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Let's Play: First Things First!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 28 2018 03:31 PM

Start your season off right by predicting the following Met firsts. Answers due by gametime TOMORROW!!!! Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. 2. 1st single 3. Double 4. Triple 5. Home Run 6. Run batted In 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance 8. Steal a base 9. Draw a walk 10. Reach safely on an error 11. Be hit by a pitch 12. Score a run 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly 15. Get picked off or caught stealing 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance 20. Issue a walk 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch 22. Get a win 23. Get a save 24. Appear as a relief pitcher 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter 26. Throw a complete game 27. Be credited with a "hold" * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day?

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 03:37 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

can I jump out in front and suggest you put this in a shareable google spreadsheet so that it's easy to tabulate?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2018 03:37 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

1. Record a base hit. CABRERA 2. 1st single CABRERA 3. Double FRAZIER 4. Triple REYES 5. Home Run BRUCE 6. Run batted In BRUCE 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance CESPEDES 8. Steal a base REYES 9. Draw a walk NIMMO 10. Reach safely on an error ROSARIO 11. Be hit by a pitch CABRERA 12. Score a run FRAZIER 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter FLORES 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly BRUCE 15. Get picked off or caught stealing ROSARIO 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. CESPEDES 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI FLORES * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out SYNDERGAARD 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance SYNDERGAARD 20. Issue a walk SYNDERGAARD 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch SYNDERGAARD 22. Get a win SYNDERGAARD 23. Get a save FAMILIA 24. Appear as a relief pitcher SWARZAK 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter SYNDERGAARD 26. Throw a complete game deGROM 27. Be credited with a "hold" SWARZAK * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team CONFORTO 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day d'ARNAUD 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition SYNDERGAARD Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? FRAZIER

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2018 03:57 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

The previous two versions of this game. We never seem to declare a winner! Let's play: Who's on 'first' 2016 America First? No, Mets First Prediction Contest 2017

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 28 2018 04:08 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Ceetar wrote: can I jump out in front and suggest you put this in a shareable google spreadsheet so that it's easy to tabulate? Yes you can!

HahnSolo Mar 28 2018 04:20 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. Nimmo 2. 1st single Nimmo 3. Double Cabrera 4. Triple Frazier 5. Home Run Cespedes 6. Run batted In Cespedes 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance Cespedes 8. Steal a base Nimmo 9. Draw a walk Bruce 10. Reach safely on an error Gonzalez 11. Be hit by a pitch Gonzalez 12. Score a run Cabrera 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly Noah 15. Get picked off or caught stealing Reyes 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. Plawecki 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI Flores * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out Noah 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance deGrom 20. Issue a walk Noah 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch Swarzak 22. Get a win Noah 23. Get a save Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher Blevins 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter deGrom 26. Throw a complete game Vargas 27. Be credited with a "hold" Ramos * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team Cecchini 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day Cabrera 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition Cespedes Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? Bruce

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 28 2018 04:49 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

The previous two versions of this game. We never seem to declare a winner! Let's play: Who's on 'first' 2016 America First? No, Mets First Prediction Contest 2017 We're all winners, just for playing

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 05:47 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

here: [url]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YielPWgFwlR_0LnMC6wEHoNa9_O5Sj4xyRsPQHApLnA/edit?usp=sharing Anyone can edit, but please don't cheat and change your answers. (There's a revision history, so we'll know) You can paste your answers into a column same as you'd do here. (do it here too) I'll add the column that does the text compare to see if your answer contains the real answer. If you're competent, you can just copy the D column to the column after your entry and put the sum cell under your entry. someone just has to update Column B with the actual results and the spreadsheet will tabulate it all.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 28 2018 05:47 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Thanks Ceets, you're the best

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 05:49 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Thanks Ceets, you're the best I'm doing a literal text search, so spell the names correctly. ;-)

Benjamin Grimm Mar 28 2018 05:52 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Does case matter?

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 05:54 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Does case matter? no. Let me know if you notice any players names contained within the question text though.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 28 2018 06:04 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Nimmo is spelled with a Z

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 06:05 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Nimmo is spelled with a Z and Cabrera with an f?

