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Totals for September 10 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Piazza 20.48 2.93Diaz 14.25 2.04Matsui 12.23 1.75Heilman 11.23 1.60Trachsel 6.20 0.89Cairo 1.41 0.20Hamulack 1.36 0.19Jacobs 0.96 0.14Beltran 0.92 0.13Takatsu 0.57 0.08Reyes 0.26 0.04Floyd 0.10 0.01Castro 0.01 0.00 Totals for September 11 (10 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Martinez 42.33 4.23Diaz 17.36 1.74Beltran 8.82 0.88Reyes 7.74 0.77Jacobs 7.35 0.74Castro 5.68 0.57Wright 4.15 0.42Matsui 3.68 0.37Looper 2.59 0.26Anderson 0.30 0.03 Totals for September 13 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Glavine 28.59 4.08Anderson 15.74 2.25Matsui 10.69 1.53Hernandez 6.70 0.96Jacobs 5.89 0.84Wright 1.85 0.26Reyes 0.44 0.06Diaz 0.10 0.01

Monthly totals through September 9 (9 games): NameTotal1Glavine9.792Seo9.683Matsui9.204Beltran7.935Reyes7.786Benson6.767Floyd6.728Wright6.259Castro3.4810Diaz3.11Martinez3.1112Trachsel2.6813Heilman2.5814Hernandez2.4815Mientkiewicz2.3816Zambrano1.8817Takatsu0.9018Woodward0.8619Cairo0.7820Padilla0.4621Looper0.3022Jacobs0.2523Anderson0.2124Hamulack0.1925Offerman0.11Season totals through September 9 (141 games): NameTotal1Wright123.962Floyd119.053Reyes109.564Martinez107.845Beltran94.256Glavine84.327Piazza70.828Benson65.509Zambrano62.8610Cameron61.0411Mientkiewicz44.9612Diaz43.4913Seo39.4614Heilman36.7915Matsui36.4416Castro35.5017Anderson28.3718Ishii26.2119Looper26.1920Hernandez26.0221Woodward21.1822Cairo20.8923Bell16.8824Koo13.5325Padilla12.0826Aybar8.5327Trachsel8.3728Jacobs8.3529DeJean7.3230Graves6.8931Offerman6.4032Ring5.7733Daubach4.7934Williams4.0235Heredia2.6136Santiago2.5937Valent2.1738Matthews1.5139Takatsu0.9040DiFelice0.2341Hamulack0.19

It could be at Shea or St. Pete, though. Those were the days before special spring-training uniforms.

]Braden Looper was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on April 5, 2005, and September 8, 2005. The perils of being a 9th inning closer. People only pay attention to you when you fail.

Why are there coffee stains on Zvon's logo?

It may not be.

I know. When the Mets were 8 games over, I thought that this was done with.Wild Card hopes are fading fast. RIght now, I think I'm rooting for 82-80 and fourth place.

Totals for September 5 (9 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Trachsel 24.12 2.68Matsui 12.23 1.36Reyes 10.88 1.21Wright 10.38 1.15Diaz 9.21 1.02Hernandez 7.94 0.88Beltran 6.03 0.67Castro 3.92 0.44Mientkiewicz 3.44 0.38Anderson 1.85 0.21 Totals for September 6 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Martinez 21.74 3.11Matsui 18.10 2.59Mientkiewicz 9.49 1.36Takatsu 6.30 0.90Heilman 6.09 0.87Beltran 4.29 0.61Wright 1.86 0.27Floyd 0.90 0.13Offerman 0.75 0.11Castro 0.34 0.05Reyes 0.14 0.02 Totals for September 7 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Glavine 34.10 4.87Wright 7.00 1.00Matsui 6.55 0.94Beltran 6.22 0.89Woodward 6.05 0.86Hernandez 5.25 0.75Floyd 3.68 0.53Reyes 0.75 0.11Castro 0.20 0.03Diaz 0.20 0.03 Totals for September 8 (9 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Benson 37.67 4.19Beltran 20.79 2.31Zambrano 10.05 1.12Reyes 9.54 1.06Matsui 8.58 0.95Floyd 1.50 0.17Castro 0.65 0.07Mientkiewicz 0.52 0.06Diaz 0.40 0.04Wright 0.30 0.03 Totals for September 9 (10 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Seo 52.61 5.26Floyd 16.44 1.64Wright 10.44 1.04Castro 8.35 0.84Beltran 7.19 0.72Jacobs 2.42 0.24Diaz 1.60 0.16Reyes 0.95 0.10

