Good Morning. Happy Birthday to Robin
Ventura and Jack Leathersich.
A-Rod and J-Lo add current and former pro athletes to their buying group, and
the Mets open Brooklyn as an Alternate Summer Camp site.
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Mike
Puma NY Post: Robinson Cano’s cloudy status has Mets facing roster decision.
With only 10 workout days remaining until Opening Day, following Monday’s
mid-camp break at Citi Field, the biggest personnel question might be whether
the team can count on Robinson
Cano and Brad Brach
as part of the 30-man roster that will begin the season on July 24 against the
Braves.
SNY.TV:
3 Mets lineup scenarios if Robinson Cano is unavailable for 2020 MLB Opening
Day. This includes Offense over everything - 2B: Jeff McNeil;
3B: , J.D.
Davis; LF: Yoenis
Céspedes; CF: Brandon
Nimmo; DH: Dominic
Smith. The outfield defense option 2B:
Jeff McNeil; 3B: J.D. Davis; LF: Brandon Nimmo; CF: Jake
Marisnick; DH: Yoenis Cespedes. The
all defense option - 2B: Luis
Guillorme; 3B: Jeff McNeil; LF: Brandon Nimmo; CF: Jake Marisnick; DH: J.D.
Davis.
NY
Post: Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez Mets bid adds NFL star power. A series
of current and former pro athletes have joined the star couple’s bid to buy the
Mets, according to ESPN. The list includes Super Bowl champion tight end Travis
Kelce, NFL running back DeMarco Murray, NBA All-Star Bradley Beal and Hall of
Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher.
amNY:
C.K. McWhorter and group preparing $1.8 billion bid for Mets pending MLB
approval. “McWhorter — the founder
and CEO of the private investment company, CTRL USA — would become one of the
youngest owners in professional sports history and would be the only Black
owner in Major League Baseball, thus ‘connecting the game of baseball to
today’s generation, which is a major incentive to the bottom line of the MLB.’”
As
we had on Mack’s Mets yesterday - The Mets opened its Summer Camp Alternate
Site at MCU Park in Brooklyn. They also
added seven players to their 60-man Player Pool, including RHP Matt
Blackham, LHP Stephen
Gonsalves, infielder Jake
Hager, RHP Jordan
Humphreys, RHP Franklyn
Kilome, catcher David
Rodriguez and LHP Thomas
Szapucki. The Mets 60-man Player Pool now stands at 58.
Ahhhh...baseball is back in Brooklyn. Day One as the alternate training site for the Mets. pic.twitter.com/FHxDGHKuJf
— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 13, 2020
Mets360.com: Mets
Minors: Thomas
Szapucki and short season squad.
213 Miles from
Shea: Elliot Teichman has been recalculating
his 2020 projections based on the 60 game schedule. His
part 1 of the pitchers included: Dellin
Betances, Brad Brach,
Jacob
deGrom, Edwin Diaz,
Jeurys
Familia, and Robert
Gsellman. Part
2 included: Seth Lugo,
Steven
Matz, Rick
Porcello and Marcus
Stroman.
Mike
Puma NY Post: Mets mailbag: Brodie Van Wagenen’s future under new ownership.
Mike brings up this good point regarding BVW: “…if a deal to sell the team
isn’t finalized before the start of the offseason, would they really want to
overhaul the front office and conduct a GM search at a time the Mets will be
focused on addressing the roster? Also, if the Mets were to make a run deep
into the postseason, would that give a new owner pause in instituting changes
upon arrival?”
Mets
Insider Blog: Record Left in the Dark. Regarding the famous Mets Blackout
game that happened 43 years ago yesterday, Jay Horowitz PR Director turned
Blogger notes Jerry
Koosman “Through 6 stellar innings, the left-hander had amassed 11
strikeouts against the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. Koosman felt confident
about topping the club mark of 19 strikeouts, set by Tom Seaver in 1970.”
