Frayed Knot

"It was far from a perfect night for baseball Thursday at chilly, wind-whipped Coca-Cola Field." Verducci: 'It was the wind that did it'

Polanco looks like he's got too much face for his skull.

I generally don't consider "surprises" in the top ten to be a good thing. Stick to BAT - Best Available Talent

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Some of these seem to have way too many syllables. Indeed. Somewhere, that Bret fella's blowing an aneurysm. We can only hope.

Top Metropolitan Idols of the Sixties: [table:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Place[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]PLAYER[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]1[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Cleon Jones[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]2[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ron Swoboda[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]3[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tom Seaver[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]4[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jerry Koosman[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]5[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ed Kranepool[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]6[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jerry Grote[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]7[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ron Hunt[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]8[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jack Fisher[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]9[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jim Hickman[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]10[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Al Jackson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]11[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bud Harrelson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]12[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tug McGraw[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]13[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Don Cardwell[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]14[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Art Shamsky[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]15[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tommie Agee[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][/table:30m5mx87] and the Seventies: [table:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Place[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]PLAYER[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]1[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tom Seaver[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]2[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jerry Koosman[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]3[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jon Matlack[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]4[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tug McGraw[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]5[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]John Milner[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]6[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Cleon Jones[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]7[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bud Harrelson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]8[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ed Kranepool[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]9[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Rusty Staub[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]10[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Wayne Garrett[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]11[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ray Sadecki[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]12[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jerry Grote[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]13[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Tommie Agee[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]14[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]John Stearns[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]15[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Lee Mazzilli[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][/table:30m5mx87] and the Eighties: [table:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Place[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]PLAYER[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]1[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Darryl Strawberry[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]2[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Dwight Gooden[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]3[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Keith Hernandez[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]4[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Mookie Wilson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]5[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Ron Darling[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]6[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Sid Fernandez[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]7[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jesse Orosco[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]8[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Howard Johnson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]9[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Gary Carter[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]10[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Kevin McReynolds[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]11[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Len Dykstra[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]12[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bobby Ojeda[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]13[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Roger McDowell[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]14[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]George Foster[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]15[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Wally Backman[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][/table:30m5mx87] and the Nineties: [table:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Place[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]PLAYER[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]1[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]John Franco[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]2[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Edgardo Alfonzo[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]3[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Todd Hundley[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]4[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bobby Jones[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]5[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bobby Bonilla[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]6[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]John Olerud[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]7[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Dwight Gooden[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]8[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Jeff Kent[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]9[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]David Cone[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]10[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Howard Johnson[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]11[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]ick Reed[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]12[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Mike Piaza[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]13[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bret Saberhagen[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]14[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Sid Fernandez[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][tr:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]15[/td:30m5mx87][td:30m5mx87]Bernard Gilkkey[/td:30m5mx87][/tr:30m5mx87][/table:30m5mx87]

And looking back to the mass guesses at the beginning, Johan was mentioned also [cross-post alert] ... and now Transmonk nails Maine too. So, Ladies and Gentlemen, here are your Top-15 New York Met Idols [table:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Place[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]PLAYER[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]1[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]David Wright[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]2[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Mike Piazza[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]3[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Carlos Beltran[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]4[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Jose Reyes[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]5[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Al Leiter[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]6[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Tom Glavine[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]7[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Armando Bentiez[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]8[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Carlos Delgado[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]9[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Edgardo Alfonzo[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]10[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Steve Trachsel[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]11[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Cliff Floyd[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]12[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]John Maine[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]13[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Johan Santana[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]14[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Billy Wagner[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][tr:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]15[/td:10jb223h][td:10jb223h]Pedro Martinez[/td:10jb223h][/tr:10jb223h][/table:10jb223h]

Reed = 21 Jay Payton = 33 Alomar = 39 Burnitz = 46 Ordonez = 65 Youse guys are picking too many guys from the '90s Look to the present

Ventura = 20 (remember that his best year was 1999) Zeile = 22

Cameron is 19 - although I'll throw in Pedro who was guessed earlier but in the wrong spot [table:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Place[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]PLAYER[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]1[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]David Wright[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]2[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Mike Piazza[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]3[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Carlos Beltran[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]4[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Jose Reyes[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]5[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Al Leiter[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]6[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Tom Glavine[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]7[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Armando Bentiez[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]8[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Carlos Delgado[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]9[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Edgardo Alfonzo[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]10[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Steve Trachsel[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]11[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Cliff Floyd[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]12[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]------[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]13[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]------[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]14[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Billy Wagner[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][tr:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]15[/td:luqmeb5p][td:luqmeb5p]Pedro Martinez[/td:luqmeb5p][/tr:luqmeb5p][/table:luqmeb5p]

[table:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Place[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]PLAYER[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]1[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]David Wright[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]2[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Mike Piazza[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]3[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Carlos Beltran[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]4[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Jose Reyes[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]5[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Al Leiter[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]6[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Tom Glavine[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]7[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Armando Bentiez[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]8[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Carlos Delgado[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]9[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Edgardo Alfonzo[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]10[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Steve Trachsel[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]11[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Cliff Floyd[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]12[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]------[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]13[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]------[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]14[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]Billy Wagner[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][tr:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]15[/td:36t6a4mq][td:36t6a4mq]------[/td:36t6a4mq][/tr:36t6a4mq][/table:36t6a4mq] Heilman is 16th Feliciano 18th Matsui 43rd Benson 49th

