John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 7/29/2020

Good Morning.  Mets 8 Red Sox 3 behind a David Peterson’s MLB debut and J.D. Davis HR, Mets give Catcher Bruce Maxwell — MLB’s first kneeler — another baseball chance, and Tyler Bashlor is DFA’d.

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Mets Links:

Mets 8 Red Sox 3. David Peterson (W,1) 5.2 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 3K, 78 pitches – 46 strikes; Drew Smith 1/3 inning, 1K; Justin Wilson, 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Dellin Betances 1 inning, 1 hit no runs; Hunter Strickland 1 hit, 1 run, 1 K.  Robinson Cano. 2 for 3, run scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; J.D. Davis, 2 for 3, 2 RBIs, 2 run HR, 1 run scored; Amed Rosario, 1 for 5 2 RBIs; Jeff McNeil 2 for 5 , 2 RBIs, 1 run scored; Brandon Nimmo 1 for 3 with an RBI and run scored.

David Peterson won't likely forget this first play of his career anytime soon, courtesy J.D. Davis and the Green Monster.

Mets 0, Red Sox 0 after one. pic.twitter.com/lj6MgM4aHG

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 28, 2020

Brian Joura Mets360.com: “Peterson came out throwing 94 but soon settled into 91-92 range. His first pitch of the game missed badly and his second pitch was hammered off the monster in left field. But J.D. Davis, who had quite an eventful night, threw out the runner at second base, which allowed Peterson a chance to find a groove.”

A moment to remember.@_David_Peterson notches his first @MLB strikeout. #LGM pic.twitter.com/yTWGHmDkjE

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 28, 2020

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Mets’ David Peterson’s MLB debut one to remember. “The kid found himself in trouble a couple of times, including bases loaded and none out in the third. Then he struck out [J.D.] Martinez, induced a double play from Rafael Devers, and that was really that. ‘I’ve got to go after him,’ Peterson said. ‘I knew I needed a strikeout. And I made my pitches.’..’The kid,’ [Manager Luis] Rojas said, ‘wasn’t shying away.’”

Monster strikeout of J.D. Martinez by David Peterson on a slider, a pitch the Mets' analytics team instructed him to throw more often last season. It's been working.

Peterson escapes a bases-loaded, no-outs jam with only one run scoring.

Mets 3, Red Sox 1 after three. pic.twitter.com/OHLp00PlmM

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 29, 2020

Metstradamus: “A f***ing 3-2 slider. To J.D. Martinez. With the bases loaded and nobody out… it’s one thing to throw the pitch, it’s another to execute it. Peterson did both and it was a sight to behold. Does it mean he’s headed for stardom? Can’t tell you that. But what it means is that he is the Mets’ fifth starter until further notice.”

"One of the greatest days of my life"

Congrats, David Peterson! pic.twitter.com/iZDUrKUE7Q

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 29, 2020

J.D. Davis on this groan/moan/sigh: "I’m not the fastest baserunner. I don’t know why they’d be picking me off. I wasn’t going anywhere." https://t.co/By6j4NlOOO

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 29, 2020

JD Davis finds out he's trending for his dive back to first pic.twitter.com/VKbPWnNow2

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 29, 2020

SNY.TV: Mets' David Peterson on victorious MLB debut: 'I’ll never forget this'. 'This is one of the greatest days of my life'.

SNY.TV: Everything you need to know about Mets prospect David Peterson, including what scouts have said. “Baseball America: Peterson is a strike-thrower who generates late swings and mis-hits thanks to the extension in his delivery that makes his 87-92 mph fastball look faster. His swing-and-miss slider has been his primary weapon dating back to college.”

An absolute legend bangs one off the Pesky pole! #LGM pic.twitter.com/XCMnLObH1K

— New York Mets (@Mets) July 29, 2020

My friend @WayneRandazzo makes a fine point. A difficult catch by any standard, but how much easier is this Michael Conforto grab "without a bunch of screaming New Englanders in your face?"

