Why him? Why today? (re-estabished)

[Guest AG/DC]

Charlie Williams?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Anniversary of the Willie Mays trade.

[metirish]

Born in Flushing ?

[metirish]

="Benjamin Grimm":29k0t1za]Anniversary of the Willie Mays trade.[/quote:29k0t1za] Oh yeah that too.

G-Fafif May 12 2008 01:13 PM

You might guess Willie Mays would be the more popular lookup. But you can go anywhere to find out about him.

metirish May 12 2008 01:18 PM

I love the memories section over at UMDB , a poster there claims that Williams was the only Mets player ever to be born in Flushing , that's just great information. Is that still true?

Benjamin Grimm May 12 2008 01:26 PM

Yup: http://leaptoad.com/mets/birthplace.php

soupcan May 12 2008 02:27 PM

Now that's good trivia.

G-Fafif May 12 2008 02:31 PM

I know he was essentially a warm body thrown in with the cash Mrs. Payson sent Horace Stoneham and that Willie Mays was no longer Willie Mays by 1972...but to be the guy traded for WILLIE MAYS...that's almost as cool as being the only Met born in Flushing.

sharpie May 12 2008 03:45 PM

I was living in San Francisco when that trade went down. Giants fans despised Charlie Williams for being that guy who was traded for Willie Mays even though he was okay out of the bullpen from '74 through '76.

SteveJRogers May 13 2008 05:59 PM

Toby "Don't call me Al" Borland?

Benjamin Grimm May 14 2008 07:42 AM

="SteveJRogers":2cqwj0s8]Toby "Don't call me Al" Borland?[/quote:2cqwj0s8] Just as with Charlie Williams the day before, it was the anniversary of a trade. (That causes a link to the player page to appear on the UMDB home page.) Elster88 May 14 2008 09:55 PM Sounds like you're stuffing the ballot box. TheOldMole May 14 2008 11:01 PM Don't you remember? You called me Al -- It was Al, Al, all the time... Benjamin Grimm Jun 08 2008 05:44 PM Ron Swoboda is getting a much larger-than-usual number of clicks today. The volume was high enough that I was worried that he might have died, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Has Ron been in the news today? I can't find any reason for his surge today. Kong76 Jun 08 2008 06:07 PM He was on Mets Weekly yesterday. Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 01:10 PM Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.) I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost. themetfairy Sep 16 2008 01:39 PM ="Benjamin Grimm"]Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.) I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost. They aren't related, are they? Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 01:55 PM Not that I'm aware of. G-Fafif Sep 16 2008 02:08 PM Yet thanks to Doug Melvin you can refer to either Yost as the Walking Man. Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 10:55 AM Huge numbers today for the Bob Millers. When I checked the stats a few minutes ago, I thought that someone named Bob Miller must have flown his plane into a jewelry store and beheaded a cat. We're talking that kind of huge. Turns out, the Bobs have Paul Lukas to thank: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/081017&sportCat=nfl soupcan Oct 17 2008 10:59 AM Not so for the Bobby Jonses? Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 11:00 AM He didn't link to the UMDB for Bobby Jones. Instead he used soxprospects.com and rnding3rd.com. soupcan Oct 17 2008 11:17 AM Ah. Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 11:34 AM These numbers are astounding. I know I'm probably the only one who cares about this stuff, but what the heck. Bob G. Miller is getting the greater benefit of these links, because he's listed first. But he's already in fifth place in single-day volume, and Bob L. Miller is in ninth place. There are many hours to go yet, so I'll keep peeking to see how much they both rise on the list. 12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon 10/11/2006 Cory Lidle 6/19/2007 David Cone 7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell 10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller 1/6/2004 Tug McGraw 10/12/2006 Cory Lidle 3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden 10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller 6/20/2007 David Cone Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 12:50 PM Updated: 12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon 10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller 10/11/2006 Cory Lidle 6/19/2007 David Cone 10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller 7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell 1/6/2004 Tug McGraw 10/12/2006 Cory Lidle 3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden 6/20/2007 David Cone Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 01:54 PM Before this day is out, Bob G. Miller will have received more clicks today than he did in the last nine and a half years. (At the moment, he's received 41.5% of his total clicks today.) John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 02 2008 08:29 PM Happened to notice the other day that Rich Rodriguez won the day. Huh? Edgy DC Dec 02 2008 08:37 PM ="The AP on 11/22":2cheyjei]In coach Rich Rodriguez�s first season, the Wolverines (3-9, 2-6) lost the most games in school history, missed a bowl trip for the first time in 34 years and had the first losing season in 41 years. [/quote:2cheyjei] That's got to generate a lot of Wolverine clicks.

