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Edgy MD wrote: Thanks for all your great work. Could Bench Player of the Year regain some of its past relevance by including designated hitters? I'm spitballing, clearly. I thought about making it be for players who start fewer than half the games, but they would accumulate points even in the games that they did start. But I'm not going to actually make any changes. Schaefer survives because of the minimal effort required since I've automated it. I'm not inclined to invest any time in modifying the code that's in place. The Bench Award serves, I guess, to inspire baseball cards for guys who ordinarily wouldn't have gotten one, like Ruf and Gore and Lee etc.

There is none. Nobody really cares about this!

THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2022 http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/schaefer2022.jpg> PLAYER OF THE YEAR http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/PeteAlonso1973.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Player of the Year for 2022 is third-time winner PETE ALONSO, with 121.33 points. Pete joins David Wright (6) and Jacob deGrom (3) as the only Mets who have won three or more CPF Schaefer awards. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - David Wright, 140.17 points*; 2006 - David Wright, 121.16; 2007 - David Wright, 124.77; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - David Wright, 91.72; 2010 - David Wright, 117.56; 2011 - Jose Reyes, 104.96; 2012 - David Wright, 113.06; 2013 - Daniel Murphy, 107.30; 2014 - Lucas Duda, 95.62; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Yoenis Cespedes, 90.62; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11; 2018 - Jacob deGrom, 126.99; 2019 - Pete Alonso, 124.86; 2020 - Michael Conforto, 36.56; 2021 - Pete Alonso, 110.35. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game. http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/all_winners2022.png> PITCHER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/ChrisBassitt1976.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Year is a first-time winner, CHRIS BASSITT with 75.01 points. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - Pedro Martinez, 120.68 points*; 2006 - Tom Glavine, 80.26; 2007 - Tom Glavine, 75.97; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - Johan Santana, 84.61; 2010 - Johan Santana, 90.42; 2011 - R.A. Dickey, 69.40; 2012 - R.A. Dickey, 110.12; 2013 - Matt Harvey, 86.68; 2014 - Bartolo Colon, 74.77; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Noah Syndergaard, 89.81; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11; 2018 - Jacob deGrom, 126.99; 2019 - Jacob deGrom, 106.29; 2020 - Jacob deGrom, 34.82; 2021 - Marcus Stroman, 77.55. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game. RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/EdwinDiaz1971.jpg> For the third consecutive season, the reliever of the year is EDWIN DIAZ. He earned 41.44 points out of the bullpen. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Billy Wagner, 40.39 points; 2007 - Aaron Heilman, 34.86; 2008 - Aaron Heilman, 34.50; 2009 - Francisco Rodriguez, 38.58; 2010 - Hisanori Takahashi 28.69; 2011 - Pedro Beato, 25.93; 2012 - Bobby Parnell, 29.01; 2013 - LaTroy Hawkins, 32.30; 2014 - Carlos Torres, 35.75; 2015 - Jeurys Familia, 35.85; 2016 - Jeurys Familia, 36.70; 2017 - Paul Sewald, 22.41; 2018 - Seth Lugo, 36.26; 2019 - Seth Lugo: 39.38; 2020 - Edwin Diaz, 12.96; 2021 - Edwin Diaz, 39.54. BENCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/DarinRuf1977.jpg> The Bench Player of the Year is Darin Ruf, who earned 3.65 points in games in which he was not in the starting lineup. This award has become virtually meaningless now that the Designated Hitter is the law of the land. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Julio Franco, 7.16 points; 2007 - Marlon Anderson, 10.39; 2008 - Damion Easley, 5.06; 2009 - Fernando Tatis, 8.37; 2010 - Chris Carter, 9.28; 2011 - Scott Hairston, 8.77; 2012 - Jordany Valdespin, 13.84; 2013 - Jordany Valdespin, 8.70; 2014 - Eric Campbell, 5.89; 2015 - Michael Cuddyer, 3.49; 2016 - Kelly Johnson, 8.29; 2017 - Wilmer Flores, 4.89; 2018 - Wilmer Flores, 9.99; 2019 - J.D. Davis, 10.98; 2020 - Amed Rosario, 2.83; 2021 - Brandon Drury, 11.97. SEASON TOTALS FOR RELIEF PITCHERS IN 2022 1 Edwin Diaz 41.44 2 Adam Ottavino 29.95 3 Seth Lugo 24.44 4 Joely Rodriguez 20.49 5 Drew Smith 17.38 6 Trevor Williams 16.68 7 Mychal Givens 9.19 8 Adonis Medina 9.13 9 Chasen Shreve 8.97 10 Tommy Hunter 8.61 11 Trevor May 7.90 12 David Peterson 7.51 13 Colin Holderman 7.39 14 Stephen Nogosek 6.46 15 Yoan Lopez 3.78 16 Sean Reid-Foley 2.14 17 Tylor Megill 1.82 18 Darin Ruf 1.72 19 Nate Fisher 1.71 20 Jake Reed 1.37 21 Alex Claudio 0.68 22 Rob Zastryzny 0.19 23 Sam Clay 0.11 SEASON TOTALS FOR BENCH PLAYERS IN 2022 1 Darin Ruf 3.65 2 J.D. Davis 3.39 3 Dominic Smith 2.52 4 Tomas Nido 1.89 5 Khalil Lee 1.51 6 Terrance Gore 1.25 7 Luis Guillorme 1.15 8 Eduardo Escobar 1.01 8 Tyler Naquin 1.01 10 Francisco Alvarez 0.84 11 Patrick Mazeika 0.64 12 Mark Vientos 0.57 12 Mark Canha 0.57 14 James McCann 0.45 15 Jeff McNeil 0.25 16 Deven Marrero 0.20 17 Travis Jankowski 0.12 17 Starling Marte 0.12 19 Nick Plummer 0.05 20 Daniel Vogelbach 0.03 21 Ender Inciarte 0.01 http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2022> SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2022 Week ending April 9, 2022: Chris Bassitt, 3.95 points. Week ending April 16, 2022: Carlos Carrasco, 7.08 points. Week ending April 23, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 6.47 points. Week ending April 30, 2022: Tylor Megill, 7.10 points. Week ending May 7, 2022: Starling Marte, 6.01 points. Week ending May 14, 2022: Pete Alonso, 7.77 points Week ending May 21, 2022: Pete Alonso, 7.55 points. Week ending May 28, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 10.81 points. Week ending June 4, 2022: Starling Marte, 6.66 points. Week ending June 11, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 6.42 points. Week ending June 18, 2022: Taijuan Walker, 7.33 points. Week ending June 25, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 6.79 points. Week ending July 2, 2022: David Peterson, 6.59 points. Week ending July 9, 2022: Brandon Nimmo, 6.77 points. Week ending July 16, 2022: Max Scherzer, 7.38 points. Week ending July 23, 2022: Chris Bassitt, 3.75 points. Week ending July 30, 2022: Carlos Carrasco, 7.03 points. Week ending August 6, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 9.50 points. Week ending August 13, 2022: Jacob deGrom, 8.57 points. Week ending August 20, 2022: Jeff McNeil, 7.78 points. Week ending August 27, 2022: Mark Canha, 8.10 points. Week ending September 3, 2022: Max Scherzer, 7.27 points. Week ending September 10, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 4.86 points. Week ending September 17, 2022: Taijuan Walker, 6.62 points. Week ending September 24, 2022: Pete Alonso, 8.09 points. Week ending October 1, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 8.68 points. Week ending October 8, 2022: Brandon Nimmo, 6.00 points. Thanks to those who participated! http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2022/2022preview.jpg>

