Good Morning 19 Years ago today the Mets drafted David
Wright, 6 years ago they drafted Michael
Conforto, and MLB Players respond to the owners rejection of their 114
game schedule.
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Forbes.com:
New York Mets’ Citi Field Debt Is Downgraded To Below Investment Grade. “The
Mets are losing money and have a mountain of debt: $350 million on the team and
perhaps another $450 million on SNY, their 65%-owned regional sports network.
According to my sources, it is likely the team has added to its leverage by
borrowing from the league’s expanded credit facility to deal with the lack of
ballpark revenue during the sport’s shutdown this season.”
Rising
Apple: Mets the Kids Should Know: Felix
Millan, the longtime franchise hits leader.
SNY.TV:
Stay or Go: Examining if Mets should retain Wilson
Ramos for 2021 season. Mets could target J.T. Realmuto
via free agency after 2020.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History: (6/5/1987) Dwight
Gooden’s First Start After Rehab.
Elite
Sports NY: New York Mets prospect Brett Baty impressing talent evaluators. “He
has lost 15 pounds and he looks better and moves better and that stuff
impresses me,” one Mets evaluator said, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. “Good-looking
bat, very good swing and he’s another guy, you have to let him go play. He is
going to catch up, he’s got good skills, great presence”.
Rising
Apple: Brandon Nimmo is fine in CF but the Mets can do better in the future.
“The names we’re going to hear about often over the next few months are Mookie
Betts, George
Springer, Joc
Pederson, and Marcell
Ozuna. Each offers something different. Some are more true center fielders
than others. All would be an upgrade in some regard over Brandon
Nimmo.”
LoHud.com:
Analyzing the NY Mets' Top 10 prospects: No. 6 David Peterson. “In 2019, [David
Peterson] started 24 Double A games,
finishing with a 4.19 ERA. Fielder independent pitching (FIP) isolates the
outcomes a pitcher can control. Simple terms: It does not account for outcomes
that involve luck (balls in play). Peterson's FIP in 2018 was 2.98. A year
later, it was 3.19. Those indicate he might have pitched better than his ERA
shows.”
YouTube:
New York Mets Videos - David
Wright’s Final Game plus the speech from David afterwards.
Joel
Sherman NY Post: Stupidity is only thing standing in baseball’s way of saving
season. “Not playing when MLB could be a unifying force in time of racial
strife, a monetary boon amid financial disaster (don’t forget how many
subsidiary jobs in travel, hospitality, transportation, media, etc, benefit
from the game) and a symbol that some form of normality will rise with all the
sickness and death is so short-term, blinders-on stupid for both sides that
they are not going to get any benefit of the doubt by playing less not more.”
SNY.TV:
Latest on negotiations for 2020 MLB season: Scott Boras slams league's refusal
to play in November. "The NFL and college football -- contact sports
-- could be playing in November, let alone December," Boras told The
Athletic about Major League Baseball's refusal to play past October. "MLB,
a social distancing sport, says it can't play playoffs in November. Apparently
the NFL and NCAA medical experts think differently."
CBS
Sports: How three MLB pitchers excel at getting hitters to chase, and what it
could mean for 2020 season. Luis
Castillo, Reds; Joe
Musgrove, Pirates; Masahiro
Tanaka, Yankees.
MLB.com: Best
power-hitting prospects in 2020 Draft. Spencer Torkelson, 1B, Arizona State
leads the list.
MLB.com:
How three HS teammates became MLB stars. That's Jack
Flaherty, Lucas
Giolito and Max Fried
-- three teammates at Harvard-Westlake who all went on to be first-round Draft
picks and all had breakout seasons in 2019 for their respective big league
clubs, the Cardinals, White Sox and Braves.
Mike
Lupica MLB.com: Dennis
Eckersley should be known for more than HR he gave up. 'I can live with it.
I'm in the Hall of Fame. I'm cool.'
MLB.com:
Most hyped LHP prospects of the past 20 years. For the Mets: “Scott
Kazmir - Scouts viewed Kazmir as one of the country’s top prep pitching
prospects before the Mets made him the 15th-overall pick in the 2002 Draft and
was ranked by MLB as baseball’s No. 8 prospect going into the 2004 season.
Though he reached Double-A as a 20-year-old that year, the Mets, with their
sights set on a playoff berth, dealt the young lefty to the Rays in the widely
panned August 2009 Victor
Zambrano trade. He went on to make a trio of All-Star teams, compiling a
4.01 ERA and 108 wins over 12 seasons.”
MLB.com: Remembering
Jackie's first black MLB teammate. “The next African American to play for
the Dodgers was a right-hander named Dan Bankhead, the first African American
pitcher to play Major League Baseball…Bankhead played parts of three seasons
with Brooklyn without much success in 1947, ‘50 and ’51…9-5 with a 6.52 ERA
during his big league career.”
