Benjamin Grimm

Applauding Chipper is classy. Applauding Mariano is pathetic.

Alex Cora is the Schaefer Mets Player of the First Five Games of July. Can he hold the lead for the remaining 26 days? How motivated is he to see himself on a 1970's Topps baseball card?

Not if we're talking about Uggla.

Fman99 awarded a point to Jose Reyes, who did not appear in the game. I'll have to go into the database to remove his 0.09 points. Totals for July 5, 2010 (11 votes) Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 6 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceAlex Cora21.321.942-3, 2B, 2 RBIDavid Wright17.741.612-4, 2 R, 3B, BBAngel Pagan17.271.572-5, R, HR, RBI, SOFernando Nieve10.220.933.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.Rod Barajas10.070.921-4, R, RBI, 2 SOIke Davis7.830.711-4, R, RBI, BBJason Bay6.450.591-5, RBIPedro Feliciano5.380.491.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Raul Valdes2.930.270.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Jeff Francoeur1.590.140-3, R, BB[crossout]Jos� Reyes[/crossout][crossout]1.00[/crossout][crossout]0.09[/crossout]-

Totals for July 4, 2010 (10 votes) New York Mets 9, Washington Nationals 5 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJason Bay27.642.762-5, R, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 SOAngel Pagan17.541.753-5, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SOIke Davis16.911.691-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SOHisanori Takahashi10.711.07(W) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.David Wright8.210.822-5, 2 R, 3 SO, 2 SBFrancisco Rodriguez5.660.57(Sv) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Elmer Dessens4.590.461.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Rod Barajas4.420.442-4, R, 2B, BB, SOJeff Francoeur1.450.141-5, 2B, RBI, 2 SORuben Tejada1.420.140-2, R, 2 BB, SOJesus Feliciano0.600.061-1, 2BRyota Igarashi0.480.051.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Fernando Tatis0.260.031-1Alex Cora0.100.011-6, R, SO

Totals for July 3, 2010 (10 votes) Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 5 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceR. A. Dickey43.754.387.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.Josh Thole19.911.992-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BBDavid Wright13.671.372-5, 2 R, RBI, SOAlex Cora7.620.761-4, 2 R, 3B, BB, SBIke Davis5.050.502-4, R, BB, SOJason Bay4.000.401-5, 2B, RBI, SORuben Tejada1.500.150-3, RBI, 2 SO

Totals for July 2, 2010 (9 votes) New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJon Niese43.954.88(W) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO.Alex Cora21.832.431-4, R, 3B, 3 RBIDavid Wright11.421.273-5, R, 2B, SORuben Tejada4.000.440-4, R, SOBobby Parnell3.600.401.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Ike Davis1.500.170-3, R, RBI, BB, SOJeff Francoeur1.310.152-4, SOPedro Feliciano1.060.120.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Francisco Rodriguez0.820.09(Sv) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Jason Bay0.500.060-3, R, BB, SO

Voting for Tuesday night's win over the Reds will close on Friday morning. Still haven't voted? Do it today! Schaefer POTG - 7/6/10 Mets 3, Reds 0

Niese 3.8 Pagan 1.5 Dessens 1 Thole 1 Parnell 0.5

Paul LoDuca wasn't much of a power hitter, and the Mets won a division with him. Neither was Jerry Grote, but that was a whole different era.

Two things I wonder about Josh Thole: 1. Is he about to be traded for a starting pitcher? 2. Is he about to claim the Mets starting catcher job?

A few years ago, David Wright was thinking, "YUCK! This is the last time I accept a chocolate shake from Jaerock Lee!"

Meanwhile, it's been almost two years since a Met has been named National League Player of the Week. A Mets player has been named NL POTW 74 times, and 44 distinct players have won. The most frequent NL POTW was Dwight Gooden, with 5. There are a few names on the list that might be considered a little surprising. Here are the Mets who were National League Players of the Week: NAMECOUNTMOST RECENTDwight Gooden54/14/1991Tom Seaver44/17/1977Darryl Strawberry46/10/1990Dave Kingman37/18/1982Jesse Orosco36/10/1984Keith Hernandez35/1/1988John Olerud39/20/1998Mike Piazza39/15/2002Carlos Beltran38/19/2007Tug McGraw29/1/1974Steve Henderson26/8/1980Neil Allen28/23/1981Hubie Brooks26/17/1984George Foster26/8/1986David Cone25/3/1992David Wright26/18/2006Jos� Reyes26/25/2006Jerry Koosman14/29/1973Felix Millan16/17/1973Wayne Garrett19/23/1973Mike Phillips16/27/1976Joe Torre18/8/1976Frank Taveras15/25/1980Doug Flynn18/10/1980Randy Jones15/23/1982Rusty Staub16/19/1983Gary Carter19/8/1985Lenny Dykstra17/13/1986Gregg Jefferies19/11/1988Kevin McReynolds19/25/1988Howard Johnson16/25/1989Sid Fernandez110/1/1989Jeff Kent14/18/1994Bobby Bonilla15/30/1994Brett Butler17/23/1995Rick Reed15/4/1997Todd Hundley15/11/1997Dave Mlicki16/22/1997Octavio Dotel17/25/1999Robin Ventura18/1/1999Derek Bell14/23/2000Steve Trachsel18/24/2003Mike Pelfrey17/13/2008Johan Santana18/17/2008 Prettier version

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Timo Perez, forever shifting into cruise control in Game One, released today by the Dodgers. WHAT??? Timo is still playing??? I had no idea.

June 1999: Piazza?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: 9/84 has to be Doc. Was that Doc's best month ever or was that Doc's best month ever? Strikeout-wise, definitely. But September 1985 wasn't too shabby either. An ERA of 0.00 in five starts!

April 2007... John Maine?? EDIT: Removed link to UMDB page

Voting for four games will close tomorrow: the final three games played in Washington, and the Monday night series opener against the Reds at Citi Field. Please get all uncast votes submitted some time today. And remember to specify your Felicianoes! Schaefer POTG 7/2/10 - Mets 5, Nationals 3 Schaefer POTG 07/03/10 Washington 6, Mets 5 Schaefer POTG 07/04/10 Mets 9, Washington 5 Schaefer PotG, 7/5, Reds 8, Mets 6

Totals for July 1, 2010 (8 votes) Washington Nationals 2, New York Mets 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohan Santana36.004.507.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.Jesus Feliciano6.680.842-4, RHenry Blanco6.570.822-3Ike Davis5.750.721-4, RBIJason Bay1.940.241-1Ruben Tejada1.000.120-3, SORyota Igarashi0.800.100.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Pedro Feliciano0.750.09(L) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.

I know that the Win is a flawed stat (and often completely meaningless for relief pitchers) but I do like to see a starter who puts in a good effort rewarded with a W. And I dislike seeing a good start end with an L. Managing to the win occurs a lot less often than managing to the save, so I'm not nearly as concerned about it. I remember Jerry trying to get Niese a win a week or two ago in that rain-interrupted game when Niese was in danger of letting an 8-0 lead slip away. At least Jerry stepped in before the lead went away entirely. I wish he'd do the same with Francisco Rodriguez in save situations, like on Saturday.

I wouldn't recognize Cano if he bit me on the ankle. And he better not!

The Second Spitter wrote: What have you got against Venezuelan beer? I need the word "Schaefer" in the thread titles to help me find them.

I'm rooting for a 60-inning game.

I have to say, that quick visit Jerry made to the mound, with the instant turnaround, was way cool.

Santana 6 Bay 2 Reyes 1 Wright 0.5 Davis 0.5