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2022 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/EduardoEscobar1978.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/ChrisBassitt1973.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JoelyRodriguez1972.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/TerranceGore1979.jpg> SEPTEMBER 2022 Player of the Month: EDUARDO ESCOBAR Pitcher of the Month: CHRIS BASSITT Reliever of the Month: JOELY RODRIGUEZ Bench Player of the Month: TERRANCE GORE http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=09&year=2022> Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 12 Pete Alonso 7 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 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 Brandon Nimmo 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Dominic Smith 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Tylor Megill 1 EDUARDO ESCOBAR 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 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 Max Scherzer 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 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 BENCH 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 Leaders for Relievers in September: Rank Name Points 1 Joely Rodriguez 5.15 2 Edwin Diaz 4.79 3 Mychal Givens 4.39 4 Trevor Williams 3.17 5 Tommy Hunter 3.00 6 Adam Ottavino 2.79 7 Trevor May 2.67 8 David Peterson 2.25 9 Seth Lugo 2.17 10 Drew Smith 1.14 11 Tylor Megill 0.94 12 Alex Claudio 0.68 Leaders for Bench Players in September: 1 Terrance Gore 1.25 2 Mark Vientos 0.57 3 Mark Canha 0.31 4 Tyler Naquin 0.09 5 Daniel Vogelbach 0.01

