Benjamin Grimm

It just says "Oklahoma" for the birth place? I wonder if it's possible that he wasn't born in any town at all. There may have been parts of Oklahoma in 1924 that were so rural that they didn't belong to any jurisdiction below that of a county.

I don't keep track of the ups and downs from the farm system; only transactions where a player leaves or joins the organization. Can you find a birth place for Bob Murphy? Speculation is that it's Broken Arrow, OK (which is where Warren Spahn died) but I don't believe it's been verified.

Thanks! I'll have to take a look at that birth date for Jay Kleven. There are a few birth and death dates (and places) missing for a lot of the non-playing Mets. I'll have to compile a list for you. I assume you're only going to be able to find information on people who are dead at the present time? Or does Ancestry.com also list info for living people?

It's a good guess, but it's just a guess.

The death of Carl Willey creates an opening in the list of 20 oldest living Mets. At the time of his death, Willey was in 14th place, just behind another Willie, Mr. Mays. Welcome to the group, George Altman. +-----------------+--------------+------------+ | Berra | Yogi | 1925-05-12 | | Snider | Duke | 1926-09-19 | | Ginsberg | Joe | 1926-10-11 | | Hillman | Dave | 1927-09-14 | | Thomas | Frank | 1929-06-11 | | Pignatano | Joe | 1929-08-04 | | Piersall | Jimmy | 1929-11-14 | | Landrith | Hobie | 1930-03-16 | | Lary | Frank | 1930-04-10 | | Friend | Bob | 1930-11-24 | | Zimmer | Don | 1931-01-17 | | Craig | Roger | 1931-02-17 | | Mays | Willie | 1931-05-06 | | Sherry | Norm | 1931-07-16 | | Fernandez | Chico | 1932-03-02 | | Bressoud | Ed | 1932-05-02 | | Marshall | Jim | 1932-05-25 | | Taylor | Sammy | 1933-02-27 | | Bouchee | Ed | 1933-03-07 | | Altman | George | 1933-03-20 | +-----------------+--------------+------------+

Can anyone find out where he died? I tried Google News and couldn't find a single report of his passing.

Voting for the entire four-game series against Arizona will close on Monday. Schaefer POTG 7/31/09 - Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2Schaefer POTG 8/1/09 - Mets 9, Diamondbacks 6Schaefer POTG 8/2/09 - Diamondbacks 5, Mets 2Schaefer POTG 8/3/09 - Diamondbacks 6, Mets 5

="Valadius":lednr2c1]I have to say, I don't understand the appeal of giving your first name as your son's middle name. Doesn't make sense to me.[/quote:lednr2c1] Why not? If I had had a second son, his middle name would have been my first name. (My actual existing son has my dad's name for his middle name.) Fman99 Aug 07 2009 10:30 AM ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3cxpzzi8]="MFS62":3cxpzzi8]Chase Michael Pelfrey, 7 lb, 14 oz. I guess CitiBank ran out of money for naming rights. Later[/quote:3cxpzzi8] Were Vic, Rollins and Raul also under consideration? (The LWBetterHalfer and I are planning on using the middle name to double our naming-rights. But, seriously... how the hell did 'Chase' become so damn popular?)[/quote:3cxpzzi8] My wife works in the day care field. You would not believe the travesties being handed out as handles to these kids today. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 07 2009 10:35 AM ="Fman99":2j4k37mw] My wife works in the day care field. You would not believe the travesties being handed out as handles to these kids today.[/quote:2j4k37mw] Highlights? metirish Aug 07 2009 10:38 AM In an odd quirk I am the only one out of six kids in our family that was not given a middle name. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 07 2009 01:51 PM ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":qhlrybrm]="Fman99":qhlrybrm] My wife works in the day care field. You would not believe the travesties being handed out as handles to these kids today.[/quote:qhlrybrm] Highlights?[/quote:qhlrybrm] Lunchpail has a preschool buddy named Cougar. Can you beat that? Edgy DC Aug 07 2009 02:00 PM Somewhere on the internet, perhaps on a western wildlife forum, some wiseacre is cracking that Cougar has a preschool buddy named "Lunchpail." LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 07 2009 02:01 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1p530wuz]="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":1p530wuz]="Fman99":1p530wuz] My wife works in the day care field. You would not believe the travesties being handed out as handles to these kids today.[/quote:1p530wuz] Highlights?[/quote:1p530wuz] Lunchpail has a preschool buddy named Cougar. Can you beat that?[/quote:1p530wuz] Does he smoke, and only date infants?

