Benjamin Grimm

I'm not gonna watch. I haven't watched since the early 90's. I think I quit on the All-Star Game even before the 1994 strike, although I'm not sure.

Which best applies?

Where is Bishop Kelley? Wherever it is, we need to get over there... immediately!

Actually, I can look it up! +------------+-----------------+--------------+ | 2009-04-13 | Kalas | Todd | | 2009-03-24 | Wine | Bobby | | 2008-09-15 | Yost | Eddie | | 2008-09-16 | Yost | Eddie | | 2009-05-10 | Kiner | Ralph | | 2009-05-19 | Lavagetto | Cookie | | 2009-05-20 | Lavagetto | Cookie | | 2009-07-13 | Phillips | Steve | | 2008-07-08 | Murphy | Bob | +------------+-----------------+--------------+

It's always a bit strange when a non-player wins the day. I know Eddie Yost won a few times. I'm not sure of any others.

I wasn't thinking of my own convenience. I just think the stadium would be better located closer to Manhattan so they'd be able to get more of the after-work crowd.

="metsguyinmichigan":123rtddu] Beautiful photo! [/quote:123rtddu] I agree! ="metsguyinmichigan":123rtddu] It really is a nice-looking ballpark.[/quote:123rtddu] I agree with that, too. I only wish it was closer to Manhattan. metirish Jul 14 2009 11:01 AM Why closer to Manhattan when you live closer to Philly? the image is very beautiful , great capture. Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2009 11:04 AM I wasn't thinking of my own convenience. I just think the stadium would be better located closer to Manhattan so they'd be able to get more of the after-work crowd. Vic Sage Jul 14 2009 11:56 AM its easy to get there after work. It's a 35 minute ride on the 7 train, or less on the LIRR. The problem is driving during rush hour, but that would be the problem even if you drove to the east side from the west side. G-Fafif Jul 14 2009 12:20 PM Great picture, no surprise, considering the lensman. Park and setting still need to be surrounded by a city block for full effect. Otherwise it still smacks of Arlington Comes to Flushing rather than homage to St. Ebbets. Farmer Ted Jul 15 2009 03:28 PM Took in the game on Sunday. First time to Citi. Had recent trips to PNC and Safeco so I was anxious to do a some comparison shopping. Overall a definite A. I got there early so I was literally the first person to the Shake Shack. Yum. Only an hour before game time and the place was mobbed. So here are my drawbacks: 1. Food court. Serious congestion here before and during the game. Put a destination location at the stadium and everyone flocks to it. I say tear down some of the junk yards across the street, install a foot bridge, and put some more fun stuff over there to ease the food mess. 2. Concourse width not enough. Then again, maybe the concourse is wide enough but you lose 10 feet of space with the cashier ropes that jut out from the food counters. Who thought of this traffic nightmare? 3. Home Run apple. I'll give a pass to the apple not coming up for Tatis' home run. I was turned away trying to get to the OLD apple since there was a private reception on that level. Fuckers. I was impressed with the staff at the game. Tons of staff in an array of colored shirts. Lady behind me got up in between innings and the schmuck behind her spilled beer on her seat. Dude was sloshed and subsequently tossed by security for being "that guy". No fewer than five staff showed up including one supervisor to wash down and scrub around her seat. NEVER saw that at Shea or any other stadium. I had the usher nazi in my section. No ticket, get out. Ninth inning and want to sneak down for a closer look? Tough shit. The place looked great. Still a bit sad about the vacant parking lot next to it. Surprised to see the brackets holding up piping in the stadium were rusting. Yeah, rusting. Speaking of Rust. No homage to Rusty Staub? Boog Powell and Greg Luzinski have their food pits. Until the area around the stadium is cleaned up, Safeco and PNC still get a slight edge for convenience and accessibility. I was happy that the place turned out to be a top flight facility. Ashie62 Jul 15 2009 08:25 PM ="metirish":fl693ser]Why closer to Manhattan when you live closer to Philly? the image is very beautiful , great capture.[/quote:fl693ser] Wish it was closer to Newark...sorry..train goes there dgwphotography Jul 16 2009 11:45 AM ="G-Fafif":19bf1wye]Great picture, no surprise, considering the lensman.[/quote:19bf1wye] This takes me back to the writing in those 1970's yearbooks.... ="G-Fafif":19bf1wye]Park and setting still need to be surrounded by a city block for full effect. Otherwise it still smacks of Arlington Comes to Flushing rather than homage to St. Ebbets.[/quote:19bf1wye] This is an excellent point - I oddly felt more in place when standing line for the the Mr. Met dash by the chop shops... G-Fafif Jul 16 2009 12:50 PM I think CF looks best when viewed from 126th St, though that's not really the ballpark. The admin building looks like a civic institution there, like a school or post office from the 1930s. Fits into a neighborhood even if the neighborhood isn't there. I like the back end of it, supporting the Willie Mays Bridge and the Pepsi Porch, as viewed from the Promenade as well. A bit of an OP@CY warehouse feel. Just a bit.

