John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 7/19/2020

Good Morning. Happy Birthday to Mark Carreon, Preston Wilson,  and David Segui, the Mets lost to the Yankees 9-3 as baseball came back to NY and Bill Madden says A-Rod and J-LO don’t have the cash to get Mets.

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Mets Links:

Yankees 9 Mets 3 (Box Score). Rick Porcello,5 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs including a two-run homer to Clint Frazier.   In a nutshell – I thought the Mets defensive deficiencies were highlighted and the highlight of the game was Tomas Nido throwing out Gleyber Torres trying to steal a base in the first.   They are back at it tonight with Corey Oswalt on the mound for the Mets.

SNY.TV: Mets Takeaways from Saturday's 9-3 loss to Yankees, including an up-and-down Rick Porcello start.

SNY.TV: Jeurys Famila, Dellin Betances and Edwin Diaz feeling confident after Saturday's outings.

Mets.com: Mets face Yanks: 'So dang happy to be back' (video highlights included).

Metstradamus: That was weird. “So the Mets lead off the two game exhibition season with a 9-3 loss. The second game of the home and home against the Yankees is tomorrow night. Hopefully, some other players can take a rest without everybody trying to guess as to whether they have COVID-19 or not. Because that’s going to get old fast.”

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: This game wasn’t normal, and that was a good thing for Mets. The Mets got good and hammered Saturday night at Citi Field, the Yankees handing them a 9-3 loss thanks in large part to a ninth inning that looked an awful lot like the fever dreams that haunted their fans most of last year…Only a funny thing happened...Nobody booed.”

Empire Sports Media: New York Mets Defense Disappoints in 9-3 Loss, But Baseball Is Back.

NY POST: Yankees show Mets how deep they really are in exhibition win.

NY Post: Mets’ Pete Alonso brings ‘relentless attitude’ in first game back. “This is one of the days we were wishing and waiting for during the second offseason,’’ Pete Alonso said before going 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 9-3 loss to the Yankees in the first exhibition game for both teams.

Yoenis Cespedes will play in the outfield for tomorrow's game against the Yankees: pic.twitter.com/78Wp9XjAvD

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 19, 2020

LIVE: Rick Porcello speaks with the media after his outing against the Yankees https://t.co/WmeXttfyTX

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 19, 2020

LIVE: Edwin Diaz speaks to the media https://t.co/WvZAu8feOC

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 19, 2020

Joel Sherman NY Post: Yankees, Mets are back, but this is just first of many tests for MLB.

NY Post: Jed Lowrie doesn’t look like he will start season with Mets.

Bill Madden NY Daily News: Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez simply don’t have the cash to buy and then run the Mets. “The last thing you want at this stage of the game is more investors. It just proves the point they don’t have the money, whereas a guy like Cohen [whose net worth is estimated at $13.8 billion by Forbes] doesn’t need any investors. Nor do the 76ers guys [Harris is said to have a net worth of nearly $5 billion and Blitzer $1.3 billion]. They can all buy the Mets on their own.”

Reflections On Baseball - Alex Rodriguez: Turncoat, Just Trying A New Hat On For Size, Or An Idiot?

The Score: Nets, Liberty owner Tsai denies involvement in Mets bid.  

Mets360.com: Jacob deGrom’s throne, for the better, will be challenged.

Mike’s Mets: Rusty Was One of the Greats.

Rising Apple: Mets outfielder Jake Marisnick should be the right upgrade over Juan Lagares.

“No offensive player was more important to the @Mets in their first dozen years than Cleon Jones. When he left he led the franchise in XBH, hits, RBI, runs, singles, TB and HRs; 2nd in AB, AVG, 2B, 3B, HBP and SF; 3rd in OPS and SB; 4th in OBP, SLG% and BB.” - @SABRbioproject pic.twitter.com/JE5JYtbqYu

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) July 19, 2020

New York Daily News reporter Phil Pepe describing the atmosphere when the Chicago Cubs arrived at Shea Stadium for a series in July 1969. #LGM #MetsRewind #Mets pic.twitter.com/OGBHA1cWbn

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) July 19, 2020

MLB LINKS:

AP Sports: Dress rehearsal: MLB holds first COVID-era exhibitions.

AP News: Brothers in arms; Indians show support for social justice. “While a prerecorded version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” blared over the speakers at the spectator-free ballpark, the Indians stood side-by-side, their right hand over their heart, their left hand on their teammate’s right shoulder…’I think as a team we stand by the change but we also respect the flag and the national anthem as a team,’ Francisco Lindor said after hitting a go-ahead double in the eighth inning of a 5-3 victory. ‘We understand that it is time for a change and change is due.’”

Yahoo Sports: Freddie Freeman says he prayed for his life after COVID-19 fever hit 104.5 degrees.

Blue Jays denied approval by Canadian federal government to play games in Toronto.

USA Today: Opinion: Canada said no to MLB and the Blue Jays - and we only have ourselves to blame.

