Benjamin Grimm

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I think I'm more of a villar of the community, but either way, thanks! I see this as Rocky going against Apollo Creed. If he had won, he would have been the champ.

The original Yearbook Cover Derby ran during the summer of 2018. Since then, two challengers have been knocked aside: http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=281882019 Yearbook Cover Derby Challenge http://thecranepool.net/phpBB32/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=296362020 Yearbook Cover Derby Challenge

THE CHAMPION New York Mets 1967 Yearbook http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/yearbooks/1967.jpg> THE CHALLENGER New York Mets 2021 Yearbook http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/yearbooks/2021.jpg>

Why can't they let him pitch on Wednesday?

Justin Toscano wrote: Because of how it turned out, Rojas said he knows it could be seen as the “wrong” decision. Edgy MD wrote: Rojas is starting put an interesting act together. I didn't form much of an opinion on Rojas last year. Now an opinion is coming into focus, and it's not a particularly positive one.

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So will all the others, eventually.

I wonder if we'll get a look at it before the unveiling. I'm very curious to see what it will look like. Since it was commissioned during the Wilpon error, I have this fear that it will be every bit as horrible as the statue of Lucille Ball in her hometown of Jamestown, NY. https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lucille-ball.jpg?w=800&quality=85> WHAT WERE THEY THINKING????? The statue was so widely ridiculed that they had to replace it, and the second one is much better: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/10/us/10xp-lucille1/10xp-lucille1-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp>

Yeah, that's crazy. Only three position players, and one of them is suspended for the season and the other has a long-term injury.

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My eighth-grade science teacher at New York Avenue Junior High School in Smithtown: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=debole001louhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=debole001lou

Garth Brooks: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Garth_Brookshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Garth_Brooks

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Anthony DiComo wrote: McNeil led off with a homer into the second deck in right field. He became the 16th Mets player to homer on his birthday. That's a little surprising, isn't it? In sixty seasons, only 16 Mets have homered on their birthday? Well, since I have access to a database, I can verify this. It's previously happened 18 times, but by 15 distinct players. Jim Hickman did it twice, and Mike Piazza three times. The last time before today was Wilson Ramos in 2019. Current Met Dominic Smith has also homered on his birthday, back in 2018. 1963-05-10,1937-05-10,Hickman,Jim 1966-05-10,1937-05-10,Hickman,Jim 1968-08-04,1942-08-04,Jones,Cleon 1969-08-09,1942-08-09,Agee,Tommie 1972-08-21,1939-08-21,Beauchamp,Jim 1986-09-22,1959-09-22,Backman,Wally 1988-04-08,1954-04-08,Carter,Gary 1989-08-03,1964-08-03,Elster,Kevin 1992-05-01,1960-05-01,O'Brien,Charlie 1994-05-27,1969-05-27,Hundley,Todd 1998-09-04,1968-09-04,Piazza,Mike 2000-09-04,1968-09-04,Piazza,Mike 2002-09-04,1968-09-04,Piazza,Mike 2003-04-15,1969-04-15,Burnitz,Jeromy 2008-04-24,1977-04-24,Beltran,Carlos 2013-08-29,1983-08-29,Recker,Anthony 2018-06-15,1995-06-15,Smith Dom 2019-08-10,1987-08-10,Ramos,Wilson Homering on your birthday seems to be a thing that catchers are particularly good at.

Anthony DiComo wrote: McNeil led off with a homer into the second deck in right field. He became the 16th Mets player to homer on his birthday. That's a little surprising, isn't it? In sixty seasons, only 16 Mets have homered on their birthday?

Conforto is going to be hated by the Marlins fans for a long time. (Until and unless they sign him as a free agent this winter.)

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I'm surprised to see that Hundley and Niese had nine years.

Are games that are part of split doubleheaders reduced to seven innings? I'm guessing they probably are, but now you're selling tickets to seven-inning games instead of nine-inning games.

He could have done that without taking McNeil out of the lineup, since Davis is sitting. I definitely see the point about getting Villar some playing time, but it seems Rojas also wants to give McNeil a day off. Speaking of McNeil, while watching the game yesterday I kept being reminded of Fman's revelation that McNeil does tiny little turds. Maybe that has something to do with the day off??

Sid and Swan were cited above. Oops, somehow missed them. Sorry! http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0940.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0150.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0007.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0050.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0102.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0360.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0151.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0120.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0209.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0425.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0300.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0735.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0250.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0240.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0707.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0355.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0210.jpg> These are the guys who stopped at nine years: http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0845.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0694.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0420.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0301.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0200.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0345.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0370.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0100.jpg>

Not HoJo.

Not Staub, not McGraw. http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0940.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0150.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0007.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0050.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0102.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0360.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0151.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0120.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0209.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0425.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0300.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0735.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0250.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0240.jpg>http://leaptoad.com/mets/photos/0707.jpg> Two more!