Benjamin Grimm

1. Yankees. 2. (tie) Marlins, Phillies, Braves, Nationals. 3. Everyone else.

Mike Puma wrote: The four known candidates at this point are former Rangers/Brewers GM Doug Melvin, Cardinals director player of development Gary LaRocque, MLB executive Kim Ng and Nationals special assistant De Jon Watson. All four are expected to receive an initial interview next week. Team owner Fred Wilpon’s preference, according to sources, continues to be a candidate with a deep background in scouting and player development. Melvin and LaRocque, both in their mid-60s, fit that profile. The 49-year-old Ng, a former assistant GM with the Yankees and Dodgers, would bring a blend of experience to the position. Watson, with 31 years of baseball experience, has a strong background in scouting and player development. Watson, 52, is African-American, so I'd think, oh, he's the token minority that the Mets have to interview, but I guess Ng would also fit that description? Or does minority mean "black" where this rule is concerned? I was wondering, by the way, how to pronounce "Ng". I asked Gary Cohen, and he said it's "Ning-or-reese" but I don't think I believe that. I did, however, find this: https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-pronounce-the-surname-Ng-1 I am a Mandarin speaker who has lived in Hong Kong for 10 years. “Ng” was one of the obstacles for learning Cantonese, even for Mandarin speakers because there is also no such sound in Mandarin. it is just a nasal sound, the best way for me to describe it is the “mmm” sound when people talk “ummmm” or “Mmmmmm”. An easy way to pronounce this is to close your lips, and stick your tip of tongue to the upper part of your mouth cavity behind the teeth (like the back gum area of upper teeth), and try exhaling through the nose. If you try to produce a sound instead of just exhaling, you should be able to produce the “Ng” sound. I'd like to think this is correct, but it's hard to imagine the guys on Mets Hot Stove talking to Kim Ng and pronouncing her name by doing what's described above.

NorthJersey.com wrote: As first reported by NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey, the team's pool of candidates appears to be shrinking due to concerns by younger, analytics-oriented candidates that the team is not willing to be a forward-thinking organization. Team owner Fred Wilpon is not a big believer in analytics, and the Mets went against the analytics' staff recommendations last winter. https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2018/10/05/ny-mets-interview-candidates-their-gm-opening-next-week/1536419002/

"Garbage" is worse then "meh", right?

I agree about the Oakland part. I have no idea whether Houston is better than Cleveland or Cleveland is better than Houston, but it would be nice to see the Indians win a World Series. So I voted for Cleveland. But yes, the primary objective is to eliminate the Yankees as soon as possible.

It won't be Ben Cherington, according to Andy Martino. https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/sources-ben-cherington-not-expected-to-interview-for-mets-job/296999382 He's happy in Toronto and not interested in being a GM at this time.

THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2018 PLAYER OF THE YEAR The Schaefer Mets Player of the Year for 2018 is JACOB deGROM, with 126.99 points. This is deGrom's third title in the last four years. His point total is the highest ever under the modern scoring system. He's the first player to top 100 points since Daniel Murphy in 2013. 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 - José 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. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game. PITCHER OF THE YEAR The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Year is, also for the third time, JACOB deGROM. And it wasn't at all close. Jacob's 126.99 points allowed him to finish well ahead of runner-up Zack Wheeler's 85.11 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. * 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 The reliever of the year is a first-time winner, SETH LUGO. He earned 36.26 points out of the bullpen. Robert Gsellman finished second with 31.70. 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. BENCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR The Bench Player of the Year is WILMER FLORES, who was also last year's winner. Wilmer's 9.99 points in games in which he did not start are a new Schaefer record. Second place went to Brandon Nimmo, with 6.74 points. Jose Reyes had 6.37. 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. SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2018 Week ending March 31, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 3.43 points. Week ending April 7, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 3.67 points. Week ending April 14, 2018: Asdrubal Cabrera, 5.29 points. Week ending April 21, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 8.78 points. Week ending April 28, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 5.18 points. Week ending May 5, 2018: Yoenis Cespedes, 4.19 points. Week ending May 12, 2018: Michael Conforto, 3.99 points. Week ending May 19, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 4.72 points. Week ending May 26, 2018: Brandon Nimmo, 7.83 points. Week ending June 2, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 9.20 points. Week ending June 9, 2018: Steven Matz, 6.25 points. Week ending June 16, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 4.80 points. Week ending June 23, 2018: Brandon Nimmo, 8.90 points. Week ending June 30, 2018: Wilmer Flores, 6.45 points. Week ending July 7, 2018: Steven Matz, 6.61 points. Week ending July 14, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 5.40 points. Week ending July 21, 2018: Michael Conforto, 3.45 points. Week ending July 28, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 7.93 points. Week ending August 4, 2018: Zack Wheeler, 9.28 points. Week ending August 11, 2018: Austin Jackson, 6.40 points. Week ending August 18, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 9.35 points. Week ending August 25, 2018: Zack Wheeler, 8.95 points. Week ending September 1, 2018: Steven Matz, 9.10 points. Week ending September 8, 2018: Noah Syndergaard, 7.76 points. Week ending September 15, 2018: Michael Conforto, 7.48 points. Week ending September 22, 2018: Jacob deGrom, 8.20 points. Week ending September 29, 2018: Michael Conforto, 5.90 points. Week ending October 6, 2018: Noah Syndergaard, 6.00 points. Thanks to those who participated! This year's Perfect Participation prize is gold 2019 Cadillac XT4! In 2016 it was a button, and in 2017 it was a tote bag, but in 2018 it's a Cadillac! Those of you who bailed out early regret that now, don't you? Hah! Ashie62 162 G-Fafif 162 Benjamin Grimm 162 Kongsuds 162 Vic Sage 162 Lunch 49 Methead 41 TransMonk 23 dgwphotography 8 RealityChuck 6 Centerfield 6 FK 6 Valadius 5 Zvon 4 seawolf17 3 Nymr83 1 sharpie 1 MetsSuck 1

