Benjamin Grimm

Like an onion. Or an ogre!

That looks like MY cat!

G-Fafif wrote: No Duda. Interesting...

Frayed Knot wrote: Speaking of Wilmers, can anyone name the only other Wilmer in NYM history? Not only Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, but also Wilmer Dean Chance.

I'm hoping it's Syndergaard in Game 2. I'd rather see him pitch at Citi than at Wrigley. Although I guess I feel the same way about Matz.

Okay, as somebody who hasn't paid a whole lot of attention to the Cubs all year, I have some catching up to do. Many of you may already know this, but I'll post it anyway. The Cubs had four pitchers in 2015 who had more than 30 starts. Each of those four starters got one start in the NLDS against St. Louis. I figure they're the guys we're most likely to see in the NLCS. One of the names clearly stands out from the others: [list:19qdwo3e]Jon Lester (LHP) Age 31. 11-12, 3.34 ERA, 1.122 WHIP Kyle Hendricks (RHP) Age 25. 8-7, 3.95 ERA, 1.161 WHIP Jake Arrieta (RHP) Age 29. 22-6, 1.77 ERA, 0.865 WHIP Jason Hammel (RHP) Age 32. 10-7, 3.74 ERA, 1.160 WHIP[/list:u:19qdwo3e]

Valadius wrote: The last Mets playoff game I attended was Game 1 of the 2000 World Series. We all know how that turned out. The last one I attended was in 1988, when Mike Scioscia homered off Doc Gooden. That one didn't turn out well either.

I'm more optimistic about beating the Cubs than I was the Dodgers, but I don't expect it to be easy. So I said Mets in 7.

I think Gwreck is right. The network carrying the AL Games probably has a right to a prime time game during the week.

And my boss will be sending me e-mails all day asking me to explain the mistakes he keeps making.

I was kind of looking forward to a 4 p.m. start for Tuesday's game. Oh well. I'll sleep in November.

Ooooh! Nice find!

TransMonk wrote: Some people call me the captain. I can admit, other than that Game 1 hit, I had a pretty stinky NLDS. But I dare any opposing pitcher to have a false sense of security. I can strike at any time and should still be one of the most feared hitters in the lineup. I'm looking forward to sending a baseball or two out to Waveland Avenue. These things read like the reverse side of the Marvel 7-Eleven Slurpee cups that I collected when I was a kid.

I assume we'll roll into the NLCS with the same roster that we had at the close of the NLDS? Latest reports indicate that Juan Uribe is still not ready to play. I'm not sure what other moves they might make. Perhaps swap Goeddel for someone else? I don't expect that they'll do that, but when do we know for sure?

It's probably a "you may remember Daniel Murphy as the guy who..." kind of thing. Just like when the Billy Bean story broke they mentioned his previous "controversy", about when he was with his wife after his son was born.

Yes, you're right. Thank you. I have the double in the database but missed it when updating the list of leaders. It's corrected now.

DeGrom already, as a Rookie of the Year, had a significant place in Mets history. But he definitely pushed that to a new level in his last two starts.

dgwphotography wrote: I'm probably going to sleep for 25 hours on Sunday... Then you'll miss Game 2 against the Cubs! Maybe you should try to limit it to 21 hours of sleep on Sunday.