Mets 3, Red Sox 0 after two. pic.twitter.com/2EzBMoTYRa

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 29, 2020

NY Post: J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano provide offensive boost for Mets.

NY Post: Mets roll as rookie David Peterson shuts down Red Sox.

Mets.com: Peterson proves he's 'ready' in stellar debut.

Andy Martino SNY.TV: Mets should stick with slumping Yoenis Cespedes at DH a while longer.”Yoenis Cespedes has seven strikeouts in 14 at-bats in 2020…That’s not to say he’s a lost cause. That’s actually our point here. The Mets have to keep playing him in order to find out. If Cespedes’ timing clicks, he can transform an offense. It won’t click if he’s on the bench.”

MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Designate Tyler Bashlor For Assignment.

The Mets have added right-handers Pedro Payano and Yefry Ramírez to their 60-man Player Pool. They'll head to Brooklyn.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 28, 2020

Breaking: The Mets have agreed to a deal with Bruce Maxwell, the former A’s catcher known best for kneeling during the national anthem in 2017.

Contract is pending a physical/intake testing.

This is Maxwell’s first job in affiliated baseball since 2018.https://t.co/SI8nzVEwyM

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 28, 2020

Mike’s Mets: Those Marlins Are Dropping Like Flies.

MLB Links:

Blue Jays 5 Nationals 1 (Box Score).

Rays 5 Braves 2 (Box Score).

Carlos Correa and Joe Kelly exchanged words after Kelly struck out Correa. Benches cleared following the exchange. pic.twitter.com/sVHaibpN2y

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 29, 2020

Dodgers' Joe Kelly throws behind Alex Bregman, benches clear as Astros feud heats up. Dodgers 5 Astros 2 (Box Score).

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

MLB Trade Rumors: MLB Announces Scheduling Changes Following Marlins Outbreak.  

• All Marlins games are postponed through Sunday. As a result, the Marlins aren’t expected to play until next Monday.
• The remainder of this week’s Phillies-vs.-Yankees games have been postponed. As a result, the Phillies aren’t expected to play until Friday.
• The Yankees and Orioles are now scheduled to play at Camden Yards on Wednesday and Thursday.
• Additional scheduling alterations for the week of Aug. 3 will be announced by the league later this week.

NY Post: MLB blames Marlins, adjusts schedule in coronavirus aftershock.

Yahoo Sports: After 60 hours of scrambling to handle Marlins outbreak, will MLB chaos subside?

Yahoo Sports: MLB's coronavirus timeline: The events that sent the 2020 season into immediate disarray.

Ken Davidoff NY Post: MLB coronavirus outbreak: Answering all of your questions.

Yahoo Sports: Nationals again question MLB's handling of COVID-19 amid Marlins outbreak.

MLB Trade Rumors: Astros Nearing Deal With Fernando Rodney.

MLB Trade Rumors: Astros Exercise Club Option On Dusty Baker.

MLB Trade Rumors: Braves’ Travis d’Arnaud, Tyler Flowers Nearing Activation.

MLB Trade Rumors: Angels Place Andrelton Simmons On IL.

MLB Trade Rumors: Rangers Place Corey Kluber On 45-Day IL.

Asian Baseball:

Hanshin Tigers 20 Yakult Swallows 5 Nori Aoki 0 for 3; Gabriel Ynoa 2 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks, 2 Ks. (Box Score).

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

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

Here is how the ex-Mets are doing in the KBO:

Lotte Giants 11 NC Dions 9 Aaron Altherr 1 for 5 with a run scored (Box Score).

Drew Gagnon was on the mound to start for the Kia Tigers but the game was postponed.

Today’s NC Dinos and Kia Tigers games have been postponed.  At time of posting the Chris Flexen’s Doosan Bears game was delayed and not yet postponed.

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Felix Mantilla (1934)
• Luis Alicea (1965)

Died on this date:

• Johnny Lewis (2018)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Jacke Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel on July 29, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino to the Cleveland Indians for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza on July 29, 1996.

New York Mets traded Rey Sanchez to the Seattle Mariners for Kenny Kelly on July 29, 2003.

