Guess that Met

[Edgy MD]

Well, number 4 is Lorn Brown.

[Cowtipper]

Lorn Brown is correct!

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California

2. I pitched but a year in a Mets uniform
And I did not do well while it was worn
That season was also the extent of my career
Indeed it lasted just that one single year
Seaver had over 20 wins that season
But me, I got less than 10 for some reason
You could say my career could have been greater
But hey, at least I allowed just eight Taters

Who am I?

Hint: Had 5-13 record in sole season with NY.
Hint: Played for Mets in 1975.

3. Back home I was good, or so it was said
the Metropolitans signed me after I fled.
I liked to throw junk
and got in a funk
[Then] my career [was] sunk.

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: From Cuba.
Hint: Played for the Mets in 2006.

Who am I?

4. Who am I?



Hint: Spent five straight seasons with New York, then a sixth to wrap up his career.

5. A pitcher, I was an All-Star once
Unlike my friends Doug, Steve and Dan
They came to the Mets with me
For a single, talented man

Who am I?

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 12
Johnny Lunchbucket: 6
stevejrogers: 6
batmagadanleadoff: 5
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[stevejrogers]

5 is Pat Zachary

[Edgy MD]

While "I got in a funk and then my career was sunk" applies to almost everybody, Cuba and 2006 suggest that #4 is Alay Soler.

[Cowtipper]

Pat Zachry and Alay Soler are correct. Well done!

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California

2. I pitched but a year in a Mets uniform
And I did not do well while it was worn
That season was also the extent of my career
Indeed it lasted just that one single year
Seaver had over 20 wins that season
But me, I got less than 10 for some reason
You could say my career could have been greater
But hey, at least I allowed just eight Taters

Who am I?

Hint: Had 5-13 record in sole season with NY.
Hint: Played for Mets in 1975.

Who am I?

3. Who am I?



Hint: Spent five straight seasons with New York, then a sixth to wrap up his career.

4. I played just 11 games in the majors
Over a total of two years
But don't you dare begin to think
That was the extent of my career
In fact, I played 15 seasons
In baseball professionally
From 1972 to 1986
I played, often internationally

This player was not drafted
Rather he was signed in '72
He played mostly first base
And righthanded he threw

Who am I?

5. One year I led in games
yet my repertoire was rather tame.
My other teams totaled five
one was only a short drive.
The thing about me that's a clinker,
my best pitch rhymed with stinker.

Who am I ?

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 13
stevejrogers: 7
Johnny Lunchbucket: 6
batmagadanleadoff: 5
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[batmagadanleadoff]

2. Randy Tate
3. Ray Sadecki

[ashie62]

Ray Sadecki

[Cowtipper]

Tate and Sadecki are correct. Well done!

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California

2. I played just 11 games in the majors
Over a total of two years
But don't you dare begin to think
That was the extent of my career
In fact, I played 15 seasons
In baseball professionally
From 1972 to 1986
I played, often internationally

This player was not drafted
Rather he was signed in '72
He played mostly first base
And righthanded he threw

Who am I?

3. One year I led in games
yet my repertoire was rather tame.
My other teams totaled five
one was only a short drive.
The thing about me that's a clinker,
my best pitch rhymed with stinker.

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

4. It didn't take long for the bloom to leave the rose
but oh that first year,
to such heights I rose.
It took a few years for the stories to filter out
I faded so quickly
cause I drank more than stout.

Long before the whispers and stories
I led the league in many categories
never again were my numbers so hoary.

I returned to New York
but a Met not to be
I ended my time as a Yankee.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

5. I came to the Mets and a failure I was
My stay was less than a year because
My record was poor, my ERA was high
I just did plain old bad, no I won't lie
I won but four games, while losing nine
When I went to pitch, it was not a good time

Who am I?

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 13
batmagadanleadoff: 7
stevejrogers: 7
Johnny Lunchbucket: 6
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

1. Bobby M Jones

[Cowtipper]

Bobby M. Jones is a great guess, but incorrect. This man is of Hispanic descent and debuted for the Mets in 2007.

[stevejrogers]

I’m torn between Neil Allen and Ron Swoboda for #4? But I’ve never heard Swoboda had drinking issues.

[stevejrogers]

There are too many to chose from in #5! LOL

[Cowtipper]

Number 4 is neither Swoboda or Allen. It might have been an outfielder who had one big year in New York. As for number 5, he came around about the same time as other pitching greats like Jeff D'Amico and John Thomson.

[stevejrogers]

Number 4 is neither Swoboda or Allen. It might have been an outfielder who had one big year in New York.

