Benjamin Grimm

I went to the second game of the season. At the time, I wouldn't have guessed that it would be the only one I'd attend, but it sure looks that way now. I haven't even been watching on TV; the last time I saw even a single pitch was in July, before I went away.

80s cards have no magic for me, but then again, neither do Star Wars or hockey cards. I still have enough wiggle room to get me through any awards Dickey may win in September, and even April and May of next year. I won't face a "crisis" until next June at the earliest. I have plenty of time to ruminate.

We already have a 1970 R.A. Dickey. Here's the full Dickey:

Any card is a bit nicer if Laurie Partridge is on it.

He has a real chance of winning the Triple Crown of Pitching: Strikeouts: C. Kershaw 201, R. Dickey 195, S. Strasburg 195 Wins: R. Dickey 18, G. Gonzalez 18, J. Cueto 17 ERA: J. Cueto 2.58, R. Dickey 2.64, C. Kershaw 2.79

Esther Newberg... I seem to remember that name from when I used to listen to Imus.

Yes, for every year except our first year of Schaefer, which was 2005. (The detailed game data got lost in the ezBoard hacking incident.) It's all available at http://potg.leaptoad.com/mets/

Thank you, everyone! I'm almost out of available 1970s cards for R.A. Dickey. I've now done 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978. All that's left is 1973, 1979, and 1972 in action. If he keeps winning I may have to expand to 1970s football, basketball, or hockey cards.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2012 The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for August 2012 is R. A. DICKEY. This is R.A.'s second time as Player of the Month in 2012 and his third time overall. It's also his ninth time as Pitcher of the Month, tying Johan Santana for the most Pitcher of the Month awards in Schaefer history. R.A. has now won the award in seven of the last eight months. (His record-setting six-month streak was broken last month by Jon Niese.) Dickey was 3-2 in August with a 2.00 ERA in 45 innings and six starts. It was his complete game shutout on August 31 that put him ahead of runner-up Jon Niese, who also had a strong month, with a 2.61 ERA and a 3-3 record in six starts and 41.1 innings. Third-place finisher Ike Davis was the leading position player in August, slashing .287/.370/.517 with a team-leading 5 home runs and 14 runs batted in. The Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is a second-time winner, JON RAUCH, the first Mets reliever to win twice in 2012. Rauch had a 0.93 ERA in 14 games (9.2 innings). He had no wins or losses, but did have two saves. The Schaefer Mets Bench Player of the Month for August is RONNY CEDE�O. This award is perhaps more quirky than any other, especially in August, a month when very few points were awarded for position players who were not in the starting lineup. Nevertheless, Ronny Cede�o earned more such points than anyone else, so he has earned the right to be immortalized on a retro 1972 baseball card. 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 3 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 PITCHER OF THE MONTH Johan Santana 9 R. A. Dickey 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 RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Brian Stokes 5 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 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 Bobby Parnell 1 Josh Edgin 1 BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Mike Baxter 1 Justin Turner 1 Scott Hairston 1 Jordany Valdespin 1 Ronny Cede�o 1

The total of 0.02 points awarded to Jason Bay averaged down to zero, so he does not appear in the results.

Acosta 1.5 Edgin 1 Shoppach 2 Murphy 2

Tejada 0.75 Wright 0.75 Hairston 0.75

Acosta 1 Duda 1.25 Francisco 1 Hefner 3.25 Murphy 0.5 Shoppack 2.5 Wright 0.5

Baxter 1.5 Davis 3.5 Dickey 3.5 Murphy 1.5

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: Familia becomes #939. My guess is that his first name is pronounced "Joris" rhyming with "Boris". Unless it's something personal and weird-- and, though it very well could be, he's never given any public indication that it is-- Spanish pronunciation would dictate that it's either "Hey-YOO-rees" or "HYOO-rees." I suppose you're right. I think what I should have said is that I've been mentally pronouncing it as "Joris" whenever I read his name. But that's not at all likely to be correct.

Voting for the three games played over the weekend in Miami, plus the Labor Day game in St. Louis, will close on Thursday morning. This will close out the month of August, so look for the Players of the Month announcement tomorrow as well. Schaefer POTG 08/31/2012 Mets 3, Miami 0 Schaefer PotG, 9/1, Mets 5, Marlins 3 Schaefer POTG 09/02/2012 Mets 5, Miami 1 Schaefer POTG 9/3/12 - Cardinals 5, Mets 4

Ceetar wrote: Familia becomes #939. My guess is that his first name is pronounced "Joris" rhyming with "Boris".

We said the same thing about after 2011, when Perez and Castillo's contracts came off the books.

Voting for Thursday's loss to the Phillies will close on Wednesday morning. Schaefer POTG, 08/30/2012. Philadelphia 3, Mets 2

Box score Bay 5 Young 2 Parnell 0.75 Edgin 0.75 Rauch 0.75 Francisco 0.75

Think we might see him in 2013?