Benjamin Grimm

Byrd 1 Duda 1 Buck 1.5 Tejada 1.5 Familia 1 Parnell 1 Hawkins 1 Wright 1 Murphy 1

Maybe this will be Anthony Recker's day to take the mound in a tie game.

Zvon wrote: This... kind of reminds me of something...

Bumped in honor of his promotion to the big leagues.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2013 The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for April 2013 is JOHN BUCK, winning his first Schaefer award in his first month as a Met. Buck, the first catcher ever to be named Player of the Month, led the Mets in April with 9 home runs and 25 runs batted in. He finished a mere 0.33 points ahead of second-place Matt Harvey. David Wright (19 RBI, 6 steals, .291/.415/.477) and Daniel Murphy (18 runs, .290/.327/.450) also finished strong in the voting. The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for April is MATT HARVEY. Harvey, like Buck, is a first-time winner. He led the Mets in April with 4 wins (losing none), 40.1 innings, 46 strikeouts, and a 1.56 ERA. It was really no contest; he had almost twice as many Schaefer points as runner-up Jeremy Hefner. And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is yet another first-time winner, SCOTT RICE. Scott pitched in 15 games and had a 1.88 ERA in 14.1 innings. The Schaefer Mets Bench Player of the Month for April is JORDANY VALDESPIN. Jordany earned 3.28 of his 8.46 Schaefer points in games in which he was not in the starting lineup, including the 1.91 points he earned on April 24, when he hit a gane-ending grand slam against Los Angeles. This is Valdepspin's second time as Bench Player of the Month. He also won in July of last year. Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 13 Johan Santana 6 Carlos Beltran 5 Jose Reyes 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Daniel Murphy 1 Lucas Duda 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 PITCHER OF THE MONTH R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Tom Glavine 3 Jonathon Niese 2 Orlando Hernandez 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Dillon Gee 1 Chris Capuano 1 Matt Harvey 1 RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Brian Stokes 5 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 Bobby Parnell 2 Billy Wagner 1 Aaron Heilman 1 Duaner Sanchez 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Jordany Valdespin 2 Mike Baxter 1 Justin Turner 1 Scott Hairston 1 Ronny Cede�o 1 Kelly Shoppach

Voting for Wednesday's win over the Marlins will close on Monday morning. Schaefer POTG 5/1/13 Mets 7, Marlins 6

Wait... Darling comes after Piazza?

Stay tuned tomorrow to see what (if any) Schaefer glory Matt Harvey may have earned in April.

Atchison 1.2 Buck 1.9 Murphy 1 Parnell 1 Rice 0.4 Valdespin 2.25 Wright 2.25

Voting for Tuesday's loss in Miami will close on Friday afternoon after 2 p.m. Schaefer POTG 4/30/13 - Marlins 2, Mets 1

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2013 Week ending April 6: John Buck, 7.21 points. Week ending April 13: Matt Harvey, 9.04 points. Week ending April 20: David Wright, 6.24 points. Week ending April 27: David Wright, 4.68 points.

Metfairy's 0.25 points to Juan Lagares were ignored because he did not appear in the game.

I'll concede that he's a better manager than anyone who's had the job since Bobby Valentine was fired. But that's damning with faint praise. I'd like a really good manager, and that's not Terry. So yes, I'd like to see him go. I just wish I had more confidence that the next guy will be an improvement. A few years ago I was against the idea of Wally Backman. I don't think I am anymore. On this week's Mets Insider (the one that focuses on the Las Vegas team) he said something about how he'd be a better manager than a lot of the 30 people who currently have a major league job. I don't know if that's true or not, but it may very well be.

Voting for Monday's loss in Miami will close on Thursday afternoon after 2 p.m. Schaefer POTG, 4/29/2013: Marlins 4 Mets 3 (15)

Hefner 5 Murphy 0.5

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Disagree. I'd sooner a manager for saving relievers to pitch in the 16th inning of a game they were winning throughout. When Harvey ran low on gas he needed those outs that Carson and Atchison got him. That loss was entirely on the offense and defense. Yeah, that's fine. But once the game went into extras he should have made fewer pitching changes.

When was this calendar published? I'd think it would have been pretty clear for a long time that Jason Bay wasn't deserving of his own month.

Terry said that if Marcum had gotten out of the 15th, Anthony Recker would have been his pitcher for the 16th inning. I'd fire Terry just for that. In the era of the expanded pitching staff, you shouldn't run out of pitchers after only 15 innings.

A 12-game losing streak, and a lethargic team, could cause Terry to get fired, even if he stays sober and out of jail.

The episode of Mets Insider that's running on SNY this week has a fluffy but infotaining look at the Las Vegas 51s. Featuring interviews with Travis d'Arnaud (his jersey has a lower case D on the back), Zack Wheeler, Landon Powell, and Wally Backman, plus a little bit of Robert Carson, Colin McHugh and a brief glimpse of Wilmer Flores.

Atchison 0.3 Buck 2 Carson 0.3 Duda 1 Familia 1.3 Harvey 1.7 Lyon 0.7 Rice 1 Tejada 1.1 Turner 0.6