[G-Fafif]

You might guess Willie Mays would be the more popular lookup. But you can go anywhere to find out about him.

[metirish]

I love the memories section over at UMDB , a poster there claims that Williams was the only Mets player ever to be born in Flushing , that's just great information.


Is that still true?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yup: http://leaptoad.com/mets/birthplace.php

[soupcan]

Now that's good trivia.

[G-Fafif]

I know he was essentially a warm body thrown in with the cash Mrs. Payson sent Horace Stoneham and that Willie Mays was no longer Willie Mays by 1972...but to be the guy traded for WILLIE MAYS...that's almost as cool as being the only Met born in Flushing.

[Guest sharpie]

I was living in San Francisco when that trade went down. Giants fans despised Charlie Williams for being that guy who was traded for Willie Mays even though he was okay out of the bullpen from '74 through '76.

[stevejrogers]

Toby "Don't call me Al" Borland?

[Benjamin Grimm]

="SteveJRogers":2cqwj0s8]Toby "Don't call me Al" Borland?[/quote:2cqwj0s8] Just as with Charlie Williams the day before, it was the anniversary of a trade. (That causes a link to the player page to appear on the UMDB home page.)

Elster88 May 14 2008 09:55 PM

Sounds like you're stuffing the ballot box.

TheOldMole May 14 2008 11:01 PM

Don't you remember? You called me Al -- It was Al, Al, all the time...

Benjamin Grimm Jun 08 2008 05:44 PM

Ron Swoboda is getting a much larger-than-usual number of clicks today. The volume was high enough that I was worried that he might have died, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Has Ron been in the news today? I can't find any reason for his surge today.

Kong76 Jun 08 2008 06:07 PM

He was on Mets Weekly yesterday.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 01:10 PM

Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.) I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost.

themetfairy Sep 16 2008 01:39 PM

="Benjamin Grimm"]Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.) I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost. They aren't related, are they?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2008 01:55 PM

Not that I'm aware of.

G-Fafif Sep 16 2008 02:08 PM

Yet thanks to Doug Melvin you can refer to either Yost as the Walking Man.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 10:55 AM

Huge numbers today for the Bob Millers. When I checked the stats a few minutes ago, I thought that someone named Bob Miller must have flown his plane into a jewelry store and beheaded a cat. We're talking that kind of huge. Turns out, the Bobs have Paul Lukas to thank: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/081017&sportCat=nfl

soupcan Oct 17 2008 10:59 AM

Not so for the Bobby Jonses?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 11:00 AM

He didn't link to the UMDB for Bobby Jones. Instead he used soxprospects.com and rnding3rd.com.

soupcan Oct 17 2008 11:17 AM

Ah.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 11:34 AM

These numbers are astounding. I know I'm probably the only one who cares about this stuff, but what the heck. Bob G. Miller is getting the greater benefit of these links, because he's listed first. But he's already in fifth place in single-day volume, and Bob L. Miller is in ninth place. There are many hours to go yet, so I'll keep peeking to see how much they both rise on the list. 12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon 10/11/2006 Cory Lidle 6/19/2007 David Cone 7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell 10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller 1/6/2004 Tug McGraw 10/12/2006 Cory Lidle 3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden 10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller 6/20/2007 David Cone

Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 12:50 PM

Updated: 12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon 10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller 10/11/2006 Cory Lidle 6/19/2007 David Cone 10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller 7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell 1/6/2004 Tug McGraw 10/12/2006 Cory Lidle 3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden 6/20/2007 David Cone

Benjamin Grimm Oct 17 2008 01:54 PM

Before this day is out, Bob G. Miller will have received more clicks today than he did in the last nine and a half years. (At the moment, he's received 41.5% of his total clicks today.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 02 2008 08:29 PM

Happened to notice the other day that Rich Rodriguez won the day. Huh?

Edgy DC Dec 02 2008 08:37 PM

="The AP on 11/22":2cheyjei]In coach Rich Rodriguez�s first season, the Wolverines (3-9, 2-6) lost the most games in school history, missed a bowl trip for the first time in 34 years and had the first losing season in 41 years. [/quote:2cheyjei] That's got to generate a lot of Wolverine clicks.

[Elster88]

Sounds like you're stuffing the ballot box.

[Theoldmole]

Don't you remember? You called me Al -- It was Al, Al, all the time...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ron Swoboda is getting a much larger-than-usual number of clicks today.

The volume was high enough that I was worried that he might have died, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Has Ron been in the news today? I can't find any reason for his surge today.

[Guest Kong76]

He was on Mets Weekly yesterday.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.)

I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost.

[Guest themetfairy]

="Benjamin Grimm"]Eddie Yost yesterday was a rare non-player to lead the UMDB in daily hits. (And he's currently enjoying a healthy lead in today's clicking as well.) I'm sure it has something to do with confused web surfers looking for information on fired Milwaukee manager Ned Yost.

They aren't related, are they?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Not that I'm aware of.

[G-Fafif]

Yet thanks to Doug Melvin you can refer to either Yost as the Walking Man.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Huge numbers today for the Bob Millers. When I checked the stats a few minutes ago, I thought that someone named Bob Miller must have flown his plane into a jewelry store and beheaded a cat. We're talking that kind of huge.

Turns out, the Bobs have Paul Lukas to thank:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/081017&sportCat=nfl

[soupcan]

Not so for the Bobby Jonses?

[Benjamin Grimm]

He didn't link to the UMDB for Bobby Jones. Instead he used soxprospects.com and rnding3rd.com.

[soupcan]

Ah.

[Benjamin Grimm]

These numbers are astounding. I know I'm probably the only one who cares about this stuff, but what the heck.

Bob G. Miller is getting the greater benefit of these links, because he's listed first. But he's already in fifth place in single-day volume, and Bob L. Miller is in ninth place. There are many hours to go yet, so I'll keep peeking to see how much they both rise on the list.

12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon
10/11/2006 Cory Lidle
6/19/2007 David Cone
7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell
10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller
1/6/2004 Tug McGraw
10/12/2006 Cory Lidle
3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden
10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller
6/20/2007 David Cone

[Benjamin Grimm]

Updated:

12/27/2005 Jeff Reardon
10/17/2008 Bob G. Miller
10/11/2006 Cory Lidle
6/19/2007 David Cone
10/17/2008 Bob L. Miller
7/30/2004 Kevin Mitchell
1/6/2004 Tug McGraw
10/12/2006 Cory Lidle
3/16/2006 Dwight Gooden
6/20/2007 David Cone

[Benjamin Grimm]

Before this day is out, Bob G. Miller will have received more clicks today than he did in the last nine and a half years. (At the moment, he's received 41.5% of his total clicks today.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Happened to notice the other day that Rich Rodriguez won the day.

Huh?

[Guest Edgy DC]

="The AP on 11/22":2cheyjei]In coach Rich Rodriguez�s first season, the Wolverines (3-9, 2-6) lost the most games in school history, missed a bowl trip for the first time in 34 years and had the first losing season in 41 years. [/quote:2cheyjei] That's got to generate a lot of Wolverine clicks.