Tom Seaver … Dwight Gooden … Dillon Gee.
Gee was officially named Monday as the Mets’ Opening Day starter, getting the nod over fellow right-handers Bartolo Colon and Zack Wheeler after Jon Niese’s season debut was delayed by elbow soreness.
The list of pitchers who have started Game 1 for the Amazin’s through the years includes a number of franchise greats along with a fair share of journeymen such as Gee, a 27-year-old right-hander with a career record of 33-26.
Test your knowledge of Mets history with these 10Â questions about their Opening Day starters. Find the answers below the photo.
1. Who made the first-ever start for the Mets, circa 1962?
2. Who started Opening Day 1966, immediately after a season in which he went 8-24?
3. Who started Opening Day 1978, following a run of 10 consecutive Tom Seaver starts?
4. The 1982 Opening Day starter was a former Cy Young winner who made just 19 more starts in his career. Who was he?
5. Dwight Gooden, David Cone and Al Leiter are three of the four Mets Opening Day starters who also pitched at some point for the Yankees. Who is the fourth, going Opening Day for the Mets in 1984?
6. On the heels of the triumphant World Series season of 1986, who got the ball for the opener in 1987?
7. Who managed to earn three Opening Day starts between 1995 and 1998?
8. Who made the Opening Day start in 2000, when the Mets opened a pennant-winning campaign in Tokyo?
9. Leiter, Tom Glavine and Johan Santana made nine of the 10 Opening Day starts from 2001 to 2010. Who else received the honor, in 2005?
10. The Mets have won on Opening Day in seven of the past eight years. Who was the loser on Opening Day 2011?
Answers: 1. Roger Craig. 2. Jack Fisher. 3. Jerry Koosman. 4. Randy Jones. 5. Mike Torrez. 6. Bobby Ojeda. 7. Bobby Jones. 8. Mike Hampton. 9. Pedro Martinez. 10. Mike Pelfrey.