Good morning. Happy
Birthday to Briam
Campusano, the Mike’s Mets blog is
back, and the reality of a delayed Opening Day is here.
MLB.com:
Today, Major League Baseball will present “Opening Day at Home” -- a full
slate of 30 games broadcast nationally across various platforms, including
digital streaming and social media, creating a full-day event on what would
have been Opening Day. Mets fans can Watch
Game 5 of the '15 NLDS LIVE: 6 p.m. ET. In addition, on MLB Network, you
can watch classic Opening Day games all day, beginning at 1 p.m. ET with Derek Jeter’s
first Opening Day in 1996, and ending at midnight with Tuffy
Rhodes’ unforgettable three-homer day for the Cubs against Doc Gooden
and the Mets in 1994. Meanwhile, ESPN2 will air a Home Run Derby marathon
beginning at 6 p.m. ET, starting with Pete Alonso’s
2019 triumph.
Greg
Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing: “Without a baseball season starting, we
don’t know precisely what we’ll be missing. Some things, however, we do know. We
do know our familiar rhythms will be off from being on collective hiatus, as
what was going to be Opening Day dawns as just another weekday. We do know what
waking up on Opening Day is like and how, come Thursday morning, we won’t have
rushing through our veins that annual blend of nervousness and anticipation
that inevitably attends the very first pitch of a brand new year.”
Greg goes on to talk about 4 Mets who ‘showed up and immediately “changed everything’ to an extent that transcended the team’s record”: Pedro Martinez in 2005; R.A. Dickey in 2010; Yoenis Cespedes in 2015; Pete Alonso in 2019.
Greg goes on to talk about 4 Mets who ‘showed up and immediately “changed everything’ to an extent that transcended the team’s record”: Pedro Martinez in 2005; R.A. Dickey in 2010; Yoenis Cespedes in 2015; Pete Alonso in 2019.
AP
News had Opening day memories: From Seaver to Scully, Ted to the Ted. The April 5, 1983 return of Tom Seaver
to the Mets was remembered as such: What I’ve always remembered was the roar. Way
off in the distance, coming full throat from an afternoon crowd I couldn’t even
see yet. We were trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic, inching our way toward
the Shea Stadium parking lot. Still must have been a half-mile from our seats —
maybe more. Inside that huge, horseshoe-shaped ballpark, a favorite son had
returned.
Tom Seaver was back with the New York Mets six years after being traded away. And when The Franchise walked in from the bullpen following his pregame warmup, fans let loose with a loud and unbridled outpouring of love. You could begin to make out the ovation even with the windows up. Muffled, like the ocean echo when you hold a seashell to your ear. So my dad rolled down the glass, and let that intoxicating sound fill our station wagon. -- AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick.
Tom Seaver was back with the New York Mets six years after being traded away. And when The Franchise walked in from the bullpen following his pregame warmup, fans let loose with a loud and unbridled outpouring of love. You could begin to make out the ovation even with the windows up. Muffled, like the ocean echo when you hold a seashell to your ear. So my dad rolled down the glass, and let that intoxicating sound fill our station wagon. -- AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick.
Yahoo
Sports: MLB and the MLBPA are nearing a deal that would allow players to
gain a year of service time even if the 2020 season is shortened or canceled,
according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. That means Mookie
Betts, Trevor
Bauer, Marcus
Stroman, George
Springer, JT Realmuto
also would be eligible for free agency, even if the season is canceled.
Yahoo
Sports: 7-inning doubleheaders? MLBers open to considering new ideas. New
York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he would be open to considering
seven-inning games in doubleheaders. He said averaging eight or nine games a
week would require a couple more roster spots above the current 26, with at
least 14 pitchers. No
mention in the article of Hobie’s Doubleheaders of a 3rd kind.
Yahoo
Sports: Scott Boras wants the baseball playoffs to take place in December at
neutral stadiums: “He has submitted proposals for how a 162-game schedule
starting on June 1 could work and how a 144-game schedule starting on July 1
could work. Boras has reason to suggest such a plan. More games means his
players would be more likely to be paid their full salaries, which means he
gets paid more.”
MLB.com:
Pete
Alonso released a video Wednesday on Twitter thanking doctors at four
Atlantic Health System hospitals in New Jersey.
Mike’s
Mets is back! Mike talked yesterday about Noah Syndergaard, his dogs, and more.
NY
Post: Mike Francesa blames Mets ‘dummies’ as Noah Syndergaard surgery ignites
coronavirus outrage: “You’re going to get people furious, and they are,”
Francesa said Tuesday while on the WFAN airwaves. “They’re going crazy
everywhere. ‘How does he get elective surgery? I thought the hospitals closed
elective surgery’ … And you know what? They’re right. The people are right. “Don’t
rub it in their face,” Francesa said. “Shut up and give him the surgery and
don’t say a word about it. Let people guess when he got the surgery, and two
weeks from now you can say he already had the surgery.” Francesa added, “You do
not then announce that your big star baseball player is having elective surgery
on Thursday, you dummies!”
The
Mets Police says Topps Project 2020 looks pretty pretty snazzy! Real nice preview of this card set.
Ryan
Finkelstein Metsmerized Online: Time for the Return of the Dark Knight? With Noah
Syndergaard out, Ryan talks about Matt Harvey
and the Mets.
Tim
Boyle Rising Apple: Rey Ordonez
had one of the greatest defensive seasons ever in 1999.
The
Morning Call: How Fightin Phils outfielder Aaron Brown became Fightin Phils
pitcher Aaron Brown.
Mack’s
Blast From The Past comes from 3-26-12 – Mack
Ade - The Downside of Drafting High School Players.
Born on this date:
- Mickey Weston (1961)
- Shawn Hare (1967)
- Jose Vizcaino (1968)
- Briam
Campusano (1996)
New York Mets sold Buzz Capra to the Atlanta Braves on March 26, 1974.
New York Mets sold Mike Vail to the Cleveland Indians on March 26, 1978.
New York Mets released Bobby Valentine on March 26, 1979.
New York Mets traded Randy Milligan and Scott Henion to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond on March 26, 1988.
New York Mets signed free agent D. J. Dozier on March 26, 1990.
New York Mets purchased Joe Crawford from the Boston Red Sox on March 26, 1996.
New York Mets released Alvaro Espinoza on March 26, 1997.
Howard Johnson announced his retirement on March 26, 1997.
New York Mets released Hideo Nomo on March 26, 1999.
New York Mets released Tobi Stoner on March 26, 2012.
2001 - In a trade of pitchers, the Colorado Rockies send Brian Rose to the New York Mets in exchange for Mark Leiter. Rose will make three appearances for the Mets before being waived to the Florida Marlins.
2019 - This spring's trend of major league teams locking up key players with long-term deals continues. Following recent extensions granted to Mike Trout, Chris Sale and Justin Verlander, among others, today the Mets agree to a five-year extension with ace P Jacob deGrom for $137.5 million.
Francesca right, they should have been low key about Thor surgery. Explain it after the fact.
ReplyDeleteWell, he can always switch to lefty if all else fails.
Thank you for the link
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