Benjamin Grimm

Voting for all three games against the Yankees at Shea will close on Wednesday morning: Friday: http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=6390 Saturday: http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=6396 Sunday: http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=6402

Frayed Knot awarded 11 points. His votes were automatically prorated as follows: Vargas - 0.6 vargas 0.55 Burgos - 1.4 burgos 1.27 Chavez - 1.5 chavez 1.36 Gotay - 1.8 gotay 1.64 Wright - 1.5 wright 1.36 Delgado - 1.5 delgado 1.36 Newhan - 1.7 newhan 1.55 Gomez - 1.0 gomez 0.91 VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 17, 2007 (15 votes) New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 5 NameTotal PointsPoints Awarded Player Performance Ruben Gotay30.022.002-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SO.David Newhan24.061.602-3, R, BB, SO, SB.Endy Chavez20.311.352-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, SO, SB.Carlos Delgado18.121.211-5, 2 RBI, 2 SO.David Wright16.111.071-1, RBI.Ambiorix Burgos16.031.07(W) 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Carlos Gomez10.040.671-3, R.Shawn Green6.630.442-4.Carlos Beltran4.880.330-0, R, BB.Jason Vargas3.800.257.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. CPF Schaefer Voting Results

Willets Point wrote: Chavez .50 Easley 2 Feliciano 1 Gotay 1 Greeen 1 Heilman 1 Schoeneweis 1 Wright 1.50 This is curious. Why is Easley's home run worth more than Wright's?

Vic Sage wrote: Just keep winning each series, boys. They all add up. Exactly. I'm more concerned over consecutive ineffective outings by Maine than I am by a failure to finish off a sweep of the Yankees. But I'm not overly concerned about Maine yet either. He's entitled to a down spell, and I'd rather he have it now than in September or October.

It was a nine minute speech. If he had droned on for an hour and a half, then yes, it would probably have been a human rights violation or something like that. But at nine minutes, it couldn't have been that unendurable. Anyone who makes it through four years of college has learned to sit through much longer periods of boredom.

Hi Clueless! Say hello to your brother for me. You know, Lying Koolaid Guzzler!

"A poor man's Trachsel?" Yikes. I remember when we had "a poor man's Greg Maddux." We're really slipping, aren't we? What's next? A poor man's Geremi Gonzalez?

Wasn't Lenny DiNardo a supporting character on Laverne and Shirley?

AND they don't even have to catch the Red Sox to make the playoffs, you know. Last time I looked they were only about five games out in the wild card race.

Wright 2 Easley 1 Heilman 1

I do remember a mock vote from you, but I think (thought) it was the only time you voted. But I don't pay that close attention to who's voting and who isn't. That aside, I have a system that makes the tallying very quick and simple, and I don't feel motivated to make it more complicated.

I don't recall that you ever participated in these, but maybe I'm wrong. Anyway, I think that eliminating the outliers would have little effect on the totals, but would simply require more effort on my part. Anyone who wants to experiment can compare the actual results for a game or two with the results we'd have gotten with outlying votes eliminated. I'm curious to see what the impact would be, but not curious enough to try it myself.

Voting for the exciting comeback victory over the Cubs will close on Tuesday morning: http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=6377

Yeah, you can't blame the ghostwriter. If your name is on the cover as the author, you're responsible for whatever is between the pages.

Wright 3.5 Glavine 2.5 Heilman 1 Chavez 1 Beltran 0.6 Delgado 0.6 Franco 0.8

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 16, 2007 (15 votes) New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 1 NameTotal PointsPoints Awarded Player Performance Jorge Sosa68.554.57(W) 7.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO.Damion Easley29.051.942-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SO.David Wright17.801.192-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SO, SB.Carlos Gomez17.551.172-4, 2B, 2 RBI.Paul Lo Duca9.900.661-2, R, RBI, BB.Carlos Delgado2.650.181-4, R, RBI, BB, SO, SB.José Reyes2.150.142-5, R, SO.Carlos Beltran0.750.051-4, R, BB, SB.Billy Wagner0.550.041.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Joe Smith0.550.041.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Ruben Gotay0.500.030-0, R.

I'd also call the one-game playoff in 1999 the "Al Leiter Game" To me, the "Edgardo Alfonzo Game" would be this one: http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=6067

Reyes and Lo Duca each scored one run, so I think they should get roughly equal points. And I agree with Frayed Knot. I think Wagner certainly deserves at least a full point, if not more.

Perez 4.5 Chavez 3.5 Smith 0.4 Wagner 1 Lo Duca 0.3 Reyes 0.3

And Hundley had nothing to do with the 2000 Mets NL Championship.

Voting for the third game of the Cubs series, the 8-1 win on Wednesday, will close over the weekend. http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=6371

For posterity: ="Newsday"] Report: Giambi regrets doing "that stuff" May 18, 2007, 8:08 AM EDT The Yankees' Jason Giambi discussed taking steroids and thinks that Major League Baseball should apologize for drug use by its players according to a report in Friday's USA Today. In the report, Giambi says he "was wrong to do that stuff" and that the players should have taken a stand years ago. "We made a mistake," Giambi says in the article. In February 2005, while making his first public comments since it was revealed that he told a federal grand jury he had used performance-enhancing steroids for at least three seasons, the Yankees first baseman/designated hitter opened his news conference by apologizing to fans, teammates and the organization. "I feel I let down the fans. I feel I let down the media. I feel I let down the Yankees, not only the Yankees, but my teammates ... Most of all, to the fans, I'm sorry." When pressed to explain what he was sorry for at the time, Giambi -- citing "ongoing legal matters" -- repeatedly said he had been advised not to go into further detail. At no time did he use the word "steroids." Giambi, who signed a seven-year, $120-million deal in December 2001, watched as the Yankees tried to void his contract after a report in the San Francisco Chronicle contained revelations about his testimony. According to today's USA Today, Giambi, who has five homers and is batting .273 this season, said, "that stuff didn't help me hit home runs." Giambi used the same argument to defend his friend, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who is marching towards MLB's all-time home run mark. "If it were that easy, how come you don't see anyone else doing what he has done?" Giambi said. Giambi refused to comment on why he took steroids. "Maybe one day I'll talk about it, but not now." Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.

cooby wrote: It just fell off? I hope it's not leprosy.

Sixteen votes for a lopsided Mets loss! Nice job everybody. We're getting much better participation than we did last year. VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED Totals for May 15, 2007 (16 votes) Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 1 NameTotal PointsPoints Awarded Player Performance Shawn Green37.902.372-3, R, 2B, HR, RBI.John Maine8.000.50(L) 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO.José Reyes3.900.241-4, 2B.Ambiorix Burgos3.370.212.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO.Damion Easley3.220.201-3.Carlos Delgado2.960.181-2.Paul Lo Duca2.500.161-4.David Newhan2.360.150-0, BB.Aaron Sele2.000.131.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Carlos Beltran1.500.090-3, BB.Endy Chavez1.000.060-3, BB. CPF Schaefer Voting Results

He wouldn't have that pretty hair for long if the Mets signed him.