Benjamin Grimm

Frayed Knot wrote: I was totally stumped as to who would be Pitcher of the Year. It's was Maine's to lose, and he did. He was Pitcher of the Month for three of the first four months of the season.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Those cards are SPECTACULAR!!!!! Domo arigato gozaimasu!

APRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP For the third consecutive year, the Schaefer Mets Player of the Year is DAVID WRIGHT but unlike in 2006, few are likely to be surprised by David's victory. Wright led the Mets with 196 hits, 42 doubles, a .325 batting average, a .546 slugging percentage, and an on base percentage of .416. His 30 home runs and 107 runs batted in were both a close second to Carlos Beltran, and his 113 runs and 34 stolen bases were second to Jose Reyes. http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/DavidWright1971.jpg The Pitcher of the Year, (please hold your boos) is TOM GLAVINE. For much of the season, the award was securely in John Maine's grasp, but Maine's post-All Star break tailspin allowed Glavine to surpass his point total. (Maine's no-hit bit in the Mets' last victory of the season was almost enough for him to regain the lead, but even had he rated a perfect 6, he still would have fallen short. Glavine led the Mets in the unspectacular category of innings pitched. He was third in wins with 13 (behind Maine and Oliver Perez, who each won 15) and his winning percentage of .619 was second only to Orlando Hernandez (.643) among starting pitchers who spend the full season in the Mets rotation. This is Glavine's second Pitcher of the Year award; he also won in 2006. http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/TomGlavine1973.jpg Season-to-date totals for 2007 Through game of September 30, 2007 RankNamePoints1David Wright124.772Carlos Beltran109.253José Reyes100.464Carlos Delgado81.595Tom Glavine75.976John Maine74.867Oliver Perez66.918Orlando Hernandez64.069Paul Lo Duca59.4310Shawn Green56.5511Moises Alou55.6612Jorge Sosa44.9013Aaron Heilman34.8614Billy Wagner34.1115Lastings Milledge30.4916Damion Easley30.0217Pedro Feliciano27.0618Ramon Castro26.7419Ruben Gotay25.4220Luis Castillo23.8021Endy Chavez23.1422Scott Schoeneweis22.8623Guillermo Mota19.7824Marlon Anderson19.6125Joe Smith18.9626Carlos Gomez15.2327José Valentin14.9328Pedro Martinez14.8629Mike Pelfrey13.1730Aaron Sele12.8131David Newhan9.5432Julio Franco7.3933Ricky Ledee4.9434Ambiorix Burgos4.5735Mike DiFelice4.5236Brian Lawrence4.1837Jeff Conine3.5138Chip Ambres1.5239Willie Collazo1.3640Philip Humber0.9241Sandy Alomar0.9142Jon Adkins0.8343Ben Johnson0.6244Carlos Muniz0.4245Lino Urdaneta0.3246Jason Vargas0.2547Anderson Hernandez0.08

