Benjamin Grimm

Carlyle 0.8 Flores 1.7 Lagares 1.6 Torres 0.9 Wheeler 4 Young 1

Well, he may end up being the answer for 2015, but I doubt that he'd be anointed during the offseason. If anything, he'd get the job at the last minute after other plans fell through.

Number of Mets triples this year is now 11.

My guess is that unless the Mets trade for someone like Castro, guys like Flores, Reynolds, and Tejada (if he's still around) will compete for the starting shortstop job next spring. And the competition may continue into the regular season, as with Davis/Duda this year. If Reynolds wins the job, he'd be seen as a short-term shortstop solution, but having the job gives him the opportunity to prove he can keep it. I suspect that if Reynolds is the 2015 shortstop, the position will still be on the Mets shopping list for 2016, but who knows? Maybe he'll surprise.

Thirty games left in the season. The Mets are currently 62-70, projecting to a final record of 76-86. The goal of 90 wins is still technically within reach; they'd have to go 28-2 the rest of the way. One more win and the Mets will have attained the very modest goal of avoiding 100 losses.

Voting for all three games played in Los Angeles last weekend will close on Thursday morning, some time after 10 a.m. The August 23 game is especially low on votes; only three people have voted so far. Schaefer POTG 8/22/14 - Dodgers 6, Mets 2 Schaefer POTG 8/23/14 - Dodgers 7, Mets 4 Schaefer POTG 8/24/14 - Mets 11, Dodgers 3

d'Arnaud 1 Familia 1.5 Gee 3.5 Lagares 2.5 Mejia 1 Tejada 0.5

Better October 3 than March 15.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: This will be the Year of Doodoo. WRITE IT DOWN!! 285/349/505 23-83 in 550 ABs Most optimistic guess in the forum will be smashed. SMASHED! DUDASMASH!!!!1 Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm not nearly as high on Lucas Duda as some others here are. I predicted that Ike Davis would be the Mets first baseman in April, and then lose the job to suckiness, but I don't think Duda will be the guy to replace him. I think Lucas will see about as much playing time as Rusty Staub did in 1985, and then get traded. Meanwhile, I was way off the mark. (At least I was right about Ike Davis, though.)

The A's probably couldn't flip Colon immediately, but I'm sure they could after the season. And the difference between now and then is only a little over four weeks of salary.

Colon 3 d'Arnaud 1 Duda 4 Lagares 0.5 Murphy 0.5 Tejada 1

Voting for Wednesday's win in Oakland will close on Tuesday morning, some time after 10 a.m. Only four votes are in for this game so far, which is a very low number for Mets victory. If you're planning to vote for this game, please try to do so today. Schaefer POTG 8/20/14 - Mets 8, A's 5

Most RBI in a season at Citi Field 2010 David Wright 52 2012 David Wright 45 2012 Ike Davis 39 2010 Ike Davis 38 2010 Angel Pagan 35 2013 Daniel Murphy 34 2014 Lucas Duda 34 2009 Daniel Murphy 33 2010 Jeff Francoeur 31 2012 Daniel Murphy 31 Most doubles in a season at Citi Field 2012 Daniel Murphy 23 2009 Daniel Murphy 22 2012 David Wright 18 2010 Ike Davis 18 2011 Justin Turner 17 2011 Carlos Beltran 17 2013 Daniel Murphy 16 2014 Daniel Murphy 15 2010 David Wright 15 2011 David Wright 14 2011 Angel Pagan 14 2009 David Wright 14 2009 Angel Pagan 14 2014 Curtis Granderson 13 2011 Jos� Reyes 13 2010 Angel Pagan 13

Most home runs in a season at Citi Field: 2010 David Wright 12 2012 David Wright 12 2014 Lucas Duda 12 2012 Ike Davis 11 2012 Scott Hairston 11 2011 Carlos Beltran 9 2012 Lucas Duda 9 2013 Lucas Duda 9 2010 Jos� Reyes 8 2010 Ike Davis 8

Why was Wright wremoved? Was he hurt, or is Terry resting him because of the big lead?

Yeah, I think it's pretty clear that this is his worst season. Hopefully he bounces back; he's signed for another six years!

Lagares 3 Duda 1.5 deGrom 0.5

G-Fafif wrote: All dem little d's, lined up in one place... Granderson-9 Murphy-4 Wright-5 Duda-3 d'Arnaud-2 Lagares-8 den Dekker-7 Flores-6 deGrom-1 Maybe Olivia de Havilland can drop by!

Sources: Mets to work out 2 Cubans LOS ANGELES � Rusney Castillo never was considered seriously by the Mets, but the team has at least two other Cuban defectors on its radar. As The Post reported Friday before the Mets� 6-2 loss to the Dodgers, the Mets plan to work out Roberto Carlos, a 28-year-old shortstop. But according to a source, the workout at the team�s facility in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday will also include Pavel Quesada, a 25-year-old third baseman. Quesada, who has received interest from the Orioles and Rangers, among others, is a solid power threat according to a source who has seen him play, and could be a consideration for first base and outfield if he lands with the Mets. Carlos, a switch hitter, departed the U.S. last year after a stint playing independent baseball and settled in the Dominican Republic, hoping to gain more exposure. A source said Carlos previously �slipped through the baseball cracks� because he didn�t have representation after defecting from Cuba in 2012. Quesada is living in the Dominican Republic on visa and applying for residency.

Niese 3 Granderson 1

Channel 47 News wrote: A minor league baseball player hurt on the field in Brevard County was flown to the hospital in the middle of a game Friday afternoon at the Washington Nationals' rookie league practice complex in Viera. It happened just before 2 p.m. in the bottom of the 4th inning, as the Gulf Coast League Nationals were taking on Port St. Lucie's GCL Mets. A local team representative said a Mets player slid into second base, and his head collided with the knee of the Nationals' shortstop, who was covering the bag. The injured player, identified by ESPN as Manuel Hilario, began convulsing after the collision. Hilario is a 22-year-old first baseman from the Dominican Republic. Paramedics arrived on scene and called in a medical helicopter, which landed on the field. The player was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. His condition was not immediately released. The game was suspended and is scheduled to continue Saturday at 10 a.m.

It seems that architecture has to go through an "old and outdated" period before it advances to "quaint and charming" and ultimately "beloved." Fenway and Wrigley are obvious examples. Sadly, it didn't quite work out for Tiger Stadium. The challenge is to survive that first phase. Buildings that do that can end up having a long life. I was hoping that Shea Stadium would be able to do that. I guess none of the multi-purpose stadiums of that era are fated to see that happen. Is Oakland the last of them? What about Kansas City? Dodger Stadium doesn't really count because it was built just for baseball, so it's in a somewhat different category. Oh, and that reminds me: Candlestick Park has a date with the wrecking ball coming up.