Good Morning. Happy Birthday George Stone. The Mets lose Jacob Rhame
to the Angels on waivers and replace him with Ryley
Gilliam on the 60 man pool, and interested Mets buyers must submit their
bids today.
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NY
Post: Mets reliever Brad Brach among those not yet at spring 2.0. “The
veteran reliever has not worked out with the team since spring training 2.0
began on Friday, according to manager Luis Rojas, who said he would provide no
further details. A day earlier, Rojas confirmed reliever Jared Hughes, who was
signed last week, has not appeared in camp.”
NY
Post: The Mets played their first intrasquad scrimmage, which lasted 2 ½
innings. Dellin
Betances, Paul Sewald,
Justin Wilson, Tyler
Bashlor and Jeurys
Familia all saw action from the mound.
90 Percent
Mets: Goodbye Jacob Rhame. “The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have claimed Jacob Rhame
off waivers. The Mets replaced Rhame by adding Ryley
Gilliam to their player pool. Now, Gilliam is an interesting arm, posting
14 K’s per 9 in the minors.”
SNY.tv:
With a Mets sale drawing closer, Brodie Van Wagenen had his best month as GM.
I thought he would talk about the recent draft successes but instead Andy Martino
notes: “When spring training shut down in March, he told players to think of
their health first, and the team second -- an ethical message and one not
offered by all employers. Now that the
team has reassembled, Van Wagenen is stressing adherence to protocols. Even
more importantly, he is modeling them.”
SNY.tv:
Mets will have cardboard cutouts of fans in Citi Field seats during 2020 home
games. “According to the Mets’ website, season-ticket holders who renew
their 2021 packages can have cardboard cutouts of themselves in the stands
during home games. Other fans will likely be able to pay to have their cutouts
there as well.”
SNY.tv:
Steven Matz explains how Nashville workouts gave him confidence heading into
Mets camp. “While many MLB players were working out on their own in
self-isolation, Steven Matz
was part of a cohort of major leaguers down in Nashville. Having that
camaraderie and competition around him throughout the quarantined months, Matz
has entered summer camp extremely confident.”
NY
Post: How Steven Matz’s ‘vow’ kept him ready for crucial Mets role. “I felt like we would be back together at some
point, so me and [Brad Brach]
kind of made a vow to each other, like we’re going to be available to each
other because we’re in the same area and [White Sox catcher] James
McCann was awesome.”
.@Smatz88 speaks to the media live from @CitiField. https://t.co/m6g54BdIva
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 8, 2020
Ken
Davidoff NY Post: Amed
Rosario has so much to prove at his Mets crossroad. What is his game? Is it
the .319/.351/.453 slash line that he compiled in 70 contests — with improved
defense, to boot — after the All-Star break last year, giving him a final slash
line of .287/.323/.432 in 157 games? Because that’s pretty darn good all
around.
Newsday:
Amed Rosario's earlier absence from Mets' summer camp still a mystery. “That was just a team decision,” the
shortstop said through an interpreter. “They told me to report on Sunday.” Didn’t
he ask why? “To be honest, no, I didn’t ask,” Rosario said. “I just do what I’m
told to do, and I don’t think they’d tell me to do it for any bad reason.”
Watch live as @Amed_Rosario talks to the media. https://t.co/Fim6uaWFWx
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 8, 2020
Prospective Mets buyers are supposed to have bids in by tomorrow. Steve Cohen, the hedge fund guy from Great Neck, is back to being seen as perhaps the favorite. He’s believed to have patched up any previous differences w/Mets ownership. Plus, he’s reportedly worth $10B plus.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 8, 2020
In addition to Steve Cohen, others thought to be interested in the Mets include Josh Harris-David Blitzer, A-Rod/J-Lo (with Mike Repole, Vinny Viola, others), the Reuben Bros. and at least 1 or 2 mystery bidders. $2B seems like a reasonable target price, more if SNY is included.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 8, 2020
Last
Word on Baseball: New York Mets Ugly Eleven Losses # 8. Darryl
Strawberry Breaks His Thumb in 1985. May 11th 1985 vs the Philadelphia
Phillies.
Amazing
Avenue: Jared Hughes could be a huge upgrade for the Mets’ bullpen. “Over
his nine-season career, Hughes has a 2.88 ERA, 1.220 WHIP, averages 6.07 K/9
and 0.76 HR/9.”
CBS
Sports: Why the calendar says these three MLB pitchers could be dominant in
60-game season. Two former teammates and a possible 2020 breakout pick make
our list. Mike
Clevinger, Jacob
deGrom, and Zack
Wheeler.
Brandon Nimmo just worked a full count before walking. He then ran down to first base. Nowwwww we're back.
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) July 8, 2020
Jeff McNeil's BPs during summer camp have been insane. He's routinely crushing balls over the fence in right and into the home/visiting bullpens. Sometimes accompanied by loud yells/primal screams.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 8, 2020
Q: Who’s on first?
