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Centerfield Oct 23 2007 01:41 PM

I'm bored. Figure out the connection between this group of Mets then post your own. Who are we?

Nymr83 Oct 23 2007 01:47 PM

they're all white guys?

Edgy DC Oct 23 2007 01:49 PM

They all appeared in MTV's Rock 'n' Jock Softball Classic?

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 01:50 PM

Nope, and I don't know if that's true but that's not what I was going for.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2007 02:11 PM

Let's see... I know that Keith and Roger played themselves on Seinfeld and John Stearns played himself, briefly, on Eight is Enough. Did Pete Harnisch ever appear as himself on a prime-time network show? If so, then there's the connection.

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 02:23 PM

Nope. (again, it might be true, but not what I was going for.)

Vic Sage Oct 23 2007 03:00 PM

they are all Mets whose pictures appear in your initial post.

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 03:02 PM

The answer is there for you to see. It's not like I'm asking you to name umpires or something.

metsmarathon Oct 23 2007 03:09 PM

every one of them is wearing the uniform of the team which employed them at the time the picture was taken.

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 03:10 PM

Hints:

HahnSolo Oct 23 2007 03:11 PM

Two of them are wearing #17.

Nymr83 Oct 23 2007 03:16 PM

Tree-Man whistles at the moon?

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 03:17 PM

Another hint:

Valadius Oct 23 2007 03:22 PM

It has something to do with The Who. Entwistle, Moon, Daltrey.

Valadius Oct 23 2007 03:24 PM

Oh wait, it's their first names. They're the same as the Who members.

Centerfield Oct 23 2007 03:28 PM

Valadius is wise. Give us your group.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2007 03:29 PM

Eek. If you gave me a thousand years, I wouldn't have come up with that. I can name one Who: Roger Daltrey. (I guess two, if you count Cindy Lou Who.)

Valadius Oct 23 2007 04:06 PM

Roger "Daltrey" McDowell Pete "Townshend" Harnisch Keith "Moon" Hernandez John "Entwistle" Stearns Let me find a suitable group of Mets for the next challenge.

Frayed Knot Oct 23 2007 05:01 PM

CF would have made the question easier except he couldn't find a Met named Ringo.

Edgy DC Oct 23 2007 06:23 PM

Harder or easier than New York State colleges?

cooby Oct 23 2007 08:08 PM Q!!

Wonderful, CF! An amazing journey.

Valadius Oct 24 2007 01:11 PM

Okay... find the connection between these Mets:

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 01:17 PM

They each have a cozy place down in Boca?

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 01:21 PM

Just kidding. All Star MVPs. In consecutive years maybe. Correct?

Valadius Oct 24 2007 01:29 PM

Edgy is correct with the second guess. They were all All-Star MVPs, in consecutive years. 1995 - Conine 1996 - Piazza 1997 - S. Alomar 1998 - R. Alomar 1999 - Martinez Edgy - you're up. Make your group of Connect-the-Mets.

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 01:35 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 24 2007 06:14 PM

Yeah, I have the floor, baby, and I'm gonna filibuster (...'cuz I don't know what to do.)

Benjamin Grimm Oct 24 2007 01:41 PM

Wow. Very good. Have the Mets ever had an All-Star MVP? I'm thinking maybe Matlack in 1972. And it could very well have been Mazzilli in 1979.

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 01:56 PM

Matlack and Madlock were co-MVPs in '75. Later, NBC merged them into Matlock, Tuesday nights at 8 on Channel 4.

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 02:07 PM

"Post me, Edgy!" "Me, too!" "Don't forget me, Son." "I see what you're doing. Count my ass in." "What the...? Oh, OK. Yeah, me. I guess... as long as you're cool with the abscay thing." "I'll join youse if you'll just... get... this... prick... off of me." Original Met, anybody? "Me? No fucking way. Sure, whatever." "Wha? (Snicker.)" "Getting kind of cramped in here, isn't it Edgy." "Look at Mr. My-Photo-Is-So-Big. He never liked bong smoking when I played with him either. Not that I would know." M "Me again? Edgy must love me. I was in his last club and even I don't remember being a Met." "Just keep the porn away from me, hippy." "This team needs a '69er. Oh, and I don't mean that porn-wise, so be cool, Byrdman." "I'm confused." "All I know is that it ain't a club without a Smith. Help me out. Am I still alive?"

