Benjamin Grimm

That's probably it. Thanks.

MLB's GameDay says "Injury Delay." Anyone know what's up?

Wheeler 3 Edgin 1.3 Wright 1.2 Murphy 0.5 d'Arnaud 1.7 Lagares 1.4 Duda 0.9

If that's true, then so was Shea, and a lot of good things happened there.

Yeah, Mejia has been terrific, but I'd let him have the surgery and let Jeurys take over for a while. How long does it take to recover from hernia surgery? Is it possible that Mejia would be able to pitch again this year?

Voting for last Wednesday's loss to the Nationals will close on Tuesday morning, some time after 10 a.m. This game is still rather low on votes. Schaefer POTG 8/6/14 - Nationals 7, Mets 1

Black 0.9 Duda 1.2 Edgin 0.9 Eveland 0.9 Familia 0.9 Gee 3.4 Granderson 0.9 Wright 0.9

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think I was the only one to pick Chris Young as the "key Met" for 2014. If he has a bounceback season for the Mets, hitting 30 or more homers, it will make a huge difference for the team. But I don't think he's going to do that. I'm going to say 15 homers, .220, traded by July 31 or benched in August. He'll be a one-year Met. I wasn't too far off on this prediction, short by 7 homers and .015 batting average points.

Tim Rohan, The New York Times wrote: On Friday, the team announced that Flores would play shortstop for the last seven weeks of the regular season. They said this was the right time because Ruben Tejada was struggling. Yet this was also a subtle signal that the Mets had shifted their gaze toward the future. “We want to find out if he’s going to be able to play shortstop,” Manager Terry Collins said, adding, “We’re in a situation, right now, where we want to find out.”

Jose Reyes only had 2 of the Mets' 49 triples in 2009. Angel Pagan had the most, with 11. Cory Sullivan (!) was second with 5, followed by Fernando Tatis and Daniel Murphy, each with 4. Luis Castillo and David Wright had 3 each. Six players had 2 triples, and there were seven players who had 1, including Josh Thole, Omir Santos, and Nelson Figueroa.

The Mets have only hit 9 triples so far this season. It's possible that 2014 will end up being the least tripliest season in Mets history. The current record for fewest triples by the team is the 14 that they hit in 1999. The only other seasons when the Mets had fewer than 20 triples were 1992 (17) and 2001 (18). The most was in 2009, when they had 49 triples. The Mets had 47 triples in both 1978 and 1996. 1962 40 1963 35 1964 31 1965 27 1966 35 1967 23 1968 30 1969 41 1970 42 1971 29 1972 31 1973 24 1974 22 1975 34 1976 34 1977 30 1978 47 1979 41 1980 41 1981 35 1982 26 1983 26 1984 25 1985 35 1986 31 1987 34 1988 24 1989 21 1990 21 1991 24 1992 17 1993 37 1994 21 1995 34 1996 47 1997 28 1998 24 1999 14 2000 20 2001 18 2002 22 2003 24 2004 20 2005 32 2006 41 2007 27 2008 38 2009 49 2010 40 2011 39 2012 21 2013 32 2014 9

themetfairy wrote: Shall I assume that with Chris Young being dfa'd that we can just refer to Eric Young as Young from now on? Yes, but please continue to use EYoung or CYoung for any votes remaining to be cast for the games of August 6 or 7. From that point forward, we can refer to Eric simply as "Young".

Ceetar wrote: why do i keep having to say this? If you're celebrating and laughing at how little Bartolo Colon cares about batting and how funny he looks doing it, you're basically saying "All-DH' That makes no sense at all. If you admit that one pitcher is pathetic at the plate, that means that no pitchers should bat, ever?

Colon 4.5 d'Arnaud 1.3 Flores 0.7 Granderson 1.2 Lagares 0.7 Mejia 0.4 Murphy 0.7 Nieuwenhuis 0.5

I just want the Yankees to miss the playoffs. Beyond that, I don't have any rooting interest at all. (Other than the Mets, of course.)