The Mets are about to play in their eighth National League Championship Series. They've won this series four times: 1969 (Braves), 1973 (Reds), 1986 (Astros) and 2000 (Cardinals) and they lost three times: 1988 (Dodgers), 1999 (Braves) and 2006 (Cardinals). As in the NLDS thread, active Mets players are in bold, although you won't see a lot of that here. At least, not yet. BATTING LEADERS Games Played 13 - Wally Backman, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry 11 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Mike Piazza, Robin Ventura 10 - Mookie Wilson At Bats 54 - Gary Carter 52 - Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry 45 - Edgardo Alfonzo Runs 9 - Lenny Dykstra, Darryl Strawberry 8 - Carlos Beltran, Timo Perez, Mike Piazza 7 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Wally Backman, Cleon Jones Hits 14 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry 13 - Lenny Dykstra 12 - Cleon Jones Doubles 5 - Edgardo Alfonzo 4 - Lenny Dykstra, Cleon Jones 3 - Carlos Delgado, Wayne Garrett, Mike Piazza, Darryl Strawberry, Todd Zeile Triples 1 - Edgardo Alfonzo, Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Jose Reyes Home Runs 3 - Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Mike Piazza, Rusty Staub, Darryl Strawberry 2 - Tommie Agee, Ken Boswell, Lenny Dykstra, Kevin McReynolds, John Olerud 1 - Wayne Garrett, Keith Hernandez, Cleon Jones, Melvin Mora, Jay Payton, Jose Reyes, =#0000BF]David Wright, Todd Zeile Runs Batted In 11 - Darryl Strawberry 9 - Carlos Delgado 8 - Keith Hernandez, Mike Piazza, Todd Zeile Total Bases 26 - Darryl Strawberry 25 - Lenny Dykstra 23 - Mike Piazza Bases on Balls 9 - Keith Hernandez 8 - Benny Agbayani, Robin Ventura 6 - Carlos Delgado, Lenny Dykstra, Mike Piazza Strikeouts 17 - Darryl Strawberry 13 - Keith Hernandez 10 - Edgardo Alfonzo PITCHING LEADERS Games 8 - Armando Benitez 7 - Turk Wendell 6 - John Franco, Roger McDowell Wins 3 - Jesse Orosco 2 - Mike Hampton, Randy Myers, Tom Seaver, Turk Wendell 1 - David Cone, Octavio Dotel, Tom Glavine, Jerry Koosman, John Maine, Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Oliver Perez, Glendon Rusch, Nolan Ryan, Ron Taylor Losses 2 - Sid Fernandez, Kenny Rogers 1 - David Cone, Ron Darling, Tom Glavine, Dwight Gooden, Aaron Heilman, Al Leiter, Roger McDowell, Harry Parker, Rick Reed, Tom Seaver, Steve Trachsel, Billy Wagner, Masato Yoshii Innings Pitched 35.0 - Dwight Gooden 23.0 - Tom Seaver 16.0 - Mike Hampton Games Started 4 - Dwight Gooden 3 - Ron Darling, Al Leiter, Tom Seaver 2 - David Cone, Sid Fernandez, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Jerry Koosman, John Maine, Bob Ojeda, Oliver Perez, Rick Reed, Masato Yoshii Complete Games 1 - David Cone, Mike Hampton, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, Bob Ojeda, Tom Seaver Shutouts 1 - Mike Hampton, Jon Matlack Saves 2 - Armando Benitez, Tug McGraw 1 - Ron Taylor, Billy Wagner Bases on Balls 13 - Dwight Gooden 9 - John Maine 8 - Tom Seaver Strikeouts 29 - Dwight Gooden 19 - Tom Seaver 14 - Jerry Koosman, Al Leiter Hits Allowed 26 - Dwight Gooden 20 - Tom Seaver 16 - Ron Darling Runs Allowed 13 - Ron Darling 9 - Sid Fernandez, Al Leiter, Tom Seaver 8 - Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman Earned Runs Allowed 10 - Ron Darling 9 - Sid Fernandez 8 - Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman, Al Leiter, Tom Seaver Home Runs Allowed 4 - Tom Seaver 3 - Sid Fernandez, Oliver Perez 2 - Dwight Gooden, Bobby Jones, Jerry Koosman, Rick Reed, Kenny Rogers

