9/21/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 9/21/2020

 

Good Morning. Happy Birthday D. J. Dozier, Scott Rice and Antonio Bastardo.  Mets fall to 5 under .500 with 7-0 loss to Braves and will Steve Cohen bring back Sandy?


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


Mets Links:


Braves 7 Mets 0 Rick Porcello (L, 1-6) 7 innings, 3 hits (1 HR), 1 runs, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 10 Ks, 100 pitches – 70 strikes; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, 2 run, 2 earned runs, 1 hit, 2 walks; Chasen Shreve 1/3 inning, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 0 Hits, 2 walks,  1K;  Corey Oswalt 2/3 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 K; Brandon Nimmo 1 for 4; Wilson Ramos 2 for 3; Robinson Cano 0 for 3; Dominic Smith 0 for 3; Michael Conforto 0 for 4, 3Ks; J.D. Davis 0 for 3, 1 walk; Jeff McNeil 0 for 52, 1 walk; Andres Gimenez 0 for 3; Pete Alonso 0 for 3; (Box Score).


SNY.TV: What’s Next? The Mets begin a series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday with Jacob deGrom getting the ball at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. 213 Miles from Shea: Game Preview: Rays vs Mets.


You Tube: Braves-Mets Game Highlights 9/20/20. 




Brian Joura Mets360.com: “The Mets got a strong starting pitching performance for the second straight day. Unfortunately, the bullpen didn’t hold it together and the offense was MIA, resulting in a 7-0 loss to the Braves.”


Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: For the first time this year, it all clicked for Porcello in the Mets' 7-0 loss to the Braves on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. “He recorded 10 strikeouts for the first time this year and sixth time in his career. The righty hurled seven innings of one-run ball, his longest start since Aug. 5 at Nationals Park, and allowed just three hits and two walks to the best lineup in the National League.”


Newsday: “In a must-win game to end a must-win series, their season more or less on the line, the Mets mustered one hit in the first eight innings. It was close until Jeurys Familia (one inning, two runs) and Chasen Shreve (one out, four runs) let Atlanta blow it open late.”



Mike Puma NY Post: “Kyle Wright frustrated the Mets, allowing one hit over 6 ¹/₃ innings before the Braves bullpen finished the job. The Mets received a double from Wilson Ramos in the third inning for their first hit. Their next hit didn’t come until the ninth, at which point they trailed by a touchdown and extra point.”


Metstradamus: After Chasen Shreve and Robinson Cano bothed a 1-4-3 double play, Ronald Acuna cleared the bases on a three run double…The ball got into Ramos and his arm swung through, coming oh so close to tagging the runner but merely serving as a metaphor for the Mets season where they couldn’t even come close to the third extra playoff spot, thus turning the season into a tire fire.



Anthony DiComo MLB.com: In losing a 7-0 game to the Braves on Sunday at Citi Field, the Mets dropped to five games below .500 with seven to play. They sit in 11th place in the National League, 2 1/2 games back of a playoff spot.


SNY.TV: Mets takeaways in 7-0 loss to Braves, including late-inning implosion by bullpen.


Mike Puma NY Post: Luis Rojas makes Mets’ priorities clear ahead of Jacob deGrom start. The biggest concern is keeping the Mets’ miniscule postseason chances alive, but Jacob deGrom will also have a National League Cy Young Award race to consider.


NorthJersey.com: Mets' catcher Robinson Chirinos finding a niche with his new team.


Metsmerized Online: Manfred Calling on Owners for “Initial Thinking” on Cohen.


Andy Martino SNY.TV: Sandy Alderson likely to return to Mets as part of new ownership transition. It is unknown what Alderson's role is, what this means for Van Wagenen.


SNY.TV: Mets complete previous trades by sending INF Victor Gonzalez to Orioles and RHP Stephen Villines to Rangers. Villines was a 10th round pick in 2017, while Gonzalez was signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2019


Joel Sherman NY Post: Steve Cohen mulls bringing Sandy Alderson back to Mets.



Mike’s Mets: Wilpon Era Going Out With an Appropriate Whimper.


Rising Apple: Mets the Kids Should Know: Gary Gentry, the World Series winner.


MLB Links:


MLB.com: Marte's grounder scores KO punch in Game 1. Marlins score two on errors. Marlins 2 Nationals 1 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Braymer, Nats' bats overwhelm Marlins in G2. Nationals 15 Marlins  0 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Walker does what no Toronto SP had in 2020 - crossed the 100-pitch plateau on Sunday. Blue Jays 6 Phillies 3 (Box Score).


Reds 7 White Sox 3 (Box Score).


Brewers 5 Royals 3 (Box Score).


Giants 14 A’s 2 (Box Score).


Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

Transactions:
New York Mets sold Dock Ellis to the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 21, 1979.


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (9/21/1987): Mets First Team In History To Have Two 30-30 Club Members.


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (9/21/2001) Mike Piazza's Post 911 HR.


National Pastime.com:

1973

On the day they get to .500, the Mets move into first place for the first time since May 27th, a half a game ahead of Pittsburgh in the 'NL Least.' Thanks to Tom Seaver's complete-game five-hitter, New York evens its record at 77-77 with a 10-2 victory, the team's 21st in the last 29 games.

1987

Darryl Strawberry and Howard Johnson become the first teammates to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season when the 'Straw' steals two bases in the Mets' 7-1 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The southpaw swinger is only the tenth member of the 30-30 club, but is the fourth player, along with HoJo, Indians' right fielder Joe Carter, and Reds center fielder Eric Davis, to accomplish the feat this season.

 

1987

Howard Johnson breaks a 53 year-old National League record when he strokes his 36th home run as a switch hitter in the Mets' 7-1 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The New York third baseman's historic homer, the team's franchise-high seventh grand slam of the season, surpasses the mark established by Cardinals' first baseman Ripper Collins in 1934 but is far less than the major league record of 54 set in 1961 by Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle.

 

2001

The Mets donate their day's pay, which totals approximately $500,000, from tonight's game with the Braves at Shea to a rescue fund for the families of the firefighters and policemen killed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. The contest is the first professional baseball game played in New York since the tragedy.

2001

A crowd 41,235 at Shea Stadium witnesses the return of baseball to New York City for the first time since the terrorist attacks of September 11. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, which include singers Diana Ross, Marc Anthony, Lisa Minnelli as well as bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza's eighth-inning home run gives the Mets a 3-2 dramatic victory over the Braves.

 
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3 comments:

Mack Ade said...

d'Arnaud and Rafael Montero prove that not every washed up players isn't worth being a little more patient with.

September 21, 2020 at 8:40 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Corey Oswald showed promise. Two outs. No runs.

Mack, the d’Arnaud move was horrific since, last year, the Mets were so thin at catcher after Ramos. Now...he is the best hitting catcher in baseball.

September 21, 2020 at 11:27 AM
Mack Ade said...

As scouts projected him to be.

September 21, 2020 at 1:31 PM

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