Although September of 2007 will almost certainly go down in history as one of the worst that the franchise has ever experienced, there were a few good performances to go along with the many that were bad. SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHER OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2007 http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/CarlosBeltran1977.jpg http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/PedroMartinez1972.jpg The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for September 2007 is CARLOS BELTRAN. This is Carlos' first win this season and third overall. Beltran led the Mets in September with 8 home runs, 22 runs scored and 27 runs batted in. Runners up David Wright and Moises Alou also had strong months. Alou led the team with a .402 batting average and a .607 slugging percentage. Wright batted .352 and slugged .602. The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for September 2007 is PEDRO MARTINEZ. This is the sixth time that Pedro has been Pitcher of the Month. He previously won in each of the first four months of 2005 and in April of 2006. No other Mets pitcher has won this award six times. Pedro went 3-1 in September (as did Oliver Perez and Mike Pelfrey) and easily led the team with a 2.57 ERA. His 32 strikeouts were second to John Maine's 36. Month-to-date totals for September 2007 Through game of September 30, 2007 RankNamePoints1Carlos Beltran26.072David Wright22.423Moises Alou22.144Pedro Martinez14.865Paul Lo Duca13.546Shawn Green11.656Tom Glavine11.658Luis Castillo10.959Oliver Perez9.6110Jos� Reyes9.4711John Maine8.8012Carlos Delgado8.4313Aaron Heilman8.1614Lastings Milledge6.7615Jorge Sosa6.4416Mike Pelfrey6.3917Billy Wagner5.6118Scott Schoeneweis4.8119Guillermo Mota4.3120Marlon Anderson4.2921Pedro Feliciano4.1122Ramon Castro3.2723Endy Chavez2.1424Jeff Conine1.7925Joe Smith1.7026Willie Collazo1.3627Ruben Gotay0.9328Philip Humber0.9229Aaron Sele0.8430Carlos Gomez0.7531Orlando Hernandez0.7132Carlos Muniz0.4233Mike DiFelice0.1434Anderson Hernandez0.02 Previous Winners YearAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptember2005Cliff Floyd Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month Mike Cameron Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month Cliff Floyd Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month Jos� Reyes Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month David Wright Player of the MonthTom Glavine Pitcher of the Month Tom Glavine Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month 2006Tom Glavine Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month Carlos Beltran Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month David Wright Player of the MonthAlay Soler Pitcher of the Month Carlos Beltran Player of the MonthJohn Maine Pitcher of the Month Jos� Reyes Player of the MonthSteve Trachsel Pitcher of the Month Carlos Delgado Player of the MonthOrlando Hernandez Pitcher of the Month 2007Jos� Reyes Player of the MonthJohn Maine Pitcher of the Month David Wright Player of the MonthOliver Perez Pitcher of the Month John Maine Player of the Month, Pitcher of the Month David Wright Player of the MonthJohn Maine Pitcher of the Month David Wright Player of the MonthOrlando Hernandez Pitcher of the Month Carlos Beltran Player of the MonthPedro Martinez Pitcher of the Month

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for September 30, 2007 (9 votes) Florida Marlins 8, New York Mets 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceGuillermo Mota6.860.762.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Joe Smith6.510.721.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.Carlos Beltran5.000.562-4.Jorge Sosa4.900.541.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO.Aaron Heilman2.900.321.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Luis Castillo2.520.281-4, R, 2B, BB, SO.Pedro Feliciano2.100.230.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Orlando Hernandez1.220.141.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Lastings Milledge0.660.070-2, 2 BB.Carlos Delgado0.340.040-0.Moises Alou0.260.031-3, BB, SO.Jeff Conine0.280.030-2, BB.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for September 29, 2007 (12 votes) New York Mets 13, Florida Marlins 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohn Maine66.915.58(W) 7.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 14 SO.Lastings Milledge21.651.803-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI.Luis Castillo10.900.913-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB.David Wright8.210.683-4, 3 R, RBI, BB.Moises Alou5.680.472-4, 2 RBI, SO.Ramon Castro4.000.332-5, 2 R, HR, RBI, SO.Carlos Delgado2.050.172-5, 2 RBI.Anderson Hernandez0.200.020-1.Marlon Anderson0.200.020-0, R, BB.Oliver Perez0.200.02 IP, H, ER, BB, SO.

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for September 28, 2007 (6 votes) Florida Marlins 7, New York Mets 4 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceLuis Castillo12.102.023-5, 2 R, 3B, SB.Carlos Beltran9.241.541-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, SO.Aaron Heilman5.981.002.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO.Carlos Delgado5.800.972-3, R.David Wright3.400.572-5, RBI, SO.Shawn Green3.300.552-4.Scott Schoeneweis3.020.500.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Jorge Sosa2.820.470.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Billy Wagner1.080.181.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.

Yeah. They're keeping Willie (for now) because of the 4 point something million that they owe him for the next two years. Unless the Mets come roaring out of the gate next April, that won't be enough to save him. Also, didn't Davey Johnson also shave off his mustache late in his tenure as Mets manager in a futile attempt to save his job?

Bad bad terrible horrible decision. (Am I making myself clear here?) In February and March, the Collapse will be a big stinking toxic cloud over the Mets training camp. It will make for a poisonous atmosphere and I don't think Willie Randolph will be able to dispel it. A new manager could just say, "I wasn't here. We have a clean slate." Willie could say, "I'm confident that we've put this behind us" but everyone will remember how confident he was when everything was falling apart the previous September. 2008 has just gotten off on the wrong foot. If, in May, the Mets find themselves around .500 and in third place (which is not at all far-fetched) Willie will probably be fired anyway.

