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Alpha-String Quiz

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 07:58 AM

There are nine Mets with the Alpha-String R-E-Y in their names. Name them and peek not.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 08:11 AM

Rey Ordonez Rey Sanchez Ronn Reynolds Tommy Reynolds Mike Pelfrey Jim Frey

metirish Aug 21 2007 08:12 AM

R-E-Yes - Jode R-E-Ynoso - Armando is that what yer looking for?

metsguyinmichigan Aug 21 2007 08:12 AM

OK, are we talking current roster or all time? The obvious: Jose REYes Older guys: REY Ordonez, Armando REYnoso

DocTee Aug 21 2007 08:14 AM

Kevin McReynolds

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 08:14 AM

Jose Reyes

DocTee Aug 21 2007 08:15 AM

Ronn Reynolds

metirish Aug 21 2007 08:17 AM

Poor old Johnny Rey

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:30 AM

Rey Ordonez - Five cranequiz points Rey Sanchez - Five more for a total off ten Ronn Reynolds - Good one, fifteen Tommy Reynolds - Better one, twenty Mike Pelfrey - keeping it real for twenty-five Jim Frey - Not counting. irish - R-E-Yes - Jode - I'll assume you mean Jose and give you five. R-E-Ynoso - Armando - Ten metsguyinmichigan - late, late DocTee (Rich Goodhard Becker, snicker) - Kevin McReynolds - Five for the Doc Johnny comes back - too late with Reyes DocTee - late with Ronn Reynolds One left!

DocTee Aug 21 2007 08:33 AM

Jim Frey

metirish Aug 21 2007 08:33 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Aug 21 2007 08:35 AM

I looked and found him,only a Met nerd would guess him......:) I didn't find him....it's Rey not Ray.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:33 AM

Cheat again and I'll kill you. KILL!

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:35 AM

Score: Johnny Dickshot - 25 metirish - 10 DocTee - 5 100 points wins.

DocTee Aug 21 2007 08:35 AM

no cheat-- seriously. Was thinking of reys in the middle of names (like mcreyonlds) and thought of fregosi-- from there it was an extrapolation to frey.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 08:40 AM

Mark Corey

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:43 AM

No coaches. No middle names. Just the name on the cards. Johnny comes up big with Corey. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 30 metirish - 10 DocTee - 5 There are eight Mets with the Alpha-String B-R-A in their names. Name them and peek not.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 08:50 AM

Mark Bradley Darren Bragg Craig Brazell

metirish Aug 21 2007 08:51 AM

Chad Bradford

sharpie Aug 21 2007 08:51 AM

Brady Clark Brad Clontz

Mendoza Line Aug 21 2007 08:54 AM

Braden Looper

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:55 AM

Johnny Dickshot: Mark Bradley Darren Bragg Craig Brazell - Fifteen more points for a total of 45. metirish: Chad Bradford - Five more for a total of 15 sharpie Brady Clark Brad Clontz - on the board with 10 points, not an easy 10 either. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 45 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 08:57 AM

Mendoza Line - Braden Looper Welcome to the show, kid. five. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 45 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 One more left!

OlerudOwned Aug 21 2007 09:01 AM

Rick Peterson would've had this one in 5 minutes. Victor Zambrano.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:04 AM

Yeah, a lot of the frustrations of the Howe era in that round. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 45 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 OlerudOwned - 5 There are six Mets with the Alpha-String E-S-T in their names. Name them and peek not.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:07 AM

David West Shawn Estes

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:08 AM

Ten points. You other guys need to check if your buzzers are working properly. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 55 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 OlerudOwned - 5

sharpie Aug 21 2007 09:10 AM

If managers count: Wes Westrum

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:10 AM

They count not. Neither do the original drummers from bands that have played concerts at Shea.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:15 AM

Chuck Estrada

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:18 AM

Chuck is one. Three ESTs are left. We may have some stumpage here. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 60 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 OlerudOwned - 5

sharpie Aug 21 2007 09:21 AM

MikE STanton

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:23 AM

Yeah, sorry. Spaces count as characters in this game, therefore an interruption in the string. Creative thinking, though.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:26 AM

While you wrestle with the remaining three ESTs, I'll dump a double on you. There are three Mets with the Alpha-String W-I-G in their names. There are also two Mets with the Alpha-String T-A-L in their names. Name them and peek not.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:29 AM

Ty Wigginton Tracy Stallard

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:32 AM

Ooh, snap! Still on the board: Three WESes, two WIGs, and one TAL. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 70 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 OlerudOwned - 5

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:38 AM

OK, I have to wrap this up and get some work done today, and the six guys on the board aren't helping anybody catch the 'Shot. Here's a chance for somebody to turn on the nitros. There are 14 Mets with the Alpha-String S-C-H in their names. Name them and peek not.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:39 AM