Here's a good look at the gigantic brace Jed Lowrie is still wearing on his left leg during workouts. pic.twitter.com/Ky4kZ6gGFW
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 12, 2020
Hello Jerry is back!@jerryblevins made his triumphant return to BNNY to answer your questions: https://t.co/CpFLQ97jZF pic.twitter.com/iHJ6c4Z2yQ
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 14, 2020
Casey Stengel, Jimmy Johnson, Hy Myers, and Zack Wheat. Brooklyn #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/tkzxNKC75y
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) July 12, 2020
MLB
Trade Rumors: MLB, MLBPA Reach Deal On Vesting Options, Roster Bonuses. “…all
2021 vesting options will be worth their full amounts. The counting numbers
that would’ve triggered those options in a 162-game season will now be prorated…Roster
bonuses, meanwhile, will be prorated, whereas playoff bonuses will be paid out
in full.”
MLB.com:
Here are the top 10 lineups in baseball. 1. Dodgers; 2. Twins; 3. Astros;
4. Yankees; 5. A’s; 6. Mets; 7. White Sox; 8. Cubs; 9. Red Sox; 10. Angels.
MLB.com:
Here are the 10 best rotations in baseball. 1. Nationals; 2. Rays; 3. Reds;
4. Indians; 5. Dodgers; 6. Yankees; 7. Rangers; 8. Mets; 9. Astros; 10.
Cardinals.
Mike
Lupica MLB.com: Kings of New York, Mets or Yanks? Let's discuss. “Baseball
in New York is always better when both teams are in play. Both are going to be
in play very soon. The last time both teams finished in first place was 2006.
Could it happen again this time?”
MLB.com:
Key questions for every NL East team. For the Mets “Who steps up in the
rotation?” And Is “Yo really healthy?”
MLB
Trade Rumors: Red Sox Interested in RHP Zack Godley. Godley hit the market
when the Tigers released him Monday.
Amazing
Avenue: NPB Update, July 05 to July 11: Dragon slayers. We check in on our adopted NPB team, the
Yakult Swallows.
How some ex-Mets are doing in Japan:
Nori Aoki
Through 19 games .297/.392/.609 - 1.001 OPS, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 5 K, 9 BB.
Gabriel
Ynoa 3 games,
0-1, 10.64 ERA, 11 innings, 22 hits, 13 earned runs, 4 BB, 6 Ks.
Ryota
Igarashi 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 games, 2 innings, 4 hit, 2 runs, 1 BB, 1 K.
How some ex-Mets are doing in the KBO:
Aaron Altherr
Through 57 games Aaron’s stats were .308/.377/.617 - .994 OPS, 16 HR, 55 RBI, 57K,
16BB; 11 SB.
Chris Flexen: In 9 games this year Chris is 4-3, 3.86 ERA, 63
innings, 60 hits, 27 earned runs, 20 BB, 57 Ks.
Drew
Gagnon: 11 games, 5-3, 3.94 ERA, 61.2 innings, 60
hits, 32 earned runs, 20 BB, 61 Ks.
Aaron
Altherr is back in CF today (Box
Score).
Amazing
Avenue: CPBL Update, July 05 to July 11: Wrapping up the first half. We
check in on our adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions.
CPBL
Stats: Uni-Lions Sign Tim Melville. In 2019, the baseball journeyman split
his time between the MLB and Triple-A. Tim
Melville posted a 4.86 ERA and 1.44 WHIP over 33.1 innings for the Colorado
Rockies.
Mack’s
Blast from the Past: Mets Minor League Report – July 14, 2014: Binghamton
(58-38) blasts Erie (44-52) 11-4. Gabriel
Ynoa: (W, 2-0) 5.2 IP, 2 R, 9 H, (HR) 0 BB, 5 K; Travis
Taijeron: 2-5, RBI, 2 R.; Darrell
Ceciliani: 2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R.
