8/6/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 8/6/2020


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Victor Zambrano and Wilmer Flores. The Mets 3 Nationals 1 as the Mets play great defense behind Rick Porcello, and the Mets get RHP Ariel Jurado from the Texas Rangers.

Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, and This Day in Mets History.

Mets Links:

Mets 3 Nationals 1. Rick Porcello (W, 1-1) 7 innings, 5 hits, 1 runs, 1 ER, 0 walks, 4K, 81 pitches – 56 strikes; Seth Lugo (S,2) 2 innings, 0 Hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 Ks; Dominic Smith 1 for 3, 2 RBIs; Brandon Nimmo 0 for 2 with 3 walks, 2 runs scored; J.D. Davis, 1 for 3 (10 Game Hitting streak), 1 walk, 1 K;  Luis Guillorme 1 for 4, 1 RBI; Billy Hamilton 0 for 4 with a stolen base; Pete Alonso, 1 for 4, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Wilson Ramos 1 for 3 with 1 walk and 1 K, Andres Gimenez 1 for 4 – now hitting .320. (Box Score).

SNY.TV: The Mets will take a day off Thursday before starting a three-game home series against the Marlins on Friday at 7:10 p.m. on SNY. Michael Wacha is scheduled to take the mound for New York, while the Marlins are yet to announce their starter.

You Tube Game Highlights –



Brian Joura Mets360.com: With three starters still out for the Mets, Rojas opted to put out his best defensive lineup, which included a double play combo of Andres Gimenez and Luis Guillorme and newly-acquired Billy Hamilton in center field. And the Mets responded with a strong defensive night. In perhaps a bit of a surprise, the best defensive play was turned in by 3B J.D. Davis, who made a nice stop and threw out a runner from his knees.


Metstradamus: Andres Gimenez at short, Luis Guillorme at second, and Billy Hamilton making his Mets debut in center (wearing number 21 which looks weird on anybody that isn’t nearly as big as Lucas Duda, so … anybody.) I noted that it had to be the best up the middle trio on defense that the Mets have had in a long time, perhaps since the days of Rey Ordonez, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Jay Payton in center. (But as I was reminded, they put out a pretty good trio in 2005 when they had Carlos Beltran in center, Jose Reyes at short, and the immortal Anderson Hernandez at second.)


SNY.TV: Mets Takeaways from Wednesday's 3-1 win over Nationals, including J.D. Davis' hitting streak. Porcello reaches seventh inning for first time in 20 starts.

SNY.TV: Rick Porcello tosses first gem as a Met, picks up 150th career win: 'It's a huge honor' 'To win one ball game in the big leagues is not easy'

SNY.TV: Mets flash some serious leather as defense leads the way in win over Nationals. J.D. Davis and Andres Gimenez highlighted the stellar defense.




NY Post: Mets clip Nationals as Rick Porcello steps up.

You Tube: Luis Rojas, Rick Porcello and J.D. Davis talk about the Mets 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals.


As we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets: The Mets acquired RHP Ariel Jurado from the Texas Rangers in exchange for a player to be named later and cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, outfielder Ryan Cordell has been designated for assignment.

Mets.com: Notes: Mets acquire Jurado; injury updates. “In sum, the Mets replaced Humphreys with Jurado, and Cordell with Hamilton. Like Humphreys, Jurado has a history on prospect lists, ranking third on the Rangers’ Top 30 before the 2017 season. His stock, however, has since fallen. Jurado posted a 4.59 ERA at Double-A that season, a 5.93 mark over a dozen Major League outings the following summer and a 5.81 ERA in a swingman role last year in the Majors.”

SNY.TV: Mets' Jeff McNeil talks injury, updates when he might return. McNeil missed Tuesday night's game due to a 'very minor' intercostal strain. "Feeling good," he said. "I'm unsure of availability. Have to go through all my pregame stuff, see how it feels, and see where we're at after that."

SNY.TV: “Mets RHP Marcus Stroman, who is out due to a torn calf, is about to take perhaps his final step toward a return to the rotation. Marcus Stroman, who threw a simulated game last week -- which included fielding his position -- will throw another simulated game on Thursday at the team's alternate site in Brooklyn, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reported.”

Faith and Fear in Flushing Greg Prince talks about the death of Pete Hamill, and how “When you are a champion, you have to defend what you’ve won.”

Mike Puma NY Post: Jeurys Familia becoming factor in Mets’ bullpen again.  “Jeurys Familia entered Wednesday with a 3.18 ERA in six appearances, which included escaping a bases-loaded jam created by Paul Sewald in the fifth inning Tuesday.”

