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Edgy DC
May 11 2006 11:13 AM

Tough quiz for real-gone Met fans.

Below are the ten most-accomplished home-grown Mets (not named Seaver, who I couldn't get a definitive answer on, oddly enough), shown in alphabetical order on the left. On the right are the scouts who signed them (or led the scouting on them and pushed the GM into drafting/signing him). Match the player to the scout.

I fully hope somebody will log on and say, "Are you crazy? Everybody knows the Mets scout who was lukewarm on Seaver was... ." As Dickshot put it, he liked Seaver $8,000 and not $45,000.

As you can see, only one guy has the honor of having landed two Mets all-timers.

1) Edgardo Alfonzo

2) Dwight Gooden

3) Bud Harrelson

4) Cleon Jones

5) Jerry Koosman

6) Ed Kranepool

7) Jon Matlack

8) Tug McGraw

9) Darryl Strawberry

10) Mookie Wilson A) Wayne Britton

B) Roger Jongewaard

C) Clarence Jonnard

D) Walter Millies and John Murff

E) Julian Morgan

F) Roy Partee

G) Roy Partee

H) Carlos Pascual

I) Junior Roman and Gregorio Machado

J) Ollie Vanek

soupcan
May 11 2006 11:24 AM

Like shooting fish in a barrel.

1-B
2-J
3-E
4-G
5-D
6-I
7-A
8-F
9-C
10-H

Edgy DC
May 11 2006 11:29 AM

Two for Soups.

Frayed Knot
May 11 2006 12:35 PM

9 = B is the only one I know

seawolf17
May 11 2006 01:54 PM

1) I
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) A
6) J
7) F
8) G
9) B
10) H

As good a guess as any, I s'pose.

Edgy DC
May 11 2006 01:57 PM

As good as any and better than Souperstar. Wolf has three.

Were those Peanut's picks?

seawolf17
May 11 2006 01:59 PM

No, here are Peanut's picks:

1) B
2) C
3) J
4) I
5) D
6) A
7) H
8) E
9) G
10) F

(Note: that was simply a stream of consciousness, what-letter-pops-into-my-head list. I almost put "K" down a few times.)

Edgy DC
May 11 2006 02:02 PM

The terrier is correct on one count.

soupcan
May 11 2006 02:04 PM

HA! I beat the dog.

seawolf17
May 11 2006 02:06 PM

The dog is suspicious. He thinks he did better than that.

Centerfield
May 11 2006 02:24 PM

I love this forum. Because despite spending hours watching the games, reading about the team, and surfing the net talking about the Mets, there will be a quiz like that where I don't know a single answer making me feel like I'm not one of those people who are way too into baseball.

Edgy DC
May 18 2006 01:03 PM

1) Alfonzo (1)
Junior Roman
Gregorio Machado

2) Gooden (H)
Carlos Pascual

3) Bud Harrelson (F or G)
Roy Partee

4) Jones (E)
Julian Morgan

5) Jerry Koosman (D)
Walter Millies
John Murff

6) Ed Kranepool ©
Clarence Jonnard

7) Jon Matlack (J)
Ollie Vanek

8) Tug McGraw (F or G)
Roy Partee

9) Darryl Strawberry (B)
Roger Jongewaard

10) Mookie Wilson (A)
Wayne Britton

MFS62
May 18 2006 01:18 PM

Is John Murff the same guy we used to know as "Red" Murff?

Later

Edgy DC
May 18 2006 01:19 PM

I'd have to assume yes.

Edgy DC
May 23 2006 02:11 PM
Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 23 2006 06:30 PM

Jongeswaard had a heckuva tenure, it looks like, and scouted both pitchers and batters. He finished up his career in Seattle with the coup de grace.

Date Franchise Player Signing Type
1976 New York Mets Greg Harris Non-Drafted Free Agent
1976 New York Mets Mike Scott Amateur Draft
1978 New York Mets Hubie Brooks Amateur Draft
1978 New York Mets Mike Fitzgerald Amateur Draft
1978 New York Mets Brent Gaff Amateur Draft
1978 New York Mets Brian Giles Amateur Draft
1978 New York Mets Jamie Nelson Amateur Draft
1979 New York Mets Jeff Bettendorf Amateur Draft
1979 New York Mets Scott Holman Non-Drafted Free Agent
1979 New York Mets Tim Leary Amateur Draft
1980 New York Mets Billy Beane Amateur Draft
1980 New York Mets Rick Ownbey Amateur Draft
1980 New York Mets Darryl Strawberry Amateur Draft
1981 New York Mets Mark Carreon Amateur Draft
1981 New York Mets John Christensen Amateur Draft
1981 New York Mets Lenny Dykstra Amateur Draft
1981 New York Mets Randy Milligan Amateur Draft
1982 Detroit Tigers Doug Baker Amateur Draft
1982 New York Mets Dave Cochrane Amateur Draft
1982 Detroit Tigers Colin Ward Amateur Draft
1992 Seattle Mariners Mac Suzuki International Free Agent
1993 Seattle Mariners Alex Rodriguez Amateur Draft

i guess he was the scouting director, because he appears to have been on msot significant amatateur signigns of the Torre era, spanning two ownership groups.

seawolf17
May 23 2006 02:12 PM

Edgy DC wrote:
Jongeswaard had a heckuva tenure, it looks like, and scouted by pitchers and batters. He finished up his career in Seattle with the coup de grace.

Date Franchise Player Signing Type
1992 Seattle Mariners Mac Suzuki International Free Agent
1993 Seattle Mariners Alex Rodriguez Amateur Draft

You're so right. Mac Suzuki was a helluva pitcher.

Oh, wait... you meant the other guy.