Benjamin Grimm

So am I. And I prefer not to be served the lowest-common-denominator stuff.

Ceetar wrote: he's telling a story, and a large portion of the audience is invested in the jinx/don't mention it story. That's their problem.

I think being coy does affect his job performance. He's supposed to clearly describe what is going on to his audience. If he's doing otherwise out of some silly superstition, I think he's wrong.

Another run scored, but I like that Terry has stuck with Gee so far.

Bases loaded, nobody out...

Coyness. Ugh!

I'm with Gary on this one. I want my announcers to tell me what's going on. I don't want them to be coy.

Ashie62 wrote: A gaydame for slackers everywhere! We're doomed.

Do any of the Cooperstown plaques mention the players' undergarments?

I think Edgy was asking if he's bisexual.

Latest expectations: Bay to return on Tuesday, Tejada on Friday.

I voted other. I'm lukewarm on him. He's okay.

Niese 4 Nieuwenhuis 3.5 Torres 2.5

I'm a fan. He's my favorite Mets owner!

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, MAY 2012 The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for May 2012 is DAVID WRIGHT. This is the twelfth time David has been Player of the Month and it's his second win this season. Nobody has won more Schaefer Mets Player of the Month awards. David batted .347 in May, with an OBP of .439 and a slugging percentage of .561. He led the Mets in the following categories: Hits (34), Runs (17), RBI (16), and tied for the team lead in Stolen Bases with 3. David won the month with a very comfortable margin of victory, leading runner-up R.A. Dickey by 8.12 points. The nearest position player was Daniel Murphy, 9.69 points behind Wright's 25.93. The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for May is R. A. DICKEY. This is the seventh time that Dickey has been the top Schaefer pitcher, and his unprecendented fifth consecutive month winning the honor. (Pedro Martinez won four in a row in 2005.) R.A. was 4-0 in May with a 1.83 ERA in 5 starts. His 33 strikeouts were second only to Dillon Gee's 34. The Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is a first-time winner, FRANK FRANCISCO. Francisco endured a brutal early May but then bounced back, finishing the month with 9 saves and a 4.76 ERA over 13 games. Francisco's 6.75 points put him just ahead of Ramon Ramirez (6.11) and Tim Byrdak (6.02). And finally, for the first time we'll honor the Schaefer Mets Bench Player of the Month. This award is given based on the number of points earned by position players who were not in the starting lineup. Our inaugural winner is JUSTIN TURNER, with 3.28 points. (Mike Baxter had 3.17 and Jordanny Valdespin had 3.15.) We'll also retroactively honor April's winner, MIKE BAXTER, who tallied 3.06 points in April, ahead of Turner's 1.72. Both players are currently injured, so let the talk of a jinx begin. Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold: PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 12 Johan Santana 6 Carlos Beltran 5 Jose Reyes 5 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 R. A. Dickey 1 Daniel Murphy 1 Lucas Duda 1 Ruben Tejada 1 PITCHER OF THE MONTH Johan Santana 9 R. A. Dickey 7 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Tom Glavine 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Chris Capuano 1 RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Brian Stokes 5 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 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 Jon Rauch 1 Frank Francisco 1

Davis 0.5 Dickey 6 Murphy 1 Thole 1 Torres 0.5 Wright 1

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Mets are crazy about the 60s these days. Probably because of Mad Men. Lefty Specialist wrote: Could have become a ginger Mel Rojas if only they'd given him a chance. Or maybe he could have become the next Ginger Rogers.

Really? They don't know who was hurt? Maybe they can do a DNA test or something.

Double by Beltran ends the suspense early.

Was he the first Met to wear number 63 in a regulation game?

How about we all promise not to listen to anything Francesa says until... well, until the sun explodes?

I've never been one of those who were desperately longing for a no-hitter. Sure, I wanted it to happen, but I also thought that the lack of one was one of those quirks that made the Mets interesting. And if I had heard about the no-hitter after it had ended my reaction probably would have been, "Huh! How about that?" But I turned the game on in the seventh inning, just as Baxter was being led off the field. (I was so glad that it was a Gary/Keith/Ron game, and not one of those games where Extra Innings only gives me the opposing team's broadcast.) Like all of you, I was considering the pitch count, and I was also wondering if the first Mets no-hitter would be one of those (I assume) less-satisfying combined efforts. I didn't want that. When Terry went to the mound, I was thinking, "Don't you dare!" But I figure he had no intention at all of taking Santana out of the game. It was theatrics, and nicely done. When Terry turned around and ran back to the dugout, I started to think this was really going to happen. When Johan batted in the bottom of the 8th, my daughter said, "What if he gets hit by a pitch and hurts his arm?" And I confessed that I had been worrying about the same thing. That flare up the middle that Murphy and Quintanilla converged on: My heart was in my mouth. I had to rewind and watch it in slow-motion to see who caught it, and even then it wasn't clear, but it was most likely Murphy. A couple of line drives into the outfield. An instant of tension, then a sigh of relief. I've seen this play out so many times. Memories of Leron Lee, of all people. One out in the ninth. Two. I'm getting very optimistic, but bracing myself for heartbreak. I'm pacing back and forth in front of the TV like I haven't since, I figure, late 2008. That final swing-and-a-miss (a perfect ending!) and there are tears in my eyes. Like I said, I never really cared. Until it happened, and it was fantastic! Johan pounding his heart and pointing to the crowd. In the interview with a totally gobsmacked Kevin Burkhardt, Santana acknowledges how much the fans have wanted this (a nice touch!) and then Justin Turner comes along with a cream pie. (Go away, you fool. This isn't about you.) It's wonderful to have such a great Mets moment in June, on a day that you weren't anticipating anything. Goosebump moments are usually for October. I'm glad we all were able to experience this. I hope the collective euphoria lasts for a while. I'm not eager to see us all go back to bickering about who despises the Wilpons more.

It's funny; I woke up this morning and one of my first thoughts was, "Why didn't Ray Knight throw the ball!??!"

I was wondering if anyone would dare give Johan less than a 6.