up being that. And it's likely that a few months from now few of us will remember last night's game clearly at all. Eponymous Games are interesting. Sometimes they are obscure players, sometimes they are superstars. Sometimes they are post-season thrillers, sometimes they are otherwise insignificant games in non-memorable seasons. I don't think there is any one particular criteria, but like the Supreme Court once said about porn, we know it when we see it. We've had this discussion before. Eight years ago to be exact: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/6300/f1_t6388.shtml It's interesting to read through that thread and see which have stood the test of time. I have no memory of the Ramon Castro game. But the Victor Diaz game still stands out. I thought it would be fun to re-visit the list. Maybe nominate about 20 or so then vote for our top 10? See what games we can add in the last 8 years. A few ground rules I was thinking of: 1. It has to be "The (First Name) (Last Name) Game". No descriptions or qualifiers. 2. It cannot be a hybrid "The Olerud-Schilling Game". 3. For now, let's limit it to Mets only (So "The JT Snow Game" is not eligible). 4. It can be wins or losses ("The Luis Castillo Game" being an example). 5. If a nomination has at least one other legitimate possibility as agreed by 2 other posters, it is eliminated from contention (For instance, if The Benny Agbayani Game is nominated and the 14th inning HR is intended, but 2 other posters associate that with the Grand Slam in Tokyo, it is eliminated as an Eponymous Game) I'll start with one of my favorite ones. The Dave Mlicki Game.

Ceetar Jul 07 2015 07:53 AM Re: Eponymous Games

The Tom Glavine game.

Gwreck Jul 07 2015 07:54 AM Re: Eponymous Games

The Omir Santos game.

Edgy MD Jul 07 2015 07:55 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Centerfield wrote: 1. It has to be "The (First Name) (Last Name) Game". No descriptions or qualifiers. How about "The (Hyphenated-Pair-of-Last-Names) (First-Name-Because-We-in-America-Can't-Get-with-Korean-Conventions-of-Family-Names-First) Game"? For I nominate "The Dae-Sung Koo Game."

Centerfield Jul 07 2015 07:59 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Sure. We cannot leave off Mr. Koo.

RealityChuck Jul 07 2015 08:39 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Do you mean Mets games named for an opposing player? Because that gives you the Rick Ankiel Game. Or Mets games named for a nonhuman: the Black Cat game.

Edgy MD Jul 07 2015 08:49 AM Re: Eponymous Games

There are plenty of games where Dave Kingman did something remarkable, but I tend to think of the one where he made Tommy LaSorda go nuts as "The Kingman Game." If there is an Eponymous Gary Carter Game, it is his first. If there is an Eponymous REM Album, it is their sixth.

Gwreck Jul 07 2015 08:56 AM Re: Eponymous Games

The ground rules (above) limited this to games named after Mets, not opposing players or Hall-of-Fame Rock acts. Bringing us back on topic: The Steve Henderson game.

Edgy MD Jul 07 2015 09:01 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Little known fact: After John Buck's big power surge in April 2013 fizzled out, he was replaced by his brother Peter for the rest of the season.

d'Kong76 Jul 07 2015 09:02 AM Re: Eponymous Games

A very recent one: The Steven Matz Game

Ashie62 Jul 07 2015 10:44 AM Re: Eponymous Games

The Todd Pratt game.

d'Kong76 Jul 07 2015 11:02 AM Re: Eponymous Games

seawolf17 May 18 2007 06:43 PM I was thinking Fonzie's 6-for-6 in Houston, actually. That was something! http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999 ... OU1999.htm

Centerfield Jul 07 2015 11:23 AM Re: Eponymous Games

d'Kong76 wrote: A very recent one: The Steven Matz Game For this one, I am hoping that very soon we will be able to say "Which one? There are so many?"

Centerfield Jul 07 2015 11:25 AM Re: Eponymous Games

The Bobby Jones Game The Matt Franco Game

d'Kong76 Jul 07 2015 11:27 AM Re: Eponymous Games

That first game will be tough to dethrone, but I'm with ya!

batmagadanleadoff Jul 07 2015 11:30 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Edgy MD wrote: There are plenty of games where Dave Kingman did something remarkable, but I tend to think of the one where he made Tommy LaSorda go nuts as "The Kingman Game." I'm too lazy to look this up right now, but was Kingman with the Mets or the Cubs for that one?

Edgy MD Jul 07 2015 11:34 AM Re: Eponymous Games

You got me, that was 1978. Kingman's best year. Going for a brain checkup now.

d'Kong76 Jul 07 2015 11:35 AM Re: Eponymous Games

I don't know if he went nuts twice, but here's the most googly... so, Cubs... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/26/sport ... -oops.html

Centerfield Jul 07 2015 12:15 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Game 6 of the '99 NLCS might have been an Eponymous Game if not for an interesting twist. If Todd Pratt had kept running it might have been The Robin Ventura Game. Instead it's called the Grand Slam Single. And no hitters, as far as I can tell, are never referred to as The Johan Santana Game.

Ceetar Jul 07 2015 12:20 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Centerfield wrote: Game 6 of the '99 NLCS might have been an Eponymous Game if not for an interesting twist. If Todd Pratt had kept running it might have been The Robin Ventura Game. Instead it's called the Grand Slam Single. And no hitters, as far as I can tell, are never referred to as The Johan Santana Game. The Johan Santana game was game 161 of 2008.

