MFS62

Ollie joining Bisons today June 29, 2009 Oliver Perez is scheduled to join Triple-A Buffalo today, and will make at least one appearance with the Bisons, presumably Friday if he's staying on a five-day cycle. Meanwhile, John Maine won't pick up a baseball until at least Thursday, when he's scheduled to be reexamined. On the positive front, Billy Wagner remains on track to face batters within the week. http://www.nydailynews.com/blo...0JqwEjnHB&D Later

The players always like a day off. So when they have to play a make-up game, they just want to fly in, play the game and get it over. So ... Whaddaya' wanna' bet that this one goes at least 13 innings? Later

Memo to self: There is no "Fun With Astrophysics " category. Later

Edgy DC wrote: Pitch to McGee Hickey or no? Edgy. Please. You are taking my mind off baseball. I think reporter McGee Hickey is very hot, and you are making it very difficult for me to concentrate. http://wcbstv.com/bios/Magee.Hickey.WCBS.9.8619.html Later

I had heard that he left the game last night after 1 AB. Didn't know the nature of the injury. What's the prognosis? Side note: I'm going to take the grandkids to see Binghamton play at New Britain on Sunday , July 12. I was looking forward to see Thole in action. Hope he's back by then. Later

="metirish":gytjn2ua]Do you seriously follow minor league baseball that closely?[/quote:gytjn2ua] Yes. Not a fanatic about it, but I do follow it. Later Ashie62 Jun 30 2009 08:22 PM Although 20, Fartman should be further along. he looks green, scared and it doesn't appear any part of the game comes to him naturally. In other words he has few skills Edgy DC Jun 30 2009 08:31 PM I'll disagree. Completely. Rockin' Doc Jun 30 2009 08:41 PM I think Martinez has goodphysical skills, but he is just too inexperienced to perform well at the major league level at this point in his development. He needs to develop better plate discipline before he can be succesful hitting at the major league level. Nymr83 Jun 30 2009 08:41 PM ="Ashie62":1k307avk]Although 20, Fartman should be further along. he looks green, scared and it doesn't appear any part of the game comes to him naturally. In other words he has few skills[/quote:1k307avk] he's further along than most twenty year olds who are probably playing A-ball or AA. tonight was the first time he didnt look good in the field and he friggin slipped, so did mike cameron the GG quality centerfielder, he just happened to have a softly hit ball and t hus time to recover. martinez has proven to my satisfaction that his bat isnt ready for the majors, but i dont think hes behind the curve for prospects his age by any stretch of the imagination. Ashie62 Jun 30 2009 08:46 PM ="Nymr83":3skti24a]="Ashie62":3skti24a]Although 20, Fartman should be further along. he looks green, scared and it doesn't appear any part of the game comes to him naturally. In other words he has few skills[/quote:3skti24a] he's further along than most twenty year olds who are probably playing A-ball or AA. tonight was the first time he didnt look good in the field and he friggin slipped, so did mike cameron the GG quality centerfielder, he just happened to have a softly hit ball and t hus time to recover. martinez has proven to my satisfaction that his bat isnt ready for the majors, but i dont think hes behind the curve for prospects his age by any stretch of the imagination.[/quote:3skti24a] You could be right..Lets just say he's not a natural John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 30 2009 08:47 PM STFU Ashie. Edgy DC Jun 30 2009 08:47 PM Eat it. Ashie62 Jun 30 2009 08:49 PM ="Edgy DC":2q29u44k]Eat it.[/quote:2q29u44k] What is your problem? Ashie62 Jun 30 2009 08:50 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3qti4rya]STFU Ashie.[/quote:3qti4rya] STFU JCL metirish Jun 30 2009 08:51 PM handbags in the 'pool....settle now boys Edgy DC Jun 30 2009 08:53 PM ="Ashie62":3gt2hkpu]="Edgy DC":3gt2hkpu]Eat it.[/quote:3gt2hkpu] What is your problem?[/quote:3gt2hkpu] You get to ask me that when you aplogize for bitching me out under your other three identities, quitting the forum, and then crawling back here under different disuguises as if a three-year-old couldn't see through you. As for now, it's not me saying "Eat it," it's Martinez. Ashie62 Jun 30 2009 09:03 PM ="Edgy DC":30q2invs]="Ashie62":30q2invs]="Edgy DC":30q2invs]Eat it.[/quote:30q2invs] What is your problem?[/quote:30q2invs] You get to ask me that when you aplogize for bitching me out under your other three identities, quitting the forum, and then crawling back here under different disuguises as if a three-year-old couldn't see through you. As for now, it's not me saying "Eat it," it's Martinez.[/quote:30q2invs] Apology posted

