Benjamin Grimm

There are a few negative reactions in that thread but that seems to be the minority opinion among this group.

I liked the deal too, but I recall that many fans (perhaps not here in this forum) saw it as "dumping" Dickey for an old catcher and a bunch of nobodies.

The trade that brought Syndergaard to the Mets was unpopular at the time that it was made.

It looks like I probably should have skipped starting new polls during Thanksgiving weekend, as few people seem to be around. We'll put the tarp on the field now and skip the next two days. Tabloid Cover Derby voting will resume on Monday, when I'll also bump the polls that were posted on Thursday and Friday.

We have three more winning covers to report, two from the Daily News and one from the New York Post. With twelve first-round winners so far, the Daily News has nine covers that will advance, the Post has two, and Newsday has one. There will be 22 first-round polls. The ten winners with the highest percentage will get a second round bye. Here's how our twelve winners rank: 1. MATT OUTTA HELL (Daily News) 2. There IS crying in baseball (Daily News) 3. IT'S RAININ' METS (Daily News) 4. SWEEP SNAKES (New York Post) 5. MICKEY'S CLUBHOUSE (Daily News) 6. MIDNIGHT BADNESS (Daily News) 7. TODD COUPLE! (Daily News) 8. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE (Daily News) 9. WHERE THERE'S A WIL (Newsday) 10. GSELL THE MAN! (New York Post) 11. YOU NOAH NOTHING! (Daily News) 12. WHO'S UP FIRST? (Daily News) Since it's now no longer possible for them to finish in the Top Ten, YOU NOAH NOTHING! and WHO'S UP FIRST? are guaranteed not to get a second-round bye and will have to try to fight their way into the third round. Also: We still have a tie in our 17th poll (2018 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.17 Jul 19 through Jul 23). Please vote if you haven't or make sure that your vote was registered if you think you did vote. You may have missed yesterday's poll (2018 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 1.18 Jul 26 through Aug 12) because it was posted on Thanksgiving Day.

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. JAKE & RAKE Newsday, August 14, 2018. THE 5 TRAIN! New York Daily News, August 14, 2018. NOW OR NEVER New York Post, August 14, 2018. THUNDER & BLIGHTING New York Post, August 14, 2018. 24 Newsday, August 17, 2018. WHO ARE THESE GUYS? New York Post, August 17, 2018. THE WRIGHT TIME? Newsday, August 21, 2018. CRASH! Newsday, August 21, 2018. DOM & DUMBER! New York Post, August 21, 2018. THE McNEIL DEAL New York Post, August 23, 2018. BUM-RUSHED Newsday, August 24, 2018. SIGH YOUNG New York Daily News, August 24, 2018.

bmfc1 wrote: I am thankful for the TCD but wonder why BG has the staff working on Thanksgiving. It's just a regular Thursday today in Sweden.

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. SEE YO LATER Newsday, July 26, 2018. YO-END-IS! New York Daily News, July 26, 2018. WASHINGTON MONUMENTAL Newsday, August 1, 2018. TRADER SCHMOES! New York Daily News, August 1, 2018. AS BAD AS IT METS New York Post, August 1, 2018. SAFE CALL Newsday, August 6, 2018. BUMMER! New York Daily News, August 6, 2018. KNIGHT & WRONG New York Post, August 7, 2018. ZAPPED Newsday, August 8, 2018. SUPPORT GROUP Newsday, August 9, 2018. CY OF RELIEF! New York Daily News, August 9, 2018. TOO LEGIT TO QUIT! New York Post, August 12, 2018.

We have a three-way tie here that needs someone to break it. Anyone?

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Andy Martino wrote: The Indians are looking for young outfielders. Could the Mets bring in a Brandon Nimmo and make a bigger deal for a Cleveland starting pitcher, then move Noah Syndergaard? Cleveland has made Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and Trevor Bauer available. I'm not sure what Martino is saying here. That if the Mets include Nimmo they can possibly get Gomes and a starting pitcher? Or a starting pitcher instead of Gomes?

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. PASS & FAIL! New York Daily News, July 19, 2018. HOW TO SAVE THE METS New York Post, July 19, 2018. SAVE 4TH PLACE New York Daily News, July 20, 2018. BRONX TALES New York Post, July 20, 2018. FAMILIA ENDING? Newsday, July 21, 2018. SUCCESS Newsday, July 21, 2018. WHAT THE HEEL! New York Daily News, July 21, 2018. YO AND BEHOLD! New York Post, July 21, 2018. AMAZIN' MESS! New York Daily News, July 22, 2018. CES MESS New York Post, July 22, 2018. BIZARRO WORLD Newsday, July 23, 2018. HAZ-MET! New York Daily News, July 23, 2018. SICK JOKE New York Post, July 23, 2018.