http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9727> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9728> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9729> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9730> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9731> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9732> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9733> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9734> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9735> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9736> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9737> SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week ending April 9, 2022: Chris Bassitt, 3.95 points. Week ending April 16, 2022: Carlos Carrasco, 7.08 points. Week ending April 23, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 6.47 points. Week ending April 30, 2022: Tylor Megill, 7.10 points. Week ending May 7, 2022: Starling Marte, 6.01 points. Week ending May 14, 2022: Pete Alonso, 7.77 points Week ending May 21, 2022: Pete Alonso, 7.55 points. Week ending May 28, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 10.81 points. Week ending June 4, 2022: Starling Marte, 6.66 points. Week ending June 11, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 6.42 points. Week ending June 18, 2022: Taijuan Walker, 7.33 points. Week ending June 25, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 6.79 points. Week ending July 2, 2022: David Peterson, 6.59 points. Week ending July 9, 2022: Brandon Nimmo, 6.77 points. Week ending July 16, 2022: Max Scherzer, 7.38 points. Week ending July 23, 2022: Chris Bassitt, 3.75 points. Week ending July 30, 2022: Carlos Carrasco, 7.03 points. Week ending August 6, 2022: Francisco Lindor, 9.50 points. Week ending August 13, 2022: Jacob deGrom, 8.57 points. Week ending August 20, 2022: Jeff McNeil, 7.78 points. Week ending August 27, 2022: Mark Canha, 8.10 points. Week ending September 3, 2022: Max Scherzer, 7.27 points. Week ending September 10, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 4.86 points. Week ending September 17, 2022: Taijuan Walker, 6.62 points. Week ending September 24, 2022: Pete Alonso, 8.09 points. Week ending October 1, 2022: Eduardo Escobar, 8.68 points. Week ending October 8, 2022: Brandon Nimmo, 6.00 points.

Not that it's directly comparable, but I was curious so I looked it up. Pedro Martinez was going into his age 33 year when he signed a four-year deal with the Mets. I would guess that some team may go four years, $160 million for deGrom, but that's far from certain. It's a big risk, and most teams are going to be conscious of the luxury tax. Putting 40 million eggs in one basket may be too much.

PETE ALONSO A FRANCISCO ALVAREZ Incomplete CHRIS BASSITT B BRETT BATY Incomplete MARK CANHA B CARLOS CARRASCO B JACOB deGROM B EDWIN DIAZ A EDUARDO ESCOBAR B MYCHAL GIVENS C LUIS GUILLORME B FRANCISCO LINDOR A SETH LUGO B STARLING MARTE A TREVOR MAY D JAMES McCANN F JEFF McNEIL A TYLOR MEGILL C TYLER NAQUIN C TOMAS NIDO C BRANDON NIMMO A ADAM OTTAVINO B DAVID PETERSON B JOELY RODRIGUEZ C DARIN RUF F DOMINIC SMITH F DREW SMITH B MARK VIENTOS Incomplete DANIEL VOGELBACH C TAIJUAN WALKER B TREVOR WILLIAMS B

Syndergaard probably will appear. His team is still alive. (Phillies finished 14 games behind the Mets, but they're still in it. Sheesh.)

