Benjamin Grimm

Bob Wintry Mix?

Ken Cloude, pitcher, Seattle, 1997 through 1999.

They should've invited Lloyd Lindsey Young.

Baxter 1 Duda 1.5 Parnell 0.5 Santana 3.5

I thought you only cared about stuff that happens on the field?

Now that the forum is back to normal, I'll be catching up on my Schaefer tallying tomorrow. All games listed below will close on Friday morning. The two games against the Brewers are especially short on votes, so if anyone hasn't voted yet and still wants to, please try to do so today. Schaefer POTG 5/11/12 - Marlins 6, Mets 5 Schaefer POTG, 5/12/2012: Mets 9 Marlins 3 Schaefer POTG 5/13/12 - Marlins 8, Mets 4 Schaefer POTG 5/14/2012: Mets 3 Brewers 1 Schaefer POTG 5/15/2012: Brewers 8 Mets 0

From You Make the Call: Ike Davis: This was in an e-mail that I received from the Mets this morning: Ike Davis is projected by Bloomberg Sports to bounce back this season, with 22 homers and 83 RBI. I'm actually hoping for a bit more than that. Those numbers don't seem like much to crow about. Right now, with 2/9 of the season complete, Ike projects to 22 home runs and 58 runs batted in. (Not to mention 9 doubles, 49 runs scored and .164/.221/.303.) Yeesh!

I'll be far more excited when we find out that Citi Field is going to host a World Series game.

Forget the "C" on the jersey; I can't imagine that he'd turn down the captaincy if it came with the right to wear a hat like this one during the game:

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think that's probably a good idea if this shit keeps up. I would never have foreseen this, but yes, I agree.

Ramirez 1 Wright 0.75 Baxter 0.75

He's so full of energy that you may receive a shock.

Some hints in the Daily News today is that the plan is to have Parnell take over the closer role some time during the summer.

Voting for the three games played in Miami this past weekend would normally have closed on Wednesday, but due to the access issues we've been having I'll give it at least another day.

Batista 5 Byrdak 0.25 Cedeno 0.5 Murphy 2.75 Nieuwenhuis 0.5 Parnell 0.5 Wright 0.5

He's just being a pessimist, as always.

The Wall Street Journal wrote: Mets Likely to Offer Wright a Long-Term Deal By BRIAN COSTA MIAMI -- The Mets waved goodbye to one franchise player last winter. They are not about to lose another, at least not without making an aggressive push to re-sign him. The team is quietly preparing to offer third baseman David Wright a long-term contract extension at some point later this year -- perhaps as soon as this summer -- according to a baseball official briefed on the Mets' thinking. The Mets hold a $16 million option to retain Wright for 2013, so there is no urgency for them to begin discussing an extension with his representatives. But they are likely to do so before next winter, the official said, because if they cannot reach an agreement, the Mets would have to consider trading him in the offseason. General manager Sandy Alderson is still assessing Wright's long-term value, and no decision has been made on either the terms or the timing of any offer. But it has become increasingly likely that Wright, 29, will remain a Met for years to come. Alderson declined to comment on any potential contract negotiations Sunday. But he all but ruled out trading Wright this summer. "I certainly do not foresee, under any circumstances, David being a topic of discussion at the trade deadline," Alderson said. After going 1 for 3 in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Marlins, Wright leads the National League in both batting average (.400) and on-base percentage (.489). Just as Jose Reyes did a year ago, Wright has repeatedly expressed a desire to remain with the Mets long-term. But several factors make that more likely to happen than it was with Reyes, who signed a $106 million deal with Miami. The Mets always believed Reyes would sign with whichever team offered him the most money. They are optimistic that Wright's affinity for New York will play a greater role in negotiations with him. Also, whereas Reyes was on the cusp of free agency a year ago, the option on Wright's contract effectively means he won't become a free agent until after next season. According to the official briefed on their thinking, the Mets are hopeful that by committing to Wright potentially up to a year and a half before he would reach free agency, they'll be able to secure a more favorable deal. Still, to keep Wright in New York, it might take an offer similar to the six-year, $100 million extension the Washington Nationals recently gave third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. Wright's agent did not return a call for comment. But the Mets are more motivated to keep Wright than they were with Reyes, if only because with Reyes, they knew they still had an iconic player in Wright. Now, Wright stands alone as the face of the franchise.

Batista pitching in the sixth, still hasn't allowed a run.

Murphy 1 Niese 3 Nieuwenhuis 1 Rauch 1 Turner 2

The total of 0.04 points awarded to Jon Rauch averaged down to zero, so he does not appear in the results.

Dickey 3 Wright 4 Murphy 2 Torres 1

Baxter 1.75 Byrdak 0.25 Cedeno 0.5 Davis 1 Nickeas 1 Nieuwenhuis 1 Ramirez 1 Santana 2.1 Wright 1

Marlins already up 3-0. I'm gonna do something else for a while.

There are two different things mentioned in this conversation. The FOX Saturday exclusivity is one thing, and I can understand it without liking it. The other thing, about how the regions are divided up, is another. It's ridiculous and it should be changed. Why, as cooby has discovered, is Central Pennsylvania listed as Mets territory? Cooby can't subscribe to SNY, and she can't see Mets games on MLB.com or Extra Innings. And someone mentioned that the Mets are also blacked out in Las Vegas. That kind of silliness should be eradicated as soon as possible.

Just for the sake of argument, what meat, if any, would we want to pick off their corpse?