Gwreck

Interesting. I still think it's more likely he does an extra week plus in PSL, as they don't need that 5th starter for the first 10 or 12 games. --- According to Adam Rubin's blog, Jason Vargas "expects to miss three months with a labrum tear in his left hip that will require surgery. He�s headed to a doctor in Vail, Colo."

Current tally: CPF Meeting - Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Shea Stadium Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:55 PM Gametime ?? PM Tailgatetime IN: KC Gwreck Soupcan Sharpie AG/DC seawolf17 Farmer Ted holychicken Mendoza Line JC Lunchbucket SteveJRogers Vic Sage Rockin' Doc ???: Willets Point Valadius OUT (Regrettably): themetfairy CPF Meeting - Spring Training ESPN Zone Sunday, March 16. 12:30 PM. ESPN Zone. 1472 Broadway (Times Square) New York, NY 10036 (212) 921-3776 http://espnzone.com/newyork/ Mets vs. Tigers on SNY at 1:10 PM IN: Gwreck KC themetfairy + D-Dad holychicken J.C. Lunchbucket SteveJRogers ???: sharpie Vic Sage Valadius OUT, Regrettably: Soupcan Farmer Ted seawolf17 Mendoza Line Willets Point DocTee

I also am in favor of Schaefer voting. As to the point Willets and sharpie raised: this is a discussion board. Hence, people discuss things here, and that's going to include whether or not the points people award in Schaefer voting were justified or not. I don't understand why Schaefer voting should be excluded from acceptable points of discussion. I too don't recall anyone being uncivil in their discussions thereof.

Frayed Knot wrote: In case you were wondering (and I know you were) how quickly Seaver took over the lead, now you know. He grabbed it after his 4th season, still has it 37 years later, and is almost certain to hold it for at least another 6 seasons and quite possibly on beyond that. Presumably Wright has the best shot to knock Seaver off #1, and Reyes slightly behind him. The question is...how likely? I know the formula accounts for team wins in a season, but why is it 6 seasons minimum? What does being player #1 in a season with 97 wins get you? What about a season with 87 wins? etc.

Section 8 Upper Reserved is where my Saturday seats are. Perfect!

6 for smg. We still have 7 answers outstanding, one of whom played for the Mets.

Correct Answers Offensive Categories Diamondbacks - Stolen Bases Tony Womack - Rockin' Doc, AG/DC Cubs - RBI White Sox - Runs Frank Thomas - Nymr83 Indians - Home Runs Jim Thome - Doc Tee, Rockin' Doc, Nymr83 Tigers - Games Al Kaline - Rockin' Doc. Kaline had just 28 more games as Tiger than Cobb. Marlins - Hits Angels - Home Runs Dodgers - Hits Twins - Home Runs Harmon Killebrew - DocTee, Rockin' Doc, AG/DC, Frayed Knot Possibly the easiest, although I would always forget Killebrew as a 500 homer guy. Most of the franchise records are his, Puckett's or Walter Johnson's. Yankees - Hits Lou Gehrig - DocTee, Rockin' Doc, AG/DC Jeter needs only 366 to take over the franchise lead (he's still behind Mantle and Ruth, and passed DiMaggio this year). Athletics - Hits Bert Campaneris - Rockin' Doc Henderson is third. Giants - RBI Mel Ott - AG/DC Ott (1860) has exactly one more RBI as a Giant than Mays. Bonds third, McCovey fourth. Devil Rays - Home Runs Aubrey Huff - DocTee, Nymr83 Huff 128; McGriff second with 99. Rangers - Hits Pudge Rodriguez - Frayed Knot Pudge has 31 more than Palmeiro. Gonzalez 3, Michael Young 4, Sierra 5. Blue Jays - Hits Tony Fernandez - AG/DC Delgado is second. He also leads Toronto in HR, RBI and Runs. Pitching Categories Braves - Strikeouts John Smoltz - Nymr83 Smoltz-Niekro-Spahn-Glavine-Maddux. Smoltz passed Niekro this past season. Orioles - Saves Gregg Olsen - Frayed Knot Tippy Martinez is #2. Red Sox - Losses Tim Wakefield - DocTee Wakefield is entering his 14th(!) season with Boston. He is still 34 wins behind Young and Clemens though (who are tied at #1 for Boston). Reds - Games Pedro Borbon - AG/DC Thought this was the toughest one in the whole quiz. Rockies - Wins Jason Jennings - DocTee Jennings 58; Astacio 53; Francis 47. Astros - Wins Joe Niekro - AG/DC Larry Dierker was #2. Oswalt (#3) is still 32 wins behind Niekro. Royals - Strikeouts Kevin Appier - Rockin' Doc Mark Gubicza is #2. Brewers - Strikeouts Teddy Higuera - DocTee, AG/DC Ben Sheets will take over in 2008 (he's currently 38 behind). Mets - Losses Jerry Koosman - DocTee, AG/DC Phillies - Saves Pirates - Innings Pitched Bob Friend - AG/DC The hardest ex-Met to get in the quiz. Padres - Wins Mariners - Innings Pitched Cardinals - Saves Jason Isringhausen - DocTee, AG/DC I expected some Lee Smith guesses. Nationals - Games Tim Burke - DocTee, AG/DC Fernandez, Appier, Koosman, Friend, Isringhausen and Burke are the Mets correctly identified so far. One more outstanding.

