Benjamin Grimm

I suspect it has something to do with triples. They all hit postseason triples for the Mets?

Don Hahn never led the club in any offensive categories.

metirish wrote: From the Olney blog. ] Plan A for the Twins is to make a contract offer to Santana, and Plan B seems to be to trade him. Nothing really surprising there. I would expect that they'd attempt to sign him. That's the only reasonable Plan A. There are two possible Plan B's: Trade him or keep him for his walk year.

He'll be a huge sensation in Japan next year.

Now let's see which Mets (if any) get a Silver Slugger Award.

This is from an article about the baseball GM's considering instant replay. "Solomon" is Jimmie Lee Solomon, an executive vice president in the commissioner's office. Associated Press wrote: Solomon also said that to speed up games, baseball was considering limiting the number of times a hitter could step out of the batter's box during an at-bat and the number of times any player could visit the mound.

Boy, I fumbled THAT one!

All homered in their first major league game.

Mota didn't homer in his first game, but he did homer in his first at bat: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B06090MON1999.htm

metsguyinmichigan wrote: HAIL SEAVER! I was hoping it would slip by unnoticed this time.

Okay, here goes. Forgive me if some of my guesses seem completely wild. I don't pay much attention to what other teams need, so a lot of these selections were pulled directly from my nose. 1. Armando Benitez (FLA) RPTigers2. Kris Benson (BAL) SPPhillies3. Barry Bonds (SFG) LFYankees4. Milton Bradley (SDP) LFOrioles5. Mike Cameron (SDP) CFMariners6. Luis Castillo (NYM) 2BMets7. Ramon Castro (NYM) C Mets8. Roger Clemens (NYY) SPnobody (at least, not until May 1)9. Bartolo Colon (LAA) SPGiants10. Francisco Cordero (MIL) RPBrewers11. David Eckstein (STL) SSCubs12. Pedro Feliz (SFG) 3BGiants13. Cliff Floyd (CHC) RF Marlins14. Josh Fogg (COL) SPRockies15. Eric Gagne (BOS) RPDodgers16. Freddy Garcia (PHI) SPRays17. Tom Glavine (NYM) SP Braves18. Livan Hernandez (ARI) SPWhite Sox19. Torii Hunter (MIN) CFCubs20. Geoff Jenkins (MIL) LFBraves21. Jason Jennings (HOU) SPAstros22. Andruw Jones (ATL) CFPadres23. Paul Lo Duca (NYM CRockies24. Kenny Lofton (CLE) CFAstros25. Kyle Lohse (PHI) SPPhillies26. Kazuo Matsui (COL) 2BRockies27. Andy Pettitte (NYY) SPYankees28. Odaliz Perez (KCR) SPDodgers29. Mike Piazza (OAK) DHAngels30. Jorge Posada (NYY) CYankees31. Mariano Rivera (NYY) RPYankees32. JC Romero (PHI) RPMets33. Alex Rodriguez (NYY) 3BDodgers34. Aaron Rowand (PHI) CFPhillies35. Carlos Silva (MIN) SPAstros36. Sammy Sosa (TEX) DHnobody37. Yorvit Torrealba (COL) CMets38. Steve Trachsel (BAL) SPnobody39. Luis Vizcaino (NYY) RPYankees40. Kerry Wood (CHC) RP Yankees

Yeah, I hope Castro comes back. I wouldn't feel secure making him a starting catcher, but as a backup he's worth keeping.

I'm going to miss Brian Lawrence. No, wait, that's not what I meant to say. What I really mean is, I'll always remember him for getting that start against Washington right after the second Phillies sweep and I'll forever associate him with the Collapse of 2007. Good riddance.

="Associated Press"]Curt Schilling, Red Sox making progress toward a new contract By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer November 5, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox are making progress toward a contract that would allow him to remain with the World Series champions. While the sides have not yet reached an agreement, talks have gained momentum and it is possible an agreement could be reached within a few days, a person familiar with the talks said Monday night, speaking on condition of anonymity because a deal had not yet been struck. The progress in the negotiations was first reported by the Boston Herald on its Web site. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein declined comment.

Who is that between Fitzgerald and Matsui, and what is he wearing???

The way I see it, the only reason the Mets would need to unload Delgado is if they signed Alex Rodriguez and put either him or Wright at first base.

Edgy DC wrote: How about if they take a burdensome contract off the Mets hands? The Mets are mostly in good condition in this department, but Mets that are unlikely to produce at their salary level going forward include Scott Schoeneweis, Guillermo Mota, and Carlos Delgado. That could work, too. Delgado could (and should) be dealt if the Mets sign Alex Rodriguez. Unloading Delgado wouldn't offset $35 million, but it could reduce the amount that the Mets would have to demand from the Giants. I should say that I really don't see any of this happening. It's just idle November speculation. If they're going to bring in a veteran starter I'd rather have one year of Schilling than six of Zito. The argument for Zito, on the other hand, is that while Schilling could replace Glavine for 2008, we'll soon need someone to give us a lot of innings in the following years as Pedro and Hernandez continue to age. Pelfrey could get us back some of those innings, but not all of them.

I'd only accept Zito from the Giants if he came with a minimum of $35 million in salary offsets over the remainder of his contract.

MFS62 wrote: Obtaining Zito might only be for one year. Any player who had been signed to a multi-year FA contract becomes a free agent if traded during the term of that contract. That's really inaccurate. Zito, if traded this winter, would have the right to demand a trade, and if he's not traded by (I think) March 1, he could opt for free agency. Some players have made the demand, but I can't recall a time it's ever resulted in free agency. If a player isn't dealt by March 1 he generally withdraws his trade demand; he doesn't want to void that multi-year deal. Zito certainly wouldn't opt out of that contract that he has. There's no way he'd get a better one, even if he was Cy Young in 2008. (Darryl Hamilton was a Met who demanded a trade and then backed off when the Mets didn't actually trade him. I'm sure there are many other examples.)

A team that trades for Zito would probably be willing to give up a higher quality player if the Giants agree to throw in some money. Because of his high salary, you could probably get Zito for just a box of Cracker Jacks. I think the Giants won't be able to deal him without agreeing to continue to pay a portion of Zito's salary, and if they do that, then they have the right to get someone of more than negligible value in return. How many years and dollars does he have left? At this point, I'd prefer one year of Schilling.

Usually when Benson wins the day it's because of something his wife said or did. http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/AnnaBenson1973.jpg

Someday we should do this with Flintstones names, like Daryl Bostone or Brick Peterson.

Not if they sell all the bricks. If they sell every brick, they'll have made $300 per brick more than your suggested price. And that would be a very good business move. I feel a personal link to Shea Stadium, and my name isn't anywhere near there. I'll never feel a personal link to Citi Field, since I'll only be an occasional visitor. A brick outside the stadium won't be enough to make me feel connected. If I were to have an extended period of attending 20 or more games a year, like I had with Shea, then I'd feel that connection. But unless I surprise myself and move to Queens, that's not likely to happen.

="Edgy DC"]Wow, we can change names without starting a new ID. Well, I can, anyway.

When this is settled we'll have to nudge Zvon into Photoshopping an image of Mt. Coachmore. It's so hard to coax him into creating Mets graphics, though.