Benjamin Grimm

My guess, as of right now: Pete comes back to the Mets with a four year contract, $130 million with one or more opt-outs. And vesting clauses for the fifth and sixth years that could bring the potential total close to the $200 million that Boras appears to want so badly.

Yeah, I disagree on both Carter and Beltran. It's time to put a pause on retired numbers. Let's wait until we can get some perspective on deGrom, and if not him, we'll wait even longer to see what we think, in retrospect, of Lindor and Nimmo and Alonso.

Jesse Winker for the win and maybe the tournament. Last year, the Post's strongest entry was FORCE OF JULY (July 3, 2023), which made it to the Final Four before losing to eventual winner THEY DON'T GOT IT. This year, while LUIS ARM STRONG is still alive in the competition, Vegas oddsmakers are rating HAIR FORCE WON! as the Post's best shot at winning their first championship. The New York Post appears to have found some magic in the word FORCE. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2023/20230703_NYP_02.jpg> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240822_NYP_02.jpg>

Two cartoon characters?

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid cover that you like best. HAIR FORCE WON! New York Post, August 22, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33935Round 1.15 Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33999Round 2.06 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240822_NYP_02.jpg> PURPLE TRAIN New York Daily News, June 25, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33912Round 1.09 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240625_NYDN_02.jpg>

I think I mentioned this in another thread not so long ago, but the sheer number of news articles about trade predictions and signing predictions is ridiculous. And the headlines are structured in a way that might make someone think that whatever is being predicted is actually going to happen. If these things were accurate, Vlad Jr. would be a Met by now.

I agree. I think ALONSOMG! is a solid cover and it represents a particularly memorable moment in the season, and in the club's history as well.

But did they? They gave up somebody to get that draft pick. It may just as easily be the Reds who benefit from this transaction.

I agree. The Reds were given a competitive balance pick to use as they see fit to improve their organization. To prevent them from using it to make trades with the teams that have the most talent wouldn't make sense.

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid cover that you like best. YA GOTTA BELONG! New York Daily News, September 4, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33937Round 1.16 Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34013Round 2.10 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240904_NYDN_02.jpg> ALONSOMG! Newsday, October 4, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33958Round 1.22 Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34002Round 2.07 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241004_NSD_02.jpg>

http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid cover that you like best. FALL CLASSIC Newsday, October 1, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33953Round 1.21 Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34011Round 2.09 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241001_NSD_02.jpg> THROW BOMBERS FROM THE TRAIN New York Daily News, July 25, 2024. Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33927Round 1.13 Winner of https://phpbb3.leaptoad.com/mets/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34007Round 2.08 http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20240725_NYDN_02.jpg>