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 02:19 PM

With a little generous interpretation, are they first and last (and middle) names that can all serve as first names?

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 02:22 PM

"You'd name a child 'Brown'? What kind of monster are you?"

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 03:52 PM

One of Hank Webb's middle names is Gaylon. Springsteen wrote a song called Bobby Jean. Howard Johnson, Rick Reed and Kevin Brown have more or maybe comparatively famous doppelgangers, namewise. Coleman is the name of a popular cooler. And the butler from "Trading Places". Kevin Collins was traded for a World Series MVP. Chris Chambliss didn't do much as a hitting coach. And I don't recognize the guy in the Rice uniform. The thread that connects them does not make itself apparent to me.

Nymr83 Oct 24 2007 03:56 PM

i dont know the guy in the Rice uniform or the guy taking a bong hit.

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 04:02 PM

Grant Roberts (bong hit guy) had 1 start in 2000. Rick Reed started the 1 game the Mets won in the 2000 World Series. Manny Alexander made 1 huge mistake in whom he attempted to follow as an Oriole. Roger Craig taught Mike Scott 1 valuable thing to do with sandpaper. Gary Bennett played 1 game as a Met. Vince Coleman was Public Enemy No. 1. Dale Murray maybe had 1 good outing. Kevin Collins was traded for 1 World Series MVP. I am groping for 1 thing they all had in common...

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 04:04 PM

The Rice guy is Wayne Graham, 1 realizes...

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 04:10 PM

Ken Sanders was hit by a throw back from the catcher. Vince Coleman was eaten by a tarp roller. Howard Johnson was accused of corking his bat. Rick Reed was needlessly ostracized as a replacement player. Manny Alexander was needlessly ostracized for replacing Ripken. I liked to refer to Dale Murray as The Master of Disaster in his non-prime. Kevin Collins could have been given a newer jersey for his 1969 Topps card. Grant Roberts trusted the wrong people. I'm still waiting for Hank Webb to break through. And his middle name still involves Gaylon.

Valadius Oct 24 2007 04:39 PM

I actually know somebody named Brown. And he's insane.

Valadius Oct 24 2007 05:06 PM

HA!!! Just got it. Wow. They all share the last names of current U.S. Senators.

Zvon Oct 24 2007 05:08 PM

LMAO. Best game evah!

Edgy DC Oct 24 2007 06:17 PM

Valadius wrote: HA!!! Just got it. Wow. They all share the last names of current U.S. Senators. Excellent work. Your floor.

G-Fafif Oct 24 2007 08:28 PM

Pret-ty good. Pret-ty, pret-ty good.

Nymr83 Oct 25 2007 07:38 PM

lets get this going

SteveJRogers Oct 25 2007 08:09 PM

Here's one

Valadius Oct 25 2007 09:16 PM

Dude, it was my turn. I'm still coming up with one.

Edgy DC Oct 25 2007 09:20 PM

Steve and tide wait for no man.

SteveJRogers Oct 26 2007 05:38 AM

Which is why I threw up an easy one in the meantime

Nymr83 Oct 26 2007 07:52 AM

]Here's one all 3 of them once batted out of turn? oh wait...

Edgy DC Oct 26 2007 08:25 AM

I don't know who the first guy is. Mark Little? Jeff McKnight? The limited color palette giving him a radioactive sunbirn doesn't help.

Centerfield Oct 26 2007 08:27 AM

It's 1985 World Series MVP Bret Saberhagen. Followed by the MVP's for the 1986 and 1987 World Series. It's still Val's turn.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 26 2007 09:04 AM

Nymr83 wrote: ]Here's one all 3 of them once batted out of turn? oh wait... thwack

Valadius Oct 27 2007 03:21 PM

All right, here we go:

SI Metman Oct 27 2007 09:08 PM

Took me a few minutes, but I probably should have concentrated harder on what was on my television. All played for both Colorado and Boston.

Valadius Oct 27 2007 09:22 PM

You are correct, SI Metman. You're up - come up with your group of Connect-the-Mets.

SI Metman Oct 27 2007 09:28 PM

SteveJRogers Oct 27 2007 10:48 PM

Winners of the Clemente Award. Mays 71 Singleton 82 Carter 89 Leiter 00 Delgado 06 CF, you are up.

