Benjamin Grimm

I haven't started an IGT since June 4, 2014! And before that, the last time was June 7, 2011! I think it's time to try again. I can't be any worse than everyone else has been, can I? Maybe this change of pace will bring some good luck.

Cast your vote!

This is a close vote so far. For the first time, Willard Mullin is in serious jeopardy. I like what the 1987 cover represents, obviously, but I don't like its execution. 1966 gets my vote.

Our lone remaining cover from the current decade survives another round, winning an 8-5 victory over the 1985 cover. ADVANCING TO ROUND THREE: ELIMINATED:

1981 Defeated the 1998 cover in Round 1.13 2007 Defeated the 1973 cover in Round 1.31

1966 Defeated the 2014 cover in Round 1.24 1987 Revised Edition Defeated the 1992 cover in Round 1.26

I may have to go to Peru.

Reds take two out of three. This is seeming less and less like it will be a championship season.

Not a good sign that the Mets have to struggle so much to beat a team like the Reds, who have an adjective of "lowly".

ESPN explains: A potential first-inning rally ended prematurely for the New York Mets, who batted out of order Wednesday after a discrepancy in lineup cards. After Wilmer Flores struck out for the second out of the inning, Asdrubal Cabrera reached on a ground-rule double that bounced into the stands in left field. Cincinnati Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman immediately approached plate umpire Gabe Morales with his lineup card. After a brief exchange, Morales ruled Jay Bruce, the next batter in the Mets' lineup, out automatically to end the inning. Cabrera was still credited with a double in the scorebook, while Bruce officially was ruled out as 2-unassisted. In the lineup card posted publicly, Flores was batting second with Cabrera batting third. But in the original lineup card presented to Riggleman, Cabrera was batting second, followed by Flores. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Brewers were the last team to bat out of order, doing so in the first inning on July 4, 2016 against the Nationals. So Bruce didn't actually ground out to the catcher. He was called out, and since someone has to get credited with the putout, it was the catcher. GameDay incorrectly interpreted it as a groundout.

This is confusing. What was the sequence of events? This is what MLB's GameDay says: Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. 1 out Wilmer Flores strikes out swinging. 2 out Game advisory Jay Bruce batted out of order Jay Bruce grounds out to catcher Tony Cruz. 3 out The lineup says Nimmo, Flores, Cabrera, Bruce. So Bruce batted before Cabrera did? And then Cabrera doubled? But if Cabrera incorrectly batted after Bruce, why did he even come to the plate? Bruce's groundout would have been the third out.

FINAL REMINDER that all remaining games played in April will close tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Cast your vote!

Well, as you've demonstrated, you have a notoriously poor memory regarding Mets history.

You just made George Foster and Carlos Beltran pout.

The 21st Century earns its first berth in the Sweet Sixteen as the 2002 cover, with Casey Stengel and Bobby Valentine, scores a 11-3 victory over the 1977 original edition celebrating Jerry Koosman's 20-win season. I don't see anywhere on that 2002 cover, by the way, that indicates the purchase price. ADVANCING TO ROUND THREE: ELIMINATED:

1974 Defeated the 2006 cover in Round 1.17 1999 Defeated the 1980 cover in Round 1.15

1965 Defeated the 2015 cover in Round 1.30 1988 Defeated the 1991 Revised Edition cover in Round 1.29

d'Kong76 wrote: Wow, Vargas' ERA is plummeting! Mets LH Jason Vargas (0-2, 16.20 ERA) Reds RH Luis Castillo (1-4, 7.01) I'm hoping that after the game, Vargas will have a lower ERA than Castillo. Nice to see that Luis Castillo is still around!

. Although we seem to be down to a mere two participants, this thing is going to continue to continue. Cast your vote!

I would think that they'd have to gobble salary in order to get just about anyone at all, unless it's also someone with a multi-million-dollar salary.

It's also up against a much better cover this time around.

I love the 1967 cover too. It's my second-favorite of all of the covers. The only possible way I'll vote against it is when or if it comes up against 1968.

The 1962 Baby Met cover, which romped to a unanimous 21-0 victory in the first round, faced a bit more resistance the second time around, with four votes against. Final tally: 16 votes for 1962, and 4 for 1990. ADVANCING TO ROUND THREE: ELIMINATED: