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Edgy MD May 10 2016 04:32 AM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

The Bartolo Colón Honorary Mets Pitcher Homerun Kwiz 1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 3) Who hit the first? 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? 5) Who hit two in one game? 6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? 11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering?

Edgy MD May 10 2016 02:12 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

KWIZ!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 10 2016 02:55 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

This quiz is way too hard. I'm just guessing at all. 1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 80 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 200 3) Who hit the first? Jackson 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Walt Terrell and Doc Gooden 5) Who hit two in one game? Terrell 6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? Gooden and Seaver 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Koufax, Carlton, Maddux, Gibson, Jenkins 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Lieter, Gooden, Pelfrey, Heilman, Fucking who knows 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .499 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Mahomes and Fucking Skip Lockwood 11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? Gooden 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? Mahomes 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? Gooden 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Warthen, Gibson 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Phillies 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Terrell Gooden mahomes 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Gooden, Mahomes 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 15 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Harry Fucking Parker 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? Terrell Gooden

Frayed Knot May 10 2016 03:04 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

One of #6 is Darling

themetfairy May 10 2016 03:39 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

Edgy MD wrote: KWIZ!! The Kwiz should be a separate thread. It shouldn't muck up this one's devotion to one of the greatest moments in Mets history (nay, baseball history!).

Edgy MD May 10 2016 03:47 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

This quiz is way too hard. I'm just guessing at all. I hope so. But thanks for playing 1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 80 Fewer. 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 200 Fewer! 3) Who hit the first? Jackson Jackson hit the second. 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Walt Terrell and Doc Gooden Neither. 5) Who hit two in one game? Terrell Terrell[/bigpurple] it is. Going the other way at Wrigley Field. 6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? Gooden and Seaver Seaver[/bigpurple] is correct, going deep 6/13/72 against Atlanta's Ron Schueler at the Launching Pad, and then again 6/18/72 against Cincinnati's Ross Grimsley at the 'Front. Gooden never pulled it off, and so part 2 of this question remains. 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Koufax, Carlton, Maddux, Gibson, Jenkins Jenkins[/bigpurple] is correct, giving up both(!) of Terrell's shots 8/6/83, almost exactly a calendar year after getting taken by deep by the lousy-hitting Craig Swan 8/4/82. Swan cursed himself with this hit, and would never be a good pitcher again. Also correct is Steve Carlton[/bigpurple] who got victimized during his "Why is he still out there?" days by Professor Timothy Leary 4/20/84. 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Lieter, Gooden, Pelfrey, Heilman, Fucking who knows No soup. Gooden rarely faced the Mets after leaving. Pelf never has. 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .499 Think higher, man. The opposing starting pitcher can't even keep the Mets pitcher in the ballpark, but the Mets STILL can't muster a .500 record? 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Mahomes and Fucking Skip Lockwood Poor Skip Lockwood[/bigpurple], to earn such censure when he is the correct answer. Mahomes, alas, is mahomerless. 11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? Gooden Gooden[/bigpurple] it is! His seven KABOOMS! outpacing fellow legend Tom Seaver by one. 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? Mahomes Enough with that guy. 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? Gooden Gooden's seven Met homers were the bulk of the eight he hit as a big leaguer. But this slugging hurler hit 15! 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Warthen, Gibson During his relatively brief career, Warthen was untainted (in this regard anyhow). Gibson wasn't really a pitching coach, but also was untainted, as noted above. 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Phillies HA! Stupid Phillies! They've given up six homers to Mets pitchers. But this team has given up seven. 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Terrell Gooden mahomes Mahomes is trying to weedle his way in to this. But he fails to qualify for this mixed distinction. 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Gooden, Mahomes Very tough one. But significant! These would be two of the biggest homers hit by Mets pitchers. Not Gooden and NOT Mahomes(!). Hint: One is quite recent and one is quite ancient, as the Mets go. 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 15 I wish! 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Harry Fucking Parker His he related to Lockwood? 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? Terrell Gooden Nope. Here's a hint: Both of these heroes were southpaws. Frayed Knot wrote: One of #6 is Darling This question is closed! Ron Darling[/bigpurple] is correct! He burned Philadelphia's Phloyd Youmans on 6/24/89, and then turned around and got that nasty Norm Charton on 6/30. He must've thought he had this hitting thing figured out, but he never hit another before or since! Seaver and Darling. So let that be a lesson. If you want to be a Mets broadcaster, be a starting pitcher who homers in consecutive starts.

batmagadanleadoff May 10 2016 03:55 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

Only a goddamn maniac could solve this quiz off the top of their heads without having to look anything up.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 04:15 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

Well, goddamn guesswork is encouraged. I can goddamn help you along. If you're gonna win at Beat the Booth, it helps to review extraordinary events like these.

cooby classic May 10 2016 04:34 PM Re: Bartolo's HR deserves its own thread

themetfairy wrote: Edgy MD wrote: KWIZ!! The Kwiz should be a separate thread. It shouldn't muck up this one's devotion to one of the greatest moments in Mets history (nay, baseball history!). Plus we won't miss it!

