THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, MAY 2009

[Benjamin Grimm]

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, MAY 2009

The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for May 2009 is DAVID WRIGHT. David totaled 23.72 Schaefer points for the month, finishing 2.59 ahead of runner-up Carlos Beltran. He led the Mets in May in the following offensive categories: At Bats (98), Batting average (.378), On-base Percentage (.479), Hits (37), Triples (2), Runs Batted In (22), Walks (19), Strikeouts (23), Stolen Bases (9), and Caught Stealing (5). His .561 Slugging Percentage was third on the team, behind Gary Sheffield (.591) and Carlos Beltran (.562). This is the seventh time that David has been Player of the Month. (He's also been Player of the Year three times, from 2005 through 2007.)

May was an outstanding month for Mets starting pitchers, with all four of the team's primary starters holding opponents to an ERA of less than 3.00. In a month with a lot of quality, it was a bit of extra quantity that put MIKE PELFREY over the top and earned him the Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month award for May. Pelfrey led the Mets with 40 innings pitched and only John Maine equaled his 6 starts. All four Mets starters, however, deserve to have their stats recognized in this thread:

• Mike Pelfrey 2-1, 2.92 ERA, 17 SO, 10 BB. (18.97 Schaefer points)
• Johan Santana 4-1, 2.43 ERA, 42 SO, 11 BB. (18.05 Schaefer points)
• John Maine 4-1, 2.75 ERA, 26 SO, 20 BB. (17.46 Schaefer points)
• Livan Hernandez 3-0, 2.70 ERA, 19 SO, 8 BB, 1 CG. (15.78 Schaefer points)

This is the second time that Mike Pelfrey has been the Pitcher of the Month. His previous win was in July of last year.

And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is, for the first time, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ. Frankie had 10 saves in 16 appearances in May, with an ERA of 0.00. (He allowed 3 unearned runs.) In 16 innings, Rodriguez struck out 15, walked 7, and allowed 9 hits.

The Relief Pitcher of the Month award was inaugurated at the beginning of the 2008 season, with Billy Wagner winning in April. This month marks only the second time that the Mets' official "closer" has won the award. In the remaining months of 2008, the award was won by Scott Schoeneweis, Duaner Sanchez, Aaron Heilman, and Brian Stokes.

Month-to-date totals for May 2009
Through game of May 31, 2009

Rank	Name	Points
1	David Wright	23.72
2	Carlos Beltran	21.13
3	Mike Pelfrey	18.97
4	Gary Sheffield	18.09
5	Johan Santana	18.05
6	John Maine	17.46
7	Livan Hernandez	15.78
8	Omir Santos	12.45
9	Francisco Rodriguez	10.77
10	Daniel Murphy	8.86
11	Fernando Tatis	7.54
11	Luis Castillo	7.54
13	Jos� Reyes	7.17
13	Carlos Delgado	7.17
15	J. J. Putz	6.94
16	Ramon Castro	6.92
17	Pedro Feliciano	6.59
18	Angel Pagan	6.53
19	Bobby Parnell	6.04
20	Ken Takahashi	5.87
21	Tim Redding	2.92
22	Jon Niese	2.76
23	Brian Stokes	2.70
23	Alex Cora	2.70
25	Jeremy Reed	2.63
26	Sean Green	2.51
27	Fernando Martinez	2.42
28	Ramon Martinez	1.32
29	Ryan Church	1.29
30	Wilson Valdez	0.39
31	Brian Schneider	0.37

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Excellent work as always. L-o-v-e the Pelfrey card!

[G-Fafif]

Outstanding cards. Good to see Frankie here, trace of horrible INAUGURAL SEASON patch notwithstanding.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I congratulate the voters.

[TransMonk]

Sheff beating out Santana for the month of May.

Wouldn't have called that in March.

[Willets Point]

="TransMonk":2pzvsha8]Sheff beating out Santana for the month of May. Wouldn't have called that in March.[/quote:2pzvsha8] Or Omir Santos (ROY) in the top ten.

Centerfield Jun 03 2009 09:32 AM

What year is that Pelfrey card?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 03 2009 09:41 AM

1970. It's the third 1970 card in the "series." There's also a Brian Stokes and another commemorating Game 1 of the 2006 NLDS.

