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Gsellman. Jacob DeGrom throws a bullpen session and the Mets play the Yankees tonight.
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SNY.TV:
Mets' Jacob deGrom won't pitch in Sunday exhibition game vs. Yankees, will
throw sim game instead. “The reason is simple: The Mets want to be able to
better control Jacob
deGrom’s pitch count on Sunday as he continues to ramp up towards a
potential Opening Day Start on July 23. That pitch count will be easier to
control in a sim game experience rather than facing another team in a live
exhibition game.”
SNY.TV:
Mets' Jacob deGrom takes big step toward potential Opening Day start. “DeGrom,
who had been dealing with back tightness, threw on the outfield grass at Citi
Field on Friday morning before throwing a bullpen session.”
NY
Post.com: Marcus Stroman’s spring training 2.0 struggles continue. “In his
previous outing, Stroman walked the bases loaded in the first inning. In
Friday’s intrasquad game, he allowed a pair of bombs, yielding three extra-base
hits in three uneven innings of work while striking out four and walking one.”
SNY.TV:
Mets manager Luis Rojas says Marcus Stroman was 'more consistent' in Friday's
intrasquad outing. “I thought from the start of the game, [Marcus
Stroman] was feeling his pitches,” Rojas
said. “His pitches to Dom [Smith] were nasty. He got Dom when he blended in
that cutter and threw that changeup in the dirt. He pitched really good the
first time through the order.” But once that lineup turned over, both Dominic
Smith and Amed
Rosario got to the 29-year-old right-hander, touching him up for
back-to-back homers. Rosario ripped a line-drive bullet over the wall in left,
while Smith sent a deep fly over the fence in right-center.
SNY.TV:
Mets' J.D. Davis hopes baseball's return gives fans 'hope' and 'comfort'. "It
can bring in a lot of hope and just some comfort, some normalcy from what's
going on so far. I feel that we have, not an obligation, but an opportunity to
bring that to fans," J.D. Davis
said. "It's America's past time, so I think it's only right to have
baseball back before anything."
Mets.com:
How Mets' Opening Day roster is shaping up. “The most significant change
here is that Yoenis
Céspedes is now a lock, after being uncertain to make the Mets’ original
Opening Day roster. His heels and right ankle have progressed well enough for
him to show off a bit during Summer Camp, hitting monster home runs in batting
practice and even running the bases with adequacy.”
Mets.com:
Anthony DiComo Notes – “The Mets are scheduled to play a pair of exhibition
games against the Yankees this weekend as they ramp up for the season. Rick
Porcello will start Saturday’s 7:10 p.m. ET game at Citi Field, followed by
fellow right-hander Corey Oswalt at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The exhibition
"series" will give the Mets a dress rehearsal mere days before next
week’s opener.”
Newsday:
Yoenis Cespedes, Rick Porcello and more to watch for when Mets face Yankees in
home-and-home exhibition. Here are
three things to look for this weekend: 1. Yoenis Cespedes probably will play
both games; 2. Rick Porcello and Corey Oswalt will start; 3. The atmosphere
will be better.
Gordon Beckham has been wearing No. 15 in camp. Tim Tebow didn't get the number in the first spring training, because too soon after Carlos Beltran.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) July 17, 2020
The Mets installed this pavilion above a group of seats behind the home dugout so that they can keep extra pitchers/Tier 1 personnel socially distanced during regular season games. pic.twitter.com/TZ5EnnVfCO
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 17, 2020
7/18/15: NYM @ STL: Michael Cuddyer (8th of season, 195th of career) off John Lackey (@mcuddy23) pic.twitter.com/TQlhNB09x6
— Mets Home Run a Day (@MetsHRADay) May 11, 2020
Today we honor the late Tug McGraw who was elected to the @MetsRewind Hall of Fame earlier this month. McGraw, a member of the 1969 World Series champs and 1973 “Ya Gotta Believe” NL title team, pitched nine seasons in New York: https://t.co/qAihANSZBl #LGM #MetsRewind pic.twitter.com/I0uCTizH2Q
— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) July 17, 2020
Sports
Illustrated: Why Baseball Is Losing Black America. “Consider the experience
of former All-Star Preston Wilson, who recalls learning country song lyrics and
practicing one-liners from 'Caddyshack,' enduring racist slurs and watching a
teammate fiddle with a noose. Still wondering why the sport is losing Black
players?”