Nymr83 Nov 02 2007 08:46 AM

CF you're still up

soupcan Nov 02 2007 09:01 AM

Answer toSteveJRogers puzzle is all three have last names that are nouns (sort of)? SABERhagen KNIGHT VIOLA

Centerfield Nov 02 2007 09:17 AM

seawolf17 Nov 02 2007 09:19 AM

I know it, but I don't want to guess it, because I don't want to have to come up with one of these. Nice work.

HahnSolo Nov 02 2007 09:21 AM

Jenny, Jenny is the one for CF.

Centerfield Nov 02 2007 09:23 AM

Wow, that was quick. Floor belongs to the wise-cracking smuggler with the tall hairy friend.

HahnSolo Nov 02 2007 09:48 AM

Here we go (sorry theyre not all in Mets unis):

TransMonk Nov 02 2007 11:09 AM

All Super Bowl MVPs: XII - Randy White VII - Jake Scott XXXII - Terrell Davis XXV - Ottis Anderson XXXVII - Dexter Jackson XII - Harvey Martin XXIX - Steve Young XXII - Doug Williams

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 02 2007 11:13 AM

I suck at this game

HahnSolo Nov 02 2007 11:14 AM

Well done, TransMonk.

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 11:21 AM

TransMonk wrote: All Super Bowl MVPs: XII - Randy White VII - Jake Scott XXXII - Terrell Davis XXV - Ottis Anderson XXXVII - Dexter Jackson XII - Harvey Martin XXIX - Steve Young XXII - Doug Williams You found perhaps the only category filled with more generic anglo names than my pack of Current US Senators.

TransMonk Nov 02 2007 11:45 AM

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 11:49 AM

Gubernators.

TransMonk Nov 02 2007 11:54 AM

Yup..too easy. I had originally thought about compling Menudo members since we have a Xavier...but thought better of it.

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 12:44 PM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Nov 02 2007 02:59 PM

That would have rocked. It would have rocked Ricky Ortero's world. "Oh, great, me. Probably a group of fat Mets." "Who you calling fat, fat boy?" "I swear I thought Terry was dead" "At least he has a had a career of more than 20 innings, Hinlsley, and doesn't have to share his only card with Gary Freaking Kroll. Check out my gold glove, Baby!" "Check out the dangerous slashing font on my numbers." (It made sense with the old photo.) "Everybody's so fancy in this club." "I'm about as un-fancy a Met as they come." "Attend the tale of Jackson Todd!" "I had 103 more saves than Todd!" "Looper?!" I'm in a club with Looper?!" "Hah! At least he's got more than a Wiz card!" 'I agree. That's sad. I've got sealing wax." "What's sad is that Yancy still won't publish Edgy's memory of me. I think I hate this club."

Valadius Nov 02 2007 01:09 PM

Edgy, I can't see pics 1, 5, and 10.

Nymr83 Nov 02 2007 01:36 PM

Valadius wrote: Edgy, I can't see pics 1, 5, and 10. same here

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 01:56 PM

Better now?

seawolf17 Nov 02 2007 02:18 PM

Nope.

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 02:41 PM

Better be good now. Went to a new source.

Valadius Nov 02 2007 02:45 PM

Better now, thank you.

Nymr83 Nov 02 2007 02:45 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Better be good now. Went to a new source. fine now

SteveJRogers Nov 02 2007 04:30 PM

soupcan wrote: Answer toSteveJRogers puzzle is all three have last names that are nouns (sort of)? SABERhagen KNIGHT VIOLA Nope, 'Twas three consecutive WS MVPs from 85-87.

SteveJRogers Nov 02 2007 04:39 PM

They may not be from Muskogee, but they are all proud to be OKIES!

Edgy DC Nov 02 2007 04:51 PM

OkieMets. Correct.

SteveJRogers Nov 03 2007 09:15 PM

DocTee Nov 03 2007 09:25 PM

I got it! They're all catchers!

SteveJRogers Nov 03 2007 09:31 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 04 2007 06:52 AM

Yeah but whats special about those 9 guys, other than being backup backstops

DocTee Nov 03 2007 09:34 PM

they've never been in my kitchen ?

Nymr83 Nov 03 2007 09:37 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: Yeah but whats special about those 5 guys, other than being backup backstops 5? i count 9? was that a hint?

Edgy DC Nov 03 2007 09:53 PM

They were all third string catchers as Mets.

Nymr83 Nov 03 2007 10:05 PM

Edgy DC wrote: They were all third string catchers as Mets. o'brien was certainly 2nd in '93... i really cant find a link between these players

Edgy DC Nov 03 2007 10:15 PM

All were third string... at some point.