Voting for Tuesday's win in Washington will close some time over the weekend, but not before 10 a.m. on Saturday. Schaefer POTG 8/5/14 - Mets 6, Nationals 1

Black 1 Carlyle 1.25 deGrom 2 Edgin 0.25 Eveland 0.25 Familia 0.75 Granderson 0.75 Mejia 0.75 Murphy 2 Nieuwenhuis 1

What actually happened last month between the NY Mets and Colorado Rockies with Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki? In the days before the trade deadline last week, as a suitable market for Bartolo Colon failed to develop, the limited speculation around the Mets surrounded more exciting and remote possibilities: Colorado Rockies stars Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki. So, now that we�re a week out, let�s dig. What actually happened between the two teams? Did anything get serious? And what is worth watching in the near future? We were interested to learn that the Rockies did a lot of poking around the Mets� system late last month, sending several top evaluators � including general manager Dan O�Dowd -- to watch their minor league teams. The Rox scouted Noah Syndergaard, specifically, but were also poking around about Rafael Montero, Jacob deGrom, Matt den Dekker, Ruben Tejada and Matt Reynolds, according to people who caught wind of the poking. Said to be seeking power pitching, Colorado is unlikely to be interested in Jon Niese or Dillon Gee. As for actual contact between the two teams, here is exactly what happened, in the recollection of several sources: The Mets reached out in July to express interest in Tulowitzki and Gonzalez, and the Rockies responded that, in general terms, they liked the Mets� young pitchers. And that was it, for now. This is what is often called a �preliminary discussion,� and was not dissimilar to the chat between Sandy Alderson and then-Marlins GM Larry Beinfest in March 2013 regarding Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton, you might have noticed, is still a Marlin. While talks did not progress last month, it is good to know what happened, as a foundation for the winter wave of reports and speculation involving these players. Tulowitzki is preparing for a winter that might bring a trade, with the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals appearing on the short list of possible destinations. Still, our reporting leads us to strongly believe that Gonzalez in a more likely addition to the Flushing Nine, in part because of a far more reasonable contract, and fewer years of control. �That is real,� said one Mets person of the interest in Gonzalez. Could the Mets accommodate a more significant leap in payroll and acquire Tulowitzki, owed $126 million through 2019? People around Alderson believe that he would have a chance, if he made a strong case to ownership � but that he is more inclined to present the CarGo option (four years, $60 million), especially if he can dump most of Colon�s $11 million salary on another team. And remember, it is more likely that the Mets retain all of their coveted pitchers, and seek lineup improvements less splashy than those mentioned here. But the Rockies are a team to watch, if Alderson chooses a more aggressive approach. Read more at http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/baseballinsider/happened-month-ny-mets-colorado-rockies-carlos-gonzalez-troy-tulowitzki-blog-entry-1.1894926?cid=radiumOne#ilyAB2S4VIwI6Ujz.99

Wheeler 4 Murphy 3 Wright 1 d'Arnaud 1 Duda 1

Murphy 1 Duda 1 Lagares 0.5

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2014 Week ending April 5: Juan Lagares, 5.68 points. Week ending April 12: Eric Young, 4.89 points. Week ending April 19: David Wright, 5.25 points. Week ending April 26: Lucas Duda, 5.22 points. Week ending May 3: Chris Young, 5.50 points. Week ending May 10: David Wright, 5.58375 points. (Just 0.00042 ahead of Dillon Gee's 5.58333 points.) Week ending May 17: Jacob deGrom, 4.89 points. Week ending May 24: Curtis Granderson, 5.86 points. Week ending May 31: Jacob deGrom, 6.80 points. Week ending June 7: Jon Niese, 7.76 points. Week ending June 14: Curtis Granderson, 4.97 points. Week ending June 21: David Wright, 9.22 points. Week ending June 28: Lucas Duda, 5.28 points. Week ending July 5: Curtis Granderson, 5.53 points. Week ending July 12: David Wright, 6.70 points. Week ending July 19: Jacob deGrom, 4.28 points. Week ending July 26: Zack Wheeler, 7.37 points. Week ending August 2: Jacob deGrom, 8.57 points. Voting for Monday's loss to the Giants will close on Friday morning, some time after 10 a.m. Schaefer POTG 8/4/14 - Giants 4, Mets 3