Benjamin Grimm

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Or are we gonna start blaming Jerry whenever a Met batter takes a called strike? Yeah, really! I remember when we'd blame Jeff Wilpon.

Is there a way to accidentally not swing at a pitch?

Santana 0.5 Mejia 0.5 PFeliciano 0.5 Nieve 0.5 Blanco 2.5

It's certainly a rare thing to have somebody pass Tom Seaver on an all-time Mets list.

Others that came up in my SQL results that tickled my memory: Juan Berenguer's debut in 1978, because I was there and was excited at seeing a new star pitcher debut. (Oh well.) And Tim Leary, of course. I remember watching the first inning at my aunt's house, but then got called away for meal time, and when I got back to the TV not long after, he was out of the game! There was no Internet to run to, so I had to wait for the broadcasters to revisit the topic.

Voting for Tuesday night's 11-inning walkoff win over the Padres will close on Friday morning. Ten voters so far, which means that at least two of the people who voted the Marlins sweep haven't yet voted on this game. I'm not going to try to figure out who's missing, but YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Schaefer POTG 6/8/10 - Mets 2, Padres 1

Yesterday wasn't a doubleheader. If it hadn't been a rainout, maybe Barajas would have started both Wednesday's and Thursday's games.

I'd love to see Ike Davis win the Rookie of the Year award, but it's a tough field and the odds are against him. I'm content, though, to have a rookie player who's performing well and establishing himself.

29 -- 872 -- Hamilton Bennett -- LHP -- Tennessee Wesleyan CC, Tenn I just found out that my brother-in-law knows this kid! He's his neighbor!

Sacrifice Hits by Mets players in 2010. (Non-pitchers in upper case.) [table:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Date[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Player[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]SH[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-10[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]TATIS[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-10[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CORA[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-16[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Perez[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-17[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]JACOBS[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-17[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-17[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Santana[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-18[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Maine[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-20[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]PAGAN[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-22[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-23[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Maine[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-27[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-04-28[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Maine[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-01[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Pelfrey[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-02[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Santana[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-05[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-05[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Niese[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-08[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Santana[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-09[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]PAGAN[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-10[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Maine[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-14[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Valdes[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-17[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-19[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CORA[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-20[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Valdes[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-25[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-25[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Dickey[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-27[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]CASTILLO[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]1[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][tr:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2010-05-30[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]Dickey[/td:vbz4fzk3][td:vbz4fzk3]2[/td:vbz4fzk3][/tr:vbz4fzk3][/table:vbz4fzk3]

Well, bunting for a single is a whole 'nother animal from bunting for a sacrifice.

attgig wrote: btw, looks like metirish wins the big wet kiss...

Totals for June 6, 2010 (12 votes) New York Mets 7, Florida Marlins 6 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJeff Francoeur36.553.052-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBIAngel Pagan22.011.832-4, R, 2 RBI, BB, SBDavid Wright16.771.403-5, RRod Barajas12.331.032-4, 2 R, 2BFrancisco Rodriguez10.040.84(Sv) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Chris Carter5.240.441-1, RBIPedro Feliciano4.190.35(W) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Jenrry Mejia3.280.270.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Alex Cora2.060.171-3, R, BBHisanori Takahashi2.000.175.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.Ike Davis1.500.120-4, R, BB, SOElmer Dessens1.170.100.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Jason Bay1.250.101-4, BBRyota Igarashi0.500.041.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO.Fernando Tatis0.410.030-0, BB

Kong76 awarded 11 points, and his votes were prorated as follows: Davis 2.75 2.5 Francoeur 0.50 0.45 Niese 4.50 4.1 Tejada 0.50 0.45 Wright 2.75 2.5 Totals for June 5, 2010 (12 votes) New York Mets 6, Florida Marlins 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJon Niese43.433.62(W) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.Ike Davis33.132.764-4, 3 R, 2 2B, RBIDavid Wright29.132.432-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BBRuben Tejada4.470.371-4, 2B, RBIJeff Francoeur3.950.332-4, RBI, SOAngel Pagan2.040.171-3, R, 2B, BBJenrry Mejia1.520.131.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Fernando Nieve1.330.111.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.

Totals for June 4, 2010 (12 votes) New York Mets 4, Florida Marlins 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceR. A. Dickey46.103.84(W) 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.Jason Bay13.991.172-4, 2B, RBIElmer Dessens13.921.161.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Jeff Francoeur13.671.142-4, RBIRuben Tejada10.960.911-4, R, 2B, RBIDavid Wright6.770.560-2, R, 2 BBFrancisco Rodriguez6.290.52(Sv) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Jos� Reyes3.610.301-2, 2 BB, SBRod Barajas3.390.281-4, R, 2B, SOIke Davis0.500.040-4, SOPedro Feliciano0.500.040.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Angel Pagan0.300.020-4

Pelfrey 5.5 Reyes 2.25 Davis 2.25

So many new names! This is kinda like the first day in a new school.

Hey, Schaefer voters! For the first time in 2010, the Mets have two players with the same surname. Please remember to vote for either PFeliciano or JFeliciano. Thanks.

Centerfield wrote: He never specified who it was from. It could be Vagina Cotton for all you know. Ooooh. That's a horse of a different color!

18 7 7 7 2 22 Clearly I'm not interested in the prize.

If in fact the Mets sign him, then we'll know for sure, without a doubt, that he's never had PED's. Because that's how it works!

Just imagine where this thread will go once Fman99 chimes in.

They should get Darryl to play himself. Hopefully he's better at motivating Dana than he was Jeff Francoeur and Jason Bay.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Norman Forsythe! Born in New York state in 1869, Norman A . Forsyth was one of the more famous Montana photographers during the later stereoview era of post-1900. He operated out of his Butte studios from the late 1880�s for over 50 years until the early 1940�s. As a stereoview producer, Forsyth is mainly known for his boxed sets. They were usually in groups of 30 on curved, gray mounts with a thin division between the two photos. Some of his more famous subjects were Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, the Montana cities of Butte and Missoula, many mining views, flood views, rounding up buffaloes, Morrison Caves, Indians, etc. Forsyth was also an agent for Underwood and Underwood from 1885-1923 and then the Keystone View Company from 1923-1947. For them he covered Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. His total stereoview production under his own name was well over 600 views. http://www.yellowstonestereoviews.com/publishers/forsyth.html

Voting for all three games from this past weekend's Citi Field sweep of the Marlins will close on Wednesday morning. Pretty good voter turnout so far, but if there are any lingering non-voters, please try to get your numbers posted today. Schaefer POTG 6/4/10 - Mets 4, Marlins 3 Schaefer POTG 6/5/10 - Mets 6, Marlins 1 Schaefer POTG 6/6/10 - Mets 7, Marlins 6