Benjamin Grimm

I would have guessed that Reggie Jackson was born in Pennsylvania, because he went to high school in Cheltenham.

Kate Upton?

Eighteen years ago, The Big E predicted that Tim Bogar would be a great coach/manager some day: http://leaptoad.com/mets/profile.php?PlayerCode=0477&tabno=7http://leaptoad.com/mets/profile.php?PlayerCode=0477&tabno=7

It is. But I do kinda like the part about Darryl Boston.

Have you heard this version of Meet the Mets by Homeboy Sandman? http://myzcloud.pro/en/song/23540300/homeboy-sandman-meet-the-metshttp://myzcloud.pro/en/song/23540300/homeboy-sandman-meet-the-mets Warning: The site may be blocked at work. It's a Russian site that has unauthorized downloads.

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Slight change of plans: Instead of starting on November 4, as initially announced, we'll start the day after the World Series ends. Two reasons: 1. I plan to be away for much of December and am not sure if I'll have daily access to keep the Derby going regularly, and 2. Why not?

So the name "Skip" skips a generation?

And he has a son named "Brody".

Off the top of my head... Stengel, Berra, Green... I think that's it, right? (Not counting Torre, who managed the Mets before going to the Yankees.)

Mets born in New Jersey: New Jersey (28) Bayonne Pete Gebrian Camden Shawn Gilbert, Greg Burke Cherry Hill Casey Fossum East Orange Elliott Maddox, Rob MacDonald Fort Dix Jim Riggleman Freehold Brad Brach Glen Ridge Charlie Puleo, Joe Orsulak Jersey City Jerry Dipoto Long Branch Scott Schoeneweis Neptune Denny Walling New Brunswick Rick Peterson, Eric Young Newark Willard Hunter, Rick Cerone, Hector Santiago Orange Tom O'Malley, Bobby Jones Passaic Bobby Pfeil, Mike Jorgensen Plainfield Jeff Torborg Point Pleasant Todd Frazier Somerville John Sullivan, Joe Vitko Toms River Al Leiter Trenton Dave Gallagher http://leaptoad.com/mets/birthplace.phphttp://leaptoad.com/mets/birthplace.php

It would be nice if there was a way to actually play this tournament in OOTP or something. (I'm assuming there isn't, but maybe there is?)

I may be able to work in the Wild Card suggestion. I'll think about it.

"I'm just here to talk about Qualcomm." Like!

http://leaptoad.com/mets/jpeg/TCD.png> It's almost here! The fifth annual Tabloid Cover Derby will begin on Monday, November 4, 2019! The kickoff ceremony occurred in the rotunda at Citi Field, attended by long-time Queens residents Mike and Gloria Stivic. (We'll overlook their ill-advised move to California and any other plot developments that may have occurred during or after Archie Bunker's Place.) Yes, Mike is still a Mets fan, and it's been a long time since anyone has called him "Meathead." The first round will contain at least 24 voting threads, up by two over last year's count. (This may increase if there are enough Mets covers published over the next month or so.) If the count remains at 24, then the eight covers that receive the highest vote percentage in the first round will receive a second-round bye. Will the Daily News continue its record-setting run of four consecutive championships? Is 2019 the kind of year that gets a good-news cover or a bad-news cover as the winner? Is it inevitable that Pete Alonso's image will be hanging over Maja's desk in Stockholm, or will some surprise cover emerge as the winner? The answers will begin to emerge in just a few short weeks! Be here! If you miss out, then you'll be missing out! http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/all_TCD_winners_2018.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2019/2019_Kickoff.jpg>

=kcmets post_id=24558 time=1571269482 user_id=53] Does Tabloid Cover Derby start after the World Series?

Farmer Ted wrote: Someone, somewhere has access to the archives when we were throwing out names two years ago. I'm pretty sure WALLY FREAKING BACKMAN was on that list. Who else was the next so-called savior before Mickey got the blessing of Fred? Here it is: http://archives.thecranepool.net/26000/f1_t26079.shtmlWho will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat)

If anyone cares to figure it out, here's the data: http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2018> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2017> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2016> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2015> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2014> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2013> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2012> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2011> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2010> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2009> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2008> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2007> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2006> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2005>

Nope!

THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2019 http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/images/schaefer2019.jpg> PLAYER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/PeteAlonso1972.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Player of the Year for 2019 is PETE ALONSO, with 124.86 points. Since Pete is a rookie he is obviously a first-time winner. His point total falls just short of the post-2005 record set last year by Jacob deGrom. 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. * 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_winners2019.png> PITCHER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1978.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Year is, for the fourth time, JACOB deGROM. And it wasn't at all close. Jacob's 106.29 points allowed him to finish well ahead of runner-up Zack Wheeler's 78.01 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. * 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/SethLugo1971.jpg> The reliever of the year is a repeat of last year's winner, SETH LUGO. He earned 39.38 points out of the bullpen. Edwin Diaz finished second with 22.25. 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. BENCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JDDavis1974.jpg> The Bench Player of the Year is J.D. Davis, who earned a record 10.98 points in games in which he was not in the starting lineup, breaking the standard set last year by Wilmer Flores. Second place went to Dominic Smith, with 7.90 points. Rajai Davis had 5.63. 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. SEASON TOTALS FOR RELIEF PITCHERS IN 2019 1 Seth Lugo 39.38 2 Edwin Diaz 22.25 3 Justin Wilson 18.27 4 Robert Gsellman 17.19 5 Jeurys Familia 17.10 6 Luis Avilan 7.93 7 Wilmer Font 7.92 8 Drew Gagnon 7.60 9 Brad Brach 5.37 10 Tyler Bashlor 4.55 11 Paul Sewald 4.46 12 Chris Mazza 3.68 13 Brooks Pounders 3.32 14 Chris Flexen 2.51 15 Tim Peterson 2.41 16 Daniel Zamora 2.31 17 Hector Santiago 2.00 18 Jacob Rhame 1.41 19 Walker Lockett 0.95 20 Stephen Nogosek 0.79 21 Ryan O'Rourke 0.51 22 Donnie Hart 0.29 23 Steven Matz 0.10 SEASON TOTALS FOR BENCH PLAYERS IN 2019 1 J.D. Davis 10.98 2 Dominic Smith 7.90 3 Rajai Davis 5.63 4 Wilson Ramos 4.57 5 Adeiny Hechavarria 3.85 6 Luis Guillorme 3.77 7 Jeff McNeil 3.24 8 Tomas Nido 3.21 9 Juan Lagares 2.77 10 Aaron Altherr 2.14 11 Brandon Nimmo 2.00 12 Todd Frazier 1.70 13 Pete Alonso 1.53 14 Joe Panik 1.20 15 Carlos Gomez 0.90 16 Keon Broxton 0.79 17 Amed Rosario 0.40 18 Michael Conforto 0.38 19 Rene Rivera 0.23 20 Steven Matz 0.22 21 Sam Haggerty 0.18 22 Robinson Cano 0.17 23 Jacob deGrom 0.15 24 Jed Lowrie 0.04 http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/poty_results.php?year=2019> SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2019 Week ending April 6, 2019: Pete Alonso, 6.30 points. Week ending April 13, 2019: Pete Alonso, 7.81 points. Week ending April 20, 2019: Jeff McNeil, 5.47 points. Week ending April 27, 2019: Pete Alonso, 5.65 points. Week ending May 4, 2019: Noah Syndergaard, 6.00 points. Week ending May 11, 2019: Jacob deGrom, 8.41 points. Week ending May 18, 2019: Noah Syndergaard, 4.50 points. Week ending May 25, 2019: Wilson Ramos, 6.11 points. Week ending June 1, 2019: Adeiny Hechavarria, 6.96 points. Week ending June 8, 2019: Jason Vargas, 5.54 points. Week ending June 15, 2019: Pete Alonso, 6.94 points. Week ending June 22, 2019: Jeff McNeil, 8.71 points. Week ending June 29, 2019: Jeff McNeil, 7.91 points. Week ending July 6, 2019: Jeff McNeil, 7.67 points. Week ending July 13, 2019: Noah Syndergaard, 4.15 points. Week ending July 20, 2019: Jacob deGrom, 7.70 points. Week ending July 27, 2019: Steven Matz, 8.72 points. Week ending August 3, 2019: Wilson Ramos, 7.18 points. Week ending August 10, 2019: Michael Conforto, 9.24 points. Week ending August 17, 2019: Amed Rosario, 6.92 points. Week ending August 24, 2019: Pete Alonso, 5.75 points. Week ending August 31, 2019: Wilson Ramos, 6.52 points. Week ending September 7, 2019: Pete Alonso, 8.49 points. Week ending September 14, 2019: Jacob deGrom, 8.91 points. Week ending September 21, 2019: Zack Wheeler, 9.39 points. Week ending September 28, 2019: Michael Conforto, 9.34 points. Week ending October 5, 2019: Dominic Smith, 3.55 points. Thanks to those who participated!

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2019 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/2019HomeRunLeaders.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1970.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/SethLugo1977.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/DominicSmith1971.jpg> SEPTEMBER 2019 Player of the Month: PETE ALONSO Pitcher of the Month: JACOB deGROM Reliever of the Month: SETH LUGO Bench Player of the Month: DOMINIC SMITH http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potm_results.php?month=09&year=2019> Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 9 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Michael Conforto 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 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH JACOB deGROM 20 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 1RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 SETH LUGO 7 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 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 1BENCH 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 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 Leaders for Relievers in September: 1 Seth Lugo 7.22 2 Justin Wilson 4.18 3 Jeurys Familia 3.51 4 Brad Brach 3.31 5 Edwin Diaz 1.71 6 Paul Sewald 1.51 7 Chris Mazza 1.13 8 Luis Avilan 0.98 9 Walker Lockett 0.95 10 Daniel Zamora 0.80 10 Tyler Bashlor 0.80 Leaders for Bench Players in September: 1 Dominic Smith 3.55 2 Rajai Davis 2.86 3 J.D. Davis 2.73 4 Brandon Nimmo 0.96 5 Joe Panik 0.70 6 Juan Lagares 0.48 7 Pete Alonso 0.28 8 Rene Rivera 0.23 9 Wilson Ramos 0.21 10 Sam Haggerty 0.18 11 Jed Lowrie 0.04

At the time of his death, Sammy Taylor was the tenth-oldest living Met, at 86 years, 223 days. George Altman now steps into the Top Ten, Ralph Terry moves into the Top Twenty, and debuting on the Top Forty is Craig Anderson. http://leaptoad.com/mets/oldestliving.phpOldest Living Mets

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I don't mind the Stroman deal nearly as much as the Cano/Diaz deal, which was entirely foolish.

Can he get Adam Wainwright to be his pitching coach?