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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    I remember that!
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    Nah. But I would definitely consider making the code and the data available to another interested party.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    I sent a message in April to the admin's personal email address, and never got a reply. I definitely gave the site to the wrong people. Unfortunate, but the shadow site that I've kept alive will remain indefinitely. Eliminating box scores, transactions, and minor league stats, and no longer keeping track of the movements of former Mets players who are still active, means that it's taking up very little of my time. But I really would have liked to have been able to pass the torch and let someone else take over. I suppose I can still do that, but the UMDB name appears to be unrecoverable.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    I'd like to think that they're sifting through dozens of fantastic options. I'd also like to think that they'll make the right decisions, but that's another story.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    I knew 2, but couldn't get his name quite right. Anyway, I think 2 is Sandy Alomar Sr.
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    Still nothing. Still says May 31.
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    I mainly remember the presumption that Jarred Kelenic should be considered a future Hall of Famer. That was an essential part of the essential question.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    Whenever Kelenic's name comes up, I remember this post. Today I finally took the time to find it:
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm glad I don't have to make that decision. I remember thinking that I'd keep Ike Davis and deal Lucas Duda. That wouldn't have worked out well. My gut says keep Benge, but that's not an informed choice. I pretty much tuned out about a month ago.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    I remember liking Tomas Nido. I don't know if his stats back that up.
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    He spent too much time with other teams. There's really nothing on his plaque that's specific to his time with the Mets, unlike with Seaver and Piazza.
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    I guess that is a bit hyperbolic.
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    I read some speculation somewhere (likely from one of the beat reporters, but I don't remember which one) that the Mets had always been likely to eat the last year of Semien's contract (2028) but might also be inclined to eat 2027 as well. The old Robinson Cano treatment.
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    This trade looked bad from the start. I doubt that very many people are surprised at how it turned out.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    Future generations will ask, who was this Carlos Valdes guy?
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    That's interesting. Did they intentionally tarnish the cap to make it look black? If so, they could have just given him a "blue" cap. Here's Seaver's plaque for comparison. Does that look like a Giants cap?
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    Shame on Ced Landrum for looking people up!
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    Does it look like him?
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    They may decide to go for the best player available, but I would like it to be a starting pitcher or a corner infielder.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    And they could trade Holmes and then bring him back over the off-season. That doesn't often happen, but it did with Jeurys Familia.
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  22. Benjamin Grimm
    I can't believe I said Pete Harnisch for Alaska! He was born in Commack, NY, practically right next door to where I grew up in Smithtown. And I knew that! I used to be in a bowling league in Commack! My nostrils are flared in embarrassment.
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    I would think so too. I hope they keep Holmes. But SMG's suggestion of sweetening Peralta with a Weaver (or maybe a Raley) may be a better tactic than just trying to get someone to take Peralta alone.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    Do you think it's reasonable to expect a manager to have that kind of autonomy in today's game? I'm not defending David Stearns -- his shine has definitely worn off -- but I don't think it's fair to paint him as a puppet master while overlooking that his 29 counterparts very likely are also pulling strings.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    That's where I am too. Minter and Raley are upcoming free agents, so trading them isn't necessarily counterproductive. But if Weaver or Brazoban go, it should be for players who can help in 2027, because Weaver and Brazoban can.
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