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 06:53 AM

Nymr83 wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Yeah but whats special about those 5 guys, other than being backup backstops 5? i count 9? was that a hint? My bad.

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 06:54 AM

Edgy DC wrote: All were third string... at some point. Not the connection I was going for.

Iubitul Nov 04 2007 07:45 AM

while they haven't eaten in your kitchen, you've gotten all of their autographs on their cards.

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 08:30 AM

Not my cards...

MFS62 Nov 04 2007 08:36 AM

They all hit home runs against the Mets after they left the team? Later

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 08:46 AM

I have no idea... They all did something once that they would never do again in their Metly careers.

cooby Nov 04 2007 02:02 PM

Opening Day catcher for one year only?

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 02:16 PM

Ding, Ding! 1962 Landrith 1962 Coleman (I forgot to add 1963's Hawk Taylor) 1965 Cannizzaro 1968 Martin 1973 Dyer 1981 Trevino 1990 Lyons 1991 O'Brien 1998 Spehr The others: 66-67, 69-72, 74-76 Grote 77-80, 82 Stearns 83-84 Hodges 85-89 Carter 92-97 Hundley 99-05 Piazza 06-07 LoDuca

Rockin' Doc Nov 04 2007 05:34 PM

Landrith and Coleman were both the opening day catcher in 1962? That's amazing. Roger Craig must have had some pretty wicked stuff to require two catchers. In all seriousness, Hobie Landrith was the opening day catcher in 1962, Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman was the opening day catcher in 1963 and Robert "Hawk" Taylor was the opening day catcher in 1964.

SteveJRogers Nov 04 2007 05:36 PM

D'OH!

Nymr83 Nov 04 2007 06:18 PM

go cooby!

Edgy DC Nov 04 2007 07:35 PM

Applause.

metirish Nov 04 2007 08:11 PM

Very cool by SJR and Cooby.

cooby Nov 05 2007 07:38 PM

Steve gave a nice hint :) sorry it's the biggest picture I coud find of him (yes I know that's not how you say it)

Edgy DC Nov 05 2007 07:51 PM

All of their names put one in mind of vegetables?

cooby Nov 05 2007 08:04 PM

That's right Edgy, Veggie Tale Mets

Edgy DC Nov 05 2007 08:58 PM

Thought I was just messing about.

Elster88 Nov 05 2007 09:05 PM

Why is Alyssa chillin with Kaz? No wonder he started sucking as soon as he got to America.

Nymr83 Nov 05 2007 09:39 PM

Each of the hitters homered in his first Met game (i think it was even the first at bat for all of them but not sure), i can only assume mota allowed a homer in his first game as a met and that is what ties him in to the others. did i get it?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2007 03:51 AM

Who is that between Fitzgerald and Matsui, and what is he wearing???

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 06:09 AM

Nymr83 wrote: Each of the hitters homered in his first Met game (i think it was even the first at bat for all of them but not sure), i can only assume mota allowed a homer in his first game as a met and that is what ties him in to the others. did i get it? Not quite.

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 06:11 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 06 2007 07:08 AM

Elster88 wrote: Why is Alyssa chillin with Kaz? No wonder he started sucking as soon as he got to America. 'Cuz she's America's highest-paid baseball groupie.

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 06:23 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Who is that between Fitzgerald and Matsui, Valadius knows. Benjamin Grimm wrote: and what is he wearing??? Bingo togs.

Nymr83 Nov 06 2007 06:58 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Who is that between Fitzgerald and Matsui, and what is he wearing??? mike jacobs

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 08:58 AM

The first five homered in their first Metly at bat, and Mota, while pitching for another team, (guessing) gave up a home run to someone making his first Metly at bat???

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 09:00 AM

Not quite.

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 09:05 AM

Oh, well. Back to the Mystery Machine.

Centerfield Nov 06 2007 09:54 AM

Mota gave up all of those home runs. (At least it seems like it)

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2007 10:00 AM

Mota didn't homer in his first game, but he did homer in his first at bat: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B06090MON1999.htm

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 10:37 AM

So, your answer is...

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2007 10:40 AM

All homered in their first major league game.

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 10:45 AM

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 10:48 AM

All homered in their first MLB at-bat, Charles?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2007 10:49 AM

Boy, I fumbled THAT one!

