John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/20/2020

 

Good Morning. Happy Birthday Keith Hernandez, Rick Ownbey, Jonathan Hurst, and Brooklyn Outfielder Kenny Taylor. SNY thinks the Mets will have payroll to spare, and the World Series starts tonight.

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Mets Links:

SNY.TV: Analyzing the Mets' payroll situation for 2021 and beyond. Danny Abriano projects a $134 million payroll with $76 million to spend under the luxury tax.

Reflections on Baseball: The Mets Are Off The Back Pages Drawing Up A Plan For 2021. Yes, finally!

Rising Apple: Mets Monday Morning GM: Again, thank you for not trading Dominic Smith.

Metsmerized Online: 2020 MMO Report Card: Dominic Smith. Primary Stats: 50 G, 199 PA, 10 HR, 42 RBI, 14 BB , 45 SO, .316 BA, .377 OBP, .616 SLG, .993 OPS.

The Sports Daily - Mike Phillips' Mets Player Review Series: Miguel Castro.

Empire Sports Media: New York Mets Player Evaluations: Infielder Luis Guillorme. “Guillorme finally got a chance to play every day from August 11 through September 1 and took full advantage of it. In 12 games (11 starts), he slashed .469/.550/.563 with three doubles, seven walks, and eight strikeouts.”

Mets360: Should the Mets consider trading Jeff McNeil?

Metsmerized Online: Despite Shortened Season, Amed Rosario Can’t Shake This Trend.  Armed has struggled in the first half of seasons.

Mets Daddy: Hopefully Mets See Defense Will Win 2020 World Series.

Metsmerized Online: Fan Shot: The Case For Acquiring Francisco Lindor.

Rising Apple: Francisco Lindor trade proposal on social media has fans divided.

Ernest Dove The Sports Report: Ernest talks about Mets Top Prospects Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Alvarez, Matthew Allan, and more.

 

MLB Links:

MLB Trade Rumors: TB-LA World Series Game 1 FAQ (8 ET, FOX).

MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers Name Clayton Kershaw Starter For Game 1.

MLB Trade Rumors: Rays Name Glasnow, Snell Starters For First Two Games Of World Series.

MLB.com: Experts pick World Series winner, MVP.

MLB.com: Rays-Dodgers: World Series position analysis.

MLB.com: Friedman called this World Series 6 years ago.

MLB Trade Rumors: Tigers Interview Pirates Bench Coach Don Kelly For Managerial Position.

MLB Trade Rumors: Nationals Hire Jim Hickey As Pitching Coach.

ESPN.com: Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow again denies role in Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal.

ESPN.com: World Series 2020: Cody Bellinger's October heroics started with a text from his dad. “Then, after the Atlanta Braves took a commanding 3-1 series lead, he [ex-big leaguer Clay Bellinger] sent Cody a text. He felt his son was suddenly becoming too passive within the strike zone. The message: Get in the box, be the man, see what happens.”

Yahoo Sports: NLCS Game 7: Cody Bellinger dislocates shoulder celebrating go-ahead home run.

Yahoo Sports: Ranking the worst Atlanta sports losses, from Game 7 to 28-3.

Winter Baseball:

Baseball Mexico Blog: The Mexican Pacific League opened its 2020-21 season last Thursday with a full slate of five games, four with fans in the stands.

#WinterLeagueNews#LMP

After a day off Saturday, #Mets C Juan Uriarte was back in the lineup yesterday for the Caneros de los Mochis and went 1-for-4 with a triple in their win over the Venados de Mazatlan.

— Christopher Soto (@SotoC803) October 19, 2020

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

• Wid Matthews (1896)
• Bobby Floyd (1943)
• Keith Hernandez (1953)
• Rick Ownbey (1957)
• Jonathan Hurst (1966)
• Kenny Taylor (1996)

Died on this date:

• Mel Harder (2002)
• Chuck Hiller (2004)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Al Jackson and Charley Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Boyer on October 20, 1965.

New York Mets sold Larry Bearnarth to the Milwaukee Brewers on October 20, 1970.

New York Mets sold Ron Taylor to the Montreal Expos on October 20, 1971.

New York Mets released Ken Takahashi on October 20, 2009.

Amazing Avenue: Revisiting the Mets’ four-game sweep of the Cubs in the 2015 NLCS.

National Pastime.com:

1969

Joining the AFL’s New York Jets and the Apollo 11 astronauts, the Mets become the third group this year honored with a ticker-tape parade on Broadway. Additionally, the World Champions attend three rallies throughout the Big Apple, with hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers enjoying the day-long festivities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:

1973 - Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics has RBI doubles in the 1st and 3rd innings to lead Oakland to a 3 - 1 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the World Series.

 

2015: The Mets beat the Cubs, 5 - 2, to take a three games to none lead in the NLCS. Daniel Murphy homers in his fifth consecutive postseason game, tying a major league record, while Jacob deGrom overcomes a rocky 1st inning to pick up his third win of the playoffs.

 

October 20, 1973: @Mets started Tom Seaver on three days rest for Game 6 in Oakland. Seaver held the @Athletics to two runs over seven innings. Catfish Hunter, Darold Knowles and Rollie Fingers held the @Mets offense in check, sending the Series to Game 7. Final: A’s 3, Mets 1. pic.twitter.com/stR8AzweC1

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) October 20, 2020

10/20/2015 The Mets move to just one win away from a World Series berth. They get a dominating performance from Jacob deGrom as he throws 7 shutdown innings while Daniel Murphy stretches his consecutive home run streak to 5 games. Lucas Duda and Yoenis Céspedes also had RBIs. pic.twitter.com/qtW0QBConw

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) October 20, 2019

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