John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 8/2/2020

Good Morning.  Braves 7 Mets 1 as Michael Wacha has a tough outing but Robinson Cano stays hot with the bat. Happy Birthday Dae-Sung Koo and Brooklyn Cyclones OF Ranfy Adon, 

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Mets Links:

Braves 7 Mets 1. Michael Wacha (L,1-1) 4 innings, 7 hits, 1 HR, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 2 walks, 4 Ks;  Franklyn Kilome 4 innings, 2 hits, 1 HR, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 0 walks, 5 Ks; Robinson Cano 2 for 3, 1 RBI – now hitting .393 on the year; Michael Conforto 2 for 4, 2 Ks;    Brandon Nimmo 0 for 2, 2 walks, 1 HBP, 1 run scored, 1 K; Jeff McNeil 1 for 3, 2 walks; Dominic Smith 0 for 2, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 2 Ks (Box Score).

You Tube: Mets-Braves Game Highlights 8/1/20.

SNY.TV:  The Mets and Braves continue their four-game set at Truist Park on Sunday at 1:10 PM on SNY. Rookie David Peterson will face Braves righty Kyle Wright.

NY Post: Mets pounded by Braves in lackluster, sloppy performance. “The Mets sure resembled a team Saturday that had their hearts ripped out and shown to them the previous night. Zombies was more like it, as manager Luis Rojas’ crew fell into an early hole and never bothered to muster much of a fight…”

Metstradamus: “The Mets’ 7-1 loss on Saturday is the second time this season where the Mets followed up with a gut punch loss with a performance that’s completely flat. But to be fair, momentum is that night’s starting pitcher. The last time the Mets were flat, Rick Porcello was a disaster. Tonight it was Michael Wacha”

Newsday: “Wacha was ineffective. He needed 97 pitches to grind through four innings in which he allowed five runs, seven hits and two walks (to five strikeouts). All of those runs scored with two outs.”

Brian Joura Mets360: “Franklyn Kilome made his MLB debut in relief of Wacha. He also threw four innings, keeping the rest of the beleaguered pen from having to trudge out there again and get beat around. Kilome was consistently in the mid 90s and fanned five without giving up a walk. But he allowed two runs, including a solo homer.”

SNY.TV: Mets Takeaways from Saturday's 7-1 loss to Braves, including a down start from Michael Wacha. “The Mets had a chance to get back in the game in the fourth inning, as they loaded the bases with one out off Braves starter Touki Toussaint. But Wilson Ramos went down on strikes and Amed Rosario grounded out to third to kill the threat and leave the bases loaded. Toussaint went just four innings, but he held the Mets scoreless and struck out five hitters.”

Welcome to the show Franklyn Kilome 👏 pic.twitter.com/utGxyw7BKb

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 2, 2020

I said, “PB&J” on the air tonight. Keith had no idea what I was talking about.

I’m completely speechless. I don’t even know what to do with that. pic.twitter.com/IvI6T8kOGn

— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) August 2, 2020

For you math majors out there, a four-game losing streak in a 60-game season is roughly the equivalent of an 11-game losing streak over 162.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 2, 2020

NY Post: Mets’ Robinson Cano stays hot after moving up in order.

NY Post: Pete Alonso, Yoenis Cespedes can’t get untracked for Mets. “Alonso went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts, and stranded six runners, as his batting average dropped to .200…Following Saturday’s 0-for-4 effort with two strikeouts — leaving five men on base — Cespedes now holds a team-worst .161 batting average while hitting 1-for-13 on the road.”

SNY.TV: Luis Rojas not worried about Mets' inconsistencies thus far into season.

Mets.com: New Mets arms yet to reach expectations.

Mets.com: Dellin's velo 'not there yet,' Mets have hope.

SNY.TV: Mets' Dellin Betances on Friday's poor outing: 'I didn’t have a feel for any of my pitches'.

