7/8/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 7/8/2020


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Ken Sanders, Stephen Gonsalves and Salty Parker. The Mets and Yankees schedule Summer Camp exhibition games and now plan to play against each other on 9/11, plus it is the one year anniversary of Pete Alonso's Home Run Derby win!

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

Mets Links:

Newsday: Yankees, Mets to play on 20th anniversary of 9/11, source says.

NY Post: Mike Piazza reacts to Mets facing Yankees on 20th anniversary of 9/11. “I’m sure it will be a very emotional night as we continue to honor the legacy of those perished on 9/11/01,” Mike Piazza told The Post in a text message Tuesday. “As much as it is still very painful for me personally to reflect on the tragedy of the day’s events, we must never forget their sacrifice. MLB, as well as both New York teams, were particularly instrumental in the recovery process, so it is very appropriate they will be together that day.”

The 2020 schedule posted on Monday has the Mets in Toronto on 9/11.

Elite Sports NY: New York Mets, Yankees to play 2 exhibition games. The games will take place on July 18 at Citi Field and July 19 at Yankee Stadium. Both games will be televised on SNY and YES Network.

NY Post: It’s believed the last time the Yankees and Mets played an exhibition against each other in New York City was 1983, the final Mayor’s Trophy game….Joe Girardi’s Phillies will visit The Bronx on July 20, a night game like the two intracity tilts, to close out the Yankees’ preparation for their regular season.

SNY.TV: Mets add four pitchers to 60-man player pool, including two top prospects. Left-handed pitchers Thomas Szapucki and Stephen Gonsalves and right-handers Franklyn Kilome and Jordan Humphreys have been added.


Yahoo Sports: 'I’m so amped up': In baseball's anxious times, Mets star Pete Alonso is a beacon of enthusiasm.

NY Daily News: J.D. Davis and Pete Alonso are adapting to a socially distant summer. “I know we’re not going to be able to do the chest bumps, the pregame handshake rituals, and ripping shirts off after walk-off wins,” said Pete Alonso, chuckling after listing off last year’s antics. ”But we’ll figure something out.”

David Lennon Newsday: Mets' youthful core will need to create a different energy with no fans to feed off.  “I think you all guys have seen that we fed off the fans the second half — it just kind of clicked instantly,” said J.D. Davis, who’s entering his second year with the team. “But you know what, I think you guys have all seen that we bring our own energy pretty good in the clubhouse and on the field and on the field.”

Elite Sports NY: Steve Cohen and the Wilpons in discussions.

Faith and Fear in Flushing looks back at Rey Ordonez in “That Sound”.
Mets 360: Mets need to embrace changes in shortened 2020 season and beyond.

Metstradamus: The Alternate Universe: Mets at Yankees 7-7-2020.

Mike’s Mets: On Corona, Joe West and Other Deadly Plagues.




Mets You Tube videos: Mets BP from Citi Field.



MLB LINKS:

ESPN.com: Counting reasons the Rays -- yes, the Rays -- will win the World Series.

ESPN: Shohei Ohtani walks eight on 50 pitches in Angels' intrasquad game.

ESPN.com: 'Efficient' Gerrit Cole K's 6, allows 1 hit in 5 innings of Yanks' scrimmage.

AP News: Rolling the dice against a virus that usually wins.

AP News: More positive tests, canceled workouts add to MLB unease.

MLB Trade Rumors: Giants Suspend Workouts At Oracle Park, Pending Weekend Test Results.

ESPN.com: A's lefty Jake Diekman questions MLB's ability to pull off season after testing delays.

USA Today: ‘This is not a two-week thing': Phillies' Scott Kingery details perilous COVID-19 battle.

MLB Trade Rumors: Eduardo Rodriguez, Bobby Dalbec Test Positive For COVID-19.

Yahoo Sports: If baseball's coronavirus plans fail, blame political leaders first.

NY Post: High-risk MLB umpire Joe West has no coronavirus worries.

CBS Sports: 2020 MLB schedule winners and losers: Mets, Angels have tough slates; good news for NL Central contenders.

Minor League Baseball:

MLB Trade Rumors: Details On Potential 2-Team Nashville League.  “The plan is for two teams of 22-man rosters to compete during the MLB season. In conjunction with the organization More Than Baseball, the Sounds are working on non-traditional means of bringing in revenue, including crowd-sourced payments and various media concepts. It seems there’s some possibility of R.A. Dickey and/or Ben Zobrist — long-time MLB regulars that live nearby — appearing in some form or fashion.”

Asian Baseball:

Yesterday in Japan:

Yakult Swallows 2 Chunichi Dragons 1 Nori Aoki 1 for 4 with a walk (Box Score).

Today Gabriel Ynoa is back on the mound for Yakult and Nori Aoki 2 for 5 with a 2 runs scored; 3 innings, 4 runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 4 Ks.  3-3 after 2 innings (Box Score).

