John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 7/27/2020

Good Morning.  Mets lose to Braves 14 to 1.  Happy Birthday to Syracuse Mets Hitting Coach Joel Chimelis, and Mets History for July 27.

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Mets Links:

Braves 14 Mets 1.  Rick Porcello 2 innings, 7 Hits, 7 runs, 6 Earned Runs, 3 walks, 1 K;  Corey Oswalt, 4 innings, 7 hits (3 HR), 5 runs (all earned), 3 Ks;  Paul Sewald, 2 innings, 2 runs, 2 hits (1 HR), 1 walk, 1 K; Hunter Strickland, 1 inning, 1 hit, no runs, 1 K.  Mets score their lone run on back to back doubles by Tomas Nido and Brandon Nimmo in the 2^nd. (Box Score).

Braves-Mets Game Highlights 7/26/20 via You Tube.

Brian Joura Mets360.com: “We can hope that it was just a fluke outing for Porcello but neither his stuff nor command looked major league caliber. And for all of the talk about how he was going back to pitching at the bottom of the zone, there sure were a lot of weak-sauce pitches above the belt”

Metstradamus: He [Rick Porcello] threw bigger meatballs than Piccolo Angolo serves. (And these particular meatballs were served with a side of circuitous routes by J.D. Davis.)

All jokes aside Newcomb is pitching like a guy who should be down like 3 or 4 runs already with a guy warming in pen but alas Mets.

— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) July 26, 2020

Joel Sherman NY Post:  “Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz pitching, Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo hitting, the work of their best setup relievers — was overshadowed by the worrisome and worse...Are they going to endure regression from Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis (a combined 2-for-21) over the weekend…Robinson Cano and Yoenis Cespedes (a combined 3-for-19). Cespedes had a dramatic homer in Friday’s season-opening win and was 1-for-9 with five strikeouts otherwise.”

Jason Fry Faith and Fear in Flushing: Well, Mama told me there’d be days like these…she told me some other things too…if you’ve got cheapjack owners who can’t or won’t pay to put the best product on the field, who think it’s sensible to send a live-armed young fireballer off to the free-agent market to sign with a division rival, and try to convince you that it’s a perfectly sound plan to replace that live-armed young fireballer with reclamation projects who have solid resumes but questionable futures.”

SNY.TV: The Mets hop on a bus and take their first road trip of 2020 on Monday when they face the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. First pitch in the opener of a home-and-home, four-game series is set for 7:35 p.m. on SNY. RHP Michael Wacha is slated to debut for the Mets against LHP Josh Osich, an opener for the Red Sox.

SNY.TV: Mets Takeaways from Sunday's 14-1 loss to Braves, including Rick Porcello's rocky debut. “Facing an 11-run deficit, the Mets made several lineup changes, sporting a defense that saw 3B Andres Gimenez (McNeil) and 2B Luis Guillorme (Robinson Cano) in the seventh inning.”

SNY.TV: Mets' Corey Oswalt optioned to alternate site after Sunday's game.

SNY.TV: Eduardo Nunez exits Mets' game against Braves with apparent injury.

SNY.TV: Luis Rojas switches up lineup again, but not worried about slow offensive start.

SNY.TV: Rick Porcello struggles in first start as a Met.

NY Post: Mets pummeled as Rick Porcello has nightmare debut.

NY Post: Why Luis Rojas and Mets aren’t worried about anemic bats — yet.

Mike’s Mets: Pandemic Ball Update.

Pete Alonso shares the secret to life. pic.twitter.com/vv5yaYTXGb

— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 27, 2020

Although the #Mets are behind 7-1, I must admit the view from the pressbox is truly phenomenal tonight. The sky...WOW! pic.twitter.com/idwbwZsJJd

— Danny Torres (@DannyT21) July 27, 2020

MLB Links:

Yankees 3 Nationals 2 (Box Score).

MLB Trade Rumors: Multiple Marlins Players Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19.

AP News: Miami Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of virus outbreak.

Marlins 11 Phillies 6 (Box Score).

Rays 6 Blue Jays 5 Anthony Kay 2.1 innings in relief, 3 Hits (1 HR), 1 run, 2 Ks (Box Score).

AP News: Sho No! Angels’ Ohtani doesn’t record out in return to mound. 3 hits, 3 walks, 5 runs, A’s 6 Angels 4 (Box Score).

AP News: Rangers’ Kluber lasts 1 inning in 1st start in 15 months. Rockies 5 Rangers 2 (Box Score).

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

MLB.com: 30 teams, 30 first impressions. For the Mets - Mets: Yoenis Céspedes is just the best. That solo home run he hit to lift the Mets to a 1-0 win on Opening Day was as classic a Céspedes moment as you will find in a career full of them.

AP News: Trump now says he won’t throw first pitch at Yankees game.

MLB Trade Rumors: Ken Giles To Undergo MRI On Right Elbow.

MLB Trade Rumors: Justin Verlander Shut Down With Forearm Strain.

MLB Trade Rumors: Blue Jays’ Buffalo Opener Set For August 11.

MLB Trade Rumors: Corey Kluber Leaves Start With Shoulder Tightness.

MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Option Clint Frazier.