Edgy MD Jul 07 2015 12:24 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Akeel Morris Game. Not much dispute about which one that is.

Gwreck Jul 07 2015 02:00 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Ceetar wrote: The Johan Santana game was game 161 of 2008. Until the no-hitter happened. At that point, there was no longer one "Johan Santana Game." Hence he wouldn't be eligible for the list.

Lefty Specialist Jul 07 2015 02:21 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Esix Snead game. Pretty much his entire career right there.

themetfairy Jul 07 2015 02:29 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Garrett Olson game is one for which he'd prefer not to be remembered....

G-Fafif Jul 07 2015 03:13 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The strangely enough I riffed on something like this one year ago tomorrow in honor of Don Young Game.

dgwphotography Jul 07 2015 03:23 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Luis Castillo game *shudder*

MFS62 Jul 07 2015 03:26 PM Re: Eponymous Games

If its the same game mentioned before, I remember the Victor Diaz game as the Craig Brazell game. He hit his only major league homer in the same game, and it was the game winner in extra innings. Later

Centerfield Jul 12 2015 12:02 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Maybe?

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2015 01:03 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Centerfield wrote: Maybe? Gotta win the game first.

Zvon Jul 12 2015 01:10 PM Re: Eponymous Games

whoops

Frayed Knot Jul 12 2015 02:14 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Frayed Knot wrote: Centerfield wrote: Maybe? Gotta win the game first. NOW it's officially the Kirk Nieuwenhuis game!

d'Kong76 Jul 12 2015 03:44 PM Re: Eponymous Games

I think this one's safe for Kirkdom!

Edgy MD Jul 12 2015 03:48 PM Re: Eponymous Games

To be distinguished easily from the Father's Day Game. #MetsCelebrateWins

Edgy MD Jul 16 2015 11:10 AM Re: Eponymous Games

I demand this be forever known as The Beauchamp Game. [fimg=700:1o9tsi4t]http://www.ultimatemets.com/scorecard_graph.php?game=1743&font=1[/fimg:1o9tsi4t]

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2015 11:54 AM Re: Eponymous Games

Wait... the Mets only used one pitcher? In a nine-inning game??? How is that possible????

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 16 2015 11:59 AM Re: Eponymous Games

35 batters faced, 8 K's, 3 walks, 7 hits. 150 pitches easily, right?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2015 12:20 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Matlack led off the bottom of the 8th in a tie game. Wasn't removed for a pinch-hitter. The game has definitely changed. Today he'd almost certainly have been pulled after Cedeno's double, if not before.

Centerfield Jul 17 2015 07:28 AM Re: Eponymous Games

We are missing the Dave Mlicki Game.

d'Kong76 Jul 29 2015 08:46 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Wilmer Flores game.

Fman99 Jul 29 2015 08:54 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Ceetar wrote: Centerfield wrote: Game 6 of the '99 NLCS might have been an Eponymous Game if not for an interesting twist. If Todd Pratt had kept running it might have been The Robin Ventura Game. Instead it's called the Grand Slam Single. And no hitters, as far as I can tell, are never referred to as The Johan Santana Game. The Johan Santana game was game 161 of 2008. I was there. It was Fboy's very first Mets game attended in person and his only trip to Shea. Unlike every other Mets game I attended, none of which will ever be named after anyone. The possible exception being 'The Victor Zambrano game,' his last ever MLB appearance in which he ran off of the mound after an inning or two with an arm/elbow injury, never to return.

Fman99 Jul 31 2015 09:18 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Ahem was this The Wilmer Flores game?

Edgy MD Jul 31 2015 09:23 PM Re: Eponymous Games

If so, it deletes the Wilmer Game of two days ago. Andy Martino ?@MartinoNYDN 11m11 minutes ago Former Milwaukee Brewer Wilmer Flores with the walk off

Valadius Jul 31 2015 09:25 PM Re: Eponymous Games

I look at it as Part I and Part II.

Zvon Jul 31 2015 09:32 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Lets be generous and go with The Wilmer Week. We can count the next two wins as part of it.

d'Kong76 Aug 01 2015 08:37 AM Re: Eponymous Games

d'Kong76 wrote: The Wilmer Flores game. What a last couple of days!!

Ashie62 Aug 01 2015 08:40 AM Re: Eponymous Games

I just remembered one I was at. The "Benny Agbayani" game.

Mets – Willets Point Aug 02 2015 09:36 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Is that the one in Tokyo, or the one in the NLDS against the Giants? Or the one where he gave a ball to a fan with two outs? I was at the latter one.

themetfairy Aug 21 2015 08:51 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Yoenis Cespedes Game!

Zvon Aug 21 2015 09:01 PM Re: Eponymous Games

themetfairy wrote: The Yoenis Cespedes Game! Wow, and you're there. This means you have to go to every Mets game from here on out, you lucky charm.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2015 09:02 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Not yet it isn't!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 21 2015 10:30 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Yeah it is!

Mets – Willets Point Oct 31 2015 07:45 PM Re: Eponymous Games

The Michael Conforto Game.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 31 2015 07:47 PM Re: Eponymous Games

I not the most superstitious guy ever, but boy that was too soon.

Valadius Oct 31 2015 07:50 PM Re: Eponymous Games

Damn it Willets!