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

Yesterday in the KBO:

NC Dinos 5 SK Wyverns 4 Aaron Altherr 1 for 4, 1 run, 1 RBI (Box Score).

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

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard. 

Mack’s Blast from the Past: Mets Minor League Report – July 8, 2013: GCL Mets (3-11) & GCL Marlins (8-7) split a pair. Game 1 – Marlins win 5-2: Scott Atchison (L, 0-1) gave up 1 R on 2 H, 0 BB and 2 K in the 1st inning (his only inning of work).  Luis Guillorme: 2-4, 2B, 2 R, SB; Wuilmer Becerra: 2-2, 2 RBI, SB.

Game 2 – Mets win 5-3: Waldo Rodriguez (W, 1-0) relieved Yoryi Nuez after 4.2 innings. Rodriguez line: R, 2 H, BB, K. He was followed by Cameron Griffen (S, 2) who pitched a perfect 7th inning. Luis Guillorme: 3-4, RBI, R.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:
Died on this date:
Transactions:

 New York Mets traded Frank Lary to the Chicago White Sox for Jimmie Schaffer on July 8, 1965.

New York Mets released John Cangelosi on July 8, 1994.

National Pastime.com: 

1962
With the help of Stan Musial's three home runs, the Cardinals soundly defeat the Mets at the Polo Grounds, 15-1. 'The Man,' who at the age of 41 becomes the oldest major leaguer ever to accomplish the feat, misses an opportunity for another at-bat in the ninth inning, after being replaced in the previous frame by pinch-runner Bobby Gene Smith.
1969
At Shea Stadium, Don Young is roundly criticized by Cubs' teammate Ron Santo for his two misplays in center field that help the Mets score three ninth-inning runs, resulting in a 4-3 walk-off victory and cutting Chicago's division lead to four games over the surging New York team. The emotional third baseman will apologize for his remarks tomorrow but will be soundly booed by the hometown fans in his first game back at Wrigley Field.

1979
The Mets announce the selection of Mettle as the name for the team's new mascot mule. Dolores Mapps of Mercerville, N.J., who submitted the winning entry, believes the moniker captures the team's "spirit, ardor, stamina, and courage, all of which the Mets have in abundance."
2000
The Yankees sweep their crosstown rivals in the first double-ballpark doubleheader since 1903 with identical 4-2 scores, in an afternoon tilt at Shea and an evening contest at Yankee Stadium. The twin bill provides quite an interesting day in New York when Mike Piazza, beaned by Roger Clemens, goes to the hospital, Dwight Gooden gets his first win at the Flushing Meadows ballpark since 1994, and a bizarre obstruction call on Mets' first baseman Todd Zeile causes the team to play first game under protest.

2014
The Mets beat Atlanta to win its 4,000th game since starting as an expansion team in 1962. The milestone victory is recorded by rookie right-hander Jacob deGrom, who strikes out 11 batters in seven shutout innings in the team's 8-3 win at Citi Field.
2019
In the decisive final round of the Home Run Derby at Progressive Field, Pete Alonso, hitting 23 home runs in his last at-bats, edges out fellow first-year player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Blue Jays by one homer. The New York first baseman becomes the first Mets player to win the competition outright (Darryl Strawberry shared the title with Wally Joyner in 1986) and the second rookie ever to win the event, joining Yankee freshman Aaron Judge, who won in 2017.

Baseball Reference:

1967 - At Shea Stadium, Tom Seaver pitches the Mets to a 3 - 2 win over the Braves. An odd play occurs when Bud Harrelson's looper over third base is touched by a fan before Rico Carty can field it, and Harrelson is awarded a single because of fan interference.

2013: The Mets play their fourth game of 15 or more innings this season. After losing the first three marathons, they come out on top this time, defeating the San Francisco Giants, 4 - 3, when Eric Young Jr. scores on a 16th-inning error by SS Brandon Crawford. Buster Posey goes 5 for 8 with two doubles and a homer in a losing cause.



Centerfield Maz: Salty Parker: The Third Manager In New York Mets History (1967).

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (7/8/1969) Ed Kranepool's Walk Off Hit Shows First Place Cubs These Mets Are Amazing.

Centerfield Maz:  Remembering Mets History: (7/8/2006) Mets Score 17 Runs As Jose Valentin Drives in 7 Runs & Cliff Floyd Drives In 5 Runs.

You tube:

7/8/15: deGrom dominates as Mets cap 4-2 road trip.



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2 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Black ham, Szapucki and Humphrey on the 60 man. Now getting onto the 30 man is the real challenge.

Cespedes and Pete? That is a lot of righty power and excitement. Apparently, Cespedes golfed yesterday and Esiaison estimated one Yo tee off at 340 yards.

July 8, 2020 at 7:15 AM
Mack Ade said...

I love seeing Szapucki make the first cut.

Like Humphreys, it is a sign that he is 100%.

July 8, 2020 at 9:31 AM

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