Totals for September 1 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Glavine 34.47 4.92Reyes 18.96 2.71Matsui 6.50 0.93Hernandez 5.50 0.79Floyd 1.49 0.21Looper 0.99 0.14Wright 0.50 0.07Castro 0.29 0.04Diaz 0.20 0.03Jacobs 0.10 0.01 Totals for September 2, (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Heilman 12.00 1.71Castro 10.59 1.51Reyes 9.50 1.36Beltran 7.74 1.11Diaz 7.01 1.00Wright 6.93 0.99Zambrano 5.30 0.76Padilla 3.25 0.46Matsui 2.97 0.42Floyd 1.91 0.27Cairo 1.50 0.21Hamulack 1.30 0.19 Totals for September 3 (7 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Benson 18.00 2.57Floyd 17.50 2.50Reyes 8.00 1.14Wright 6.00 0.86Beltran 5.25 0.75Diaz 4.25 0.61Cairo 4.00 0.57Castro 3.50 0.50Mientkiewicz 3.50 0.50 Totals for September 4 (13 votes): NameTotal PointsAverage (Points Awarded)Seo 57.40 4.42Matsui 26.10 2.01Floyd 16.45 1.27Beltran 11.35 0.87Wright 10.90 0.84Diaz 2.90 0.22Looper 2.05 0.16Mientkiewicz 1.10 0.08Reyes 0.95 0.07Hernandez 0.80 0.06 Totals for September, through September 4 (4 games): NameTotal1Reyes5.282Glavine4.923Seo4.424Floyd4.255Matsui3.366Wright2.767Beltran2.738Benson2.579Castro2.0510Diaz1.8611Heilman1.7112Hernandez0.8513Cairo0.7814Zambrano0.7615Mientkiewicz0.5816Padilla0.4617Looper0.3018Hamulack0.1919Jacobs0.01Season totals through September 4 (136 games): NameTotal1Wright120.472Floyd116.583Reyes107.064Martinez104.735Beltran89.056Glavine79.457Piazza70.828Zambrano61.749Benson61.3110Cameron61.0411Mientkiewicz43.1612Diaz42.2413Heilman35.9214Seo34.2015Castro34.0716Matsui30.6017Anderson28.1618Ishii26.2119Looper26.1920Hernandez24.3921Cairo20.8922Woodward20.3223Bell16.8824Koo13.5325Padilla12.0826Aybar8.5327Jacobs8.1128DeJean7.3229Graves6.8930Offerman6.2931Ring5.7732Trachsel5.6933Daubach4.7934Williams4.0235Heredia2.6136Santiago2.5937Valent2.1738Matthews1.5139DiFelice0.2340Hamulack0.19

I think Jesus changed water into whine.

Maybe next year we can tweak the rules a bit:Award 10 points for a win.Award between 5 (or 6) and 10 for a loss.I think that should stem the point inflation we're seeing.

X could be Felix The man, not the cat Millan crouched at the plate Hands held high on the bat

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE MONTH RESULTSApril: Cliff Floyd (pitcher of the month: Pedro Martinez) May: Mike Cameron (pitcher of the month: Pedro Martinez) June: Cliff Floyd (pitcher of the month: Pedro Martinez) July: Jose Reyes (pitcher of the month: Pedro Martinez) And the Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for August is... DAVID WRIGHT!Wright wins by a wide margin. August was a great month for David. He wins his first Player of the Month award, and he also made huge strides towards the Player of the Year award, picking up over 13 points on Cliff Floyd.Meanwhile, the Mets other former Cy Young award winner breaks Pedro's monopoly on the Pitcher of the Month award. Tom Glavine, second in the overall voting for August, is the Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month.Final totals for August (27 games): NameTotal1Wright31.692Glavine22.523Martinez20.014Seo19.485Floyd18.266Beltran16.087Castro14.808Reyes14.639Benson14.3110Diaz14.1011Zambrano8.9712Jacobs8.1013Piazza7.7314Cameron6.3115Looper5.7916Padilla5.7817Trachsel5.6918Heilman4.6519Woodward4.5420Cairo4.2121Matsui4.1722Williams3.4823Hernandez3.4624Graves3.4325Anderson2.5826Mientkiewicz1.9527Offerman1.1728Bell1.0929Koo0.7630DiFelice0.2331Santiago0.01Season totals, through August 31 (132 games): NameTotal1Wright117.712Floyd112.333Martinez104.734Reyes101.785Beltran86.326Glavine74.537Piazza70.828Cameron61.049Zambrano60.9810Benson58.7411Mientkiewicz42.5812Diaz40.3813Heilman34.2114Castro32.0215Seo29.7816Anderson28.1617Matsui27.2418Ishii26.2119Looper25.8920Hernandez23.5421Woodward20.3222Cairo20.1123Bell16.8824Koo13.5325Padilla11.6226Aybar8.5327Jacobs8.1028DeJean7.3229Graves6.8930Offerman6.2931Ring5.7732Trachsel5.6933Daubach4.7934Williams4.0235Heredia2.6136Santiago2.5937Valent2.1738Matthews1.5139DiFelice0.23

I really like Mole's Landrith entry.