Former NL managers among the Mets' candidates for bench coach, sources say Sources said among those the Mets have interviewed for the opening are former Marlins and Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, who is currently the Marlins’ third-base coach, Jim Riggleman, a former manager of five teams, including four NL teams, former Reds manager Bryan Price, and Tony DeFrancesco, the Mets’ Triple-A manager.

JACOB deMAND! and JAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! tell the story that got so much attention when Brodie was hired as GM. Curiously, neither cover refers to deGrom's agent as the Mets future GM.

Maja's not seen around the office all that often anymore. She's been living life in the fast lane since she got that TV show. And she's enjoying her 1967 Mets Yearbook shower curtain!

After being shut out of the first six polls, Newsday gets its first win in our seventh poll, and the New York Post does the same in the eighth poll. In the ninth, the Daily News resumes its winning ways. With nine first-round winners so far, the Daily News has seven covers that will advance and the Post and Newsday have one each. There will be 22 first-round polls. The ten winners with the highest percentage will get a second round bye. These latest three winners all happen to rank below the previous six. Here's how our nine winners rank: 1. MATT OUTTA HELL (Daily News) 2. There IS crying in baseball (Daily News) 3. MICKEY'S CLUBHOUSE (Daily News) 4. TODD COUPLE! (Daily News) 5. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE (Daily News) 6. YOU NOAH NOTHING! (Daily News) 7. WHERE THERE'S A WIL (Newsday) 8. GSELL THE MAN! (New York Post) 9. WHO'S UP FIRST? (Daily News)

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. WHAT'S THE DEAL? Newsday, July 7, 2018. BATS INCREDIBLE New York Post, July 7, 2018. CRUEL CON OF METS ICON New York Daily News, July 8, 2018. GOOD WIL! New York Daily News, July 10, 2018. WHEELER DEALER New York Daily News, July 13, 2018. NOAH'S SPARK Newsday, July 14, 2018. SIGHT FOR THOR EYES New York Daily News, July 14, 2018. BREAK A LEG! New York Daily News, July 14, 2018. HOLD ONTO THE WHEEL New York Daily News, July 15, 2018. BREAKING BAD Newsday, July 16, 2018. YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME New York Daily News, July 16, 2018. JACOB deMAND! New York Daily News, July 17, 2018. JAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! New York Post, July 17, 2018.

I would want a better return than that. Mets are saying they'd have to get a "lopsided" package for Syndergaard. I'm not sure what that means in practice. If the deal overwhelmingly favors the Mets, the other team isn't likely to sign off on it.

Well, it might make sense, if they get multiple good young players in return. They certainly shouldn't trade him for a Ben Zobrist, but if they could get a younger guy who projects to be an MVP type? (This is what they're saying about Tatis Jr.) It's a risk of course, but given that Noah has missed big chunks of the last two seasons, it's also a risk for the team that's getting him. I don't know what my preference is here. I'm glad I don't have to make these kinds of decisions. I hope that the guy who does knows what he's doing. That, of course, remains to be seen.

Sources: As they consider Noah Syndergaard trade, Mets exploring free agent pitching options to replace him Andy Martino wrote: Trading Syndergaard -- which is no sure thing to happen, even though the Mets are exploring it -- would only be one piece in a larger strategy. The Mets could obtain a package of prospects and major leaguers for Syndergaard, then replace him with a free agent such as Patrick Corbin, J.A. Happ, Dallas Keuchel, or Nathan Eovaldi. Andy Martino wrote: The Mets are not close to signing any of these pitchers, and would likely have to make a trade before doing so. But GM Brodie Van Wagenen has been in touch with the agents for many free agent starters, keeping a dialogue open in case of a vacancy.

Why Josh Lewin is trading the Mets for the Padres

I voted for REEL BAD and THE BIG FIX.

Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. REEL BAD! New York Daily News, June 26, 2018. STEPPING ASIDE Newsday, June 27, 2018. SANDY SADNESS New York Daily News, June 27, 2018. SANDY'S PAIN New York Post, June 27, 2018. SALES PITCH Newsday, June 28, 2018. BETTER CALL RICCO! New York Daily News, June 28, 2018. CAN THEY TRADE MICKEY? New York Daily News, June 28, 2018. THE BIG FIX New York Post, June 28, 2018. PEN & SELLER New York Post, June 28, 2018. SELLER DWELLERS New York Daily News, July 1, 2018. CLOSING TIME New York Daily News, July 3, 2018. RED, WHITE & BLEW New York Daily News, July 4, 2018. SELL YEAH! New York Daily News, July 6, 2018.

My favorite from this group was MR. FREEZE, but sadly it's been eliminated.

d'Kong76 wrote: Love the word, 'lollygagging.' Say it, it's fun! Is there any New Age statistic that would put a number on how much Jay Bruce lollygagged in 2018? I have him at about 4.57 but I'm not sure that's accurate.