John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 5/12/2020

Good Morning, Happy Birthday Yogi Berra and Andrew Edwards,  the Mets may still pursue J.T. Realmuto, and MLB will submit their 2020 plan to the players.

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CBS Sports: MLB 2020 season plan: Owners approve league proposal, will submit to players union Tuesday, report says.  Yankees And Mets Seasons Could Start July 4.  Here are some of the plan details: 

    82-game regional schedule and universal DH;

    30-man active rosters with a 20-player taxi squad

    14 teams in the postseason with games played in home cities in October

    50/50 revenue split for players and owners

The Morning Call: Reports: MiLB season, including IronPigs, to be canceled on heels of AHL/Phantoms campaign cut short. Multiple national media outlets are reporting that Major League Baseball’s proposal for a 2020 season — which is being sent to the Major League Baseball Players Association for a vote on Tuesday — includes canceling this year’s entire minor league schedule.

Mets Links:

Mike’s Mets talks about the Owner’s revenue sharing proposal in “Beware of Rich Guys Bearing Gifts.”

Mike Puma NY Post:  Jeff McNeil could get in the way of his own Mets stardom. “The biggest concern I have about [McNeil] is how hard he is on himself,” the talent evaluator said. “He really punishes himself when he struggles and he doesn’t even try to hide it. This is a game that is totally set up for failure and he obviously wants nothing to do with it, but it hasn’t stopped him yet. I just wonder if he goes into an 0-for-20 or 1-for-40 slump, how is he going to emerge from that?”

Mike Puma NY Post: “The Mets wanted J.T. Realmuto in a deal with the Marlins before the 2019 season, so it would be surprising if the team doesn’t pursue the CAA client (Van Wagenen used to co-head the firm’s baseball division) in free agency this upcoming offseason.”

12up.com: Mets Luck Out Big Time With Universal DH Rule Because Yoenis Cespedes Isn't Completely Useless Now.

Metsmerized Online: Mets One Year Wonders: Mike Hampton.

NY Post: How Matt Harvey is trying to fight off the baseball end he fears. “I’ve grown up and matured on and off the field,” Harvey said. “There are a lot of things I’d do differently, but I don’t like to live with regret.”

My Mets Journal creates sketches of Mets events.  Yesterday it was “We are the Champions.... of 1969!” and “I LIKE MIKE!” (Mike Piazza).

Dave Groveman Mets 360.com: Mets Minors: 2020 amateur draft projections.  Dave looks at potential Mets draft candidates and has this prediction: Round 1 – Pete Crow-Armstrong; Round 2 – Kyle Nicolas and Logan Allen; Round 3 – Alex Santos.

Centerfield Maz: Former Mets Manager/ Coach & Player- Yogi Berra: The Mets Years (1965-1975).

Centerfietd Maz: The History of Yogi Berra & Yoo-Hoo.

Elite Sports NY: How will the New York Mets be impacted by the shortened MLB Draft?

Rising Apple: Was the best Mets season by a position player David Wright in 2007? “In 2007, Wright had the highest WAR of any position player for a member of the Mets. This includes offense and defense. By just a decimal point, Wright beat out Carlos Beltran’s 8.2 from 2006 with an 8.3 of his own.”

MLB LINKS:

Yahoo Sports: Before a potential return to baseball, MLB and players will bicker over money.

MLB Trade Rumors: Boras Argues Against “Renegotiation” Of 2020 Salary Terms.

MLB Trade Rumors: Players Weigh In On Plans For 2020 Season.

MLB Trade Rumors: Tony Clark Indicates Union Opposition To MLB Salary Proposal.

USA Today: World Baseball Classic canceled for 2021 because of coronavirus pandemic. ESPN Deportes first reported the cancellation Monday, reporting that the WBC may not be played until 2023.

Ken Davidoff NY Post talks about what Sean Doolittle and Paul DeJong are saying about the safety aspects of coming back.

MLB.com: A future star who got away, 1 from every team. For the Mets? (there is just one?) – they pick Nelson Cruz.

MLB.com: Remember Frank Thomas? No, not that one ... These are MLB's greatest same-named doppelgangers.

MLB.com: He's 19 years old ... and he has a 105-mph fastball. Luke Little, the 19-year-old southpaw is 6-foot-8.  He was also clocked at 102 mph during games -- the highest among all southpaws in the upcoming Draft class -- though he more often sat between 93-96 mph when pitching longer outings.

MLB Trade Rumors: Remembering The No. 1 Picks Of The 1990s. 1994: Paul Wilson, Mets.

Minor League Links:

Ken Davidoff NY Post: SI Yankees in serious trouble as politicians plead to save them.

Albany Times Union: ValleyCats look no later than June 1 for decision on season.

Charleston Gazette-Mail: Are we witnessing the demise of pro baseball?

Las Vegas Review Journal: Pacific Coast League officials to discuss season’s status.