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 8, 2020
A: @ynscspds pic.twitter.com/LRpDdwukDG
MLB.com: Now
batting vs. Satchel Paige ... Phil Jackson?? “It happened, the 74-year-old
Jackson says, in the summer of either 1963 or ’64, when he was playing American
Legion ball in his hometown of Williston, N.D., and Paige was barnstorming the
country with some Negro Leagues pals…’He was probably throwing 70 miles per
hour,’ Jackson says. ‘I think he gave me a pitch to hit [on purpose], and I hit
it off the center-field wall. It was a fun game.’”
Held onto it with the bare hand.
— MLB (@MLB) July 8, 2020
This catch is insane. 😱 pic.twitter.com/Ul9zLZXHOb
Yesterday in Japan:
Yakult Swallows 5 Chunichi Dragons 5 10 innings Nori Aoki
0 for 4 with a walk; Gabriel
Ynoa 3 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs, 2 BB, 1 K. (Box
Score).
Yesterday in the KBO:
SK Wyverns 3 NC Dinos 2 Aaron
Altherr 1 for 4, 1 run, 1 RBI (Box
Score).
Aaron
Altherr is back in CF for today’s game (Box
Score).
Drew
Gagnon is back on the mound for the Kia Tigers today (Box
Score).
Mack’s
Blast from the Past: Mets Minor League Report – July 9, 2014: MMLR Player
of the Day: Binghamton RHSP Gabriel
Ynoa. Game 1: Binghamton (53-37) bests Portland (59 - 31) 6-1. Angel
Cuan (W, 3-4) had it tonight: 5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K.; Dilson
Herrera: 1-3, 2 RBI, R, SB. Dustin
Lawley: 2-3, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R. Game
2: Binghamton (54-37) trips Portland (59 - 32) 1-0. Gabriel
Ynoa (W, 1-0) was superb in his 2nd AA game, a complete game
shutout: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 9 K. Rylan
Sandoval, (1-2) with an RBI single plating T.J. Rivera.
Born on this date:
- George Stone (1946)
Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Jerrod Riggan on July 9, 1998.
New
York Mets released Darryl
Hamilton on July 9, 2001.
New
York Mets released Brandon
Lyon on July 9, 2013.
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1964
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Frank Thomas, pinch-hitting for
Roy McMillan, strokes a two-out, two-run homer off Curt Simmons, giving the
Mets a 4–3 victory over the Cardinals at Shea Stadium. The round-tripper
comes in the outfielder’s first at-bat in five weeks, due to being sidelined
by a glandular infection.
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1969
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Tom
Seaver's near-perfect game, immortalized as "The Imperfect
Game," is broken up when Cubs' rookie outfielder Jim Qualls, a lifetime
.223 hitter who will finish his career with only 31 hits, singles into center
field. The 24 year-old right-hander, who tosses a five one-hitters for the
Mets, will finally get his no-no in 1978 against St. Louis pitching for the
Reds.
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1972
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Striking out three Red Sox batters
in the second inning en route to a 16 K complete game performance against
Boston, Nolan Ryan becomes the third pitcher in baseball history to have
struck out the side on nine pitches twice during his career. The Angels
fireballer, who first did it with the Mets in 1968, joins Lefty Grove (twice
in 1938) and Sandy Koufax (1962 and 1964) as the other hurlers who have
accomplished the feat.
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1973
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Interrupting Board Chairman M.
Donald Grant's pep talk during a team meeting, Mets reliever Tug
McGraw shouts out the words, "Ya Gotta Believe," which will
become the rallying cry for the club, climbing out of the cellar en route to
the NL pennant. Although New York beats Houston, 2-1, in 12 innings, their
closer's words of encouragement will not immediately light a fire under the
team, as they will continue to struggle until the middle of August.
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1970: On the first anniversary of his near-perfect game, Tom Seaver hits
his first major league home run off Rich Nye of
the Expos. Seaver goes on to pitch a complete game
three-hitter for a 7 - 1 Mets win at Shea Stadium.
1988: Nolan Ryan wins
his 100th game as an Astro,
6 - 3 over the Mets,
and becomes the 7th pitcher in major league history to win 100 for two
different clubs. Ryan won 138 games for the California Angels in the 1970s.
1998: Benny Agbayani, Norfolk Tides outfielder about to be
called up to the Mets,
is married at home plate to
his fiancee Neila before the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. Agbayani, from Hawaii,
and his bride wear Hawaiian shirts and have a receiving line of bat-toting
ballplayers. The IL whips the PCL, 8 - 4.
2000: The Yankees lose to Mike Hampton and the Mets,
2 - 0. Armando Benitez closes for the Mets,
while Andy Pettitte is the loser. The Yanks
also lose Shane Spencer, who blows out his knee and ends
his season. The game at Shea Stadium draws 54,283, the largest regular season
crowd for the Mets since 1970.
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Shame Seaver did not get that perfect game.
ReplyDeleteMcNeil the slugger. Is he moving into superstar category.
Rhame out, Gilliam in. I am OK with that.
Nimmo is Nimmo, which is good. Baseball needs lots moreNimmos for kids.
Juan Sotocan isolate until December.
I am thrilled with the addition of Ryley Gilliam.
ReplyDeleteI stll see him as our 2022 closer.