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SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2020





APRIL 2020
Player of the Month: NOBODY

Pitcher of the Month: NOBODY

Reliever of the Month: NOBODY

Bench Player of the Month: JORDANY VALDESPIN
(There may have been some kind of tallying error. The auditing department in Stockholm is looking into this.)

Congrats to everyone and no one!

Jordany - celebrating that someone reminded him to wear a cup.
Later

I thought No One was gonna pull it out.

I haven't been to Nowhere in quite some time. Looks the same.

I'm a real Nobody Man sitting in an empty baseball land

Hoping one day the Metsies come to play..da..da

You can almost smell the corona coming off that right field crowd.

I ain't got nobody!

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, MAY 2020





MAY 2020
Player of the Month: NOBODY

Pitcher of the Month: NOBODY

Reliever of the Month: NOBODY

Bench Player of the Month: NOBODY

This is commitment to a gag.

You can expect to see the same for June.

Hey! Spoiler alert!

I've seen Nobody's signature before and that one looks like a forgery to me.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2020





JULY 2020
Player of the Month: JACOB deGROM

Pitcher of the Month: JACOB deGROM

Reliever of the Month: SETH LUGO

Bench Player of the Month: ROBINSON CANO




Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 JACOB deGROM 10 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Michael Conforto 3 Pete Alonso 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Brandon Nimmo 1 Jeff McNeil 1

PITCHER OF THE MONTH JACOB deGROM 21 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1

RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 SETH LUGO 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1

BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Wilmer Flores 5 Dominic Smith 4 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Michael Conforto 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 J.D. Davis 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 ROBINSON CANO 1

Leaders for Relievers in July:
1 Seth Lugo 2.51
2 Jeurys Familia 1.95
3 Justin Wilson 1.50
4 Drew Smith 1.41
5 Dellin Betances 1.07
6 Edwin Diaz 0.82
7 Paul Sewald 0.59
8 Chasen Shreve 0.43
9 Hunter Strickland 0.16
10 Corey Oswalt 0.12

Leaders for Bench Players in July:
1 Robinson Cano 0.29
2 J.D. Davis 0.25
3 Rene Rivera 0.22
4 Eduardo Nunez 0.13
5 Jake Marisnick 0.07
5 Andres Gimenez 0.07
7 Ryan Cordell 0.04

The Bill Short/Mark Little Awards.

Sweet cards!

In anticipation of the strike in 1981 (he didn't even wait for it to actually happen) which, for all we knew, could have knocked out the entire season, Newsday columnist Joe Gergen decided to name his choice
for 1981 MVP, that would be that year's Mini Valuable Player, at some point in late-May/early June. He also chose the Manager of the Months award as well as the Cy O'Nara winner.

Ranking the best NYM for July 2020 has that same sort of feel.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2020





AUGUST 2020
Player of the Month: DOMINIC SMITH

Pitcher of the Month: JACOB deGROM

Reliever of the Month: CHASEN SHREVE

Bench Player of the Month: AMED ROSARIO




Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 10 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Michael Conforto 3 Pete Alonso 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Brandon Nimmo 1 Jeff McNeil 1 DOMINIC SMITH 1

PITCHER OF THE MONTH JACOB deGROM 22 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1

RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1 CHASEN SHREVE 1

BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Wilmer Flores 5 Dominic Smith 4 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Michael Conforto 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 J.D. Davis 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1 AMED ROSARIO 1

Leaders for Relievers in August:
1 Chasen Shreve 6.04
2 Edwin Diaz 5.93
3 Jared Hughes 5.27
4 Jeurys Familia 4.62
5 Dellin Betances 3.49
6 Justin Wilson 3.14
7 Corey Oswalt 2.58
8 Seth Lugo 2.41
9 Brad Brach 2.08
10 Franklyn Kilome 1.61
11 Walker Lockett 1.50
12 Drew Smith 0.87
13 Steven Matz 0.83
14 Hunter Strickland 0.75
15 Robert Gsellman 0.72
16 Paul Sewald 0.62
17 Luis Guillorme 0.30

Leaders for Bench Players in August:
1 Amed Rosario 2.83
2 Billy Hamilton 0.62
3 Andres Gimenez 0.53
4 Luis Guillorme 0.30
5 Robinson Cano 0.25
6 Brian Dozier 0.11
7 Juan Lagares 0.08

Congrats Dom Smith!

Dom In Action is lit!

Hopefully I’m using that expression correctly.

Terrific work.

I kind of feel like DH's should be eligible for Bench Player of the Month.

Looked for the Dom card on eBay, guess the lucky few that have them ain't
parting with them just yet.

SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2020





SEPTEMBER 2020
Player of the Month: MICHAEL CONFORTO

Pitcher of the Month: DAVID PETERSON
NOTE: While the graphic below seems to indicate a tie, David Peterson actually edged Jacob deGrom for Pitcher of the Month by what is perhaps the narrowest margin in Schaefer history. When expanded to additional decimal points, Peterson's total is 12.292857 while deGrom's is 12.291071.