Santana - 3.2 Nieve - 0.8 Feliciano - 0.5 Castillo - 2.0 Bay - 2.0 Wright - 0.5 Barajas - 0.5 Reyes - 0.5

Takahashi - 2.4 Mejia - 0.8 Wright - 2.6 Reyes - 1.0 Bay - 1.2 Pagan - 1.0 Blanco - 0.9

[table:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Place[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]PLAYER[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]1[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]David Wright[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]2[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Mike Piazza[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]3[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Carlos Beltran[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]4[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Jose Reyes[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]5[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Al Leiter[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]6[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Tom Glavine[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]7[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]8[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Carlos Delgado[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]9[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]10[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Steve Trachsel[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]11[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]12[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]13[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]14[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]Billy Wagner[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][tr:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]15[/td:m4puhsn5][td:m4puhsn5]------[/td:m4puhsn5][/tr:m4puhsn5][/table:m4puhsn5]

Maine - 3.2 Nieve - 0.5 Feliciano - 0.2 Rodriguez - 0.2 Pagan - 1.0 Wright - 0.7 Cora - 0.8 Reyes - 0.3 Bay - 1.2 Davis - 1.1 Francoeur - 0.8

[table:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Place[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]PLAYER[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]1[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]David Wright[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]2[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Mike Piazza[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]3[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Carlos Beltran[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]4[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]5[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]6[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Tom Glavine[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]7[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]8[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Carlos Delgado[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]9[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]10[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]Steve Trachsel[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]11[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]12[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]13[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]14[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][tr:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]15[/td:2teuc7jt][td:2teuc7jt]------[/td:2teuc7jt][/tr:2teuc7jt][/table:2teuc7jt]

[table:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]Place[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]PLAYER[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]1[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]David Wright[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]2[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]Mike Piazza[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]3[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]Carlos Beltran[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]4[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]5[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]6[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]Tom Glavine[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]7[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]8[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]9[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]10[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]Steve Trachsel[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]11[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]12[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]13[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]14[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][tr:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]15[/td:26tsl7ej][td:26tsl7ej]------[/td:26tsl7ej][/tr:26tsl7ej][/table:26tsl7ej]

One guess - or a few maybe - at a time would probably be best, but you hit two on the nose. [table:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]Place[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]PLAYER[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]1[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]David Wright[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]2[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]3[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]4[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]5[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]6[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]Tom Glavine[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]7[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]8[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]9[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]10[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]11[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]12[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]13[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]14[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][tr:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]15[/td:gx8exkit][td:gx8exkit]------[/td:gx8exkit][/tr:gx8exkit][/table:gx8exkit]

Yeah, I just missed Houston even though it was their 0-8 start then quick turn-around which partially sparked this idea in the first place. In the AL, the Yanx were lagging behind but finally finished their 20th game last night. Rays 15 - 5 Yanx 13 - 7 Jays 10 - 10 BoSox 9 - 11 Orioles 4 - 16 Twins 14 - 6 Tigers 11 -9 Indians 9 - 11 ChiSox 8 - 12 Royals 8 - 12 A�s 12 - 8 Angels 10 - 10 Mariners 9 - 11 Rangers 9 - 11

A little off-day (don't they suck? ... 'specially in the midst of winning streaks) mind game for today. As per the world-renown CPFRS (Crane Pool Forum Ranking System), which Met earned the highest rank for the recently ended decade (2000-2009)? In all 161 different players got at least a 30th place vote in our last ten end-of-year polls, let's see how quickly y'all can nail down the top 15. Just for kicks & reference: #50 - Ramon Castro # 75 - Grant Roberts #100 - Doug Meintkiewicz #125 - Mark Johnson #161 - for receiving 1 point in the 66-win season of 2003 and never surfacing again - Jeremy Griffith

- Nats hang tough and beat the Cubs again 3-2. Far too early to call them a legit contender but definitely a better team than in recent years. - Pirates, down by a run, tie the Brewers in the 9th (Doumit HR) then go ahead in the 10th (McCutcheon HR) but then the Beermakers tie it in bottom 10 off Dotel Tied headed for the 12th - Phils draw 1st blood off Lincecum via a Ryan Howard solo shot. 1-0 in the 5th

Nieve departs after facing 3 hitters and getting 4 outs on 5 pitches over 2 innings.

Marlins lose Nats up 3-2 in the 5th

Ely's going?

Several more gay dames today, including a few with NLEast-ious implications. - In Florida, Nate Robertson was handed a 4-0 lead and gave it all back and more -- Now 5-4 Padres in the 5th - Nationals & Cubs starting a bit later to close out what's been two closely played games so far (4-3 Cubs in 10 innings, then 3-1 Nats) - Phils try to avoid a sweep in SF at 3:45 EDT but have to do so against Lincecum. Hamels goes for Philly. Also: - Pirates @ Brewers - after the Pirates broke [u:2ejv0jw9]a 22-game losing streak[/u:2ejv0jw9] in Milwaukee last night - and Rockies @ Arizona w/Kris Benson going for the Snakes