Frayed Knot got 4.

Guesses or not, you still did get 4 right. Even though Quilvio Veras wasn't a pitcher. Did you maybe mean Dan Quisenberry?

Mets at Phillies, 10/6/91. Tuesday at 7:00, SNY.

Re-clarification -- (I thought it was clear in the initial post!) Gwreck wrote: (For purposes of this quiz, Braves = Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta; Nationals = Montreal and Washington; Twins = Washington and Minnesota, etc.) Braves = Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta Orioles = St. Louis and Baltimore Dodgers = Brooklyn and Los Angeles Giants = New York and San Francisco Athletics = Philadelphia, KC and Oakland Nationals = Washington and Montreal Rangers = Washington and Texas Twins = Washington and Minnesota Brewers = Seattle and Milwaukee This should answer Rockin Doc's question and be a gentle reminder to Edgy that his Jon Rauch answer was not exactly what the judges were looking for. --- I'll let a few more people get some guesses in before revealing answers. DocTee got 10, Rockin' Doc 6 and AG/DC 12.

Got the idea from the Mantei thread. Can you name the all-time franchise leaders for the following categories? (For purposes of this quiz, Braves = Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta; Nationals = Montreal and Washington; Twins = Washington and Minnesota, etc.) [u:7c9049affa]Offensive Categories[/u:7c9049affa] Diamondbacks - Stolen Bases Cubs - RBI White Sox - Runs Indians - Home Runs Tigers - Games Marlins - Hits Angels - Home Runs Dodgers - Hits Twins - Home Runs Yankees - Hits Athletics - Hits Giants - RBI Devil Rays - Home Runs Rangers - Hits Blue Jays - Hits [u:7c9049affa]Pitching Categories[/u:7c9049affa] Braves - Strikeouts Orioles - Saves Red Sox - Losses Reds - Games Rockies - Wins Astros - Wins Royals - Strikeouts Brewers - Strikeouts Mets - Losses Phillies - Saves Pirates - Innings Pitched Padres - Wins Mariners - Innings Pitched Cardinals - Saves Nationals - Games Met content: 7 of the answers are Mets players.

Was the D'Backs all-time saves leader before Jose Valverde passed him this year.

soupcan wrote: Not if they're sitting near me. I've ratted 'em out before, I'll rat 'em out again. Same here. Fortunately, smoking in the seats is one of the few things the ushers take seriously.

Updated for clarity's sake: CPF Meeting - Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Shea Stadium Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:55 PM Gametime ?? PM Tailgatetime IN: KC Gwreck Soupcan Sharpie AG/DC seawolf17 Farmer Ted holychicken Mendoza Line ???: JC Lunchbucket Rockin' Doc Willets Point SteveJRogers Vic Sage OUT (Regrettably): themetfairy CPF Meeting - Spring Training ESPN Zone Sunday, March 16. 12:30 PM. ESPN Zone. 1472 Broadway (Times Square) New York, NY 10036 (212) 921-3776 http://espnzone.com/newyork/ Mets vs. Tigers on SNY at 1:10 PM IN: Gwreck KC themetfairy + D-Dad holychicken ???: J.C. Lunchbucket sharpie SteveJRogers Vic Sage OUT, Regrettably: Soupcan Farmer Ted seawolf17 Mendoza Line Willets Point --- The 31st is a "Silver" game. $35 Mezz Reserved/Upper Box. $20 Upper Reserved.

Updated for clarity's sake: CPF Meeting - Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets Shea Stadium Saturday, May 31, 2008 3:55 PM Gametime ?? PM Tailgatetime IN: KC Gwreck Soupcan Sharpie AG/DC seawolf17 Farmer Ted ???: JC Lunchbucket Rockin' Doc Willets Point OUT (Regrettably): themetfairy CPF Meeting - Spring Training ESPN Zone Sunday, March 16. 12:30 PM. ESPN Zone. 1472 Broadway (Times Square) New York, NY 10036 (212) 921-3776 http://espnzone.com/newyork/ Mets vs. Tigers on SNY at 1:10 PM IN: Gwreck KC themetfairy + D-Dad ???: J.C. Lunchbucket sharpie OUT, Regrettably: Soupcan Farmer Ted

Groupsit logistics are tough. And require a financial commitment from somebody, and then getting paid back. Figured it was too difficult to arrange that. I am in for the 16th at the ESPN Zone as well.

Also -- Glavine, '03?

Gotta figure someone from '93 was in there. Frank Tanana?

