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  1. Benjamin Grimm
    The second week of voting is now complete, and five more covers have joined our Sweet Sixteen alongside the five from the first week. (See above.) The ten covers that have advanced so far include four from the New York Post and three each from the Daily News and Newsday. The final three polls of Round One will be posted on Monday through Wednesday of next week. Second round voting will begin on Wednesday, December 6.
  2. Benjamin Grimm
    I think his name was Rodney McCray? If I remember right, he was with some other organization when that happened, but he later joined the Mets. G-Fafif would know for sure.
  3. Benjamin Grimm
    It looks like not everybody is understanding the denominator thing. Chipper Jones has now been selected on 19 ballots out of a total of 14 that were cast. If you've voted, please edit your choices to include a check next to the I VOTED option.
  4. Benjamin Grimm
    As I understand it, it's Ohtani's decision to make. Once he selects a team to sign with, that team will send a $20 million payment to Japan. Some teams can offer him more money to sign (as a bonus) but his contract will be at the major league minimum. The buzz is that Ohtani cares more about opportunity than dollars (or yen) and won't necessarily sign with the team with the most money to offer from its bonus pool. However, the Yankees are at or near the top, and that, along with their (unfortunate and misguided) international appeal seems to make them the favorite. My hope is that he'll meet with Mickey Calloway and be swayed by Mickey's promise of undying love and affection.
  5. Benjamin Grimm
    The "CA-BOOM" headline was clearly put in place to pander to CPF voters for the Tabloid Cover Derby. And it just may work! (I voted for it.)
  6. Benjamin Grimm
    Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. INFIELDER'S CHOICE Newsday, June 24, 2017. AS' CLOWNS! New York Daily News, June 24, 2017. deGEM! Newsday, June 25, 2017. LAME GAME Newsday, June 28, 2017. SHOT IN THE ARMS Newsday, June 30, 2017. JACOB'S LADDER Newsday, July 1, 2017. HAPPY DAYS! Newsday, July 2, 2017. CA-BOOM! New York Post, July 2, 2017. RED WHITE & BLUES Newsday, July 4, 2017. LIMP-OFF LOSS New York Daily News, July 4, 2017. OH, SAY CAN YOU TEASE? New York Post, July 4, 2017. FOUR-GET ABOUT IT! New York Post, July 5, 2017. REED ALL ABOUT IT! New York Daily News, July 7, 2017.
  7. Benjamin Grimm
    Well, there's John Rocker and Roger Clemens.
  8. Benjamin Grimm
    What does Steamer say about Wilmer Flores? Or Jose Reyes?
  9. Benjamin Grimm
    It took me a moment to realize what you meant by "tripled down".
  10. Benjamin Grimm
    I guess I'd be okay with one of those deals where the Mets just give up token talent, what would be a salary relief trade from Detroit's perspective. What effect the $11 million would have on the Mets budget is something we can't exactly know, but presumably, if the Mets make such a deal, it would be because they've determined that they can afford it. Kinsler is in the final season of an eleven-year contract, according to Baseball Reference: 2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 11 yrs/$102.5M (08-18)
  11. Benjamin Grimm
    I'm not sure I understand the apostrophe after CLAY. Is it because it's short for CLAYTON? You don't write ROB' for ROBERT or PETE' for PETER.
  12. Benjamin Grimm
    Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. SORE WINNERS Newsday, June 13, 2017. CES LIMPS OFF New York Daily News, June 13, 2017. WHEELS COME OFF Newsday, June 14, 2017. POWER AND PAIN Newsday, June 15, 2017. DINGERS & STINGERS New York Daily News, June 15, 2017. MR. 300 New York Daily News, June 15, 2017. OFF THE MATT New York Post, June 15, 2017. INSULT TO INJURY Newsday, June 16, 2017. YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS! New York Daily News, June 16, 2017. BREAKING BAD New York Post, June 16, 2017. MAXED OUT Newsday, June 17, 2017. GO WITH THE FLOW New York Post, June 19, 2017. SPINNIN' WHEELS New York Daily News, June 20, 2017. CLAY' IT AIN'T SO New York Post, June 20, 2017.
  13. Benjamin Grimm
    Let us know if you get any responses! (And if you do, we'll have to translate them to Swedish and forward to the home office.)
  14. Benjamin Grimm
    We'll be taking a longer weekend break this time around because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Today's poll will be the last until Monday, November 27. Next week we'll see the final three polls from the first round. After that, there will be another break, and second-round voting will begin on Wednesday, December 6.
  15. Benjamin Grimm
    Chipper has, at the moment, been named on almost 117 per cent of the ballots. (7 out of 6.) Would that be enough to get in?
  16. Benjamin Grimm
    This one is currently a four-way tie! I hope there are more votes pending!
  17. Benjamin Grimm
    This is a final appeal for someone to break the tie between GOD OF BLUNDER and THORRIBLE. If the voting is still tied when the poll closes tomorrow morning, a head-to-head three-day tiebreaker poll will be posted.
  18. Benjamin Grimm
    Jon Heyman wrote: The Mets, Angels and Phillies are new surprise players for Indians free agent first baseman Carlos Santana in what could wind up being spirited bidding for the second-best first-base option on the market. At least the Red Sox, Mariners and incumbent Indians also are believed to have interest in Santana, who is thought to be drawing interest from as many as 10 teams.
  19. Benjamin Grimm
    We've seen examples of "AS" for "ASS" for "Asdrubal" a number of times last season, and now we're seeing it again. It continues to be stupid. YAY BRUCE is my favorite of these, but I also voted for HERE WE YO.
  20. Benjamin Grimm
    Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. YAY BRUCE New York Daily News, May 31, 2017. SAVING HIS AS'! New York Post, May 31, 2017. ACES IN A HOLE Newsday, June 1, 2017. MR. MET SAYS...WE'RE NO. 1 New York Daily News, June 1, 2017. FLIP & FALL New York Post, June 1, 2017. FLIPPIN' OUT! New York Daily News, June 2, 2017. THROWN FOR A LOSS Newsday, June 3, 2017. WHAT THE BUC, MATT! New York Daily News, June 3, 2017. MAKES YA WANNA HURL New York Post, June 3, 2017. 7TH INNING RETCH New York Daily News, June 5, 2017. HERE WE YO! New York Daily News, June 10, 2017. GRAND RETURNS Newsday, June 11, 2017. BAT MAN RETURNS! New York Daily News, June 11, 2017. BACK WITH A BANG! New York Post, June 11, 2017.
  21. Benjamin Grimm
    MFS62 wrote: A YLDB where I work already named him "Puke". Do you work with fourth graders? (Or, perhaps, in the White House?)
  22. Benjamin Grimm
    Perhaps he's different with paying customers.
  23. Benjamin Grimm
    The sale to the Mets was officially approved by the Syracuse Chiefs shareholders today. http://www.syracuse.com/chiefs/index.ssf/2017/11/syracuse_chiefs_shareholders_approve_sale_to_new_york_mets.html
  24. Benjamin Grimm
    I feel like maybe there should be a Larry Walker in there somewhere?
  25. Benjamin Grimm
    2006: Ryan Howard
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