Benjamin Grimm

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Let's keep this simple. No caveats. Should the Mets let Buck Showalter manage the team in 2024, or should they move on to someone else?

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[attachment=0]20230922.png[/attachment] My eleventh Immaculate Grid. ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 173 9/9: Rarity: 174 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩

This Channel 9 thing has me thinking about when Bob Murphy hosted Bowling for Dollars. I tried to find a video clip, but came up empty.

After a devastating sweep in Atlanta, Pham, infielder Eduardo Escobar, catcher Francisco Alvarez and star shortstop Francisco Lindor talked about small things that the Mets needed to improve in between bites of food at a Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chão, in Pittsburgh. Pham, 35, has played on seven teams, and organizations know when negotiating with him that he brings an edge, strong work ethic and little tolerance for lackadaisical effort. For weeks ahead of the dinner, Lindor had held himself accountable after every crushing loss during a prolonged slump of his own, answering every question from every reporter every day. Pham respected Lindor's accountability as a leader, how he worked hard and never placed blame on others. As The Athletic reported earlier this month, the conversation started with Pham explaining that he wanted New York to roll out more than one batting-practice group because he used the time to work on live reads in the outfield. With Lindor, Pham felt comfortable sharing something that roamed in his mind after observing how often some players in the clubhouse played games like pool. Pham says he told Lindor, “Out of all the teams I played on, this is the least-hardest working group of position players I've ever played with.” Opinions varied on the subject. Per Pham's recollection, the players at the restaurant seemed receptive to what he had to say. In further explaining his comment later, he added that he held a lot of respect for the work ethics of the team's leaders: Lindor, Alonso and Brandon Nimmo. And Lindor told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal that before Pham left in a trade to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Lindor said to Pham, “Hey man, thank you for teaching me how to work hard again.” “Guys are super professional around here,” Jeff McNeil countered. “We go about our business, and everybody comes ready to play and does what they need to do.” “Each person needs to assess that individually,” said Nimmo of the club's work ethic. “You can only lead a horse to water; you can't make him drink. Ultimately, a lot of this comes down to individuals and what they're willing to do.” Nimmo and others hesitated to place too much blame on any one thing. Presented with Pham's comment, one player understood the perspective “because the team results weren't there.” That said, “There's a lot of reasons you could point to,” he said. “I don't know which one is it.”

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My tenth Immaculate Grid.

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I stumbled over the 20-win Blue Jay.

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That book was a big part of the inspiration for the UMDB.

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I got an eight today. It wasn't the Dodgers MVP that tripped me up, however. I missed on a wrong guess for Tigers MVP -- my first guess was Kirk Gibson.

I suspect that McNeil will play more games in the outfield than the infield in 2024, unless Baty falters.

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If McNeil plays regularly over the last three years of his contract, he can get into the top four or five in the Hits category.

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Jeff McNeil has moved into the Top Twenty all-time in base hits. He should pass Rusty Staub this year, and maybe Rey Ordonez. Brandon Nimmo is in 22nd place, and Pete Alonso in 28th. HITS 1. David Wright 1,777 2. Jose Reyes 1,534 3. Ed Kranepool 1,418 4. Cleon Jones 1,188 5. Edgardo Alfonzo 1,136 6. Mookie Wilson 1,112 7. Bud Harrelson 1,029 8. Mike Piazza 1,028 9. Darryl Strawberry 1,025 10. Howard Johnson 997 11. Jerry Grote 994 12. Daniel Murphy 967 13. Keith Hernandez 939 14. Carlos Beltran 878 15. Lee Mazzilli 796 16. Kevin McReynolds 791 17. Felix Millan 743 18. Rey Ordonez 720 19. Rusty Staub 709 20. Jeff McNeil 705 21. John Stearns 695 22. Brandon Nimmo 672 23. Wally Backman 670 24. Wayne Garrett 667 25. Michael Conforto 650 26. Hubie Brooks 640 27. Tommie Agee 632 28. Pete Alonso 623 29. Lucas Duda 614 30. Todd Hundley 612 DOUBLES Nimmo and McNeil are both in the Top Twenty. 1. David Wright 390 2. Jose Reyes 272 3. Daniel Murphy 228 4. Ed Kranepool 225 5. Howard Johnson 214 6. Edgardo Alfonzo 212 7. Carlos Beltran 208 8. Mike Piazza 193 9. Darryl Strawberry 187 10. Cleon Jones 182 11. Mookie Wilson 170 12. Keith Hernandez 159 13. Kevin McReynolds 153 14. John Stearns 152 15. Lee Mazzilli 148 16. Lucas Duda 146 17. Jerry Grote 143 Jeff McNeil 143 19. Michael Conforto 141 20. Brandon Nimmo 131 RUNS Nimmo and Alonso are in the Top Twenty, and McNeil is in 24th place. 1. David Wright 949 2. Jose Reyes 885 3. Darryl Strawberry 662 4. Howard Johnson 627 5. Edgardo Alfonzo 614 6. Mookie Wilson 592 7. Cleon Jones 563 8. Carlos Beltran 551 9. Ed Kranepool 536 10. Mike Piazza 532 11. Bud Harrelson 490 12. Keith Hernandez 455 13. Daniel Murphy 422 14. Brandon Nimmo 415 15. Kevin McReynolds 405 16. Lee Mazzilli 404 17. Michael Conforto 400 18. Pete Alonso 392 19. Wayne Garrett 389 20. Wally Backman 359 21. Tommie Agee 344 22. Todd Hundley 340 23. John Stearns 334 24. Jeff McNeil 326 25. Lucas Duda 325 RUNS BATTED IN Pete Alonso has knocked Keith Hernandez out of the Top Ten. 1. David Wright 970 2. Darryl Strawberry 733 3. Mike Piazza 655 4. Howard Johnson 629 5. Ed Kranepool 614 6. Carlos Beltran 559 7. Edgardo Alfonzo 538 8. Cleon Jones 521 Jose Reyes 521 10. Pete Alonso 485 11. Keith Hernandez 468 12. Kevin McReynolds 456 13. Daniel Murphy 402 14. Rusty Staub 399 15. Todd Hundley 397