PETE ALONSO Yes FRANCISCO ALVAREZ Yes CHRIS BASSITT Yes BRETT BATY No MARK CANHA Yes CARLOS CARRASCO Yes JACOB deGROM No EDWIN DIAZ Yes EDUARDO ESCOBAR Yes MYCHAL GIVENS Yes LUIS GUILLORME Yes FRANCISCO LINDOR Yes SETH LUGO Yes STARLING MARTE Yes TREVOR MAY No JAMES McCANN No JEFF McNEIL Yes TYLOR MEGILL Yes TYLER NAQUIN No TOMAS NIDO Yes BRANDON NIMMO Yes ADAM OTTAVINO Yes DAVID PETERSON Yes JOELY RODRIGUEZ No DARIN RUF No DOMINIC SMITH No DREW SMITH Yes MARK VIENTOS Yes DANIEL VOGELBACH No TAIJUAN WALKER No TREVOR WILLIAMS Yes

Here is a list of 2022 Mets. Some are pending free agents, others are not. Anyone, potentially, can be traded, although it's extremely unlikely in a few cases. However, let's see how good we are at forecasting. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to paste the list of players into a reply and, after each name, put a YES or a NO. YES if you think the player will be in the Mets organization on Opening Day 2023, NO if you think they won't. I may or may not tally these votes to see who wins. No promises! PETE ALONSO FRANCISCO ALVAREZ CHRIS BASSITT BRETT BATY MARK CANHA CARLOS CARRASCO JACOB deGROM EDWIN DIAZ EDUARDO ESCOBAR MYCHAL GIVENS LUIS GUILLORME FRANCISCO LINDOR SETH LUGO STARLING MARTE TREVOR MAY JAMES McCANN JEFF McNEIL TYLOR MEGILL TYLER NAQUIN TOMAS NIDO BRANDON NIMMO ADAM OTTAVINO DAVID PETERSON JOELY RODRIGUEZ DARIN RUF DOMINIC SMITH DREW SMITH MARK VIENTOS DANIEL VOGELBACH TAIJUAN WALKER TREVOR WILLIAMS

If deGrom opts out, he'll be passing on $30.5 million in 2023 and $32.5 million in 2024. $100 million over three years would mean slight (by his standards, not mine!) raises in the next two years and one additional year guaranteed at about the same rate. I suspect he's looking for a lot more than that. He'll probably look for something around $40 million per year. And that's too much, but he just needs the "one dumb owner". I don't think he'll be back.

Edgy MD wrote: That's a lot of sarcastic misrepresentation and utter nonsense directed at your fellow posters. Well said. It was a ridiculous statement.

I'm thinking the same. DeGrom's best days are behind him, and his biggest contract is ahead of him. That was also true of Max Scherzer and of Pedro Martinez and many other free agent signings. You kind of have to accept that that's the way it is, but for deGrom the balance between money and remaining productivity is probably very unfavorable.

It's just a game. They had a great season, but fell short. It happens. Every year it happens to multiple teams. This year it happened to the Mets. We can either choose to wallow in angst or to get on with our lives. I know that there are those who prefer the first option, but I'll never understand why.

