Buttley traded to Dodgers

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Reunites with Rollins. Phils get 2 minor leaguers.

[Edgy MD]

Thanks for those days of denial, Ruben Amaro.

Man, San Francisco is suddenly looking for sure like the post-season hopeful without depth. They're going to ride their starters or bust against far deeper lineups.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Call me un-American but the Mets could have used Utley this year.

[Guest sharpie]

Well, not the Utley who was hitting about .150 til he got off of the DL recently. Also, given our new glut of infielders I wouldn't want him now.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah. The Dodgers got Utley and the Mets got glutley.

[Edgy MD]

Utley leaves the division as the second-active-leader in games played against the Mets, a category that's bloated with old-timer types despite the latter-day tradition of 18 or 19 games played against division opponents. Utley was looking to steal Jimmy Rollins' crown, but now fabulously wealthy ex-teammate Ryan Howard looks to pass 'em all.

Games Played Against the Mets, All-Time

1) Pete Rose: 335 2) Lou Brock: 290 3) Mike Schmidt: 268 4) Andre Dawson: 267 5) Larry Bowa: 258 6) Willie Stargell: 249 7) Jimmy Rollins: 247 8) Chipper Jones: 245 9) Ozzie Smith: 232 10) Barry Bonds: 228	T11) Billy Williams: 226 T11) Ryne Sandberg: 226 13) Tim Wallach: 222 14) Willie Davis: 218 15) Chris Speier: 211 16) Bob Bailey: 210 T17) Ron Fairly: 208 T17) Tony Perez: 208 T19) Ron Santo: 204 T19) Joe Morgan: 204	21) Joe Torre: 202 22) Don Kessinger: 199 23) Tim McCarver: 197 T24) Willie McCovey: 192 T24) Andres Galarraga: 192 26) Greg Gross: 191 27) Henry Aaron: 188 28) Tony Gwynn: 187 T29) Andruw Jones: 186 T29) Dave Concepcion: 186	31) Ted Simmons: 186 32) Gary Carter: 185 T33) Al Oliver: 182 T33) Dave Parker: 182 35) Willie McGee: 181 36) Andy Van Slyke: 180 T37) Chase Utley: 179 T37) Jos� Cruz: 179 39) Garry Maddox: 177 40) Terry Pendleton: 176	T41) Tim Raines: 175 T41) Ron Cey: 175 43) Jim Wynn: 172 44) Gary Matthews: 172 45) Manny Trillo: 171 T46) Richie Hebner: 170 T46) Dale Murphy: 170 T46) Roberto Clemente: 170 T49) Steve Garvey: 167 T49) Garry Templeton: 167
51) Mark Grace: 165 52) Craig Biggio: 163 53) Pat Burrell: 162 54) Bobby Abreu: 160 T55) Johnny Bench: 159 T55) Cesar Cede�o: 159 T57) Matty Alou: 159 T57) Maury Wills: 159 T59) Ryan Howard: 158 T59) Julian Javier: 158	T61) Dave Cash: 157 T61) Dan Uggla: 157 T61) Rusty Staub: 157 T61) Johnny Callison: 157 65) Bill Buckner: 156 66) Ivan DeJesus: 151 T67) Ryan Zimmerman: 150 T67) Bill Mazeroski: 150 T67) Tony Taylor: 150 T67) Bill Russell: 150	71) Dal Maxvill: 149 T72) Ken Oberkfell: 148 T72) Denis Menke: 148 T74) Ernie Banks: 147 T74) Greg Luzinski: 147 T74) Darrell Evans: 147 T77) Ted Sizemore: 146 T77) Luis Gonzalez: 146 T77) Willie Mays: 146 T80) Tom Herr: 145	T80) Bill Madlock: 145 82) Dick Allen: 144 T83) Ken Reitz: 143 T83) Marquis Grissom: 143 T83) Deron Johnson: 143 86) Von Hayes: 142 87) Adam LaRoche: 140 T88) Dan Driessen: 139 T88) Barry Larkin: 139 T90) Manny Mota: 138	T90) Steve Finley: 138 T91) Jay Bell: 137 T91) Glenn Beckert: 137 T91) Jos� Pagan: 137 T95) Rafael Furcal: 136 T95) Jayson Werth: 136 T95) Manny Sanguillen: 136 T95) Curt Flood: 136 T99) Vada Pinson: 135 T99) Rennie Stennett: 135

[batmagadanleadoff]

Tony Gwynn's the highest ranking player on that "Games Against the Mets" list (28th) that was never on a team that played 18 games against the Mets in a season. Some higher ranking players (McCovey and Aaron, for example) never played in the Mets division, but were active before 1969, when every team played each other 18x a season.

[Edgy MD]

Chris Spier is a revelation. I never even considered that guy "good for a shortstop," (though checking back, it seems he briefly was pretty good as a young player) but there he is, up there surrounded by immortals.

