Schaefer Commentary II

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Just lookin', DD placed him at 18/30 for '79 and got no arguments
in the rankings forum.

OE: arguments are more than welcome to be added to the rankings
forum threads. Encouraged.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="G-Fafif"]Page 43. Leroy Neiman and, I'm guessing, a brewery exec are in on it. You'd think he'd get beer, but he gets a Neiman.

Found it, thanks!

Maybe we can commission Randy Neimann to paint a picture of this year's winner.

[G-Fafif]

Kid Carsey wrote: Just lookin', DD placed him at 18/30 for '79 and got no arguments in the rankings forum.

Willie Montanez: Lousy '79 but award-winning '78.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

I'd blame the heat, but it's more quick reading and poor reading
comprehension skills at times.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Greg, thanks for scanning and sending the photo, but I had already scanned it myself. (Thanks for the page 43 tip.)

Anyone who'd like to see the photo can find it here:

http://leaptoad.com/mets/schaefer.php

[G-Fafif]

How awesome would it be if that's hanging in Willie's den?

[Guest Edgy DC]

That's'm a great web page.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Let's remember to keep discussion out of the voting threads.


This is from the August 5 thread:

Frayed Knot wrote: ="metsguyinmichigan"]Glavine 3 Lastings 2 Castillo 1 Only a 6-point game? Perfectly legit if that's what you want, but in games like this one I have a tough time keeping the points down to the maximum allowable 10.

Also, Michigan, please vote for "Milledge" not for "Lastings"

How to vote

[Benjamin Grimm]

I have to admit that it is strange to see four points left on the table, and a big zero for Delgado, who drove in 4 runs out of 8.



Anyway, tomorrow marks the closing of Thursday's series finale in Milwaukee.

http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7017

The entire Chicago series will close on Wednesday.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Keep in mind that Damion Easley, in this game, while he did go 0-4, made a leaping catch against the wall in right, clocked his head on the ivey-covered brick, and stayed in the game.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Voting for the entire Cubs series will close on Wednesday.

Friday: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7029
Saturday: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7032
Sunday: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7042

Sunday's game, Tom Glavine's 300th win, seems especially low on votes. If your name isn't Gwreck, TransMonk, metsguyinmichigan, Frayed Knot, G-Fafif, Yancy Street Gang, metirish, sharpie, or Vic Sage, then you haven't voted yet for this game.

[Benjamin Grimm]

="metsguyinmichigan"]Moises 2 Reyes 2 Duque 1 Green 1

Michigan, please read the voting rules.

http://cranepoolforum.qwknetllc.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6278

Thanks!

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

="Yancy Street Gang"] ="metsguyinmichigan"]Moises 2 Reyes 2 Duque 1 Green 1 Michigan, please read the voting rules. http://cranepoolforum.qwknetllc.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6278 Thanks!

My bad! Sorry about that.

Mets Guy -1

[Benjamin Grimm]

Thanks, Michigan.



Voting for Tuesday night's loss to the Braves will close on Friday:

http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7057

Only five voters so far: G-Fafif, Frayed Knot, Willets Point, metirish, Yancy Street Gang


Please be sure to get your vote in if you haven't voted yet and plan to.

[Willets Point]

It's nice to be in the in-group for once.

[metsmarathon]

i wonder if JD was planning on giving out the missing 0.00099
schaeffer points to anybody...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Voting for Wednesday's win over the Braves will close some time over the weekend.

http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7068


There are 13 votes in the thread, which is about normal for a Mets win these days, so it's possible that everyone has voted. Nevertheless, voting will remain open at least through the remainder of today.


Another point of business: My last Schaefer tallying for a while will be on Friday, August 17. After that I'm going to disappear on vacation for a couple of weeks. I may vote for a few of the games if I happen to find an Internet terminal in my hotel lobby, but I won't be tallying. Keep voting, and I'll get caught up when I get back after Labor Day.

[Gwreck]

Tough break for Shawn Green on Wednesday's game.

