Benjamin Grimm

smg58 wrote: I think it's written into the CBA that you can only be offered it once, or perhaps that you can't be offered it again after you've accepted it once. You can only be offered it once. So Moustakas is immune to any future QO. Maybe the wise thing to do in many cases is to accept the QO when you get it and then try free agency again next year. It would be like a revival of sorts of the "option year" that players used to have to play through before becoming a free agent.

Maybe this needs to be added to the CPF FAQ. themetfairy (June 2017) wrote: It's a reaction to my mother-in-law's bandwagoning Ichiro fandom in the early 2000s. Enough to turn anyone off to his self-centeredness, personal souvenir stand in the Safeco outfield, etc. Fuck you Ichiro! themetfairy (April 2017) wrote: Fman99 wrote: Yeah, sit down Ichiro! And, you know, fuck your own self and whatnot! Why do we hate him again? I always forget. Because of my mother-in-law's fleeting bandwagon fandom. Fuck You Ichiro! themetfairy (August 2016) wrote: Centerfield wrote: Why don't you like him metfairy? It's in-law related hatred going back to his Seattle days, the Ichiro store within Safeco, etc. And I agree with you that he has a certain douchiness quality about him. Metfairy hasn't visited this forum in nearly five months. I'm not sure, but it might be safe to stop hating Ichiro.

George and Ken Brett.

I was in Japan for two weeks in 2006, and I found that most people who were younger than me were able to speak English. Not necessarily fluent, but able to hold a conversation. As old as Ichiro is as a ballplayer, he's about ten years younger than I am, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he has some proficiency in English, especially since he's been in the United States for so many years.

Is Nimmo playing well enough that, perhaps, the Mets drop Gonzalez and push Jay Bruce to first base? Maybe not right away, but when Conforto returns?

It must be Ron Swoboda Day throughout the universe. On the same day that this thread was opened, Rocky himself made a post to the Ultimate Mets Database. I figure there has to be a connection. Maybe Ron read the Faith and Fear post and that inspired him to start clicking around?

What is he doing in Morticia Addams' chair? Fuck him!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd almost forgotten who Rene Rivera was, much less him being a starting C for us last OD. The one that puzzled me the most was Ricky Gutierrez at second base in 2004.

For added clarity, I added some big bold W's and L's. Looking at the second tab I noticed that Tom Seaver's five years between Opening Day starts seems to be the record at any position. If Jose Reyes gets the start at shortstop this year, he'd have the new record, such as it is. (Unless I overlooked something, which is entirely possible.) And this tab tells us that only nine pitchers have made more than one Opening Day start for the Mets, and only four have started four or more. The position that's had more distinct starters is right field, with 35, followed by second base and center field, each at 32. The least volatile position (other than DH) is catcher and shortstop, with 23 each.

Esther Williams was quite lovely. I don't know why we all hate her!

Yes, but could she swim without having to refer to the manual?

Sure! Why not?

Orange means Home games and white means Away games. Maybe I should add a prominent W or L to each box.

It's because Met Fairy's mother-in-law likes him. She seems to have abandoned us, so I think it's okay for us to like Ichiro if we want to. My mother-in-law, however, likes Esther Williams, and I'm still here, so I'd appreciate it if everyone here would despise Esther Williams! Thanks!

New feature (first one in a long time): Ultimate Mets Database - Opening Day

Probably Reyes.

Oh, I forgot about Cobb. That was a dreadful movie.

And his name was "Doug". They kept referring to him as "Shoeless Doug Jackson."

I've seen many movies, but relatively few baseball movies. I wonder why that is? I've never even seen Major League. Of Blevin's list, I've only seen A League of Their Own, Bull Durham, and Bad News Bears. From Vic's list, I can add Field of Dreams, The Natural, Eight Men Out, and Pride of the Yankees. Others that I've seen, that I can think of right now, are The Winning Team, Angels in the Outfield (1951), Fear Strikes Out, 42, and The Jackie Robinson Story. Bull Durham is easily my favorite. Most of the others either didn't make much of an impression on me, or were just okay. But I'll give props to The Natural, Eight Men Out, and Pride of the Yankees. Field of Dreams was a disappointment, because it wasn't nearly as good as the book that inspired it.

