Guess that Met

[stevejrogers]

Number four is clearly Dave Mlicki, but I'm not sure who would have "expected more."

Don’t overthink when it comes to trying to match a rhyme with 94 ;)

[stevejrogers]

2’s Pete Schourek

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 is bill shea

[Cowtipper]

Mlicki, Schourek, Shea, Perez and Bowa are all correct. A clean sweep! Five more have been added.

1. Who is the Met in this picture?



--originally posted by "NYMFAN47"

2. I don't have time to get reflective
I share my name with a Pet Detective

--originally posted by "VIBaseball"

3. Every year when December rolls around,
we sing along to along to the latin sound.
The artist is part of baseball lore,
'n we all know his name thats for sure.
We share a name that ends in a vowel,
but it's his baseball history that made some howl!

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

4. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

Who am I?

5. Nice to see this thread alive,
so now a hurler who mad us cry.

I came at the deadline for the pennant stretch,
but man my time here left a nasty stench.

It was easy for Beane to send me to this town,
because Phillips was a such a completely clueless clown.

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 34
stevejrogers: 30
Edgy MD: 23
batmagadanleadoff: 16
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Number four is clearly Dave Mlicki, but I'm not sure who would have "expected more."

Don’t overthink when it comes to trying to match a rhyme with 94 ;)

He was part of the pitching corps. He was born by Lake Erie's shore. He's gone down in Mets pitching lore. He also has a Dodger shirt in his drawer. He had the hots for Drew Barrymore!

Four is maybe the easiest rhyme in the book! It's no excuse for Met fans to create a false narrative to justify their self-pity.

[Cowtipper]

Self-pity is what Mets fans do.

[Edgy MD]

I love being a Mets fan. A lot of folks do. Self-pity is beneath the dignity of a Shaolin monk.

The photo is of Matt Franco.

[Cowtipper]

Actually, I don't think "self-pity" is the right term, since we're not really pitying ourselves. We all love being Mets fans, since we continue to follow and root for them despite their continued foibles. I think pessimistic rather than self-pitying defines Mets fans. Anywho, Matt Franco is correct. Bonus points (won't count in the tally) if anyone can name the other guy.

[Edgy MD]

Kurt Russell, natch.

[stevejrogers]

5 Billy Taylor, traded for Jason Isringhausen

[stevejrogers]

4 sounds like Juan Berringer

[Cowtipper]

Russell and Billy Taylor are correct. I guess I totally missed it, but Taylor at the time had been the A's closer, and he had been their closer for a few years before then. I'd always assumed he was just another middle reliever. Juan Berenguer is incorrect, but a good guess as he did end up pitching (unsuccessfully) for the Braves. The correct answer came a few years later. He might have gone to the Reds before going to the Braves, and he might have last pitched in 2006.

1. I don't have time to get reflective
I share my name with a Pet Detective

--originally posted by "VIBaseball"

2. Every year when December rolls around,
we sing along to along to the latin sound.
The artist is part of baseball lore,
'n we all know his name thats for sure.
We share a name that ends in a vowel,
but it's his baseball history that made some howl!

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

3. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

Who am I?

4. I played two years with the Mets
And I didn't do too great
My offensive skills were lacking
That goes without debate

At second base I played
And boy, did the Mets fleece me
I hit only .227
And they dared to release me

Who am I?

5. Since 1940, two pitchers have thrown 200-plus innings in each of their first 10 MLB seasons. Don Sutton is one. Who is the other one?

--originally posted by "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 34
stevejrogers: 31
Edgy MD: 24
batmagadanleadoff: 16
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Five is 41.

[Cowtipper]

Tom Seaver is correct! A new question has been added. The theme will be more in the style of trivia questions for a while.

1. I don't have time to get reflective
I share my name with a Pet Detective

--originally posted by "VIBaseball"

2. Every year when December rolls around,
we sing along to along to the latin sound.
The artist is part of baseball lore,
'n we all know his name thats for sure.
We share a name that ends in a vowel,
but it's his baseball history that made some howl!

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

3. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

Who am I?

4. I played two years with the Mets
And I didn't do too great
My offensive skills were lacking
That goes without debate

At second base I played
And boy, did the Mets fleece me
I hit only .227
And they dared to release me

Who am I?

5. Not so much a "Guess that Met" as it is a "Guess that Position."

Of the seven positions eligible, what is the only position for which the Mets have never had a Gold Glove winner?

--originally posted "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 34
stevejrogers: 31
Edgy MD: 25
batmagadanleadoff: 16
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[batmagadanleadoff]

5 is catcher.

[Cowtipper]

Catcher is correct! A new question has been added.

1. I don't have time to get reflective
I share my name with a Pet Detective

--originally posted by "VIBaseball"

2. Every year when December rolls around,
we sing along to along to the latin sound.
The artist is part of baseball lore,
'n we all know his name thats for sure.
We share a name that ends in a vowel,
but it's his baseball history that made some howl!

Who am I?

--originally posted by "whoisonit"

3. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

Who am I?

4. I played two years with the Mets
And I didn't do too great
My offensive skills were lacking
That goes without debate

At second base I played
And boy, did the Mets fleece me
I hit only .227
And they dared to release me

Who am I?

5. Counting only regular season games, who was the Mets career home run leader among pitchers through 2009?

--originally posted "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 34
stevejrogers: 31
Edgy MD: 25
batmagadanleadoff: 17
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

1 robin ventura

[Edgy MD]

Number two is Jesus Feliciano.

[Cowtipper]

Ventura and Jesus Feliciano are correct! Pedro would have also been accepted. A couple new questions have been added (you'll pick up on the theme of the next few pretty quickly).

1. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

Who am I?

Hint: Played for the Mets in 1994 and 1995.

2. I played two years with the Mets
And I didn't do too great
My offensive skills were lacking
That goes without debate

At second base I played
And boy, did the Mets fleece me
I hit only .227
And they dared to release me

Who am I?

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 2003.

3. Counting only regular season games, who was the Mets career home run leader among pitchers through 2009?

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1984.

--originally posted "milladrive"

4. Counting only regular season games, who was the Mets career home run leader among first basemen through 2009?

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 2006.

--originally posted "milladrive"

5. Counting only regular season games, who was the Mets career home run leader among second basemen through 2009?

Hint: Debuted with the Mets in 1995.

--originally posted "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 35
stevejrogers: 31
Edgy MD: 26
batmagadanleadoff: 17
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 1
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[MFS62]

4. I was traded to the Mets
And they used me as a starter
I did bad and realized
Relieving can't be harder

So they used me as a reliever
For just a few games
Before they shipped me off
For a minor league no name

I eventually had success
Believe this, why can't ya?
The success I found
Came with Atlanta

I didn't see anyone get that one - sounds like Buzz Capra, but Buzz was drafted by the Mets
Later

[Cowtipper]

Buzz Capra it is not. The correct answer might or might not have been traded for a fella named Cobi Cradle. Hints have been added for the rest.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

1. Remlinger

[Edgy MD]

Number five is Edgardo Alfonzo.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 doc

[Edgy MD]

And number four is Carlos Delgado.