SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2016

[Benjamin Grimm]

Frayed Knot wrote: I was going to say that all of those folks need names, or titles, or at least nicknames of some sort. I mean some already have names, Casey is Casey and Paul Schefer is easily identifiable and I'm not suggesting that we give Henry VIII or Boticelli's Venus new monikers here.

Oh, I should point out that that's not actually Botticelli's Venus. It's her sister, Botticelli's Serena.



See the difference?

[Edgy MD]

Same actress in a different role, though. Simonetta Vespucci.

[Centerfield]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think she's just an unidentified flapper.

Looks so much like her.

And if it's not her, she's going to be named Bette Davis from now on.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I looked it up. (It's amazing what you can do these days.)

It's Constance Bennett, a movie star from the 1920s and 30s.

[Zvon]

Ha, they must have been these:



I don't recall them being funny at all but then I thought the '66 Batman TV show was like the most serious and dramatic show EVER!
I was eight.



An Outer Limits cards.
If you can name who is behind the make-up you win a bonus card.
The guy is still working. He's currently on a TV show that uses in initials for a title(ha, like half of em do these days).

[Centerfield]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I looked it up. (It's amazing what you can do these days.) It's Constance Bennett, a movie star from the 1920s and 30s.

Of course. How could I forget. I remember her from classics like Wow You Look Just Like Bette Davis.

[Benjamin Grimm]

She's ferocious, and she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush. All the boys think she's a spy. She's got Bette Davis eyes.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Benjamin Grimm wrote:

She used to be part of the welcome screen on Adobe Illustrator for years?

[RealityChuck]

I started collecting baseball cards in 1961, when I found about 50 out them on the sidewalk. I took it as a sign and collected seriously through the 60s. I still kept buying a few packs each year, and picked up representatives of Tools from every year they were made (except for 1951 blue backs, which were too expensive). I stopped after 1994.

I don't care for modern cards; the glossy backs are just plain wrong.

[Zvon]

Zvon wrote: An Outer Limits cards. If you can name who is behind the make-up you win a bonus card. The guy is still working. He's currently on a TV show that uses in initials for a title(ha, like half of em do these days).

No one? I'm disappointed.
He was Illya Kuryakin.
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A meme for the MVP.

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[ashie62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm not sure if that's an ostrich or an emu. We may need to summon an expert on ratites.

I thought ashie voted on all 162

[Zvon]

Ashie62 wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm not sure if that's an ostrich or an emu. We may need to summon an expert on ratites. I thought ashie voted on all 162

I really wanted to and tried to keep up but like Sr. Regina Rose said in 7th grade,"Warren, you have mind like sieve.

[ashie62]

I believe I kept up. Its a matter of pride. Next year I am giving 6 points only to the player who did us the most good, as in the PLAYER of the game.

[G-Fafif]

Congratulations Yo, Noah, Jeurys and KelJo. You, too, Grimm. Thank you for breathing new life into an old classic. As they say in Chicago, it was a pleasure voting 162 times.

[Benjamin Grimm]

G-Fafif wrote: Congratulations Yo, Noah, Jeurys and KelJo. You, too, Grimm. Thank you for breathing new life into an old classic. As they say in Chicago, it was a pleasure voting 162 times.

Thanks! The "new life" appears to have been successful. There was a chance that it would cause a decline in participation, but that didn't happen. We seem to have had an increase that was sustained until about the last month of the season, when the Mets started playing well and voters, apparently, stopped paying attention! Either way, I'm satisfied that this will be worthwhile continuing into 2017.

I believe I kept up. Its a matter of pride.

You missed two games: May 23 and July 28.

Next year I am giving 6 points only to the player who did us the most good, as in the PLAYER of the game.

I'm not sure what that means. Are you saying that for each and every game you're going to give 6 points to one player and none to anybody else? If that's your plan I'll have to ask you to please not do that. It's not in the spirit of Schaefer and, with so few voters, would abnormally skew the results. I'm afraid I'd have to treat such votes as extreme outliers and discard them, and I really don't want to have to do that.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I agree, 6's are for special game performances like a one hitter through eight or
three homers or six RBI or something.

[ashie62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Congratulations Yo, Noah, Jeurys and KelJo. You, too, Grimm. Thank you for breathing new life into an old classic. As they say in Chicago, it was a pleasure voting 162 times. Thanks! The "new life" appears to have been successful. There was a chance that it would cause a decline in participation, but that didn't happen. We seem to have had an increase that was sustained until about the last month of the season, when the Mets started playing well and voters, apparently, stopped paying attention! Either way, I'm satisfied that this will be worthwhile continuing into 2017. I believe I kept up. Its a matter of pride. You missed two games: May 23 and July 28. Next year I am giving 6 points only to the player who did us the most good, as in the PLAYER of the game. I'm not sure what that means. Are you saying that for each and every game you're going to give 6 points to one player and none to anybody else? If that's your plan I'll have to ask you to please not do that. It's not in the spirit of Schaefer and, with so few voters, would abnormally skew the results. I'm afraid I'd have to treat such votes as extreme outliers and discard them, and I really don't want to have to do that.

No sweat. I will spead it out.

[Zvon]

I can't recall the last time I put out a 6. Santana?
I'm not adverse to it, it's just that you really have to work to get a 6 from me. A pitcher goes 82/3 of shutout ball....
5.9999

If he K's 10 or more (for 82/3) he might get that 6.
Batters really got it rough. I always try to give a reliever something. Pinch hitters as well, if they do their job.
The PH had one job. If he gets a hit he gets a full point from me usually.

See, I'm a difficult dick, but I'm a considerate dick.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This chart shows who awarded 6 points in a game during the 2016 season. The last column indicates the actual number of points that the player ended up getting for that game.

So I did it twice, once for Syndergaard in May and once for deGrom in July.


[table:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4/9/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]86Dreamer[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Bartolo Colon[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.08[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4/12/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]86Dreamer[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.27[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4/12/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]A Boy Named Seo[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.27[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4/29/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Yoenis Cespedes[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.26[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/7/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]G-Fafif[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Bartolo Colon[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.8[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/7/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Mets Willets Point[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Bartolo Colon[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.8[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Johnny[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Eric Stratton[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]LWFS[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]TransMonk[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]TMF[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]G-Fafif[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/11/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Benjamin Grimm[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.99[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.93[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5/25/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Steven Matz[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.36[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/3/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]G-Fafif[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Wilmer Flores[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/3/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Wilmer Flores[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Johnny[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]TransMonk[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]G-Fafif[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]7/17/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Benjamin Grimm[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Jacob deGrom[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.84[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]8/21/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.47[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]8/21/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Noah Syndergaard[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]5.47[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]9/22/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Ashie62[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Asdrubal Cabrera[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]3.53[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][tr:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]9/25/2016[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]OhSheaCanKC[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]Robert Gsellman[/td:fl5w1n6x][td:fl5w1n6x]4.25[/td:fl5w1n6x][/tr:fl5w1n6x][/table:fl5w1n6x]

[Zvon]

That pretty much confirms it. I'm a dick. lol.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I have to go back and look, but I think I threw a little extra suds on
Gs'man for 9/25 for some added-appreciation sentiment or such.