John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 9/2/2020

Good Morning. Born today Marvelous Marv Throneberry. Orioles 9 Mets 5 as pitching struggles continue, Matt Harvey pitched for KC and Starling Marte helps the Marlins win.

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Orioles 9 Mets 5 Ariel Jurado 4 innings, 9 hits, 1 HR, 5 runs, 5 ER, 0 walks, 2 Ks, 84 pitches – 53 strikes; Franklyn Kilome (L, 0-1) 3 innings, 5 hits, 2 HRs, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Jared Hughes 1 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 K; Jeff McNeil 3 for 4, 1 run scored; Robinson Cano 2 for 4 (HR #7), 2 runs scored, 1 RBI; Brandon Nimmo 2 for 4; Dominic Smith 0 for 4; Pete Alonso 0 for 3; Andres Gimenez 1 for 4 (HR #1), 1 run scored, 2 RBIs; Luis Guillorme 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 RBI. (Box Score).

SNY.TV: What’s next. The Mets and Orioles finish their quick two-game series on Wednesday afternoon at 4:05 p.m. as Michael Wacha faces John Means.

213 Miles from Shea: Game Preview: Mets @ Orioles.

You Tube: Mets-Orioles Game Highlights 9/1/20.

MLB.com: Pitching struggles leave Mets with 'What if?'. Jurado and Kilome combine for 14 hits, 9 ER as Giménez laces first homer.

Amazing Avenue: Final Score: Orioles 9, Mets 5—Jurad’OH!

NY Post: Mets pummeled by Orioles as season is slipping away.

Metsmerized Online: Orioles Smack Mets, 9-5, Sending Amazins’ to Fifth Straight Loss.

Metstradamus: “But somehow a team that is so desperate for starting pitching that they’re stretching out one really good reliever and one reliever who hasn’t started regularly since his rookie season not only loses Walker Lockett, but somehow puts in his place somebody who is worse. And what’s scary about it is that it took a lot of work to do this!”

Almost impossible to fall out of contention in watered-down NL with these silly expanded playoffs, but the Mets are pushing the envelope. Hard to see how they turn it around considering the abysmal state of their pitching.

— John Harper (@NYNJHarper) September 2, 2020

MLB.com: The O's bunt like it's going out of style. (It is.) Powered by Mullins, Baltimore's typical long-ball offense now a small-ball machine. “That’s what we do when we’re at our best,” said Renato Núñez, who crushed a three-run shot in the first and added a solo shot in the seventh. “We bunt, we move runners and then we bring them in.” (What a concept).

Sports Illustrated: Orioles, Mets going in opposite directions as they wrap series.

Andres Gimenez - New York Mets (1) 2-run. pic.twitter.com/4Pa9aAMNsC

— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) September 2, 2020

SNY.TV: Mets' Andres Gimenez: Hitting first big-league home run was 'something special'. Rookie tied the game at 5-5 with a two-run homer in the sixth.

NY Post: Mets’ Jeff McNeil heating up after getting help from old friend. After Sunday’s doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, the slumping Mets utility man held a video call with Patrick Mazeika, the catcher who was a teammate for much of McNeil’s minor league career. Mazeika, who is working out at the Mets’ alternate training site in Brooklyn, suggested mechanical changes for McNeil, and the results were immediate.

Metsmerized Online: Jeff McNeil Is Getting Crushed By Breaking Balls.

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Mets have the stink of a team playing out the string.

NY Post: Mets’ trade deadline flurry sends strong clubhouse message.

Metsmerized Online: Another Pitching Prospect Gone Under Brodie.

Newsday.com: Mets to stick with Wilson Ramos as starting catcher.

SNY.TV: Will Mets' latest trade acquisitions make an impact in 2021 season and beyond? Frazier and Chirinos have club options, while Castro is under team control.

NY Post: Steve Cohen bid values Mets at roughly $2.35 billion.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (9/2/1988) Ron Darling Shuts Out the Dodgers As Magic Number To Clinch Gets Closer.

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (9/1/1975) Seaver Wins His 20th Game & Sets Record With Eight Straight 200 K Seasons.

Centerfield Maz: Marvelous Marv Throneberry: One of the First Popular Mets Players (1962-1963).

MLB Links:

MLB.com: Nola's latest gem pushes Phillies above .500. Phillies 6 Nationals 0 (Box Score).

MLB.com: Ozuna 1st NL player to hit 3 HRs at Fenway. Braves 10 Red Sox 6 (Box Score).

Starling Marte - Miami Marlins (3) Solo. pic.twitter.com/juH9Gl3GVf

— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) September 2, 2020

MLB.com: 'Star' Marte's late HR wins it in Marlins debut. Marlins 3 Blue Jays 2 (Box Score).

A Giant Night In Colorado. Alex Dickerson hit 3 HRs, one 480 feet, and tallied 16 total bases to tie Willie Mays' franchise record. Giants 23 Rockies 5 (Box Score).

Last night, ELVIS homered off of PRESSLY to tie the game in the 9th.

A real life heartbreak hotel. pic.twitter.com/o3Tu6A6t2m

— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 2, 2020

Rangers 6 Astros 5 (Box Score).

Mets Police: Matt Harvey pitched against the Indians…and well…this may be the end.  Indians 10 Royals 1 (Box Office).

For those who wanted the Mets to sign Matt Harvey to address their starting pitching issues...

Harvey's first three starts with the Royals:

3.0 IP, 3 ER
2.2 IP, 4 ER
1.1 IP, 5 ER

Harvey has a 15.43 ERA.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) September 2, 2020

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Marv Throneberry (1933)
• Lamar Johnson (1950)

Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Tito Navarro on September 2, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Norichika Aoki on September 2, 2017

National Pastime.com:

1965	During a pregame ceremony at Shea Stadium, the Mets retire Casey Stengel's uniform number 37. The team's first manager, who decided to retire shortly after fracturing his hip at the end of July, compiled a 175-404 record with the expansion team, never finishing higher than in last place.
1972	Coming to bat in the top of the eighth inning trailing 8-0, the Mets score seven runs and add another four tallies in the ninth to stun the Astros, 11-8. The come-from-behind victory is the Amazins' biggest comeback in franchise history.

2008

New York starter Jonathon Niese, who was born on the day the Mets won their last World Championship, makes his major league debut against the Brewers in Miller Park. On his second pitch of the game, the 21 year-old southpaw gives up a home run to Rickie Weeks, making him the first rookie in franchise history to yield a home run to the firstl batter he faces in his career.

Baseball Reference:

1962 - Stan Musial's 3,516th hit jumps him over Tris Speaker and into 2nd place behind Ty Cobb on the all-time list, but the Mets beat the Cards, 4 - 3. Although The Man will continue on to 3,630 hits, he cannot overtake Cobb and, in time, Pete Rose and Hank Aaron will surpass him.

1963: At the Polo Grounds, Pete Rose hits the first pitch of the game from Jay Hook for a homer. It's the only score as the Reds win, 1 - 0. Jim Maloney strikes out 13 Mets in the win.

1966: Phillies ace Jim Bunning continues his whammy over the Mets by shutting them out, 6 - 0. It's Bunning's 8th complete game in as many starts against them, and his 5th shutout. The Mets have scored a total of four runs off Bunning.

Mack’s Mets – Syracuse Mets - Brooklyn Cyclones one year ago today. Brooklyn wins 4-1, wins division, playoff top seed, Cano 0 for 3. Syracuse wins 8-4, forces one game playoff for division, Lowrie 2 for 3.

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