6/3/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 6/3/2020


Good Morning Happy Birthday Ed Glynn, Barry Lyons, and Carl Everett,  Mets reopen Clover Park spring training facility in Port St. Lucie. And Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick said the league will not approve any plan with baseball in November.

Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, Minor League Links, Asian Baseball Links, and This Day in Mets History.

Mets Links:  

SNY.TV: Mets reopen spring training facility in Port St. Lucie. Wilson Ramos was seen using the gym on Tuesday.

Mets.com: Mets' Top 5 left-handed starters: DiComo's take.  1. Jerry Koosman (1967-1978); 2. Jon Matlack (1971-77); 3. Sid Fernandez (1984-93); 4. Al Leiter (1998-2004); 5. Bob Ojeda (1986-90).

Brian Joura Mets 360.com: The star-crossed Mets career of Pat Zachry.

NY Post: Five Mets who could gain most from a shortened MLB season: Yoenis Céspedes, Jeff McNeil, Michael Wacha, Andres Gimenez, and Dellin Betances.

NY Post: Pete Alonso calls out troll over ‘All Lives Matter’ comment.

Empire Sports Media: Obscure All-Stars to Play For the New York Mets: Bobby Abreu.

Centerfield Maz: Ed Glynn: Former Shea Stadium Hot Dog Vendor & Pitcher (1979-1980), born June 3, 1953.

Centerfield Maz: Barry Lyons: 1988 N.L. Eastern Champion Mets Backup Catcher (1986-1990). Barry Lyons was born June 3, 1960.

Mike’s Mets: A Sliver of Daylight. 

Rising Apple: Three all-time best Mets trades in the month of June. 3) Joel Youngblood for Mike Phillips on June 15, 1977; 2) Donn Clendenon from the Montreal Expos on June 15, 1969; 1) Keith Hernandez from the St. Louis Cardinals on June 15, 1983.

Metsmerized Online: Cleon Jones: Our First Homegrown Star.

Metsmerized Online: Metsmerizing Moves: Lenny Harris Arrives in a Pinch.

MLB LINKS:

Yahoo Sports: 50-game season would be a farce ... but also fun.

USA Today: MLB, union talks remain tense as significant gulf remains to salvage 2020 season.

NJ.com: MLB rumors: Players leader Tony Clark fires back at owners after 50-game season talk. “’This is all part of the league’s attempts to negotiate through the media instead of focusing on how to bring baseball back to its fans,’ MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said in a prepared statement, according to a report from The Athletic.”

CBS Sports: MLBPA on board with league's plan for regional schedule in 2020 season, per report.

Ken Davidoff NY Post: Three takeaways from latest tensions in MLB-union talks. 1. Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Dan Halem… is not accusing Clark of being unreasonable, or intransigent, or just plain wrong. He is questioning Clark’s competence, his process of disseminating information to his constituents. You don’t see much of that in these sagas. 2. The 30-60-game season very likely won’t happen. 3. It’s Rob Manfred and the owners who can lose the most.

Elite Sports NY: MLB crawls towards Opening Day: ‘This might actually be real’.  You know that excited feeling you get when the Mets are down in the ninth when the Mets are mounting a comeback?  James Schapiro has that about the possibility of Baseball coming back. 

MLB Trade Rumors: The Winding Journey Of An All-Star Slugger. Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz entered the pros with the Mets, who signed him as an 18-year-old amateur free agent in 1998.

Yahoo Sports: Cubs owner on MLB shutdown: 'The scale of losses across the league is biblical'.

ESPN.com: Cubs' Tom Ricketts says most revenue goes right back into team.

AP News: Bowling Green saves baseball program after cut.

AP News: Brewers: Miller Park sustains ‘minor damage’ after break-in.

CBS Sports: How MLB's shutdown makes it less likely the Rockies trade superstar Nolan Arenado.

CBS Sports: 2020 MLB Mock Draft: Tigers hold steady at No. 1; high school outfielder jumps into top five. 1B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona State, a future middle of the order masher, is the favorite to go No. 1 overall; The Royals are now projected to take OF Zac Veen, Spruce Creek High School (Florida) at #4.

Minor League Links:

Allentown Morning Call:  Reading Phils GM Scott Hunsicker: 'We don't know how many R-Phils games, if any, we will play in 2020'.

Baseball Mexico: MEXICAN LEAGUE: AUGUST 7 OPENER, 12-TEAM PLAYOFF. Plus Monclova Signee Bartolo Colon wants back in MLB, even as a batboy.  

CBS Sports: Agent Scott Boras will reportedly pay salaries of released minor league clients.

Asian Baseball:

Tom’s Travels: 2020 CPBL weekly round-up No 9.