Frayed Knot May 10 2016 05:31 PM Frag 2

One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. That's one of those odd facts that just sticks in my mind for no reason at all. #12 Syndergaard #13 Don Cardwell

Edgy MD May 10 2016 05:40 PM Re: Frag 2

Frayed Knot wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. That's one of those odd facts that just sticks in my mind for no reason at all. Jack Hamilton[/bigpurple] is correct! He went deep off of Al Jackson 5/20/67 for four runs... and the Mets lost, 11-9. Frayed Knot wrote: 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? #12 Syndergaard This is a good answer based on a not-so-well phrased question. Syndergaard homered in like his third start, so at the time of the clout, he would have likely been the answer. But what I meant to ask for is the guy who homered in the least amount of total Met plate appearances in his total career, up to the current time. Syndergaard has since exceeded the total of the guy I'm thinking of.

cooby classic May 10 2016 05:41 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

This is better :)

cooby classic May 10 2016 05:46 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

#4. El Sid?

Frayed Knot May 10 2016 05:47 PM Re: Frag 2

Frayed Knot wrote: #13 Don Cardwell

Edgy MD May 10 2016 05:53 PM Re: Frag 2

Frayed Knot wrote: 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? #13 Don Cardwell Don Cardwell[/bigpurple] who had three homers during his Mets tenure, had 15 over the course of his career, going back to 1957, and is indeed the guy we're looking for. Always bet on guys named "Don." Drysdale, Gullett... Newcombe. They bring the lumber. Though honestly, Cardwelll's hitting numbers weren't so hot apart from the 15 homers. .387 career OPS. Great answer by you.

cooby classic May 10 2016 05:54 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

What about mine?f

Edgy MD May 10 2016 05:56 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

cooby wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? #4. El Sid? On 9/21/89, Sid Fernandez went deep, improbably, off of Dan Quisenberry, one of only two homers the sinkerballer allowed all season. But alas, it was a solo shot, so our second grand slammer is still out there. The big shot we're looking for is in fact the answer to a few of these questions.

batmagadanleadoff May 10 2016 05:57 PM Re: Frag 2

Frayed Knot wrote: One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets.

Lefty Specialist May 10 2016 05:57 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

#12: Shawn Estes?

batmagadanleadoff May 10 2016 05:58 PM Re: Frag 2

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: One answer to #4 is Jack Hamilton. Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets. Might as well be the first ever HR launched by a Met hurler, too.

batmagadanleadoff May 10 2016 06:00 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

If you're gonna encourage guessing, put me down for Perry, Drysdale and Marichal as HOF'ers who surrendered HR's to Mets pitchers.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 06:00 PM Re: Frag 2

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Carlton Willey is the other. A slam and four shutouts for the '63 Mets. You are goddamn correct! Carl Willey[/bigpurple] went deep against Houston's Ken Johnson in the first half of a doubleheader on 7/15/63. Was a it a Polo Grounds cheapie? I can't say. But four runs scored, and the Mets walked off with a 14-5 laugher.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 06:05 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 3) Who hit the first? (Carl Willey's) might as well be the first ever HR launched by a Met hurler, too. Carl Willey[/bigpurple] is the correct answer that keeps on giving! Congratulations to you! batmagadanleadoff wrote: 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? If you're gonna encourage guessing, put me down for Perry, Drysdale and Marichal as HOF'ers who surrendered HR's to Mets pitchers. Gaylord Perry[/bigpurple] keeps your hot streak alive. Gaylord was victimized 4/18/68 in one of the Cardwell Classics, but your guess luck dries up after that. I bet Drysdale hit one or two off the Mets, though.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 07:02 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

To review [list]1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? _____________ 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? _____________ 3) Who hit the first? Carlton Willey — batmagadanleadoff 4) Who are they only two Mets pitchers to hit a grand slam? Jack Hamilton — Frayed Knot Carlton Willey — batmagadanleadoff 5) Who hit two in one game? Walt Terrell — John Cougar Lunchbucket 6) Which two Mets pitchers homered in consecutive starts? Tom Seaver — John Cougar Lunchbucket Ron Darling — Frayed Knot 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Steve Carlton Ferguson Jenkins — John Cougar Lunchbucket Gaylord Perry — batmagadanleadoff _____________ _____________ 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? _____________ 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Skip Lockwood — John Cougar Lunchbucket _____________ 11) Who had the most homers as a Mets pitcher? Dwight Gooden — John Cougar Lunchbucket 12) Which Mets pitcher homered in the fewest career at-bats as a Mets pitcher? _____________ 13) Which Mets pitcher, who homered as a Mets pitcher, had the most homers over his entire career? Don Cardwell — Frayed Knot 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? _____________ 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? _____________ 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? _____________ _____________ _____________ 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? _____________ _____________ 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? _____________ 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? _____________ 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? _____________ _____________[/list:u]

Chad Ochoseis May 10 2016 07:48 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? One was Shawn Estes. I think that Roger Clemens game ended in an 8-0 shutout. That's all I got.