Edgy MD wrote: 2024 was unrelenting, and had to take one of Bambi's Bandits with it. Only one more, as far as we know so far, than in 2023, but the 2024 names are overall more prominent: 2023 Thomas, Frank Joseph (Frank) January 16, 2023 Pittsburgh, Pa. 93 years, 219 days McCarver, James Timothy (Tim) February 16, 2023 Memphis, Tenn. 81 years, 123 days Obituary Alou, Jesus Maria Rojas (Jesus) March 10, 2023 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 80 years, 351 days Landrith, Hobart Neal (Hobie) April 6, 2023 Sunnyvale, Cal. 93 years, 21 days Ribant, Dennis Joseph (Dennis) April 24, 2023 Newport Coast, Cal. 81 years, 216 days Sullivan, John Peter (John) June 1, 2023 Wayland, N.Y. 82 years, 149 days Craig, Roger Lee (Roger) June 4, 2023 San Diego, Cal. 93 years, 107 days Bressoud, Edward Francis (Eddie) July 13, 2023 Walnut Creek, Cal. 91 years, 72 days Christopher, Joseph O'Neal (Joe) October 3, 2023 Edgewood, Md. 87 years, 295 days Gardner, Richard Frank (Rob) October 21, 2023 Binghamton, N.Y. 78 years, 306 days Howard, Frank Oliver (Frank) October 30, 2023 Aldie, Va. 87 years, 83 days Hodges, Ronald Wray (Ron) November 24, 2023 Roanoke, Va. 74 years, 155 days Hicks, William Joseph (Joe) December 2, 2023 Charlottesville, Va. 90 years, 239 days MacKenzie, Kenneth Purvis (Ken) December 14, 2023 Guilford, Conn. 89 years, 279 days 2024 Harrelson, Derrel McKinley (Bud) January 10, 2024 East Northport, N.Y. 79 years, 218 days Obituary McAndrew, James Clement (Jim) March 14, 2024 Scottsdale, Ariz. 80 years, 63 days Zachry, Patrick Paul (Pat) April 4, 2024 Waco, Tex. 71 years, 345 days Grote, Gerald Wayne (Jerry) April 7, 2024 Austin, Tex. 81 years, 183 days Herzog, Dorrel Norman Elvert (Whitey) April 15, 2024 St. Louis, Mo. 92 years, 158 days Murphy, William Eugene (Billy) May 13, 2024 Tacoma, Wash. 80 years, 6 days Mays, Willie Howard (Willie) June 18, 2024 Paolo Alto, Cal. 93 years, 43 days Cubbage, Michael Lee (Mike) August 10, 2024 Sunset, S.C. 74 years, 20 days Graham, Wayne Leon (Wayne) September 3, 2024 Austin, Tex. 88 years, 150 days Kranepool, Edward Emil (Ed) September 8, 2024 Boca Raton, Fla. 79 years, 304 days DiLauro, Jack Edward (Jack) December 7, 2024 Lake Mohawk, O. 81 years, 218 days Locke, Ronald Thomas (Ron) December 13, 2024 Richmond, R.I. 82 years, 253 days Henderson, Rickey Nelson Henley (Rickey) December 20, 2024 65 years, 360 days Randle, Leonard Shenoff (Lenny) December 29, 2024 Murrieta, Cal. 75 years, 320 days Bradley, Mark Allen (Mark) December 30, 2024 Louisville, Ky. 68 years, 27 days 2024 also had more younger players. 2023 had nobody in their 60s and two guys in their 70s. 2024 had two in their 60s and five in their 70s.

Both his son Mark Jr. (twice) and his brother Curtis have posted on the UMDB: https://leaptoad.com/mets/profile.php?PlayerCode=0349&tabno=7Ultimate Mets Database: Memories of Mark Bradley

I got a 36 today: [th][/th][th]YANKEES[/th][th]OUTSIDE U.S.[/th][th]LEFT FIELD[/th][th]ANGELS[/th]Dave Kingman 0.5Francisco Rodriguez 7Alex Johnson 0.6[th]WHITE SOX[/th]Robin Ventura 4Minnie Minoso 9Joe Jackson 5[th]FIRST BASE[/th]Don Mattingly 8Willie Montanez 2Ed Kranepool 0.2

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=182192 time=1735834612 user_id=68] Randle died in Murrieta, California.

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Five honorary Schaefer points to whomever can verify the date of his death. (I haven't found it yet.) You can get that sixth Schaefer point if you can also identify the place of death.

I don't think he's above average, but I wouldn't say he's bad. That dropped foul ball in Milwaukee in Game Three looked terrible, but overall I'd say he's done a decent job.

The Mets' GM in 2019 was a former agent who still had his agent shoes on. That's why Pete's debut wasn't delayed.

The Milwaukee Milkmen??? That's a new one for me. Wisconsin is dairy country, of course. I guess they want to remind people that beer isn't the only beverage in the state.

I was thinking the same thing. He probably could have gotten his $200 million after the 2022 season.

I agree with all of the above. And if Boras is really digging in at $200 million (which has been reported, but I'm skeptical) then Pete will be unsigned until March and he still won't get $200 million.

And also... WEIRD! It reminds me of the class pictures from when I was in kindergarten and first grade, when about half of the kids in the photo had their mouths wide open for no obvious reason.

I'm not surprised. By the end of the season, it was clearly Lindor's team. I don't recall if that would have been as obvious back in March or April. But maybe.