Benjamin Grimm

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If I remember correctly, I said he'd have his 40th homer before August 20.

At the time of his death, Al Jackson was the 20th oldest living Met. John DeMerit now moves into the Top Twenty, and Bob Aspromonte moves into the Top Forty. http://leaptoad.com/mets/oldestliving.phpOldest Living Mets

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Ann Jillian was one hell of a shortstop for the Mets back in the day!

Lots of people leave a baseball game early because of the score, especially if the home team is losing. Look at the seats in a game where there's a ten-run difference. A lot more of them will be empty than before the game got out of hand. But I don't like the idea of a rule change. But if a team is down by 20 runs and there are two innings left and the manager is running low on players and doesn't want to put an outfielder on the mound, I don't think a forfeit is a terrible idea.

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I don't know if it was commented on in this thread, but at one point Gary Apple seemed to be praising Brodie for being canny enough to not include Jeff McNeil in the Cano/Diaz deal. Yes, I'm glad McNeil wasn't included, but I wouldn't be inclined to praise a GM for not making a stupid awful deal more stupid and more awful.

=G-Fafif post_id=19270 time=1566162551 user_id=55] 40TH HR: Hundley 1996: Mets Game 143 Beltran 2006: Mets Game 143 ALONSO 2019: Mets Game 124

I'd be quite happy if he passed (or tied) Hack Wilson's 56.

Can't a team just elect to forfeit?

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CAREER STRIKEOUTS BY A METS PITCHER 1. Tom Seaver 2541 2. Dwight Gooden 1875 3. Jerry Koosman 1799 4. Sid Fernandez 1449 5. Jacob deGrom 1194 6. David Cone 1172 7. Ron Darling 1148 8. Al Leiter 1106 9. Jon Matlack 1023 10. Jon Niese 838 Jacob deGrom started the year with 1,000 strikeouts, which had him in 9th place. This year he's moved up four notches, and that's as far as he'll get for now. He passed Jon Matlack, Al Leiter, Ron Darling, and David Cone. In 2020 he has a shot at passing Sid Fernandez. Then he starts getting into really elite territory.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2019 http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1979.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JacobdeGrom1976.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/SethLugo1976.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/DominicSmith1975.jpg> JULY 2019 Player of the Month: JACOB deGROM 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=07&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 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 Pete Alonso 1 Jeff McNeil 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH JACOB deGROM 18 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 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 SETH LUGO 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 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 DOMINIC SMITH 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 Leaders for Relievers in July: 1 Seth Lugo 7.90 2 Justin Wilson 4.30 3 Edwin Diaz 3.94 4 Robert Gsellman 3.34 5 Luis Avilan 3.09 6 Jeurys Familia 2.11 7 Jacob Rhame 0.65 8 Tyler Bashlor 0.38 9 Steven Matz 0.10 10 Chris Mazza 0.05 Leaders for Bench Players in July: 1 Dominic Smith 2.55 2 Adeiny Hechavarria 1.70 3 Pete Alonso 1.25 4 Aaron Altherr 0.83 5 Amed Rosario 0.40 6 Michael Conforto 0.31 7 Juan Lagares 0.05

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 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. http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9277> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9278> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9279> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9280> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9281> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9282> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9283> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9284> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9285> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9286> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9287> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9288> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9289> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9290> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9291> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9292> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9293> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9294> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9295> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9296> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9297> http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/potg_results.php?game=9298>

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It wasn't a typo. I just briefly developed a New England accent.

I probably knew this but forgot. The Mets single-season RBI record, like the home run record, is a tie. The record is 124, set by Mike Piazza in 1999 and tied by David Wright in 2008. Pete Alonso currently projects to 121.8, which puts him in the hunt. The only other Met to reach 120 RBI in a season was Robin Ventura, with exactly that number in 1999.