Here's a hint: All three of the above-mentioned sub-.300 OBP seasons were managed, in whole or in part, by the same man.

I think I tended to put the guys who had surgery on the bottom of my list, and those who were recovering with rest towards the top. Not that that's the best way to do it, of course. Wagner's surgery was almost a year ago, and Reyes has shown that resting could take a verrrrry long time.

Reyes Maine Beltran Delgado Wagner Putz

="Edgy DC":1u79msq1]I thought it failed to rise for Schneider's homer also.[/quote:1u79msq1] No, Schneider was honored, and Tatis was snubbed. Rockin' Doc Jul 14 2009 11:02 AM ="dgwphotography":17umn5oj]It was a beautiful day for a game - took the family and sat in fairy's seats - then the littlest W ran around the bases... [/quote:17umn5oj] Is the picture reversed? Your daughter appears to be running down the third base line with the roped off infiled to her right side. Or am I just confused?

The apple had also just been up for the seventh-inning stretch. From the booth, Gary reported that there needs to be 45 seconds in between, but I think the Daily News the following day said it's two and a half minutes. Two homers in 45 seconds is probably pretty rare, but if it really requires 2.5 minutes, that seems like poor design to me.

Some of you may have noticed that I've begun posting occasional UMDB trivia questions on Facebook. It's the kind of stuff I've often posted here. Since we're in the All-Star lull, I figured I might as well double-post today's question: ]TRIVIA QUESTION: This one is in honor of new Met Jeff Francoeur: Who has the worst single-season OBP in Mets history, and in what year? (Minimum 600 plate appearances.) Bonus: Our record-holder is one of only three Mets with 600 PA to have an OBP of less than .300. Can you name the other two players as well? We'll post the answer on Thursday.

Just bumping this to the current page, in case there are a few more voters out there.

Not that it matters now, but I was hoping at the time that Randy Wolf would get some consideration. He would have been cheaper than Perez and better than Redding.

All three games from the Dodgers series at Citi Field will close some time on Tuesday afternoon. Schaefer POTG 7/7/09 - Dodgers 8, Mets 0Schaefer POTG 07/08/09 - Mets 5, Dodgers 4Schaefer POTG 7/9/09 - Dodgers 11, Mets 2

="Edgy DC"]Oliver Perez was one of his worst acquisitions? Perez' reacquisition hasn't looked at all good so far, but that original trade with the Pirates wasn't too bad.

1. I don't believe in jinxes. 2. I'm buying that ornament!

Probably because they're one of the few remaining cities to prefer baseball to football.

Box score Pelfrey 2.5 Parnell 1 Tatis 1 Schneider 1 Sheffield 2 Castillo 1.25 Murphy 1.25

Santana 5 Francoeur 2 Pagan 2 Santos 1

The first word that will always come to mind is "concussion." And then I'll think about how the Mets made him fly from city to city while his head was spinning.

Nieve 3 Murphy 1 Feliciano 0.6 Parnell 0.6 Green 0.6

I'm in the middle. My sense is that Church is better, but it's possible that Francouer may have a better future ahead of him. I probably wouldn't have pulled the trigger on this one, though.

I don't pay much attention to opposing players, but I remember a few years ago he seemed pretty dangerous. Hopefully he can return to that point.