Benjamin Grimm

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 8, 2009 (7 votes) San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceTim Redding14.972.143.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Alex Cora13.181.882-4, R, HR, RBI.Nelson Figueroa7.571.081.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.Pedro Feliciano2.280.330.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Elmer Dessens2.310.330.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Brian Schneider0.850.120-2, BB.Bobby Parnell0.500.07(L) 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO.Jeff Francoeur0.420.061-3, BB, SO.Cory Sullivan0.390.060-3, BB, SB.Jeremy Reed0.330.051-2.Daniel Murphy0.200.031-4, 2 SO.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 7, 2009 (6 votes) San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceOliver Perez22.373.736.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO.David Wright9.911.653-4, R, 2B, RBI, SO.Brian Stokes9.721.621.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.Angel Pagan2.370.401-3, R, BB.Jeff Francoeur1.800.302-4, SO.Cory Sullivan0.940.161-3, BB, SB.Anderson Hernandez0.640.110-0, BB.

Francoeur 2 Redding 1.5 Sullivan 1 Cora 0.5 Tatis 0.5 Stokes 0.5

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2009 The Schaefer Mets Player and Pitcher of the Month for July 2009 is JOHAN SANTANA. This is the sixth time that Santana has been Pitcher of the Month, and the fourth time that he's also been Player of the Month. In July, Santana was 3-2 in five starts, with a 1.82 ERA in 34.2 innings. His ERA led the team, and his 24 strikeouts and 3 wins tied Mike Pelfrey for the club lead. (Pelfrey had one more start than Santana, pitching 35.1 innings over 6 starts with a 4.84 ERA.) July's leading position player is Luis Castillo. Luis finished a mere 1.07 points behind Santana in the Player of the Month race, and actually was in the lead prior to Santana's July 30 start. Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. He tied for the club lead in runs scored, 17, with David Wright. And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is BRIAN STOKES. Stokes had a 1.54 ERA in July in 12 games, pitching 11.2 innings. He had no wins, losses, or saves. He finished only slightly ahead of Bobby Parnell, who pitched 10.1 scoreless innings over 12 games, and Sean Green, who had 1 save and a 3.65 ERA in 12.1 innings and 15 games. This is Brian's second win this season (he also won in April) and fourth since he joined the Mets late in the 2008 season. Month-to-date totals for July 2009 Through game of July 31, 2009 RankNamePoints1Johan Santana17.602Luis Castillo16.533David Wright14.064Mike Pelfrey13.345Daniel Murphy12.996Jeff Francoeur12.007Angel Pagan9.478Fernando Tatis9.389Livan Hernandez8.0410Brian Stokes7.4111Bobby Parnell7.2212Sean Green7.1913Omir Santos5.9114Ryan Church5.7115Pedro Feliciano5.4316Gary Sheffield5.4017Oliver Perez5.3418Pat Misch5.0419Fernando Nieve4.5220Jon Niese4.4621Francisco Rodriguez3.6522Brian Schneider3.6423Jeremy Reed3.4223Alex Cora3.4225Elmer Dessens3.0626Cory Sullivan2.4727Nick Evans2.1228Angel Berroa1.3829Tim Redding0.5430Argenis Reyes0.14

Two more games about to close, some time tomorrow (Wednesday) Schaefer PotG, 8/7, Padres 6, Mets 2Schaefer POTG 8/8/09 - Padres 3, Mets 1

From a Schaefer perspective, I'd also have to say "thanks but no thanks!" We can't even seem to learn how to spell "Francoeur." (For the record, it's FRANCO followed by EUR, as in EURope.)

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 6, 2009 (8 votes) San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceFernando Tatis12.551.572-4, 2B, RBI, SO.Sean Green6.340.791.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Elmer Dessens6.210.781.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Daniel Murphy4.600.572-4.Alex Cora4.190.521-4, R, BB, SO.Jeff Francoeur2.080.261-4, R, SO.Cory Sullivan2.050.261-1.Angel Pagan0.500.061-5, 2 SO.David Wright0.250.030-3, R, BB, 2 SO. Edgy DC awarded 0.98 points to Nelson Figueroa, who didn't appear in the game. Those points have been discarded.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 5, 2009 (7 votes) New York Mets 9, St. Louis Cardinals 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceNelson Figueroa21.603.09(W) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO.Angel Pagan18.602.663-4, 2 R, 3B, HR, 4 RBI.David Wright10.211.463-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB.Bobby Parnell10.061.44(Sv) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.Jeff Francoeur2.490.362-3, 2B, BB.Alex Cora1.750.251-5, R, RBI, SO.Jon Niese1.560.221.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.Brian Schneider1.520.221-4, R, 2B.Jeremy Reed1.460.211-1, R, 2B.Angel Berroa0.250.040-3, R, BB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 4, 2009 (7 votes) St. Louis Cardinals 12, New York Mets 7 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohan Santana16.572.378.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.Daniel Murphy9.101.302-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, SO.David Wright8.881.272-3, R, 2 BB.Gary Sheffield7.681.102-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI.Alex Cora5.190.742-5, R, RBI.Omir Santos4.100.592-4, R, SO.Angel Pagan3.600.511-4, RBI, BB.Luis Castillo2.340.331-3, R.Fernando Tatis1.280.181-1, 2B.Brian Stokes1.070.150.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Angel Berroa0.170.021-1.

