Benjamin Grimm

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Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I'm already prepping my argument that a home-run hitting contest isn't that newsworthy I agree! Newsday's ARCTIC BLAST advanced as far as the Elite Eight in 2019: http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/2019_tcd_005.png>

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=71233 time=1626180622 user_id=119] Bears Repeating is brilliant, and I'd say a slam dunk winner for the contest -- except I'm hoping for a selection of World Champs! covers come fall.

He also swept the back pages last time around: http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NSD_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NYDN_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2019/20190709_NYP_02.jpg>

I can't believe you didn't mention Randy Niemann.

He looks a little like Ron Darling.

dinosaur jesus wrote: And the game itself has always seemed kind of pointless. What exactly are you proving by trotting out sixty players for one at bat or one inning? I've never seen one of the games all the way through, and it's been years since I even tuned in to see my guys show off their Mets uniforms. Which they can't even do anymore. I agree. I haven't watched even a minute of All-Star play since around 1992.

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Sure, it would be great to have them, but at what cost? I think I'd rather give up someone off the big-league club than one of the prized prospects, but that might not be enough to get a deal done.

Oh yeah. Definitely accidentally. They tried really hard to be struck by this bullet.

A dodged bullet. https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/213016437_10159520651781392_5192349566484049369_n.png?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=jzO_iXtyftcAX9DkIUG&tn=bJnU5x_xk9x80QdP&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&oh=add71fd897e0597ee0b0704915b0a30d&oe=60ED76DA>

I agree. But shaving the number of innings to shorten the game is like cutting off your leg to lose weight. It will work, but it's probably not the best idea. I'd like to see them increase the pace. The pitcher gets the ball, he throws the ball. Enforce the clock. I don't know what the ideal interval between pitches should be. 15 seconds? 20? Whatever, find a number and make it stick. If the pitcher doesn't throw the ball, it's a ball. If the batter isn't in the box, it's a strike. Reducing the milling about between pitches would go a long way.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Week ending April 10, 2021: Jacob deGrom, 10.15 points. Week ending April 17, 2021: Brandon Nimmo, 5.11 points. Week ending April 24, 2021: Jacob deGrom, 6.00 points. Week ending May 1, 2021: Taijuan Walker, 4.93 points. Week ending May 8, 2021: Kevin Pillar, 5.98 points. Week ending May 15, 2021: Dominic Smith, 5.00 points. Week ending May 22, 2021: Tomas Nido, 6.77 points. Week ending May 29, 2021: Jose Peraza, 4.90 points. Week ending June 5, 2021: Jacob deGrom, 8.45 points. Week ending June 12, 2021: Marcus Stroman, 7.69 points. Week ending June 19, 2021: David Peterson, 6.83 points. Week ending June 26, 2021: Jacob deGrom, 7.13 points.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2021 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/FranciscoLindor1971.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1974.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/AaronLoup1978.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/KevinPillar1979.jpg> JUNE 2021 Player of the Month: FRANCISCO LINDOR Pitcher of the Month: JACOB deGROM Reliever of the Month: AARON LOUP Bench Player of the Month: KEVIN PILLAR http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=06&year=2021> Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 11 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Michael Conforto 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Pete Alonso 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 FRANCISCO LINDOR 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH JACOB deGROM 24 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 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 Taijuan Walker 1RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 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 Edwin Diaz 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 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 Chasen Shreve 1 AARON LOUP 1 BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Wilmer Flores 5 Dominic Smith 4 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 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 Michael Conforto 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 J.D. Davis 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1 Jonathan Villar 1 Patrick Mazeika 1 KEVIN PILLAR 1 Leaders for Relievers in June: 1 Aaron Loup 7.86 2 Edwin Diaz 7.37 3 Seth Lugo 7.04 4 Drew Smith 6.83 5 Trevor May 5.80 6 Miguel Castro 4.95 7 Corey Oswalt 3.17 8 Sean Reid-Foley 3.15 9 Jeurys Familia 2.21 10 Robert Gsellman 1.69 11 Jacob Barnes 1.49 12 Yennsy Diaz 1.18 13 Albert Almora 0.44 14 Thomas Szapucki 0.19 Leaders for Bench Players in June: 1 Kevin Pillar 1.93 2 James McCann 1.75 3 Billy McKinney 1.07 4 Jose Peraza 0.87 5 Jonathan Villar 0.85 6 Tomas Nido 0.76 7 Brandon Drury 0.55 8 Michael Conforto 0.49 9 Albert Almora 0.44 10 Jeff McNeil 0.39 11 Jerad Eickhoff 0.37 12 Travis Blankenhorn 0.33 13 Luis Guillorme 0.19 13 Robert Gsellman 0.19 15 Mason Williams 0.17 16 Patrick Mazeika 0.11

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At first glance I thought there was a female umpire at third base

A sweep of the doubleheader, I meant.

Edgy MD wrote: So often this year, a guy has squared up a ball and Cohen begins to shout like he's given it a ride. Is that more in road games where Gary's not actually in the ballpark? I've said it here and there on this forum, and I'll say it again here. Between Peraza, Villar, and Guillorme, I'm not missing J.D. Davis. If anyone is going to be trade fodder, I would prefer it to be him.