NY
Post: David Cone offers solution to save the baseball season. “I would say
a fair number would be somewhere in the 82-game region,” David Cone
said. “If I was the commissioner that’s where I would try to start the
conversation.”
Yahoo
Sports: Ultimate right fielder rankings: Are you taking Babe Ruth
or Hank
Aaron for the top spot?
Minor
League Links:
A certain Blogger from Albany had the same idea last month.
MLB is considering expanding the Arizona Fall League + adding a Florida Fall League this year— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) June 5, 2020
Each team would field a full roster of prospects.
It would make up for some of the considerable lost development time this year.
Details: https://t.co/zQrZBuURJL pic.twitter.com/bBPwgz1Bzp
A certain Blogger from Albany had the same idea last month.
ICYMI: Despite the strong possibility of the MiLB season being cancelled, the owners of the @BlueWahoosBBall and @BeloitSnappers have decided that no member of either team’s staff will be furloughed or laid off.https://t.co/FMdcka1KVu— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) June 4, 2020
MiLB.com:
A Rocky Mountain ballpark drive-in. Vibes host movie night for fans and their
automobiles.
Newsday:
ESPN's Karl Ravech enjoys calling KBO games — even if he's had to change his
sleep schedule.
NC Dinos 10 SK Wizards 0 (Box
score). Aaron
Altherr was 1 for 3 with a HR, 2 runs scored, and an RBI.
Aaron Altherr with an absolute laser beam over the left field wall for the Dinos. Travelled 377 feet in the blink of an eye because of the 102.5 MPH exit velocity 😱#KBOpic.twitter.com/gpz32oVXKN— Gregory Balloch (발로 크) ⚾️ (@GregBalloch) June 5, 2020
Aaron is back in CF for today’s game (Box
score).
2020.06.05 LIVE - #UniLions ⓥⓢ #CTBCBrothers— CTBC Brothers (@CTBC_Brothers) June 5, 2020
Stay tuned with @CTBC_Brothers and @ELTASports at 6:35pm(GMT+8)!#LetsGoBrothers💪💪💪 https://t.co/5cPo4fK4ru
Mack’s
Blast from the Past: 6-5-14: The New York Mets Select OF Michael
Conforto- OF- Oregon State University.
Born on this date:
- Paul Siebert (1953)
- Bill Spiers (1966)
Died on this date:
- Chuck Taylor (2018)
Transactions:
New York Mets selected Randy Sterling in first round (fourth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 5, 1969.
New York Mets selected Lute
Barnes in 21st round of free agent draft on June 5, 1969.
New York Mets selected George
Theodore in 31st round of free agent draft on June 5, 1969.
New York Mets selected Buzz
Capra in 27th round of free agent draft on June 5, 1969.
New York Mets selected Jackson
Todd in second round of free agent draft on June 5, 1973.
New York Mets selected Lee
Mazzilli in first round (14th pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 1973.
New York Mets selected Mardie
Cornejo in 21st round of free agent draft on June 5, 1973.
New York Mets selected John
Pacella in fourth round of free agent draft on June 5, 1974.
New York Mets selected Dwight
Bernard in second round of free agent draft on June 5, 1974.
New York Mets selected Bob
Myrick in 20th round of free agent draft on June 5, 1974.
New York Mets selected Ron
Gardenhire in sixth round of free agent draft on June 5, 1979.
New York Mets selected Tim
Leary in first round (second pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 1979.
New York Mets selected Dave
Telgheder in 31st round of free agent draft on June 5, 1989.
New York Mets selected Joe
Vitko in 24th round of free agent draft on June 5, 1989.
New York Mets selected Butch
Huskey in seventh round of free agent draft on June 5, 1989.
New York Mets selected Brook
Fordyce in third round of free agent draft on June 5, 1989.
New York Mets selected Jeff
Duncan in seventh round of free agent draft on June 5, 2000.
New York Mets selected Aaron
Heilman in first round (18th pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 2001.
New York Mets selected Joe
Hietpas in 16th round of free agent draft on June 5, 2001.
New York Mets selected Danny
Garcia in fifth round of free agent draft on June 5, 2001.
New York Mets selected David
Wright in first round (38th pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 2001.
New York Mets selected Eric
Campbell in eighth round of free agent draft on June 5, 2008.
New York Mets selected Collin
McHugh in 18th round of free agent draft on June 5, 2008.
New York Mets selected Kirk
Nieuwenhuis in third round of free agent draft on June 5, 2008.
New York Mets selected Josh
Satin in sixth round of free agent draft on June 5, 2008.
New York Mets selected Chris
Schwinden in 22nd round of free agent draft on June 5, 2008.
New York Mets selected Ike
Davis in first round (18th pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 2008.
New York Mets claimed Pat
Misch on waivers from the San Francisco
Giants on June 5, 2009.
New York Mets selected Matt
Reynolds in second round of free agent draft on June 5, 2012.
New York Mets selected Paul
Sewald in 10th round of free agent draft on June 5, 2012.