Contributed as much as he was given the opportunity to -- a perfect, 4-4 day -- but getting about a point less than El Duque's solid yet unspectacular 7 IP, 3 ER outing. (Green averaging 1.24; Hernandez averaging 2.22 pts).

If you asked me who the player of the game was -- I'd say Green. Nods to Alou and Castillo for clutch contributions but Green had the best performance.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Wasn't redundant on 8/12, I was a good half hour before G's, just sayin'.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I know. I kept his because it had a vote in it.

[G-Fafif]

Kid Carsey wrote: Wasn't redundant on 8/12, I was a good half hour before G's, just sayin'.

Sorry if I missed an established POTG thread. E-Me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Voting for Thursday's 7-6 loss to Atlanta will close on Tuesday:

http://cranepoolforum.qwknetllc.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7076


Voting for the entire Florida series will close on Wednesday.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Three more games will close tomorrow (Wednesday):

August 10, Marlins 4, Mets 3: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7090
August 11, Marlins 7, Mets 5: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7095
August 12, Mets 10, Marlins 4: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7100


Be aware that voting often closes fairly early in the morning, so if you have any votes that you want to get in, try to do it today.


Tonight's game in Pittsburgh will be tallied on Friday, and that will be the last Schaefer tally for a couple of weeks.

I'll get caught up on the tabulating when I return from vacation on Labor Day.

[Benjamin Grimm]

If your name is Johnny Dickshot, Frayed Knot, G-Fafif, bmfc1, soupcan, Yancy Street Gang, or Vic Sage, then you've already voted for Tuesday night's win in Pittsburgh.

If not, please vote today because voting will close tomorrow, perhaps in the early morning.

http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7124


Note to G-Fafif: It's probably partially my fault, because I initially got the score wrong (8-8 instead of 10-8) but you opened (and voted in) a duplicate Schaefer thread for Wednesday night's win over the Pirates. That thread has been locked (because there were already three votes in the original thread) so please repost your numbers in the correct thread. Thanks! (And sorry! The score has been corrected.)


Tomorrow's tally will be the last one for a while. I might vote in a few of the threads while I'm on vacation, but I won't have my magic spreadsheet with me, so no additional tallying will occur until after Labor Day.

Please keep voting though. When I return I'll catch up on my voting and my tallying, and I'll announce the August Player and Pitcher of the Month winners.

[G-Fafif]

I actually do need to get my eyes checked, but I really need to get my eyes checked. All the POTG and IGT threads kind of blur together when I go to look to see if there's one up and or I need to start one in order to vote. Twice in one week...sorry again.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Voting for the remaining games of the Pittsburgh series will end early
Monday evening.

[G-Fafif]

The August 23 POTG thread requires renaming as the score was 9-8 (10). With all the high-scoring games of late, it's getting a bit confusing out there.

[G-Fafif]

A friend loaned me Tom Oliphant's Praying for Gil Hodges, which has its moments, but brews a boo-boo when noting how the '55 Dodgers celebrated with "Schaeffer beer". If you're a real writer writing a real book, how do you not spell the name of your beloved childhood team's major sponsor correctly? The Schaefer logo was on the Ebbets Field scoreboard, for crissake.

[Willets Point]

="G-Fafif"]A friend loaned me Tom Oliphant's Praying for Gil Hodges, which has its moments, but brews a boo-boo when noting how the '55 Dodgers celebrated with "Schaeffer beer". If you're a real writer writing a real book, how do you not spell the name of your beloved childhood team's major sponsor correctly? The Schaefer logo was on the Ebbets Field scoreboard, for crissake.

Literal Schaefer Commentary from Greg.

[G-Fafif]

="Willets Point"] ="G-Fafif"]A friend loaned me Tom Oliphant's Praying for Gil Hodges, which has its moments, but brews a boo-boo when noting how the '55 Dodgers celebrated with "Schaeffer beer". If you're a real writer writing a real book, how do you not spell the name of your beloved childhood team's major sponsor correctly? The Schaefer logo was on the Ebbets Field scoreboard, for crissake. Literal Schaefer Commentary from Greg.

It's the one thread to have when you're having more than one.