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SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2010 06:38 AM

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010 The Schaefer Mets Player of the Month for April 2010 is DAVID WRIGHT. This is the eighth time David has been named player of the month. Wright led the Mets in April with 16 runs batted in, 7 stolen bases, and 21 walks. His 4 home runs tied him for second, with Jeff Francoeur, behind Rod Barajas' 5 homers. He batted .273, slugged .506, and had an OBP of .424. Francoeur finished a close second in Schaefer balloting, trailing Wright by 0.40 Schaefer points. Francoeur led the Mets in runs (17), hits (23), and doubles (6) and hit .284, slugged .531, and his OBP was .348. The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Month for April is MIKE PELFREY. Pelfrey was 4-0 with a save in four starts and one relief appearance. His ERA of 0.69, in 26 innings, led the team. This is the third time Mike has been pitcher of the month, with previous wins in July 2008 and May 2009. The runner-up for pitching honors in April was Johan Santana, who was 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA and a team-leading 28 strikeouts in 30.1 innings over 5 starts. And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is a first-time winner, FERNANDO NIEVE. Nieve led the Mets in relief appearances in April with 14. He was 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 innings. Hisanori Takahashi finished a close second, only 0.14 points behind Nieve. Takahashi was 2-1 with a 3.77 ERA in 8 games and 14.1 innings. Month-to-date totals for April 2010 Through game of April 30, 2010 Rank Name Points 1 David Wright 17.97 2 Jeff Francoeur 17.57 3 Mike Pelfrey 15.96 4 Johan Santana 13.83 5 Jason Bay 12.37 6 Angel Pagan 10.75 7 Jon Niese 10.48 8 José Reyes 9.78 9 Rod Barajas 9.73 10 Luis Castillo 8.61 11 Ike Davis 7.01 12 Fernando Nieve 6.88 13 Hisanori Takahashi 6.74 14 Oliver Perez 6.05 15 Pedro Feliciano 5.70 16 Francisco Rodriguez 5.29 17 Jenrry Mejia 4.29 18 John Maine 4.20 19 Ryota Igarashi 3.87 20 Raul Valdes 3.83 21 Gary Matthews 2.78 22 Henry Blanco 2.49 23 Fernando Tatis 2.48 24 Alex Cora 2.09 25 Mike Jacobs 2.05 26 Frank Catalanotto 1.67 27 Manny Acosta 1.66 28 Tobi Stoner 1.09 29 Ruben Tejada 0.08

Edgy DC May 06 2010 07:11 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

I'll be curious to see if Mike Jacobs is in the clubhouse with his 2.05 points. (I've got to imagine that's mostly from one game.) Brilliant composition all around. I selfishly cry, however, for blue hats.

Centerfield May 06 2010 07:33 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

I almost forgot Igarashi was on this team. It will be a big help once we get him back. No surprises there for player of the month.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 06 2010 09:30 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Byootiful graph-a-making, Mr. Grimm. Between Manuel's bullpen proclivities and his performance so far, I'm getting the feeling that Takahashi's about to make a historically strong run at Reliever of the Year, and push for Pitcher of the Year*. *But then, I'm gayer than Nathan Lane-in-a-rentboy for Tak2.

metsguyinmichigan May 06 2010 09:53 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Loving the 1978 card!

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2010 10:04 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Thanks! That's the first time I've ventured into 1978. I don't know if I'll go beyond that. Maybe to 1979, but no more. I like the idea of confining this stuff to the 1970's, the decade where I cared most about baseball cards.

Willets Point May 06 2010 10:12 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Thanks! That's the first time I've ventured into 1978. I don't know if I'll go beyond that. Maybe to 1979, but no more. I like the idea of confining this stuff to the 1970's, the decade where I cared most about baseball cards. My first baseball cards were a couple of hundred hand-me-downs from my uncle of the Topps 1978 set so I have a special fondness for that year.

G-Fafif May 06 2010 11:34 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Great work on the '78, BG. I liked that design 32 years ago even though what I associate it with mostly is the first Tom Seaver card where his cap is all messed up. As a fan of alternate reality Mets cards, I do hope you venture into 1979 just for completion's sake. But no complaints seeing the old faves and the new sensation here.