Neither do I. I see no harm in making a minor transaction to help your Triple A team.

="John Cougar Lunchbucket":21qhopfe]Omar btw, was in Buffalo yesterday to personally apologize for that debacle of a farm team, mentioning they signed Jason Dubois so as to improve it. [/quote:21qhopfe] Did he keep his shirt on? metsguyinmichigan Aug 11 2009 09:11 AM We keep forgetting that the team was in first place prior to losing everybody. I don't know if there are too many team who could sustain such losses. Blame Omar for the horrid off-season two years ago, but he's been on more than he's been off. But I might start wondering about the training staff. You can't blame them for Church getting a concussion from getting whacked in head with a knee, but there sure have been a lot of other problems and the sheer volume makes you wonder if they're doing something wrong. Vic Sage Aug 11 2009 09:22 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":350jsmxr]We keep forgetting that the team was in first place prior to losing everybody. [/quote:350jsmxr] That's totally disingenuous. They were under .500 when the bodies started dropping, after failing to make the playoffs since Beltran watched strike 3. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 11 2009 09:27 AM I think if there was a time Omar should have been whacked it was last off-season, seeing as the all-stars he assembled nearly all performed to the best of their abilities and they still shat the bed because he did such a rotten job of addressing the bullpen/bench before and during the season. He also had the Willie debacle to answer for. I think Omar did a decent job of improving that depth and flexibility for this year, but the injuries just go to show how wasted an opportunity last year was. soupcan Aug 11 2009 09:39 AM You guys are making me sad. Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 09:45 AM ="Nymr83":138c2a9j]If they get rid of Omar they should really CLEAN HOUSE and get rid of everyone from the Omar or Phillips era left in the front office.[/quote:138c2a9j] And I hope they're a lot more deliberate and less bloodthirsty than that. Valadius Aug 11 2009 09:48 AM ="Nymr83":5jhw86yi]If they get rid of Omar they should really CLEAN HOUSE and get rid of everyone from the Omar or Phillips era left in the front office.[/quote:5jhw86yi] It's been my experience that if you totally clean house and get rid of everybody from the previous regime, the new regime won't have anybody who can show them where the bodies are buried. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 11 2009 10:27 AM ="seawolf17"]="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]He said that farm director Adam Wogin was given Bernazard's responsibilities following the whacking but that ... wait for it ... "the entire hierarchy would be reevaluated after the season." Wait, wait, wait. After the whole Adam Rubin-pining-for-a-job escapade, they replace Bernazard with a guy named "Adam Wogin"?!? That's hilarious. This guy was taken. (If running a farm system isn't "Foreign Assets Control," what is it?) LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 11 2009 07:07 PM Finally got around to actually reading the Rubin article. ]Minaya credited Ricco with proposing the Francoeur-for-Ryan Church swap that was swiftly executed a month ago, but Ricco's background primarily is administrative and not in evaluating players - more along the lines of former GM Jim Duquette than Minaya. As a result, Ricco likely would need to lean on his deputies for recommendations. Is nobody else getting a Harazin-like whiff here? (Non-player eval guy who didn't seem to let that get in the way of his getting hipdeep in player eval once the opportunity arose...) metirish Aug 11 2009 07:38 PM I hope Ricco suave doesn't like Grudzielanek Ashie62 Aug 11 2009 08:10 PM I don't think Rubin has an axe here. Ricco would appear to be in training for a promotion A change in appearance and voice from Omar..thats for sure I hope he is not better suited to do morning swauk on cnbc This is an ill franchise Mex17 Aug 12 2009 04:33 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":wysemdh8]You can't blame them for Church getting a concussion from getting whacked in head with a knee[/quote:wysemdh8] No, but you can certainly blame them for making him endure multiple transcontinental flights after the incident.

