Ceetar

Wright 3.0 Santana 3.0 Davis 1.0 Ramirez 1.0 Nieuwenhuis 0.50

Duda 4.0 Gee 2.5 Wright 1.0 Tejada 1.0 Murphy 1.0 Byrdak 0.5

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's the last day of the month, and today's game has potentially big Schaefer implications. Torres trying to make a late push.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I've been to Yankee Stadium twice. Once, in 1984, because I figured I ought to go once in my life, and I was able to get $1.50 bleacher seats for a Yankees-Red Sox game. The second time was in 1985, to see Tom Seaver win his 300th game. I can't imagine anything that would induce me to go there again. So I'm in the 27th year of my personal Yankee Stadium exile. And Ceetar, check your math. Two divided by three isn't 0.75. there's a tax at Yankee Stadium. costs you half a game to get in, and you pay with your dignity. The new place is..better. At least from a fan perspective. I went once with my Uncle and once to see the Mets, so there were mitigating factors. I think the perfect comparison is an airport terminal. Maybe terminal 4 or 5 would make a good example at JFK. You have to go through a ridiculous screening process, can't bring in bags above a certain size, and everything inside is designed to try to get you to spend money. They've got some good food, but it doesn't make up for it.

TransMonk wrote: Per Metsblog...it is Lutz. yeah, official official, although the Bisons tweeted a picture of Lutz returing with his first major league hit ball in his locker this morning anyway.

Methead wrote: I'm currently serving the 39th year of my self-imposed lifetime ban from Yankee Stadium. I get out to on average .75 games a year at that place (i.e. I've been to two in three years) I like feeling superior and walking around think "Look at this ridiculousness" and "Citi Field does this better" and "They sponsor THIS too?!" I mean, I like stadiums and I'm guaranteed to like exactly one of the teams playing baseball that day, so it's not all bad.

seawolf17 wrote: And here I am again, courtesy of Shannon Shark at Mets Police: http://metspolice.com/2012/04/30/the-awesomeness-that-was-the-mets-hofstra-conference/ Shot of me in the 'in panel' shot there too.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Jordanny in that he's the outfieldiest of them. Jordanny's the only other person that really plays SS though.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ceetar wrote: Edgy DC wrote: It was different on many many levels. again, not really. Alderson's job is to have good players on the Mets, not on the Marlins. That's really oversimplifying things. If what you say is true, then why the hell didn't he sign Pujols and Fielder too? I would've supported signing Pujols. That would've been bold though, but I think Pujols is one of the few players that actually would've driven attendance to the point of paying for himself at least for the first couple of years. But I guess if people are under the pretense that this is a pretend 'rebuilding' year of trial and error with prospects, then that doesn't make sense.

Edgy DC wrote: It was different on many many levels. again, not really. Alderson's job is to have good players on the Mets, not on the Marlins.

Edgy DC wrote: Ceetar wrote: well, he didn't obsess over locking Reyes up, who practically got a hit in every two games he played it seemed like. The situation was different at many, many levels. Every situation is different. But the plan to keep good players on your team should not really change that much. Ceetar wrote: well, he didn't obsess over locking Reyes up, who practically got a hit in every two games he played it seemed like. Production that leads to wins trumps production that doesn't, though. The Marlins might be seeing that side of the coin right now. Think it's a little deeper than that. Different players, different roles. If Reyes' crazy year didn't lead to as many wins last year, it's at least partly Wright's fault. I could see Alderson, both last year and this one, wondering if maybe he should've spent more time extending his amazin' player in the offseason. buying low instead of high so to speak.

well, he didn't obsess over locking Reyes up, who practically got a hit in every two games he played it seemed like. Wright is now, literally, more likely to get on base than not and yet he's NOT going to win player of the month honors in the National League.

classic trap series right? crappiest team in the league, Mets are expected to win at least two. This is the Mets last trip to Houston when they'll be competing, however superficially, against the Astros for a playoff spot. i.e. the last time a Mets pitcher will bat in Texas.