Edgy DC May 06 2010 11:47 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

I like the idea of confining this stuff to the 1970's, the decade where I cared most about baseball cards. Couldn't agree more, except by "cared most," I would mean "cared." I don't know if breaking up the Topps monopoly cut into my interest or I just growed up (in the bad sense). But if you do go ahead with 1979 if you do, isn't 1980 culturally 1970s anyhow? (You know, if I'm a police chief with Ed Glynn living in my jusidiction, I'd instruct my detectives to pick up Ed Glynn for questioning whenever they have no leads on a case, particularly any skeevy cases.) Goodness, can you imagine if your daughter brought that guy home?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 06 2010 11:52 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Got a bunch of the '78ers from my 2nd-grade teacher, who was cleaning his apartment 'round the end of the school year. Some of the cool ones I remember: EDDIE MURRAY: He just looks so... coiled and cool. FELIX MILLAN: Sweet action-- nice DP shots are still kinda rare. REGGIE JACKSON: All the better since he appears to be whiffing. DICK ALLEN: Twisted and full of ill intent. You can feel the power in that swing. LEN RANDLE: Love of the game, encapsulated in 2 x 3 cardboard.

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2010 11:54 AM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Edgy DC wrote: Couldn't agree more, except by "cared most," I would mean "cared." Me too, pretty much. I didn't stop caring on January 1, 1980, but by then my enthusiasm was a lot lessened, and it continued to decline for years after.

G-Fafif May 06 2010 12:09 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

The last year when I was really and truly carded up was '77, when I was 14 and the Blue Jay and Mariner issues lent a degree of fascination that had begun to wane here in '76. Hung in there with 'em on a less engaged scale through '81, my final year of high school, which feels appropriate in that that's when the Fleer and Donruss sets arrived and the whole thing began to feel diluted. Plenty of post-'81 cards scattered in these precincts (the ceremonial Buying of Four Packs still takes place every March just so I can still feel tangibly younger than Jamie Moyer) but it was never really the same after '81. Or '77. Or, more accurately, '75. All of this is to say, yeah.

Benjamin Grimm May 06 2010 12:20 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Somehow these POTM threads always end up being about baseball cards!

G-Fafif May 06 2010 12:35 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Somehow these POTM threads always end up being about baseball cards! Value added. Since David Wright wins most of the time anyway, somebody should ask him if he'd be kind enough to pose in period-correct uniforms against a green screen so he can be inserted into different years' cards. I bet he'd do it.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 12:38 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Have any of you 70s baseball card lovers got your hands on Cardboard Gods, the book yet? (Bonus Plug-o-Rama: Josh will be the featured speaker at Amazin' Tuesday co-hosted by gfafif & me, May 18 at a NEW venue, Two Boots Grand Central (the LES location, sadly, is closing this week!) Anyway, I started it the other day and its more or less a chronological, more focused, retelling of the basic story you'd read at his website, as well written and meshed with the baseball cards as ever, I gotta give it 5 Pocorobas.

G-Fafif May 06 2010 12:43 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Have any of you 70s baseball card lovers got your hands on Cardboard Gods, the book yet? (Bonus Plug-o-Rama: Josh will be the featured speaker at Amazin' Tuesday co-hosted by gfafif & me, May 18 at a NEW venue, Two Boots Grand Central (the LES location, sadly, is closing this week!) Anyway, I started it the other day and its more or less a chronological, more focused, retelling of the basic story you'd read at his website, as well written and meshed with the baseball cards as ever, I gotta give it 5 Pocorobas. How many Boccabellas?

Edgy DC May 06 2010 12:54 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Have any of you 70s baseball card lovers got your hands on Cardboard Gods, the book yet? (Bonus Plug-o-Rama: Josh will be the featured speaker at Amazin' Tuesday co-hosted by gfafif & me, May 18 at a NEW venue, Two Boots Grand Central (the LES location, sadly, is closing this week!) Anyway, I started it the other day and its more or less a chronological, more focused, retelling of the basic story you'd read at his website, as well written and meshed with the baseball cards as ever, I gotta give it 5 Pocorobas. Ordered it online last week.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 01:05 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

5 Bocabellas. 5 Wockenfusses.

themetfairy May 06 2010 01:21 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Is it official that we're going to be at Two Boots Grand Central?

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 06 2010 01:22 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

No I made that up. Yes.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 06 2010 01:23 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

themetfairy wrote: Is it official that we're going to be at Two Boots Grand Central? If so, it's just off my 6 train, and a whole lot easier to make it to/from. Kinda close quarters, though, IIRC.

themetfairy May 06 2010 01:38 PM Re: SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Excellent!