I think so. I've been there a couple of times. They've kept things just as they were in 1963 (except that the trees are bigger) and it's like being on the set of a famous movie. (Actually, it is the set of a famous home movie.) And while you're there you can visit the Sixth Floor Museum.

MANAGER Last year Terry Collins passed Bobby Valentine and Davey Johnson in games managed, to move into the all-time lead, and also passed Bobby Valentine in wins to take hold of second place in that category. Our new guy, Mickey Callaway, is starting fresh. In number of games managed, he can only pass the Mets four interim managers who did not go on to take permanent custody of the role. They are: Mike Cubbage (7 games), Salty Parker (11), Roy McMillan (53) and Frank Howard (116). In the category of wins, in addition to the interim managers, Mickey can pass George Bamberger (81), Jeff Torborg (85) and even Joe Frazier (101). Art Howe (137), Wes Westrum (142), and Bud Harrelson (145) are also technically, but not practically, within reach. For losses, on the optimistic side, Mickey may avoid passing interim manager Frank Howard's 64 losses. But on the pessimistic side, he could lose more games this season that the total number lost by Frazier (106 losses), Torborg (115), Bamberger (127), and Harrelson (129). BATTING There are essentially only two long-time Mets offensive players on the current roster, David Wright and Jose Reyes. In games played, Reyes last year passed Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson, Cleon Jones, and Jerry Grote to move from eighth place to fourth. This year, Bud Harrelson and third place is within his reach. He will have to stay with the Mets well beyond 2018 to pass David Wright. And he'd have to be a full-time player for almost four years to pass Ed Kranepool. 1. Ed Kranepool 1853 2. David Wright 1583 3. Bud Harrelson 1322 4. Jose Reyes 1255 5. Jerry Grote 1235 6. Cleon Jones 1201 7. Howard Johnson 1154 8. Mookie Wilson 1116 9. Darryl Strawberry 1109 10. Edgardo Alfonzo 1086 In hits, Jose last year knocked long-time record holder Ed Kranepool into third place. David Wright's hold on first place is still substantial, but not as unapproachable as it would certainly have been had he played regularly over the last three years. 1. David Wright 1777 2. Jose Reyes 1491 3. Ed Kranepool 1418 Wright's lead over Reyes in doubles is much more secure, at 390 to 260. Reyes has overwhelming leads over his runners-up in triples and stolen bases. In home runs, Wright remains stuck at 10 fewer than Darryl Strawberry. Reyes is tied with Carlos Delgado in 12th place with 104, but will need at least 14 to move up any further notches on the list. Yoenis Cespedes, in 29th place with 65, and Wilmer Flores, in 34th place with 57, might be able to move up quite a few positions on this list. 