Final update for 2015. I hope to see several more "Mets in the NLDS" threads over the next few years! As we can see, this year's team was able to make its mark in a number of categories. BATTING LEADERS Games Played 8 - Benny Agbayani, Edgardo Alfonzo, Robin Ventura, =#0000BF]David Wright 7 - Darryl Hamilton 6 - Mike Piazza At Bats 34 - Edgardo Alfonzo 28 - Robin Ventura, =#0000BF]David Wright 25 - Benny Agbayani Runs 7 - Edgardo Alfonzo 5 - Rickey Henderson, =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy 4 - =#0000BF]Yoenis C�spedes Hits 9 - Edgardo Alfonzo 8 - Benny Agbayani 7 - =#0000BF]Curtins Granderson, =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy, John Olerud Doubles 3 - Edgardo Alfonzo 2 - Benny Agbayani, =#0000BF]Curtis Granderson, Shawn Green, =#0000BF]Juan Lagares, Robin Ventura, =#0000BF]David Wright 1 - =#0000BF]Wilmer Flores, Darryl Hamilton, Paul Lo Duca, =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy, Rey Ord��ez, Timo Perez, Mike Piazza, Chris Woodward, Todd Zeile Triples None. Home Runs 4 - Edgardo Alfonzo 3 - =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy 2 - =#0000BF]Yoenis C�spedes Runs Batted In 11 - Edgardo Alfonzo 6 - John Olerud, =#0000BF]David Wright 5 - =#0000BF]Curtis Granderson, =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy Total Bases 24 - Edgardo Alfonzo 17 - =#0000BF]Daniel Murphy 13 - Benny Agbayani Bases on Balls 8 - Robin Ventura 6 - =#0000BF]David Wright 5 - Carlos Beltran Strikeouts 11 - =#0000BF]Lucas Duda, =#0000BF]David Wright 8 - =#0000BF]Yoenis Cespedes, =#0000BF]Travis d'Arnaud 7 - Mike Piazza PITCHING LEADERS Games 5 - John Franco 4 - Armando Benitez, =#0000BF]Jeurys Familia, Turk Wendell 3 - =#0000BF]Bartolo Colon, Dennis Cook, Pedro Feliciano, Aaron Heilman, Billy Wagner Wins 2- =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom 1 - Armando Benitez, Pedro Feliciano, John Franco, Tom Glavine, =#0000BF]Matt Harvey, Bobby Jones, Guillermo Mota, Rick Reed, Turk Wendell, Rick White Losses 1 - Mike Hampton, =#0000BF]Steven Matz Kenny Rogers, =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard Innings Pitched 15.2 - Al Leiter 13.0 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom 12.0 - Rick Reed Games Started 2 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom, Al Leiter, Rick Reed 1 - Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, =#0000BF]Matt Harvey, Bobby Jones, John Maine, =#0000BF]Steven Matz, Kenny Rogers, =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard, Steve Trachsel, Masato Yoshii Complete Games 1 - Bobby Jones Shutouts 1 - Bobby Jones Saves 2 - =#0000BF]Jeurys Familia, Billy Wagner 1 - John Franco Bases on Balls 6 - Al Leiter 5 - Rick Reed, =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard 4 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom Strikeouts 20 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom 11 - =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard 10 - Al Leiter Hits Allowed 11 - =#0000BF]Jacob deGrom, Rick Reed 8 - Al Leiter 7 - =#0000BF]Matt Harvey Runs Allowed 5 - Mike Hampton, Al Leiter 4 - Rick Reed, Kenny Rogers, Masato Yoshii 3 - =#0000BF]Erik Goeddel, =#0000BF]Matt Harvey, =#0000BF]Steven Matz, Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver, =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard Earned Runs Allowed 5 - Mike Hampton, Al Leiter 4 - Rick Reed, Kenny Rogers, Masato Yoshii 3 - =#0000BF]Erik Goeddel, =#0000BF]Steven Matz, Guillermo Mota, Darren Oliver, =#0000BF]Noah Syndergaard Home Runs Allowed 2 - Masato Yoshii 1 - Armando Benitez, =#0000BF]Bartolo Colon, =#0000BF]Erik Goeddel, Mike Hampton, Aaron Heilman, Al Leiter, Darren Oliver, Rick Reed

And the Mets were 11-1 against the Dodgers in 1988.

Or he can spend more time with Helga, Honi, Hamlet and Snert. And of course, Lucky Eddie and Kvack.

Frayed Knot wrote: the city still wants revenge for '69 They already got their revenge for 1969. Now, if there's vengeance to be enacted (and I don't really subscribe to that notion, but whatever) the Mets fans should be seeking revenge for 1984.

The TBS announcers said that Tuesday's Game 4 in Chicago is going to be a day game. That's not confirmed here yet, but I think tomorrow I'll put in for a day off from work that day.