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Benjamin Grimm wrote: That trivia question on the back of the 1972 card has me perplexed. WHAT TEAM LED AL IN OP'S IN 1956? The graphic shows multiple baseballs landing in a fielder's glove. Could OP'S actually be PO'S (putouts)? No, because there's no way that a team would only have 213 putouts in a season. Outfield putouts? 213 would be slightly more than one per game, so that's not likely either. And it's not the modern-day OPS either. I'm guessing it is DPs (double plays) and the ink ran on the old porous card. 213 Sounds a little high, but reasonable. As for the team. - ??? Later OE: According to baseball-reference. the MFYs had 214 DPs in 1956. (Maybe there was a scoring change?). No other major league team recorded over 200 that year.
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Most Accomplished Mets in Other Athletic Fields
MFS62 replied to Edgy MD's topic in New York Mets Talk
I'd bet Butch Huskey would have been one heckuva soccer player. In a Binghamton game, I saw a ground ball get under his glove (at third base) and it went off his foot all the way to the first baseman. Later -
Alek Manoah (Toronto pitcher) has an idea. (not a pass through/ blind link) https://www.yahoo.com/sports/alek-manoah-has-an-ingenious-idea-for-more-consistent-strike-zone-calls-170839341.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/sports/alek-manoah-has-an-ingenious-idea-for-more-consistent-strike-zone-calls-170839341.html “Manoah said in a video interview. “So, you know how when you're driving, you can nowadays see the speedometer floating in the air on your dashboard... “So what I'm thinking is, there has to be something that reflects, for that to happen on that display. So what if we put a shield on every umpire's mask that can reflect, as they're looking over the plate, that little box that we all see at home? If the tech is possible, why not? Later
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Baseball reference gives Nido a +0.8 dWAR. Later
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Geoff Hartleib. Later
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Somebody's gotta start the 9/18 IGT Phils @ Mets
MFS62 replied to Frayed Knot's topic in Archived Game Threads
=Fman99 post_id=78162 time=1632010930 user_id=86] Wow, light on the chatter tonight. Third inning, Mets down 2-0 courtesy of Jean Segura, who hates us. -
Andres Giminez, sent to Cleveland in the Lindor deal, homered to day against the MFYs. But since he is a lefty batter and he hit it to right field in YS III, it is still uncertain whether this should be counted as a real major league home run. Later
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According to Amazing Avenue, the Mets have recalled pitcher Thomas Szapucki from Syracuse. Later
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He's batting eighth tonight. When Leo Durocher put Adolfo Phillips in the #8 slot, young Adolfo got disheartened. So, Leo told him "You're my #2 cleanup hitter". It turned out to be a great attitude adjustment comment, because Phillips responded with the best season of his major league career. Maybe they should say that to McNeil. Later
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Several years ago, I was on a business trip to San Juan Puerto Rico. One of my associates from my company met me at the airport. We got into his car and he asked me, "Would you like to get something to eat, or would you like to go directly to the office?" I told him, "The first thing I want to do is drive to Hi Bithorn Stadium, so I can see the Roberto Clemente statue". He smiled, and proudly took me there. Later, during lunch, he talked about how important Clemente was to the people of Puerto Rico and he was happy that someone who wasn't from the island felt the same way. Later
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Baseball celebrates Roberto Clemente Day today. Please take a minute to honor a great parent, ballplayer and humanitarian. Later
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IGT 09/15 - STL at NYM - You'll Thank Me in the Morning...