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. Carlos Delgado 104 12. Jose Reyes 104 14. George Foster 99 15. Bobby Bonilla 95 16. Curtis Granderson 95 17. John Milner 94 18. Cleon Jones 93 19. Gary Carter 89 20. Tommie Agee 82 21. Cliff Floyd 81 22. Keith Hernandez 80 23. Robin Ventura 77 24. Rusty Staub 75 25. Ron Swoboda 69 26. Ike Davis 68 26. Lee Mazzilli 68 28. Jeff Kent 67 29. Yoenis Cespedes 65 30. John Olerud 63 31. Daniel Murphy 62 32. Mookie Wilson 60 32. Jim Hickman 60 34. Wilmer Flores 57 35. Butch Huskey 55 35. Wayne Garrett 55 37. Jeromy Burnitz 53 38. Bernard Gilkey 52 38. Frank Thomas 52 PITCHING In strikeouts, Jacob deGrom moved into the Top Ten last year, but is now entering a territory where the pitchers ahead of him are spaced further apart. Realistically, the year he can only hope to pass Jon Niese and move into 9th place. Matt Harvey, tied with John Franco for 15th place, can move up several positions, but the Top Ten is likely out of reach unless deGrom falters. Noah Syndergaard, in 33rd place with 418 striekouts, can potentially move up close to 20 positions and leave himself comfortably in the Top Twenty. 1. Tom Seaver 2541 2. Dwight Gooden 1875 3. Jerry Koosman 1799 4. Sid Fernandez 1449 5. David Cone 1172 6. Ron Darling 1148 7. Al Leiter 1106 8. Jon Matlack 1023 9. Jon Niese 838 10. Jacob deGrom 731 11. Bobby Jones 714 12. Craig Swan 671 13. Tug McGraw 618 14. Johan Santana 607 15. John Franco 592 15. Matt Harvey 592 17. Rick Reed 590 18. Steve Trachsel 580 19. Gary Gentry 563 20. Al Jackson 561 21. Tom Glavine 516 22. Jesse Orosco 506 22. Mike Pelfrey 506 24. Oliver Perez 494 25. Nolan Ryan 493 26. Dillon Gee 489 27. Jack Fisher 475 28. R. A. Dickey 468 29. John Maine 467 30. Pedro Martinez 464 31. Bob Ojeda 459 32. Armando Benitez 456 33. Noah Syndergaard 418 34. Bartolo Colon 415 35. Jim McAndrew 408 36. Dave Mlicki 402 DeGrom and Harvey can move into the middle tier of Innings leaders, but the elites near the top of the list are well out of reach. 1. Tom Seaver 3045.2 2. Jerry Koosman 2544.2 3. Dwight Gooden 2169.2 4. Ron Darling 1620.0 5. Sid Fernandez 1584.2 6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 7. Al Leiter 1360.0 8. Craig Swan 1230.2 9. Bobby Jones 1215.2 10. David Cone 1209.1 11. Jon Niese 1079.1 12. Tom Glavine 1005.1 13. Al Jackson 980.2 14. Steve Trachsel 956.1 15. Jack Fisher 931.2 16. Mike Pelfrey 896.1 17. Rick Reed 888.2 18. Tug McGraw 792.2 19. Gary Gentry 789.1 20. Bob Ojeda 764.0 21. Pat Zachry 741.2 22. Ed Lynch 730.1 23. Jim McAndrew 729.2 24. Johan Santana 717.0 25. John Franco 702.2 26. Jacob deGrom 680.2 27. Dillon Gee 679.1 28. R. A. Dickey 616.2 29. Matt Harvey 612.1 30. Pete Falcone 607.2 DeGrom needs 21 wins to move into a tie for 10th place. Not likely to happen, but it sure would be nice! 1. Tom Seaver 198 2. Dwight Gooden 157 3. Jerry Koosman 140 4. Ron Darling 99 5. Sid Fernandez 98 6. Al Leiter 95 7. Jon Matlack 82 8. David Cone 81 9. Bobby Jones 74 10. Steve Trachsel 66 11. Tom Glavine 61 11. Jon Niese 61 13. Craig Swan 59 13. Rick Reed 59 15. Bob Ojeda 51 16. Mike Pelfrey 50 17. John Franco 48 18. Tug McGraw 47 18. Jesse Orosco 47 20. Johan Santana 46 21. Jacob deGrom 45 22. Bartolo Colon 44 23. Al Jackson 43 24. Pat Zachry 41 24. Gary Gentry 41 26. Dillon Gee 40

I suspect that before the year is out, Robert Gsellman will pass Steven Matz on the depth chart. And that will have more to do with Matz than with Gsellman.

Go to Dealy Plaza.

This is the first time I've seen the absurd name "Rumble Ponies" pictured on a uniform. I can see P.J. getting five starts for the 2018 Mets.

I say he'll debut around May 10. 20 homers. (Those homers will be spread throughout the season. I'm not saying that he'll hit 20 homers on May 10.)