I actually thought the inversion thing was part of Nash's style. But in rereading his original poem, I only found one example: More goose eggs he pitched So if we're emulating Nash here, it shouldn't be strictly taboo, but I guess we should take steps to avoid it.

D, Doc and Darryl They filled us with hope Then brought us all down By doing the dope

E is for EverettWas rough with his kidHe said he didn't The Mets said he did

Later. For now, let's keep piling them up.F is for FlynnHis glove, though a goodieWas exceeded by farBy his love of Woody

="metirish"]A is for AlexanderPlayed second base quite wellTraded to the cubsFor Turk and a guy named Mel.I think to get the right sound, you need to limit to five (maybe six) syllables per line.Maybe...A, AlexanderPlayed second quite wellSwapped to the CubsFor Wendell and Mel

Some of these entries are exceeding Nash's four-line standard.Anyway, here's my attempt at Bonilla:B is BonillaWith plugs in his earsHe knew that the boosWould drown out the cheers

Is this more Nashy?D is for DarlingToo much did he thinkTill his sinker would riseAnd his riser would sink

]Just tell me to STFU and I'll stop.I found it interesting. I'm no literary scholar either, but I've always liked Ogden Nash, especially that poem. If you want to take any of our verses and make them more Nashified, I say get out your red pen and start Nashing.

I like those.But are we already done with A?

This isn't exactly rap on the level of George Foster, but here some classic baseball poetry:Lineup for Yesterdayby Ogden NashA is for AlexThe great Alexander;More Goose eggs he pitchedThan a popular gander.B is for BresnahanBack of the plate;The Cubs were his love,and McGraw his hate.C is for Cobb,Who grew spikes and not corn,And made all the basemenWish they weren't born.D is for Dean,The grammatical Diz,When they asked, Who's the tops?Said correctly, I is.E is for Evers,His jaw in advance;Never afraidTo Tinker with Chance.F is for FordhamAnd Frankie and Frisch;I wish he were backWith the Giants, I wish.G is for Gehrig,The Pride of the Stadium;His record pure gold,His courage, pure radium.H is for Hornsby;When pitching to Rog,The pitcher would pitch,Then the pitcher would dodge.I is for Me,Not a hard-hitting man,But an outstanding all-timeIncurable fan.J is for JohnsonThe Big Train in his primeWas so fast he could throwThree strikes at a time.K is for Keeler,As fresh as green paint,The fastest and mostestTo hit where they ain't.L is for LajoieWhom Clevelanders love,Napolean himself,With glue in his glove.M is for Matty,Who carried a charmIn the form of an extrabrain in his arm.N is for Newsom,Bobo's favorite kin.You ask how he's here,He talked himself in.O is for OttOf the restless right foot.When he leaned on the pellet,The pellet stayed put.P is for Plank,The arm of the A's;When he tangled with MattyGames lasted for days.Q is for Don QuixoteCornelius Mack;Neither Yankees nor yearsCan halt his attack.R is for Ruth.To tell you the truth,There's just no more to be said,Just R is for Ruth.S is for Speaker,Swift center-field tender,When the ball saw him coming,It yelled, "I surrender."T is for TerryThe Giant from MemphisWhose .400 averageYou can't overemphis.U would be 'Ubellif Carl were a cockney;We say Hubbell and BaseballLike Football and Rockne.V is for VanceThe Dodger's very own Dazzy;None of his rivalsCould throw as fast as he.W is for Wagner,The bowlegged beauty;Short was closed to all trafficWith Honus on duty.X is the firstof two x's in FoxxWho was right behind Ruthwith his powerful soxx.Y is for YoungThe magnificent Cy;People battled against him,But I never knew why.Z is for ZenithThe summit of fame.These men are up there.These men are the game.We should do this for the Mets!Here's how it will work:We start with the letter A. (It's the first letter of the alphabet.)Submit a four-line entry, in the spirit of Ogden Nash, for the letter A.If your A player has already been covered, go ahead and submit another for that same player.If you think you can improve on something that someone else has previously submitted, go ahead and submit your version.When A seems exhausted, we can move to B. (We can always come back to previous letters, too.)Maybe, if this works out, we'll all have collaborated on a kick-ass Ogden Nash style poem about the Mets.I'll kick things off with this humble submission:A, AgbayaniBut we call him BennyHis homer off FriscoBrought pleasure to many

="Frayed Knot"]"I'm gonna say this to everyone I see today."Pennsylvania man found brutally beaten; police search for a motive.Hmmm.Maybe I should reconsider this.