HahnSolo Mar 28 2018 07:36 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Do you need me to edit my column to just the names?

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 07:39 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

HahnSolo wrote: Do you need me to edit my column to just the names? No, should be fine that way.

sharpie Mar 28 2018 07:44 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

1. Record a base hit. Zimmo 2. 1st single Zimmo 3. Double Bruce 4. Triple Reyes 5. Home Run Cespedes 6. Run batted In Bruce 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance Cespedes 8. Steal a base Rosario 9. Draw a walk Frazier 10. Reach safely on an error Plawecki 11. Be hit by a pitch Rosario 12. Score a run Zimmo 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly Cabrera 15. Get picked off or caught stealing Frazier 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. Cabrera 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI d'Arnaud * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out Syndergaard 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance Syndergaard 20. Issue a walk Syndergaard 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch Ramos 22. Get a win Syndergaard 23. Get a save Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher Swarzak 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter deGrom 26. Throw a complete game Matz 27. Be credited with a "hold" Blevins * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team Conforto 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day Gonzalez 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition Syndergaard Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? Rosario

cooby Mar 28 2018 07:56 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Wow, I don't think I have time to do this but have fun everyone!

Ceetar Mar 28 2018 07:59 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Cespedes Frazier Rosario Rosario Cespedes Cespedes Frazier Reyes Gonzalez Rosario d'Arnaud Cespedes Flores Bruce Reyes Nimmo Nimmo Syndergaard Harvey Syndergaard Matz Syndergaard Familia Swarzak Matz Wheeler Swarzak Vargas Gonzalez Syndergaard

Lefty Specialist Mar 28 2018 08:11 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. Nimmo 2. 1st single Nimmo 3. Double Cabrera 4. Triple Rosario 5. Home Run Cespedes 6. Run batted In Bruce 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance Cespedes 8. Steal a base Reyes 9. Draw a walk Frazier 10. Reach safely on an error Rosario 11. Be hit by a pitch Gonzalez 12. Score a run Nimmo 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly Bruce 15. Get picked off or caught stealing Rosario 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. Cabrera 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI Plawecki * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out Syndergaard 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance DeGrom 20. Issue a walk Syndergaard 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch Syndergaard 22. Get a win Blevins 23. Get a save Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher Swarzak 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter DeGrom 26. Throw a complete game Syndergaard 27. Be credited with a "hold" Swarzak * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team Smith 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day Gonzalez 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition Syndergaard Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? Cespedes

d'Kong76 Mar 28 2018 08:20 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Vic Sage Mar 28 2018 08:48 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. --- Cespedes 2. 1st single --- Nimmo 3. Double --- Cespedes 4. Triple --- Rosario 5. Home Run --- Bruce 6. Run batted In - Cespedes 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance --- Bruce 8. Steal a base --- Nimmo 9. Draw a walk --- Nimmo 10. Reach safely on an error --- Nimmo 11. Be hit by a pitch --- Frazier 12. Score a run --- Nimmo 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter --- Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly --- Cabrera 15. Get picked off or caught stealing --- Rosario 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead.--- Cespedes 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI --- Cespedes * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out --- Syndegaard 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance --- DeGrom 20. Issue a walk --- Syndegaard 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch --- Harvey 22. Get a win --- Syndegaard 23. Get a save --- Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher --- Swarzak 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter --- DeGrom 26. Throw a complete game --- DeGrom 27. Be credited with a "hold" --- Swarzak * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team --- Conforto 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day --- A-Gonz 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition --- Syndegaard Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? --- Reyes

