Good Morning Happy Birthday Dave Mlicki,
today is the anniversary the Mets drafted Nolan Ryan,
Seth Lugo,
and Jeff McNeil,
and MLB Owners will have a conference call today to discuss the negotiations.
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CBS
Sports: MLB owners planning to have a call Monday to discuss negotiations with
players, per report. The owners are
having a conference call on Monday to discuss going back to the players with
plans on how to get the season going, reports Charles Gasparino of Fox Business.
Brian Joura Mets
360.com: The best and worst hitters against Seaver, Koosman and Matlack. Brian does a great job as always. These are just a few of highlights from the
post: Rick
Monday had 11 HR in 86 ABs against Tom Seaver;
Dave
Winfield went 21 out of 49 ABs against Jerry
Koosman when he was a Padre (.429); Bob Bailey
went 14 for 44 with 8 BBs against Jon Matlack.
Joel
Sherman NY Post: Many No. 7 picks were busts, but Matt Harvey’s
not one of them.
Rising
Apple: NY Mets: Roger McDowell and his unique 1986 statistics. Roger
McDowell won 14 Games out of the bullpen in 1986.
Metsmerized.com:
Metsmerizing Moves: LaTroy
Hawkins Finds Success with Mets.
Metsmerized.com:
Reliving the 2000 Mets: Todd Zeile
Comes Up Clutch.
June 7, 1980: @Mets GM Frank Cashen made his first deal, trading Jesse Anderson to the @WhiteSox for Claudell Washington: https://t.co/a2BXP1YWYL #LGM #MetsRewind pic.twitter.com/fiNMFR3VO4
— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) June 7, 2020
RARE- Quick work from King Carl (Part 2)-Can you guess the year ? From the Flagstaff Films Baseball home movie archive pic.twitter.com/siqbD0BRkn
— Flagstaff Films (@flagstafffilms) June 7, 2020
Yahoo
Sports: Joey Votto says white privilege made him 'complicit' in George Floyd's
death in op-ed.
Ken
Davidoff NY Post: MLB’s TV backbone would be damaged by absurd season idea.
“Supply arguably serves as baseball’s biggest asset. An RSN (Regional Sports
Network) can build around a baseball team because of that supply…Now knock that
130 games or so down to, let’s say, 40, accounting once more for national
telecasts. How do RSN’s explain that to their cable carriers, who charge
subscriber fees based on the assumption of a full baseball season? How many
subscribers will bail on such a tiny schedule? How many prime advertisements
won’t get sold? It all adds up to a potential bloodbath.”
Ken
Davidoff NY Post: Yankees, Mets fixtures would be big losers of tiny season.
Ken lists Brodie Van Wagenen among losers due to 50 game season but saves the
best for Tony Clark and Rob Manfred: “…50ish-game Major League Baseball
regular-season schedule that Rob Manfred, on behalf of his owners, has
threatened to impose upon Tony Clark and his players. It would represent a
grudging reboot, the opposite of genuine collaboration, and it certainly would
not bode well for the game’s future, especially with the current Basic
Agreement expiring next year. It would stain Manfred’s legacy and could imperil
Clark’s job security.”
MLB
Trade Rumors: Each NL Team’s Top Recent Draft Class. For the Mets they pick
2010: “Mets: 2010 (50.5 bWAR) – Seventh overall pick Matt Harvey
was briefly the ace the Mets hoped they were adding in 2010. As it turns out, Jacob
deGrom (9th round) had a lot more staying power atop their rotation.”
Yesterday, NC Dinos 8 Hanwha Eagles 2 (Box
score). Aaron Altherr
was 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 BB, and 3 RBIs.
As of Saturday Aaron had a .274/.367/.547 slash - .914 OPS, 26 hits in
95 AB, 7 HR, 24 RBI. After yesterday his
batting average is .282, 8 HR, 27 RBIs.
Best hitter: Aaron Altherr (Dinos) CF.
— Renier González Jr (@RenierGonzlezJR) June 7, 2020
He batted 4-2 with three trailers. He hit his eighth homer and drove in his 27th career. Since June started it's been on. In six games, he's hitting .333 for the AVG with three home runs and six RBIs. It has been a fundamental piece of Dinos pic.twitter.com/GbhoYJSiuv
Chris
Flexen, 6 games, 2-0, 2.92 ERA, 37 innings, 31 hits, 12 earned runs,
13 BB, 30 Ks, 1.189 WHIP.
Drew
Gagnon, 2 games, 2-3, 3.48 ERA, 33.2 innings, 29 hits, 13 earned runs,
7 BB, 40 Ks, 1.069 WHIP.
Born on this date:
- Joe Grzenda (1937)
- John Gibbons (1962)
- Dave Mlicki (1968)
New York Mets selected Nolan Ryan in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets selected Don Shaw in 35th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets selected Joe Moock in third round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets selected Jim McAndrew in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets selected Ken Boswell in fourth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets selected Les Rohr in first round (second pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.
New York Mets sold Cal Koonce to the Boston Red Sox on June 8, 1970.
New York Mets selected Rick Baldwin in ninth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1971.
