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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    I would count Soto first because he would have been announced into the starting lineup* before Holmes was. (I remember Bob Murphy used to say "lineups and batting orders" which may have implied that there was a time when there was a distinction between the two, with the "lineup" being how the players were aligned on the field, while the batting order was, well, the order in which the players batted.)
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    Maybe a cannoli for Staten Island, and a raspberry for the Bronx?
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    Looking at the log files, ultimatemets.com has had a larger number of hits in February and March than in any of the twelve previous months. I suspect that most of the additional traffic is, sadly, non-human. But I talked with customer support and for a nominal increase in cost (just five dollars per month) we're being migrated to a higher-capacity server. This will go into effect some time today, if it hasn't already.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    Yeah, this is dumb, but who cares? And the Mets have been doing silly between-innings entertainment for years. There's no point pretending that New York City is above this kind of thing.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm going to have to escalate this. I was essentially told to figure it out myself (not in so many words) but if I can't get satisfaction I'll look for another hosting company.
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    I was on with customer support again this morning, and they told me there are too many background processes, but wouldn't explain further. They did a few things but I'm not sure how well it will work.
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    I just contacted the hosting company and they tell me the issue has been resolved. (They cleared cache on the server.) I guess we'll see how it goes.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    1. What will the Mets' record be? 91-71 2. Predict the NL East standings from 1 to 5: Braves Mets Phillies Marlins Nationals 3. Will the Mets make the playoffs (if so, as the division champ or 1st, 2nd, or 3rd WC)? Second Wild Card 4. If so, how far will they go? NLCS 5. Who will be the World Champion? Guardians 6. Number of regular season HRs for Pete Alonso: 33 7. Who will be on the cover of the 2025 winner of the Tabloid Cover Derby? Soto
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    I liked it, but it would have been better without that final twist.
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    That seems to be against his nature.
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    So much for that.
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    It's like he was the executive to be named later in the David Stearns deal.
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    That may very well be. It has a good cast.
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    The only one I've seen, so far, is Conclave. (Just last week, on Peacock.) It was good, but it didn't really smell like a Best Picture.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    I don't think he's so easily placated.
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    Didn't Willie Randolph put a similar rule into effect when he took over as manager of the Mets?
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    I saw a Daily News headline that said that Aaron Boone will be managing the '27 Yankees. I'm sure they left out the first two digits of the year so that we couldn't help but think of Murderer's Row. It's hard to believe that we're going to have another round of '27 Yankees. Hopefully this century's version will fall far short of the one from a hundred years earlier.
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    Unfortunately, it's only available in the Mets' designated territory. If not for that limitation, I might have considered signing up for it.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    He definitely seems to be a malcontent wherever he goes.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    Officially announced today.
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    I'll say Jared Young. Not that I know a damn thing about him, but only because he fits the criteria and why not? If I turn out to be right, I'll collect the $10,000 jackpot!
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    Oops, I overlooked Jeff McNeil, 822 hits. He also has a (somewhat outside) shot at getting to 1,000 this season.
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm a little surprised at how much attention Pete's chase of Strawberry's Mets home run record has been getting. I didn't think that many people paid attention to this kind of stuff. I know I do. I remember noting when being in the Mets Top Ten finally required 100 home runs. (George Foster stopping at 99 delayed that much anticipated day.) We still don't have ten players with 1,000 hits. Darryl Strawberry is in ninth place with 1,025. Howard Johnson (997) and Jerry Grote (994) came tantalizingly close. Daniel Murphy (967) would have made it if he hadn't left the Mets after 2015. (Or if he hadn't missed the 2010 season.) The next guy to 1,000 will probably be Brandon Nimmo. He's 180 shy, and it's more likely that he'll get there in 2026 than in 2025. His career high is 162, in 2023. I'd certainly welcome a 180-hit season from Nimmo.
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    I don't really care about the money either. If Steve Cohen is willing to spend it, it's perfectly fine by me. But the Mets often signal that they don't want to spend crazy money, and then take on an expense of $60 million for one year of Pete Alonso. So... wow.
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    Wow.
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