Frayed Knot Mar 29 2018 01:02 AM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Name the first Met to: 1. Record a base hit. - Cespedes 2. 1st single - Cabrera 3. Double - Despedes 4. Triple - Rosario 5. Home Run - Plawecki 6. Run batted In - Bruce 7. Multiple runs batted in on a single plate appearance - Bruce 8. Steal a base - Rosario 9. Draw a walk - Nimmo 10. Reach safely on an error - Frazier 11. Be hit by a pitch - Cabrera 12. Score a run - Cespedes 13. Enter the game as a pinch hitter - Flores 14. Record a sacrifice hit, including a Sac Fly - Frazier 15. Get picked off or caught stealing - Nimmo 16. Drive in multiple runs in a single plate appearance that takes the team from behind in the score to ahead. -- Adrian Gonzalez bitches!!! 17. 1st "walk-off" RBI -- d'Arnaud * Name the first Met pitcher to: 18. Record a strike out - Syndergaard (if it's not him we're in trouble) 19. Reach double figures in strikeouts in a single appearance - Syndergaard 20. Issue a walk - Syndergaard 21. Hit an opposing batter with a pitch - Harvey 22. Get a win - Syndergaard 23. Get a save - Familia 24. Appear as a relief pitcher - AJ Ramos 25. First pitcher to record a hit as a batter - deGrom 26. Throw a complete game - (prolly no one) deGrom 27. Be credited with a "hold" -- AJ Ramos * Name the first guy: 28. Not on the opening-day roster called up to the team - Robles 29. Placed on the disabled list after 1:05 p.m. opening day - Swarzak 30. Pictured on the back cover of the Daily News and the Post on the same day, beginning with Friday's edition - Cespedes Tiebreaker: Which Met will be the last man to bat on opening day? -- Frazier

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 05:24 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

11. Zimmo!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 05:30 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

9. Bruce

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 05:33 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

12. Zimmo

Lefty Specialist Mar 29 2018 05:33 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

12. Zimmo Gah. Too slow.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 05:52 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

1. Rosario

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 05:57 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

6, 7, 16: Cespedes!!

Lefty Specialist Mar 29 2018 06:14 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Boy, #19 may be in danger today.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 06:15 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

First Met to ground out to third base in every at-bat of the season: Todd Frazier

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 06:16 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

3. Plaweenie!

Lefty Specialist Mar 29 2018 06:45 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

And #19 falls to Thor.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 07:11 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

8. Jay Bruce?!?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 29 2018 07:13 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

That would have been my second guess.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 07:28 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

13. Wilmer

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 29 2018 07:34 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

24. Gsellman

metsmarathon Mar 30 2018 03:28 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

aw man, i forgot to participate in this thing. boo. and after i did so well in the free agent contest, too!

Ceetar Mar 30 2018 03:39 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

14. Thor? your phrasing is weird. did you mean sac hit or just sacrifice in general?

Ceetar Mar 30 2018 03:45 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

post backcover ces and callaway. daily news, rusty.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2018 05:10 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Ceetar wrote: 14. Thor? your phrasing is weird. did you mean sac hit or just sacrifice in general? I meant bunt or sac fly. Thor is correct

Ceetar Apr 03 2018 12:57 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Almost done. HahnSolo and Seawolf tied at 9. 4 categories left.

Ceetar Apr 04 2018 09:04 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Ceetar wrote: Almost done. HahnSolo and Seawolf tied at 9. 4 categories left. Frayed Knot joins them with the Rosario Triple. 3 categories left. (I hope someone's paying attention to the covers)

Ceetar Apr 06 2018 02:18 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

2 categories left. walk off RBI and complete game. It could be a while. It could be all season. [url]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YielPWgFwlR_0LnMC6wEHoNa9_O5Sj4xyRsPQHApLnA/edit#gid=0

Ceetar Apr 17 2018 08:45 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

If deGrom pitches a complete game first, three-way tie between Hahn, Grimm and Seawolf. If not, Hahn wins.

seawolf17 Apr 18 2018 12:30 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

Ceetar wrote: If deGrom pitches a complete game first, three-way tie between Hahn, Grimm and Seawolf. If not, Hahn wins. Something tells me we're going to be waiting a long time for a CG this year.

Frayed Knot Apr 18 2018 01:00 PM Re: Let's Play: First Things First!

seawolf17 wrote: Something tells me we're going to be waiting a long time for a CG this year. It'll be close as to which comes first (or at all), a CG from a pitcher or a NYM catcher nailing a base-stealer.