Benjamin Grimm

My favorite Kansas City pennant is the one they won in 1980, because they finally beat the Yankees in the ALCS. (After losing to them in 1976, 1977, and 1978.)

Monthly totals through August 14 (12 games):So far David has the Wright Stuff in August.He has a nice shot at his first Player of the Month award. NameTotal1Wright18.632Seo11.013Martinez10.674Floyd10.575Glavine8.366Piazza7.737Cameron6.318Diaz5.719Beltran5.23Zambrano5.2311Reyes4.8312Benson4.7313Cairo3.8714Williams2.5415Looper2.1216Mientkiewicz1.9517Hernandez1.9318Heilman1.7519Castro1.7020Anderson1.4521Graves0.8122Koo0.7623Padilla0.7024Matsui0.6625Woodward0.5626Offerman0.2327Santiago0.01Season totals through August 17 (117 games):And for the first time, Cliff Floyd has beenovertaken as the season leader. David Wright hasthe most narrow of leads. NameTotal1Wright104.652Floyd104.643Martinez95.394Reyes91.985Beltran75.476Piazza70.827Cameron61.048Glavine60.379Zambrano57.2410Benson49.1611Mientkiewicz42.5812Diaz31.9913Heilman31.3114Anderson27.0315Ishii26.2116Matsui23.7317Looper22.2218Hernandez22.0119Seo21.3120Cairo19.7721Castro18.9222Woodward16.3423Bell15.7924Koo13.5325Aybar8.5326DeJean7.3227Padilla6.5428Ring5.7729Offerman5.3530Daubach4.7931Graves4.2732Williams3.0833Heredia2.6134Santiago2.5935Valent2.1736Matthews1.51

Totals for August 12 (7 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Diaz 33.00 4.71Wright 25.60 3.66Padilla 3.90 0.56Hernandez 2.90 0.41Reyes 1.60 0.23Floyd 1.50 0.21Zambrano 1.40 0.20Cairo 0.10 0.01 Totals for August 13 (14 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Seo 78.00 5.57Williams 24.30 1.74Castro 13.20 0.94Wright 8.35 0.60Reyes 8.30 0.59Floyd 4.20 0.30Looper 2.25 0.16Cairo 1.40 0.10Totals for August 14 (11 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Martinez 66.00 6.00Wright 12.95 1.18Floyd 11.95 1.09Diaz 11.00 1.00Williams 6.60 0.60Anderson 1.50 0.14

Totals for August 11 (8 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Glavine 45.05 5.63Floyd 18.06 2.26Hernandez 6.57 0.82Beltran 4.67 0.58Reyes 2.50 0.31Castro 1.67 0.21Cameron 1.48 0.19

Kevin Darrell MitchellBorn: January 13, 1962 at San Diego, Cal.Throws: Right Bats: RightHeight: 5.11 Weight: 210

Monthly totals through August 10 (8 games):David Wright looks like he wants to win his firstPlayer of the Month award. NameTotal1Wright13.192Piazza7.733Floyd6.714Cameron6.125Seo5.446Zambrano5.037Benson4.738Martinez4.679Beltran4.6510Cairo3.7611Reyes3.7012Glavine2.7313Looper1.9614Mientkiewicz1.9515Heilman1.7516Anderson1.3117Graves0.8118Koo0.7619Hernandez0.7020Matsui0.6621Woodward0.5622Castro0.5523Offerman0.2324Williams0.2025Padilla0.1426Santiago0.01Season totals through August 10 (113 games):Actually, Wright can set his sights on a bigger prize.He's about a point and a half away from becoming the leading contender for the first modern-day Schaefer Mets Player of the Year award. NameTotal1Floyd100.782Wright99.213Reyes90.854Martinez89.395Beltran74.896Piazza70.827Cameron60.858Zambrano57.049Glavine54.7410Benson49.1611Mientkiewicz42.5812Heilman31.3113Anderson26.8914Diaz26.2815Ishii26.2116Matsui23.7317Looper22.0618Hernandez20.7819Cairo19.6620Castro17.7721Woodward16.3422Bell15.7923Seo15.7424Koo13.5325Aybar8.5326DeJean7.3227Padilla5.9828Ring5.7729Offerman5.3530Daubach4.7931Graves4.2732Heredia2.6133Santiago2.5934Valent2.1735Matthews1.5136Williams0.74

Was it the reference to Laverne that made you think of Shirley?

It's also pretty insane that Mickey Lolich doesn't appear on the list. His official playing weight was probably taken when he was 17.