Game 1: St. Lucie (54-36) edges Lakeland (47-42) 3-2. Rafael
Montero was his old outstanding self in a pitch limited rehab assignment:
4.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 4 K. Paul Sewald:
(S, 6) 1.1 IP, R, H, (HR) 0 BB, 2 K. (one bad pitch); Jeff McNeil:
2-3, 2B. Philip
Evans: 2-3, HR, BB, RBI, R.
Game 2: St. Lucie (55-36) spanks Lakeland (47-43) 6-1. Domingo
Tapia (W, 4-6) had a fine start: 5.1 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 7 K; Gavin
Cecchini: 1-2, BB, 2 R.
Born on this date:
- Johnny Murphy (1908)
- Robin Ventura (1967)
- Jack Leathersich (1990)
New York Mets traded Jeromy Burnitz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Victor Diaz, Kole Strayhorn and Joselo Diaz on July 14, 2003.
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1964
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The Cubs overcome making five
errors in the top of the third inning and beat the Mets, 4-2. The Chicago
miscues, that include shortstop Andre Rodgers and catcher Dick Bertell each
committing two and first baseman Ernie Banks contributing to the total by
dropping a pop fly, account for all of New York's scoring in the Wrigley
Field contest.
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1969
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At Wrigley Field, Bill
Hands and the Cubs edge Tom
Seaver and the Mets, 1-0. After the game's last out, Ron Santo
jumps up and clicks his heels for the first time, a move the third baseman
will repeat each time Chicago wins for the rest of his career.
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2001
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Bobby Valentine wins his 1,000th
career game as a manager when Glendon
Rusch and closer Armando
Benitez combine to throw a one-hitter in the Mets' 2-0 victory over the
Red Sox. Trot Nixon's first-inning bunt single, a result of the New York
starter's inability to cover first base, is Boston's only hit in the Shea
Stadium contest.
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1969: At Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs top
the New
York Mets, 1 - 0, to give Bill Hands (11-7)
the win over Tom Seaver (14-4). Billy Williams singles home the winner,
boosting the Cubs lead to 5 1/2 games. After the last out, Ron Santo jumps
up and clicks his heels, igniting a roar from the crowd. The Mets think it's
bush.
1972: In his first major league game, Dave Schneck hits a 2-run
homer off the Padres' Steve
Arlin that turns out to be the game winner in the Mets' 3
- 2 win at San Diego Stadium.
1988: Ken Griffey singles
for his 2,000th career hit in
the Atlanta
Braves' 9 - 8 loss to the New York Mets.
1989 - The New York Mets' Sid Fernandez strikes out 16 Atlanta Braves, but the portly Polynesian portsider still loses, 3 - 2, on Lonnie Smith's leadoff home run in the bottom of the 9th.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History: (2000) Mike Piazza Sets Club Record Driving In
Runs in 15 Straight Games, June 14th 2000 to July 2nd 2000.
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5 comments:
Say what you will about 30 year old birthday boy Jack Leathersich - he fanned 517 in 327 IP as a pro, and that's something to be proud of. Sit Back Down!
Impressive that MLB has the Mets 6th in baseball offense, 8th in starting...the bullpen, as bad as it has been the past two seasons, could also be top 10. That sort of trio is championship potential. Of course, COVID will have the final say.
You notice that Casey Stengel even looked old as a player in that picture.
Jed Lowrie's brace does not concern me that much, if it protects him until games really count.
Jerry Blevins back as a BNNY commentator, joining Anthony Decker from the 2015 Mets. Looks very different with the longer hair.
Not sure it got mentioned, but ex-Met catcher Devin Mesoraco has taken a job as an assistant coach at the university of Pittsburgh. Best of luck Devin.
Bob W
Tom, Based on what he did in tge minors, I thought Jack was going to be great in MLB. Like Don Bosch, you never know.
Bob, thanks for the info on Devon Mesoroco. Think the Mets would have been better keeping him as a backup catcher last year and letting Nido play entire season in Syracuse.
John, Leathersich always had his control issues, which hurt him and which seems to have been a factor for Matt Blackham too.
Flaws like Jack's control can be game stoppers for guys.
Leather proved speed isn't everything.
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