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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    Benjamin Grimm wrote: For whatever reason, I'm more optimistic about Vientos than I am about Baty. I think he'll hold his own as the DH this year. 450 plate appearances, 19 homers, 65 RBI. Obviously, I'll have to change my prediction now that J.D. Martinez is on board. Now I'll say that he'll get called up to the big club a couple of times while someone is on the IL. 4 homers, 18 rbi. 100 plate appearances.
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    He'll be traded to a team that needs a catcher due to an in-season injury, with a relief pitcher coming in return. He'll be replaced on the big league roster by Tomas Nido.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    I suspect this may be the first season in which no Mets pitcher gets enough innings to qualify for the ERA title. Last year, Senga was the only one, and with 166.1 innings, he barely made it.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    Fans who are athletic may dream of playing for their favorite team, but those who aren't are more likely to dream of being the decision maker. Stearns himself notes that he understands, intellectually, “how ridiculous this all is” -- a chance to run his childhood club, to shape it, to make it his own, maybe even to win with it. Good for him! “In my lifetime, my recalled lifetime, I've never experienced a Mets world championship,” he said. “There are a lot of people my age and younger who are Mets fans who are in the same boat. So our objective is pretty darn clear: It's time to end it.” I was the same way. I was alive in 1969, but too young to appreciate it. I'm very thankful for 1986. I won't become one of those 90-year-olds you used to see at Cubs or Red Sox games who were still waiting for their first championship.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    Choi accepted an assignment to Syracuse.
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    Nothing for Jim McAndrew. :{ Do we know which Mets have been honored on the uniform with special patches? I remember a black armband for Gil Hodges, but that was before patches became a thing. Carter, Staub, Seaver, and now Harrelson. Anyone else? Agee perhaps?
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    I've always liked that too. Very clever.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    And here we go again! Schaefer is the Tabloid Cover Derby's less popular little brother, but it keeps chugging along. Voters will vote, votes will be tallied, awards will be announced, and custom Topps baseball cards will be presented. I'm probably going to be away from my laptop for most of the Easter weekend, so voting for the first few games of the season may have to wait until Tuesday of next week. But fear not! Rest assured that we will complete our second decade (!) of this fruitless exercise! PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/all_winners_2023.png>
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    Unless someone predicts that he'll be eaten by a bear.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    I only got eight of nine. I guessed Mickey Rivers as a 100-run Yankee. I went with Jesse Orosco, Doug Flynn, and Lance Johnson in the Mets row.
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    1. What will the Mets' record be? 83-79 2. Predict the NL East standings from 1 to 5: Braves, Phillies, Mets, Marlins, Nationals 3. Will the Mets make the playoffs (if so, as the division champ or 1st, 2nd, or 3rd WC)? No 4. If so, how far will they go? No 5. Who will be the World Champion? Toronto 6. Number of regular season HRs for Pete Alonso: 41
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    I'll be optimistic. 11-8. 3.90 ERA. 170 innings.
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    I got a 32 today. Eight of the nine were Mets, which I always like doing whenever I can. C/All-Star: John Stearns 0.6% C/MVP: Yogi Berra 14% C/Not USA: Junior Ortiz 0.7% 3B/All-Star: Joel Youngblood 0.05% 3B/MVP: Pete Rose 2% 3B/Not USA: Jose Reyes 0.5% CF/All-Star: Carlos Beltran 1% CF/MVP: Willie Mays 12% CF/Not USA: Tsuyoshi Shinjo 0.7%
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    There's a long history of celebrities trusting the wrong people with their money. One specific example I remember reading about was Kirk Douglas. He had a trusted advisor who ended up siphoning off a large chunk of the actor's fortune.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    Do you really think that Baty won't? Who do you see starting at third base? Vientos?
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    Benjamin Grimm wrote: I imagine that this means that Choi (and Voit, the "oi" duo) will leave the organization, but Vientos and Stewart should still be around. The "oi" guys are on minor league contracts. I'm not sure if it is their option to leave the organization. Later I'm not sure about Choi, but Anthony DiComo's column from yesterday says that Voit has a March 23 opt-out in his contract.
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    According to Joel Sherman in the Post, Martinez will not be on the Opening Day roster. He's agreed to start the season in the minors with a rehab stint of about ten days. https://nypost.com/2024/03/22/sports/j-d-martinezs-mets-season-will-begin-with-minor-league-at-bats/https://nypost.com/2024/03/22/sports/j-d-martinezs-mets-season-will-begin-with-minor-league-at-bats/
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    I imagine that this means that Choi (and Voit, the "oi" duo) will leave the organization, but Vientos and Stewart should still be around.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    Edgy MD wrote: Phun Fact: The Mets were about to go into a new season with their biggest winter acquisition being ... Harrison Bader? Or Luis Severino, I guess. But your point is well taken.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240322_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240322_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240322_NYP_02.jpg> The Post continues to be the publication most likely to Photoshop a newly acquired player into a Mets uniform. J.D. Martinez has worn uniform numbers 14 and 28 in the big leagues. Number 14 (which he obviously won't wear as a Met) with the Astros from 2011 to 2013, and 28 since then, with the Tigers, Diamondbacks, Red Sox, and Dodgers. With the Mets, that number is currently assigned to his manager, Carlos Mendoza. Hmmm...
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    He'll be the ninth guy to start a game for the Mets this season, after the original five, then Senga, Butto, and Scott.
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    Holy crap! Also... J. D. Martinez Day will be the new Bobby Bonilla Day.
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    Okay, as long as they're all in one place, I'm okay with it. (Not that they're looking for my approval.)
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    As I mentioned in another thread, if he had had a Mets debut like that, there would be angst all over the place. It has me recalling Tom Glavine's first start in 2003. I don't recall how we reacted, but it probably wasn't especially measured.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: On the downside they scattered the Hall of Fame all about the stadium so as to make the Merch store bigger and more profitable. So the plaques are no longer displayed together? That sounds like a bad idea.
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