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Mets Trivia Contest Winner — Autographed David Wright Baseball

It's time to announce the winner of last week's trivia contest, of which the grand prize is an autographed David Wright baseball courtesy of Mission SkinCare.

Congratulations to ZZPops, who correctly answered all ten questions and was then randomly selected by a computer. You can see the full randomized results here, and check after the jump for the trivia questions and answers.

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Q: How many playoff games have the Mets won in their history?

A: 43. Seven games in 1969; six games in 1973; eight games in 1986; three games in 1988; five games in 1999; eight games in 2000; six games in 2006. 7+6+8+3+5+8+6 = 43. The one-game playoff against the Reds in 1999 was actually the 163rd regular season game, not an official playoff game.

Q: Who holds the Mets' single-season record for complete games?

A: Tom Seaver, with 21 complete games in 1971.

Q: Who hit the first ever triple for the Mets?

A: Bobby Smith, off the Pirates' Jack Lamabe in the Mets' tenth game of the 1962 season. (B-R)

Q: Who was the first Met to hit three home runs in a game?

A: Jim Hickman, on 9/3/65 against the Cardinals. All three were hit off St. Louis starter Ray Sadecki. (B-R)

Q: The Mets won the 1999 NLDS against the Diamondbacks on a game-ending home run by Todd Pratt. What Diamondbacks pitcher gave up the home run?

A: Matt Mantei. (B-R)

Q: What Mets team holds the franchise record for most stolen bases in a season?

A: 2007 Mets, with 200 stolen bases. Some of you misread the question and responded with Jose Reyes. Reyes had 78 steals that year; David Wright had 34; Carlos Beltran had 23; Carlos Gomez had 12; Shawn Green had 11; Luis Castillo had 10; Carlos Delgado had four (?).

Q: Who holds the Mets' single-season record for GIDP (grounded into double plays)?

A: Mike Piazza, who led the league with 27 GIDP in 1999.

Q: In their first game back after the strike in 1995, the Mets played a 14-inning game in Colorado. After the Mets went ahead 9-8 in the top of the 14th, Dante Bichette hit a three-run home run to give the Rockies an 11-9 win. Who scored the go-ahead run for the Mets in the top of the 14th?

A: Ricky Otero. (B-R)

Q: Aaron Heilman threw a complete game one-hitter against the Marlins on 4/15/2005. Who had the lone hit for Florida?

A: Luis Castillo. (B-R)

Q: Who holds the Mets' single-season record for wild pitches?

A: Jack Hamilton, who threw 18 wild pitches in just 148⅔ innings 1966.

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But David Write is.

"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on May 23, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

What does that make David Wrongz?

TRAID BAYT!!!!

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on May 23, 2011 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait, What?
Q: Who holds the Mets’ single-season record for complete games?

A: Tom Seaver, with 171 complete games as a Met.

That’s one hell of a season.

Besides, the prize sucks. Who wants the . . .

Damnit, IanB’s comment popped up before I could even finish the thought.

by dcmetsfan on May 23, 2011 4:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn. Last week was not a good time to not really be around AA

Oh, well. Congrats ZZpops

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 23, 2011 4:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, I didn't see this either.

Oh well, I guess I’l just have to stare at my crummy old signed David Wright ball that I got in person…

Save Jenrry Mejia!

by Ogre39666 on May 23, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I got Billy Joel's autograph, and he's awesome, so...Don't wanna be greedy, I guess.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 23, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

But, he's in the Hall of Fame!

Rock and Roll and Drinking and Driving.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wouldn't have known any of the answers

and probably wouldn’t have taken the time to look them up. Congrats to ZZPops. The signed David Wright baseball club is a lot of fun.

Save Jenrry Mejia!

by Ogre39666 on May 23, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you don't want it anymore,

what with him officially not being a superstar, I suppose I could take it off your hands.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 23, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Congrats ZZ

"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on May 23, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Thanks guys!

This is my new favorite Met autograph passing Mookie. still behind Rick Peterson though

by ZZPops on May 23, 2011 4:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Congrats.

And curse my lousy comprehension. I’m one of those who misread the stolen base question.

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 23, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

this was fun

even if it wasn’t for a prize i would’ve enjoyed it

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on May 23, 2011 4:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Damn!

I was hoping I got extra points for including Matt Mantei’s nickname, “The Iceman”.

by Steeeve on May 23, 2011 5:57 PM EDT reply actions  

That baseball has almost no value

because it was signed by a nobody.

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on May 23, 2011 6:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Signed by Who?

he sucks right?

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on May 23, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hu has a wRC+ less than Jon Niese. So, yes.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

AA Gamethread Embiggening Record Holder- 453 posts (10/03/10)
3rd Place- 2011 AAOP Contest

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 24, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

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