Dick Schofield Scott Schoenewies Steve Schmoll

Mendoza Line Aug 21 2007 09:39 AM

Dave Schneck Scott Schoneweiss edited to correct Schneck's spelling

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:40 AM

Jimmie Schaffer

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:41 AM

Ten more points. Schmoll hasn't played for the Mets. I oughta dock you. for that one Score: Johnny Dickshot - 80 metirish - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 Mendoza Line - 5 OlerudOwned - 5

metirish Aug 21 2007 09:41 AM

Chuck Estrada Francisco Estrada

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:48 AM

Mendoza Line Dave Schneck Scott Schoneweiss - late on Schoeneweis, but five for Schneck =darkblue]Johnny Dickshot Jimmie Schaffer - Don't know who he is, but five more points. Did he get to play because of a sponsor's exemption? =green]metirish Chuck Estrada Francisco Estrada - Chuck is in but points for Francisco. Score: Johnny Dickshot - 85 metirish - 20 sharpie -10 Mendoza Line - 10 DocTee - 5 OlerudOwned - 5 We have ten SCHs, two WIGs, and two ESTs. Good luck.

metirish Aug 21 2007 09:49 AM

Calvin Schiraldi

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 09:53 AM

Breaking from the pack, but there's still some distance to catch the 'Shot. Can you do it? Score: Johnny Dickshot - 85 metirish - 25 sharpie -10 Mendoza Line - 10 DocTee - 5 OlerudOwned - 5 We have nine SCHs, two WIGs, and two ESTs. Good luck.

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 09:56 AM

Don Bosch Glendon Rusch

Mendoza Line Aug 21 2007 10:12 AM

Preston Wilson

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 10:16 AM

Johnny Dickshot Don BoSCH Glendon RuSCJ - The 'Shot is in the red zone with 95 points! =darkred]Mendoza Line PrESTon Wilson - But the field won't quit, coming up with the hardest EST of them all!! Score: Johnny Dickshot - 95 metirish - 25 Mendoza Line - 15 sharpie -10 DocTee - 5 OlerudOwned - 5

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 10:18 AM

Pete Harnisch. Can I have my 200 dollars now?

metirish Aug 21 2007 10:22 AM

At this stage I think I'll concede to Dickshot. Dave West

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 10:24 AM

Game. I'm sorry. I bet your $200 on sharpie to show. But Mendoza nosed him out. Thank you for playing this ridiculous game. Still un-named: TALs Ricky BotTALlico WIGs DWIGht Bernard DWIGht Gooden ESTs Mickey WESTon SCH Rick HerrSCHer Dan SCHatzeder Al SCHmelz Pete SCHourek Ted SCHreiber Don SCHulze Dickshot will now tell us who Jimmie Schaffer was.

Willets Point Aug 21 2007 10:30 AM

="Johnny Dickshot"]Pete Harnisch. Can I have my 200 dollars now? I want my 200 dollars!

Johnny Dickshot Aug 21 2007 10:32 AM

Reserve catcher. Acquired by the Mets from the White Sox for Frank "The Yankee Killer" Lary. Batted .135 in 24 games, all in 1965. Later traded to Philly in the Dick Stuart Deal. Good stuff on the UMD about him 1) 100th Met ever 2) As O's coach, convinced Eddie Murray to learn switch-hitting.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 10:45 AM

The payoff: for Eddie Murray, switch-hitting experiment was a huge success During the early stages of his career, future Hall of Famer faced reluctance by Baltimore management on his desire to bat from both sides of plate Baseball Digest, June, 2003 by Joe Christensen THE ORIOLES KNEW THEY HAD something special at Double-A Asheville in 1975, even if Eddie Murray wasn't showing it at the plate. He was 19 then, and the accolades were already piling up, so this hardly seemed like the time for drastic measures or new tricks. Jimmie Schaffer, the Asheville manager that season, watched Murray struggle for four months as a right-handed hitter before suggesting he experiment with switch-hitting. Other Orioles officials thought Schaffer was nuts. They had seen Murray blister baseballs from the right side in previous years, so they flocked to Asheville to stop the experiment in its tracks. Murray looked at each of them with those steely eyes and told them he'd be fine. He wanted to try this, too. Reluctantly at first, the Orioles let it happen and watched Murray blossom into one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history. Last January, he became the 38th first-ballot player elected into the Hall of Fame. If Schaffer felt any extra satisfaction upon hearing the news, it was knowing he played a big role at a pivotal moment in Murray's career. It was knowing he stuck to his gut feeling, even if it meant risking his own job. "It was a tough fight for Eddie and myself, until everybody started believing it," Schaffer said. "It's quite rewarding to see a guy like that go into the Hall of Fame." Murray was a lock to make it from the moment he retired after the 1997 season. He was on 85 percent of the ballots (423), and it takes just 75 percent to get elected.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2007 10:47 AM

Cool, he got thanks in the Hall of Fame speech, also.