If deGrom had one more start, he would have just had to avoid getting shelled in order to pass Syndergaard.

But he still needed about 5.8 points in that last start, and he got 6. So a more ordinary start from Syndergaard on Sunday and deGrom would have swept.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018 Player of the Month: MICHAEL CONFORTO Pitcher of the Month: NOAH SYNDERGAARD (Noah's shutout on the final game of the season gave him just enough points to prevent Jacob deGrom from getting a season sweep in this category.) Reliever of the Month: SETH LUGO Bench Player of the Month: DEVIN MESORACO Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 7 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 1PITCHER OF THE MONTH Jacob deGrom 15 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 1RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 SETH LUGO 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Robert Gsellman 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 1BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Wilmer Flores 5 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 Cedeño 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 Dominic Smith 1 Jose Reyes 1 DEVIN MESORACO 1 Leaders for Bench Players in September: 1 Devin Mesoraco 2.50 2 Brandon Nimmo 2.25 3 David Wright 1.60 4 Dominic Smith 0.77 5 Jack Reinheimer 0.61 6 Jose Lobaton 0.30 7 Wilmer Flores 0.20 8 Amed Rosario 0.11 9 Kevin Plawecki 0.10 Leaders for Relievers in September: 1 Seth Lugo 5.65 2 Drew Smith 4.63 3 Drew Gagnon 2.95 4 Jerry Blevins 2.79 5 Robert Gsellman 2.25 6 Jacob Rhame 2.08 7 Daniel Zamora 1.83 8 Anthony Swarzak 1.79 9 Tim Peterson 1.60 10 Tyler Bashlor 1.11 11 Paul Sewald 0.92 12 Eric Hanhold 0.60

The thing about the next two Rule V drafts is an open question.

I think they're avoiding the use of the word "retire" so that David can get paid for 2019 and 2020.

Oops, you're right! I forgot what thread we were in!

I hope they have a GM in place by around November 1. For them to do that, they need to move pretty quickly.

Ceetar wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: The Yankees got one of those guys last year in Giancarlo Stanton. Trades are a different animal, and they traded nearly as much value in order to afford him. Santana was a trade too. I think the point was about getting a top player, not necessarily signing a top player.

How about TWO box scores and TWO score cards? (It was a doubleheader.) http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4075 http://leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=4076

The Yankees got one of those guys last year in Giancarlo Stanton.

Yeah, I think CF's point is that it's been a long time since we got a "Holy Shit!" kind of guy. Like Beltran. Or Santana.

I see that the Oakland starting pitcher for tonight's game only pitched 24 innings in 2018! He's started 8 games, usually going about 1 or 2 innings. I guess this is a "bullpen game". If I was an Oakland fan (and I guess I am for one night) that would make me pretty uneasy.

First up: Doug Melvin Mets kicking off GM search with longtime baseball exec Mike Puma wrote: The Mets’ general manager search will include at least one name with extensive experience in the position. Doug Melvin, the former Rangers and Brewers GM, has been contacted by the Mets and will interview with club officials either this week or next, according to an industry source. The 66-year-old Melvin has been serving as a senior adviser to the Brewers, who clinched the NL Central title on Monday.

Maybe to ease the pressure she can be a woman on even-numbered days and an Asian on odd-numbered days.

I think his name is the one I've seen the most speculation about.

Lynn and Cobb are the names I remember hearing last year.