Benjamin Grimm

Everyone addressing him as "Steve" except, so far, for Anthony diComo, who called him "Mr. Cohen."

Sandy: Rojas will probably be back, but he wants to leave the door open in respect for whoever the GM will be. Steve: He's not in this to make money. He's doing this to make Mets fans happy.

I'm not sure I'll be able to watch it live, but I expect someone here will. Ken Davidoff in the Post has a list of questions that he'd like to ask: https://nypost.com/2020/11/09/the-key-mets-questions-facing-steve-cohen-and-sandy-alderson/The biggest questions facing Steve Cohen, Sandy Alderson

I agree with that. My sense is (so far anyway) that the Indians are more interested in the Mets than the Mets are in Lindor.

I would think that there would have to be a negotiating window as part of the deal.

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John Harper suggests that the Mets deal Giminez, Rosario, and Davis for Lindor. His position seems to be that a deal that doesn't require the Mets giving up Smith or Alonso is worth doing.

At the time of his death, the 14th oldest living Met, between Ken McKenzie and Felix Mantilla. Now debuting in the Top Forty is Gordie Richardson, 82 years, 113 days.

I never thought that the Republican party wants to kill everyone who isn't a wealthy white heterosexual male. They just want to subjugate them.

That's ambitious. I'd have been happy for a bagel with cream cheese.

Quick, before the mojo wears off... Is there anything else on our wishlist?

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I read somewhere that Jeff Wilpon is going to marry your cousin. Sorry for the bad news.

Nobody likes WHAT ABOUT BOB?

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I remember thinking that instead of the nerd (Chaim Bloom) they went ahead and hired Don Draper.

Is it already open season on free agents?

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Daily News says tomorrow might be the day.

I'd love to hear the story behind how he managed to fall off a cliff, but I'm glad he wasn't badly hurt. Brodie is still making moves, but he has to feel that there's a big dark cloud over his head. I read somewhere that he's been communicating with Sandy through an intermediary.

I have to think that anything they get out of Syndergaard is a bonus. He can't be counted on.