Benjamin Grimm

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for June 1, 2008 (12 votes) New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohan Santana46.483.87(W) 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO.Ryan Church21.911.833-4, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI.David Wright18.701.563-4, R, 2 RBI, SO, SB.Carlos Beltran17.411.451-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB.Jos� Reyes11.910.992-5, 2 R, 2B, SO, SB.Scott Schoeneweis1.930.160.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Pedro Feliciano1.340.111.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Carlos Delgado0.290.020-3, R, BB.Brian Schneider0.030.001-4, 2B, SO.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, MAY 2008 The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for May 2008 is CARLOS BELTRAN. This is the fourth time that Carlos has been Player of the Month. (He won twice in 2006 and once in 2007.) Carlos hit .306 and slugged .491 in May, and led the Mets with 19 runs batted in. Jose Reyes finished second. Jose hit .310 and slugged .534 in May, hitting 5 home runs and 7 doubles. (The 7 doubles tied for the team lead with David Wright.) The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for May 2008 is JOHN MAINE. This is the fifth time that Maine was Pitcher of the Month. He won once previously in 2006, and three times in 2007. (In June of 2007 he was both Player and Pitcher of the Month.) Maine's win was a narrow one, edging Johan Santana by a mere 0.05 points. In May, Maine was 3-2 in 6 starts and had a 3.72 ERA. He led the Mets in innings with 36.1, and strikeouts with 31. Santana, in 5 starts, was 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA and 26 strikeouts. And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS. In 11 appearances, Scott had a 0.64 ERA in 14 innings pitched. He led the bullpen in innings and in ERA. (Billy Wagner had a 0.82 ERA in 10 games and 11 innings.) Month-to-date totals for May 2008 Through game of May 31, 2008 RankNamePoints1Carlos Beltran19.862Jos� Reyes16.273David Wright15.634John Maine15.375Johan Santana15.326Ryan Church12.357Mike Pelfrey12.178Luis Castillo11.299Carlos Delgado10.5910Claudio Vargas8.8511Oliver Perez8.0212Scott Schoeneweis7.4213Moises Alou7.1614Fernando Tatis6.4715Brian Schneider5.6616Aaron Heilman5.5717Billy Wagner5.3518Ramon Castro4.0619Duaner Sanchez3.8720Endy Chavez3.7021Pedro Feliciano3.3922Joe Smith2.7123Marlon Anderson2.4224Jorge Sosa2.4125Matt Wise2.2526Damion Easley2.2127Nick Evans2.0528Raul Casanova1.4429Angel Pagan1.2030Carlos Muniz0.7931Nelson Figueroa0.20

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 31, 2008 (16 votes) New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceMike Pelfrey56.313.527.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.Carlos Beltran41.432.591-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SO.Fernando Tatis21.881.371-4, RBI, SO.Billy Wagner18.421.15(Sv) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.Duaner Sanchez9.680.60(W) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.David Wright6.440.401-3, R, 2B, BB.Carlos Delgado3.650.232-4, SO.Scott Schoeneweis0.500.03 IP, H, ER, BB, SO.Brian Schneider0.430.031-3, BB.Raul Casanova0.470.031-1.Nick Evans0.330.020-0, R.Jos� Reyes0.210.011-3, 2 BB, SB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 30, 2008 (13 votes) Los Angeles Dodgers 9, New York Mets 5 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceLuis Castillo26.752.061-1, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB.John Maine18.201.406.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO.Jos� Reyes15.081.161-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SO.David Wright7.380.571-4, R, 2B, BB, 2 SO.Carlos Beltran7.460.570-2, RBI, 2 BB.Carlos Muniz6.330.491.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Scott Schoeneweis5.440.421.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Ramon Castro2.750.211-4, RBI.Carlos Delgado2.220.171-4, R, BB, SO.Nick Evans0.250.021-4, 2 SO.Raul Casanova0.120.010-0, BB.Pedro Feliciano0.170.011.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.

Meanwhile, the Mets 10-2 Monday night loss to the Giants will close some time on Thursday morning: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=9170

Okay, I'll hold off for a little bit.