G-Fafif Jun 03 2009 10:22 AM

Frankie brings to mind you never used to see (and, come to think of it, don't often see now) baseball card pictures that were shot at night.

Vic Sage Jun 03 2009 10:56 AM

]The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for May 2009 is DAVID WRIGHT. David totaled 23.72 Schaefer points for the month, finishing 2.59 ahead of runner-up Carlos Beltran. He led the Mets in May in the following offensive categories: At Bats (98), Batting average (.378), On-base Percentage (.479), Hits (37), Triples (2), Runs Batted In (22), Walks (19), Strikeouts (23), Stolen Bases (9), and Caught Stealing (5). His .561 Slugging Percentage was third on the team, behind Gary Sheffield (.591) and Carlos Beltran (.562). This is the seventh time that David has been Player of the Month. (He's also been Player of the Year three times, from 2005 through 2007.) yeah, sure, but he just ain't clutch i tell ya!

GYC Jun 03 2009 06:29 PM

My batter of the month was also David Wright, but he had 27.30 points. My starting pitcher of the month was Johan Santana with 15.95 points. Pelfrey had 15.65. I seriously undervalued starting pitching (relatively). My relief pitcher of the month was also Fransisco Rodriguez with 11.10 points. The players that I considerably gave more beer to were Wright (3.58 points more) and Castillo (2.46 more). Reed, Tatis, and Putz also had around one full point more. Maine received a whopping 4.46 points less from me, Pelfrey 3.32 less, and Santana 2.10 less. That's 9.88 points, or almost an entire game. Beltran also received 1.68 points less. Beltran is currently leading my batter PotY standings by 0.03 points over Wright. Santana is currently leading my starting pitcher PotY standings by 17.46 points over Pelfrey. Pelfrey has only 0.08 points over Livan. Frankie is currently leading my relief pitcher PotY standings by 4.82 points over Putz, something Putz is unlikely to gain on, and by 6.46 points over Parnell.

[Centerfield]

What year is that Pelfrey card?

[Benjamin Grimm]

1970.

It's the third 1970 card in the "series." There's also a Brian Stokes and another commemorating Game 1 of the 2006 NLDS.

[G-Fafif]

Frankie brings to mind you never used to see (and, come to think of it, don't often see now) baseball card pictures that were shot at night.

[Vic Sage]

]The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for May 2009 is DAVID WRIGHT. David totaled 23.72 Schaefer points for the month, finishing 2.59 ahead of runner-up Carlos Beltran. He led the Mets in May in the following offensive categories: At Bats (98), Batting average (.378), On-base Percentage (.479), Hits (37), Triples (2), Runs Batted In (22), Walks (19), Strikeouts (23), Stolen Bases (9), and Caught Stealing (5). His .561 Slugging Percentage was third on the team, behind Gary Sheffield (.591) and Carlos Beltran (.562). This is the seventh time that David has been Player of the Month. (He's also been Player of the Year three times, from 2005 through 2007.)

yeah, sure, but he just ain't clutch i tell ya!

[Guest GYC]

My batter of the month was also David Wright, but he had 27.30 points.

My starting pitcher of the month was Johan Santana with 15.95 points. Pelfrey had 15.65. I seriously undervalued starting pitching (relatively).

My relief pitcher of the month was also Fransisco Rodriguez with 11.10 points.

The players that I considerably gave more beer to were Wright (3.58 points more) and Castillo (2.46 more). Reed, Tatis, and Putz also had around one full point more.

Maine received a whopping 4.46 points less from me, Pelfrey 3.32 less, and Santana 2.10 less. That's 9.88 points, or almost an entire game. Beltran also received 1.68 points less.

Beltran is currently leading my batter PotY standings by 0.03 points over Wright.
Santana is currently leading my starting pitcher PotY standings by 17.46 points over Pelfrey. Pelfrey has only 0.08 points over Livan.
Frankie is currently leading my relief pitcher PotY standings by 4.82 points over Putz, something Putz is unlikely to gain on, and by 6.46 points over Parnell.