MLB.com: 1
trade candidate for all 30 teams. For the Mets – Marcus
Stroman – “Stroman won’t be traded if the Mets are in contention, but if
New York falls behind in the NL East, anything could happen.”
MLB.com:
MLB, MLBPA disclose latest COVID-19 results. The number of monitoring
samples collected and tested in the past week was 10,548. 6 of these 10,548
samples, which is 0.05%, have been new positives.
ESPN.com:
It's time to bring back the Cleveland Spiders (who really weren't that bad, you
know). “The one historical fact about the original Spiders, the bit of
trivia familiar to many fans, is that in 1899, they authored the worst record
in baseball history (20-134).”
NC Dinos 3 KT Wiz 3 (15 innings) Aaron
Altherr 1 for 5 (Box
Score).
Aaron
Altherr is in CF again today for the NC Dinos (Box
Score).
Mack’s
Blast from the Past: Mets Minor League Report – July 18, 2014: Savannah
(61-33) whacks Lexington (63-34) 5-1. Robert
Gsellman (W, 8-4) was in fine form: 6.2 IP, R, 6 H, BB, 10 K. Darwin Frias
was perfect in his 1.1 innings. (2 K) Hunter Carnivale: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB. Champ
Stuart: 2-5, 2B, RBI. Nelfi Zapata: 2-3, 2 R. Patrick Biondi: 1-1, 2 BB,
RBI, R.
Born on this date:
- Joe Torre (1940)
- Razor Shines (1956)
- Robert Gsellman (1993)
Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Danny
Frisella on July 18, 1966.
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1980
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The Mets play their 3,000th game
in franchise history, dropping an 8-3 decision in the nightcap of a twin bill
sweep by Cincinnati at Riverfront Stadium. The Amazins have compiled a
1300-1694 (.434) record along with six ties since playing their first game in
1962.
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2000
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Hitting four doubles in a game,
which has occurred only 37 times in the last century, is accomplished twice
today. In a 12-4 drubbing of the Cubs, Royals leadoff hitter Johnny
Damon accomplishes the rare feat, as does Shannon
Stewart of the Blue Jays in an 11-7 loss to the Mets at the Skydome as C Mike
Piazza hits his 3rd grand slam of the season.
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2008
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In the last concert hosted at Shea
Stadium, Billy Joel gets a little help from his friends as Paul McCartney
joins him on stage and sings "I Saw Her Standing There," to a
tremendous ovation from the sold-out crowd of 55,000 stunned fans. 'Sir Paul'
tells the crowd the Beatles had a 'blast' playing at Shea that night in 1965,
the year after the Mets home ballpark opened.
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1964: Ken Boyer, Bill White and Tim McCarver of the Cards hit consecutive 8th-inning home
runs in a 15 - 7 bombing of the Mets.
2001: The Mets down Florida, 4 - 3, in 11 innings and see Marlins manager Tony Perez ejected for
arguing a call. It is his first ejection in 31 seasons and more than 3,800
games as a player and manager.
2011: Clay Hensley is
the winner in his first start since 2008 as
he beats the Mets,
4 - 1, allowing only one hit over five innings. Mike Stanton drives in two runs for the Marlins, who move to within a half game of catching the
Mets and escaping the NL East cellar.
It is the Fish's 9th win in their last 10 games and they are now 15-9 since Jack
McKeon took over as their manager.
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It is amazing that articles are NOW being written about how blacks have turned theor backs to baseball when they did this decades ago.
ReplyDeleteAlways loved Preston and Mookie. When the Rockies released him in 2006, the Mets should have grabbed him Instead he goes to the Cardinals and helps them with the WS. The Mets went and traded for Shawn Greene instead. Greene gave the Mets about a .750 OPS while Preston gave the Cards a .550 OPS in 2006. Just thought it was bad karma having Mookie sitting on the Cardinal sidelines. Think they could have used bother after they traded Nady.
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