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9/23/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 9/23/2020

 

Good Morning. Happy Birthday Pete Harnisch. Alonso, Cano and Lugo lead Mets to 5-2 win and SNY may also be sold. 


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


Mets Links:

Mets 7 Rays 2 Seth Lugo (W, 3-3) 6.1 innings, 4 hits (1 HR), 2 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 7 Ks, 95 pitches – 66 strikes; Justin Wilson (H,9) 2/3 inning, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 1 K, 1 WP; Chasen Shreve (H,1) 1 inning, 0 runs, 0 Hits, 3 Ks; Edwin Diaz 1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Pete Alonso 2 for 3 (HR #13), 3 RBIs, 1 run sored, 1 walk; Jeff McNeil 2 for 4; Guillermo Heredia 1 for 3 (HR #1), 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Robinson Cano 2 for 4 (HR #10), 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Dominic Smith 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 HBP; J.D. Davis 0 for 3, 1 walk; Robinson Chirinos 1 for 2, 1 walk; Todd Frazier 1 for 4; (Box Score).


SNY.TV: What’s next: The Mets and Rays will wrap up their three game series on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field. Michael Wacha will get the start for the Mets, while Tyler Glasnow will start for the Rays.


Metstradamus: “Seth Lugo had a great bounce back outing for the Mets, going six and 1/3 while only giving up one earned run (and one other run being a direct result of Todd Frazier’s refusal to bend any more than he had to on a ground ball) while striking out seven and walking only one.”


SNY.TV: “Lugo exited the game after 6.1 innings and 95 pitches with runners on first and second and just one out. Justin Wilson came in for Lugo, and threw a wild pitch that allowed a run to score to make it a 3-2 game.”


Brian Joura Mets360: “Robinson Cano, Pete Alonso and Guillermo Heredia each homered for the Mets. Cano and Alonso each had two-hit games. Cano is now hitting .320 for the season. And Alonso is up to .209 in his quest to stay above the Mendoza Line.”






Mike Puma NY Post: “Alonso’s solo homer in the fourth against Snell gave the Mets a 2-1 lead. Alonso, who was 2-for-34 before the blast, hit a rocket to right-center, extending his team lead in homers to 13. The homer was Alonso’s first since a stretch of seven games earlier this month in which he hit five.”


NY Daily News: Seth Lugo proving he’s a starter, helps Mets beat Rays to keep hope alive.


Newsday: Mets get some redemption from Pete Alonso, Seth Lugo in win over Rays.


SNY.TV: Mets' Pete Alonso after breaking out of slump against Rays: 'I'm never going to give up'. Alonso was hitless in his last 13 at-bats coming into Tuesday's game.


Mike Puma NY Post: Michael Conforto missed a second straight start Tuesday night, but he was considered to be available coming off the bench, which represented an upgrade from a day earlier.


Joel Sherman NY Post: Mets rivals favor Dominic Smith over Pete Alonso in complicated debate. “I asked eight scouts, executives and coaches — all from the NL East — if you could acquire one or the other, who would you want? None saw it as strongly definitive, but Smith was favored five to three… ‘Alonso might have the higher ceiling, but Smith has the higher floor.’”


Newsday: Mets' missing ingredient may be Chili Davis. "In the dugout, Chili is really valuable," Luis Rojas said, adding that his hitting coach has done well communicating virtually...”Chili will have that conversation with the guys as the game is going, so that’s one part we don’t have present,"


SNY.TV: This MLB-wide offensive stat could bolster Jacob deGrom's chances of winning third-straight Cy Young. The race could come down to deGrom vs. Trevor Bauer. “…deGrom (who has faced only one team this season with a team OPS+ below 100) and how easy it has been for Bauer (who has faced only one team this season with a team OPS+ above 100).”



Metsmerized Online: DeGrom Heads A 2021 Rotation With Many Questions.


Faith and Fear in Flushing talks about Edgardo Alfonzo and the Eighth inning in 1997 featuring this stat: “In 1997, Edgardo Alfonzo came to the plate 68 times in eighth innings. In those eighth innings, he batted .482, reached based at a clip of .545 and slugged .714 for an eighth-inning OPS of 1.260.”


Rising Apple: Aging like fine wine Robinson Cano provides value in 2021.


Rising Apple: NY Mets starting pitcher trio has combined to go 2-14 this year. Steven Matz, Rick Porcello, and Michael Wacha have all turned in ridiculously bad seasons for the 2020 New York Mets.


Brian Joura Mets360: On lumping Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha in the same boat.  “My opinion is that from a bottom-line perspective, Porcello has essentially done what he was brought in to do – be a bottom of the rotation starter. If his results matched his peripherals, we would consider this to have been a great value signing.”


NY Post: Wilpons suddenly open to selling SNY after Mets deal. “There have been no talks, though, between Cohen and the Wilpons about SNY, sources said, disagreeing with media reports Tuesday saying Cohen has an exclusive 30-day window to buy SNY once he closes the Mets deal.”


CBS Sports: Ex Marlins President David Samson: Why there's no chance Brian Cashman leaves Yankees for Mets.


Forbes.com: Sandy Alderson Redux In Flushing? What The Veteran Executive’s Possible Return Could Mean For The Mets.


Elite Sports NY: Five potential replacements for New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen. Omar Minaya; Cleveland Browns CSO Paul DePodesta; Cleveland Indians GM Mike Chernoff; Milwaukee Brewers GM David Stearns; MLB Senior VP of Player Operations Kim Ng.


MLB Links:

MLB.com: Austin Voth's 1st win a CG as Nats top Philly in G1. Game 1 Nationals 5 Phillies 1 (Box Score).



