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4/29/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 4/29/2020


Good morning, Happy Birthday to Ed Charles and Gary Cohen, MLB comes up with another plan to play this year, and we have links to live baseball from Taiwan starting at 6:30 AM.

Bob Nightengale USA Today: Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic this week that the season will start in late June, and no later than July 2, playing at least 100 regular-season games.



East: Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Nationals, Orioles, Phillies, Pirates, Blue Jays, Rays, Marlins;

West: Dodgers, Angels, Giants, Athletics, Padres, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Rangers, Astros, Mariners

Central: Cubs, White Sox, Brewers, Cardinals, Royals, Reds, Indians, Twins, Braves, Tigers




METS LINKS:


Mike Puma NY Post: Brad Brach could be hidden gem in Mets’ questionable bullpen.

Mets.com: Mets’ Top 5 left fielders: DiComo's take.  1. Cleon Jones, 1963-75; 2. Kevin McReynolds, 1987-91, '94; 3. Yoenis Céspedes, 2015-present; 4. Dave Kingman, 1975-77, '81-83; 5. Bernard Gilkey, 1996-98.

Brian Joura Mets 360.com: The joy of Pete Alonso, the disappointment of Michael Conforto and other opinions on the 2020 Mets.

Faith and Fear in Flushing: “Cardboard Lessons”.  Jason Fry talks about collecting baseball cards starting in 1976.





Rising Apple: Mets: Tom Seaver documentary “Seaver” is a touching tribute to Tom Terrific.

NJ.com: Why ex-Yankees reliever Dellin Betances could be a flop for the Mets. “I would be more concerned about the wear and tear on his arm,” a major league talent evaluator said. “They rode him hard with the Yankees, and that is probably why they didn’t commit to him on a multi-year deal. If I am the Mets I am more concerned about his shoulder than his Achilles."

Empire Sports Media: Dellin Betances Future With the Mets. Like many players who signed one-year deals in the offseason, Dellin Betances is going to have a limited chance to show the New York Mets he is still an All-Star.

Metsmerized Online: MMO Crossfire: Greatest Single-Game Offensive Performance In Mets History.  Brian Wright selects: Edgardo Alfonzo Goes 6-for-6! With 3 HRs Vs. Sal Manzo selects: Carlos Delgado Drives In Nine!



YouTube: New York Mets Videos - Flashing the Leather.  Triple Plays, the Chavez catch, the Bartolo Back flip and more.   



MLB LINKS:




ESPN: One wild record you probably didn't know for all 30 MLB teams. For the Mets they mention John Olerud’s .354 average (1998). 

Minor League links:




MiLB.com: Best streams of 2019: Back-and-forth games.  They include the Syracuse Mets heartbreaking loss in the tie breaker game last year.  You can see that game here. 


Latest On Potential Realignment For 2020 Season. “For all of the recent talk of increased hope regarding a return to play…there’s still no indication as to how the league plans to proceed if/when a player or players test positive for the coronavirus. Perhaps MLB will look to how other leagues are handling such scenarios; the KBO will reportedly immediately quarantine any such player and shut down his team’s facility for a period of 48 hours for cleaning purposes.”




Latest On 2020 MLB Draft. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the draft is still slated to occur June 10 – the date it was supposed to start in the first place – though it will be held virtually.



Asian Baseball:


Yesterday in The CPBL the Justin Nicolino and the Rakuten Monkeys’ over the Fubon Guardians beating  RHP Bryan Woodall. 3-0. (Line Score).  Highlights: CPBL va twitter: Yang, Chin-Hao and Lan, Yin-Lun both make all-out effort to win. What a play! CPBL via twitter Infielder Lee, Tsung-Hsien's debut as a center fielder for Fubon makes a nice catch.

Here are today’s Games:











Born on this date:
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New York Mets signed free agent Endy Chavez on April 29, 1996.


1962
During the seven-run fourth inning at the Polo Grounds, Frank Thomas ties a major league mark by being hit twice with a pitch in one inning. Art Mahaffey and Frank Sullivan plunk the Mets outfielder in the Phillies' 8-0 loss.
1984
On Strawberry Sunday, former World Series hero Jerry Koosman is greeted warmly by the Mets' faithful in his first start at Shea Stadium since 1978 when he faces his old team for the first time. Prior to the 6-2 victory over Philadelphia, fans are treated to strawberry sundaes provided by Carvel in honor of Darryl Strawberry, last season's National League Rookie of the Year.

1996
John Franco becomes the first left-hander to record 300 saves, allowing just a hit and no runs in the top of the ninth inning in the Mets' 3-2 victory over Montreal at Shea Stadium. The southpaw recorded his first save exactly 12 years ago on this date wearing a Reds' uniform.


2013: The Marlins earn a rare victory, 4 - 3, over the Mets with a two-run rally in the bottom of the 15th inning. Ruben Tejada gives the Mets a 3 - 2 lead with an infield single off Jon Rauch in the top of the 15th, but the Fish come back on Rob Brantly's single and Nick Green's sacrifice fly against Shaun Marcum, the Mets' ninth pitcher of the night. It is the first time Miami wins back-to-back games this year, but the win is costly as the team's best hitter, Giancarlo Stanton, pulls a hamstring running out a ground ball in the 10th and is immediately placed on the disabled list.

2016 - The Mets score a team record 12 runs in the 3rd inning in defeating the Giants, 13 - 1. Yoenis Cespedes collects 6 RBIs in the frame with a two-run single off Jake Peavy and a grand slam off Mike Broadway. Steven Matz is the winner.

You can watch the entire game here.  




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6 comments:

  1. Play ball! Spit in a cup, boys.

    That East would make for a darned tough division.

    The bullpen will be the Mets’ make or break.

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  2. I don't get the East alignment. How can the Braves be in a different division than Miami and Tampa Bay. I would swap the Pirates with the Braves.

    While this plan cuts down on travel and makes it possible for teams to transition to games with fans should the virus get under control, I don't think this plan will work as teams would still need to take planes. The Florida/Arizona plan seem more workable from a player safety point.

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  3. Florida and Arizona to start, maybe home fields after mid July or Aug 1. That would allow more time, but Fl and Az are both really hot in midsummer, so I can understand player reluctance to be there.

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  4. You would have to play all the games in the Dome Stadiums.

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  5. Yeah, turn on the A/C - and John, I don't see how they could logistically do that...Florida has what, two domed stadiums? Arizona, one? For 15 games a day?

    Cuomo wants the games in NY - tax revenues are needed - badly.

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  6. NYC's density will make it tough...why not play all the games in Albany?

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