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Marley
Rivera EPSN.com: Bartolo Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season, and
if given the choice, it would be with the New York Mets. "That Mets
team was really something special," he said. "I've played with 10
teams, but with the Mets, the way all those players treated me, how that entire
franchise treated me, from the front office to the kitchen staff, it was
amazing. And Mets fans are the best. In the beginning, when they laughed at me
every time my helmet fell off, at first I felt uncomfortable. But when I saw
how much the fans enjoyed it, I asked for a bigger batting helmet so that it
would fall more because it was so much fun for them!" He added: "If
it was up to me, I would retire with the Mets. I would like my career to end in
New York."
One last ride. #LGM #BringBackBart pic.twitter.com/06yyUt4yN5
— Athlete Logos (@athletelogos) May 18, 2020
Tim
Brown Yahoo Sports: Leighton Accardo, the 8-year-old daughter of Mets pitching
coach Jeremy Accardo, is inspiring players and coaches across the sports world
in her battle with cancer. Mets
manager Luis Rojas and pitching coach Jeremy
Hefner are among the group running under the Leighton Strong banner to
rally around assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo's daughter…Tom Slater, the
assistant hitting coach, runs. Brian
Schneider, the quality control coach, runs. So do the bullpen catchers —
Dave Racaniello and Eric Langill. Sean Bardenett, the rehab coordinator, runs.
Harold Kaufman, vice president of communications, runs. Gary Disarcina and his
brother, Geno, runs…Jeremy Accardo runs.”
SNY.TV:
Steven Matz
gives insight on Jeremy Hefner's message to Mets pitchers: ‘‘I think the
biggest thing that Hef has told me is keep the same intent,’ Matz said via the
Mets. ‘Everything should have a purpose while you're working out or throwing.
Keep up the game speed. Act as though this is what you would be doing if the season
was going on.’ Matz has been working with Brad Brach,
James
McCann during at-home workouts.”
NY
Post: Mets need a lot from Marcus Stroman to justify surprise trade’s cost.
“Marcus
Stroman’s performance late last season left the Mets encouraged he
would be a good fit going forward. He had a 2.91 ERA over six starts after a
rocky first month following the trade and went 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA in his final
four starts of the season — all Mets wins. Overall, the Mets went 8-3 in
Stroman’s outings.”
NY
Post: Jerry Koosman is only Mets pitcher with this unusual accolade. THE 1
AND ONLY… Mets pitcher to have both won and lost 20 games in a season: Jerry
Koosman. The Time: 1976 and 1977.
Mets 360.com: Anniversary
of deGrom’s debut reminds Mets of what could have been. Joe Vasile notes “that
Jacob
deGrom’s debut was overshadowed that week by that of an even more
heralded prospect, Rafael
Montero.”
NY
Post: Mike Piazza’s ‘unbelievable’ Mets ending got real emotional. “The
response was unbelievable,” Mike Piazza
said after going 0-for-3 with three groundouts in the 11-3 loss. “I really
didn’t expect it and it just kind of took on a life of its own.”
Mike
Puma NY Post Mets Mailbag: Matt Harvey
deserves chance at redemption.
Prime
Time Sports Talk.com: Greatest Beneficiaries of a Universal Designated Hitter:
Yoenis
Cespedes.
Rising Apple:
New York Mets need to have an upgraded plan in center field for 2021. Amazingly,
the next class of free agents actually includes three guys who could play
center field. Mookie
Betts, George
Springer, and Marcell
Ozuna are all set to hit the open market. We can also throw in Joc
Pederson’s name as a consideration.
Metsmerized
Online: 2006 Mets Sent A Message During Their June Road Trip. The Mets went
9-1 on trips to Los Angeles, Arizona, and Philadelphia.
NBC
Sports: Francisco
Rodríguez still looking to return to majors.
MLB.com: Yelich
to DC? Harper to the Tribe? 2010 Draft re-do. 7. Mets: J.T.
Realmuto, SS, Albert HS (Midwest City, Okla.); Actual pick: Matt Harvey,
RHP, North Carolina. Realmuto: third round, Marlins.
