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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    Go ahead. No one would blame you.
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    Having Mike Piazza get suspended in Game One of the World Series would not have been a good thing. He did the right thing for his team.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00307.jpgMets blunder on basepaths: Run selves right out of Series opener
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    That notion (a ghost win) was proposed during the CBA talks earlier this year. I seem to recall that it was the players who rejected it, but someone here (Gwreck maybe?) recalls that the players suggested it and the owners rejected it. One of us is wrong, but I haven't checked to verify which side proposed and which rejected.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00212.jpgMike's Unsplendid Splinter Incident http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00220.jpgAn Olive Branch It Surely Was Not
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    The top six hits are all obituaries. After John Milner, we get Marv Throneberry, Dock Ellis, Gil Hodges, Danny Frisella, and Lindsey Nelson. The most-clicked article that's not an obituary is about Bill Shea and Mayor Wagner's reaction to the NL expansion announcement. 1. John Milner, 50, A Met in the '70s 2. In tough times, Marv made Mets marvelous 3. Flamboyant star pitcher for Pirates in the 1970s 4. Born in Middle America, Tested on Iwo Jima 5. Crash Victim Frisella Mourned 6. Met originals recall a voice, forever plaid 7. Wagner, Shea Jubilant Over NL's Decision
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    I have a counter in place to see how many clicks each of the scrapbook pages gets, and so far the leader is, for whatever reason, John Milner's obituary. I don't think I would have guessed that.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    I do think that too many teams are in the playoffs, but given that we're at that number, I favor longer series over shorter ones. I'd make the Wild Card series a best of five and the Division Series a best of seven. This would add another five days or so to the postseason calendar. I don't think that's such a big deal. Start the season a week earlier and schedule as many of the early-season games as possible in warm weather cities or domed stadiums.
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    Nice! A Met, a former Met, and a several-times-rumored Met.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    Now that song is stuck in my head! I'm wondering which we're more likely to see in the next few weeks? Photoshopped images of deGrom in a Yankee uniform or of Judge in a Mets uniform? Place your bets!
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    David Ortiz says the Mets should give him $50 million per year for the next five or six years. https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/10/red-sox-legend-thinks-mets-should-throw-record-money-at-yankees-aaron-judge.htmlRed Sox legend thinks Mets should throw record money at Yankees' Aaron Judge (David Ortiz doesn't have any decision-making role with the Mets, does he?)
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    Some teams are still playing, but as far as I'm concerned, it's the Hot Stove season. https://www.amny.com/sports/mets-rumors-jose-abreu-dh-role/Mets rumors: Is Jose Abreu a fit for uncertain DH role?
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    My recent "scrapbooking" reminded me that in 2015 Wheeler was almost traded, along with Wilmer Flores, to the Brewers for Carlos Gomez, a deal that would have precluded the deal for Yoenis Cespedes.
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    Benjamin Grimm wrote: I just want to repeat: If anyone can think of any events from Mets history that should be included, please let me know. This is great. Bruce Stark cartoons. I loved those. Because you asked for it: http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00315.jpgFacing Up to It http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00316.jpgOur Gang
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    Edgy MD wrote: Almost any trade for a veteran is interesting in retrospect, especially if they happen in season. "Mets Land Berenyi" or "Mets Make Swap for Baerga" is always useful because these deals get debated forever and we sometimes make claims about what the thinking was at the time. Because you asked for it: http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00313.jpgMets get Reds' Berenyi http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00314.jpgMet Gamble: Kent, Viz dealt for iffy Baerga It's funny how memory can be faulty. I was sure that Baerga's first name was "Carlos", but it turns out it was "Iffy". Iffy Baerga.
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    Does that incentivize the players, though? Most of them probably don't expect to be with the same team by the time a draft pick has any impact.
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    Maybe there can be some kind of next-season incentive for the teams to win the meaningless games? (Can't think of anything specific though. Maybe Dunkin Donuts in the clubhouse? I suspect there may be better possible incentives than that.)
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    =batmagadanleadoff post_id=111526 time=1666115310 user_id=68] Do you have access to the old New York World-Telegram? (If such a database even exists). If so, you could reprint Willard Mullin's cartoons. That'd be awesome.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    Edgy MD wrote: Also, stories announcing big-ticket draft picks make for good reading much later. I do have an article about Darryl Strawberry's selection. And two about Steve Chilcott: http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00115.jpghttp://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00115.jpg http://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00111.jpghttp://leaptoad.com/mets/clipping.php?filename=00111.jpg That reminds me... I had meant to look for an article about Tim Foli; he's kind of a surprising first-in-the-nation pick.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    I think Kingman finished out the '83 season with the Mets. The famous line was Kingman telling Hernandez shortly after Keith arrived, (they were both first basemen) was something like "I'm glad the Mets got you, so that now I can get the hell out of here." (Or something like that). You're right... I looked it up. The Mets didn't release Kingman until January of 1984. He didn't play much after Keith arrived. He only had 44 at bats over the last three months of the season.
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    I found Casey Facing Decision: Can Yogi Cut Mustard? interesting. It gave me some insight about Yogi Berra's brief time as an active Mets player that I wasn't aware of. It was also interesting to read Warren Spahn's comments on becoming a Met. I just want to repeat: If anyone can think of any events from Mets history that should be included, please let me know.
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    I think Kingman was already gone by then. (Noble's article mentions Seaver, Foster, and Staub.) Wasn't Kingman released during the 1983 season after Keith Hernandez arrived?
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    Not a whole lot. These images are downloads; I'm not seeking out actual hard copies. I have to trim some of the clippings, and those that are continued on multiple pages take a little extra effort, but I have it down to a pretty simple routine.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    =G-Fafif post_id=111505 time=1666104910 user_id=55] This is a resource. Thank you.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Marty Noble was wrong on that one, wasn't he?
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