The Morning Call: Reports: MiLB season, including IronPigs, to be canceled on heels of AHL/Phantoms campaign cut short. Multiple national media outlets are reporting that Major League Baseball’s proposal for a 2020 season — which is being sent to the Major League Baseball Players Association for a vote on Tuesday — includes canceling this year’s entire minor league schedule.

Asian Baseball:

NBC Sports: Japanese baseball looking to start in late June.

Amazing Avenue: KBO Update: May 3 to May 9.

Aaron Altherr is playing CF today and is so far 1 for 1 (Box Score).     

Here is the KBO scoreboard.

Amazing Avenue: CPBL Update: May 3 to May 9.

Tom’s Travels: 2020 CPBL weekly round-up No 5.

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Rakuten Monkeys vs Uni Lions.  You can watch the game free in the US via LIVENOW.

Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:

Reese Kaplan -- Baseball May Be Back in July...or Not.

David Rubin: - Baseball Once, and Baseball Again.

Mack’s Blast From The Past May 12, 2011: Mack looked at 2011 Draft candidates: Trevor Bauer, Erik Johnson, Daniel Norris, Andres Sanchez, Taylor Jungmann, George Springer.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Yogi Berra (1925)
• Bob Heise (1947)
• Joe Nolan (1951)
• Kevin Bass (1959)
• Kenny Greer (1967)
• Mark Clark (1968)
• Jack Egbert (1983)
• Andrew Edwards (1997)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Toby Borland to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Trlicek on May 12, 1997.

New York Mets traded Lindsay Gulin to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Wilkins on May 12, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Tom Wilson on May 12, 2004.

New York Mets traded Mike Remlinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Cobi Cradle on May 11, 1995.

National Pastime.com:  

1962

Craig Anderson, who will not win another major league game, dropping his next 19 decisions that include 16 this season, gets the victory in both ends of a twin bill when the 5-17 Mets, beat the Braves at the Polo Grounds, 3-2 and 8-7. The victories account for the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history, and mark the first time a major league team has accomplished the feat with two walk-off homers, thanks to the ninth-inning heroics of Hobie Landrith and Gil Hodges.

1968

The Mets play their 1000th game in franchise history, losing to Chicago at Wrigley Field in the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3. The Amazins have compiled a 332-664 record along with four games that ended in a tie during the span, but start their next 1000 games of matchups with a resounding 10-0 rout of the Cubs in the nightcap.

1974	In a 4-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Bronx native Ed Kranepool collects his 1000th major league hit. The James Monroe High School graduate will play his entire 18-year career with the Mets, retiring as the all-time franchise leader with 1,418 hits.
1979	Bill Murray, anchorman on Saturday Night Live Weekend Update reports 42 year-old Chico Escuela (a fictional baseball player portrayed by Garrett Morris) has informed the Mets that he is quitting baseball. Although baseball has been "berra berra good..." to him, a crushing blow off the bat of Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey into the Dominican's infielder's crotch ends an inspiring comeback.

1990	Blanking the Dodgers at Shea Stadium, 7-0, Frank Viola gets his seventh consecutive win from the start of the season. The Mets southpaw sets a franchise record of nine straight victories, dating back to his past two decisions last season.
1998	The Padres' home game streak, which started in April of 1983 without a rainout, ends in a scheduled contest against the team, the Mets, that is leading the major leagues with eight washouts already this season. A game in San Diego hadn't been rained out in the previous 15 years, covering a total of 1,184 games.

2014

Yankee right fielder Alfonso Soriano becomes only the seventh player to collect a thousand hits in both leagues when he singles off Mets starter Bartolo Colon in the bottom of the second inning of the team's 9-7 loss at the Bronx ballpark. The 38 year-old Dominican outfielder, who is also the first major leaguer to record 100 HRs, 500 RBIs, 500 runs, and 100 RBIs in each circuit, joins Frank Robinson, Dave Winfield, Vladimir Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Orlando Cabrera, and Carlos Lee in reaching the milestone.

Baseball Reference:

2010: The Nationals continue to surprise, beating the Mets, 6 - 4, at Citi Field, thanks to Roger Bernadina's first two homers this year. The second is a two-run shot off closer Francisco Rodriguez in the 9th inning and comes moments after Bernadina makes a diving game-saving catch to rob Jeff Francoeur with the bases loaded. Nats starter Craig Stammen contributes the other 3 RBI but does not figure in the decision; instead, reliever Tyler Clippard picks up his major-league leading 7th win, followed by Matt Capps's 14th save, which is also a major league high so far this season.

2011 - Carlos Beltran belts 3 homers and drives in 6 runs as the Mets beat the Rockies, 9 - 5, after a two-hour rain delay. Beltran homers from both sides of the plate and to all three fields in his power display. Ubaldo Jimenez, who set a Rockies season-record for wins in 2010, falls to 0-3.

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