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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    *62 wrote: As for my perspective ... it's splendid, thank you. At least I don't need to rationalize (lie to myself) about something like my favorite baseball team's shortstop which, in the grand scheme of things, isn't terribly important. Aren't you the one who started this rant on this unimportant subject?
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    I guess I haven't seen as much, since I've only been a fan for 38 years. You can call him a six-year incumbent if you like, but he's just starting his fourth year as the full-time shortstop. And again, he's 24, an age where his best years are ahead of him. You're invoking "perspective" but you don't seem to have any.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    He's 24 years old. WAY too early to be giving up on him.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    There's no way I cut Carlos Delgado and give the everyday first base job to Michel Abreu in a year in which I hope to win the pennant. I don't see how Tatis or Abreu's upside is a whole lot more than Delgado's downside. I'll grant that it's more, but I'd still rather take a chance on Delgado improving. Not to a 38-homer season; I think those days are done. But I think there's a reasonable chance that he can hit 15 to 20. And if he does that from the 7-hole, it's not horrible.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm afraid that hiring Gary Carter would be a lot like hiring Rosie O'Donnell. It would all be about him. There are good distractions, and there are bad distractions. I think Gary would be a bad distraction. (Although it would be fun to hear Keith Hernandez criticize and second guess him from the booth.)
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    I was thinking about Stearns too. I remember in 2000, when Dude was a coach with the Mets, I was thinking it would be nice if Stearns was Bobby's eventual replacement. (Not that I was looking to get rid of Bobby, of course.) Most of all, though, I'd like somebody who's smart. I don't think Willie's dumb, but his intelligence doesn't appear to be at all above average. Davey Johnson and Bobby Valentine are the smartest managers the Mets ever had, and the two I enjoyed most. I don't really know of anyone who would fit that bill, but from where I am, it's not always easy to know which candidates are smart and which ones aren't. Tim Teufel has been paying his dues. Is he big league manager material? I really can't say. I'm not sold on HoJo either. Bud Harrelson's Mets resume is tarnished by his time as manager, but that was such a short stint and such a long time ago now that it's mostly forgotten. I'd hate to see HoJo endure something similar. I don't want Gary Carter's name in the mix either. I think he'd be an awful manager.
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    metirish wrote: Fair point , it's not his fault he is getting old and declining , still I would cut him . And who's your everyday first baseman? Marlon Anderson?
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm glad I'm not the one in charge of checking that.
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    Cutting Delgado would shake up the team. It wouldn't by any means improve it, but it would shake it up. You don't (and can't) cut Delgado until and unless you have someone to replace him with. And the Mets simply don't.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    Maybe a Rick Reed type? If the Mets replaced Oliver Perez with someone like Rick Reed, I don't think they'd be any worse off. A little less fun to watch, maybe, but they'd probably win as many games. And I'm not saying this is something they SHOULD do. Just that, if it happens that way, I won't be upset.
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    Mendoza Line wrote: One pitching stat that I'd like to see, in general, is OPS (or OPS+) against rather than BAA. If OPS+ is the standard by which hitting ability is measured, then it would make sense for it to be the standard by which ability to prevent hitting is measured. Top secret sneak preview of an upcoming UMDB feature
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    I don't hate Perez. I just don't think he's irreplaceable. And I haven't given Trachsel a second thought since he left the Mets. Are we supposed to be missing Steve Trachsel?
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    I don't think I'll be heartbroken if he leaves next year via free agency. I'd be content to replace him with someone with less spectacular stuff but with better consistency.
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    It was a very brief courtship.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    Voting for Wednesday night's 7-2 win over the Nationals has been surprisingly light so far. Nevertheless, voting for this game will close some time over the weekend. If your name isn't *62, Benjamin Grimm, Fman99, Frayed Knot, John Cougar Lunchbucket, TransMonk, Triple Dee, metirish or themetfairy, and you plan to vote, please try to do so today.
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for April 22, 2008 (11 votes) Chicago Cubs 8, New York Mets 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceNelson Figueroa22.502.05(L) 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 SO.Brady Clark6.400.581-3, RBI.Carlos Beltran3.750.340-2, R, 2 BB, SO.Scott Schoeneweis2.250.200.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Angel Pagan2.150.201-4, 2B, SO.Carlos Delgado0.400.041-4, 2 SO.Damion Easley0.400.041-4.Raul Casanova0.400.041-4.
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    Well, they've changed his 1960's Viet Nam origin. I think instead it's in Afghanistan, although I'm not sure of that.
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    Triple Dee wrote: I really wonder what led the Mets to change their attitude regarding catchers. I don't know that they "changed their attitude." Schneider is the best guy they were able to get, and they're probably thinking, well, at least he brings great defense. Remember, before they dealt for Schneider they tried wooing Posada.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    AG/DC wrote: It infuriates you? I'm telling you, he's a Donald Trump in the making.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    Box score Castillo 3 Church 1 Beltran 1 Anderson 1 Casanova 1 Feliciano 0.4
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    I called it... Brady's been DFA'ed.
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    I think it's because it came a year or two before Camden Yards, and now people want their ballparks to be "retro."
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    bmfc1 wrote: There will likely be a roster move to activate Gustavo Molina. We�ll see who is the roster casualty, depending on the seriousness with Schneider. Well, it Schneider is DL'ed, then he's the casualty. If not, then who? Maybe for a day or so it could be Brady Clark; he's due to be replaced by Alou soon anyway.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    He's already had a better career than Rey Ordonez.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Now now!
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