Mets Trivia

So You Think You Know the Mets: What the Hall?

Poor Billy Wagner… arguably the best left-handed reliever in the game and once again he failed to get enough votes for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. And while Wagner was undoubtedly one of the most glaring snubs, he certainly was not the only one as Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, and former Mets Carlos Beltran and Jeff Kent all failed to make the grade. But hey, congratulations to Scott...

So You Think You Know The Mets: K/BB Leaders

Last season, Phillies ace Aaron Nola led the major leagues in Strikeout to Walks Ratio – better known as K/BB. K/BB ratio tells us how many strikeouts a pitcher records for each walk he allows. The number is found simply by dividing a pitcher’s total number of strikeouts by his total number of walks. It’s an essential tool for evaluating pitchers. This edition of our quiz wants...

So You Think You Know The Mets: All-Time OBP Leaders

As we move headlong toward the All-Star break, the New York Mets find themselves atop the NL East with a 45-26 record, and a slim four-game lead over the Atlanta Braves. Fueling their efforts to secure a division title and a postseason drive, has been an offensive explosion that has the team leading MLB in Hits, Runs Scored and RBIs. One other category of particular note is the Mets leading the...

So You Think You Know The Mets: Gold Glove Winners

Hello Again Mets Fans! Here’s a quiz that most of you should be able to crack. We want you to name the 10 Mets players who each won a Gold Glove for their defensive prowess. I’m giving you a generous 2 1/2 minutes to complete this challenge. Name the 10 Mets Players who have won a Gold Glove.  Good Luck! GO!!! [iframe]<iframe frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”...

So You Think You Know The Mets: All-Star Pitchers

What an amazing time to be a Mets fan. Everywhere you look there’s so much good to be seen. With only a little more than a month in the books, the Mets have already packed in a whole season’s worth of excitement and I’m loving every minute of it. Very seldom does ESPN ever put a smile on my face, but they certainly did this morning. For the first time this season, I checked out...

So You Think You Know The Mets: Ya Gotta Have A Catcher

  Selected with the second pick of the 1961 Expansion Draft, catcher Hobie Landrith would become the first official member of the New York Mets. When manager Casey Stengel was asked why the Mets selected Landrith above some other more notable players, he quipped… “You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely going to have a lot of passed...

So You Think You Know the Mets: Opening Day Center Fielders

It’s time for a new edition of So You Think You Know The Mets! The Mets have had 34 different Opening Day center fielders in their 60 year history.  Some of them were better known for their offense, while many others were purely defensive minded. A couple of them are Hall of Famers, and a few left a lot to be desired. Let’s see how many of them you can name. Most of you should get at...

So You Think You Know The Mets: 20 Who Wore 22

Thank goodness that 2021 is finally behind us. It was a tough hear for us, our country, and even our New York Mets. Now as we turn to 2022, things are looking up for all of us. Word has it that the Mets are anxiously licking their chops for the ’22 season to begin. Speaking of 22, did you know that 20 players wore that uniform number for the Amazins for at least one full season? In this...

So You Think You Know The Mets: Managing Expectations

Hey Everyone! It’s been a long time since our last edition of So You Think You Know The Mets. With the Holidays fast approaching, and the Amazins having an Amazin offseason, let’s end this year on a high note! With Buck Showalter now in charge of keeping this team focused and motivated, it just feels right to me. It may be overrated but I’m glad we didn’t go with another...

So You Think You Know The Mets: WHIP It Good!

With apologies to Eighties one-hit-wonder Devo, in this edition of So You Think You Know The Mets, we’re focusing on a pitching metric that has stood the test of time… WHIP. I think you could safely say that WHIP  – Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched – has surpassed ERA as the best and most popular way to measure a pitcher’s performative value. I know it’s my...

So You Think You Know The Mets: All-Time OPS Leaders

  What a weekend it was for Nationals outfielder Kyle Schwarber, who blasted three homers Sunday to give him five in the final two games of the series against the Mets. Schwarber now has 18 homers on the season and he improved his OPS to .843. That’s gotta be in the top 10, I thought, but it’s not even close. Here are the current Top 5 leaders in OPS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr...

So You Think You Know The Mets: Power Play!

When all is said and done, what are the odds that first baseman Pete Alonso will become the Mets All-Time Home Run Leader? In 257 games played, the hulking slugger already has 76 home runs. If Alonso keeps mashing at this pace for the next four seasons, he will have made a huge dent toward toppling the Mets franchise record. In this edition of So You Think You Know The Mets, we want to know if...

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