Beltran 1 Easley 1.8 Church 0.5 Wright 0.5 Martinez 3.6 Smith 0.4 Feliciano 0.4 Wagner 1.3 Delgado 0.5

It's far too early to "doom" Evans.

My patience with Perez is getting wafer thin. Is there any way we can trade him for Kaz Ishii?

Actually, I think my math was faulty. I just ran the current numbers through my magic spreadsheet, and it turns out that there wasn't, and isn't, a tie that needed to be broken. Still, we had a very close race in May. Results will be announced tomorrow when the last two May games are tallied.

For one who has lived but one lifetime, Gwreck is very wise. Yes, a tie-breaker was needed for a coveted award. Willets' vote has tilted the balance.

Joba has quickly become almost as annoying as Jeter. I hate rooting for a young kid's career to flame out, but I think I'm rooting for this young kid's career to flame out. Or maybe he can go off and have a moderately successful career in Japan. That would be okay with me.

Pedro IP: 5 Joba IP: 6 Pedro ER: 3 Joba ER: 4 Pedro K: 6 Joba K: 5 Final Score Mets-Giants: Mets 6, Giants 4 Final Score MFYs-Jays: Blue Jays 5, Yankees 2

It will be revealed tomorrow!

Voting for the remaining three games against the Dodgers will close on Wednesday morning: Friday: Schaefer POTG 05/30/08 Los Angeles 9, Mets 5 Saturday: Schaefer POTG 05/31/08 Mets 3, Los Angeles 2 Sunday: Schaefer POTG 6/1/08 - Mets 6, Dodgers 1 It's VITALLY IMPORTANT (I'm overstating, of course) for us to get at least one more vote for Friday's game. I'd rather not say why, lest it influence your voting. BUT IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. (I'm overstating again.) The following people have already voted for Friday's game: Benjamin Grimm, themetfairy, Frayed Knot, *62, Gwreck, Fman99, DocTee, Rockin' Doc, metirish, John Cougar Lunchbucket If your name isn't on the list, please consider voting. It's your duty as an American!

Vargas 3.5 Heilman 1.2 Delgado 0.4 Reyes 0.4

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 29, 2008 (10 votes) New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceDavid Wright31.413.142-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, SO.Luis Castillo13.661.373-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB.Claudio Vargas12.641.26(W) 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.Scott Schoeneweis8.620.861.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Joe Smith6.010.601.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Jos� Reyes5.370.542-5, R, SO.Endy Chavez5.280.531-3, RBI, BB.Carlos Delgado5.130.512-4, R, SO.Carlos Beltran4.830.482-4, R, BB.Brian Schneider3.820.381-4, RBI.Carlos Muniz2.980.300.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Pedro Feliciano0.250.020.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO. And Feliciano gets points for giving up a base hit. Interesting.

Johnny Lunchbucket awarded 10.09 points, and his votes were prorated as follows: Wright 2.0 1.98 Vargas 1.6 1.59 Castillo 1.4 1.39 Schoeneweis 0.73 0.72 Smith 0.73 0.72 Delgado 0.73 0.72 Beltran 0.73 0.72 Reyes 0.73 0.72 Chavez 0.73 0.72 Muniz 0.36 0.36 Schneider 0.35 0.35

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For Lute Barnes?

Nah. I know someone who knows his cousin, and he says that that guy's a jerk.

metirish wrote: I was trying to find the Mets record at whatever that park is called now , IIRC it's pretty good and Delgado IIRC likes hitting there. Oh, come on! There's a web site out there that has all that kind of stuff: http://leaptoad.com/mets/parks.php?ThisPark=35 Check it out!

And jet lag flying west over three time zones is pretty inconsequential. (I'm just worried about the effect that six hours or so in the air will have on Ryan Church's head.) You're far more likely to have jet lag be an issue when you're flying from west to east.

Well, if you're going to jump off a bridge, San Francisco is a lovely place to do it.

Isn't there already another Dale Earnhardt? I'd retire 3 for Richie Hebner before I'd retire it for Dale Earnhardt.