Benjamin Grimm

Baxter 1 Duda 1.25 Hawkins 0.25 Hefner 0.5 Rice 0.25 Tejada 1 Turner 1

Harvey 6 Parnell 1 Baxter 2.5 Davis 0.5

Six perfect innings. Must... score... runs.... Is Harvey Haddix still alive?

Edgy MD wrote: Know what Harvey could use? Runs. Yes, at least one. Five perfect innings so far.

Nice play by Wright! Might be the play that saves the Bloody Nose Perfect Game!

I found these pinch-hitting appearances by Mets pitchers. Those who did not make an out are in bold. 6/8/1962 Jay Hook 8 inning K/C 4/24/1965 Warren Spahn 9 inning 3/G 7/27/1967 Don Cardwell 11 inning K 4/15/1968 Don Cardwell 22 inning 14/SH 5/2/1970 Tom Seaver 7 inning 63 5/15/1971 Tom Seaver 5 inning FC/SH 8/21/1980 Roy Lee Jackson 2 inning 8 4/14/1986 Rick Aguilera 12 inning W 7/9/1986 Rick Aguilera 7 inning E5 7/20/1986 Rick Aguilera 12 inning K 7/22/1986 Rick Aguilera 10 inning W 8/1/1990 David Cone 11 inning S8/L4MD 8/10/1992 Dwight Gooden 16 inning S/G13 8/31/1992 Dwight Gooden 13 inning 4/L4D 10/3/1993 Dwight Gooden 9 inning T9 8/22/1997 Brian Bohanon 10 inning K 9/12/1997 Brian Bohanon 14 inning S7/L6D/R6 8/30/1999 Pat Mahomes 9 inning K 5/13/2000 Mike Hampton 9 inning K 8/22/2000 Rick White 7 inning K 10/1/2000 Rick White 10 inning 31/G 4/13/2002 Steve Trachsel 11 inning 63/G 5/17/2002 Mark Corey 9 inning K 7/12/2003 Tom Glavine 11 inning 63/G 6/15/2004 Tom Glavine 7 inning 63/G 6/23/2004 Steve Trachsel 11 inning 63/G 9/11/2004 Tom Glavine 13 inning W 7/28/2007 Tom Glavine 9 inning 63/G 6/24/2009 Livan Hernandez 8 inning 54(1)3/GDP 4/17/2010 Jon Niese 15 inning K 5/16/2011 Jon Niese 11 inning T8/F

smg58 wrote: If they do this tomorrow, they could give us two Carvel sundaes for the price of one. Some cranberry scones might be nice...

As the losses grow more frequent, the Schaefer participants grow less participatory. Nevertheless, voting for the two games played in Atlanta last weekend will close on Wednesday afternoon, some time after 2 p.m. Schaefer POTG 5/3/13 - Mets 7, Braves 5 (10 Innings) Schaefer POTG 5/5/13 - Braves 9, Mets 4

An early KTE! Six days in advance! And we still haven't learned about the White Sox and the Pirates yet!

A decent Triple-A outfielder might be nice, too. I think the idea is to find somebody desperate enough to be willing to take Francisco on, and ideally get someone who's somewhat useful in return.

Yeah, there was definitely a message in that pie slam.

Ewwww.... I wasn't aware that the Rangers had "awful peepee". TMI!

Wait... what? The Citi Field scoreboard will be showing an entire hockey game while the Mets are playing??? Why can't Harvey watch the game in the clubhouse?

Nicely done! Although it brings us uncomfortably close to seeing Jeff's genitals. If I wanted to see that, I'd sign up for Twitter!

The man who caught the final out of the 1969 World Series would eventually be run out of New York due to a clashing of personalities. While with the Mets, Cleon had a powerful arm and a hot bat. The story is actually a bit juicier than that. Cleon behave, That's what the Chairman would be saying And watch who you lay He won't understand And so we're Holed up in the back of a van Hidin' from the gaze of Donald Grant Doesn't want me with a woman who's white But then she puts her arms around me And we tumble into bed And then we say I think we're alone now, There doesn't seem to be any -- hey what's that sound? I think it's Don Grant now, He steps into the van -- oh no we've been found! What have you done? The Chairman wags his finger. You'll pay for your fun Now we know that you're a sinner I'm standin' with my wife and Donald Grant Apologizin' any way I can Tryin' to make amends Put all this right But Grant puts his arm around me And we go into his office And then he says I think you're all done now, We no longer want to keep you around So pack up your things now Your glory days are past so get out of town. I think it's Don Grant now Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now Puritan exec kicking me when I'm down [iNSTRUMENTAL BREAK] Doin' it in the back of a van Hidin' from the gaze of Donald Grant Gettin' it on with a woman who's white And then Grant sets his sight upon me And he calls a press conference And then I'm through I think it's a shame now Back in '69 I was toast of the town But thanks to Don Grant now I have a scarlet letter that ends my renown. I think it's Don Grant now Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Chairman of the Board doesn't want me around. I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now) Would this have happened if my skin wasn't brown? I think it's Don Grant now (Don Grant now)...

Tucker came up just today in a UMDB fan memory. Doug wrote: Tucker Ashford Doug, May 6, 2013 West Palm Beach March 1984 Tucker was playing for the Mets in a spring training game and I was in the stands behind the 3rd base dugout. Tucker comes up late in the game, after having made a couple of errors and striking out at the plate. The fan in front of me, a heavy man who was clearly inebriated, starts letting Tucker have it "You are the worst excuse of a player ever to play in the majors.....You'll be out of the game by midseason...etc.." It was a really quiet crowd and everyone was feeling uncomfortable, including us - I mean what did Tucker do to the fan? And, this is only spring training. So, Tucker is at the plate with the fan heckling incessantly, and, you guessed it, Tucker rips a hard single up the middle. The crowd goes wild!! Everybody is letting the drunk fan have it. Even Bobby Valentine, the 3rd base coach, asks the heckling fan, who is quietly staring straight ahead, what he thinks of Tucker now. However, before a pitch is even thrown to the next batter, TUCKER GETS PICKED OFF 1ST BASE! The drunk fan stands up and screams "I REST MY CASE!" and leaves the ballpark as the entire stadium is howling in laughter. In 40 years of going to baseball games, I have never seen anything funnier! I am still in contact with one of the friends I went to the park with that day and we still laugh about it. Stay strong Tucker, hope you are well! Thanks for the memory.

Hopefully the Mets will do better at musical chairs next time and get out of Vegas after 2014. I kind of wonder why these less desirable Triple-A franchises are still around. Maybe the Pacific Coast League needs to contract a little bit. It would be nice if two franchises can move east and join the International League.

Ashie62 wrote: Cowgill is higher than Ike.. Wow! I hadn't noticed that.

Wright 1.5

G-Fafif wrote: I'm on the bill with the guy who wrote the book revealing Lenny Dykstra is not the All-American Boy. Is his next book going to reveal that cookies are tasty?

It's sometimes strange to be reminded that Tom Seaver and Darryl Strawberry were teammates on the Mets.