Lefty Specialist May 10 2016 07:49 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Estes only pitched 7 innings in that game.

Chad Ochoseis May 10 2016 07:50 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Chad Ochoseis wrote: 20) Which two Mets pitchers pitched a shutout while homering? One was Shawn Estes. I think that Roger Clemens game ended in an 8-0 shutout. That's all I got. OE - It was 8-0, but Estes didn't complete the shutout. Damn.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 07:57 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Good guess, man. He was a lefty and everything.

Lefty Specialist May 10 2016 08:03 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Did he have the homer in the fewest Met at-bats?

seawolf17 May 10 2016 08:07 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 30 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 50 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Nolan Ryan Greg Maddux Tom Glavine 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Tom Glavine Jerry Koosman Bartolo Colon Steve Trachsel Shawn Estes John Maine 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .500 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Jesse Orosco 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Dan Warthen Bob Apodaca 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Cardinals 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Shawn Estes Bartolo Colon Tom Glavine 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Doc Gooden Ron Darling 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 3 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Skip Lockwood

Edgy MD May 10 2016 08:09 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Lefty Specialist wrote: Did he have the homer in the fewest Met at-bats? He did not. The guy I'm thinking of had but 17 plate appearances as a Met, netting a nothing-to-be-ashamed-of four hits, including one homer.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 08:34 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

seawolf17 wrote: 1) How many Mets pitchers have homered? 30 Exactly 30!![/bigpurple] This quiz is too goddamn hard my ass! seawolf17 wrote: 2) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit? 50 Mas que 50. seawolf17 wrote: 7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? Nolan Ryan Greg Maddux Tom Glavine We actually have three of these guys — Carlton, Jenkins, and Perry. But none of these are among the remaining two. seawolf17 wrote: 8) Which six former or future Mets pitchers have given up homers to Mets pitchers? Tom Glavine Jerry Koosman Bartolo Colon Steve Trachsel Shawn Estes John Maine Trachsel[/bigpurple] is correct, and exactly the type of pitcher you should be guessing, giving up a homer to Rick Reed while pitching for the Cubs on 4/15/98. None of the others, though. Man, what a nothing post-Mets career Maine had. seawolf17 wrote: 9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? .500 Such little faith! Higher! seawolf17 wrote: 10) Who are the only two Mets relievers to homer? Jesse Orosco Not the Jess. seawolf17 wrote: 14) Which two future Mets pitching coaches gave up a homer to a Mets pitcher? Dan Warthen Bob Apodaca Warthan is already off the board. Neither him nor Apple Daiquiri seawolf17 wrote: 15) Which team have the Mets victimized the most with pitcher homers? Cardinals The Cards, despite being one of the Mets most frequent opponents, and despite training next door (and therefore easily scout-able) all those years, have only yielded two homers to Mets pitchers. Thank you, Busch Stadium. seawolf17 wrote: 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Shawn Estes Bartolo Colon Tom Glavine Sorry. None of the above. seawolf17 wrote: 17) Which two Mets pitcher have hit turnaround homers, turning a defecit into a lead? Doc Gooden Ron Darling Neither. As I said, one is of recent vintage, and one goes way back. seawolf17 wrote: 18) How many homers have Mets pitchers hit in interleague play? 3 Less than three. seawolf17 wrote: 19) Who is the only Met pitcher to hit a homer in the ninth or later? Skip Lockwood Locoweed[/bigpurple] is the man. On 7/17/78, Joe Torre went to the ninth with a 6-4 lead in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Lockwood had already given him two innings, but when the first two batters (Tim Foli and Joel Youngblood) failed to get the ball out of the infield, he decided to let Skip bat so he could go ahead and finish the game. Finish it he did, but not before first KABOOMING! the ball into a three-run pad. Good job.

batmagadanleadoff May 10 2016 08:36 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Gimme Sutton for the HOF'er. That's a great guess, batmags.

Edgy MD May 10 2016 08:40 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

That is a great guess, though sadly not a correct guess. I can't say for certain, but our two remaining Hall-of-Famers may be close to something like the oldest and the youngest Hall of Famers to have faced the Mets.