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Overall Postseason Leaders Only includes categories in which 2022 Mets are in the Top Twenty Triples 1. Bud Harrelson, Don Hahn, Felix Millan, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Edgardo Alfonzo, Jose Reyes, Wilmer Flores, Brandon Nimmo: 1 Hit By Pitch 1. Mike Bordick: 3 2. Cleon Jones, Lenny Dykstra, Edgardo Alfonzo, Todd Pratt, Jose Valentin: 2 7. Jerry Grote, Wayne Garrett, Lee Mazzilli, Mookie Wilson, Gregg Jefferies, Jay Payton, Robin Ventura, Paul Lo Duca, Michael Tucker, Shawn Green, Travis d'Arnaud, Michael Conforto, Francisco Lindor, Darin Ruf: 1 Sacrifice Flies 1. Robin Ventura, Curtis Granderson: 2 3. Al Weis, Wayne Garrett, Keith Hernandez, Danny Heep, Darryl Strawberry, Ray Knight, Gary Carter, Kevin McReynolds, Todd Pratt, Jay Payton, Mike Piazza, Roger Cedeno, Todd Zeile, Bubba Trammell, Paul Lo Duca, Lucas Duda, Travis d'Arnaud, Michael Conforto, Yoenis Cespedes, Daniel Vogelbach: 1 Stolen Bases 1. Rickey Henderson: 7 2. Mookie Wilson, Darryl Strawberry, Curtis Granderson: 4 5. Tommie Agee, Wally Backman, Roger Cedeno, Timo Perez, Jose Reyes: 3 10. Cleon Jones, Kevin McReynolds, Melvin Mora, Carlos Beltran, Juan Lagares, Starling Marte: 2 16. Wayne Garrett, Lee Mazzilli, Keith Hernandez, Howard Johnson, Lenny Dykstra, Rey Ordonez, Jay Payton, Benny Agbayani, Lenny Harris, Shawon Dunston, David Wright, Michael Tucker, Shawn Green, Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores, Yoenis Cespedes, Francisco Lindor: 1 Ground into Double Play 1. Cleon Jones: 4 2. Jerry Grote, Jon Matlack, John Milner, Mookie Wilson, Keith Hernandez, Danny Heep, Ray Knight, Jay Payton, Robin Ventura, David Wright, Jose Valentin, Travis d'Arnaud: 2 14. Tom Seaver, Tommie Agee, Wayne Garrett, Don Hahn, Darryl Strawberry, Rafael Santana, Dwight Gooden, Gary Carter, Gregg Jefferies, David Cone, Rey Ordonez, John Olerud, Mike Piazza, Al Leiter, Roger Cedeno, Shawon Dunston, Timo Perez, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Shawn Green, Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores, Jacob deGrom, Michael Cuddyer, Yoenis Cespedes, James Loney, Tomas Nido, Starling Marte: 1 Innings 1. Tom Seaver: 53.2 2. Al Leiter: 45.1 3. Dwight Gooden: 44.1 4. Jerry Koosman: 40 5. Jacob deGrom: 31 6. Ron Darling: 29.2 7. Rick Reed: 28.1 8. Mike Hampton: 27.1 9. Bob Ojeda: 27 10. Matt Harvey: 26.2 11. Noah Syndergaard: 26 12. Jon Matlack: 25.2 13. Tug McGraw: 21.2 14. Roger McDowell: 20.1 15. Bobby Jones, Armando Benitez: 18 17. Tom Glavine: 17 18. Sid Fernandez: 16.2 19. Jeurys Familia: 15.2 20. Rick Aguilera: 15 Wins 1. Jerry Koosman, Jacob deGrom: 4 3. Tom Seaver, Jesse Orosco, Turk Wendell: 3 6. Jon Matlack, Randy Myers, Bob Ojeda, John Franco, Mike Hampton, Tom Glavine, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard: 2 14. Tug McGraw, Nolan Ryan, Ron Taylor, Gary Gentry, Ron Darling, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell, David Cone, Bobby Jones, Rick Reed, Armando Benitez, Octavio Dotel, Glendon Rusch, Rick White, Pedro Feliciano, John Maine, Guillermo Mota, Oliver Perez, Bartolo Colon: 1 Losses 1. Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Kenny Rogers: 3 4. Jon Matlack, Harry Parker, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez, Al Leiter, Mike Hampton: 2 10. Roger McDowell, David Cone, Bobby Jones, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell, Masato Yoshii, Steve Trachsel, Tom Glavine, Aaron Heilman, Billy Wagner, Jeurys Familia, Bartolo Colon, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Tyler Clippard, Addison Reed, Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt: 1 Hits 1. Tom Seaver: 45 2. Dwight Gooden: 43 3. Al Leiter: 33 4. Jerry Koosman: 31 5. Ron Darling: 29 6. Bob Ojeda, Rick Reed: 28 8. Jacob deGrom: 26 9. Mike Hampton: 23 10. Matt Harvey: 21 11. Roger McDowell, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz: 17 14. Sid Fernandez, Kenny Rogers: 16 16. Masato Yoshii, Armando Benitez, Tom Glavine: 15 19. Tug McGraw, Rick Aguilera, Oliver Perez: 13 Runs 1. Al Leiter: 20 2. Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden: 18 4. Ron Darling: 17 5. Jerry Koosman: 15 6. Rick Reed: 13 7. Sid Fernandez, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom: 10 10. Bobby Jones, Kenny Rogers, Mike Hampton: 9 13. Roger McDowell, Masato Yoshii: 8 15. Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Steve Trachsel, Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 7 20. Rick Aguilera, David Cone, Armando Benitez, Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, Steven Matz, Addison Reed: 6 Earned Runs 1. Al Leiter: 18 2. Tom Seaver: 17 3. Dwight Gooden: 16 4. Jerry Koosman: 15 5. Ron Darling: 13 6. Rick Reed: 12 7. Sid Fernandez, Jacob deGrom: 10 9. Bobby Jones, Kenny Rogers, Mike Hampton, Matt Harvey: 9 13. Masato Yoshii: 8 14. Roger McDowell, Bob Ojeda, Steve Trachsel, Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 7 19. David Cone, Billy Wagner, Oliver Perez, Steven Matz: 6 Walks 1. Dwight Gooden: 17 2. Ron Darling, Al Leiter: 16 4. Jerry Koosman: 15 5. Tom Seaver: 14 6. Tug McGraw: 13 7. Mike Hampton: 12 8. John Maine, Noah Syndergaard: 11 10. Turk Wendell, Jacob deGrom: 10 12. Bob Ojeda, Kenny Rogers: 9 14. Jon Matlack, Roger McDowell, Dennis Cook, Armando Benitez, Matt Harvey: 8 19. Rick Reed, Tom Glavine: 7 21. Gary Gentry, Steve Trachsel: 6 Strikeouts 1. Tom Seaver: 46 2. Al Leiter: 40 3. Dwight Gooden: 38 4. Jacob deGrom: 37 5. Noah Syndergaard: 36 6. Jerry Koosman: 31 7. Matt Harvey: 27 8. Rick Reed: 25 9. Ron Darling: 24 10. Jon Matlack, Sid Fernandez: 20 12. Tug McGraw, Armando Benitez, Mike Hampton: 18 15. Jesse Orosco: 16 16. Bob Ojeda: 15 17. Turk Wendell: 14 18. John Maine, Steven Matz: 13 20. Nolan Ryan, Rick Aguilera, Roger McDowell, John Franco, Bobby Jones, Jeurys Familia: 10 Starts 1. Tom Seaver, Al Leiter: 7 3. Jerry Koosman, Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden: 6 6. Rick Reed, Jacob deGrom: 5 8. Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Mike Hampton, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard: 4 13. Bobby Jones, Masato Yoshii, Tom Glavine, John Maine, Steven Matz: 3 18. Gary Gentry, Sid Fernandez, David Cone, Kenny Rogers, Steve Trachsel, Oliver Perez: 2 Saves 1. Jeurys Familia: 5 2. Tug McGraw, Armando Benitez, Billy Wagner: 3 5. Ron Taylor, Jesse Orosco: 2 7. Nolan Ryan, Ray Sadecki, George Stone, John Franco, Seth Lugo: 1 ERA Minimum 20 Innings 1. Jon Matlack: 1.40 2. Tug McGraw: 1.66 3. Bob Ojeda: 2.33 4. Noah Syndergaard: 2.42 5. Tom Seaver: 2.85 6. Jacob deGrom: 2.90 7. Mike Hampton: 2.96 8. Matt Harvey: 3.04 9. Roger McDowell: 3.10 10. Dwight Gooden: 3.25 11. Jerry Koosman: 3.38 12. Al Leiter: 3.57 13. Rick Reed: 3.81 14. Ron Darling: 3.94

