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UMDB goes public!

Yancy Street Gang Feb 19 2007 08:58 AM

I was surprised to learn that ultimatemets.com had gone public, and was selling for $3 a share. Then I poked around and saw that it was play money, in a "virtual market." I should sign up and invest. I don't know where they're getting their stats from regarding visitors and page hits; they're much lower than the site's internal logs show. It's kind of flattering, though, to know that it's in the top 1.1 million most visited sites on the Internet. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?q=&url=ultimatemets.com

A Boy Named Seo Feb 19 2007 11:13 AM

If I'm not mistaken, I think Alexa collects stats from interweb surfers who've installed their toolbar. I'm not sure what the internet user gets out of the deal, but I wouldn't want that thing running on my computer.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 19 2007 11:31 AM

Is that how it works? I wouldn't want it either. It would just be another layer of things that can mess up your PC. That would explain why the numbers they're reporting are lower than the ones the site statistics have; they represent the subset of visitors who are running the Alexa plug-in.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 19 2007 11:31 AM

Where'd you find the valuation?

A Boy Named Seo Feb 19 2007 11:39 AM

Yeah, it looks like the user gets a "[url=http://www.alexa.com/site/download/?p=Dest_W_t_40_B2]dynamic toolbar[/url]" that offers "safer and smarter surfing". And all you have to do in return is install an invasive piece of software on your computer that reports to Alexa "valuable information about the web, how it is used, what is important and what is not."

Yancy Street Gang Feb 19 2007 11:49 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Where'd you find the valuation? http://alexadex.com/ad/url/www.ultimatemets.com

Edgy DC Feb 19 2007 12:07 PM

Let's get the Billy Wynne page into the top million.

G-Fafif Feb 19 2007 02:45 PM

Put me down for a hundred shares of necrology.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 19 2007 08:29 PM

By "going public" Newsday musta figured "public domain." Isn't that Beltran baseball card image lifted from your site? You should sue them if only to get in the news for a few days and pump that stock price (I'm in at $3 baby). Forgot the link, but worth seeing also for the interesting bit on how Milledge's attitude problem has disappeared, and his diet improved, and his power increased. OK, sure! [url]http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/[/url]

A Boy Named Seo Feb 19 2007 09:27 PM

]"Everything’s clean," MIlledge said. "Everything’s fine. Everybody’s all right. I’m fine with everybody. Everything’s OK. I don’t have any problems with anybody." So is everything okay or what? I didn't know it was Wagner who hung the "Know your place, rook" sign.

Edgy DC Feb 19 2007 09:33 PM

]Even Billy Wagner, who hung a sign over Milledge's locker in DC that read, "Know Your Place Rook!" Do I remember nothing? I mean, I realize if things happen at RFK, they don't really happen, but I think I'm brain-injured or something.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 20 2007 08:39 AM

="Johnny Dickshot"]By "going public" Newsday musta figured "public domain." Isn't that Beltran baseball card image lifted from your site? You should sue them if only to get in the news for a few days and pump that stock price (I'm in at $3 baby). Yes, that is my Beltran graphic! I'll choose to look at it as a sincere form of flattery. Suing would be fun, of course, but then I'd get sued by Topps and whoever owns that Beltran photo.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 20 2007 08:57 AM

="Yancy Street Gang"] Suing would be fun, of course, but then I'd get sued by Topps and whoever owns that Beltran photo. That's not how the S&P 500 would do it. How disappointing!

Yancy Street Gang Feb 20 2007 09:01 AM

I guess I'm not ready to play with the big boys.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 21 2007 03:36 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Feb 21 2007 03:44 PM