IIRC, he has started slowly at every level, then made the necessary adjustments and finished well. I hope he can continue to do that at the major league level. And I think he will. To quote Bob Murphy, "The cream always rises to the top". Later

If the team performance continues to decline, and Omar stands pat, I could foresee the tone of this thread shifting from trades to tirades. Later

Mags makes the news: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4290317&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines Later

(Blushing) I still like the Macarena. Later

Phew! Fixed it. Thanks, FK. Wouldn't have wanted to incur the wrath of our friendly neighborhood member of the spelling police. Later

="soupcan":2dbn7m5s]Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks.[/quote:2dbn7m5s] Hey, when I joined the board, you folks were discussing how you had been called pompous pricks. Geeks is better. Much better. I salute to that. Especially when united in a common purpose. That purpose, of course, is anxiously wanting to find out the answer to those questions. It is the Metly thing to do. Later m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 25 2009 09:18 AM m.e.t.b.o.t. is trying to figure out the correct answer to the questions posed. me.t.b.o.t. believes the that cranepoolforum poster hahnsolo has the most accurate answer so far, moreso than cranepoolforum poster and m.e.t.b.o.t. creator metsmarathon. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 09:22 AM Re: Crazy esoteric trivia ="Benjamin Grimm":2o6scmr5] (Mets wins and losses are combined in these totals; there's no distinction, for example, between 0-1 and 1-0.) [/quote:2o6scmr5] m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 25 2009 09:43 AM m.e.t.b.o.t. approaches the problem in the following way. m.e.t.b.o.t. assumes that, up to 11-10, all possible scores have been accomplished. furthermore, m.e.t.b.o.t. assumes that there are some number of scoring combinations beyond this configuration which must also been accomplished. m.e.t.b.o.t. will estimate this by continuing the matrix to include all scoring combinations up to 14-13. this yields a total of 105 scoring combinations. me.t.b.o.t. concedes that there is room for error on the high side of this prediction, as m.e.t.b.o.t. has no basis for limiting the matrix to a maximum of 14 runs. m.e.t.b.o.t. is relying solely on the intuition afforded by a collection of springs, gears, pinions, and other mechanical components. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 0 x 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 12-0 13-0 14-0 1 x 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 10-1 11-1 12-1 13-1 14-1 2 x 3-2 4-2 5-2 6-2 7-2 8-2 9-2 10-2 11-2 12-2 13-2 14-2 3 x 4-3 5-3 6-3 7-3 8-3 9-3 10-3 11-3 12-3 13-3 14-3 4 x 5-4 6-4 7-4 8-4 9-4 10-4 11-4 12-4 13-4 14-4 5 x 6-5 7-5 8-5 9-5 10-5 11-5 12-5 13-5 14-5 6 x 7-6 8-6 9-6 10-6 11-6 12-6 13-6 14-6 7 x 8-7 9-7 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-7 14-7 8 x 9-8 10-8 11-8 12-8 13-8 14-8 9 x 10-9 11-9 12-9 13-9 14-9 10 x 11-10 12-10 13-10 14-10 11 x 12-11 13-11 14-11 12 x 13-12 14-12 13 x 14-13 14 x m.e.t.b.o.t. lacks a sound basis for positing answers to the remaining questions in this challenge, but for purposes of completion will posit the following: How many distinct scores have there been? 105 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 5-4, 475 Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) 15-14 Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? 16 What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 14 What's the most lopsided shutout? 14-0 What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 13-0 Frayed Knot Jun 25 2009 10:00 AM ="MFS62":1ppxo6yl]="soupcan":1ppxo6yl]Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] Hey, when I joined the board, you folks were discussing how you had been called pompous pricks. Geeks is better. Much better. I salute to that. Especially when united in a common purpose. That purpose, of course, is anxiously wanting to find out the answer to those questions. It is the Metly thing to do.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] I'm both a geek and an elitist prick. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 10:57 AM Okay, here are the answers: How many distinct scores have there been? 140 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 3-2, 512 times. Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) There have been one-run games all the way from 1-0 to 13-12, so the highest-scoring one-run game that hasn't happened yet is 14-13. Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? There's never been a 17-0 game. All possible scores with 16 runs or fewer have occurred. BONUS: The least-common score with a margin of fewer than five runs (excluding ties) is 10-6, which has only happened 30 times. What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 26-7. Some of us may remember this one. (I know I do!) It was a loss to the Phillies at Veterans Stadium on June 11, 1985. Tom Gorman started for the Mets, got one guy out, and yielded to Calvin Schiraldi. The Phillies scored 9 runs in the first inning and another 7 in the second. What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 17-1. Atlanta 17, Mets 1, June 17, 1966 Mets 17, Pittsburgh 1, April 17, 1976 Mets 17, Houston 1, August 30, 1999 TOP TEN MOST COMMON SCORES IN METS HISTORY: 3-2 512 4-3 444 2-1 442 4-2 334 5-4 332 3-1 264 5-2 240 4-1 237 6-5 229 5-3 227 John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2009 11:01 AM ]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. metirish Jun 25 2009 11:08 AM Fascinating is right , great work and I am sure mathamaticians could have fun with the top ten. Centerfield Jun 25 2009 11:14 AM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. If memory serves me correctly, that was the pitching debut of Matt Franco. PiggiesTomatoes Jun 25 2009 11:25 AM Great thread and trivia. Thanks LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 25 2009 12:51 PM I don't know how the hell I forgot 26-7. I was 7, and I remember crying in frustration after about an inning and a half. Thanks, BeeG. Edgy DC Jun 25 2009 12:58 PM I liked that game. They hadn't hit in two weeks, and the seven runs was a breakthrough. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 02:04 PM Okay, so now there have been five hundred and thirteen 3 to 2 games. Frayed Knot Jun 25 2009 02:09 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. IIRC, this one was also declared to be "all Bobby's fault" by several on that forum -- a conclusion I dubbed "stupidity cubed".