SHORT METSMets 5'9" or shorterLast NameFirst NameHeightWeightFerrerSergio5.07145OteroRicky5.07150CangelosiJohn5.08160EstradaFrancisco5.08185BerraYogi5.08195AlvaradoLuis5.09155OrdóñezRey5.09159BackmanWally5.09160MachadoJulio5.09160AlomarSandy5.09162RamirezMario5.09163ColemanChoo Choo5.09165HaneyTodd5.09165HousieWayne5.09165PerezTimo5.09167GilbertShawn5.09170LandrumCed5.09170MangualPepe5.09170ShortBill5.09170VinaFernando5.09170RelafordDesi5.09174ClinesGene5.09175RiveraLuis5.09175SanchezRey5.09175ZimmerDon5.09175BraggDarren5.09180SchafferJimmie5.09185VelandiaJorge5.09185WalkerChico5.09185GonzalezRaul5.09190McDanielTerry5.09195TALL METSMets 6'5" or tallerLast NameFirst NameHeightWeightHillmanEric6.10225BrossTerry6.09234TaylorBilly6.08235GuettermanLee6.08230VitkoJoe6.08210D'AmicoJeff6.07250ClarkTony6.07245LloydGraeme6.07225ParsonsTom6.07210GriffithsJeremy6.06240MasonRoger6.06226CandelariaJohn6.06225BruhertMike6.06220KrollGary6.06220TwitchellWayne6.06220WestDave6.06220KingmanDave6.06215BorlandToby6.06193StrangePat6.05243NunezEdwin6.05240WilsonPaul6.05235MarshallMike6.05233ClarkMark6.05225MedichDoc6.05225HasslerAndy6.05220HeilmanAaron6.05220OlerudJohn6.05220NiemannRandy6.05215SchiraldiCalvin6.05215BurrisRay6.05210GreenDallas6.05210LynchEd6.05210TorrezMike6.05210CastilloJuan6.05205RohrLes6.05205StallardTracy6.05204GonderJesse6.05200AguileraRick6.05195SchourekPete6.05195TheodoreGeorge6.05195HinchliffeBrett6.05190StrawberryDarryl6.05190ZachryPat6.05175BIG METSMets who weigh 230 pounds or moreLast NameFirst NameHeightWeightVaughnMo6.01268WalkerTyler6.03255D'AmicoJeff6.07250ClarkTony6.07245HuskeyButch6.03244BellHeath6.02244StrangePat6.05243GriffithsJeremy6.06240NunezEdwin6.05240FloydCliff6.04240BonillaBobby6.03240TaylorBilly6.08235WilsonPaul6.05235BaldwinJames6.03235CastroRamon6.03235BrossTerry6.09234MarshallMike6.05233GuettermanLee6.08230BuchananBrian6.04230EricksonScott6.04230JohnsonMark6.04230WhiteRick6.04230WeathersDave6.03230SMALL METSMets who weigh 160 pounds or lessLast NameFirst NameHeightWeightFerrerSergio5.07145OteroRicky5.07150CardenalJose5.10150HallTom6.00150HernandezManny6.00150AlvaradoLuis5.09155BowaLarry5.10155CarrChuck5.10155HarrelsonBud5.11155HowellPat5.11155PedriqueAl6.00155MartinezPedro6.02155OquendoJose5.10156SantanaRafael6.01156MoockJoe6.01158OrdóñezRey5.09159CangelosiJohn5.08160BackmanWally5.09160MachadoJulio5.09160DiazMario5.10160DillonSteve5.10160DykstraLenny5.10160MoraMelvin5.10160MendozaCarlos5.11160SelmaDick5.11160TomberlinAndy5.11160HeplerBill6.00160ReyesJose6.00160SimonsDoug6.00160TaverasFrank6.00160WeisAl6.00160WoodwardChris6.00160

That's bad, but not as bad as Braden Looper's middle name.Bill Latham had a girly middle name, too.

Cameron, Mike 8Floyd, Cliff 8Glavine, Tom 7Looper, Braden 4Matsui, Kaz 4Mientkiewicz, Doug 0Milledge, Lastings 6Piazza, Mike 3Seo, Jae Wong 6Trachsel, Steve 7

Here's a new kind of prediction thread. I'm going to list the names of ten players who are currently in the Mets organization. For each player, give a number, from 0 to 10, indicating how likely you think it is that he'll still be Mets property on Opening Day, 2006. (He doesn't have to be on the active roster. If he's in the minors or on the DL, it still counts as being present.)If you think a player is definitely not returning, vote 0. Definitely returning, vote 10. For every player who does return, your score will be the number you assigned to him.For every player who's gone by Opening Day, your score will be 10 minus your number.Example: You think Player A is unlikely to return, but you think there's a slight possibility that he will, so you give him a 3. If he does return, you were pretty wrong, so you only get 3 points. If he doesn't, you were mostly right, so you get 7.A perfect score is 100. To get it you have to vote 0 or 10 for every player, and be correct every time.You can guarantee yourself a wishy-washy 50 by voting 5 for every player.Rumors may start swirling as we get closer to August 31, so the sooner you vote the more pure your guess will be. Voting will be closed once one of the ten departs, or August 31, whichever comes first.Here are the ten players, in alphabetical order:Cameron, MikeFloyd, CliffGlavine, TomLooper, BradenMatsui, KazMientkiewicz, DougMilledge, LastingsPiazza, MikeSeo, Jae WongTrachsel, Steve

Very rare when Pete gets zero beer vote.

