Guess that Met

[Cowtipper]

Jack Egbert is correct! Harang is a great choice, however he is incorrect. The correct answer has a name that is so common and basic, it is (clearly) quite forgettable. I also added more hints.

1. Who is the only person to wear a Mets uniform born in Alaska?

Hint: The sole guy from Alaska to play for the Mets pitched for the team in 2006 and 2007.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with cash to the New York Mets for Robert Manuel.
Hint: Was 3-2 with a 7.83 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) in his short stay with New York.
Hint: Also played for the Pirates and Reds, with a career spanning 2001 to 2007.
Hint:

Hint: In his first appearance and start of 2007, on July 8 against Houston, he allowed eight runs on 10 hits and 4 walks in 3 1/3 innings for the loss (while wearing #32).

--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

3. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

4. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

5. Who is the only player to wear a Mets uniform born in England?

Hint: A pitcher, he played for New York from 1967 to 1969.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 48
Edgy MD: 44
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Cowtipper]

New day, new hints added above.

[Edgy MD]

Number 5 is Les Rohr.

[Cowtipper]

Leslie Norvin Rohr is correct! I was really hoping to do a "the crowd would Rohr with applause whenever he took the mound" pun.

1. Who is the only person to wear a Mets uniform born in Alaska?

Hint: The sole guy from Alaska to play for the Mets pitched for the team in 2006 and 2007.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with cash to the New York Mets for Robert Manuel.
Hint: Was 3-2 with a 7.83 ERA in 8 games (6 starts) in his short stay with New York.
Hint: Also played for the Pirates and Reds, with a career spanning 2001 to 2007.
Hint:
a
Hint: In his first appearance and start of 2007, on July 8 against Houston, he allowed eight runs on 10 hits and 4 walks in 3 1/3 innings for the loss (while wearing #32).

--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

3. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

4. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

5. Who is the player to wear a Mets uniform born in ... *pulls country out of a hat* ... France? How about Germany? How about Vietnam? (Bonus: How about Northern Ireland?) That should wrap up the country questions for now.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 48
Edgy MD: 45
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Sorry.

The crowd would Rohr whenever Les took the mound!

Les first Rohred in the United Kingdom!

He was asked to play a tiger in the school play, and his director said "Les Rohr, more chuff"!

Some folks got so excited when he pitched, they'd have a Rohrgasm!

Number four is Joe Christopher. I got no puns for you there. The only things I'm coming with are both sacrilegious and awkward.

[Cowtipper]

Well done! Christopher is correct. The other VI guy made me want to, uh, keel over after he pitched his sole game with NY. He has a 67.50 ERA with the Mets!

[Edgy MD]

5. Who is the player to wear a Mets uniform born in ... *pulls country out of a hat* ... France? How about Germany? How about Vietnam? (Bonus: How about Northern Ireland?) That should wrap up the country questions for now.

Deutschland ist Ron Gardenhire.

La France est Bruce Bochy.

Việt Nam là Danny Graves

Tá tuaisceart na hÉireann P.J. Conlon.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

The Alaska Met is the unforgettable Dave Williams, who took the mound when they debuted the racing stripes throwback for the first time

[Cowtipper]

Correct. Well done, guys. For Germany, Tobi Stoner and Aaron Altherr would have also been correct. A couple new questions have been added.

1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

3. Who are the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in the U.S. Virgin Islands?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets from 1962 to 1965, Player Two played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One, who just died last year, was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Eddie Bressoud. Player Two was involved in this trade—Traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and cash.

4. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. In the spirit of oh-fers in August what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium including going 0 for 13 in the month of August at Shea Stadium...So what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 49
Edgy MD: 46
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 akeel Morris

[Cowtipper]

Morris is correct! And with that, Mr. Lunchbucket is our first to 50 correct answers. Well done! A new question has been added, along with hints for the other one.

1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.
Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. Who is the only players to wear a Mets uniform born in Utah?

Hint: Player One played for the Mets in 1973 and 1974 and Player Two played for the Mets in 2013.
Hint: Player One was an outfielder and a first baseman and Player Two was a pitcher.
Hint: Player One once crashed into Don Hahn. Player Two's stay with NY was like a plane crash; in 37 relief appearances, he had a 4.98 ERA and 72 ERA+.
Hint: Player One's only big league team was the Mets. Player Two also played for Arizona, Houston, Toronto, Boston and Detroit in a career that spanned from 2001 to 2013.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

3. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. In the spirit of oh-fers in August what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium including going 0 for 13 in the month of August at Shea Stadium...So what year did the Mets have a 15 game losing streak at Shea Stadium?