New York Mets selected Tomas
Nido in eighth round of free agent draft on June 5, 2012.
New York Mets selected Chris
Flexen in 14th round of free agent draft on June 5, 2012.
New York Mets selected Michael
Conforto in first round (10th pick overall) of free agent draft on
June 5, 2014.
1987
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Before the Mets-Pirates game at
Shea Stadium, SpiderMan marries Mary Jane Watson. In attendance at the
wedding ceremony, presided over by Marvel Comics president Stan Lee, are
Spidey's friends Captain America and the Hulk, as well as his enemies, Doctor
Doom and the Green Goblin.
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1989
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Alan Zinter, a product of the University
of Arizona, is selected by the Mets in the first round of the amateur draft,
24th pick overall. The collegiate catcher will not play his first major
league until 13 years later when he makes his debut with Houston as a 34
year-old pinch-hitter in 2002.
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1992
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At Three Rivers Stadium, Mets
first baseman Eddie Murray drives in two runs, passing Yankee legend Mickey
Mantle [1,509] as the all-time RBI leader among switch-hitters.
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2001
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The Mets draft Hickory High School
(Chesapeake, VA) standout David Wright in the first round of the amateur
draft, the 38th pick overall. The 18 year-old infielder, who will become the
face of the franchise, signs with New York a week later.
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2003
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In the second game of a
double-header loss to the Brewers, Mets southpaw John Franco pitches an
inning of relief to become the eighth pitcher to make a thousand career
appearances. The last time Milwaukee swept a doubleheader on the road
occurred eleven seasons ago when the Brewers of the American League beat the
Royals twice on July 5, 2002, 8-7 and 5-3.
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2003
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Tony Clark changes his number from
00 to 52. The Mets' reserve player wanted to give the team's mascot, Mr. Met,
his identity back, as he and the congenial baseball-headed character shared
double-digit ought.
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2012
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On the 11th anniversary of being
drafted by the Mets, David Wright becomes the franchise's all-time run scorer
when he crosses the plate for the 736th time after homering in the team's 7-6
loss in Washington. New York's 29 year-old third baseman is already the franchise
career leader in doubles, total bases, RBIs, and extra-base hits.
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1981 - Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as major
leagues' all-time walks leader, walking two
batters in a 3 - 0 win over the Mets to raise his total
to 1,777. Ryan also strikes out 10 batters while pitching a five-hitter.
2012: Ian Desmond drives
in the tying run in the 8th, then does it again in the 10th and once more in
the 12th for good measure, as his Nationals finally
beat the Mets, 7 - 6. The Elias Sports Bureau reports
he is the first player since Art Shamsky (1966) to have three game-tying or go-ahead RBI
from the 8th inning on in the same game.
Amazing
Avenue: This Date in Mets History: June 5 — Three coaches are fired after
flameout against Yankees, GM dismissed Apodaca, Robson, and Niemann on this
date in 1999 following the Mets’ eighth consecutive loss.
6/4/92 - Mets roll down to Tidewater for exhibition game vs Tides. They won 4-3 on @DaveGallagher22's single in the fifth. No box anywhere sadly. Remember when mlb teams played exhibition games DURING the season? Always dug em those. pic.twitter.com/yNF1xuXza3— Sports Sightings - 92 Mets Edition (@SportsSightings) June 4, 2020
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It would be absurd that no baseball season will occur due to a dispute. Both sides can't be that stupid. Compromise, and let's play ball.
ReplyDeleteIf Wilpons are borrowing more, the pain is real for at least some owners. SO compromise - and Wilpons? Sell, sell, sell.
Love 3 HR, 8 RBI Kong. Hopefully, Brett Baty can be a Kingman cyborg upgrade.
Hope all the bluster is just posturing and they get down to real negotiations real soon. If not? Baseball could be out for a long time as the basic agreement ends in the not too distant future. Manfred may kill a long period of labor peace.
ReplyDeleteMike Puma said this morning that we now could have fans at the stadium but no players. Ha.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the Florida Fall league.
They could do this with the DSL teams as well and further develop those guppies across the pond.
Two things from me:
ReplyDelete1. John, as Texas just said that stadiums can fill to 50% capacity, and hopefully most other states follow, it would be easier for the owners to offer 82 games without the sliding pay scale and hopefully get a truce that way. I can’t see how losing customer revenue cannot be hurtful to MLB.
2. With regard to Rising Apple’s claim that Ozuna and Pederson are upgrades over Nimmo, I tell them to find out why Osuna isn’t even a decent fit as a left fielder and why they want a swing from his heels platoon guy in CF like Pederson that will give you about 12 homeruns more than Nimmo but his 60 points lower in batting average.
Good stuff John.
Gus,
ReplyDeleteHope all is well.
I always liked Osuna when he was in Miami but he did not seem the same player in St. Louis. Right now, I’d keep Nimmo over Osuna as well.