USA Today: Colorado Rockies admit defeat in $106 million bullpen disaster. After the 2017 season “Colorado went for a full makeover, committing three-year deals to relievers Wade Davis ($52 million), Bryan Shaw ($27 million) and Jake McGee (re-signed for $27 million)… With a season still left on those deals, the Rockies cut their losses, releasing Shaw and McGee a week before the start of the 2020 campaign…In total, the Rockies committed $106 million to the three relievers who combined for a 5.69 ERA in 327⅓ innings in 2018 and 2019.”

Asian Baseball:

Yesterday in Japan Professional Baseball -

Yakult Swallows 9 Hiroshima 4 Nori Aoki 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored (Box Score).

Nori Aoki has the day off so far for the Yakult Swallows (Box Score).

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

Yesterday in the KBO -

NC Dinos 6 KT Wiz 1 Aaron Altherr 1 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI (Box Score).

Aaron Altherr is in CF again today for the NC Dinos (Box Score).

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:

Reese Kaplan -- Umpires Can Opt Out of 2020 Season, Too.

Tom Brennan - Sometimes Scintillating Sid Fernandez Stats.

Mike's Mets - Bullpen Thoughts.

Metsradamus - The Alternate Universe: Mariners at Mets 7-17-20.

Mets360 - Tyler Bashlor and Mets relievers with 50 or more IP the last decade.

Mack’s Blast from the Past: Mets Minor League Report – July 19, 2012: A-Low – Brooklyn: Tonight – W, 7-3 My BFF, Toby Hyde, has become especially excitied about what CF Brandon Nimmo has been doing lately. Nimmo has hit .324 in the past 10 games going into tonight. That’s pretty good for anyone boen in 1993. Tonight, he doubled in two in the 9th, aall also came all away around on the same play due to a throwing error. That’s a two-base gain on one throw. Only really fast people do this.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Phil Cavarretta (1916)
• Gordie Richardson (1938)
• Dick Scott (1962)
• Mark Carreon (1963)
• David Segui (1966)
• Preston Wilson (1974)
• Rick Ankiel (1979)
• Luis Avilan (1989)
• Jack Reinheimer (1992)
• Joe Cavallaro (1995)

Transactions:

New York Mets purchased Bobby Klaus from the Cincinnati Reds on July 19, 1964.

New York Mets traded Karim Garcia to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike DeJean on July 19, 2004.

New York Mets traded Jeff Keppinger to the Kansas City Royals for Ruben Gotay on July 19, 2006.

New York Mets sold Wilmer Font to the Toronto Blue Jays on July 19, 2019.

National Pastime.com: 

1980	Roy Lee Jackson retires the last 19 batters he faces en route to a complete-game victory in the Mets' 13-3 rout of the Reds at Riverfront Stadium. The 26 year-old right-hander benefits from his teammates' 20-hit barrage in the Cincinnati contest.

Baseball Reference:

1963 - With one out and a man on in the 9th, Roy Sievers hits his 300th career home run to give the Phils a 2 - 1 win over the Mets. Roger Craig is the victim, his 13th straight loss.

1976 - The Mets' Dave Kingman tears ligaments in his thumb diving for a ball in a 4 - 2 loss to the Braves. Kingman, who already has 32 home runs for the season, will hit only five more after being sidelined for six weeks.

1986 - Mets players Ron Darling, Tim Teufel, Bob Ojeda and Rick Aguilera are arrested following an early-morning fight with off-duty police officers working as security guards outside a Houston bar, but are all released in time for their game against the Astros that evening. On January 26, 1987, Darling and Teufel will be fined $200 while charges against Ojeda and Aguilera will be dropped.

2015: The Mets strand 25 baserunners but manage to defeat the Cardinals, 3 - 1, in 18 innings. Ruben Tejada drives in the winning run with a sacrifice fly and Eric Campbell follows with a successful squeeze bunt as the Mets go 1-for-26 with runners in scoring position. Starter Carlos Martinez is pressed into service for the Cards and takes the loss, pitching 4 innings. The game is scoreless for 12 innings, until Kevin Plawecki drives in a run for the Mets in the 13th, but Kolten Wong replies with a solo homer.

Centerfield Maz: Mark Carreon: The Mets All Time Pinch Hit HR Leader (1987-1991). “As a pinch hitter he hit .280 lifetime, and holds the Mets record with eight pinch hit HRs.  Jordany Valdespin is now second with six.”

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (1986) Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda, Tim Teufel & Rick Aguilera Arrested In A Houston Nightclub.

Centerfield Maz: The First Official Mets Batting Instructor: Italian / American Phil Cavarretta (1973-1979).

You tube:

7/19/15: Mets rally for two in the 18th to beat Cards.

7/19/16: Rivera's 9th-inning RBI lifts Mets over Cubs.

7/19/17: deGrom, Cespedes lead Mets past Cardinals.

7/19/19: Alex Dickerson walked on Dominic Smith's fielding error in the 10th, lifting the Giants to a 1-0 win against the Mets.

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