Guess that Met

[Cowtipper]

Answering the unanswered:

Who am I?



Jim Bethke

Who am I?



Grover Powell

Who am I?



Jack Fisher

I'll leave numbers 4 and 5 unanswered, since they were just added yesterday.

[The Hot Corner]

#4 - I think is Ken Boyer. Not many people wore #14 for the Mets. Mostly it was Gil Hodges a a player and then as a legendary manager. Boyer was the Mets Third baseman during the small window of time between Gil's playing career and his managerial career. Then #14 was fittingly retired following Gil's tragic passing in the spring of 1972.

[Cowtipper]

Boyer is correct! Well done. New questions have been added.

1. Who am I?



2. Who am I?



3. Who am I? "An extremely dangerous fastball hitter, this player is always a threat to blast the ball high and deep into the stands. He had an extraordinary dynamic season in '89 as he tied for first in the NL in runs (104), ranked second in HRs (36) and slugging (.559), and third in doubles (41) and TBs (319). Furthermore, his 41 SBs and 101 RBIs tied for fourth in the league. 'If I can admire one guy for what he has done, it has to be this player,' said former Cardinal manager Whitey Herzog. 'He really battled for years and made himself into one hell of a ballplayer. He's at the head of the class.'"

4. Which former Met was the first player to draw a walk with the bases loaded in a National League Championship Series game?

5. I had two stints with the Mets
Separated by a year
I slugged the the first time
Then inspired no fear

Well, except at the end
Hey, maybe I was a ringer
Because in my last AB
I hit a three-run dinger

I loved the playoffs
And knew how to plate guys—
In the NLCS,
I had eighth RBIs

Who am I?

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 139
Edgy MD: 87
stevejrogers: 81
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[stevejrogers]

3 HoJo?

[stevejrogers]

Nieuenweis for #5?

[Cowtipper]

Howard Johnson is correct! As for the other one, it wasn't Nieuwenhuis, though a good guess. Think Subway Series era. A new question has been added, with hints for the rest.

1. Who am I?



Hint: Spent most of his career with the Cardinals, spent his mid-20s with the Mets in 1967 and 1968. Hit 14 homers in 1967. Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Art Mahaffey and Tony Martínez to the New York Mets for Eddie Bressoud, Danny Napoleon and cash. Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Cosman.

2. Who am I?



Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 2007 and 2008. Has a Hispanic name, but is from California. Reliever. 20 total appearances.

3. Which former Met was the first player to draw a walk with the bases loaded in a National League Championship Series game?

Hint: Noted Mets backup catcher from 1968 to 1974. Traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Clines.

4. I had two stints with the Mets
Separated by a year
I slugged the the first time
Then inspired no fear

Well, except at the end
Hey, maybe I was a ringer
Because in my last AB
I hit a three-run dinger

I loved the playoffs
And knew how to plate guys—
In the NLCS,
I had eighth RBIs

Who am I?

Hint: Played in the majors from 1989 to 2004. 2,004 career hits. Later moved into the studio and is a frequent face on TV.

5. Who am I?



Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 139
Edgy MD: 87
stevejrogers: 82
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

3 Duffy Dyer.
5 mark carreon

[stevejrogers]

Todd Zeile for 4

[Cowtipper]

Dyer, Carreon and Zeile are all correct! Well done. Three new questions have been added.

1. Who am I?



Hint: Spent most of his career with the Cardinals, spent his mid-20s with the Mets in 1967 and 1968. Hit 14 homers in 1967. Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Art Mahaffey and Tony Martínez to the New York Mets for Eddie Bressoud, Danny Napoleon and cash. Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Cosman.

2. Who am I?



Hint: Pitched for the Mets in 2007 and 2008. Has a Hispanic name, but is from California. Reliever. 20 total appearances.

3. Who am I?



4. From the back of a baseball card: "Elected on the first ballot to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 by the highest percentage ever (98.8), this player is known as one of the most dominant pitchers in the game's history. A 12-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young winner, he was instrumental in New York's breakthrough 1969 season, winning 25 games in the regular season, one in the World Series, a 10-inning, 2-1 gem in Game 4 that brought the club within one victory of its first title." Who am I?

