Benjamin Grimm

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He turned 23 in March. He's come up through the ranks, from the Florida Coast League to St. Lucie to Brooklyn before arriving at Binghamton. He's long been on the Mets ranked prospect list. Buzz is we may see him at Citi Field as soon as 2024.

Predicted tabloid headline: deJA VU!

Wow.

Tom Seaver and his mound.

Rather appropriate, no?

Some will stay with the A's. Some will switch to the Giants. And some will just stop following the game. If the Mets left New York I'd just drop baseball entirely. And I'm not even in New York anymore!

If I end up retiring to the Vegas area, which is quite possible, I'll go see the Mets play the A's when they come to town every other year. But I doubt I'd attend any other games and I'm not going to become an A's fan. There are people who switch their allegiances when they move to a new area. I have a childhood friend who grew up a Mets fan but then switched to the Marlins when he moved to Florida and then to the Braves when he moved to Georgia. I don't do that.

And 131 losses!

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He was the oldest living Met. That honor now belongs to someone named "Willie Mays", who turned 92 last month. Galen Cisco moves into the Top Ten, and Tim Harkness into the Top Twenty.

He was the 40th oldest living Met. With his death, and the subsequent passing of Roger Craig, Ron Hunt and John Stephenson have moved into the Top Forty.

The A's are now 12-49,. 197.

"Two hole" sounds pretty disgusting.

Was her last name "Robinson"?

My grandmother was Vinnie.

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Maybe it's Boswell?

Pete Alonso started the year with 380 runs batted in. So far, he's climbed past Dave Kingman, Michael Conforto, Todd Hundley, Rusty Staub, and Daniel Murphy and has moved from 17th place to 12th. ALL-TIME METS LEADERS IN RUNS BATTED IN 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. Keith Hernandez 468 11. Kevin McReynolds 456 12. Pete Alonso 426 13. Daniel Murphy 402 14. Rusty Staub 399 15. Todd Hundley 397 16. Michael Conforto 396 17. Dave Kingman 389 18. Lucas Duda 378 19. George Foster 361 20. Jerry Grote 357 Pete has 20 home runs to date this year, but only four doubles and one triple. His 25 extra-base hits have moved him from 17th place to 15th. He has passed Keith Hernandez and Todd Hundley. EXTRA-BASE HITS 1. David Wright 658 2. Jose Reyes 493 3. Darryl Strawberry 469 4. Howard Johnson 424 5. Mike Piazza 415 6. Carlos Beltran 374 7. Ed Kranepool 368 8. Edgardo Alfonzo 346 9. Daniel Murphy 310 10. Cleon Jones 308 11. Mookie Wilson 292 12. Kevin McReynolds 289 13. Michael Conforto 277 14. Lucas Duda 274 15. Pete Alonso 266 16. Keith Hernandez 249 Todd Hundley 249 18. Lee Mazzilli 238 19. Dave Kingman 230 20. Curtis Granderson 213 His 115 total bases have allowed him to advance from 22nd place to 18th, passing Dave Kingman, Rusty Staub, Todd Hundley, and Lucas Duda. TOTAL BASES 1. David Wright 2,945 2. Jose Reyes 2,356 3. Ed Kranepool 2,047 4. Darryl Strawberry 2,028 5. Mike Piazza 1,885 6. Howard Johnson 1,823 7. Edgardo Alfonzo 1,736 8. Cleon Jones 1,715 9. Mookie Wilson 1,586 10. Carlos Beltran 1,567 11. Daniel Murphy 1,421 12. Keith Hernandez 1,358 13. Kevin McReynolds 1,338 14. Jerry Grote 1,278 15. Bud Harrelson 1,260 16. Michael Conforto 1,195 17. Lee Mazzilli 1,192 18. Pete Alonso 1,165 19. Lucas Duda 1,141 20. Todd Hundley 1,116 21. Rusty Staub 1,078 22. Dave Kingman 1,053