Benjamin Grimm

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The Mets are considered the favorite, and reasonably so. But I don't think anyone who knows anything is saying it's a sure thing. Latest buzz is that the Phillies are out, and it's down to the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, and Blue Jays. Soto and Boras will start fielding offers in the next week, with the hope of a decision by the end of the first week of December. If all that's true, we're within about two weeks of getting an answer to this long-standing question. I'm hopeful. Maybe even optimistic.

Well, now we have a three-way tie, as TWO THUMBS DOWN! has caught up with FLIP THE SCRIPT and HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT.

We currently have a tie between HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT and FLIP THE SCRIPT. It looks like there may still be a few people who haven't voted yet. Would anyone care to break this tie?

I was hoping the Mets would sign Hernandez last year, when he was among several DH candidates for the role that eventually (and belatedly) went to J.D. Martinez. He'd be nice as part of a consolation package, should it come to that. While it would be nice to see Conforto come back, he hasn't been the player he used to be, and if they do get him, it should be for a supporting role. I don't really see it happening.

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http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/TCD.png> Vote for the tabloid covers that you like the best. You may select up to three choices. Voting will run for seven days. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Newsday, October 12, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241012_NSD_02.jpg> HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT Newsday, October 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241013_NSD_02.jpg> 1 STOP TO GO New York Daily News, October 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241013_NYDN_01.jpg> OUTTA THE WAY! New York Daily News, October 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241013_NYDN_02.jpg> SHO' TIME New York Post, October 13, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241013_NYP_02.jpg> KO SENGA Newsday, October 14, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241014_NSD_02.jpg> TWO THUMBS DOWN! New York Daily News, October 14, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241014_NYDN_02.jpg> WEST TOAST New York Post, October 14, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241014_NYP_02.jpg> FLIP THE SCRIPT New York Daily News, October 15, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241015_NYDN_02.jpg> BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITI New York Daily News, October 16, 2024. http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/2024/20241016_NYDN_02.jpg>

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I can think of two occasions when the Mets have signed the most coveted free agent. One worked out a lot better than the other: Bobby Bonilla and Carlos Beltran.

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I guess I thought we were talking about offensive players.

Strawberry and Wright, I assume? Their best free agent signing has got to be Beltran.

And maybe he is!

He's 39 years old. Says he wants to play in the MLB again, but only for the Mets. I'm not convinced he wasn't just joking around with his interviewer.

This is so clearly NOT going to happen: https://www.nj.com/mets/2024/11/ex-mets-slugger-who-hasnt-played-in-mlb-in-years-wants-new-york-reunion.htmlEx-Mets slugger — who hasn't played in MLB in years — wants New York reunion

I hope that Juan Soto hates him.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Here's a dumb headline in my Google News feed, from something called Marca.com: Do the Mets give up on Juan Soto after acquiring Jose Siri from the Rays? And no, I'm not going to click on the article to see what the answer is. I'm now gleaning that this doesn't mean that the Mets don't need Soto now that they have Siri. There's some buzz out there that Siri and Soto are enemies and Soto wouldn't want to come to a team where Siri is his teammate. I find it hard to give much weight to this. I can imagine 700 million reasons Soto might want to let bygones be bygones. And if Soto says, I won't sign with the Mets if Siri is on the team, that's not a great attitude for an incoming player, but the Mets could ditch Siri so fast his head would spin.

=Centerfield post_id=179505 time=1732210157 user_id=65] It's too bad that all three covers from the Atlanta game kinda suck.

Two week's worth of first-round polls have now completed. It's still looking like the top six covers will get a second-round bye, although that number may be reduced if the next week produces enough covers. No covers have clinched a bye yet, but the covers listed in italics have been eliminated from contention for that bye, and will compete in the second round. The rankings so far: 1. TALL AT SHORT (Newsday) 2. NO SLEEP TILL THE BRONX (Daily News) 3. PURPLE TRAIN (Daily News) 4. STEVIE NIXED (New York Post) 5. POP IN THEIR STEP (Newsday) 6. THROW BOMBERS FROM THE TRAIN (Daily News) 7. 16 (Daily News) 8. PICCADILLY CIRCUS (Daily News) 9. LUIS ARM STRONG (New York Post) 10. REBORN TO BE WILD (Newsday) 11. STARTING STRONG (Newsday) 12. WAITING FOR A PITCH (Newsday) 13. BLASTOFF! (Daily News) 14. WHAT A MESS (Daily News) http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_08.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_09.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_10.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_11.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_12.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_13.png> http://leaptoad.com/mets/covers/images/2024/2024_1_14.png>

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