Benjamin Grimm

I got eight of nine. I missed on the Texas Gold Glove. I considered Oddibe McDowell, Toby Harrah, and Ivan Rodriguez. I went with McDowell, but of the three, Rodriquez was the only correct answer. Astros/Rangers: Nolan Ryan 51% Astros/Nationals: Rusty Staub 4% Astros/200K: Mike Scott 5% Dodgers/Rangers: Frank Howard 0.5% Dodgers/Nationals: Max Scherzer 21% Dodgers/200K: Sandy Koufax 19% Gold Glove/Rangers: -- Gold Glove/Nationals: Ellis Valentine 0.6% Gold Glove/200K: Greg Maddux 54%

Got only six this time. I should have thought of Javier Baez for Cubs/Tigers. Red Sox/Angels: Frank Tanana 0.3% Red Sox/Tigers: Yoenis Cespedes 4% Red Sox/40HR: Ted Williams 8% Cubs/Angels: Dave Kingman: 0.5% Cubs/Tigers: - - Cubs/40HR: Hack Wilson 2% White Sox/Angels: - - White Sox/Tigers: - - White Sox/40HR: Jim Thome 7%

I had to settle for an eight today. For my ninth square, Royals/Indians, I was thinking Paul Byrd but went with Darrell Porter instead. Byrd would have been a correct choice, and would have given me my fifth Immaculate Grid. Indians/Orioles: Roberto Alomar 11% Indians/Royals: -- Indians/300 Wins: Gaylord Perry 28% Mets/Orioles: Eddie Murray 6% Mets/Royals: Amos Otis 2% Mets/300 Wins: Tom Seaver 58% Cardinals/Orioles: Todd Zeile 2% Cardinals/Royals: Gregg Jefferies 1% Cardinals/300 Wins: Steve Carlton 61% I see that the one that most people got wrong was Cardinals/300 wins. I suppose a lot of guesses went to Bob Gibson, who "only" won 251 games.

=dgwphotography post_id=131620 time=1689340101 user_id=78] PIT/CIN - Dave Parker

I got a seven this time. I incorrectly guessed Clint Hurdle as a Pirate/Red. One other wrong guess that I've already forgotten! Braves/Pirates: Terry Forster 0.03% (Anyone remember when he was a "fat tub of goo"?) Braves/Blue Jays: R.A. Dickey 7% Braves/.300: Freddie Freeman 17% Reds/Pirates: -- Reds/Blue Jays: -- Reds/.300: Pete Rose 35% HOF/Pirates: Roberto Clemente 58% HOF/Blue Jays: Roberto Alomar 18% HOF/.300: Ted Williams 14%

That's how I am with LaTroy Hawkins.

I'm generally quite pleased to get nine of nine. I've played every day for a few weeks now, and I've only gotten all nine squares four times. But I did take an extra sense of pride in getting that Rarity Score of 5 that one time. It's a terrific puzzle. I wish I had thought of it!

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=131563 time=1689266519 user_id=68] I guess now that BBRef acquired this game, we won't be seeing too many pictureless players.

I think that's the healthy way to look at it. I'm more or less where you are.

I'm not one to wallow in Mets angst. It's great when they win but "oh well" when they don't. I'm not interested in anything that furthers the "tortured fanbase" narrative.

Seven of nine today. For some reason, I thought Alan Trammell had been a Padre. Tigers/Rockies: Howard Johnson 0.8% Tigers/Padres: -- Tigers/500HR: Gary Sheffield 8% (I wasn't sure of Hank Greenberg's numbers, nor Al Kaline's) A's/Rockies: -- A's/Padres: Rollie Fingers 4% A's/500HR: Reggie Jackson 20% Giants/Rockies: LaTroy Hawkins 2% Giants/Padres: Willie McCovey 5% Giants/500HR: Willie Mays 24%

Yeah, I'm not interested in the game at all either, but I'm not a hater. And I don't think I missed anything. I could have watched, but no matter how exciting the game may have been, I would have been bored. I can't sit through a sporting event if I don't care about the outcome.

