10/26/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/26/2020

 

Good Morning. Born Today Elio Chacón and Happy Birthday to Jaime Cerda and Chris Hilliard. Dodgers beat Rays to lead WS 3-2 plus Mets Links, and Winter Baseball. 


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



Mets Links:


Mike's Mets - The Evolving Bullpen: Mike looks at how the Rays built their “deep, diverse and pretty darned cheap bullpen” as opposed to the Mets “investing big in Jeurys Familia and Dellin Betances to shore up their late-game bullpen and not getting much bang for the buck.”  


Talkin Mets with Mike Silva: The Captain David Wright.


Rising Apple: Three Mets trade targets flying under the radar this winter. Writer Adrian Cervantes discusses: Nathan Eovaldi; Daniel Norris; and Richard Rodriguez.


Rising Apple: Why the Mets should extend Noah Syndergaard this offseason. “In light of the uncertainty of post-surgery production, this offseason is the perfect time to make an offer, which carries a low-risk/high-reward potential…Ideally, the Mets would offer Noah Syndergaard something in the range of three years/$36M.”


Mets360: The Mets should decline Wilson Ramos’ team option.


Tim Ryder Metsmerized Online: Why Mets Should Pass on Trevor Bauer. “But throwing silly money at a career 3.90 ERA pitcher — regardless of his outstanding 11-start run with Cincinnati this season — feels like a substantial gamble and the exact opposite direction of where this organization should be heading.”


Empire Sports Media: The New York Mets should target a Cleveland Indians player, but not Lindor. Instead, the Mets should target one of Cleveland’s young starters. Zach Plesac, Triston McKenzie and Aaron Civale come to mind.


Metsmerized Online: Examining Potential Trade Suitors for Francisco Lindor.  Besides the Mets the Angels, Cardinals, and the Giants are looked at potential landing spots.


Metsmerized Online: MMO Free Agent Profile: Kirby Yates, RHP.


Empire Sports Media: New York Mets Player Evaluations: Outfielder Billy Hamilton. The Mets received a month of Hamilton after trading away Jordan Humphreys. Hamilton only received five starts in 16 games which resulted in one hit over 22 at-bats.



ICYMI Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:


Mack - Weekly Draft Notes.


Mack - 2021 Mets Draft Targets - Maddux Bruns, Jonathan Cannon, Henry Davis, Gunnar Hogland, Carson Seymour.


MLB Links:







MLB.com: Dodgers deny Rays in G5, one win from title. Kershaw thwarts steal attempt of home; bullpen bounces back. Dodgers 4 Rays 2 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Caught stealing at home changes Game 5.


ESPN.com: Tampa Bay Rays' Manny Margot on attempted steal of home: 'Thought it was a good idea at the time'.




MLB.com: Game 6 Preview 8:08 PM Tuesday.


Ken Davidoff NY Post: Rays hero Brett Phillips has obscure connections to Yankees, Mets. “Phillips left the Astros in the July 30, 2015 trade to Milwaukee for Carlos Gomez, the deal that occurred only because the Mets decided not to trade Crying Wilmer Flores and Zach Wheeler to the Brewers for Gomez.”


MLB Trade Rumors: 2021 Managerial Search Tracker.


Winter Baseball:


Charros de Jalisco 8 Caneros de los Mochis 4 (Box Score). Juan Uriarte 0 for 3.  Juan is now hitting for a .286 average this winter. 


Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard.

 

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:


Died on this date:


Transactions:


 New York Mets traded Dwight Bernard to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mark Bomback on October 26, 1979.

New York Mets traded Wally Whitehurst, D. J. Dozier and Raul Casanova to the San Diego Padres for Tony Fernandez on October 26, 1992.

Carlos Baerga granted free agency on October 26, 1998.


National Pastime.com:

1998

Potential free-agent All-Star catcher Mike Piazza signs the most lucrative contract in major league history when he agrees to terms with the Mets. The seven-year deal is worth over $91 million and includes having a suite on road trips and a luxury box for Shea Stadium's home games.

 

2000

In Game 5 at Shea Stadium, the Yankees win their third consecutive World Series, the fourth title in five years, and record 26th championship by defeating the Mets, 4-2. Luis Sojo's ninth-inning two-out, tie-breaking single off starter Al Leiter is the decisive hit.

 

2005

Bobby Valentine becomes the first foreign manager to win the Japan Series in the 70-year history of Japanese baseball. Sweeping the Hanshin Tigers, the former Rangers and Mets skipper leads the Chiba Lotte Marines to their first league championship in 31 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:


1979 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn notifies Hall of Famer Willie Mays that if he accepts a position with the Bally Manufacturing Corporation, owner of several gambling casinos, he must disassociate himself from major league baseball. Mays, a part-time coach and goodwill ambassador for the Mets, will relinquish his duties upon accepting Bally's job offer.

 

North Jersey,com: On the 20th anniversary of Game 5, a look back at the Yankees vs. Mets Subway World Series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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1 comment:

Tom Brennan said...

I am more impressed with Arozarena hit and HR records here than Kershaw's taking the all time post season K lead. Clayton os contantly in the playoffs. If Jake got there that much, he'd have the record.

I wonder how Jake feels not playing and just watching - yet again. 189 career playoff innings for Kershaw, 25 for Jake.

Kershaw's playoff ERA is still 4.19.

October 26, 2020 at 7:01 AM

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