Benjamin Grimm

Nicely done, by both of you!

I'm with Greg -- it's whoever is playing the Yankees. The only team in particular that I follow is the Mets. There's no sweet-talking American League team that's going to be able to turn my head.

It works for me. I have an Android phone (Motorola) and access it in the Chrome browser.

Got an eight today. I didn't get a chance to guess at Twins/Mariners because I had an incorrect guess of Tom Brunansky for Twins/Phillies. Phillies/Twins: Cesar Tovar 0.4% Phillies/Braves: Bruce Chen 0.6% Phillies/All-Star: Mike Schmidt 8% Mariners/Twins: -- Mariners/Braves: Ken Griffey 8% Mariners/All-Star: Alex Rodriguez 4% MVP/Twins: Harmon Killebrew 16% MVP/Braves: Hank Aaron 20% MVP/All-Star: Willie Mays 1%

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I tried both Dock Ellis and Harvey Haddix, and both were wrong.

"more minors involved" Yikes.

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SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2023 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JustinVerlander1976.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JustinVerlander1978.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/BrooksRaley1972.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/MarkCanha1971.jpg> JULY 2023 Player of the Month: JUSTIN VERLANDER Pitcher of the Month: JUSTIN VERLANDER Reliever of the Month: BROOKS RALEY Bench Player of the Month: MARK CANHA http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=07&year=2023> Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 12 Pete Alonso 8 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Michael Conforto 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Francisco Lindor 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Dominic Smith 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Tylor Megill 1 Eduardo Escobar 1 Francisco Alvarez 1 JUSTIN VERLANDER 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH Jacob deGrom 25 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Tylor Megill 2 Taijuan Walker 2 Kodai Senga 2 Max Scherzer 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1 David Peterson 1 Marcus Stroman 1 Rich Hill 1 Carlos Carrasco 1 Chris Bassitt 1 JUSTIN VERLANDER 1RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 8 Edwin Diaz 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Aaron Loup 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Chasen Shreve 2 David Robertson 2 BROOKS RALEY 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1 Joely Rodriguez 1BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Dominic Smith 6 Wilmer Flores 5 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Amed Rosario 2 Michael Conforto 2 J.D. Davis 2 MARK CANHA 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Patrick Mazeika 1 Kevin Pillar 1 Brandon Drury 1 Khalil Lee 1 Tomas Nido 1 Darin Ruf 1 Terrance Gore 1 Eduardo Escobar 1 Tommy Pham 1 Leaders for Relievers in July: 1 Brooks Raley 4.92 2 David Robertson 4.64 3 Grant Hartwig 4.21 3 Adam Ottavino 4.21 5 David Peterson 3.14 6 Drew Smith 3.12 7 Trevor Gott 2.85 8 Dominic Leone 2.84 9 Reed Garrett 1.00 10 Josh Walker 0.20 11 T.J. McFarland 0.05 Leaders for Bench Players in July: 1 Mark Canha 1.46 2 Luis Guillorme 1.16 3 DJ Stewart 0.47 4 Tommy Pham 0.22 5 Mark Vientos 0.10 6 Brett Baty 0.01

