As
we had yesterday at Mack’s Mets, MLB plans to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day
with streaming events all day. This
includes the April 15, 2019 -- Mets at Phillies at 4PM, the Phillies' Aaron Nola
vs. the Mets' Noah
Syndergaard. It ended in 11 innings, with the Mets prevailing, 7-6.
LA
Times Via Yahoo Sports: Baseball games or not, it will still be Jackie Robinson
Day. “Baseball should keep its honored tradition of wearing No. 42 league wide
and taking the time to talk about Robinson during the broadcasts, whenever they
resume. Not simply because of what he meant to the sport but because what he
means to the country — still.”
MLB.com:
How Ken
Griffey Jr. inspired wearing No. 42 on JRD.
Mets.com:
How the Mets built the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. “It’s an honor and a
responsibility,” [Jeff] Wilpon said, referring to the Mets’ place as the NL
torchbearers in New York City. “Any time you have somebody that does something
for the game as somebody like Jackie did, it’s a responsibility to teach others
about it and make sure it’s not forgotten -- what he went through and what his
coming into the league meant to all of baseball.”
Mets Links:
SNY.TV:
Ripple effects the universal DH for 2020 MLB season could have on Mets. Yoenis
Cespedes, J.D. Davis,
and Robinson
Cano could be impacted in a big way.
Yahoo
Sports: “Marcus
Stroman wants to fight disgraced NASCAR driver Kyle Larson ... but for a
good cause. Upon learning Larson used a racial slur while streaming a virtual
race, Stroman challenged Larson to a UFC fight for charity.”
Newsday:
Mets position analysis: Robinson
Cano's track record, big contract lock him in at second base.
Metsmerized
Online: MMO Exclusive: Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions Talks Defense. About Amed
Rosario Mark Simon notes: “Rosario went from -16 runs saved in 2018
in our system to -10 in 2019. So, the idea that to your eye he got better is
definitely true, but he has a long way to go. And a lot of that was accumulated
early in the ’19 season and he got better as the year went on, so I think you’d
be optimistic for him.”
LoHud:
State of the NY Mets: Rick
Porcello back in NJ looking for revival.
Rising
Apple: Mets: Predicting which starting pitcher they re-sign or extend for 2021.
Tim Boyle looks at the Mets chances of re-signing Marcus
Stroman, Rick
Porcello, and Michael
Wacha.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History (1972): Mets Remember Gil Hodges-
Yogi Berra's
Managerial Debut & Shea Wecome Rusty Staub,
Saturday April 15th, 1972.
The
Comeback: A Mets playoff loss inspired a song from The Strokes’ new album. "Ode
to the Mets" is the final song on The Strokes' new album titled "The
New Abnormal."
Syracuse Mets:
Anthony Causi:
NY
Post: Yoenis
Cespedes, popular photo subject of Anthony Causi, pays tribute to
Post photographer. Yoenis
tweeted this: “He was a dear friend to so many, a passionate photographer,
a beloved husband and father, and so much more. I will forever cherish all the
memories we’ve had and will miss you by our side. My love and prayers to the
family of Anthony Causi. RIP my friend.”
MLB News:
Yahoo Sports: Arizona governor believes state could handle potential isolated MLB season after coronavirus.
Jeff Passan Via Twitter: In a memo sent to Major League Baseball staff this morning, commissioner Rob Manfred committed to paying league employees through at least May 31 and said senior staff at the league, including himself, will reduce their pay by an average of 35% for 2020.
NBC
Sports: Remember when a Triple-A game featured 15 home runs? On April 13,
2019, a Triple-A game between the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Phillies) and
Rochester Red Wings (Twins) featured 38 runs and 43 hits, including 15 home
runs. The IronPigs eked out the 20-18 win in 10 innings.
Asian Baseball:
In Taiwan, it was the Fubon Guardians 3, Chinatrust Brothers
1 (Line
Score).
Born on
this date:
- Jeromy Burnitz (1969)
- Ricky Otero (1972)
- Aaron Laffey (1985)
- Adeiny Hechavarria (1989)
- Daniel Zamora (1993)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Mac Scarce to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Hall on April 15, 1975.
New York Mets signed
free agent Jose Oquendo on April 15, 1979.
New York Mets signed
free agent Alberto Castillo on April 15, 1987.
1968
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The Astros defeat the Mets in 24 innings, 1-0, making it
the longest scoreless game in major league history. The six-hour and
six-minute contest, in which each team had 79 at-bats and 11 hits, ends when Bob
Aspromonte's grounder goes through the legs of shortstop Al Weis,
scoring Norm
Miller from third base with one out.