MLB Trade Rumors: Reds Place Mike Moustakas On Injured List.

AP News: Reds’ Moustakas, Senzel sick after teammate tests positive.

Asian Baseball:

Yomiuri Giants 9 Yakult Swallows 4 Nori Aoki 0 for 3 with a walk (Box Score).

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

MLB Trade Rumors: KBO League’s Samsung Lions Close To Deal With Daniel Palka.

KT Wiz 5 NC Dinos 4 Aaron Altherr 0 for 3 with a walk (Box Score).

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Tom Goodwin (1968)
• Joel Chimelis (1967) - Syracuse Mets Hitting Coach.

Died on this date:

• Salty Parker (1992)

Transactions:

New York Mets released Jimmy Piersall on July 27, 1963.

New York Mets released Cleon Jones on July 27, 1975.

New York Mets traded Mike Marshall to the Boston Red Sox for Greg Hansell, Paul Williams and Ed Perozo on July 27, 1990.

New York Mets traded Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker on July 27, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Carlos Gomez on July 27, 2002.

New York Mets traded Casey Meisner to the Oakland Athletics for Tyler Clippard on July 27, 2015.

New York Mets traded Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for Drew Smith on July 27, 2017.

New York Mets traded Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies for Franklin Kilome on July 27, 2018.

National Pastime.com: 

1963	John Bateman's eighth-inning homer at Colt Stadium will be the only run scored in the Mets' 21st consecutive defeat on the road. The 1-0 complete-game decision to Houston is Roger Craig's 16th straight loss, tying Craig Anderson's dubious club record established in the franchise's inaugural season last year.
1964	In the first clash of tenth-place teams in major league history, the Senators prevail, beating the Mets in the Hall of Fame exhibition game, 6-4. The Cooperstown combatants will collectively lose 209 games this season, but Washington will climb out of the cellar to finish ahead of Kansas City.

1975

The Mets release Cleon Jones after suspending him nine days ago for insubordination following an altercation with manager Yogi Berra. The outfielder from Alabama will not play again this year but will briefly join the White Sox next season, playing thirteen games with club before ending his 13-year career with .281 BA.

Baseball Reference:

1963 - The Mets hand Jim Piersall his release and the veteran outfielder will sign with the Angels. New York then loses to Houston, 1 - 0, as Bob Bruce shuts them out. Mets 1B Frank Thomas pulls the hidden ball trick on Jimmy Wynn.

1979: The Cubs top the Mets at Shea Stadium, 4 - 2, behind Dave Kingman's two home runs.

1985 - For the second time in a week, the Mets win, 16 - 4, this time pounding the Astros in the opener of a doubleheader sweep. They break a 4 - 4 tie in the 7th with a fielder's choice by Keith Hernandez, a two-run double by Gary Carter and a three-run home run by Ray Knight. All 16 runs are unearned as relievers Frank DiPino and Mike Madden each give up 6, and starter Bob Knepper allows four runs. Jesse Orosco is the winner in the first game and earns a save for Bill Latham's first major league win in the second, a 7 - 3 victory.

1999: The Pirates defeat the Mets, 5 - 1, in the first of Major League Baseball's "Turn Ahead the Clock Nights." Each team wears futuristic uniforms, with the home town squad becoming the "Mercury" Mets for the night. The futuristic theme is carried out throughout the evening, with the scoreboard flashing computerized photos of the players as each comes to the plate. Rickey Henderson, for example, is given three eyes and pointy ears, and plays "left quadrant." Al Martin hits the first of his two home runs in the 1st "sector," and rookie Kris Benson goes the distance for the win.

2001: The Mets trade experience for youth, sending P Turk Wendell and Dennis Cook to the Phillies in exchange for P Bruce Chen and Adam Walker. The two vets will struggle with the Phils.

2003 - Catcher Gary Carter is inducted in the Hall of Fame in a ceremony held in Cooperstown, NY, wearing a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque. There was some controversy over whether he would go in as an Expo or as a member of the New York Mets, but the Hall of Fame made the final decision shortly after his election was announced in January.

2009: Josh Willingham hits two grand slams and ties a franchise record with 8 RBI as Washington defeats Milwaukee, 14 - 6. He is the 13th player to hit two slams in one game, and the first since Bill Mueller of Boston in 2003. Two other decisive grand slams are hit today, one a walk-off shot in the 13th inning by Alfonso Soriano in the Cubs' 5 - 1 win over Houston, and the other a pinch-hit by Fernando Tatis in the 8th inning of a 7 - 3 Mets victory against Colorado.

2011: The Giants get one of the top players available at the trading deadline, Mets All-Star CF Carlos Beltran, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. The Giants send top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler to New York, but the Mets will be responsible for a significant portion of Beltran's remaining salary.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (7/27/1975) The Mets Release Cleon Jones & Soon Fire Yogi Berra.

Centerfield Maz: John Leathersich: 2015 NL Champion Mets Relief Pitcher (2015).

Centerfield Maz: Leo Durocher: 1954 World Champion New York Giants Manager (1948-1955).

Centerfield Maz: Looking Back At Tom Seaver's Career At the All Star Game.

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