MLB.com: 1st HR a walk-off for Nats' 32-year-old rookie. Game 2 Nationals 8 Phillies 7 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Braves win NL East title for 3rd straight year. Braves 11 Marlins 1 (Box Score).


MLB.com: LA's 8th straight West win 'a little different'. Dodgers 7 A’s 2 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Tribe clinches playoff berth on walk-off HR. Indians 5 White Sox 3 (Box Score).


Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday.


NY Daily News: Rob Manfred keeps insisting that the World Series ‘bubble’ will have fans in it.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

Died on this date:

Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Bob Miller from the Detroit Tigers on September 23, 1973.


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (9/23/1969) Amazing's Guarantee At Least A Tie For the NL East Title.


Centerfield Maz: Bob Scheffing: Former Mets Minor League Director / General Manager & Scout (1965-1975).


Centerfield Maz: Remembering the 1973 N.L. Champion Mets: '73 Mets Take Over First Place.


National Pastime.com:


1962

In his first major league start, 17 year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool gets his first hit, an eighth-inning double at the Polo Grounds in the Mets' 2-1 walk-off victory over Chicago. When the former James Monroe High School standout retires, he will be the franchise leader in eight offensive categories, including collecting 1418 hits during his 18 seasons with the team.

1969

Exactly one year after their manager suffered a heart attack in the dugout during a game against Atlanta, the Mets give Gil Hodges a reason to breathe a bit easier when the team clinches a tie for the NL East flag by beating the Cardinals, 3-2, on an 11th inning walk-off single stroked by Bud Harrelson off Bob Gibson. Prior to the Shea Stadium victory, Linton H. Bishop, Jr., the skipper's cardiologist, had sent him a telegram that read, "Happy to see you're No. 1. Hope your team does as well as your heart."

 

2008

Jose Reyes collects his 200th hit of the season with a bases-loaded triple in a much-needed Mets 6-2 victory over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. The 25 year-old shortstop joins Lance Johnson (1996) as one of the only two players in franchise history to reach the esteemed plateau.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Baseball Reference:

1964: The Mets surprise the Cards and Roger Craig, 2 - 1, scoring the winner on an error. The Cards' only run is Bill White's homer off Galen Cisco. Cards manager Johnny Keane is quoted as saying he has no idea whether he will be asked to return as Cards manager next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanSeptember 23, 2020 at 6:39 AM

    Pete Alonso’s performance last night muddied my negative article at 9:30 on Pete. But I tweaked it and am rolling with it, as one game does not change the thrust thereof.

    Kranepool gets a hit at age 17...sky was the limit. He didn’t hit the sky, but had a nice career. I wonder how he would have done in 2020 with a weight training regimen.

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  2. John From AlbanySeptember 23, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Tom - Pete has struggled this year. Hopefully he can finish strong. Thought the NY post article was interesting as they said Pete had the higher Ceiling but DOM the lower floor. Being a line drive hitter, Dom is less prone to go into deep slumps while HR hitters tend to get there HRs in bunches. Lucas Duda would seem to hit ten in one week, then slump for a month, then hit another ten, etc. Kingman the same way.

    That's why I say build your team on speed and defense - and if you get a manager in your system that also believes in that philosophy - don't can him.

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  3. Mack AdeSeptember 23, 2020 at 9:49 AM

    Pete is still hitting at a 40+ home run clip.

    Not too shabby for a .200 hitter.

    Kingman must be a big fan.

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  4. TexasGusCCSeptember 23, 2020 at 10:56 AM

    John, it doesn’t seem right to say that Smith is a line drive hitter devoid of power. In fact, a scout said that since the Mets solved the sleep apnea, Smith became the hitter he was supposed to be, pure swing and power. This debate bothers me, as I like them both. Alonso is compared to McGwire and I concur that he is a student of the game. Smith on the other hand is more blasé in his game, and that makes me uneasy. Then, there’s the JD Davis factor, as another first base candidate who’s a righty, but he can also play third. But while I believe Alonso has the talent to be a more rounded hitter like Smith, will he put in the work to change himself?

    Did you guys notice Rosario last night? Wow! I hadn’t seen Rosario play so hard since he was a rookie. He had spent too much time trying to look cool like his buddy and the results were showing. Much more energy last night.

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  5. John From AlbanySeptember 23, 2020 at 11:15 AM

    Thanks Gus. Did not notice that about Rosario.

    I like both Dom and Pete as well. I think the DH is here to stay. The problem is that the Mets have too many DH players. They need to minimize the time Cano spends at 2B while still getting him into the lineup. Also don't want to see Dom or JD in LF or Nimmo in CF.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2020 at 10:11 AM

    John from Albany

    I am a believer in a lot of what is here now. I see talent, effort, youth, and phenomenal team chemistry unlike the Delgado years.

    Here's my grand scheme and I would like your critique if you will.

    1b Alonso/Smith 2b McNeil/Cano SS Rosario/Guillorme 3b Davis/Cano Lf Nimmo CF Marisnick RF Conforto C Nido and Ryan Jeffers via a trade with Minnesota possiblt involving A. Gimenez who would fetch Jeffers perhaps.

    SP deGrom, New Tier One Lefty Starter, Peterson, Lugo, and either a MiLB trade for Jay Groome (Boston) or Szapucki.

    BP Castro, Diaz and four more.

    The Reasoning:

    I think this team as a whole just needs a stud lefty starter and then minor roster tweaking. If the Mets do the rebranding thing (once again bring in too many new faces) it could be like old times when they sort of waste a whole season trying hard to put all the new pieces into the right place. It sets the timetable backwards in other words.

    It's a homegrown young team here really overall, with a brand new manager, and a relatively new GM. Sandy Alderson gets the circle, he stables the ship and gets the MiLB next (2) MiLB waves in shape, a brilliant move for the win here.

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