="soupcan":1w1w1jzh] Can't wait for the big reveal![/quote:1w1w1jzh] I agree. If he waits too long and more games are played, the answers to some of the questions could change. Later metirish Jun 25 2009 08:12 AM This is brilliant , not going to bother with any guesses , all the absurd one are taken anyway. Just waiting for the answers now. HahnSolo Jun 25 2009 08:23 AM ="Edgy DC":28o8bhhh]My guess was way too high. Basic math should tell me it was about 20 times too high.[/quote:28o8bhhh] And I suspect now that my guess was low. soupcan Jun 25 2009 08:54 AM Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks. MFS62 Jun 25 2009 09:09 AM ="soupcan":2dbn7m5s]Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks.[/quote:2dbn7m5s] Hey, when I joined the board, you folks were discussing how you had been called pompous pricks. Geeks is better. Much better. I salute to that. Especially when united in a common purpose. That purpose, of course, is anxiously wanting to find out the answer to those questions. It is the Metly thing to do. Later m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 25 2009 09:18 AM m.e.t.b.o.t. is trying to figure out the correct answer to the questions posed. me.t.b.o.t. believes the that cranepoolforum poster hahnsolo has the most accurate answer so far, moreso than cranepoolforum poster and m.e.t.b.o.t. creator metsmarathon. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 09:22 AM Re: Crazy esoteric trivia ="Benjamin Grimm":2o6scmr5] (Mets wins and losses are combined in these totals; there's no distinction, for example, between 0-1 and 1-0.) [/quote:2o6scmr5] m.e.t.b.o.t. Jun 25 2009 09:43 AM m.e.t.b.o.t. approaches the problem in the following way. m.e.t.b.o.t. assumes that, up to 11-10, all possible scores have been accomplished. furthermore, m.e.t.b.o.t. assumes that there are some number of scoring combinations beyond this configuration which must also been accomplished. m.e.t.b.o.t. will estimate this by continuing the matrix to include all scoring combinations up to 14-13. this yields a total of 105 scoring combinations. me.t.b.o.t. concedes that there is room for error on the high side of this prediction, as m.e.t.b.o.t. has no basis for limiting the matrix to a maximum of 14 runs. m.e.t.b.o.t. is relying solely on the intuition afforded by a collection of springs, gears, pinions, and other mechanical components. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 0 x 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 12-0 13-0 14-0 1 x 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 10-1 11-1 12-1 13-1 14-1 2 x 3-2 4-2 5-2 6-2 7-2 8-2 9-2 10-2 11-2 12-2 13-2 14-2 3 x 4-3 5-3 6-3 7-3 8-3 9-3 10-3 11-3 12-3 13-3 14-3 4 x 5-4 6-4 7-4 8-4 9-4 10-4 11-4 12-4 13-4 14-4 5 x 6-5 7-5 8-5 9-5 10-5 11-5 12-5 13-5 14-5 6 x 7-6 8-6 9-6 10-6 11-6 12-6 13-6 14-6 7 x 8-7 9-7 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-7 14-7 8 x 9-8 10-8 11-8 12-8 13-8 14-8 9 x 10-9 11-9 12-9 13-9 14-9 10 x 11-10 12-10 13-10 14-10 11 x 12-11 13-11 14-11 12 x 13-12 14-12 13 x 14-13 14 x m.e.t.b.o.t. lacks a sound basis for positing answers to the remaining questions in this challenge, but for purposes of completion will posit the following: How many distinct scores have there been? 105 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 5-4, 475 Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) 15-14 Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? 16 What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 14 What's the most lopsided shutout? 14-0 What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 13-0 Frayed Knot Jun 25 2009 10:00 AM ="MFS62":1ppxo6yl]="soupcan":1ppxo6yl]Look how excited we all are. What a bunch of geeks.