7/7/20

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


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Tim Teufel and John Buck, the Mets 2020 schedule is out and Steve Cohen may be back in it to buy the Mets.


Mets Links:


SNY.TV (no longer MetsBlog): The Mets’ 13-game stretch to open the season will be difficult, coming against the Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Nationals.


Mets 360.com: Mets’ playoff outlook based on their first-60-game record in the last five years. Chris Flanders notes: “In the 5-year stretch from 2015 through 2019, the Mets have never been in first place after 60 games.”







SNY.TV: Mets' Jacob deGrom has high hopes for Steven Matz in 2020: 'I think the upside is unbelievable'.




NY Post: “That was my biggest concern coming into this thing, was the number of at-bats and we started [Sunday],” Brandon Nimmo said following his workout on Monday. “Honestly, we’re starting with a little less than 20 days [before Opening Day], so there’s a lot of time to get at-bats.”



NY Daily News: Mets feeling good about handling of coronavirus protocols at Citi Field. “We’ve been very fortunate to get the tests back on time and to have this thing running as smoothly as it is,” said Brandon Nimmo. “Everything’s gone well with us. Hopefully, it’ll smooth out throughout the league.”

Mike Puma NY Post: Jed Lowrie’s bad contract is far from team’s worst. Mike cites the “four-year contract for $66 million the Mets gave Jason Bay”, “Yoenis Cespedes received a four-year contract worth $110 million”, and the “three-year deal worth $36 million the Mets gave Oliver Perez”.






MLB LINKS:





MLB Trade Rumors: Rob Manfred Reportedly “Jumped On” Mike Rizzo Over COVID Testing Comments. “Without accurate and timely testing it is simply not safe for us to continue with Summer Camp,” Rizzo said, in part. “Major League Baseball needs to work quickly to resolve issues with their process and their lab. Otherwise, Summer Camp and the 2020 Season are at risk.”


MLB Trade Rumors: MLB Issues Statement On Testing Delays. “While several teams are presently missing or delaying workouts owing to testing delays, MLB claims that ‘more than 95% of the tests under the Intake Screening period have been conducted, analyzed, and shared.’ That leaves a not-inconsequential number of players and others that still haven’t passed the initial gate.”







AP Sports: Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse. Attorney seeking settlements in Red Sox sexual abuse cases.



Yahoo Sports: One season from free agency, Mookie Betts wades into uncertain tenure with Dodgers.

Minor League Baseball:



Asian Baseball:


Here is how some ex-Mets are doing in the Japan:

Nori Aoki Through 14 games .292/.382/.542 - .923 OPS, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 K, 6 BB.

Gabriel Ynoa 2 games, 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 8 innings, 15 hits, 8 earned runs, 2 BB, 5 Ks.

Ryota Igarashi 0-0, 1 game, 1 inning, 1 hit, no runs.

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





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

Aaron Altherr Through 52 games Aaron’s stats were .307/.380/.615 - .995 OPS, 14 HR, 48 RBI, 50K, 15BB.

Chris Flexen: In 10 games this year Chris is 3-3, 4.18 ERA, 56 innings, 57 hits, 26 earned runs, 17 BB, 51 Ks.

Drew Gagnon: 10 games this year Drew is 5-3, 3.77 ERA, 57.1 innings, 53 hits, 24 earned runs, 17 BB, 57 Ks.

Aaron Altherr is back in CF today (Box Score).









Mack’s Blast from the Past: 7/7/12: Here comes Zach Lutz. Zach Lutz went 1-for-3 and drove in three runs and the St. Lucie Mets held of the Jupiter Hammerheads 6-5 on Friday at Digital Domain Park for their second consecutive win. Cory Vaughn ripped his 15th home run of the season and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. T.J. Rivera went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Alonzo Harris had two hits and a run scored while Travis Taijeron finished 1-for-3 with a run scored. Erik Goeddel tossed 4 1/3 innings and allowed three runs and eight hits with five walks and three strikeouts.


Born on this date:

1964
In the only All-Star Game ever played at Shea Stadium, the National League evens the all-time series at 18 victories for each circuit by beating the AL, 7-4, with a dramatic ninth-inning rally which includes a three-run homer by Phillies slugger Johnny Callison. Home team second baseman Ron Hunt becomes the first Mets player selected as a starter in the Midsummer Classic.
2008
After taking a nine-run lead into the sixth inning, the Mets hold on to beat the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, 10-9. The game is eerily similar to a 1992 contest, also played in Philadelphia, that caused Hall of Fame announcer Bob Murphy to remark after the final out, "they win the damn thing by a score of 10 to 9!"

2012
Bryce Harper becomes the youngest position player to make an All-Star team when he is named to replace Miami's Giancarlo Stanton, who is unable to participate because of an injury. The 19 year-old Nationals outfielder, who is older than hurlers Dwight Gooden (Mets) and Bob Feller (Indians) when they played in their first Midsummer Classics, surpasses backstop Butch Wynegar (Twins) as the youngest non-pitcher to be selected.



1993: Mets P Bret Saberhagen throws a firecracker under a table near reporters at Shea Stadium, but no one is hurt.




You tube:




7/7/16: Mets outslug Nationals in 9-7 win. The Mets hammered four homers and 15 hits against the Nationals and hung on for the win in a wild 9-7 finish.




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7 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Altherr doing better than Flexen and Gagnon, but I am glad we can now focus on current Mets, like Jake talking up Matz.

Mack Ade said...

Great job once again John.

Hobie said...

What is going on with this schedule? 6 vs NYY, 3 each with Toronto & TBay.

Can't even balance a schedule with just NLE & ALE?

bill metsiac said...

I agree. Playing the Yankees 6 times while the Nats play the Os 6 is like one horse in a race with a jockey 25 pounds heavier than the others.

bill metsiac said...

Elite Sports NY's top 10 is very encouraging for the future. 8 of the 10 haven't even sniffed AA.

Mack Ade said...

Bill -

The Yanks rivalry comes into play here. Network commitment.

bill metsiac said...

Of course it does, but where in any professional sport does a team face a disadvantage like this every year?

If the rivalry is that important, re-align and put them in the same division, as was the case with the Dodgers and Giants and still is with the Knicks-Nets and Rangers-Islanders.