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10/16/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/16/2020

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Tim McCarver, Kevin McReynolds, and Josias Manzanillo.  Lots of talk about Trevor Bauer, J.T. Realmuto, and Marcus Stroman, Braves one win away from World Series, Astros force game 6.


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


Mets Links:


SNY.TV: Here's what Mets' arbitration-eligible players are projected to make in 2021. Noah Syndergaard ($9.7M), Michael Conforto ($13.6M), Edwin Diaz ($6.5M), and Dominic Smith ($3.6M) are among the eligible players.


Mets.com featured an Excerpt: When Wright became 'The Captain' from the new Book by Anthony DiComo and David Wright.  It talks about when David was dubbed “Captain America” in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. 


Mike’s Mets talks about “Free Agent Questions” particularly J.T. Realmuto.


Rising Apple: Mets Million-Dollar Question: Is Trevor Bauer or J.T. Realmuto the bigger priority?


SNY.TV: Trevor Bauer's agent to inform him of Mets fans' desire to sign him.


MLB.com: 9 likely suitors for Trevor Bauer.  Mets are listed at #7.


Rising Apple: Mets front office shouldn’t feel obligated to re-sign Marcus Stroman.


Empire Sports Media: New York Mets Player Evaluations: First Base/Left Field Dominic Smith. “In 2020, he put it all together, hitting .316/.377/.616 with 10 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 21 doubles. Smith’s ability to drive in runs made him a staple in the fourth spot of the order. He hit .333 w/RISP and put the same batting average up with two outs and RISP.”


Metsmerized Online: Four Eye-Popping Dominic Smith Stats From His 2020 Breakout. In regards to Dominic Smith’s increased power writer Matt Musico notes: “The 25-year-old can thank his performance on fly balls for this noticeable lift in power numbers. When singling out this specific batted-ball event in 2020, 11 of Smith’s [21] doubles, all 10 of his homers, and 26 of his 42 RBI came in that situation.”


Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing looks at Matt Harvey in the year 2016 in “After The Fall”.


Mets360 - Trying to find a reason to stick with Steven Matz in 2021. Some of the things writer Jim O’Malley noted was “In 2020, Matz produced a 36:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio.” And “Matz’s velocity remained consistent throughout the season, ranging between 93 and 95.”


CBS Sports: Future MLB general managers: Eight candidates who could eventually become your favorite team's next GM. This includes Billy Owens one of the candidates for the Mets GM job should it become open. 






MLB Links:







MLB.com: 'Kid stepped up,' Bryse Wilson puts ATL 1 win from pennant. Braves 10 Dodgers 2 (Box Score).


AP News: Kershaw falters again in playoffs, pushing Dodgers to brink.





MLB.com: Correa calls his shot, then hits walk-off HR. 'I knew I was going to end it,' said SS, who forced G6 in ALCS. Astros 4 Rays 3 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Preview Rays Vs. Astros 6:07 PM. 


MLB.com: Preview Braves Vs. Dodgers 9:08 PM. 


Forbes.com: Pandemic Will Have Profound Impact On 2020 MLB Offseason. “The pandemic will likely reduce team payrolls and overall spending, even for large market clubs.”


MiLB.com: Hall of Famers stood out in Minors first. The losses of Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver, Whitey Ford and Bob Gibson are reminders of their immortal greatness. But before they became legends for the ages, they were prospects in the Minors.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


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Died on this date:


Transactions:


 New York Mets sold Don Bosch to the Montreal Expos on October 16, 1968.


Josias Manzanillo granted free agency on October 16, 1995.


Don Florence granted free agency on October 16, 1995.


Centerfield Maz: 10/16/1969 Mets: World Series Game #5: Amazing Mets Are World Champions.


Centerfield Maz: 10/16/1969 Mets: Fans Take Over Shea Stadium Playing Field In Celebration.


National Pastime.com:

1969

The Mets, thanks to Ron Swoboda's double and two Oriole errors in the eighth inning, win their fourth straight World Series game to become World Champions. Jerry Koosman tosses a five-hitter, beating Baltimore 5-3 in Game 5, a contest which will be best remembered for manager Gil Hodges winning the 'shoe polish' argument.

2000

In Game 5 of the NLCS, the Mets capture their fourth National League pennant when Mike Hampton throws a complete-game three-hit shutout, blanking the Cardinals at Shea Stadium, 7-0. Bobby Valentine's team joins the 1997 Marlins as the only other wild-card team to advance to the World Series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:


1973 - The Oakland Athletics win Game 3 of the World Series in 11 innings as Bert Campaneris gets the winning RBI in a 3 - 2 victory over the Mets. In a private clubhouse meeting, Dick Williams tells A's players he will resign after the Series.


1999: The New York Mets trip the Atlanta Braves, 3 - 2, to stay alive in the NLCS. John Olerud has all three New York runs with a solo home run in the 6th inning, and a two-run single off John Rocker in the 8th. Brian Jordan and Ryan Klesko hit back-to-back homers in the 8th for the Braves' two runs. Rick Reed, the Mets starter, shuts out Atlanta over the first seven innings on a single hit.




 

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9 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanOctober 16, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    Playoffs are something.

    Braves crush Clayton?

    Arozarena does it again?

    BATTLES!



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  2. John From AlbanyOctober 16, 2020 at 7:28 AM

    You can just imagine what the NY Media would be saying if Kershaw was a Met or Yankee.

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  3. TexasGusCCOctober 16, 2020 at 9:48 AM

    You guys HAVE to check out the article on Travis d’Arnaud in The Athletic. It’s an eye opener on how much pressure that kid was under in New York and what truly good batting coaches mean.

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  4. TexasGusCCOctober 16, 2020 at 9:50 AM

    Matz is better than alot of lefties starting, but he needs to get away from his friends and family.

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  5. John From AlbanyOctober 16, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    Thanks Gus. Change of Scenery helped Travis, it could help Matz as well. Mets would be selling low on Matz though and not get much back.

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  6. Tom BrennanOctober 16, 2020 at 11:43 AM

    Gus, every aspect of a player counts. If he cannot be effective around friends and family, then he needs to be traded away from them, unless they are all willing to leave.

    I will check out the Athletic article on TDA. But I will say this...giving him another month to get into a groove before dumping him was the right thing to do.

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  7. TexasGusCCOctober 16, 2020 at 2:54 PM

    Tom, BVW is a case study on the wrong thing to do. From tendering him to begin with, to dumping him after a month for no reason, to not bringing Mesoraco to the majors. Van Wagenen is the Wilpon’s final screw up, and it was meant to be memorable.

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  8. John From AlbanyOctober 16, 2020 at 4:25 PM

    And he fired Fonzie.

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  9. Tom BrennanOctober 16, 2020 at 6:07 PM

    Gus, BVW did good things with the draft, otherwise not much good and plenty not good.

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