Vic Sage wrote: If they move him, it'll be for contract reasons, not baseball reasons, so its unlikely they'll get back anything of value if they're trying to move a bad contract. We'd still have Feliciano as a LHed specialist in the pen, so it wouldn't necessarily hurt us to lose Scot, but lets not pretend his coming or going is of much consequence beyond saving Freddie's $$ Wouldn't it be the complete opposite? That it'd be far more likely that we'd eat salary in order to get him out of town and to free up the roster spots?

Nymr83 wrote: ah, you don't like my answer so you get to skip it as well as the name i put forth. fuck off. Howard Stern. I could give a shit about your answer. Respect the forum, take the partisan crap elsewhere. Howard Stern is a 44. Loudmouth, just like Reggie. Lots of homers but lots of strikeouts too. --- Ben Affleck.

Buster Olney wrote: The Mets are saying that Carlos Delgado's injury is not a big deal. The test he flew back to New York for was just a precautionary move. But let's keep it real: If you are 35-years-old, possess a body that would not be predisposed to a long shelf life, you are coming off a year in which you struggled so badly that you were often a drag on the team's offense and you really labored to get comfortable at the plate, any injury that requires you to get on a plane has the potential to be serious -- especially when it occurs before you even start playing games on a daily basis. And keep in mind that the Mets don't really have a Plan B at first base on their roster. When Delgado was out of the lineup Saturday, utility man Marlon Anderson started in his place -- and collided with Ryan Church, with both players getting injured. So while GM Omar Minaya may speak confidently about Delgado's injury, this will be a warning siren for the Mets, at the very least. They need to add someone who could play first base on a regular basis, if necessary, and there are no shortage of interesting candidates. 1. Nick Johnson, Nationals: He's coming back from a broken leg, and Washington has a surplus of first basemen. So, in theory, if Johnson is healthy, then he might give you someone capable of compiling a .400 on-base percentage. But odds are that the Nationals will drive a hard bargain on Johnson or Dmitri Young, and the Mets don't have the kind of roster depth available to deal prospects, in the aftermath of the deal for Johan Santana. 2. Scott Hatteberg, Reds: Manager Dusty Baker has been saying that his young players, like first baseman Joey Votto, need to play, so Hatteberg could be expendable. He is not anything close to the kind of thumper that the Mets need -- collecting 30 of his 47 RBIs in a Cincinnati park that is very friendly to hitters -- but he had a .394 on-base average last season. If Delgado can play, Hatteberg would be a perfect late-inning double-switch, pinch-hitter type of guy. But Reds GM Wayne Krivsky, who is under pressure to win this year, is not going to simply give him away; you wonder if he would be too valuable of an asset for the Mets to pay for. 3. Richie Sexson, Mariners: Seattle offered him all over the place and would probably love to give him away, while paying most of his salary, after he hit .205 last year. But scouts have real questions about whether the 33-year-old Sexson will hit consistently in the big leagues again, considering his history of shoulder problems. And last year, he had 100 strikeouts in 434 at-bats; when placed in the middle of the Mets' lineup, he would represent a human invitation to pitch around the 3-4-5 hitters, rather than a deterrent. 4. Tony Clark, Padres: He signed a very cheap deal of less than $1 million to be a spare part for his hometown team, which already has an everyday first baseman. But he might love the opportunity to go someplace else and have the chance to hit 300-400 times. He's been with the Mets and Yankees before, knows the New York drill, is a decent first baseman, and while he strikes out a lot, like Sexson, he hit for big-time power last year, with 17 homers in 221 at-bats. Minaya and San Diego GM Kevin Towers have made trades in the past, so they could talk again. 5. Kevin Millar, Orioles: Millar might be, in the big picture, the best possible fit. If necessary, he could play every day: He was in the lineup for 140 games last year, accumulating a .354 on-base percentage and 17 homers. The Orioles might actually welcome a deal, in the midst of a rebuilding mode, and would not drive a hard bargain the way that Washington might. If Delgado is OK to play but needs more rest, Millar could be a platoon player. He hit eight of his 17 homers in 140 at-bats against left-handers. And there is another reason why Millar might be perfect for the Mets -- when he's playing, he is renowned as one of the great clubhouse guys in baseball, someone who can draw together disparate factions of any team. He is known as someone who can help a team prepare to play on a daily basis, because of his high energy. While Delgado and Carlos Beltran are two guys who aren't really drawn to the role of dealing with the media, Millar thrives in that role, which would be great help to David Wright.

Nymr83 wrote: 666 Bill Clinton? (remember 69 is taken) If you could just manage to lay off the stupid partisan bullshit that would be just great. Thanks for your assistance in this regard. Michael Moore is a 50. Maybe because of the physical resemblance to El Sid and Benny. Clinton? He seems like a solid number 15. Smooth, like Beltran running after a flyball. --- Chris Rock.

The obvious answer would be "1." But Frank is much more a "7." --- Bruce Springsteen.

Mets v. Yankees, Dave Mlicki's shutout. This Friday at 7 on SNY.