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 10:52 AM

Hahn wins the Millenium Falcon back from Lando. Wussy Ben Grimm clearly didn't want the burden of the next challenge.

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 11:02 AM

TransMonk Nov 06 2007 11:56 AM

Original members of New Edition.

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 12:01 PM

My word.

seawolf17 Nov 06 2007 12:03 PM

DAMN. That's impressively obscure.

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 12:06 PM

Not only did you get the New Edition part, but you got the Original in there as well. I really thought this one would last longer. Well played, TransMonk.

Nymr83 Nov 06 2007 12:26 PM

wtf is "new edition"?

TransMonk Nov 06 2007 12:37 PM

New Edition = 80's boy band. Think Boys II Men only earlier. Bobby Brown was in it.

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 12:45 PM

Traveling Wilburys.

TransMonk Nov 06 2007 12:48 PM

Less than ten minutes...good job Solo.

soupcan Nov 06 2007 12:51 PM

Every single one of you needs a girlfriend.

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 01:04 PM

^^^ I've been trying to tell my wife that for years.

seawolf17 Nov 06 2007 01:21 PM

Who is Eyebrows McGee there, just above Aguilera?

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 01:25 PM

Gary Gentry

TransMonk Nov 06 2007 01:29 PM

Best New Artist Grammy winners: Christina Aguilera - 1999 Bobbie Gentry - 1967 Jose Feliciano - 1968 Tracy Chapman - 1988 Norah Jones - 2002

HahnSolo Nov 06 2007 01:33 PM

Nothing gets past the Monk.

metsmarathon Nov 06 2007 01:56 PM

Valadius Nov 06 2007 04:05 PM

The Backstreet Boys?

Edgy DC Nov 06 2007 04:07 PM

In a shocking development, today I appear to be the least gay member of the forum.

Valadius Nov 06 2007 04:12 PM

I blame my little sister for my being able to remember a Nick and a Howie.

metsmarathon Nov 06 2007 07:24 PM

="Valadius"]The Backstreet Boys? yup ="Edgy DC"]In a shocking development, today I appear to be the least gay member of the forum. and, yup. ="Valadius"]I blame my little sister for my being able to remember a Nick and a Howie. i, personally, blame my wife.

Elster88 Nov 06 2007 08:10 PM

Valadius Nov 06 2007 08:39 PM

I had to get a little creative to make this fit what I wanted.

SteveJRogers Nov 06 2007 08:50 PM

I would say Jefferson was our first Sec of State, Hamilton first Treasurer and of course Washington our first POTUS, but the others I'm not sure

Valadius Nov 06 2007 09:04 PM

Kinda barking up the right tree. Kinda sorta.

Nymr83 Nov 06 2007 10:04 PM

there was an Arizona governor named Castro at some point, and there have been plenty of politicians named Kent though none in the cabinet to my knowledge.

Valadius Nov 07 2007 08:26 AM

Getting colder. I'd pay a visit to Baseball Reference.

HahnSolo Nov 07 2007 09:09 AM

If you include first, middle, last names, they all appear on US Currency? Castro's middle name is Abraham Kent's middle name is Franklin

Centerfield Nov 07 2007 12:10 PM

Hahn Solo and Transmonk totally own this game.

Valadius Nov 07 2007 12:11 PM

Hahn's got it. I had to get creative to make it fit, as we haven't had anyone with a Lincoln in their name yet, so I had to go with Ramon Abraham Castro. But yes, they fit all the circulating denominations of U.S. dollar bills (believe it or not, they still make $2 bills). Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, Franklin.

HahnSolo Nov 07 2007 12:29 PM

The feller on the right Incidentally, that's apparently Keith's Mrs. above. Wifey Watch Alert!

HahnSolo Nov 07 2007 02:51 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 07 2007 03:12 PM

No guesses at this one? The Reyes photo may provide a hint. [Edited]

Nymr83 Nov 07 2007 03:08 PM

they all led the club in runs? lets try to do 1 at a time hahn, this could get chaotic otherwise

HahnSolo Nov 07 2007 03:14 PM

Agreed. I'll save that for later. Not the answer I'm looking for. As I said, the best clue probably can be found in the Reyes photo.

SteveJRogers Nov 07 2007 03:30 PM

Since Carter and Mex are NOT stolen base artists, I'm going with led the Mets in Total Bases?

