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4/2/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 4/2/2020


Good morning.  Lots to get to today, let’s hit the links.



Elite Sports NY: Minor league owner Gary Green talks New York Mets, Wilpons. “Nobody wants to win more than the Wilpons, they are just as hungry for winning and success as their rabid fan base. If they do end up selling it could be because of necessity rather than a want, and I still think Steve Cohen will factor into this at some point.”

Syracuse.com: Syracuse Mets’ NBT Bank Stadium construction allowed to continue. Construction on NBT Bank Stadium has been deemed essential and will likely remain on schedule to meet the needs of the Syracuse Mets 2020 home opener. WYSR-TV has video of this story.



NY Post: Mets legend Rusty Staub undoubtedly would be on front lines of coronavirus fight.

Metsmerized Online: A Story About Rusty Staub I Bet You Never Heard. Joe D tells the story of Rusty meeting Gil Hodges and his coaches at church the day Gil died right before the trade to the Mets was announced. 



SNY.TVDominic Smith and J.D. Davis voice their support for Mets to bring back their black jerseys.

SNY.TV: Former Met Wilmer Flores stays ready for season with help from his mom.



Elite Sports NY: New York Mets C Wilson Ramos, brother Efren throw bullpen session (Video)

Elite Sports NY: Remembering the greatest walk in New York Mets history.  Todd Pratt’s walk in the bottom of the 15th in 1999’s NLCS’s Game 5 set up Robin Ventura’s famous Grand slam single.

The Daily Stache: WATCH: Keith Hernandez says Pete Alonso is “Second Coming of David Wright.”





Metsradamus wrapped up the Mets at Phillies simulated game yesterday. Zack Wheeler Vs. Jacob deGrom.  Metstradamus’ wrap makes it hard to tell that it was not the real thing.

NY Post: Don’t expect Carlos Beltran back in baseball anytime soon: Ron Darling.  “I think baseball would be very hesitant to hire Carlos,” the 59-year-old Hawaiian said. “I think Carlos would be very hesitant to come back to the game.”





USA Today: Shin-Soo Choo giving $1,000 to every minor league player in Rangers’ farm system.

Jballallen.com: On Wednesday, Nippon Professional Baseball questioned whether it would be able to have the Olympic break in its schedule AND play in a March World Baseball Classic. A March WBC in 2021 runs smack into two Japanese sporting obsessions: the volume of practice, and the primacy of the Olympics.

Jballallen.com: New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has returned to Japan, the Nikkan Sports reported Thursday, because of the spread of the coronavirus but also out of concern for his personal safety.









Mack – FWIW – Coronavirus Edition - Daily Thoughts 4-1.


Mack’s Blast From The Past  The Mack Attack - April 2, 2009. Mack had the 2009 Opening Day Roster and noted: “The Mets have no good defensive options at second base. Yes, Luis Castillo is in shape and ready to roll, but the knees are still arthritic. Castillo is the fifth-worst second baseman at minus-20 plays during the 2006-2008 period and getting worse every year.”  The more things change, the more they stay the same.


Born on this date:
Died on this date:
Transactions:

New York Mets signed free agent Phil Linz on April 2, 1968.

New York Mets traded Tom Veryzer to the Chicago Cubs for Craig Weissman and Bob Schilling on April 2, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jose Oquendo and Mark Jason Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Argenis Salazar and John Young on April 2, 1985.

New York Mets traded Doug Simons to the Montreal Expos for Rob Katzaroff on April 2, 1992.

New York Mets traded Matt Ginter to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer on April 2, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Josh Smoker on April 2, 2015.


1972
After playing a round of golf in West Palm Beach with his coaches on Easter Sunday, Mets manager Gil Hodges, two days shy of his 48th birthday, suffers a fatal heart attack. The club will name current first base coach and former Yankee skipper Yogi Berra to run the team when the strike-delayed season begins.
1984
For the first time in ten years, the Mets lose on Opening Day, bowing to the Reds, 8-1. The last time the team dropped a season opener was in 1974, when Mike Schmidt hit a two-run walk-off home run off Tug McGraw, giving the Phillies a 5-4 victory over New York at Veterans Stadium.
2003
Todd Zeile homers in his first at-bat as a Yankee, becoming the only major leaguer to hit a home run for ten different teams, surpassing Tommy Davis, who went deep for nine different clubs. In addition to homering with the Bronx Bombers, the infielder has also gone deep for the Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies, Orioles, Dodgers, Marlins, Rangers, Mets, and Rockies.



2010: The injury-ravaged New York Mets round out their roster by making six cuts, sending Ps Nelson Figueroa, Kiko Calero, Bobby Parnell and Elmer Dessens, along with IF Russ Adams and OF Chris Carter, major league veterans all, down to AAA Buffalo. Among those that make it through the day are veteran Frank Catalanotto, a spring training invitee, and 20-year-old P Jenrry Mejia.




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3 comments:

  1. Shin-Soo Choo is today’s baseball hero. Now, Robby Cano and/or another highly paid Met can do the same fou Mets minor leaguers.

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    1. Pete seems to have done more than any other Mets player, though he makes about $600 G. The multi - millionaires in all sports should chip in to help worthy causes.

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  2. Luis Castillo...

    the catch...

    almost...

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