I just wish they were sponsored by "Roach Motel" instead.

Edgy MD wrote: But I didn't get through the end of the month, did I? I don't think so.

He was actually leading until your late flurry of votes.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2023 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/BrandonNimmo1973.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/MaxScherzer1975.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/BrooksRaley1974.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/TommyPham1978.jpg> JUNE 2023 Player of the Month: BRANDON NIMMO Pitcher of the Month: MAX SCHERZER Reliever of the Month: BROOKS RALEY Bench Player of the Month: TOMMY PHAM http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=06&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 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 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 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 1 BROOKS RALEY 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 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 Mark Canha 1 Eduardo Escobar 1 TOMMY PHAM 1 Leaders for Relievers in June: 1 Brooks Raley 5.33 2 Jeff Brigham 5.07 3 David Robertson 4.98 4 Dominic Leone 4.85 5 Adam Ottavino 4.36 6 Drew Smith 3.62 7 Josh Walker 2.28 8 Grant Hartwig 2.07 9 Stephen Nogosek 1.75 10 John Curtiss 1.23 11 Vinny Nittoli 0.73 12 T.J. McFarland 0.50 Leaders for Bench Players in June: 1 Tommy Pham 2.34 2 Mark Canha 0.68 3 Luis Guillorme 0.59 4 Francisco Lindor 0.40 5 Mark Vientos 0.22

http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9809> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9810> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9811> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9812> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9813> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9814> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9815> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9816> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9817> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9818> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9819> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9820> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9821> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9822> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9823> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9824> 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.

I had to settle for a six today. I whiffed twice on the Mariners Rookie of the Year, picking Alex Rodriguez and then Mark Langston before settling on Alvin Davis. Diamondbacks/White Sox: -- Diamondbacks/Mariners: Randy Johnson 47% Diamondbacks/100RBI: Luis Gonzalez 40% Marlins/White Sox: -- Marlins/Mariners: -- Marlins/100RBI: Giancarlo Stanton 48% Rookie of the Year/White Sox: Tommie Agee 1% Rookie of the Year/Mariners: Alvin Davis 2% Rookie of the Year/100RBI: Pete Alonso 13%

I got an eight on the second grid of the day today. I missed out on the Phillie with 200 hits. I picked Juan Samuel, who topped out at 191. Dodgers/Astros: Jerry Grote 0.08% Dodgers/Mets: Sid Fernandez 0.05% Dodgers/200H: Zack Wheat 0.8% Yankees/Astros: Roger Clemens 9% Yankees/Mets: Gene Woodling 0.03% Yankees/200H: Joe DiMaggio 10% Phillies/Astros: Joe Morgan 3% Phillies/Mets: Roger McDowell 0.4% Phillies/200H: --

If each row and each column was headed with the TB logo, and I had to name nine distinct Tampa Bay Rays, I don't think I could do it.

I only got six today. Whenever I see the Tampa Bay logo, I know I'm in trouble. I missed the entire second column. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: THERE WILL BE TWO PUZZLES TODAY. THE SECOND ONE WILL BE POSTED AT 11:30 AM EASTERN TIME. Angels/Reds: Alex Johnson 0.1% Angels/Rays: -- Angels/All-Star: Mike Trout 36% Orioles/Reds: Frank Robinson 26% Orioles/Rays: -- Orioles/All-Star: Brooks Robinson 3% Braves/Reds: Ken Griffey Sr. 3% Braves/Rays: -- Braves/All-Star: Hank Aaron 3%

[bIGPURPLE]FINAL REMINDER![/bIGPURPLE] 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 2 will close on Wednesday, July 12. 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.

Meanwhile, I was right! I found this old photo of Doug DeCinces: https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/okstate.com/images/2022/6/3/McLean_vs_Missouri_State.jpg>

Does he look like Doug DeCinces? I'm not really sure I remember what Doug DeCinces looked like but as soon as I saw that photo I thought of Doug DeCinces.

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