Benjamin Grimm

I don't want to turn this into a guessing quiz, but no, it's not Keith Hernandez, if that's what you're thinking. It's someone much less prominent.

Today is a full breather for us. Not only are the Mets off, but so are the Braves, Diamondbacks, and Padres. This weekend's series have the Braves hosting the Dodgers, the Diamondbacks hosting the Brewers, and the Padres visiting the Giants. With the Mets playing the Phillies, that means that three of the four Wild Card contenders will be facing first-place teams.

Oh, and no, not Kansas City!

It does mention a name; it's posted to the memories page of a particular former player. But you've seen the entire post; it doesn't specifically reference anything illegal, but it seems to imply to me that it involved some kind of a date rape drug in the poster's drink. (The poster's first name is one that can be male or female but is more commonly female.) If the player did indeed do that, it's not really something I'm interested in protecting him from, but it's also not something I want to be involved in in any way at all. I like Johnny's suggestion. I'm going to think about that. When posting to the UMDB, email addresses are optional, but in this case the posted did provide one.

This is an unposted memory on the UMDB page: I met [Redacted] at a TGIFridays in [suburb] when he first came to [American League City]. [Redacted], if you read this, just want you to know - it took me a few years, but I experienced a flashback, and I realized what you did that night. My inclination is to reject this, but I wanted to know what everyone else thinks.

They have to win two thirds of their remaining games (10 of 15) to avoid 120 losses. They have to win no more than two fifths to end up with the outcome I'm rooting for, fewer than 40 wins.

Daily Walkoff #12 - 09/11/2024 New York Mets 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

I got a 24 yesterday. Today I only got eight out of nine squares; I couldn't think of anyone for Reds/Brewers. [th][/th][th]METS[/th][th]LEFT FIELD[/th][th]RIGHT FIELD[/th][th]RED SOX[/th]Calvin Schiraldi 4Jim Rice 7Carl Yastrzemski 3[th]NATIONALS[/th]Don Hahn 0.2Tim Raines 9Warren Cromartie 1[th]PIRATES[/th]Lee Mazzilli 1Ralph Kiner 2Andy Van Slyke 5

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I just noticed that the Padres end the regular season with three games in Phoenix. That could be interesting. Just like with the Mets and the Braves, those two teams are currently 5 and 5 against each other.

Today's quiz made me realize how little attention I pay to what hand outfielders throw with.

Daily Walkoff #11 - 09/10/2024 New York Mets ⚪️⚪️🟡🟢 🟢🟡🟡🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com

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SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2024 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/FranciscoLindor1970.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/DavidPeterson1974.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/PhilMaton1975.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JesseWinker1979.jpg> AUGUST 2024 Player of the Month: FRANCISCO LINDOR Pitcher of the Month: DAVID PETERSON Reliever of the Month: PHIL MATON Bench Player of the Month: JESSE WINKER http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=08&year=2024> Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 12 Pete Alonso 10 FRANCISCO LINDOR 7 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Michael Conforto 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Dominic Smith 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Tylor Megill 1 Eduardo Escobar 1 Francisco Alvarez 1 Justin Verlander 1 J.D. Martinez 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH Jacob deGrom 25 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Kodai Senga 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Tylor Megill 2 Taijuan Walker 2 Max Scherzer 2 Luis Severino 2 DAVID PETERSON 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1 Marcus Stroman 1 Rich Hill 1 Carlos Carrasco 1 Chris Bassitt 1 Justin Verlander 1 Jose Quintana 1 Christian Scott 1 Sean Manaea 1RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 8 Edwin Diaz 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Aaron Loup 3 Brooks Raley 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Chasen Shreve 2 David Robertson 2 Reed Garrett 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1 Joely Rodriguez 1 Trevor Gott 1 Dedniel Nunez 1 Jose Butto 1 PHIL MATON 1BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Dominic Smith 6 Wilmer Flores 5 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Brandon Nimmo 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Amed Rosario 2 Michael Conforto 2 J.D. Davis 2 Mark Cahna 2 Mark Vientos 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Patrick Mazeika 1 Kevin Pillar 1 Brandon Drury 1 Khalil Lee 1 Tomas Nido 1 Darin Ruf 1 Terrance Gore 1 Eduardo Escobar 1 Tommy Pham 1 DJ Stewart 1 Daniel Vogelbach 1 Francisco Lindor 1 JESSE WINKER 1 Leaders for Relievers in August: 1 Phil Maton 4.48 2 Jose Butto 4.41 3 Huascar Brazoban 4.34 4 Danny Young 4.03 5 Edwin Diaz 3.79 6 Reed Garrett 2.40 6 Adam Ottavino 2.40 8 Ryne Stanek 1.71 9 Dedniel Nunez 0.80 10 Alex Young 0.60 Leaders for Bench Players in August: 1 Jesse Winker 2.17 2 Harrison Bader 0.74 3 Tyrone Taylor 0.55 4 Mark Vientos 0.46 5 Francisco Alvarez 0.22 http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/perfectparticipation.png> Finally, the following members had a perfect voting record for the month of August, and will be receiving this keepsake trophy. Benjamin Grimm Cowtipper Edgy MD G-Fafif Methead Metirish SkyKing#26 And remember, anyone who votes for all 162 games will get to dance with Maja at the Christmas party!