Zvon May 10 2016 08:56 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

14. Could Bob Gibson be one? OE: sorry, i didn't see this page.

Chad Ochoseis May 10 2016 09:23 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

9) What is the Mets winning percentage in games when they enjoy a pitcher homer? Ya gotta believe that if even the pitchers are homering, it's usually a good day. .750. 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Astacio, Sadecki, Hampton. One Rockie, one good hitter, one good hitter who was also a Rockie.

Frayed Knot May 11 2016 03:30 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Chad Ochoseis wrote: 16) Who are the only three players to hit a homer as a Mets pitcher and give up a homer TO a Mets pitcher? Astacio, Sadecki, Hampton. One Rockie, one good hitter, one good hitter who was also a Rockie. Hampton never HR'd as a Met. In fact, looking it up, he never even had an extra base hit as a Met either. 20 for 73, all singles plus 5 walks. .274/.313/.274

Chad Ochoseis May 11 2016 04:27 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Yeah, I looked them up after I guessed. None of them homered as Mets, and Astacio never homered at all.

Chad Ochoseis May 11 2016 04:40 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

7) Which five Hall-of-Famers gave up homers to Mets pitchers? We're running out of Hall of Famers. Drysdale and Smoltz?

Zvon May 11 2016 04:48 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Spahn? Seaver?

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2016 04:57 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore.

Zvon May 11 2016 05:01 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 11 2016 05:55 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

2. 46 10. Aguilera? 15. Pirates 17. Hefner, Koosman 18. 1

Edgy MD May 12 2016 03:33 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Um, sorry, guys. I need to revise this kwiz.

seawolf17 May 12 2016 01:38 PM Re: Pitcha Powa

Edgy MD wrote: Um, sorry, guys. I need to revise this kwiz. I'm hoping you have to revise it a lot this season.

batmagadanleadoff May 13 2016 04:24 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

During yesterday's Syndergaard 2-HR game, Howie Rose ripped through this quiz, probably answering about half the questions here. Okay, I exaggerate a little. But he answered quite a few of these. Maybe half of them.

Zvon May 13 2016 04:33 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Is anyone from here going to Battle The Booth?

Edgy MD May 13 2016 04:43 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

I applied. They asked me my state, and I started typing M... A... R... and nothing appeared in the drop-down menu. So I clicked the arrow to look at the selection, and all they had was Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. I want to win, so I cheated, and put down my mother's address. They haven't gotten in touch.

Zvon May 13 2016 04:55 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Edgy MD wrote: I applied. They asked me my state, and I started typing M... A... R... and nothing appeared in the drop-down menu. So I clicked the arrow to look at the selection, and all they had was Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. I want to win, so I cheated, and put down my mother's address. They haven't gotten in touch. That's statial racism!

batmagadanleadoff Aug 08 2016 04:29 PM Re: Pitcha Powa Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 09 2016 05:01 PM

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please. [fimg=444]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8617/28256744984_4b6db0ed07_o.jpg[/fimg]

batmagadanleadoff Aug 09 2016 03:50 AM Re: Pitcha Powa Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 09 2016 05:00 PM

Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please. Landrith's Homer Beats Braves, 3-2 Pop Fly Travels 258 Feet, Saddles Spahn with Defeat https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 886,521463 Landrith's HR was the first walk-off HR in Mets history, and in fact, the first walk-off hit of any kind, although they surely weren't calling it a "walk-off" in 1962. The Mets would walk-off beat the Braves in the second game of that doubleheader also, which the Mets obviously swept. Craig Anderson was the winning pitcher in both games of the twinbill. Go ahead and ask Craig when he'd get his next win. Read about that here at the Hardball Times. http://www.hardballtimes.com/craig-ande ... atest-day/ [fimg=444]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8617/28256744984_4b6db0ed07_o.jpg[/fimg]

batmagadanleadoff Aug 09 2016 06:20 AM Re: Pitcha Powa

Spahn? Seaver? Spahn's right! He gave up a game winning HR to Hobie Landrith in '62 -- a well known HR in Met lore. I don't think I was aware of that. Make it more well known. I mean, details please. Landrith's Homer Beats Braves, 3-2 Pop Fly Travels 258 Feet, Saddles Spahn with Defeat https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid= ... 886,521463 Landrith's HR was the first walk-off HR in Mets history, and in fact, the first walk-off hit of any kind, although they surely weren't calling it a "walk-off" in 1962. The Mets would walk-off beat the Braves in the second game of that doubleheader also, which the Mets obviously swept. Craig Anderson was the winning pitcher in both games of the twinbill. Go ahead and ask Craig when he'd get his next win. Read about that here at the Hardball Times. http://www.hardballtimes.com/craig-ande ... atest-day/ [fimg=444]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8617/28256744984_4b6db0ed07_o.jpg[/fimg] From William Ryczek's book: [fimg=800]https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8103/28249294123_49b9482e5f_o.jpg[/fimg]