The speculation is that the Mets would be reluctant to offer arbitration, because if he accepts he'll get far more than they'd want to pay him.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 30, 2009 (9 votes) Colorado Rockies 4, New York Mets 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceFernando Tatis15.971.771-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 SO.David Wright9.961.112-4, R, 2B, SO, SB.Jon Niese9.501.06(L) 6.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO.Sean Green7.550.841.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Bobby Parnell6.640.741.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Jeff Francoeur4.800.530-3, RBI.Cory Sullivan2.660.301-1.Omir Santos1.060.121-4, 2B, SO.Luis Castillo1.000.110-3, BB, SO.Angel Pagan0.500.061-4, 2B, SB.Brian Stokes0.350.040.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Daniel Murphy0.260.030-2, 2 BB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 30, 2009 (10 votes) New York Mets 7, Colorado Rockies 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohan Santana40.674.07(W) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO.Angel Berroa12.501.251-3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB.Cory Sullivan9.440.942-4, R, 3B, RBI, SO.David Wright8.830.881-3, 2B, 2 RBI.Angel Pagan8.410.842-4, R, 3B, RBI, SO.Omir Santos6.080.611-4, R, RBI, SO.Alex Cora3.590.362-4, R.Bobby Parnell3.350.341.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Daniel Murphy2.530.251-4, R, 2B.Tim Redding1.790.181.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.Jeff Francoeur1.550.161-4, R.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 28, 2009 (10 votes) New York Mets 4, Colorado Rockies 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceMike Pelfrey37.983.80(W) 6.1 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.Daniel Murphy16.921.692-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB.Luis Castillo10.521.051-3, R, RBI, BB.Pedro Feliciano10.281.031.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.Jeff Francoeur7.160.721-3, RBI, SO.Brian Schneider4.800.480-2, RBI, BB, SO.David Wright4.480.452-3, 2B, BB.Sean Green4.170.421.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Alex Cora3.490.352-4, R.Angel Pagan0.200.021-4, 2 SO.

Kong76 awarded 11 points, and his votes were prorated as follows: castillo 1.00 0.91 feliciano 0.50 0.45 francouer 1.00 0.91 murphy 0.50 0.45 perez 2.50 2.27 rodriguez 0.50 0.45 stokes 0.50 0.45 sullivan 0.50 0.45 tatis 3.00 2.73 wright 1.00 0.91 VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 27, 2009 (9 votes) New York Mets 7, Colorado Rockies 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceFernando Tatis24.712.751-1, R, HR, 4 RBI.David Wright10.551.172-3, 2 R, BB, SO.Luis Castillo10.171.132-3, 2 R, 2B, BB, SO.Jeff Francoeur9.461.051-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB.Oliver Perez7.970.895.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO.Brian Stokes7.340.822.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Pedro Feliciano5.050.56(W) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Daniel Murphy5.020.561-3, RBI.Cory Sullivan4.080.450-1, RBI, BB.Francisco Rodriguez2.620.291.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Angel Berroa0.490.050-0, BB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 26, 2009 (10 votes) New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceLivan Hernandez22.622.26(W) 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO.Luis Castillo21.992.202-4, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB.David Wright14.071.412-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI.Angel Pagan9.340.931-5, 2 R, 3B, RBI, SO.Jeff Francoeur8.380.841-4, 2 RBI.Jeremy Reed6.090.611-1, 3B, RBI.Alex Cora5.380.542-4, 2 R, SO, SB.Sean Green4.890.49(Sv) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Pedro Feliciano3.940.390.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Daniel Murphy1.820.181-5, 2 SO.Brian Schneider0.880.091-3, BB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 25, 2009 (8 votes) New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 3 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJon Niese27.193.40(W) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.Jeff Francoeur16.892.112-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, SO.Luis Castillo8.121.012-4, 2 R, RBI, BB.Daniel Murphy6.930.872-5, R, 2 2B, RBI.Omir Santos6.520.822-4, R, HR, RBI.David Wright6.440.801-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, 2 BB, SO.Angel Pagan3.950.492-5, 2 R, 2B.Cory Sullivan3.170.401-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 SO.Sean Green0.790.101.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for July 24, 2009 (8 votes) Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceOmir Santos22.422.803-4, R, HR, RBI.Luis Castillo17.442.183-4, R, 2B, RBI, BB.David Wright5.810.731-3, RBI, 2 BB.Brian Stokes3.880.480.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Jeff Francoeur3.330.421-4, RBI, SO.Pedro Feliciano3.390.420.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Cory Sullivan2.660.331-1.Bobby Parnell1.810.230.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Johan Santana1.000.12(L) 6.2 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO.Angel Pagan0.900.111-5, R.Daniel Murphy0.800.101-4, 3 SO.Angel Berroa0.550.071-4, R.

It won't be before he returns, I wouldn't think. He'd probably have to pitch at least a few big league innings before a team would trade for him.

Tatis 1.5 Murphy 1 Francoeur 0.5 Cora 0.5 Dessens 0.5 Green 0.5

Pass. None of them really floated my boat.

I voted Reed too, mainly because he'll have less opportunity to get hurt. Wright is out there every day.

My suspicion doesn't stem from the fact that he's at Single A, but that he's at Savannah instead of St. Lucie.

I was thinking the same thing about Savannah. It's not a good sign that the Mets have let Ratfliff stay there long enough to hit 14 homers.

Would that really up the offense, though? Who would slide in at first and third?

Complicates Schaefer tallying, if nothing else. Anderson did fairly well in DC, didn't he? He's probably better than Berroa.

Francoeur has hit four homers? He may end leading the team!