Nymr83 Nov 07 2007 03:55 PM

they all got dirty alot? they all foolishly slide hands-first?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 07 2007 06:22 PM

Don Hahn never led the club in any offensive categories.

SteveJRogers Nov 07 2007 06:56 PM

I'd also say they played every inning of a World Series, but that leaves out Reyes. The only way Carter and Mex could steal a postseason base would be on a double steal...

Benjamin Grimm Nov 07 2007 07:33 PM

I suspect it has something to do with triples. They all hit postseason triples for the Mets?

soupcan Nov 07 2007 08:01 PM

Inside the park homeruns?

HahnSolo Nov 08 2007 06:53 AM

The big orange guy got it. All hit postseason triples as a Met

Edgy DC Nov 08 2007 07:10 AM

Only one did it in a tux.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 08 2007 11:46 AM

For those of you who are browser-impaired, the pictures above are of Lou Thornton, Gary Gentry, Kevin McReyonlds, Rich Chiles, John Stearns, John Milner, Ron Darling, Dick Schofield, Dennis Musgraves, Kevin Tapani, Mike Torrez, Darryl Hamilton, Chico Walker, Dave Gallagher, Bill Almon, Terry Blocker, Ken Boswell, and George Theodore. They're alphabetized not by name, but by the thing that qualifies them for this list. Not pictured, but could have been: Marlon Anderson, Terrence Long, Craig Brazell, Sammy Drake, Larry Bowa, Leon Brown, Danny Boitano, Doug Henry, Fernando Vina, Ron Herbel, Greg Harts, Rick Waits, Tony Phillips, Moises Alou, Sid Fernandez, Gary Thurman, Tim Bogar, Larry Miller, Mike DeJean, Kenny Greer, Chad Bradford, Dan Wheeler, Jerry Martin, Pete Schourek. The not pictured list is also in alphabetical order. Good luck! I think this is probably unreasonably difficult, but knowing this group, somebody will probably get it within five minutes.

HahnSolo Nov 08 2007 11:52 AM

Alpha order based on the state they were born in?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 08 2007 11:57 AM

Hit and/or surrenders pinch hit home runs?

Valadius Nov 08 2007 11:58 AM

All born in state capitals.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 08 2007 12:00 PM

Hahn is onto something.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 08 2007 12:00 PM

And Valadius has it!

Gwreck Nov 08 2007 12:06 PM

Valadius Nov 08 2007 12:27 PM

Um... it's my turn, Gwreck.

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 12:35 PM

wtf, dont pull a rogers!

Gwreck Nov 08 2007 12:48 PM

Apparently I missed the rules here somewhere. Feel free to ignore mine.

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 02:47 PM

Gwreck wrote: Apparently I missed the rules here somewhere. Feel free to ignore mine. when you get the previous one right its your turn. i've had one sitting around for days because i'm never going to answer one correctly. sadly i would have gotten yancy's if i'd seen it first since it is easily determined from the limited biographical data on baseball reference and thats my first stop

Valadius Nov 08 2007 03:29 PM

Gwreck Nov 08 2007 03:36 PM

They're all sons of major league ballplayers. So now I am no longer out of turn.

Valadius Nov 08 2007 03:40 PM

Correct. Now it is your turn.

Mendoza Line Nov 08 2007 05:07 PM

They're all commonly known by their middle names.

Gwreck Nov 08 2007 06:36 PM

Correct. I coulda sworn there were some others but those were the only 4 Mets I could think of.

Mendoza Line Nov 08 2007 07:44 PM

Ronald W. Garrett is the only other one I can think of. Nymr83 wrote: i've had one sitting around for days because i'm never going to answer one correctly. I got nuthin', and it's crunch time at work, so I probably won't be checking the board very much for a while. I hereby designate Nymr as my substitute stupid gamer.

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 07:48 PM

sweet! here we go... (the last picture is Shawn Estes, i couldnt find one where his name was clearly visible that was also a relatively small picture)

Edgy DC Nov 08 2007 07:57 PM

I think what you're going for is "throw lefty/bat righty" guys, though wasn't Testes a switch hitter?

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 08:33 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 08 2007 08:36 PM

yeah, i was confused by UMDB which has the following incorrect data: ]Aaron Shawn Estes Born: February 18, 1973 at San Francisco, Cal. Throws: Right Bats: Left Height: 6.02 Weight: 195 i saw "right left" and since i knew he threw lefty i assumed he batted righty without looking too closely to see that they had both wrong (i assumed they were just reversed) baseball reference lists him as a switch hitter but then when i click "splits" it shows 582 plate appearences as a righty (440 vs. righties and 142 vs. lefties) which is his correct total. so i'm not sure what to think.