New York Mets traded Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies for Austin Bossart on July 29, 2019.

National Pastime.com: 

1944

Annabelle Lee, the aunt of future major leaguer Bill Lee, pitches the first of five perfect games in the 12-year history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Minneapolis Millerettes southpaw knuckleballer, who will toss a no-hitter for the Fort Wayne Daisies precisely one year from this date, doesn't allow any batters to reach first base in the 18-0 rout of the Kenosha (WI) Comets.

1996

The Mets deal Jeff Kent along with Jose Vizcaino to the Indians for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza. The trade, considered to be one of the worst in franchise history, will be a bust for New York when Baerga hits only .267 in three non-productive seasons in the Big Apple, and Kent goes on to win an MVP award and posts Hall of Fame numbers for a second baseman during his 17-year tenure in the major leagues.

2000	Recently acquired Mets make good first impressions as Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met, and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, will homer in his first at-bat in his Met debut tomorrow.
2004	In a 10-1 victory over the Expos, Eric Valent becomes the eighth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. After singling in the second, doubling in the third, and homering in the fifth, the Mets' utility player triples in the seventh to join Phillies David Bell, Pirates Daryle Ward, and Chad Moeller of the Brewers to accomplish the feat this season.

2006	Julio Franco became the oldest player ever to pinch run when he takes Carlos Delgado's place on the basepaths after the Mets' infielder is hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. The 47 year-old pinch-runner, who will stay in the game to play first, steals second base and will advance to third on the catcher's error in the Mets' 11-4 win over Atlanta at Turner Field.
2008	In a 4-1 win over the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium, Mets third baseman David Wright scores in his 13th consecutive game, establishing a new franchise record. Teammate Carlos Beltran had set the previous team mark in 2006.

Baseball Reference:

2001 - A career utility player who's making the most of his opportunity to play this year in place of the injured Edgardo Alfonzo, second baseman Desi Relaford makes several key contributions to a dramatic, back-and-forth, 6 - 5 nailbiter between the Mets and Phillies. After Relaford's tremendous over-the-shoulder inning-ending grab robs Philly of two runs in the 6th, he goes to even greater lengths to break the tie he's just preserved: after his one-out, 7th-inning, hit-and-run single moves Lenny Harris to third and brings up Mike Piazza, New York's number one run producer produces a tailor-made 4-6-3, inning-ending double play grounder. Long before Relaford can reach second, shortstop Jimmy Rollins receives the throw and crosses the bag, continuing on another 10 to 12 feet past the bag and at least 7 feet clear of the baseline before turning and making the transfer from glove to hand. As the unsuspecting shortstop winds up to throw, Relaford, his left arm dragging the baseline to which his fully-extended body is perfectly perpendicular, suddenly enters the picture, sliding/tumbling past on his way to second base. Just as Rollins is about to unload, Desi fully extends his right toe, hooks Rollins' right shin and completely turns him around. When he comes to rest, the Phillies' shortstop is facing the now unoccupied third base as its previous tenant, Lenny Harris, crosses home plate. The resulting 3 - 2 Mets lead will last exactly two batters into the next half-inning as John Franco coughs it up on Scott Rolen's no-out, two-run homer. Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a towering, two-run homer in the 8th, but New York's Armando Benitez blows the save and Relaford must come to the rescue yet again, turning a double play to get Benitez out of further trouble, thus setting the stage for redemption in the form of Mike Piazza's walk-off home run.

2015: Another trade almost gets consumed, as the Mets are on the verge of trading IF Wilmer Flores and P Zack Wheeler to Milwaukee for OF Carlos Gomez. The rumor of the deal sweeps through the stands at Citi Field, and Flores breaks into tears on the field as he does not want to leave a team that has grown into a contender. The trade falls through, however, and the Mets lose, 7 - 3, to San Diego in spite of three homers by Lucas Duda.

2019: One day after their surprise acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets deal with their surplus of starting pitchers by sending Jason Vargas to the Phillies in return for AA catcher Austin Bossart, who is hitting .195.

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