MyKBO.net: KBO Market store now has an English website.

SK Wizards 8 NC Dinos 2. (Box score). Aaron Altherr was 0 for 4. 

Aaron is back in CF for today’s game (Box score).

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:

Tom Brennan - METS' REPORT CARD: ALL 1ST ROUND DRAFT PICKS SINCE INCEPTION.

Tony Plate Will Tebow Stay a Met?

2012 Draft Recap.

Mike's Mets - Out of Nowhere.

Mack’s Blast from the Past: Mack Ade – Morning Report – 6-3-13 “…turn the TV off for four out of the five games played for the rest of the season, even if Wheeler comes up. I don’t expect much from him until next year anyway. Just put it on when Harvey pitches and enjoy it. Past that, watch Game of Thrones.”

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

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New York Mets selected Darryl Strawberry in first round (first pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Rick Ownbey in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Ronn Reynolds in fifth round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected John Gibbons in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Billy Beane in first round (23rd pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Gregg Jefferies in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1985.

New York Mets selected Jason Jacome in 12th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Joe Crawford in 17th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Bill Pulsipher in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Isringhausen in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Vance Wilson in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Benny Agbayani in 30th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Tyler Walker in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Eric Cammack in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Roach in 20th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Phillips in 24th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Lastings Milledge in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Brian Bannister in seventh round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Carlos Muniz in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets released Chan Ho Park on June 3, 2007.

 National Pastime.com: 

1969
Tom Seaver strikes out 14 batters in eight innings en route to the Mets' 5-2 win over L.A. at Shea Stadium. The victory, fueled by Ed Kranepool's two home runs, improves the second-place team's record to 24-23, the latest they have been above .500 in franchise history.
1980
The Mets select 18 year-old Darryl Strawberry as the team's number one pick in the June draft. During his stormy eight-year tenure with the team, the 6' 6" outfielder will establish franchise records with 252 homers and 733 RBIs.

1981
Returning as a free agent after a two-year absence from the game, Royals catcher Jerry Grote hits his first home run since 1976. The former Astro and Mets backstop's grand slam helps Kansas City overcome the Mariners, 12-9.
1990
Appearing as a pinch-hitter in the top of the eighth inning, Dave Liddell, playing in his only major league game, singles in his lone plate appearance. The Mets' 23 year-old catcher will stay in the contest, catching the remainder of the team's 6-3 loss at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium.

2012
In a pregame ceremony at Citi Field, John Franco becomes the 26th member of the Mets Hall of Fame. The former southpaw reliever, who also played for Cincinnati and Houston, leads all lefties in all-time saves with 424, which includes 276 for the Mets, a franchise record.

Baseball Reference:

2006 - In a long day at Shea Stadium, rookie catcher Eliezer Alfonzo hits a two-run home run for his first major league hit, helping the San Francisco Giants to a 6 - 4 victory over the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader, which ends after 3 hours, 12 minutes. In the second game, already delayed 2 1/2 hours by rain, the Mets win 3 - 2, in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Lastings Milledge scores the winning run on a short sacrifice fly by Chris Woodward. The twin bill ends close to 11 p.m. ET.

2012: The Mets complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals with a 6 - 1 win to reach a virtual tie for first place in the NL East. Jon Niese strikes out a career-high 10 batters in 6 innings before leaving because of an accelerated heart beat. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hits a homer and drives in 3 runs. The Cards lost the first two games of the series by shutout, including Johan Santana's no-hitter on June 1st, and finally end their 26-inning scoring drought in the 8th, on an RBI single by Adron Chambers.

2016: The Marlins get some unwanted publicity when they are the first to publicly announce the death of boxing great Muhammad Ali on the Marlins Park scoreboard at the end of tonight's game against the Mets. Team President David Samson had heard the news from a person close to Ali, but had not realized the family had not made the news public when he calls on the scoreboard operators to pay tribute.

Amazing Avenue: This Date in Mets History: June 3 — Mets draft Darryl, Gregg Jefferies, and others.

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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

I agree with the D Backs owner, finish the games by the end of October, using larger rosters and more doubleheaders. You can use day-night twin non-admission. Under no circumstances can fans get as close together as rioters do.

Murphy's call was priceless - as was Murph himself. Always was my favorite announcer.

I think Pete should not stray too much into political statements - it can be a slippery slope - but I appreciate his heart and passion.

June 3, 2020 at 6:36 AM
John From Albany said...

Tom,

Hopefully they will come to an agreement. The money should be the least of their concerns. Safety, logistics, and the future of the sport should be the main concern.

June 3, 2020 at 7:27 AM
Mack Ade said...

Mets Rewind is now following us due to your links addition of stuff from him.

June 3, 2020 at 9:05 AM

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