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Name That Mets Pitcher - Now With Prizes!

Thanks to the folks at WhatIfSports, we now have prizes to give out for the 'Name That Pitcher/Batter' posts. Here's a quick blurb about WhatIfSports for those who are unfamiliar:

WhatIfSports.com specializes in online sports simulations and fantasy-style games. Two innovative baseball games include SimLeague Baseball and Hardball Dynasty. SimLeague Baseball allows you to create your own all-time team choosing from any player in history! Want Strawberry, Piazza and Wright in the same lineup? Seaver, Gooden and Santana in the rotation? Choose your ballpark, set your lineup and manage your team for 162 games.

Be a GM and run an entire organization from top to bottom in Hardball Dynasty! The most enjoyable and interactive fantasy baseball simulation on the web has it all, with amateur and Rule 5 draft, minor league player development, arbitration hearings, free agents, trades and more! If Theo Epstein and Brian Cashman can do it, so can you!

The Prize

For any particular contest, one grand prize winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to WhatIfSports, which will cover a full season of any of their baseball offerings.

The Rules

  1. One winner per contest. The first person to correctly guess the mystery player will be deemed the winner.
  2. One guess per person per contest. Only your first guess in a particular contest will be considered, so make it count.

Today's Mystery Pitcher

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Nice!

Getting serious. I’m gonna think about my answer…

"One of the nice things about baseball is that there are no rules you can't break." - Jim Bouton

by Prince on Feb 17, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions  

Awesome!

I’ll go with Aaron Heilman here.

by ams258 on Feb 17, 2009 12:11 PM EST reply actions  

Damn

I have to remember to look closely at the pitcher’s butt next time.

by ams258 on Feb 17, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions  

John Maine

Who's world is it? It's yours.

by BlackOps on Feb 17, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions  

that's awesome

I’m obsessed with whatifsports. I was gonna say Pelfrey, but that’s taken, so…

Brian Bannister

by cjmulrain on Feb 17, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions  

Turk Wendell

Looks too pudgy to be Heilman

by TedBerg on Feb 17, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions  

Too easy, apparently

This one was guessed early:

Rick White indeed. Congrats to bojudd on winning the inaugural Mystery Player contest. We’ll have another one for ya tomorrow.

by Eric Simon on Feb 17, 2009 2:47 PM EST reply actions  

Hey Eric

These prizes…Are they made in China? I don’t want to get led poisoning.

Why I drink Jim Beam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMdiRkiYREU

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 17, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions  

fake el duque?

oh crap its already over.

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Feb 17, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions  

For that, you win this...

Why I drink Jim Beam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMdiRkiYREU

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Feb 17, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions  

speaking of boats

the FAIL meme’s ship has sailed, lou.

by gogomets on Feb 17, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions  

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