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2004
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Major league baseball begins the tradition of Jackie
Robinson Day, an annual celebration commemorating the day in 1947 when
the Dodger infielder broke the color line. At big league venues across the
country, ceremonies are being held to honor the ground-breaking historical
event, including baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Jackie's widow Rachel
Robinson attending the festivities at Shea Stadium.
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1947 - 28-year-old Jackie Robinson
makes a historic debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first
African-American to play major league baseball in the 20th century. Robinson
goes 0 for 3 in his debut, but scores the deciding run in a 5 - 3 victory over
the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. He handles 11 chances at first base, a new
position for him. Coach Clyde Sukeforth, interim manager and the man credited
with first scouting Robinson, guides the Dodgers to two victories before
stepping down. Robinson is the first black player to appear in the majors since
1884.
1958 - Major League Baseball comes to California as
the transplanted Giants and Dodgers play the first game on the Pacific Coast.
The Californian contest at San Francisco's Seals Stadium sees Ruben Gómez
blanking Los Angeles and Don
Drysdale. Daryl
Spencer hits the first home run and Orlando
Cepeda also homers in the Giants' 8 - 0 victory in front of 23,448 fans.
1997 - The 50th anniversary of Jackie
Robinson's breaking the color barrier in major league baseball is
celebrated before 54,047 at Shea Stadium during a game between the Mets and the
Dodgers. U.S. President Bill Clinton and Jackie's widow, Rachel Robinson, both
speak during the 35-minute presentation, but the surprise of the evening occurs
when acting Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Robinson's number 42 will be
retired in perpetuity for every team. On the field, the Mets beat the Dodgers,
5 - 0.
1998 - The first-ever American League-National
League doubleheader ends up a good day for New York. The Yankees are forced to
come to Shea Stadium after a beam fell into the stands at Yankee Stadium on
April 13th. They earn their first victory in Queens in 22 years as they defeat
the Angels, 6 - 3. Former Mets star Darryl
Strawberry, the all-time home run leader at Shea, adds to his total with a
shot into the left field bleachers. In the regularly-scheduled night game, the
Mets beat the Cubs, 2 - 1. The Yankees, who played at Shea in 1974 and 1975
while Yankee Stadium was renovated, draw a crowd of 40,743, a dramatic contrast
to the gathering of 16,012 who show up for the Mets game at night.
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John, I wonder how many of the guys who hit those 15 homers in that AAA game actually got time in the big leagues later in 2019.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Daniel Zamora will strike out the side in relief today to celebrate his birthday...in his back yard.
778 more reported COVID dead in NYS yesterday...one was my cousin’s 101 year old mother in law, who was in a nursing home in Queens.
Nice to see the often vilified Cespedes acknowledge the photographer Causi so genuinely. Look at Cespedes’ Mets #’s on a per-game basis when you get a chance. Quite impressive. If he does DH this year, could he put up big numbers? Why not?
I rarely comment on John's start-your-day post as I am two time zones away and by the time I get to my office we're onto our second or third story of the day. This morning the dogs saw to it I got an early beginning to my morning, so I popped in and saw the incredible amount of info I was missing and felt immensely guilty about how long it takes on a daily basis to put something like this together. Wow!
ReplyDeleteReese, I agree - John's posts are incredible.
ReplyDeleteGet rid of the verse from the classic song, "I want to be a part of it, New York, NY" - after these Crains headlines:
Death toll soars after city counts 'probable' fatalities
The official death toll from the coronavirus soared to more than 10,000 in New York City on Tuesday after officials began including people who probably had Covid-19, but died without ever being tested. [Bloomberg]
Also: Far more people have died in New York City, on a per-capita basis, than in Italy—the hardest-hit country in Europe. [The New York Times]
A NY Post article today had a doctor saying 80% of the NYC kids might have it, with it having spread in schools. For kids, it seems COVID is much LESS fatal than the flu, and frequently asymptomatic...which the doctor can't prove because of a woeful lack of testing. But, if true about 80%, NYC kids are walking time bombs for senior adults.
Thanks Reese and Tom. If you have any ideas to improve this, please suggest.
ReplyDeleteIf there is no baseball this year do you think there will be a rule 5 draft next year?
ReplyDeleteGood question Raw. Haven't heard about the rule 5 draft. I know this year will count towards MLB service time allowing for free agents after the year, not sure if that will impact the rule 5 players.
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