[Edgy MD]

Guess the next highest active dude.

[batmagadanleadoff]

These two mags hit newstands on the same day.

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[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Utley leaves the division as the second-active-leader in games played against the Mets, a category that's bloated with old-timer types despite the latter-day tradition of 18 or 19 games played against division opponents. Utley was looking to steal Jimmy Rollins' crown, but now fabulously wealthy ex-teammate Ryan Howard looks to pass 'em all. Games Played Against the Mets, All-Time 1) Pete Rose: 335 2) Lou Brock: 290 3) Mike Schmidt: 268 4) Andre Dawson: 267 5) Larry Bowa: 258 6) Willie Stargell: 249 7) Jimmy Rollins: 247 8) Chipper Jones: 245 9) Ozzie Smith: 232 10) Barry Bonds: 228 T11) Billy Williams: 226 T11) Ryne Sandberg: 226 13) Tim Wallach: 222 14) Willie Davis: 218 15) Chris Speier: 211 16) Bob Bailey: 210 T17) Ron Fairly: 208 T17) Tony Perez: 208 T19) Ron Santo: 204 T19) Joe Morgan: 204 21) Joe Torre: 202 22) Don Kessinger: 199 23) Tim McCarver: 197 T24) Willie McCovey: 192 T24) Andres Galarraga: 192 26) Greg Gross: 191 27) Henry Aaron: 188 28) Tony Gwynn: 187 T29) Andruw Jones: 186 T29) Dave Concepcion: 186 31) Ted Simmons: 186 32) Gary Carter: 185 T33) Al Oliver: 182 T33) Dave Parker: 182 35) Willie McGee: 181 36) Andy Van Slyke: 180 T37) Chase Utley: 179 T37) Jos� Cruz: 179 39) Garry Maddox: 177 40) Terry Pendleton: 176 T41) Tim Raines: 175 T41) Ron Cey: 175 43) Jim Wynn: 172 44) Gary Matthews: 172 45) Manny Trillo: 171 T46) Richie Hebner: 170 T46) Dale Murphy: 170 T46) Roberto Clemente: 170 T49) Steve Garvey: 167 T49) Garry Templeton: 167 51) Mark Grace: 165 52) Craig Biggio: 163 53) Pat Burrell: 162 54) Bobby Abreu: 160 T55) Johnny Bench: 159 T55) Cesar Cede�o: 159 T57) Matty Alou: 159 T57) Maury Wills: 159 T59) Ryan Howard: 158 T59) Julian Javier: 158 T61) Dave Cash: 157 T61) Dan Uggla: 157 T61) Rusty Staub: 157 T61) Johnny Callison: 157 65) Bill Buckner: 156 66) Ivan DeJesus: 151 T67) Ryan Zimmerman: 150 T67) Bill Mazeroski: 150 T67) Tony Taylor: 150 T67) Bill Russell: 150 71) Dal Maxvill: 149 T72) Ken Oberkfell: 148 T72) Denis Menke: 148 T74) Ernie Banks: 147 T74) Greg Luzinski: 147 T74) Darrell Evans: 147 T77) Ted Sizemore: 146 T77) Luis Gonzalez: 146 T77) Willie Mays: 146 T80) Tom Herr: 145 T80) Bill Madlock: 145 82) Dick Allen: 144 T83) Ken Reitz: 143 T83) Marquis Grissom: 143 T83) Deron Johnson: 143 86) Von Hayes: 142 87) Adam LaRoche: 140 T88) Dan Driessen: 139 T88) Barry Larkin: 139 T90) Manny Mota: 138 T90) Steve Finley: 138 T91) Jay Bell: 137 T91) Glenn Beckert: 137 T91) Jos� Pagan: 137 T95) Rafael Furcal: 136 T95) Jayson Werth: 136 T95) Manny Sanguillen: 136 T95) Curt Flood: 136 T99) Vada Pinson: 135 T99) Rennie Stennett: 135

Interesting but you blew a chance for a great quiz-thread.

[Edgy MD]

Shup and tell me who's next. Among active players, that is.

[Chad ochoseis]

Victorino?

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I think Chipper Jones homered in all 245 of those games.

[Gwreck]

Brian McCann?

[Zvon]

Too soon for Fkn Frddy Freemn I would think. Martin Prado.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Chooch Ruiz

[Edgy MD]

117) Brian McCann: 128 (#9 among actives)

136) Carlos Ruiz: 122 (#10)

171) Shane Victorino: 111 (#11)

196) Ian Desmond: 105 (#12)

218) Aramis Ramirez: 99 (#13)

[Fman99]

Fboy will be happy to know that the "Face Buttley" moniker has continued to perpetuate in the CPF universe, to the extent that he can appreciate such things.

[G-Fafif]

Hypothetically, the road to ultimate Met triumph runs through Utley and Rollins. Kind of appropriate. A little offputting. But, obviously, eff (or eph) them.