5. Which former Met was the first to triple in National League Championship series play?

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 141
Edgy MD: 87
stevejrogers: 83
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[stevejrogers]

4 is not Tom Phoebus ;)
I think I told that story earlier here, TL;DL Richard Neer of WFAN once was convinced someone talking about the 1960s Oriole who had a hell of a rookie season was being silly with Seaver’s name and was really talking about Seaver

3 is El Sid

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

1 bobby Klaus
2 Jason vargas

[Cowtipper]

Seaver and Fernandez are correct, though Klaus and Vargas are incorrect.

Answering this unanswered:

Who am I?



Jerry Buchek

Who am I?



Carlos Muniz

Which former Met was the first to triple in National League Championship series play?

Bud Harrelson

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 141
Edgy MD: 87
stevejrogers: 85
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[Cowtipper]

New questions.

1. I came aboard in '16
When the Mets inspired hope
Did my pitching do any of that?
The honest answer—nope.

I had a mark over 6
But that's just how it goes
And after the year was through
I was purchased by the O's

Who am I?

2. From the back of a baseball card: "An outstanding athlete with a positive approach to life, this player is a speedy, take-charge center fielder who covers plenty of ground. With a short, compact stroke at-bat, he had career highs with 18 homers (2nd on team) and 59 RBIs in 1994." Who am I?

3. Who am I?



4. Which former Mets manager holds the career record for most World Series games won as a skipper (37)?

5. I made waves with the Dodgers
For there my career'd begun
With an astounding record
Of wins—ten and losses—one

By the time New York came calling
My former glory I was chasin'
I even cost a player—
A fella known as Jason

Who am I?

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 141
Edgy MD: 87
stevejrogers: 85
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[stevejrogers]

3 is Bobby Bo

[stevejrogers]

You can look #4 up! Casey Stengel

[stevejrogers]

Pedro Astacio comes to mind about #5

[stevejrogers]

Ryan Thompson for #2?

[Cowtipper]

Bonilla, Thompson and Stengel are correct! Astacio is incorrect. The correct answer might or might not have been Japanese. New questions have been added, with hints for the rest.

1. I came aboard in '16
When the Mets inspired hope
Did my pitching do any of that?
The honest answer—nope.

I had a mark over 6
But that's just how it goes
And after the year was through
I was purchased by the O's

Who am I?

Hint: This Dominican pitcher went 1-0 in 10 relief appearances for New York. Later went 1-10 in 2019 for the Orioles. Signed by the Mets in 2009.

2. I made waves with the Dodgers
For there my career'd begun
With an astounding record
Of wins—ten and losses—one

By the time New York came calling
My former glory I was chasin'
I even cost a player—
A fella known as Jason

Who am I?

Hint: This Japanese pitcher finished fourth in NL ROY voting in 2002 for the Dodgers. Pitched for the Mets in 2005, going 3-9 with a 5.14 ERA in 19 games (16 starts). Led league in walks in 2002.

3. From the back of a baseball card: "No. 2 C for Mets in '91 and Brewers in '88 and '89 ... Spent most of '87 at Denver, batting .282 and fielding .987 in 80 games...hit .324 with 15 home runs and 75 RBI in 92 games at El Paso in '86...Signed originally by A's out of Wichita St. U. in '82 where he was All America and led team to 2nd place in College World Series with .359 avg., 116 RBI and a school record 25 HR in 87 games." Who am I?

4. Who am I?



5. Who am I?



Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 141
stevejrogers: 88
Edgy MD: 87
batmagadanleadoff: 34
DocTee: 19
The Hot Corner: 16
metsmarathon: 9
Methead: 7
Benjamin Grimm: 6
Batty31: 4
MFS62: 4
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1

[The Hot Corner]

#5 - Gary Carter

[Methead]

4 is Jeff McKnight

3 is Charlie O'Brien