Benjamin Grimm

The robot gopher was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember the details, but I do recall sitting in the theater when that gopher started dancing at the end of the movie and the crowd roared with laughter, and I was wondering what planet I was on.

metirish wrote: Pagan and Mets agree on a one year deal worth $3.5 million. I don't remember... Is Pagan eligible for free agency after 2011? He may or may not play center field for the Mets this year, but if he's still around in 2012, the job is probably his.

You didn't give me a zero option, so I had to give it a half. HATED IT!

HATED IT!

I see you got a link from Matt Cerrone on MetsBlog.

My gut feeling is that this bid would have more credibility if Ed Kranepool wasn't a part of it.

I imagine that if this continues, Bud Selig will start pressuring the Wilpons to sell. He may have a bromance with Fred going on, but I think he understands the importance of not having a failing franchise (and by that I mean one that can't afford to compete with the big boys) in New York City.

I don't know what to think about this guy. 2011 could easily be the year that he breaks through, or it could be the year that he makes himself irrelevant. I'll take the safe course and pick something in between: Solid season at Buffalo, 150 plate appearances with the Mets, .260 batting average and 5 homers. In the unlikely event that the Mets are buyers around July 31, he's one of the more likely to be traded.

I'm about 65 million years too young to have been there.

Benjamin Grimm on Friday wrote: I bet Ed Kranepool is looking in his sofa cushions for as much loose change as he can find. So! I was right! The part that I didn't anticipate was that he'd be teaming up with... Martin Luther King! Martin Luther King III has a dream: to buy the New York Mets. The son of the late civil-rights leader is uniting with heavy hitters, including Mets legend Ed Kranepool; entrepreneur Donn Clendenon Jr., son of the 1969 Met World Series MVP; TV executive Larry Meli; and a number of unnamed deep-pocketed investors, the New York Post reported Sunday. "It's fitting with the legacy of Jackie Robinson essentially transferring to the Mets. What better place to have African-American ownership than with the Mets?" Meli said, noting that Major League Baseball has no African-American owners. "The time and place are right for it. It just seems to be the right mix of people." According to Meli, King, 53, who runs the King Center in Atlanta, is scheduled to come to New York this week to set up a meeting with the Wilpons, who announced Friday they are looking to sell up to 25 percent of the team because of financial woes created by the Bernie Madoff mess. King declined to comment on the particulars, but Meli said he and his group are looking to purchase at least 50 percent of the club. That could be a roadblock, but Meli said he hopes the two sides can work together. "I think in order for it to make sense it would have to be at least a 50-50 arrangement," said Meli, a trusted friend of King. Kranepool, 66, who is in the credit-card processing business, said: "Hopefully, something can be worked out. I certainly think I can be an asset to that organization. It depends on what they are looking for and how we can structure a deal that's good for everybody." Clendenon added he's "excited" about the venture. "I was born a Met," he said. The Wilpons have done much to honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson, so you would think they would be willing to work with the son of another African-American icon. King is a big sports fan, noted Meli, 58. King threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Civil Rights Game in Atlanta in 2008. "What professional athlete wouldn't want to play baseball for Martin Luther King III?" Meli said. The Mets are worth $858 million, Forbes estimated last year. The King group claims to have more than $1 billion in assets.

My experience has been that kids, when they're little, are not very discriminating about what's good and what isn't. Somehow I managed to avoid ever having to watch this one. Since my youngest is now nine, I seem to have dodged this particular bullet, at least until grandchildren come around.

G-Fafif wrote: The 25-inning game is one to drool over for its endlessness and thoroughness (result notwithstanding). Can't imagine anybody's scorecard looked so fresh after the third seventh-inning stretch of the night. Kudos like krazy, Grimm. Thanks! Unlike a paper scorecard, mine can stretch both horizontally and vertically as needed, as this example shows!

I'm not sure. I think the ( might mean that the ball was bunted. That's my guess, anyway.

I predict that this is going to cause a cry to go out, both far and near, for Mark Cuban.

I bet Ed Kranepool is looking in his sofa cushions for as much loose change as he can find.

Comic Sans is, I think, the most reviled font around. I don't hate it as much as these people or these people but it's never looked quite right to me. Even if you try to use it for its intended purpose, it looks too... cute, or something.

I would do it with the uniform number of the player, but that wasn't an option here. I'm not entirely satisfied with the way the scorecard shows how runners advance, but it was the best that could be done with reasonable effort. But thanks for the Casey quote!

Maybe. I've heard reports that they did. But even if so, they still might lose it (and more) in a lawsuit.

seawolf17 wrote: The CPF needs to be a minority partner. I'm in for $37 too. We'll only need... /crunches numbers ... about 162,000 other people or so. That multiplies out to about $6 million. I would assume that the Wilpons are looking for a lot more than that. What are the Mets worth these days? Anyone have an idea?

I guess that's it. Doesn't exactly get my pulse racing.

Could it be something about an All-Star Game at Citi Field? Or is that already a done deal?

Ceetar wrote: maybe a trade? Reyes extension? I think it would have to be something like that to qualify as "big news." But who knows? I'm not convinced that this "big news" is going to amount to anything at all.

Thank you everyone. I hope that this new feature is only used for niceness and never for evil.

Who is Ted Berg? Is he an Ed Price wannabe?

SNY not reporting anything.