 In Honor of Wilmer Flores Birthday Today, you need to see these great cards posted on "Baseball Cards like they Oughta Be".



Mike’s Mets: Thinking of Hoisting up the White Flag.

Rising Apple: NY Mets: No matter what, expect them to buy at the 2020 trade deadline.



MLB Links:

NY Post: Zack Wheeler shows Mets what they’re missing by stifling Yankees. Zack Wheeler 6 innings, 6 hits, 3 Runs, 2 Earned Runs, 2 Ks, 1 HR; Phillies 11 Yankees 7 (Box Score). Yankees 3 Phillies 1 (Box Score).

Marlins sweep Orioles; Marlins 1 Orioles 0 (Box Score), Marlins 2 Orioles 1 (Box Score).

Blue Jays 2 Braves 1 (Box Score).

Metro News: MLB roundup: Cubs win 6th straight behind Darvish. Cubs 6 Royals 1 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Game. Over. Cannon throw rescues Dodgers.  Dodgers 7 Padres 6 (Box Score).

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

AP News: MLB tightening virus protocols, including masks in dugouts.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

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New York Mets purchased Ralph Terry from the Kansas City Athletics on August 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Wilmer Flores on August 6, 2007.

New York Mets traded Greg Veloz to the Washington Nationals for Anderson Hernandez on August 6, 2009.

Centerfield Maz: Wilmer Flores: Mets All Time Leader In Walk Off RBIs (2013-2018).

Centerfield Maz: Remebering Mets History: (1975) Mets Fire Manger Yogi Berra & Replace Him With Roy McMillan.


1988
Jim Gott balks three times in the eighth inning, two of which allow a runner to score from third base. The Pirates relief pitcher's poor form on the mound proves to be the difference in the Mets' 5-3 victory over the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.
2003
Three weeks after trading for Armando Benitez with the crosstown Mets, the Yankees trade the much maligned reliever to the Mariners. In return, the Bronx Bombers get back 36 year-old Jeff Nelson for his second tour with the team.

2006
The Mets continue to make a commitment to their young players, signing 23 year-old David Wright to a $55 million, six-year contract extension. The third baseman joins shortstop Jose Reyes, also 23, who inked a long term deal with the club three days ago worth $23.25 million over the four years of the extension of the Dominican's contract.

Baseball Reference:

1969: Jim Merritt pitches the Reds back into first place in the National League West with a 3 - 2 win against the Mets.

1970: For the second and last time in his career, Lou Brock steals home, teaming up with Joe Hague on a double steal in the 1st inning against the Mets in St. Louis. Nelson Briles wins, 3 - 0, stopping Tom Seaver's nine-game win streak.

1975: The Mets fire manager Yogi Berra, promoting coach Roy McMillan as interim skipper.

1986: The Mets release outfielder George Foster, the last National League player to hit 50 home runs in one season. Foster will play 15 games for the White Sox before retiring for good.

2017: The Dodgers complete their first-ever season sweep of the Mets with an 8 - 0 win on a combined one-hitter by Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tony Cingrani and Kenley Jansen. New York only places two men on base all day: Travis d'Arnaud who hits a single in the 3rd, and Brandon Nimmo who draws a walk in the 9th. Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger hits his 32nd homer and Justin Turner, who also homers, improves his National League-leading batting average to .349. As the Associated Press puts it: "Los Angeles crushed the Mets like refuse in a trash compactor, outscoring them 57-15 over seven games and outhomering them 25-11."



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5 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

As John from Albany often says, great D can win games.

Nice steal by Billy the Blur. He looked like he's still got all his speed.

August 6, 2020 at 9:45 AM
Mack Ade said...

Everyone on this site seems to forget who was the first person that called for more defense. :)

August 6, 2020 at 12:07 PM
Brian Joura said...

Those "Baseball Cards like they Oughta Be" are done by Warren Zvon, who in addition to doing great work is a top-notch guy.

If you ever collected baseball cards as a kid, you owe it to yourself to visit his site -- https://metsfantasycards.blogspot.com/

Just be aware that you might end up spending an hour or two checking out all of the terrific stuff he has.

August 6, 2020 at 12:55 PM
bill metsiac said...

Perry Mason? 😄

August 6, 2020 at 2:49 PM
John From Albany said...

Brian. You are so right. Zvon has a great site. He is friends with one of our writers Dave Rubin and is nice enough to let us re-post some of his handiwork here.

August 6, 2020 at 9:10 PM

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