Here's the updated list. I knew that the Mets were low on the list but didn't realize until today that they were in 29th place. Hopefully they'll move up a few notches this season. [TABLE][TR][TD]Giants[/TD][TD]Barry Bonds

Pete is also moving up the all-time list of Mets home-run hitters. Only 51 Mets have hit more in their Mets tenure than he has. 1. Darryl Strawberry 252 2. David Wright 242 3. Mike Piazza 220 4. Howard Johnson 192 5. Dave Kingman 154 6. Carlos Beltran 149 7. Lucas Duda 125 8. Todd Hundley 124 9. Kevin McReynolds 122 10. Edgardo Alfonzo 120 11. Ed Kranepool 118 12. Jose Reyes 108 13. Carlos Delgado 104 14. Michael Conforto 101 15. George Foster 99 16. Bobby Bonilla 95 16. Curtis Granderson 95 18. John Milner 94 19. Cleon Jones 93 20. Gary Carter 89 21. Tommie Agee 82 22. Cliff Floyd 81 23. Keith Hernandez 80 24. Robin Ventura 77 25. Rusty Staub 75 26. Yoenis Cespedes 74 27. Ron Swoboda 69 28. Wilmer Flores 68 28. Ike Davis 68 28. Lee Mazzilli 68 31. Jeff Kent 67 32. John Olerud 63 33. Daniel Murphy 62 34. Jim Hickman 60 34. Mookie Wilson 60 36. Wayne Garrett 55 36. Asdrubal Cabrera 55 36. Butch Huskey 55 39. Jeromy Burnitz 53 40. Bernard Gilkey 52 40. Frank Thomas 52 42. Travis d'Arnaud 47 43. Jay Bruce 46 43. John Stearns 46 45. Donn Clendenon 45 46. Hubie Brooks 44 47. Eddie Murray 43 48. Art Shamsky 42 48. Mike Cameron 42 48. Gregg Jefferies 42 51. Todd Zeile 41 52. Pete Alonso 39 52. Ryan Thompson 39 By the way, I remember when Wayne Garrett's 55 homers had him in the top ten. Now the requirement for the top ten is more than double that amount. Michael Conforto is likely to eventually knock Edgardo Alfonzo out of the tenth slot.

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Final reminder that all games from July will close tomorrow.

I want to see Alonso break the club record for two reasons: 1. The Mets club record for homers is very low on the list, ahead of only the Royals, based on a list I found from 2017. (See below.) 2. I don't want Todd Hundley and his obviously steroid-enhanced season to continue to be the record holder. I remember how much I wanted Beltran to break that record in 2006. SFG Barry Bonds 73 2001 STL Mark McGwire 70 1998 CHC Sammy Sosa 66 1998 NYY Roger Maris 61 1961 DET Hank Greenberg 58 1938 OAK Jimmie Foxx 58 1932 PHI Ryan Howard 56 2006 ARI Luis Gonzalez 57 2001 TEX Alex Rodriguez 57 2002 SEA Ken Griffey, Jr. 56 1997 BOS David Ortiz 54 2006 TOR Jose Bautista 54 2010 PIT Ralph Kiner 54 1949 BAL Chris Davis 53 2013 CLE Jim Thome 52 2002 CIN George Foster 52 1977 ATL Andruw Jones 51 2005 MIL Prince Fielder 50 2007 SDP Greg Vaughn 50 1998 CHW Albert Belle 49 1998 MIN Harmon Killebrew 49 1969 COL Todd Helton 49 2001 LAD Shawn Green 49 2001 LAA Troy Glaus 47 2000 HOU Jeff Bagwell 47 2000 TBR Carlos Pena 46 2007 WSN Alfonso Soriano 46 2006 FLA Giancarlo Stanton 44 2017 NYM Todd Hundley 41 1996 KCR Steve Balboni 36 1985

A Boy Named Seo wrote: This is #BIGGAME. Can't have the momentum of a 15-1 run zapped by a 3-game losing streak... I agree. This is a big one.