MFS62 replied to kcmets's topic in Archived Game Threads
I hope you're not expecting a gift basket. Later -
but you wouldn't be able to isolate out the noise and randomness of year to year changes anyway. And people take all sorts of things that have no benefit, or only a perceived benefit, or a placebo effect. It's not like "take shot, be able to identify sliders 10% more accurately!" Actually, that is exactly the effect of the BALCO steroid cream Barry Bonds used. When the manufacturers and Barry were interviewed (when they were considering whether to ban it), Barry stated that after using the cream, his eyesight improved and he was better able to pick up the rotation of the ball. He also said his improved eyesight allowed him to judge balls/strikes better. (I also heard a bio-chemist confirm that one of the ingredients in BALCO was proven to improve visual acuity in a radio interview around that time.) His post-BALCO OBP/ walk rates are testimony to that improvement. Later
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Can you link ANY study that even comes close to approximating the value of steroids or conclusively defines the (positive) impact they have? I can't cite a study, but one example comes to mind. Paul O'Neill had 2618 AB in Cincy and was a .259 hitter. He came to the MFYs, where many players and coaches were involved in Steroids in those years, and hit .303 in 4700 AB. The one year jump? .246 in 1992 (Cincy) to .311 in 1993 (NY) at age 30. And when he came to the team, he exhibited the acne and rage associated with taking Steroids that he had not been known for while in Cincy, so it is not a stretch to think his improvement was steroid assisted. Yes, one example does not make a study or prove anything. I'm sure there must be SABR folks who can look into improvement of other players coming to those rumored "hotbeds of steroids" like the MFY were in those days. Later
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Here's a live look at Sandy planning his next round of Front Office hires: https://youtu.be/fLpmswBKVN4https://youtu.be/fLpmswBKVN4 That is what we see when we look at what he's already put together - Slim Pickin's. Later
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Conforto up with the bases loaded, and Scott Boras isn't the only one rooting for him to get a hit. Later
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=G-Fafif post_id=77729 time=1631658813 user_id=55] Lindor plus fill-in-the-blank up the middle will feel like a disappointment after Lindor plus Baez, at least in the short term.
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before last night's game, you'll really dislike him now. https://www.audacy.com/wfan/sports/mets/adam-wainwright-trolls-mets-fans-with-2006-nlcs-callback?utm_campaign=www.audacy.com%252Fwfan&utm_content=1631642685&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=WFAN-AM&fbclid=IwAR3rS3oUbpwblnxHd_D8OdGxoc4g-M2t3KTy2rmVNb1lBa2iPBJG3g8IKuYhttps://www.audacy.com/wfan/sports/mets/adam-wainwright-trolls-mets-fans-with-2006-nlcs-callback?utm_campaign=www.audacy.com%252Fwfan&utm_content=1631642685&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=WFAN-AM&fbclid=IwAR3rS3oUbpwblnxHd_D8OdGxoc4g-M2t3KTy2rmVNb1lBa2iPBJG3g8IKuY Snarky troll. Later
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I think if they make a competitive offer to him, he'll stay. He seems to like it here (now that the thumbs down and booing have stopped) and he has responded by playing well. His ceiling is higher than McNeil's, but his floor may be lower. In response to Monk, I think (but am not sure) Cano only has one more year on his contract. Later
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One of the team's top 5 prospects, power hitter (his 22 HR lead the organization this year) Mark Vientos was promoted to Syracuse about a week ago, but hasn't appeared in a game yet. Has he been injured? Later
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Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (From The Yankees Dugout)
MFS62 replied to bmfc1's topic in New York Mets Talk
Edgy MD wrote: Well, shit, there goes my Posting Pulitzer. But you've still got that MTV Award. Haven't you? Later -
Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (From The Yankees Dugout)
MFS62 replied to bmfc1's topic in New York Mets Talk
If he is tipping pitches, dugouts have been letting hitters know for a long time, within the rules or not, automated or not. What ticked me off more about last night's game was Gardiner giving the thumbs down sign to Baez and Lindor, rubbing their noses in the thumbs down incident. Of course, anything he does pisses me off, that little annoying twerp. Later -
Nice, Thanks, Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: That HBP of Pillar is going to be the last pitch from Clarke's-ville Nice. It would be nice for McCann to show us he deserves that contract. Later
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IGT 9/11 vs MFYs - See I TOLD You We Can Beat These Guys
MFS62 replied to seawolf17's topic in Archived Game Threads
I can't wait for Brett Gardner to fucking retire. Later