Hint: Mike Piazza led the team with 33 home runs that year.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 50
Edgy MD: 47
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

2a is clearly George Theodore. I'm chewing a little bit on 2b, but I'll take a half a point where I can get it. I want to get into the Showcase Showdown round.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

4. I remember that streak because I was at few of those games. I wanna say 2003.

[Cowtipper]

Theodore is correct. I'd be Lyon if I said I didn't think you were close on the other one. As for the losing streak question, 2003 is reallllllllllly, realllllllllly close. You might remember Al Leiter leading the team with 13 wins that year. You might also recall they tried out guys like D'Amico, Estes and Thomson that year, but none of them stuck.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oh yeah, John Thomson in 2002. He had the nerve to talk shit about NYC and pitch like shit there too. Didn't even look like he was trying.

[Edgy MD]

And thank you for teeing up Brandon Lyon for me. That guy was one angry-looking Beehive Stater.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

4 homers in a game: Willie Mays. Mike Kablammeron

[Edgy MD]

Losing streak at Shea = 2002. The year that got Valentine fired.

[Cowtipper]

2002, Brandon Lyon, Willie Mays and Mike Cameron are correct. Two of the three remaining four-homer-game Mets played for the team in the same general era as Cameron, while the other was an Original Met. A couple new questions have been added.

1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.
Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

3. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. Also, we all know about the Pete Rose-Bud Harrelson fight in the 1973 NLCS. But another fight broke out at the same time with another Mets player and another Reds player. Can you name that Mets player and Reds player?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 51
Edgy MD: 48
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

5. Despite the tradition of bullpenners arriving for on-the-field fights just in time to see tempers cooled, the B-plot in the Rose/Harrelson fight was Pedro Borbon vs. Buzz Capra, culminating in Borbon taking a bite his opponent's hat.

[Cowtipper]

Capra and Borbon are correct! Well done. A new question has been added, along with hints for the others.

1. Who are the only people to wear a Mets uniform born in Maine?

Hint: Carlton Willey was guessed correctly. The other guy played for the Mets in 2015.
Hint: The other guy was a first round pick by the Padres.
Hint: Was the 4th overall pick in the 2003 amateur draft and eventually went 33-34 with a 3.97 ERA in his career.
Hint: Also played for the Twins in a career that spanned 2005 to 2015.
Hint:

Hint: Was 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in 5 relief appearances for New York; he debuted on September 13, after being signed in early August.
Hint: You'll get it in Time, I'm sure, though you might need a Staffer to help you. Interestingly, he was most statistically similar to new Met Adrian Houser through age 29, per Baseball Reference.
Hint:


--originally posted by "milladrive"

2. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.
Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

3. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career?

Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.

Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets?

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 51
Edgy MD: 49
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

Our last Vacationlander must be Tim Stauffer.

[Cowtipper]

Stauffer is correct! Well done. A new question has been added.

1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.
Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

2. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career?

Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

3. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.

Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets?

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

5. Which pitcher, a former Met, holds the MLB career record for walks allowed?

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 52
Edgy MD: 50
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

5. Nolan Ryan

[Cowtipper]

Ryan is correct! Well done. A new question has been added.

1. I heard this on MLB Network when they recently showed Game 3 of the 1986 NLCS. Believe it or not in 1986 there was actually a player who had a streak of going 0 for 49 in games played at Shea Stadium before finally getting a hit including going 0 for 35 in the month of August in games played at Shea Stadium. Who was that player?

Hint: Debuted for the Mets in 1983.
Hint: Played for the Mets until 1990.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

2. Can you name the 5 players who have hit 4 home runs in one game and who have also played for the Mets in their career?

Hint: Mike Cameron and Willie Mays have been guessed correctly. One of the unguessed debuted for the Mets partway through the 2006 season. Another debuted for them in 2006, as well. The last was an Original Met, playing for them until 1963.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

3. Umpire John Kibler who died [in 2010] was an umpire in [2] Mets "memorable games" in their history. Can you name those [two] games? The question originally asked about THREE memorable game in which he umpired, but one of them was this: "The third game that Kibler was an umpire in was in 1965 when for the first time in team history the Mets came back from a minimum six run deficit to win a game as they beat the Giants in San Francisco 9-8 in 11 innings after trailing 8-2." I used my authority as official caretaker of this thread to edit the question as that answer seemed so obscure, I didn't think anyone would get it.

Hint: One game was in a year they were Amazin', the other game was in a year they were considered, by at least one author, "The Bad Guys."

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Who once went 21 for 21 in Stolen Bases for the Mets?

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

5. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 53
Edgy MD: 50
stevejrogers: 35
batmagadanleadoff: 19
Benjamin Grimm: 4
metsmarathon: 4
MFS62: 2
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1