Reliever of the Month: EDWIN DIAZ

Bench Player of the Month: AMED ROSARIO




Updated award winner standings, with this month's winners in bold:

PLAYER OF THE MONTH David Wright 14 Jacob deGrom 10 Johan Santana 6 Jose Reyes 6 Carlos Beltran 5 R. A. Dickey 4 Lucas Duda 4 MICHAEL CONFORTO 4 Daniel Murphy 3 Pete Alonso 3 Cliff Floyd 2 Tom Glavine 2 Carlos Delgado 2 Ike Davis 2 Matt Harvey 2 Noah Syndergaard 2 Curtis Granderson 2 Yoenis Cespedes 2 Mike Cameron 1 John Maine 1 Angel Pagan 1 Jeff Francoeur 1 Ruben Tejada 1 John Buck 1 Marlon Byrd 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jonathon Niese 1 Bartolo Colon 1 Juan Lagares 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Neil Walker 1 Jay Bruce 1 Asdrubal Cabrera 1 Brandon Nimmo 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Dominic Smith 1

PITCHER OF THE MONTH Jacob deGrom 22 R. A. Dickey 10 Johan Santana 9 Pedro Martinez 6 John Maine 5 Bartolo Colon 5 Mike Pelfrey 4 Jonathon Niese 4 Matt Harvey 4 Noah Syndergaard 4 Tom Glavine 3 Dillon Gee 3 Orlando Hernandez 2 Robert Gsellman 2 Alay Soler 1 Steve Trachsel 1 Oliver Perez 1 Livan Hernandez 1 Tim Redding 1 Chris Capuano 1 Zack Wheeler 1 Rafael Montero 1 Steven Matz 1 DAVID PETERSON 1

RELIEVER OF THE MONTH Jeurys Familia 12 Seth Lugo 8 Brian Stokes 5 Addison Reed 5 Billy Wagner 4 Aaron Heilman 4 Bobby Parnell 4 Carlos Torres 4 Francisco Rodriguez 3 Hansel Robles 3 Robert Gsellman 3 Duaner Sanchez 2 Raul Valdes 2 Pedro Beato 2 Manny Acosta 2 Jon Rauch 2 LaTroy Hawkins 2 Darren Oliver 1 Chad Bradford 1 Guillermo Mota 1 Joe Smith 1 Jorge Sosa 1 Scott Schoeneweis 1 Pedro Feliciano 1 Sean Green 1 Fernando Nieve 1 Hisanori Takahashi 1 Elmer Dessens 1 Jason Isringhausen 1 Frank Francisco 1 Josh Edgin 1 Scott Rice 1 Paul Sewald 1 Chasen Bradford 1 Wilmer Font 1 Chasen Shreve 1 Edwin Diaz 1

BENCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH Wilmer Flores 5 Dominic Smith 4 Fernando Tatis 3 Daniel Murphy 3 Jordany Valdespin 3 Eric Campbell 3 Kelly Johnson 3 Julio Franco 2 Damion Easley 2 Marlon Anderson 2 Endy Chavez 2 Josh Thole 2 Justin Turner 2 Scott Hairston 2 Andrew Brown 2 Lucas Duda 2 Juan Lagares 2 Brandon Nimmo 2 AMED ROSARIO 2 Eli Marrero 1 Michael Tucker 1 Ricky Ledee 1 David Newhan 1 Ramon Castro 1 Ruben Gotay 1 Robinson Cancel 1 Gary Sheffield 1 Alex Cora 1 Jeremy Reed 1 Omir Santos 1 Cory Sullivan 1 Chris Carter 1 Mike Hessman 1 Nick Evans 1 Jason Pridie 1 Willie Harris 1 Val Pascucci 1 Mike Baxter 1 Ronny Cedeno 1 Kelly Shoppach 1 Josh Satin 1 Zach Lutz 1 Ike Davis 1 Chris Young 1 Anthony Recker 1 Curtis Granderson 1 Johnny Monell 1 Darrell Ceciliani 1 Michael Cuddyer 1 Yoenis Cespedes 1 Gavin Cecchini 1 Michael Conforto 1 Jose Reyes 1 Devin Mesoraco 1 J.D. Davis 1 Jeff McNeil 1 Luis Guillorme 1 Robinson Cano 1

Leaders for Relievers in September:
1 Edwin Diaz 6.21
2 Erasmo Ramirez 4.86
3 Miguel Castro 3.64
4 Justin Wilson 3.62
5 Jeurys Familia 3.56
6 Chasen Shreve 3.31
7 David Peterson 2.39
8 Michael Wacha 2.35
9 Brad Brach 1.39
10 Jared Hughes 0.57
11 Dellin Betances 0.33
12 Todd Frazier 0.25
13 Corey Oswalt 0.10


Leaders for Bench Players in September:
1 Amed Rosario 1.15
2 Luis Guillorme 0.25

I feel terrible about seeing my Schaefer Perfect Attendance aspirations disintegrate over the last few weeks of the year. We ought to make Schafering a requirement of membership here.

Edwin Diaz’s friends good-naturedly call him Tookya, as in “took ya long enough to win Reliever of the Month.”

Not awarding any points to deGrom following his abysmal outing in Philadelphia was a strange sensation. That’ll the night that allowed Peterson to sneak through.

Good show as always by Grimm.

Don’t look back. Giménez might be gaining on you.