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] Hey, when I joined the board, you folks were discussing how you had been called pompous pricks. Geeks is better. Much better. I salute to that. Especially when united in a common purpose. That purpose, of course, is anxiously wanting to find out the answer to those questions. It is the Metly thing to do.[/quote:1ppxo6yl] I'm both a geek and an elitist prick. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 10:57 AM Okay, here are the answers: How many distinct scores have there been? 140 What is the most common score, and how many times has it occurred? 3-2, 512 times. Other than tie games, what is the closest score that has not yet been the final score of a Mets game? (30 total runs or fewer. We know that no game has ever ended with a score of 106-105, for example.) There have been one-run games all the way from 1-0 to 13-12, so the highest-scoring one-run game that hasn't happened yet is 14-13. Of the final scores that have not yet happened, which score has the fewest combined runs? There's never been a 17-0 game. All possible scores with 16 runs or fewer have occurred. BONUS: The least-common score with a margin of fewer than five runs (excluding ties) is 10-6, which has only happened 30 times. What score was the most lopsided in Mets history? (largest difference between the winning team's runs and the losing team's runs) 26-7. Some of us may remember this one. (I know I do!) It was a loss to the Phillies at Veterans Stadium on June 11, 1985. Tom Gorman started for the Mets, got one guy out, and yielded to Calvin Schiraldi. The Phillies scored 9 runs in the first inning and another 7 in the second. What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. What's the most lopsided score that has occurred more than once? (It's happened three times.) 17-1. Atlanta 17, Mets 1, June 17, 1966 Mets 17, Pittsburgh 1, April 17, 1976 Mets 17, Houston 1, August 30, 1999 TOP TEN MOST COMMON SCORES IN METS HISTORY: 3-2 512 4-3 444 2-1 442 4-2 334 5-4 332 3-1 264 5-2 240 4-1 237 6-5 229 5-3 227 John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 25 2009 11:01 AM ]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. metirish Jun 25 2009 11:08 AM Fascinating is right , great work and I am sure mathamaticians could have fun with the top ten. Centerfield Jun 25 2009 11:14 AM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. If memory serves me correctly, that was the pitching debut of Matt Franco. PiggiesTomatoes Jun 25 2009 11:25 AM Great thread and trivia. Thanks LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 25 2009 12:51 PM I don't know how the hell I forgot 26-7. I was 7, and I remember crying in frustration after about an inning and a half. Thanks, BeeG. Edgy DC Jun 25 2009 12:58 PM I liked that game. They hadn't hit in two weeks, and the seven runs was a breakthrough. Benjamin Grimm Jun 25 2009 02:04 PM Okay, so now there have been five hundred and thirteen 3 to 2 games. Frayed Knot Jun 25 2009 02:09 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]]What's the most lopsided shutout? 16-0. A loss to the Braves at Shea on July 2, 1999. Masato Yoshii started for the Mets and Greg Maddux went for Atlanta. I remember this one. Ambler at the old mofo described this as "Hiroshima." Fascinating list by the way and thanks. That one-run games are more common than 2-run games probably says something about how 2-run leads are treated. IIRC, this one was also declared to be "all Bobby's fault" by several on that forum -- a conclusion I dubbed "stupidity cubed".