Edgy DC Nov 08 2007 08:36 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Nov 09 2007 10:54 AM

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 08:39 PM

who is the guy in the aussie uniform? why two pictures of Thorn?

Edgy DC Nov 08 2007 08:54 PM

It's a mystery.

Valadius Nov 08 2007 08:58 PM

The first picture is a red dot for me.

Nymr83 Nov 08 2007 09:03 PM

the identity of the aussie is a mystery?

Edgy DC Nov 08 2007 09:36 PM

It's all a mystery.

Edgy DC Nov 09 2007 10:50 AM

Didn't seem that hard when I posted it.

HahnSolo Nov 09 2007 11:30 AM

The first guy is still a mystery to me.

Edgy DC Nov 09 2007 11:53 AM

Well, the Aussie uniform pic was sustained in some places, not in others. So now you know you have a (can't believe I'm hand-holding) guy who has played for both St. Lucie and the Aussie national team. But forget that. Focus on row two.

SteveJRogers Nov 09 2007 04:43 PM

Focus on Row 2? Brown and Doc share a birthday, Mann celebrates the next day, but AY was born on 1/19...

seawolf17 Nov 09 2007 05:42 PM

And unless it's some sort of "Back To The Future" thing with Doc Brown, I'm stumped.

Edgy DC Nov 09 2007 08:53 PM

No, it's not Doc Brown, but there is a character being referenced.

seawolf17 Nov 10 2007 11:21 AM

(Somebody) Twothorne Young Doc Man Brown? I feel like I'm right there, but yet I'm not close at all.

SteveJRogers Nov 10 2007 11:27 AM

Holy Crap I think I got it! Thanks to Google [url=http://www.amazon.com/Nathaniel-Hawthornes-Young-Goodman-Brown/dp/B00006G3OV]]Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown"[/url]

Edgy DC Nov 10 2007 11:55 AM

Steve's right. The correct answer: OughThornes Young GoodenMann Brown.

seawolf17 Nov 10 2007 12:31 PM

Obscure. Nice work.

SteveJRogers Nov 10 2007 06:49 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 11 2007 02:14 PM

Lundy Nov 11 2007 12:29 PM

They've all worked in the Mets broadcasting booth at one time or another.

Edgy DC Nov 11 2007 12:53 PM

I don't remember that Red X guy working the mic, but I think Lundy has it.

SteveJRogers Nov 11 2007 02:17 PM

Fixed, and yupper! All former Mets who went on to be regular broadcasters for the team. All on the TV side interestingly enough, Shamsky was one of the original Sports Channel voices and Buddy did a year in the SC booth in the early 80s. Of course we had Staub's run in the SC booth, Seaver's long run in WPIX/WB booth, and finally Gary Cohen's two booth mates in Keith and Ron.

Lundy Nov 14 2007 06:20 PM

SteveJRogers Nov 14 2007 07:03 PM

Taking a wild guess with the first names of the current living Presidents, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush?

Lundy Nov 15 2007 07:29 AM

Living presidents is what I was going for. There hasn't been a Rudolph, Hillary, Mitt or Barack on the Mets, so it could be tough to do that one come 2009...

Nymr83 Nov 15 2007 10:32 AM

Lundy wrote: Living presidents is what I was going for. There hasn't been a Rudolph, Hillary, Mitt or Barack on the Mets, so it could be tough to do that one come 2009... vote for Huckabee. Chuck Norris supports him.

SteveJRogers Nov 15 2007 08:36 PM

There is a hint in what all the images are of

DocTee Nov 15 2007 08:48 PM

First round draft picks

Edgy DC Nov 15 2007 08:53 PM

Mets who received support in the Rookie of the Year voting.

Valadius Nov 15 2007 09:11 PM

Well they didn't all play for the Cards. And that was my first thought too, Edgy, until I looked up Jesse Gonder. The only thing I can think of is made their Mets debuts one after the other.

seawolf17 Nov 15 2007 09:26 PM

Those would all be members of the Topps Rookie All-Star Team.

SteveJRogers Nov 16 2007 02:23 PM

And Seawolf gets it

seawolf17 Nov 16 2007 06:13 PM

Ah, hell, now I have to think of one. Hang on.

