Benjamin Grimm

Voting for Tuesday night's series-opening win over the Cardinals at Citi Field will close on Friday morning. Vote today if you haven't yet done so (and intend to). Schaefer POTG 7/27/10 - Mets 8, Cardinals 2

I think by "low def" he means "standard def" (as opposed to "high def")

Report: Phillies have deal in place for Roy Oswalt Drew Silva Jul. 29, 2010, 12:44 AM ET Report: Phillies have deal in place for Roy Oswalt According to Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston, the Phillies and Astros have a deal in place involving Roy Oswalt and are waiting for the 32-year-old right-hander to decide whether he wants to waive his no-trade clause. Berman writes that the two sides "have agreed on the amount of money" that the Astros will eat from Oswalt's contract and the players that the Phillies will be sending to Houston. If the report is true and the deal is only pending Oswalt's approval, our guess is that he goes. The Astros are a lost franchise and currently reside in fifth place in the National League Central. They need him to take his hefty contract elsewhere, and he'd be wise to jump at the opportunity to play for a contender. Oswalt has a 3.42 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP and 120 strikeouts in 129 innings this season. He is owed about $5 million for the rest of this season, $16 million for 2011 and he also carries a $16 million option for 2012. He wants that option picked up by the team that acquires him and that may be causing the hold-up. Oswalt will be 34 at the start of the 2012 season and he turns 35 during it. His numbers haven't declined this season -- in fact, he's seen a bit of a resurgence -- but the Phillies probably don't want to pay for former Houston general manager Tim Purpura's mistakes. He made a whole lot of them during his short stay with the club.

Parnell 1 Dessens 1 Takahashi 1 Rodriguez 1.5 Hessman 1.5 Davis 1.5 Beltran 1 Pagan 1.5

He's also put himself in danger of losing out on the Schaefer award too!

Who knows? The guy who runs that site is a crackpot, I hear.

Schaefer Mets Players of the Week, 2010 (weeks start on Sunday and end on Saturday) 2010-04-10 Jeff Francoeur 6.47 2010-04-17 Mike Pelfrey 5.78 2010-04-24 Jos� Reyes 5.86 2010-05-01 David Wright 5.92 2010-05-08 Rod Barajas 6.94 2010-05-15 Angel Pagan 5.49 2010-05-22 Mike Pelfrey 7.12 2010-05-29 Johan Santana 9.77 2010-06-05 David Wright 7.35 2010-06-12 Jon Niese 5.99 2010-06-19 Jos� Reyes 9.20 2010-06-26 Jos� Reyes 6.60 2010-07-03 David Wright 8.97 2010-07-10 Angel Pagan 8.10 2010-07-17 Jon Niese 4.88 2010-07-24 Johan Santana 8.51

Totals for July 25, 2010 (9 votes) Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceR. A. Dickey38.054.235.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO.Raul Valdes7.380.821.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Luis Castillo6.490.722-4, 2BJeff Francoeur2.180.241-2, BBManny Acosta1.330.150.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Angel Pagan1.070.120-1Ike Davis0.600.071-4, 2B, SODavid Wright0.300.031-4, 2B

Totals for July 24, 2010 (9 votes) Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceMike Pelfrey16.501.835.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO.Bobby Parnell12.261.362.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.Raul Valdes11.011.222.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.Jos� Reyes7.180.802-5, RBIRod Barajas5.800.641-3, RBI, SOJason Bay5.570.622-5, R, BB, 2 SOElmer Dessens3.440.381.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Pedro Feliciano1.850.210.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO.Ike Davis1.550.171-6, R, 2B, SOManny Acosta1.380.150.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Oliver Perez1.150.13(L) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.Josh Thole0.860.100-0, BBAngel Pagan0.400.041-5, BB, 2 SO, 2 SB

Totals for July 23, 2010 (10 votes) New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceJohan Santana39.293.93(W) 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO.Jason Bay24.832.482-4, 2B, 3 RBIIke Davis11.991.201-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB, SOAngel Pagan7.940.791-4, 2 SOJos� Reyes5.050.501-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, SBBobby Parnell2.210.221.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Francisco Rodriguez1.930.191.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO.David Wright1.500.150-4, RBI, 3 SOLuis Castillo1.090.111-4, R, BBCarlos Beltran0.770.080-3, R, BB, SOHenry Blanco0.650.062-4

Totals for July 22, 2010 (12 votes) Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 0 NameTotal PointsPoints AwardedPlayer PerformanceHisanori Takahashi49.404.12(L) 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.Jeff Francoeur8.520.712-4Pedro Feliciano3.980.330.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.Elmer Dessens2.470.210.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO.David Wright1.350.111-3, BB, 2 SOChris Carter0.560.051-3Jos� Reyes0.300.021-4Luis Castillo0.160.010-2, BB

Niese 4 Francoeur 3 Beltran 1.5 Reyes 1.5

They're no longer treating concussions with frequent airplane trips?

I don't think it means that at all. Because of the day off, they're able to pitch Santana (and Niese and Dickey) a day sooner. Takahashi, being the 5th guy*, gets slid back. (That kind of stuff should happen more often.) *Actually, Pelfrey has been the fifth best pitcher for a while now, but that's another story...

I'm not sure what kind of trade we can reasonably expect them to make that will give them much of a shot at a postseason run. I don't think they'll be able to upgrade over Pagan. I don't think they're nearly ready to give up on Bay. And I don't think they're quire ready to give up on Beltran. (By this time next year that will be a different story.) They're not going to be able to add a catcher that will be much of an impact over what they have. They're not going to replace Wright or Reyes. I guess they could rent a slugging first baseman and shove Davis aside for a few months, but that seems awfully unlikely. Second base is the most likely spot, I guess. Getting a guy like Uggla (whose name was floated somewhere) would be an upgrade over Castillo, and Tejada doesn't appear to be ready. As for pitching, Oswalt appears too expensive, and the other guys (Lilly, for example) seem pointless. As for the bullpen, are the Mets one or two relievers from turning it all around? I don't think so. I don't want the Mets to trade valuable young players in a likely futile effort to salvage 2010. At this point, I'd rather see them cross their fingers and hope that August and September play out like June did, which is, at least in theory, possible.

Me too, unless, perhaps, you have a good pinch-hitter/pitcher matchup and runner(s) in scoring position.

Ceetar wrote: Looks like the Mets should get a chance to help Johan's cause by beating on Wainwright on Tuesday. Yeah! Maybe the Mets will get a baserunner or two! WOOOO!

The Second Spitter wrote: Gee I hope the violations aren't from Shake Shack. And I hope they're not from Mama's of Corona.

All four games from this past weekend's series at Dodger Stadium will close on Wednesday morning. Please try to get any remaining votes submitted today. Schaefer POTG 7/22/2010 - LAD 2 NYM 0 Schaefer POTG 7/23/10 - Mets 6, Dodgers 1 Schaefer POTG 7/24/10 - Dodgers 3, Mets 2 (13 Innings) Schaefer PotG, 7/25, Dodgers 1, Mets, 0

He injured his knee while pushing a shaving cream pie into somebody's face? He definitely has to work on his technique. Is Mackey Shillstone still around?

It may not be the northeast. Maybe he doesn't like Citizens Bank Park.

Omar says: Nobody gets fired... today.

So, what time do the heads roll? Will I have to stay up until 3 a.m.?

Be sure to pick up Bobby Valentine or Davey Johnson on your way to Flushing.