Neither Straw, though he does fit the addictions clue, nor Beltran…and Beltran ended as an Astro

Claudell Washington wasn’t really BIG in NY…

Returned as a MFY doesn’t necessarily mean as a player?

[Cowtipper]

He was an expert at hitting triples in the 1990s, leading the league in that category multiple times. And he did return to NY as a player, in the Bronx, but briefly.

[stevejrogers]

Oh, Lance Johnson

[stevejrogers]

But…ummm…I can’t seem to find any evidence of rumors of an addiction to alcohol ruining his career.

[Cowtipper]

It is Lance Johnson, and I can't find anything concrete on his drinking habits, either. Oh well.

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California

2. I played just 11 games in the majors
Over a total of two years
But don't you dare begin to think
That was the extent of my career
In fact, I played 15 seasons
In baseball professionally
From 1972 to 1986
I played, often internationally

This player was not drafted
Rather he was signed in '72
He played mostly first base
And righthanded he threw

Who am I?

3. One year I led in games
yet my repertoire was rather tame.
My other teams totaled five
one was only a short drive.
The thing about me that's a clinker,
my best pitch rhymed with stinker.

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

4. I came to the Mets and a failure I was
My stay was less than a year because
My record was poor, my ERA was high
I just did plain old bad, no I won't lie
I won but four games, while losing nine
When I went to pitch, it was not a good time

Who am I?

5. I played for the Mets for a few years
I got some boos, I got some cheers
Apparently, I was the cheating sort
Because I was in the Mitchell Report
And one more thing - aint it a dandy
My father, his name is Randy

Who am I?

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 13
stevejrogers: 8
batmagadanleadoff: 7
Johnny Lunchbucket: 6
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5 is todd hundley

[Cowtipper]

Estes and Harrelson are correct! Well done. Two new ones have been added, I'll add more hints tomorrow, or perhaps later today if we churn through a couple more today.

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California
Hint:


2. I played just 11 games in the majors
Over a total of two years
But don't you dare begin to think
That was the extent of my career
In fact, I played 15 seasons
In baseball professionally
From 1972 to 1986
I played, often internationally

This player was not drafted
Rather he was signed in '72
He played mostly first base
And righthanded he threw

Who am I?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1977 and played again for them in 1980.

3. One year I led in games
yet my repertoire was rather tame.
My other teams totaled five
one was only a short drive.
The thing about me that's a clinker,
my best pitch rhymed with stinker.

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1978

4. 4. I came to the Mets and a failure I was
My stay was less than a year because
My record was poor, my ERA was high
I just did plain old bad, no I won't lie
I won but four games, while losing nine
When I went to pitch, it was not a good time

Who am I?

5.

Who am I?

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 13
batmagadanleadoff: 9
stevejrogers: 8
Johnny Lunchbucket: 7
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[batmagadanleadoff]

4. Shawn Estes
5. Buddy

[Cowtipper]

Estes and Harrelson are correct! Well done. Two new ones have been added, I'll add more hints tomorrow, or perhaps later today if we churn through a couple more today.

1. My career [was] just [20] games
over 2 seasons, not the same.
The roster was filled with others the same
not position or talent, by that I mean name.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Was a pitcher
Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 2007
Hint: Shared first name with three other Mets
Hint: Is from Torrance, California
Hint:

Hint: The first name he shared was "Carlos."

2. I played just 11 games in the majors
Over a total of two years
But don't you dare begin to think
That was the extent of my career
In fact, I played 15 seasons
In baseball professionally
From 1972 to 1986
I played, often internationally

This player was not drafted
Rather he was signed in '72
He played mostly first base
And righthanded he threw

Who am I?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1977 and played again for them in 1980.
Hint: From Puerto Rico.

3. One year I led in games
yet my repertoire was rather tame.
My other teams totaled five
one was only a short drive.
The thing about me that's a clinker,
my best pitch rhymed with stinker.

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1978
Hint: Never played a full season with New York

4. I was an original Met in '62
And I stunk just like the rest
I played for four other teams too
With none of them did I do the best

It's safe to say my greatest year was '60
When I hit .286, a best
Not much later though, they nixed me
And I ended up with the Mets.

Who am I?

Hint: Played just 8 games for New York.

5. I played for the Mets for my whole career
Which lasted exactly three years
About my height, I was "huge" in a word
For a while, I held that record

Who am I?

Hint: Played for the Mets beginning in 1992.

Running tally of who guessed correctly:

Edgy MD: 13
batmagadanleadoff: 9
stevejrogers: 8
Johnny Lunchbucket: 7
MFS62: 2
Benjamin Grimm: 1
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[Cowtipper]

Hints added above.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

2 is Francisco Estrada

[metsmarathon]

5. is eric hillman