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7/24/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 7/24/2020


Good Morning. The Mets 2020 Opening Day is here with Jacob deGrom on the mound. Andres Gimenez, Corey Oswalt, and Hunter Strickland make the team,  and we have Jordany Valdespin highlights in today’s History Links.

Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, Asian Baseball Links, and This Day in Mets History.

Mets Links:

As we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets – Mets Announce Opening Day Roster. Andres Gimenez makes the MLB roster. Corey Oswalt, Paul Sewald, Chasen Shreve and Hunter Strickland round out the pitching staff and Eduardo Núñez also makes it.



NY Post.com: Mets’ Marcus Stroman brushes off calf injury as ‘minor setback’. General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said he didn’t know the grade of Stroman’s tear. “I would leave it to the doctors to try to sort through that,” Van Wagenen said.


NY Post: Jacob deGrom’s approach to Mets’ Opening Day, Cy Young defense. “I think for me, when somebody steps in the box, I want to get them out,” said Jacob deGrom, who estimated he could throw 85-95 pitches Friday.



MLB.com: Opening Day FAQ: Braves vs. Mets. The most significant question regarding the Mets’ lineup construction is whether new manager Luis Rojas will hold to batting Robinson Cano third, as he did throughout camp, or cave to public pressure and shift Canó lower, thereby generating more at-bats for Michael Conforto, J.D. Davis, Brandon Nimmo and others.  For the Braves Matt Adams is expected to start as the DH.

NY Post: Brodie Van Wagenen tones down talk as Mets brace for NL East gauntlet.  “We are going to go wire-to-wire here and not quit,” Van Wagenen said, when asked if the Mets were the team to beat in the NL East.

Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: These Mets aren’t saying ‘come get us,' but they should be NL East contenders despite banged-up rotation. “I’m not going to define success or failure by any one definition,” Van Wagenen said when asked if this year is a failure if the Mets do not make the playoffs. “Our mission is to win now and win in the future. That hasn’t changed.”


Last Word on Baseball: New York Mets #3 Prospect: Andres Gimenez.

SNY.TV: Latest on Mets' sale process: Bidding is reportedly in the 'final inning'.


Yahoo Sports: Wannabe Mets owner Alex Rodriguez bashed for interview with Rob Manfred.

Mets360.com: Predictions for the 2020 Mets.   Don’t Miss Mets360 Game Chatter during today’s game.

Mike’s Mets: Cue the Laugh Track.

Greg Prince at Faith and Fear in Flushing talks about Jacob deGrom in “Shtickless Wonder”.





MLB Links:

NY Post: Aaron Judge gets off to strong start in Yankees’ win. Giancarlo Stanton starts Yankees season with 459-foot home run. Yankees 4 – Nationals 1. 5.1 innings (Box Score).

NY Post: Yankees, Nationals and baseball provide hope in surreal opener.

NY Post: Dr. Anthony Fauci flattens curve straight into ground on Opening Day first pitch.

NY Post: Yankees and Nationals kneel before the national anthem.

MLB Trade Rumors: Juan Soto Tests Positive For COVID-19.
Yahoo Sports: Nationals and Yankees throw 2020's first pitch, but the story remains far from the field. “Early Thursday morning, medical staff notified Nats brass that Juan Soto’s Tuesday test came back positive. According to GM Mike Rizzo, it was the only one of the Nationals tests from Tuesday that was positive. The question, then, is whether Soto, as an asymptomatic carrier, inadvertently infected anyone else on the team, or the Orioles, between his last negative test (administered Sunday, results on Tuesday)

AP News: Betts gets debut souvenirs, Dodgers top Giants 8-1 in opener.  (Box Score).

Yahoo Sports: Dodgers star Mookie Betts joins Giants in taking knee during national anthem.