MLB.com:
A weird fact about a player on every team. For the Mets: “Outfielder
Michael
Conforto won't be the first Hall of Famer in his family. His mother,
Tracie, won two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer
Olympics and a silver medal in 1988. She was later inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame.”
MLB.com: The best
moment in each ballpark's history.
For the Mets: (Citi Field): Johan Santana's
no-hitter, June 1, 2012.
AP
News: Angry ump: Garcia says he kept quiet to protect son-in-law. “Richie
Garcia was among baseball’s best-rated and most popular umpires, and like many
umps was known for the ones he missed: the Jeffrey Maier call in the playoffs,
the pitch to Tino Martinez in the World Series. He lost his job in the failed
labor strategy of mass resignations in 1999 and was welcomed back to Major
League Baseball two years later as a supervisor. Then, out of nowhere it
seemed, he was fired on the eve of the 2010 season. Garcia stayed quiet for a
decade, not wanting to cause any problems for son-in-law Vic Carapazza, among
the top umps of the current group.”
AP
News: What Would Have Been [Memorial Day Weekend]: Indianapolis 500, MLB
scandal series. “The Houston Astros were scheduled to play the Boston Red
Sox in the first of consecutive weekend series matching teams that fired World
Series-winning managers in the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal.”
MLB
Trade Rumors: The 1970s: Ten First Overall Picks, One Hall Of Famer. 1977 –
Harold
Baines, OF, White Sox.
The Mets
Police: For two months, Justin Turner and his wife have been buying meals from
family-owned LA restaurants and donating them to a non-profit. So far, they've helped the provide 600,000
meals!
Luke Ritter spoke to @AlyssaRose during @Mets Spring Training to discuss his first experience at camp, what it was like to watch @GoShockersBSB for the first time in 4 years and more in this interview. pic.twitter.com/E7tdpHN45n
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) May 18, 2020
The
Korea Herald: Despite injuries, KBO's Eagles staying afloat behind unexpectedly
strong pitching.
Amazin'
Avenue: KBO Update: May 10 to May 16. Amazing Avenue checks in on
their adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.
Amazin'
Avenue: CPBL Update: May 10 to May 16. Amazing Avenue checks in on
their adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions.
Aaron
Altherr is back in CF today for the NC Dinos, 1 for 2 so far. (Box
score).
Mack’s
Blast From The Past: Top 12 OF in 2014 MLB Draft - revised 5-19-14 .
2. Michael
Conforto – Oregon State. “Conforto has an elite arm in left field,
and offensively, he led the Beavers last season with big-time power despite
hitting in a home ballpark that typically isn’t conducive to amazing power
numbers. Conforto has a stocky/compact frame and is expected to have a
productive spring as the nation’s No. 17 overall prospect.”
Born on this date:
- Rick Cerone (1954)
- Turk Wendell (1967)
- Angel
Manzanarez (1997)
New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.
New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.
1993 With the
team record mired at 13-25, Jeff Torborg is replaced by Dallas Green as the
Mets skipper. The 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox
posted an 85-115 record (.425) during his brief stint with New York.
2010 Mets center
fielder Angel Pagan initiates the tenth triple play in franchise history when
he snags Nationals' Cristian Guzman's sinking liner with first and second base
occupied. After making a catch that totally surprises baserunners, the
outfielder overthrows the infield, but catcher Henry Blanco takes the errant
toss and throws the ball to Jose Reyes at second base to double off Livan
Hernandez, who relays the ball to first baseman Ike Davis to triple up Nyjer
Morgan, making it the first 9-2-6-3 triple killing in major league history.
2006:
In interleague play, David Wright wins the first Subway Series game
of the year between the two New York City teams when he hits a two-out RBI
single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th
inning to give the Mets
a 7 - 6 victory over the Yankees.
2012
- Brandon Morrow pitches a three-hit shutout for the Blue Jays, who beat the Mets,
2 - 0. Morrow is now 5-2 with a pair of shutouts and a 2.63 ERA after signing a
long-term contract in the off-season.
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3 comments:
Regarding my 'blast' on Conforto, I was a fan of this guy going into the draft and had my fingers crossed when he was still on the board and our turn came up.
For once, the Mets picked my pick.
Mack - your draft coverage is unparalleled. You hit on Conforto, Dom Smith and many others.
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