Totals for August 7 (11 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Zambrano 55.30 5.03Floyd 20.20 1.84Wright 16.25 1.48Beltran 9.80 0.89Cairo 3.70 0.34Piazza 3.50 0.32Reyes 1.25 0.11Totals for August 9 (8 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Wright 20.50 2.56Floyd 19.00 2.38Cameron 10.50 1.31Cairo 10.50 1.31Anderson 8.00 1.00Matsui 5.29 0.66Koo 4.21 0.53Piazza 2.00 0.25Totals for August 10 (16 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Wright 78.15 4.88Benson 75.65 4.73Beltran 4.10 0.26Cairo 1.30 0.08Cameron 0.70 0.04Offerman 0.10 0.01

Season totals through August 6 (110 games):Floyd's lead continues to narrow.Reyes, Wright, Martinez all closing in. NameTotal1Floyd96.562Reyes90.743Wright90.294Martinez89.395Beltran73.746Piazza70.257Cameron59.508Glavine54.749Zambrano52.0110Benson44.4311Mientkiewicz42.5812Heilman31.3113Diaz26.2814Ishii26.2115Anderson25.8916Matsui23.0717Looper22.0618Hernandez20.7819Cairo17.9320Castro17.7721Woodward16.3422Bell15.7923Seo15.7424Koo13.0025Aybar8.5326DeJean7.3227Padilla5.9828Ring5.7729Offerman5.3430Daubach4.7931Graves4.2732Heredia2.6133Santiago2.5934Valent2.1735Matthews1.5136Williams0.74

Look who's leading the Schaefer Mets Player of the Month race for August:Monthly totals through August 6 (5 games): NameTotal1Piazza7.162Seo5.443Cameron4.774Martinez4.675Wright4.276Reyes3.597Beltran3.508Glavine2.739Floyd2.4910Cairo2.0311Looper1.9612Mientkiewicz1.9513Heilman1.7514Graves0.8115Hernandez0.7016Woodward0.5617Castro0.5518Anderson0.3119Koo0.2320Offerman0.2221Williams0.2022Padilla0.1423Santiago0.01

I gave it two Willies.It was fun, and more true to the book, and better than the original movie. I liked Gene Wilder's version of Willie Wonka better than Johnny Depp's, however.

Totals for August 2 (8 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Cameron 19.60 2.45Heilman 11.55 1.44Looper 10.05 1.26Wright 7.95 0.99Mientkiewicz 7.60 0.95Cairo 5.00 0.63Reyes 4.65 0.58Castro 4.40 0.55Piazza 3.20 0.40Anderson 2.50 0.31Williams 1.60 0.20Padilla 1.10 0.14Floyd 0.40 0.05Hernandez 0.30 0.04Santiago 0.10 0.01Totals for August 3 (6 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Martinez 28.00 4.67Piazza 8.25 1.38Floyd 8.25 1.38Wright 7.25 1.21Mientkiewicz 6.00 1.00Cairo 2.25 0.38Totals for August 4 (8 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Piazza 41.50 5.19Cameron 11.00 1.38Beltran 8.50 1.06Graves 6.50 0.81Wright 5.75 0.72Heilman 2.50 0.31Woodward 1.75 0.22Offerman 1.75 0.22Reyes 0.75 0.09Totals for August 5 (8 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Glavine 21.80 2.73Reyes 14.20 1.78Beltran 14.00 1.75Floyd 8.50 1.06Cameron 7.50 0.94Cairo 6.00 0.75Wright 3.00 0.38Woodward 2.75 0.34Piazza 1.50 0.19Koo 0.75 0.09Totals for August 6 (16 votes):NameTotal PointsAverage(PointsAwarded)Seo 87.00 5.44Reyes 18.25 1.14Wright 15.50 0.97Looper 11.25 0.70Beltran 11.00 0.69Hernandez 10.50 0.66Cairo 4.25 0.27Koo 2.25 0.14

Rube was also behind the plate for Brooklyn when Ralph Branca pitched to Bobby Thomson in that famous 1951 playoff game.

They already did that on Vincent Van Gogh Day.

Most good four week span gets Mets back into flag race.Don't like odds, pero.**Pero: Italian for "however."

Much soon vote dead.Deep shit more true.

How about opposing players who've done good deeds for the Mets?Like Bill Buckner.And, in the wild pitch category, Bob Stanley and Brad Clontz.

It's certainly true.The Mets don't have anyone in their history as evil as Walter O'Malley, but M. Donald Grant is probably as close as they get.

I don't think Bill Shea was ever an employee of the Mets and I believe he's in.