MLB Trade Rumors: MLB Playoff Field Expands To 16 Teams For 2020 Season.  ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that the top two teams in each division will qualify for the postseason under this format. The seventh and eighth teams in each league will be chosen based on the best overall records of the remaining teams. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark adds that all three first-round games of a series would be played at the higher seed’s home park, thus eliminating the need for a travel day.

MLB Trade Rumors: Royals Nearing Deal With Matt Harvey.

MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Select Matt Adams, Outright Yonder Alonso.

MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Place Cole Hamels On 45-Day Injured List.

MLB Trade Rumors: Red Sox Select Jonathan Lucroy, Dylan Covey.

MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers Place Clayton Kershaw On Injured List, Recall Dustin May.

NY Post: Trump wants players standing for national anthem when he throws first pitch.

NY Post: Trump to throw out first pitch at Yankee Stadium Aug. 15. 


Asian Baseball:

DeNa 6 Yakult Swallows 0 Nori Aoki had the day off (Box Score).

Nori Aoki is back in LF for today’s game (Box Score).

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

All Games games yesterday in the KBO were postponed.

Aaron Altherr is back in CF for today’s game (Box Score).

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:

John From Albany - Catching up with Ex-Met Minor Leaguer Ben Griset.

Tom Brennan - HOW DO YOU USE A PAUL SEWALD?

Mike's Mets - Playing Doctor.

Metstradamus - The Alternate Universe: Mets at Reds 7-22-20.

METS ANNOUNCE OPENING DAY ROSTER.

Mets360 - Predictions for the 2020 Mets.

Mack’s Blast From the Past Daily Mets Minor Report 7/24/2012: Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record reports that the Mets are expected to option Lucas Duda to Triple-A in order to clear a roster spot for Matt Harvey. They won't need to make a move for a few days, as Harvey isn't starting until Thursday. It's a little surprising given that Duda has been a fixture in the lineup all season, but he has really struggled this month, batting just .140/.260/.233. Jordany Valdespin is getting his first career start in right field Monday.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:
Transactions:

 New York Mets traded Hawk Taylor to the California Angels for Don Wallace on July 24, 1967.

 New York Mets signed free agent Melvin Mora on July 24, 1998.

 New York Mets traded John Gant and Robert Whalen to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe on July 24, 2015.
National Pastime.com: 

1965
Unbeknownst to him at the time, 75 year-old Mets skipper Casey Stengel, who compiled a managerial record of 1,905-1,842 with the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees, and Mets, manages his final baseball game, a 5-1 loss to Philadelphia at Shea Stadium. After leaving a party after midnight at Toots Shor's, the 'Old Perfesser' loses his balance and fractures his left hip, resulting in the unexpected retirement with the team
1970
Tommy Agee steals home with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving the Mets a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. After reaching on a fielder's choice, the New York center fielder stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch, before scoring the winning run with his thievery of home plate.

1977
After his two-out foul pop-up is dropped by Mets' right fielder Bruce Boisclair, Davey Lopes responds with a game-ending three-run home run off Bob Apodaca. The L.A. second baseman's ninth-inning dramatics provide the Dodgers with a 5-3 win and spoil the opportunity for a win for Nino Espinosa, who left the game needing just one more out for a complete-game victory.
1993
Following the game at Dodger Stadium, Vince Coleman tosses an M-80 from a car, resulting in reported injuries to three fans in the Chavez Ravine parking lot, including an 11 year-old boy and a two year-old girl. The Mets' player was a passenger in the 1991 Jeep Cherokee driven by LA outfielder Eric Davis, who acknowledges Coleman flipped the firecracker out of his vehicle as a 'joke,' but not into a crowd of people.

1993
In a 5-4 loss to the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Mets right-hander Anthony Young extends his record losing streak to 27 games. The latest defeat is the result of the hard-luck hurler walking Dave Hansen in with the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning.
2012
Jordany Valdespin sets a new Mets single-season record when he hits his fifth pinch-hit home run of the season in the team's 5-2 loss to Washington at Citi Field. The 24 year-old's accomplishment also ties Cliff Johnson (Astros, 1974) for the second-highest single-season total ever recorded by a rookie, trailing only Craig Wilson, who was a freshman with the Pirates in 2001 when he tied Dave Hansen's major-league mark for pinch-homers with seven.

