Benjamin Grimm

I think they should have balloons and pony rides.

=MFS62 post_id=107880 time=1663605213 user_id=60] In those days that was only two or three weeks to the end of the regular season.

I agree. A modest acknowledgement is the way to go.

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Yesterday: Happy Outcomes (4): Mets win, Phillies, Cardinals, Brewers lose. Unhappy Outcomes (3): Braves, Padres, Dodgers win. The Mets can clinch a postseason spot tonight with a win in Milwaukee. If that happens, both Gary Cohen and I have been wondering what form the celebration might take. From the Brewers' standpoint, it wouldn't knock them out of contention, it would just officially eliminate their slim hope of having a first-round bye. Meanwhile, the Padres have switched places with the Phillies on our little chart. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]

I don't think we'll ever see a complete game like this one again. Juan Marichal went the distance even though he gave up five runs and sixteen hits. http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/scorecard_graph.php?game=1031&font=17>

Kentucky, where the grass is actually more green than blue, was the 15th state, entering the Union on June 1, 1792. Nice to see them representing Churchill Downs instead of yet another football field. https://designshop-6aa0.kxcdn.com/photos/usa-kentucky-send-vintage-greeting-card-online-16542_81.jpg>

2022 marks the 8th time that the Mets have won 93 or more games in a season. I know how fascinating this is! Most team wins in a season 1. 108 (1986) 2. 100 (1969, 1988) 4. 98 (1985) 5. 97 (1999, 2006) 7. 94 (2000) 8. 93 (2022) 9. 92 (1987) 10. 91 (1990) 11. 90 (1984, 2015)

Or Trevor May. I keep forgetting that he exists.

I'd let Nogosek pitch. Save Diaz for tomorrow in Milwaukee.

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For the second day in a row, we had only two Happy Outcomes, with one of them more Unhappy than Happy; the Phillies' loss to the Braves. Happy Outcomes (2): Mets win, Phillies lose. Unhappy Outcomes (6): Wins by the Dodgers, Braves, Padres, Brewers and a doubleheader sweep by the Cardinals. The Mets could clinch their spot in the postseason as early as tomorrow with three outcomes: Mets beat the Pirates today, Yankees beat the Brewers today, and Mets beat the Brewers tomorrow. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]

Tennessee volunteered to become the 16th state on June 1, 1796. We've made it all the way back to the 18th Century! Tennessee also, apparently, has at least one football stadium. https://designshop-6aa0.kxcdn.com/photos/usa-tennessee-vintage-greeting-card-16568_51.jpg>

2022 marks the 9th time that the Mets have won 92 or more games in a season. Buck Showalter, by the way, is now has more wins than any other first-year Mets manager. Davey Johnson had 90 in 1984. The Mets won 91 games in Bud Harrelson's first season in 1990, but the first 20 wins were under Davey Johnson. Most team wins in a season 1. 108 (1986) 2. 100 (1969, 1988) 4. 98 (1985) 5. 97 (1999, 2006) 7. 94 (2000) 8. 92 (1987, 2022) 9. 91 (1990) 10. 90 (1984, 2015)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Dominic Smith is .271/.361/.436 at Syracuse with 7 homes in 45 games. Are we sure he's not a better option than Ruf and Vogelbach? Gary Cohen is wondering the same thing.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Do teams break out the champagne when a Wild Card is clinched even though the division title is still in play? I would think not, but I don't know what the precedent is. The Mets have won the Wild Card three times (1999, 2000, 2016) and as far as I can recall, each time by the point when they had clinched the Wild Card, they had either been eliminated from winning the division or it was unrealistic. Gary Cohen wondering the same thing.

Is anyone keeping track of how many times Nimmo has been called out on strikes as he was running to first base assuming that the pitch was ball four?

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Edgy MD wrote: I've got another magic number worth caring about — the one that gets the Mets three games ahead of the Braves before the head-to-head matchup in the next-to-last series. That Magic Number is the same 17, you're just hoping that the Mets get there six games before the end of the season. The Mets have ten games remaining before that series with the Braves, and the Braves have twelve. To reduce the Magic Number by 17 over 22 games, the NHOP would be .773; things would have to go our way more than three quarters of the time. For today's NHOP update, we had only two Happy Outcomes yesterday, and one of them was more Unhappy than Happy; the Phillies' loss to the Braves. Nevertheless... Happy Outcomes (2): Mets win, Phillies lose. Unhappy Outcomes (5): Dodgers, Braves, Cardinals, Padres, Brewers win. The Magic Number over the Brewers is down to 5. If the Mets were to lose all 16 of their remaining games, the Brewers would have to go 14-4 to keep the Mets out of the postseason. So the Mets will clinch a playoff berth within a few days, most likely, and at that point the division title will still be very much in doubt. Do teams break out the champagne when a Wild Card is clinched even though the division title is still in play? I would think not, but I don't know what the precedent is. The Mets have won the Wild Card three times (1999, 2000, 2016) and as far as I can recall, each time by the point when they had clinched the Wild Card, they had either been eliminated from winning the division or it was unrealistic. [TABLE] [TR][TH]Team[/th][TH]Goal[/th][TH]Remaining Games[/th][TH]Remaining Games vs Mets[/th][TH]Mets Magic Number[/th][TH]NHOP[/th]

You're probably right. That's usually how these things go.

2022 marks the 10th time that the Mets have won 91 or more games in a season. Most team wins in a season 1. 108 (1986) 2. 100 (1969, 1988) 4. 98 (1985) 5. 97 (1999, 2006) 7. 94 (2000) 8. 92 (1987) 9. 91 (1990, 2022) 10. 90 (1984, 2015)

I tracked it back to 1900... If Ohio's electoral votes were eliminated, two elections would have gone the other way. Charles Evan Hughes would have defeated Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and Al Gore would have defeated George W. Bush in 2000.

The 17th state, Ohio (March 1, 1803... or is it August 7, 1953? See below!) is, of course, known for having a football stadium, but at least it also has a rollercoaster. https://designshop-6aa0.kxcdn.com/photos/ohio-large-letter-postcard-site-online-16561_40.jpg> From https://www.senclewises.com/statehood.htmlhttps://www.senclewises.com/statehood.html: Statehood date retroactive due to 150 year screwup. August 7, 1953, the Ohio legislature corrected the fact that they had never legalized statehood. President Thomas Jefferson signed bill admitting Ohio on February 19, 1803, but the first legislature did not meet until March 1, 1803, yet overlooked passing legislation for statehood. All of their electoral votes from 1804 through 1952 should be retroactively nullified. I wonder how many election outcomes might be tilted the other way if that happened?

The Braves have now scored six in the eighth. Might as well turn off the TV.