SteveJRogers Nov 24 2007 12:55 PM

Jumping in here as we await Wolfie's one, No pics here as I didn't realize how many there were Jim Fregosi, Dean Chance Gene Woodling Len Randle, Elliott Maddox Bob Aspromonte, Joe Foy, Galen Cisco, Jerry Cram Tommy Davis, Greg Goossen, Jim Gosger, Mike Marshall, Skip Lockwood, Jack Acker Greg Goossen, Skip Lockwood, Ken Sanders, Wayne Twitchell Rusty Staub, Donn Clendenon, Don Bosch, Kevin Collins, Don Hahn, Don Shaw, Preston Wilson, Gary Bennett, Carlos Baerga, Mike Stanton, C.J. Nitkowski Chris Cannizzaro, Jerry Morales, Dave Roberts, Dick Selma Leroy Stanton, Tommy Moore, Doc Medich Bob Bailor, Rick Cerone Daryl Boston, Chris Jones, Jim Tatum, Armando Reynoso, Willie Blair, Steve Reed Jeff Conine, Chuck Carr, Dave Magadan, Carl Everett, Dave Weathers, Rich Rodriguez, Bob McClure Miguel Cairo, Mike DiFelice, Bubba Trammell, Rick White, Dennis Springer, Roberto Hernandez Kelly Stinnett, Jay Bell, Karim Garcia, Jorge Fabregas, Bernard Gilkey, Chris Jones, Willie Blair, Barry Manuel

SI Metman Nov 25 2007 10:35 PM

that looks like one big group of guys with a lot of stickers on their luggage.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 07:41 AM

Players who played for expansion teams in the team's first season.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 08:02 AM

Skip Lockwood did that twice?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 08:11 AM

No. But the list of Mets players who played in a team's debut season looks similar to, but not exactly like, the group that Steve posted: Washington Senators Joe Hicks, Bob Johnson, Tom Sturdivant, Gene Woodling Los Angeles Angels Dean Chance, Jim Fregosi Houston Colt .45's Bob Aspromonte Montreal Expos Don Bosch, Donn Clendenon, Kevin Collins, Don Hahn, Don Shaw, Rusty Staub San Diego Padres Chris Cannizzaro, Jerry Morales, Dave Roberts, Dick Selma, Larry Stahl Seattle Pilots Jack Aker, Tommy Davis, Greg Goossen, Jim Gosger, Skip Lockwood, Mike Marshall Kansas City Royals Galen Cisco, Jerry Cram, Joe Foy, Hawk Taylor Toronto Blue Jays Bob Bailor, Rick Cerone Seattle Mariners Doc Medich, Tommy Moore, Leroy Stanton Colorado Rockies Willie Blair, Daryl Boston, Chris Jones, Steve Reed, Armando Reynoso, Jim Tatum Florida Marlins Chuck Carr, Jeff Conine, Carl Everett, Dave Magadan, Bob McClure, Rich Rodriguez, Dave Weathers Arizona Diamondbacks Jay Bell, Willie Blair, Jorge Fabregas, Karim Garcia, Bernard Gilkey, Chris Jones, Barry Manuel, Kelly Stinnett Tampa Bay Devil Rays Miguel Cairo, Mike DiFelice, Roberto Hernandez, Aaron Ledesma, Dennis Springer, Bubba Trammell, Rick White

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 08:15 AM

Perhaps it also includes the first season of relocated teams, like the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers: Texas Rangers Tom Grieve, Elliott Maddox, Lenny Randle Milwaukee Brewers Greg Goossen, Skip Lockwood, Ken Sanders, Wayne Twitchell

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 08:42 AM

Ah. I was dancing around that. His 2005 Nats are missing Endy Chavez, though.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 26 2007 09:00 AM

He's also missing a few Senators, a Padre, a Royal, and maybe a few others. I figure he's either intentionally omitting Scorpios or something, or he accidentally overlooked a few players.

SteveJRogers Nov 26 2007 09:44 AM

Yup, and again I swear Ben is really Reed Richards! Since the Brewers, Rangers and Nationals tend to be considered seperate than teams that just relocate but keep the name (Braves, Dodgers, Giants) I included them in the list.

Edgy DC Nov 26 2007 10:20 AM

If you've got 15 minutes some day, write the Nationals and ask them to change their policy and honor the retired numbers from the Expos.