2015
Receiving a standing ovation from the Citi Field crowd, Michael Conforto, the Mets' first-round pick (10th overall) last year, becomes the 1,000th player in Mets history when he makes his major league debut, going 0-3 in the team’s 7-2 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field. Tomorrow, the 22 year-old rookie left fielder will enjoy a 4-for-4 day at the plate when he will collect three singles and a double en route scoring four runs.



Baseball Reference:

1973 - Although not selected, Willie Mays appears in the All-Star Game thanks to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn increasing the player limit so the "Say Hey Kid" can participate in the Mid-summer classic. Mays strikes out in his final All-Star appearance. The National League wins, 7 - 1. A record 54 players are used, including Catfish Hunter, who sustains a fractured thumb that will sideline him for four weeks. The A's ace has a 15-3 record at the time.

1978: Pete Rose singles twice, the first time off Pat Zachry, during the Reds' 5 - 3 win over the Mets, extending his hitting streak to 37 games to tie the modern National League record held by Tommy Holmes. Zachry kicks the dugout steps in anger, breaking his foot and ending his season.

1988 - The New York Mets retire number 41 for pitcher Tom Seaver in pre-game ceremonies at Shea Stadium. The Mets then lose to the Braves, 4 - 2.

2015 - A couple of trades are concluded in anticipation of the trading deadline in a week's time. The Mets acquire IFs Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the Braves for minor league pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen. The Mets also promote top prospect OF Michael Conforto, designate OF John Mayberry for assignment, and move 3B David Wright to the 60-day disabled list. For Uribe, it's a second trade this year. The Cardinals are also active, acquiring P Steve Cishek from the Marlins for P Kyle Barraclough.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (7/24/1970) Tommie Agee Steals Home For A 10th Inning Walk Off Win.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (7/24/1984): Keith Hernandez's Walk Off Hit Against His Old Team.

You tube:

1984-07-24,25 - NY Mets over Cardinals twice, 9-8, 9-3.



7/24/07: John Maine's First Career Home Run.



7/24/16: Matz's strong start leads Mets past Marlins.



7/24/17: deGrom's strong start leads Mets to 5-3 win.



7/24/18: Wheeler, Conforto lead Mets to a 6-3 win.



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4 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanJuly 24, 2020 at 7:07 AM

    Rookie Dustin May for Dodgers filled in very nicely for Kershaw. Where is our Dustin May?

    The look on Scherzer's face when Stanton hit 96 MPH about 465 feet...HUH???

    of course, one game does not a season make. But if that Yank offense has Giancarlo and Judge back firing on all cylinders, they have a killer offense and look like a series-bound team, as do the Dodgers. Of course, their starter ain't chump change either.

    For the Mets to have a chance there, they will need Stroman and serendipity.

    I am NOT feeling comfy with a fifth starter choice of Lockett, Peterson, or Oswalt. Maybe it is just me. I don't think it is just me.

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  2. John From AlbanyJuly 24, 2020 at 7:18 AM

    Tom - you never know wgar will happen. That's what makes sports so great. I woukd feel better if the defense was better.

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  3. Tom BrennanJuly 24, 2020 at 8:23 AM

    John, they did keep Gimenez for speed and defense, but you do have to get thru the first several innings with the D we have. Should be interesting. I wonder which player who goes to one knee before the game will have a grounder go thru his legs for his failure to do so during the game.

    And hey, the flying Wallenda, Juan Lagares, is back somewhere lurking.

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  4. Mack AdeJuly 24, 2020 at 9:47 AM

    The Yankees look unbeatable.

    Period.

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