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Name That Mets Batter - Now With Prizes!

Thanks to the folks at WhatIfSports, we now have prizes to give out for the 'Name That Pitcher/Batter' posts. You can read more about them in this post. They offer many unique sports simulation games including SimLeague Baseball and Hardball Dynasty.

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 Batter

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I second that.

The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!

by ZaBlanc on Feb 19, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Boo

Someone guessed him already.

by Eric Simon on Feb 19, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions  

but to be fair

the first person spelled ‘Rickey’ wrong.

by cjmulrain on Feb 19, 2009 1:41 PM EST up reply actions  

True

That might be a different player, then.

by Eric Simon on Feb 19, 2009 1:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow I'm a moron, honestly

Thought I skimmed the guesses to make sure – maybe the “Ricky” spelling threw me off. I disqualify myself from future contests.

by James Kannengieser on Feb 19, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Jorge Valendia

Might as well choose someone random.

by WuCross on Feb 19, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions  

Julio Franco?

Whoever he is, he’s in the best shape of his life.

by anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions  

Doubtful

That’s not a Spring Training uniform – a player can only be in the best shape of life during Spring Training.

by ams258 on Feb 19, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Richard Hidalgo

"You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there -- always have." - Keith Hernandez

by OSUmets on Feb 19, 2009 1:51 PM EST reply actions  

I concur

I thought for a second I’d be the first.

by Straight Flushing on Feb 19, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions  

I think you nailed it.

Hidalgo would have been my second guess. Eric?

by Endys Game on Feb 19, 2009 1:54 PM EST reply actions  

my guess woulda been

Julio Franco

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

by BlackOps on Feb 19, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions  

All wrong

Hope there are some more readers out there.

by Eric Simon on Feb 19, 2009 2:20 PM EST reply actions  

total shot in the dark

Jorge Luis Toca

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Feb 19, 2009 2:26 PM EST reply actions  

Piazza?

I wish he were still playing and a Met.

by caseyB on Feb 19, 2009 2:32 PM EST reply actions  

Sandy Alomar Jr.

That’s all i could think of

by Itz Insan3 on Feb 19, 2009 3:32 PM EST reply actions  

benard gilkey !!!

i know that swing anywhere !!

by rustyjr on Feb 19, 2009 3:37 PM EST reply actions  

No

And someone already guessed him anyway.

by Eric Simon on Feb 19, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Is it Timo?

Timo Perez?

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Feb 19, 2009 3:57 PM EST reply actions  

Is that...

Willie Randolph?

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Feb 19, 2009 4:06 PM EST reply actions  

Bah...

we had home grays when he played, didn’t we?

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Feb 19, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Now I can't wait to see the answer...

the suspense is killing me. I have two other guesses.

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Feb 19, 2009 4:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Jay Payton

I think this is a picture of a check swing and it’s throwing everyone off. Is it me or did Payton check his swing an inordinate amount of times???

by GoReyesGo on Feb 19, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions  

oh snap, yeah payton did alot of check swings….i feel like your right

by dirtydave6986 on Feb 19, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions  

It is, in fact

Rey Sanchez, though I’ll ask you not to do that again since you’ve possibly taken someone else’s opportunity to guess correctly. Nice job nonetheless.

by Eric Simon on Feb 19, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions  

No fair!

The smudging made him look darker. :-) That coulda been David Wright for all I know! hahaha

The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!

by ZaBlanc on Feb 19, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions  

great job

I think you could have given the rest of us all night and nobody would have gotten it. That was a hard one. Its’ Eric’s call but I say give him the prize.

by Endys Game on Feb 19, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Butch Huskey!

The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!

by ZaBlanc on Feb 19, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions  

Roberto Alomar

Minus the spittle.

The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!

by ZaBlanc on Feb 19, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions  

ah sorry

yeah i dont expect any praise…i just saw there was a few minutes left in it and some of the guesses were of players that never worse the all white home jersey’s..

by dirtydave6986 on Feb 19, 2009 4:58 PM EST reply actions  

wait is it butch huskey?

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

by kendynamo on Feb 19, 2009 10:23 PM EST reply actions  

these are more entertaining than anything this simple has a right to be

and i haven’t even come close to guessing one yet.

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Feb 20, 2009 10:44 AM EST reply actions  

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