SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2010

[Benjamin Grimm]

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2010

The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for June 2010 is DAVID WRIGHT. This is David's ninth win, and his second this season. Wright, as we know, had an outstanding month, and he won this month's award easily, with almost an eight-point lead over Jose Reyes. Wright led the Mets with 6 home runs, 29 runs batted in, 42 hits, 11 doubles, a .404 batting average, a .683 slugging percentage, and an on base percentage of .447. His 20 runs scored were second to Reyes' 21.

The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for June is R. A. DICKEY, a first-time winner. Dickey edged Jon Niese (by 0.48 points) and Mike Pelfrey who, by scoring only 0.10 points in his final start of the month, lost his chance at his second Pitcher of the Month award this year. He ended up finishing 0.85 points behind Dickey. DIckey was 4-1 in June, with a 3.06 ERA in 5 starts and 32.1 innings. His 4 wins tied him with Niese for the team lead, and his 26 strikeouts led all Mets pitchers.

And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is a second-time winner, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ. Frankie had previously won in May of 2009. Rodriguez had no decisions in June, but saved 9 games, had a 2.35 ERA, and struck out 23 batters in 15.1 innings.


Month-to-date totals for June 2010
Through game of June 30, 2010

Rank	Name	Points
1	David Wright	30.02
2	Jos� Reyes	22.43
3	Ike Davis	18.46
4	R. A. Dickey	15.92
5	Jon Niese	15.44
6	Mike Pelfrey	15.07
7	Jason Bay	13.56
8	Jeff Francoeur	12.87
9	Angel Pagan	11.39
10	Johan Santana	8.50
11	Hisanori Takahashi	7.63
12	Francisco Rodriguez	6.53
13	Ruben Tejada	6.30
14	Chris Carter	6.24
15	Elmer Dessens	5.90
16	Pedro Feliciano	4.88
17	Jesus Feliciano	3.90
18	Ryota Igarashi	3.24
19	Henry Blanco	2.83
20	Bobby Parnell	2.79
21	Rod Barajas	2.72
22	Josh Thole	2.14
23	Fernando Nieve	2.11
24	Alex Cora	2.08
25	Jenrry Mejia	1.46
26	Luis Castillo	0.29
27	Fernando Tatis	0.28
28	Raul Valdes	0.19

[Guest The Second Spitter]

WTG Dickey!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That Dickey card is magnificent... but then, he does half the aesthetic heavy-lifting for you with that face.

[ashie62]

Awesome!..Dessens almost beat Frankie.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Spectacular cards!!!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

this is why you vote for schaefer

[Zvon]

The Dickage with the pointage.
Edges out The Hawk!
Pelfrey was in the running but slips up!
A race for the ages, folks.

[batmagadanleadoff]

What? Nobody noticed K-Rod's time-machine visit to Shea?

Those '78's are the best of the 1970's. Anybody else agree?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sure that's the first thing I noticed.

As for the best cards of the seventies (and, therefore, of all time), I have to go with the 1973 set: fantastic coded silhouettes, great facial hair, and seemingly half the shots taken at Shea (or the dying days of YSI, for American Leaguers).

I enjoyed the cards where the guy's pose was closest to that of his positon-representing silhouette. Just, extend your arm a little, Billignham!

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What? Nobody noticed K-Rod's time-machine visit to Shea? Those '78's are the best of the 1970's. Anybody else agree?

I think it's all relative to when you started collecting and the virgin thrill you
experienced when you first viewed a card that made your jaw drop in wonder and awe.
(hey, that almost IS a poem)

[Benjamin Grimm]

For me, the 1971 cards have the most magic. Followed closely by 1972 and 1973. Everything else is a distant runner-up.

(For the record, I was 8 years old in 1971.)

[Zvon]

I really always dug the horizontal cards too, for some reason.
Not sure why.
They were not new, I think a whole set in the 50s was that way.
Maybe because it was a random thing in the 71 set.
Like until you saw the card, you had no idea how it would stand.
And I'd be like : "Oh cool! Buddys is longways!"

(I'm lost in a google baseball card dimension now)

Check out this one from 74.
Fuck The Sarge (disobeying his coach). THATS WAYNE GARRETT! WOOT!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: What? Nobody noticed K-Rod's time-machine visit to Shea? Those '78's are the best of the 1970's. Anybody else agree?

Not me. Didn't like the figures for position, especially as compared to the '73 silouettes. I'm probably a '74 guy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I have a soft spot in my heart for the 1970, 1971 and 1972 Topps sets -- the first sets I collected, and with an unmatched obsessive passion. But the '78's are my favorites from that decade. Simple and uncluttered, like the great Sports Illustrated and Sporting News covers of 40 years ago. And the action shots put me right there, like an umpire. Plus the heads of the action subjects aren't so small that you'd think you could squeeze four or five of them onto the head of one dime.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Sorry, I thought you were asking about the Rodriguez-style card. What year was that? 79? 77? Yes, I liked that 78 set for the reasons you said.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I was praising the 78's. ([u:214z2q3z]See [/u:214z2q3z]R.A. Dickey mock-up above)

[G-Fafif]

Taking a moment from my post-Frankie fuming to rightly compliment these cards. Great job per usual, Dr. Grimm.



Meanwhile, John McNamara seems to be throwing his hands up as if to say, "If I'm ever managing in a World Series in this ballpark and I have a gimpy first baseman and a lead on the line, I dunno WHAT I'm gonna do."

[Guest Edgy DC]

I had no idea, meanwhile that Sarge was ever a Gigante. It's like every good NL outfeilder coming up between 1963 and 1975 was coimng up with the Giants.

[G-Fafif]

Not just any Giant, but Rookie of the Year in 1973.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Rodriguez card is a 1976.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The Rodriguez card is a 1976.

Commemorating the last time he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rare angle close-up.