Edgy, you can use my kid Jordan Abruzzo as the catcher. He had been on the DL and then extended spring training because of an injured throwing arm. He was just activated and joined St. Lucie this week, but only as a DH because he still can't throw properly. At least he's still Mets property. Later

Lookin' like they could lead the league in guys named Zachary. Later EDITED for spelling.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) � The Minnesota Twins have designated reliever Luis Ayala for assignment in the latest move to address their struggling bullpen. The Twins say they bring up right-hander Bobby Keppel from Triple-A Rochester in time for Tuesday's game at Milwaukee. From Rotoworld: ************************************** I remember when he was known as Bob Keppel and was a Mets farmhand. Later

Its great that the Phillies keep getting beaten during the Mets recent problems. But like Blanche Dubois, the Mets can"t rely on the kindness of strangers indefinitely. Later

With those quick hands and coordination, I wonder how good a hitter he is. Later

]New York will also host the Cardinals and Yankees on the residency. That looks like one of those phrases that had been translated from a foreign language by someone who didn't know the idioms of the topic. Later

="Benjamin Grimm":2uwpokzp]Hey, she and I have the same initials![/quote:2uwpokzp] Let me guess. That's the only similarity? Later Benjamin Grimm Jun 19 2009 02:57 PM We also have the same pert little smirk. Ashie62 Jun 19 2009 03:29 PM Ralph is cuter metsguyinmichigan Jun 20 2009 09:19 AM So far, everything is progressing as I have foreseen them... Edgy DC Jun 20 2009 09:48 AM Yes, Martinez sitting out a day while in transit to Buffalo definitely outdid Crawford's 0-4. Fman99 Jun 20 2009 02:04 PM Awesome KTE... Mets optimism has been in short supply the past couple weeks. Thanks for the boost. metsguyinmichigan Jun 20 2009 03:31 PM Re: KTE: Tampa Bay Don't-call-me-Devil Rays ="Edgy DC":4eb5feqg]="metsguyinmichigan":4eb5feqg]Ex-Mets: Isringhausen Bradford Dan Wheeler Kazmir, if you must.[/quote:4eb5feqg] Ahem... [/quote:4eb5feqg] Took me forever to figure out who this was. Steve Henderson, batting coach for the Rays. Advantage: Mets! No Mets coach was involved in a trade that darn near destroyed my childhood!

Edgy, just wanted to make this thread easier for you to find. Some stuff may be happening soon: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/06/sources-evans-promoted-to-the.html Waiting for confirmation from a real source. Later

I hears about Dusty's passing, but when I went to find a link, I couldn't. Thanks, Later

In tonight's Binghamton game, Nick Evans hit a home run off a pitcher named VanAllen. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_18_binaax_haraax_1 I guess you could call it a VanAllen belt. Later