New York Mets selected Rich Puig in first round (14th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1971.
New York Mets selected Mike Scott in second round of free agent draft on June 8, 1976.
New York Mets selected Neil Allen in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1976.
New York Mets selected Mark Carreon in eighth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.
New York Mets selected Lenny Dykstra in 12th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.
New York Mets selected Lou Thornton in 19th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.
New York Mets selected Terry Blocker in first round (fourth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.
New York Mets selected John Christensen in second round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.
New York Mets released Rodney McCray on June 8, 1992.
New York Mets traded David Segui to the Montreal Expos for Reid Cornelius on June 8, 1995.
New York Mets released Jon Nunnally on June 8, 2000.
New York Mets signed free agent Jose Offerman on June 8, 2005.
New York Mets selected Matt den Dekker in fifth round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.
New York Mets selected Akeel Morris in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.
New York Mets selected Jacob deGrom in ninth round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.
New York Mets selected Erik Goeddel in 24th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.
New York Mets selected Chasen Bradford in 35th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2011.
New York Mets selected Seth Lugo in 34th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2011.
New York Mets selected Kevin McGowan in 13th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.
New York Mets selected Jeff McNeil in 12th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.
New York Mets selected Luis Guillorme in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.
New York Mets selected Tyler Bashlor in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.
New York Mets traded Akeel Morris to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson on June 8, 2016.
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1965
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In the inaugural free-agent draft
of high school and college players, the Mets' first pick is southpaw Les
Rohr, who due to an arm injury compiles only a 2-3 career mark pitching for
the team in parts of three seasons. Later in the day, New York makes a better
choice, selecting future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan in the eighth round.
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1968
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The Giants' Bat Day at Candlestick
Park is postponed when the Mets refuse to play their scheduled game in San
Francisco, out of respect for recently assassinated New York Senator Robert
F. Kennedy, whose funeral is being held today. Prompted by baseball
commissioner William Eckert's edict to cancel games only taking place in New
York and Washington, the team, led by first baseman Ed Kranepool, had voted
to take this action, even under the threat of forfeiting the contest, a
decision that is fully supported by manager Gil Hodges and the organization.
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2007
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With their 3-0 victory over
Detroit at Comerica Park, the Mets begin a span of 18 games to become the
first team in baseball history to play six consecutive series against six
different clubs that all participated in the playoffs the previous season.
New York will compile an 8-10 record during the stretch playing against the
Tigers, Dodgers, Yankees, Twins, A's, and the Cardinals.
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2011
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The Mets select Brandon Nimmo as
the 13th overall player chosen in the MLB June Amateur Draft, making him the
first Wyoming student ever to be picked in the first round. The 18 year-old,
who could not play for a Cheyenne East HS team because the Equality State
does not offer high school baseball programs, batted .448 with fifteen home
runs and 34 stolen bases in 70 games for his American Legion Post 6 club.
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2016
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Kelly Johnson becomes the only
second player in baseball history to be traded from one team to another in
consecutive seasons when the Mets obtained him from the Braves for minor
league right-hander Akeel Morris and cash. Backstop Chad Kreuter was dealt by
the White Sox to the Angels in 1997 and then again in 1998.
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1965 - Arizona State star sophomore Rick Monday, selected by the Kansas City Athletics, is the first player chosen in
the initial major league free-agent draft of high school, college, and
sandlot players. Picking second, the Mets
take pitcher Les Rohr. In the 10th round, they finally take Nolan
Ryan. Cincinnati picks Johnny Bench in the second round.
2013: For only the second time in major league history, two
games go 18 innings on the same day. First, the Blue Jays defeat the Rangers, 4 - 3, when Rajai Davis drives in Emilio Bonifacio with a two-out single in the 18th
inning. Ross Wolf is the unlucky loser after 6 2/3 innings of
work. It's the longest game in both teams' history, but it's not even the
longest on the day, as the Marlins need 20 innings to defeat the Mets,
2 - 1, tying for the longest game in their history, and the longest played at Citi
Field. Adeiny Hechevarria drives in the go-ahead run
and Steve Cishek gets the final out after 6 hours and 20
minutes. The game almost ends in the 12th, but Marlins RF Marcell Ozuna throws Daniel Murphy out at the plate to prolong the game.
Starters Shaun Marcum and Kevin Slowey then come in to pitch in the 13th, and
both pitch scoreless ball until the 20th. Marcum falls to 0-7 in spite of his
tremendous effort.
Centerfield
Maz: Bud
Harrelson: All Time Mets Short Stop (Part One: 1965-1972). Born
6/6/1944.
Centerfield
Maz: Bud Harrelson: All Time Mets Short Stop (Part Two: The 1973 Post
Season).
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History: (1990) Bud Harrelson Takes Over As Mets
Manager Replacing Davey Johnson.
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Funny that a NY Post writer writes about draft bust (or not) right after my draft busts article. No doubt a coincidence.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of hitters owning certain pitchers, didn't super Joe own Randy Johnson?
Yes he did. Wish the Mets had whoever owned Catfish Hunter for the 1973 WS.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I forget what a find McNeil was in that draft.
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't close to being drafted this year in our 5 round draft.