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I just realized I forgot to post my annual announcement about how Schaefer voting will continue.

So here it is: Schaefer voting will continue, mainly because it's so automated that I don't really have to do very much.

I'll continue to post the "This game is now available for Schaefer voting" graphic (like the one below) in the IGT threads as appropriate.

And I'll post a notice in this thread every couple of weeks when I'm about to close down the voting on a block of games.

I may also post the Player of the Month announcements here too, since the individual threads for each month haven't gotten much attention lately.

Will I keep making the 1970s baseball cards to go with the announcements? Probably, because I enjoy doing those, but maybe not if the mood doesn't strike me.

Cast your votes here.

Great news, thank you. All these milestones are freaking me out. Some of
youse guys are getting old.

kcmets wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:38 pm Some of youse guys are getting old.

Good thing I'm not one of them.

DeGrom start likely to yield zero points. That's unusual.

BTW, J.D. Davis's 2 HR are missing from his Saturday line.

Hey YOU.

Yes, you.

Please take 20 seconds a day to vote for Schaefer

Benjamin Grimm wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:25 pm
Will I keep making the 1970s baseball cards to go with the announcements? Probably, because I enjoy doing those, but maybe not if the mood doesn't strike me.

Hey, first off, thanks again for running this, and like all the other stuff too. Sometimes I sit there and think "OMG what happens if BG gets hit by a bus".

Anyway, I love the cards. But for me, the 80's era Topps cards hold that same emotional value. Any chance to mix in some of them? '84 Topps is my favorite card ever. '87 Topps and the wood trim might be the worst card ever, but it memorializes the championship season.

You're welcome! And I will try not to get hit by a bus! (Where I live, getting hit by a train is probably more likely anyway.)

I think, though, that I'm going to stick with the 1970s, because that was my decade for baseball cards. I continued buying cards into the early 1990s, but that was out of habit, not passion. When I see cards from the 70s, I sometimes smell bubble gum. I don't get that reaction from cards from other decades.

Voting for all games played through April 14 will close on Friday morning.

If you're on this list with a 12 next to your name, you're all caught up on the games that are about to close.

Ashie62 12
Lunch 12
Benjamin Grimm 12
Methead 12
G-Fafif 12
Kong76 12
FK 4
seawolf17 2
Willets Point 1
Zvon 1

Last call for all games played through April 14!

Voting for all remaining games played in April will close on Friday morning, May 10.

If you're on the list below with a 14 next to your name, then you've voted on all of the games that are about to close. If not, and you care to do so, please get your votes in during the next few days.

Kong76 14
Benjamin Grimm 14
Lunch 14
G-Fafif 14

Ashie62 13
Methead 11
dgwphotography 8
FK 6

Reminder that all games from April will close for voting tomorrow morning, and the April Players of the Month will be announced.

If you still have votes that you intend to submit, please do so today.

Header for May 18 on the current ballot should read Marlins 2 Mets 0.

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 5:24 pm Header for May 18 on the current ballot should read Marlins 2 Mets 0.

Fixed!

Thanks!

I'm going to be traveling until the middle of next week, so I won't be able to post box scores to the UMDB, which means that Schaefer voting for the next few games will be delayed, probably until next Thursday. I expect that I'll be able to post the Magazine Cover Derby polls, however, because I've already saved them as drafts and can post them from my phone.

Voting for all games played in May will close on Tuesday morning, June 11.

If you're on the list below with a 28 next to your name, then you've voted on all of the games that are about to close. If not, and you care to do so, please get your votes in during the next few days.

G-Fafif 28
Benjamin Grimm 28
Ashie62 24
Kong76 23
Methead 22
Lunch 18
dgwphotography 13
seawolf17 2
Centerfield 1
FK 1

Reminder: Voting for all games played in May will close on Tuesday morning.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Week ending April 6, 2019: Pete Alonso, 6.30 points.
Week ending April 13, 2019: Pete Alonso, 7.81 points.
Week ending April 20, 2019: Jeff McNeil, 5.47 points.
Week ending April 27, 2019: Pete Alonso, 5.65 points.
Week ending May 4, 2019: Noah Syndergaard, 6.00 points.
Week ending May 11, 2019: Jacob deGrom, 8.41 points.
Week ending May 18, 2019: Noah Syndergaard, 4.50 points.
Week ending May 25, 2019: Wilson Ramos, 6.11 points.

The Schaeferbot believes Jacob deGrom pitched for an inning Sunday when in fact deGrom's participation was limited to completing Jason Vargas's at-bat after Vargas left the game with a leg cramp (Jake walked).

Likewise, the Schaeferbot has a hard time picking out pitchers' hitting performances, as Steven Matz's home run on Friday does not show up in its box score.

This isn't to say we don't love and appreciate the Schaeferbot. It's just that it sometimes gets a little confused.

I suspended Jason Vargas for one start from Schaefer voting.

I just saw that Vargas vote and cracked up. Well done

Voting for all games played in June will close on Tuesday morning, June 16.

If you're on the list below with a 28 next to your name, then you've voted on all of the games that are about to close. If not, and you care to do so, please get your votes in during the next few days.

Ashie62 28
Benjamin Grimm 28
G-Fafif 28
Kong76 28
Methead 21
Lunch 15
FK 1

A reminder that the June games will be closing on Tuesday.