http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9837> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9838> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9839> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9840> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9841> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9842> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9843> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9844> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9845> SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week ending April 1, 2023: Brandon Nimmo, 3.02 points. Week ending April 8, 2023: Kodai Senga, 6.84 points. Week ending April 15, 2023: Francisco Lindor, 7.75 points. Week ending April 22, 2023: Brandon Nimmo, 9.43 points. Week ending April 29, 2023: Brett Baty, 2.99 points. Week ending May 6, 2023: Brandon Nimmo, 4.07 points. Week ending May 13, 2023: Justin Verlander, 4.57 points. Week ending May 20, 2023: Pete Alonso, 7.20 points. Week ending May 27, 2023: Max Scherzer, 6.84 points. Week ending June 3, 2023: Mark Canha, 6.82 points. Week ending June 10, 2023: Tommy Pham, 6.82 points. Week ending June 17, 2023: Brandon Nimmo, 4.49 points. Week ending June 24, 2023: Max Scherzer, 7.20 points. Week ending July 1, 2023: Tommy Pham, 6.91 points. Week ending July 8, 2023: Francisco Alvarez, 8.12 points. Week ending July 15, 2023: Kodai Senga, 3.15 points. Week ending July 22, 2023: Justin Verlander, 4.86 points. Week ending July 29, 2023: Pete Alonso, 8.68 points.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I got a seven: Yankees/Indians: CC Sabathia 30% Yankees/Nationals: Tim Raines 10% Yankees/30SB: Mickey Rivers 4% Rays/Indians: Dwight Gooden 0.6% Rays/Nationals: Asdrubal Cabrera 4% Rays/30SB: -- 200 hits/Indians: Nap Lajoie 12% 200 hits/Nationals: Vladimir Guerrero 82% 200 hits/30SB: -- You missed Willie Mays? You love Willie Mays. I ran out of guesses before I got to that square. 🤷

I got a seven: Yankees/Indians: CC Sabathia 30% Yankees/Nationals: Tim Raines 10% Yankees/30SB: Mickey Rivers 4% Rays/Indians: Dwight Gooden 0.6% Rays/Nationals: Asdrubal Cabrera 4% Rays/30SB: -- 200 hits/Indians: Nap Lajoie 12% 200 hits/Nationals: Vladimir Guerrero 82% 200 hits/30SB: --

I had been thinking left field for McNeil, since most of the Mets upper-level prospects were infielders, but the shakeup that occurred last month has infused more outfielders into the system, so who knows? I wouldn't be terribly surprised if he finished out his current contract with a different team.

[bIGPURPLE]FINAL REMINDER![/bIGPURPLE] Since I didn't post a reminder this weekend, the games will close on Tuesday, instead of Monday as originally planned. Benjamin Grimm wrote: http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/warning.gif> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/Cast your votes now! Voting for all games played through July 30 will close on Monday, August 14. If you haven't yet voted for any of these games and plan to do so, please get your votes in some time over the next seven days.

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⚾️ Immaculate Grid 132 9/9: Rarity: 130 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: https://immaculategrid.comhttps://immaculategrid.com @immaculategrid x @baseball_ref My seventh perfect score. This time I used all pitchers, seven of whom played or coached for the Mets. 3000k/300 wins: Steve Carlton 6% 3000k/Mets: Nolan Ryan 24% 3000k/Cy Young: Tom Seaver 4% Red Sox /300 wins: Cy Young 24% Red Sox/Mets: Bob Ojeda 3% Red Sox/Cy Young: Pedro Martinez 52% Hall of Fame/300 wins: Warren Spahn 2% Hall of Fame/Mets: Tom Glavine 5% Hall of Fame/Cy Young: Bob Gibson 9%

Maybe he's trying to chase Pete out of New York like Dick Young did with Tom Seaver.

Got my sixth today, with a Rarity Score of 99: ⚾️ Immaculate Grid 129 9/9: Rarity: 99 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Yankees/Pirates: Willie Randolph 0.9% Yankees/Giants: Darryl Strawberry 1% Yankees/Rookie of the Year: Thurman Munson 3% Twins/Pirates: Wally Backman 0.2% Twins/Giants: Steve Carlton 1% Twins/Rookie: Rod Carew 42% Gold Glove/Pirates: Roberto Clemente 33% Gold Glove/Giants: Willie Mays 16% Gold Glove/Rookie: Johnny Bench 1% I think I use Willie Mays more than any other player, by a wide margin. I had my heart in my mouth as I submitted Munson and Carew; I didn't know for sure that either of them was a ROY. And as for Bench, I don't know if he won a Gold Glove in his rookie year, or if it matters.

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One of my TVs has an Amazon Fire Stick, and when it goes into screensaver mode, a series of images is displayed, including the one below. I have no idea who this Mets outfielder is. I feel like his name should be at the tip of my tongue, but it's not. (I even looked at my tongue in the mirror, and his name wasn't there.) Anybody? http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/junk/AmazonMet.jpg>