Benjamin Grimm

Does Willie McGee still play center field for them?

Seven of the 23 guys who have 300 or more saves have pitched for the Mets.

Braun 0 for 4 so far today. Looks like he may not bat again. Average now at .333.

Hmmm....

And at Yankee Stadium. I think Topps figured that since most players come through New York during the course of the season, they'd save money on travel.

Musings #1: I never quite understood the school-photo type of baseball card. I guess times were different then and it was hard to get an action shot of every player. I love those posed cards. To me, that's what a baseball card oughta look like. (I guess I'm a product of my times; the only cards I ever cared about were those from the 1970s.) One of the challenges I have in making my "retro" cards is getting good non-action shots that replicate the look of the 1970's cards.

attgig wrote: Is it just me or does this look photoshopped (before photoshop existed)? The foul line doesn't seem to go down evenly(from the left side of his body to his right side), and if anything, kinda gets chopped into grass right near his glove. I think, on the right side of the card, you're seeing the foul line, and on the left side of the card you're seeing the corner of the coach's box.

10. The redundancy. (What year is that card from, 1982? 83? Pretty much the only years I can identify for sure are those from the 1970's.) Anyway, the closeup in the circle was designed to give us a look at the guy's mug that we couldn't get from the action shot, but for this card, that doesn't come into play at all.

All I care about are early exits by both the Phillies and the Yankees.

The Schaefer Mets Player of the Week for the week ending September 10, 2011 is Jason Bay with 12.70 points. Voting for Wednesday's and Thursday's losses to the Nationals will close on Tuesday morning. Schaefer POTG 9/14/11 - Nationals 2, Mets 0 Schaefer POTG 9/15/11 - Nationals 10, Mets 1

Acosta 1.25 Bay 1 Byrdak 0.75 Duda 1.5 Evans 1 Herrera 0.5 Tejada 4

Braun 3 for 4 so far today. Up to .336.

Dickey 4.5

Capuano 1.5 Duda 2 Evans 1 Reyes 1 Thole 1.5 Wright 3

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com wrote: The buzz coming out of Flushing is that the Mets have very little interest in waiting around this winter for Jose Reyes to decide whether to stay or bolt. One source who's tight with the Mets brass tells Rumblings they're "either going to be in or out real quick." The Mets' baseball people haven't met yet to lay out their offseason game plan. But if Reyes' preference is to test the market, collect offers and then ask the Mets to counter, there are indications that the Mets don't want to play by that script. And Reyes' lackluster second half (.277/.316/.378, with only six stolen-base ATTEMPTS) only figures to reinforce their reluctance to do anything crazy right out of the chute to keep him from exploring the market.

I wonder... did they bring the bananas into the ballpark? Or buy them at a Citi Field concession stand for eight bucks each?

There are many things that cannot be proven through the eyes of the law, but through the eyes of humanity, they are the law. Thomas Santiago, a fourteen-year-old boy with the carefree existence typical of most boys his age, is accused of committing a series of shocking murders. From that moment on, his life becomes a churning nightmare of death full of questions without answers. So begins Miguel Batista�s thriller The Avenger Of Blood, a heart-pounding ride as the author takes us down into the darkest depths of the human soul, and forces us to question everything we thought we knew about justice and the mysterious paths of faith. As the story unfolds, the mind-boggling mystery becomes increasingly intertwined with the awesome power of the divine, the supernatural powers of a killer, and the stunning reason which compels him to commit these heinous crimes. From scene to scene, through gripping dialogue, the story presents a wide range of colorful characters that portray or reflect the conflict between the law and the truth to life. Is Thomas innocent? And, if so, who, or what, kills by his hand? What does the phrase written in blood, found at every crime scene, mean? Why the strong scent of flowers? The story journeys into the unknown, where there is always an answer, though it may be buried deep inside the most ancient secrets. Page after page, a new mystery unfolds, building to an end without end� A spine-tingling conclusion that forces us to face the horror and the truth: the time of the blood avenger has come� Who will be found innocent, through the eyes of the law? In this thrilling debut, Miguel Batista will have readers questioning their faith in divine justice.

I am among the few and lucky! I'm not all that sure that I'll be taking advantage of the situation, however. As much as I want to watch and cherish what may be Jose Reyes' final few weeks as a Met, I keep finding that there are other things I'd prefer doing.

So Pelfrey is November? I'd bet a hundred cranes that he'll be an ex-Met well before then.

It seems like Sandy has, much like many fans, pretty much tuned out the Mets for the past couple of weeks. Hopefully he'll start paying attention again in the offseason.

I only count eleven months. If that's in sequence, I pick Pelfrey (October) as the guy most likely to be gone before his month comes up.