Sucks for Phillies fans getting a 10 p.m. start on a Sunday night. Oh well, too bad for them! I wonder if they'd move the game earlier in the day if one or more of the other series finish early? I think they've done that in the past.

NLDS: Colorado in 5, Arizona in 5. ALDS: Cleveland in 5, Boston in 4. NLCS: Colorado in 6. ALCS: Cleveland in 5. World Series: Colorado in 6.

How about this then? Two leagues, no divisions. At the end of the season, the fourth and fifth place team play a best of three series. The winner of that series goes on to play a best of five against the first place team. The second place and third place teams also play a best of five. The winners of the two series play a best of seven for the League Championship. You still have your five playoff teams, but now you're absolutely certain that only the teams with the best records make the playoffs. The teams that are forced to play the first round are at a real disadvantage because the winner has to play a team that's had three days of rest. The first place team's advantage over the second and third place teams, in addition to home field, is that they get to play a tired team while the number 2 and 3 teams are each playing a rested opponent.

The only thing this change would do is make it harder to win that one Wild Card berth. Whoever does it is, as before, on a par with the three division winners. This way, however, it could even be a third place team as one of the final four.

Here's the list of starters from mlbtraderumors.com: ]Starting pitchers Tony Armas (30) - $5MM mutual option for '08 Kris Benson (33) - $7.5MM club option for '08 Paul Byrd (37) - $8MM club option for '08 Shawn Chacon (30) Roger Clemens (46) Matt Clement (33) Bartolo Colon (35) Josh Fogg (31) Casey Fossum (30) Freddy Garcia (32) Tom Glavine (42) - $9MM player option for '08 Livan Hernandez (33)* Jason Jennings (29) Joe Kennedy (29) Byung-Hyun Kim (29) Brian Lawrence (32) Jon Lieber (38) Kyle Lohse (29) Rodrigo Lopez (32) Greg Maddux (42) - $8.75MM player option or $11MM club option for '08 Eric Milton (32) Tomo Ohka (32) Russ Ortiz (34) Odalis Perez (31) - $9MM club option for '08 Andy Pettitte (36) - $16MM player option for '08 Joel Pineiro (29) Kenny Rogers (43) Curt Schilling (41) Carlos Silva (29) Julian Tavarez (35) - $3.85MM club option for '08 John Thomson (34) Brett Tomko (35) - $4.5MM mutual option for '08 Steve Trachsel (37) - $4.75MM club option for '08 Koji Uehara (33) Jeff Weaver (31) David Wells (45) Kip Wells (31) Randy Wolf (31) - $9MM club option for '08 Jamey Wright (34) Jaret Wright (32) Joel Pineiro... I had never heard of him until Thursday and now I'm going to have a hard time forgetting his name. (I'm in my 40's, though. I'll manage.)

That sounds awfully good to me. Let's get Linebrink. Who else?

="MLB Trade Rumors"]Middle relievers Jeremy Affeldt (29) Antonio Alfonseca (36) LaTroy Hawkins (35) Jorge Julio (29) Joe Kennedy (29) Scott Linebrink (31) Troy Percival (39) David Riske (31) - $2.85MM club option for '08 Russ Springer (39) Julian Tavarez (35) - $3.85MM club option for '08 Mike Timlin (42) Luis Vizcaino (31) Kerry Wood (31) Weren't the Mets fairly recently coveting Linebrink?

Well, that deal does include a shortstop coming over from Minnesota.

I just got an e-mail from my company announcing that we're all allowed to wear Phillies caps and shirts to work tomorrow. Ugh. I think I'll wear a Mets blindfold.

Sounds like Omar's saying he's going to recommend that they keep Willie, but that the Wilpons might overrule him. If that's true, then I hope they do.

In case silverdsl drops by. Oh, and for Steve Rogers.

Diamondbacks. I don't want to see the Cubs fall short of the 100-year mark.

I need the Phillies to be silenced. Go Rockies!

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