Mike’s Mets: Bullpen Follies.  “When the Mets blew that game last night [Friday] I honestly wondered if their season was already cooked. It feels somewhat apocalyptic to have lost games in the manner that the Mets have done so far, but once I got over my frustration I knew that it's still too early to run up the white flag now.”

Faith and Fear in Flushing: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves.

8/2/2015 Curtis Granderson, Daniel Murphy and Lucas Duda all hit home runs in a 5-run bottom of the third inning. The Mets would go on to win the game 5-2 to sweep the Nationals and to move into a tie for first place in the NL East.@cgrand3 pic.twitter.com/YJF31PH1IQ

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) August 2, 2020

Happy Birthday, Mr. Koo. The former @Mets pitcher turns 51 today. He cemented his place in @Mets lore with these two memorable moments. #LGM #MetsRewind #Mets pic.twitter.com/MW3K5kHgAb

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) August 2, 2020

"Tug McGraw has got about forty-eight cards in his deck." - Tom Seaver #LGM 🤪 pic.twitter.com/DTYQjsvJxO

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) August 2, 2020

MLB Links:

Nolan's range is unlimited. 😱 pic.twitter.com/LYRVNJm6zv

— MLB (@MLB) August 2, 2020

Rockies 6 Padres 1 (Box Score).

This double play was all-around awesome. pic.twitter.com/Xg95suWTM3

— MLB (@MLB) August 2, 2020

A’s 3 Mariners 2 (Box Score).

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

NY Post: Rob Manfred’s defiant MLB message: ‘We are playing’. “We are playing. The players need to be better, but I am not a quitter in general and there is no reason to quit now,” Manfred told Karl Ravech of ESPN. “We have had to be fluid, but it is manageable.”

Joel Sherman NY Post: MLB at a crossroads seeking answers to coronavirus questions. “MLB is a guinea pig, a crash test dummy. The league is trying to learn in real time how to play a regular season in a pandemic, which falls into the category of trying to learn to swim while surrounded by great white sharks.”

MLB Trade Rumors: Marlins To Resume Season On Tuesday; Updates on Cardinals, Phillies.

NY Post: Brewers’ Lorenzo Cain opts out of rest of 2020 season.

MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Activate Masahiro Tanaka, Designate Chris Iannetta.

MLB Trade Rumors: Eduardo Rodriguez Out For Season.

MLB Trade Rumors: Indians Trade James Hoyt To Marlins For Cash.

Asian Baseball:

Today, Chunichi and the Yakult Swallows played to a 0-0 tie Nori Aoki 2 for 4 (Box Score).

Here is the Japan Baseball Scoreboard.

Doosan Bears 12 NC Dinos 10 Aaron Altherr 2 for 3, run scored, RBI (Box Score).

Aaron Altherr has the day off today (Box Score).

Tough start today for Drew Gagnon 4.1 innings, 7 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 Ks (Box Score).

Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Dae-Sung Koo (1969)
• Ranfy Adon (1997)

Transactions:

New York Mets purchased Cal Koonce from the Chicago Cubs on August 2, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Jose Cardenal from the Philadelphia Phillies on August 2, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Ramon Martinez on August 2, 2008..

National Pastime.com: 

1973	Mets outfielder Cleon Jones becomes the first player in franchise history to collect a 1,000 hits when he doubles off Jim Rooker in the team's 5-1 victory over the Pirates at Shea Stadium. The Mobile, Alabama native will add another 196 hits before being released in 1975.

Baseball Reference:

1962 - Phils P Art Mahaffey gives up two home runs to Frank Thomas and two more to Marv Throneberry, but negates those with a grand slam of his own in the 3rd inning. Mahaffey tops the Mets, 9 - 4 at New York.

1966 - Ozzie Virgil drives in three runs and Juan Marichal, making his first relief appearance of the year, picks up his 17th win, as the Giants edge the Mets, 5 - 4. The win moves the Giants (63-44) back ahead of the Dodgers and Pirates by a game.

Centerfield Maz: Dae-Sung Koo: Short Time South Korean Mets Pitcher (2005).

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (2005) Dae-Sung Koo Has His Day In The Sun.

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