The way I found that Alexa link, by the way, is by signing up for "Google Alerts" for references to "ultimatemets.com" and "Ultimate Mets Database." (You may want to do the same, Johnny, for MBTN if you haven't already.) It gives a small sense of how the site is referenced, linked, and otherwise mentioned over the world wide web. Today I was notified of this, some visitor memories of Tom Seaver lifted by, it seems, people representing Tom himself: tomterrificseaver.com/media/index.htm I think I've seen this site before. It seems to have the sanction of Mr. Seaver himself. There's a link where you can try to arrange a personal appearance. (It also includes his schedule, although it hasn't been updated since 2005.) ]Interested in booking “The Franchise” for a corporate event, motivational speaking, private engagement, golf tournament or new store opening? National sports broadcaster, Tom Seaver brings years of experience, confidence, and arrogance to a stage. Whether speaking about the mechanics of pitching or the importance of being a team player, you can be assured that your audience will leave with “best practices” that can be incorporated into their daily work activities or with memories that will be treasured forever. For an additional fee, Mr. Seaver will begrudgingly shake a limited number of hands and engage in a few minutes of small talk with you and your guests prior to his speech. After speaking, Mr. Seaver will make a quick exit, and will avoid eye contact with any and all who are present.

Edgy DC Feb 21 2007 03:43 PM

Who the hell decided to lay out that site horizontally? If they're going to excerpt memory posts from your site, why not "TOM SEAVER... AND HIS MOUND"?

Johnny Dickshot Feb 21 2007 03:57 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: The way I found that Alexa link, by the way, is by signing up for "Google Alerts" for references to "ultimatemets.com" and "Ultimate Mets Database." (You may want to do the same, Johnny, for MBTN if you haven't already.) It gives a small sense of how the site is referenced, linked, and otherwise mentioned over the world wide web. I don't want to know until I unveil the astonishing new version of mbtn.net, probably in a million years but jhopefully soon. Tomorrow is that website's 8th birthday

Yancy Street Gang Feb 21 2007 04:02 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Who the hell decided to lay out that site horizontally? I was thinking the same thing. Isn't that weird? Edgy DC wrote: If they're going to excerpt memory posts from your site, why not "TOM SEAVER... AND HIS MOUND"? That would have been very funny! I'd like to think that Tom himself read it and vetoed it.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 21 2007 04:04 PM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I don't want to know until I unveil the astonishing new version of mbtn.net, probably in a million years but jhopefully soon. Tomorrow is that website's 8th birthday I'm intrigued by the promised astonishment. And happy birthday! I wish I knew when the UMDB's birthday was. Though since we've previously established that it preceded MBTN by a few weeks, I guess it's already turned 8.

Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 08:09 PM

What's with Joe Freakin' Moock getting all these hits?

Yancy Street Gang Mar 13 2007 09:05 PM

It was his birthday.

Edgy DC Mar 13 2007 10:27 PM

Yeah, well my birthday was last week. How many clicks did I get?

MFS62 Apr 12 2007 10:52 AM

Noticed on a trivia thread on another site: The question was (I paraphrase) "Who were the first PTBNLs involved in Mets trades?" (first player to go, first player to be acquired by the Mets) ]After the expansion draft in October 1961, the Mets looked to supplement their roster and the team that offered the most was the Milwaukee Braves because their attendence was down and their owner had other financial problems. The Mets quickly purchased a couple players from the Braves, but their first "trade" ever was with the Braves in late November and they received Frank Thomas and a PTBNL in exchange for cash and a PTBNL. And, of course, they relieved the Braves off the Thomas salary which was decent for the time. It is not clear how much the PTBNL were publicized at the time of the deal, but the trade was completed in May 1962 when the Mets were in Milwaukee for a series. It was announced that Gus Bell (a veteran outfielder the Mets had picked in the expansion draft from Cincy) was the PTBNL given up for thomas and prospect Rick Herrscher was the acquired from the Braves. Ultimate Mets Database does not show Herrscher as part of the thomas trade, but Baseball-Reference.com does show him as part of thetrade and I view them as the authoritative source. Herrscherr spent some time in the minors before being called up tot the Mets in August for his only MLB stint. He was a utility player like Rod Kanehl who could play any position but none of them extremely well. He hit .220 in 35 games and one home run. Who saw that home run? I did as a young kid attending my second Mets game ever and it was the first time I ever saw them win. He hit the homer less than 300 feet right down the line in the Polo Grounds in the first game of a doubleheader against the Reds. The game capped a three-game winning streak which the Mets only accomplished twice in their innaugural season.