Top of the order in the fourth. They can certainly get something going. It's way too early to give up.

So the saxophone thing is new? I had never noticed it before, but thought that maybe it's more apparent in the ballpark than on TV. I thought it was effective... they played it every time a pitcher threw Ball Three, and it really emphasized how frequently the Padres were throwing Ball Three. Maybe it made them notice it as well. The atmosphere was festive throughout. It was the most fun I've had at a baseball game since October 25, 1986. Every fan was handed an orange THESE METS towel, which will make a nice souvenir from a memorable night. On the scoreboard they played videos of Al Leiter and Curtis Granderson reminiscing about their personal Mets postseason memories. I don't think anyone in the park was happy to see Darin Ruf in the starting lineup. Luckily, we won anyway. Our seats were in the Prominade, Section 505. The right field corner was obstructed, but in this game, not a whole lot happened there. https://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/2022WildCardGame2.jpg>

Oh, please. It's fun. We have a playoff game to watch tonight. And this is the "most sickening and disheartening" scenario imaginable? This is much better than the last few weeks of 2007. Were you not around for that?

METS IN THE WILD CARD SERIES All-Time Leaders These numbers have become modestly better: We now have a run and an RBI and a triple and a homer and some stolen bases and a hit-by-pitch! The most important stat, wins, remains at zero. Batting Leaders Games 1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Eric Campbell, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Brandon Nimmo, Jay Bruce, T.J. Rivera, Tomas Nido, Luis Guillorme, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach, Francisco Alvarez: 1 Plate Appearances 1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach: 4 14. Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce: 3 16. Noah Syndergaard, James Loney, Tomas Nido: 2 19. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly, Luis Guillorme, Francisco Alvarez: 1 At Bats 1. Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Yoenis Cespedes, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Mark Canha, Starling Marte, Daniel Vogelbach: 4 11. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Jay Bruce, Francisco Lindor, Eduardo Escobar: 3 16. Noah Syndergaard, Tomas Nido: 2 18. Eric Campbell, Ty Kelly, James Loney, Luis Guillorme, Francisco Alvarez: 1 Runs 1. Eduardo Escobar: 1 Hits 1. Eduardo Escobar, Starling Marte: 2 3. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso: 1 Doubles 1. T.J. Rivera, Eduardo Escobar: 1 Triples 1. Brandon Nimmo: 1 Home Runs 1. Eduardo Escobar: 1 Runs Batted In 1. Eduardo Escobar: 1 Walks 1. Asdrubal Cabrera, James Loney, Eduardo Escobar: 1 Strikeouts 1. Noah Syndergaard, Yoenis Cespedes, Pete Alonso: 2 4. Eric Campbell, Jay Bruce, Luis Guillorme, Eduardo Escobar, Francisco Alvarez: 1 Total Bases 1. Eduardo Escobar: 6 2. Brandon Nimmo: 3 3. T.J. Rivera, Starling Marte: 2 5. Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, Ty Kelly, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso: 1 Extra-Base Hits 1. Eduardo Escobar: 2 2. Brandon Nimmo, T.J. Rivera: 1 Intentional Walks 1. James Loney: 1 Hit By Pitch 1. Francisco Lindor: 1 Sacrifice Flies None. Sacrifice Hits None. Stolen Bases 1. Starling Marte: 2 2. Francisco Lindor: 1 Caught Stealing None. Ground into Double Play 1. James Loney: 1 Pitching Leaders Games 1. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo, David Peterson, Trevor May, Max Scherzer, Mychal Givens: 1 Innings 1. Noah Syndergaard: 7 2. Max Scherzer: 4.2 3. Trevor May: 1.1 4. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo, David Peterson, Mychal Givens: 1 Wins None. Losses 1. Jeurys Familia, Max Scherzer: 1 Hits 1. Max Scherzer: 7 2. Jeurys Familia, Noah Syndergaard: 2 4. Addison Reed, Mychal Givens: 1 Runs 1. Max Scherzer: 7 2. Jeurys Familia: 3 Earned Runs 1. Max Scherzer: 7 2. Jeurys Familia: 3 Walks 1. Noah Syndergaard: 3 2. Addison Reed: 2 3. Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Trevor May: 1 Strikeouts 1. Noah Syndergaard: 10 2. Max Scherzer: 4 3. David Peterson, Trevor May, Mychal Givens: 2 6. Jeurys Familia, Addison Reed, Seth Lugo: 1 Starts 1. Noah Syndergaard, Max Scherzer: 1 Complete Games None. Shutouts None. Saves None.

We waited six years for this.

I remember when Ed Kranepool's 118 was the club record. (Until Dave Kingman passed him.) Now Kranepool is all the way down to 13th place.

These comparisons have become a standard way to preview a postseason series, but it's a facile and pointless way to compare two teams. How often does a series come down to who has the best left fielder? But here it is anyway. It at least gives us a chance to learn a little about the Padres. https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-padres-position-by-position-2022-wild-card-series-breakdownPadres-Mets Position-by-Position Breakdown (Mets determined to be better in eight of eleven areas! We can't lose!)

Uh oh... Looks like you may have missed two games, August 8 and October 5. The good news is that you can still get to 161. The bad news is... no Rice-A-Roni! Leading voters, by number of games voted: Benjamin Grimm 162 Methead 162 G-Fafif 162 KC2022 160 Edgy MD 147 FK 101 Ashie 61 Ashie62 35 metsmarathon 10