Pelfrey 0.5 Tatis 2 AHernandez 1.5 Castillo 1.5 Pagan 1

The following games will close... soon. Perhaps as early as tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Schaefer POTG 8/4/09 - Cardinals 12, Mets 7Schaefer POTG 8/5/09 - Mets 9, Cardinals 0Schaefer PotG, 8/6, Padres 8, Mets 3

Santana 5.7 Rodriguez 0.3 Francoeur 1 AHernandez 1 Murphy 1 Castillo 1

Perez 3.5 Stokes 1.5 Wright 1.5 Pagan 0.5 Francoeur 0.5

Redding 2.5 Figueroa 1.5 Cora 1.5

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 3, 2009 (9 votes) Arizona Diamondbacks 6, New York Mets 5 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceTim Redding16.501.833.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.Angel Pagan15.791.752-3, R, 3B, RBI, BB, SB.Bobby Parnell9.911.102.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Daniel Murphy9.811.091-4, R, HR, RBI.Omir Santos8.880.992-4, 2 R, 2B, SO.Luis Castillo8.100.901-4, 2 RBI, SO.Brian Stokes6.210.691.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.David Wright3.950.441-4, RBI.Pedro Feliciano2.320.260.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Alex Cora0.650.071-4, R.Gary Sheffield0.020.001-4, 2B.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 1, 2009 (6 votes) New York Mets 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 6 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceAngel Pagan18.943.162-4, R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SO.Alex Cora7.661.282-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB.Pedro Feliciano6.831.14(W) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Cory Sullivan5.540.921-2, R, RBI, BB.Brian Schneider4.700.781-3, R, 2B, RBI, SO.Oliver Perez4.670.785.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO.Jeff Francoeur3.460.581-4, R, RBI.Omir Santos2.470.411-1, R.David Wright1.600.271-4, R, BB, SO, SB.Angel Berroa1.500.251-1, R.Tim Redding1.140.190.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Francisco Rodriguez1.120.19(Sv) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Daniel Murphy0.350.061-4, R, SO.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for August 2, 2009 (7 votes) Arizona Diamondbacks 5, New York Mets 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJeff Francoeur16.042.292-3, R, HR, RBI.Alex Cora6.971.001-3, 2B, RBI.Mike Pelfrey6.860.98(L) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.Sean Green3.730.531.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Cory Sullivan3.230.461-4, R, 3B.Tim Redding2.050.291.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO.Daniel Murphy1.750.251-4, 2B.Luis Castillo1.360.192-4, SO.

Edgy DC awarded 12.something points and his votes were prorated as follows: Wright 4.55 3.63 Murphy 2.85 2.27 Hernandez 2.60 2.07 Rodriguez 1.31 1.04 Tatis 0.68 0.54 Stokes 0.54 0.43 Cora 0.01 0.01 VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 31, 2009 (6 votes) Arizona Diamondbacks 3, New York Mets 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceLivan Hernandez16.572.766.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO.David Wright11.631.941-2, R, HR, RBI, 2 BB.Daniel Murphy10.021.671-3, R, HR, RBI, BB.Francisco Rodriguez3.040.511.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Fernando Tatis1.290.221-3, 2B, BB, SO.Brian Stokes1.180.200.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO.Pedro Feliciano0.250.040.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Alex Cora0.260.041-3, BB.

Felix Millan?

I didn't look it up, so thanks. I also don't know who Dave O'Brien is/was. Probably another TV guy who was on between the time I left New York and was able to get SNY many years later. Anyway, here's the Bob Murphy high school photo that Valadius found:

Here's a look at what kind of information is missing. Most of it is birth dates and places for living people. There are three dead people for whom I don't have a place of death. And, without looking it up, I have no idea who Bob Goldsholl is. +--------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------+------------+------------------------+ | first name | last name | birth city | birthdate | deathdate | deathcity | +--------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------+------------+------------------------+ | Jay | Kleven | Oakland | 1949-10-02 | 2009-06-30 | | | Bob | Murphy | | 1924-09-19 | 2004-08-03 | Palm Beach Gardens | | Steve | Albert | | | | | | Bob | Goldsholl | | | | | | Steve | LaMar | | | | | | Lorn | Brown | | | | | | Gary | Thorne | | | | | | Gary | Cohen | | 1958-04-29 | | | | Todd | Kalas | | | | | | Howie | Rose | | | | | | Ed | Coleman | | | | | | Matt | Loughlin | | | | | | Ted | Robinson | | | | | | Omar | Minaya | | | | | | Jim | Duquette | | | | | | Steve | Phillips | | 1963-05-18 | | | | Frank | Cashen | | | | | | Dave | O'Brien | | | | | | Al | Harazin | | | | | | Joe | McDonald | | | | | | M. Donald | Grant | | | 1998-11-28 | Hobe Sound | | Joan | Payson | | 1903-02-05 | 1975-10-04 | New York | | Lorinda | de Roulet | | | | | | Nelson | Doubleday | | | | | | Fred | Wilpon | | | | | | Jeff | Wilpon | | | | | | Tom | McCarthy | | | | | | Wayne | Hagin | | | | | | Bill | Shea | New York | 1907-06-21 | 1991-10-02 | | | Jane | Jarvis | Vincennes | | | | | Lou | Niss | | | 1987-04-30 | | +--------------+-----------------+------------------------+------------+------------+------------------------+

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