Benjamin Grimm

Number 3 appears to be Jim Fregosi.

It means, at least, that Counsell isn't going there.

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They need better grounds keepers. It doesn't look like anyone is wearing a glove.

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That's what I meant. Invite him back as a starter. The Mets have several openings.

I'd welcome him back. https://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/SethLugo1971.jpg>

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I haven't either. I abandoned WFAN in 2005 when my drive to work got longer. They were tolerable for a 20-minute drive, but anything more than that was maddening.

I remember saying this about Mike Francesca many years ago. He knows a lot of facts, but that doesn't mean he's smart.

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My guess is that they reconsidered their original cover when a later edition came out. FUNDING is proving to be more popular than SIGNING, and if I recall correctly, FUNDING was the earlier cover.

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His name is William Penn Murfee and with a name like that, he must be from Pennsylvania. (He's from Nashville.) 29 years old, has appeared in 80 big league games, all but one in relief, and all in the last two seasons with Seattle. A lifetime ERA of 2.70 over 83.1 innings. 28 walks, 92 strikeouts, allowed 8 home runs.

"Evaluating his options" makes it sound like he's received three offers. I would be surprised if that's the case. If he has an offer from the Mets, that would mean that they haven't cast the wide net that Stearns said they would.

I went with Tim Foli.

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Nolan Ryan. Andres Gimenez. It's probably a long list.

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I don't know... I scanned over the batch of covers (214 so far, which is not many; see chart below) and none really jumped out at me. Two years ago, Newsday's THAT'S ALMORA! was an early favorite that went on to win the title. I'm not seeing anything like that this year. [TABLE] [th]Year[/th][th]Daily News[/th][th]New York Post[/th][th]Newsday[/th][th]Total Number of Covers[/th] 2015135124110369 2016150117114381 2017835867208 20181148481279 201911411193318 2020728349204 20211047092266 20221037795275