http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10024> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10025> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10026> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10027> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10028> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10029> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10030> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10031> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10032> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10033> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10034> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10035> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10036> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10037> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=10038> SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week ending March 30, 2024: Francisco Alvarez, 2.90 points. Week ending April 6, 2024: Tyrone Taylor, 4.04 points. Week ending April 13, 2024: Pete Alonso, 7.50 points. Week ending April 20, 2024: Starling Marte, 7.12 points. Week ending April 27, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 4.71 points. Week ending May 4, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 6.38 points. Week ending May 11, 2024: Brandon Nimmo, 5.19 points. Week ending May 18, 2024: J.D. Martinez, 7.11 points. Week ending May 25, 2024: Luis Severino, 4.21 points. Week ending June 1, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 6.06 points. Week ending June 8, 2024: Starling Marte, 4.34 points. Week ending June 15, 2024: J.D. Martinez, 10.12 points. Week ending June 22, 2024: Pete Alonso, 8.38 points. Week ending June 29, 2024: Mark Vientos, 5.37 points. Week ending July 6, 2024: Brandon Nimmo, 6.50 points. Week ending July 13, 2024: Brandon Nimmo, 8.82 points. Week ending July 20, 2024: Jeff McNeil, 4.90 points. Week ending July 27, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 9.25 points. Week ending August 3, 2024: J.D. Martinez, 6.20 points. Week ending August 10, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 5.01 points. Week ending August 17, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 6.84 points. Week ending August 24, 2024: Francisco Lindor, 7.50 points. Week ending August 31, 2024: Jose Quintana, 5.69 points.

It was interesting to learn who Bud Harrelson was.

How far back are we going to go with these? Will we be eventually seeing "Who is Pud Galvin"?

No, he shouldn't. But it's time for another patch. (Maybe in 2025?) Losing Grote, Harrelson, Kranepool, and McAndrew all in the same year. For me, 1971 was the Original Mets because it was the year I discovered them, and four from that team have moved on this year.

Ed spoke to the Daily Herald (a suburban Chicago paper) less than two weeks ago, regarding the 2024 White Sox: https://www.dailyherald.com/20240831/chicago-white-sox/jim-odonnell-ed-kranepool-is-a-62-met-not-concerned-with-reinsdorfs-woeful-white-sox/https://www.dailyherald.com/20240831/chicago-white-sox/jim-odonnell-ed-kranepool-is-a-62-met-not-concerned-with-reinsdorfs-woeful-white-sox/ He's 79 now and lives in Florida with Monica Kranepool, his wife of 40 years. Both have survived major health challenges in recent years. “I've gotten calls lately about the White Sox, but there's not much to say,” Kranepool said. “I don't care if they lose more games than that original Mets team. It was a bad baseball team with a bad mix of young guys and some great older stars whose best years were behind them. “In a clubhouse like that, when you're young like I was, all you want is to learn and get better and have the season end. But whether the White Sox finish with more losses than that team — what does it matter to me?”

Oh no!

This morning I realized that I had forgotten all about this guy that I spent last offseason coveting. I looked him up, and he hasn't pitched since June 15. He's been out with a strained rotator cuff. At the time of his injury, he was 6-2, 2.92 in 14 starts. 74 innings. 17 walks and 84 strikeouts.

I was able to solve the puzzle for the Tampa Bay Rays, the team I know least about. Maybe the thing needs to be more challenging.

Daily Walkoff #10 - 09/09/2024 New York Mets 🟡🟡🟢🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🚀 dailywalkoff.com I got a walk-off double with one out. I'm not sure how to interpret those yellow and green circles. After my first swing, I had two boxes wrong, so it was an easy matter to swap those two and win on my second swing.

I agree with that. I don't think the Mets will look to unload him for the sake of unloading him, but it's certainly possible that he could be included in a trade at some point.

[bIGPURPLE]FINAL REMINDER![/bIGPURPLE] Benjamin Grimm wrote: http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/warning.gif> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/Cast your votes now! Voting for all remaining games played in August will close on Tuesday, September 10. If there are any games that you haven't yet voted for, and intend to, please try to do so over the next week.