SteveJRogers wrote: From the, gee I should have asked this back on Wednesday department, any chance any of the panels were recorded for Hofstra's library, and possible non-student/employee viewing? that'd be nice. I know they did record _some_ stuff but I don't know who or what they did. I know mine wasn't. I've got my written stuff up but that's not the same.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think I need to tap the Rockies after that last flyball. go with Breckenridge, not that crappy yellow fizz the ballpark's named for. Also, I lobby we give Ramirez the win, not the save.

Frayed Knot wrote: Maybe a guy his size has to move to a corner spot once he gets a couple more years on him but, for now anyway, this kid can play there. I think this part was the most reasonable of the projections. Maybe he fills out a bit, bulks up, etc, but hey, he can play. I'm not gonna get worked up with him moving to left. Have Torres play a few steps more towards Duda, Kirk'll have plenty of ground to cover.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Dammit. Should've put foot to throat. How awful do the guys who DIDN'T hit Moyer in that inning feel about themselves? Murphy, Thole, Santana. Murphy and Thole struck out, should feel a little bad although Thole's due for a couple of bad AB. Santana actually hit it hard, just at someone.

and yeah, I'd say more anecdotal than academic. Although those lines can be blurred a bit when we're talking about the Mets I suppose. JCL's was more academic, mine was mixed. There was a lot of "this is my story of becoming/being a Mets fan" which aren't necessarily bad, but not necessarily interesting either. One of the more interesting one was the guy on before JCL who is basically a Dave Kingman stalker/groupie/fan and recounted some funny stories about it.

well where's this photo then?! I posted photos of everyone I saw! ;-) I remembered when I was 20 minutes away, remarked to my wife that I'd forgotten I'd wanted to say hi, mentioned you're the one that sent me the Lucas Duda card from Stonybrook and she said "Oh, you mean the guy in the seawolves jacket?" doh.

I think I missed that batmags was there at all. attracting more attention to it would've been if the Mets themselves had gotten involved. Although I don't really know how that works, particularly since it was an away game. But talking about it on SNY, or if the couple of major news places that did talk about it had done so before it started. I don't know if you were still there, but after the lunch (or before?) we were talking about how it's basically halfway to Fan Fest already. Set up some podiums on the Shea footprint, set up some booths, and away we go. Anyway, it was fun. You did a good job keeping everyone involved during the lunch sessions, although I know you had other topics and I think you underestimated how long we all can go on and on and on about certain things. my panel q/a somehow broke down into a "Gil should be in the Hall!" discussion and then a "Wilpons love the Dodgers!" also they all wanted the Mets to bring back Old Timers day.

Fman99 wrote: I watched this game the only way I am able to soak in a weekend WPIX tilt, by driving 200 miles downstate to my parents' house, and then soaking up a lot of cream soda that may have also contained vodka while watching a satisfying Mets victory. Sadly, my folks are moving to God's waiting room, AKA Florida, in June and this trick will not likely work for me again, ever. Having said that, inspiring Mets win. on the other hand, you'll have a place to stay to go to Spring Training.. I watched most of it at Strawberry's nerding out with a bunch of other bloggers. much fun.

[table:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]1.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First Mets hit of 2012[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Murphy[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]2.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First double[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Murphy[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]3.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First triple[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Nieuwenhuis[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]4.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First home run[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Wright[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]5.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First run batted in[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Wright[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]6.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First stolen base[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Baxter[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]7.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First caught stealing/picked off[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Torres[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]8.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First multihit game[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Murphy[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]9.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First RBI sac fly[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Bay[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]10.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First sac hit (bunt)[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Tejada[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]11.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First infield single[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Nieuwenhuis[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]12.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First ground-rules double[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Thole[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]13.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First to draw a walk[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Wright[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]14.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First Met to strike out[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Davis[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]15.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First to hit into a double play[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Davis[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]16.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]First pitcher to get a hit[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Dickey[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]17.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Pitcher with first win[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Ramirez[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]18.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Pitcher with first save[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Francisco[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]19.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Pitcher with first wild pitch[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Johan Santana[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][tr:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]20.[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Met player to commit first error[/td:2cstqpt4][td:2cstqpt4]Duda (Nickeas PB?)[/td:2cstqpt4][/tr:2cstqpt4][/table:2cstqpt4] I don't feel like tabulating who won though.

And I realize now that I've left I meant to say hello to seawolf and forgot. oops.