11/11/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 11/11/2020

 



Good Morning. Happy Birthday Dave Telgheder, Damion Easley, Mike Bacsik, and P. J. Conlon.  Steve and Sandy wow at Press Conference and the Mets are staying in Binghamton, Syracuse and Brooklyn!


Breaking News - Marcus Stroman accepts the Mets' $18.9 million qualifying offer.

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


Mets Links:


MLB.com: Cohen's goal for Mets: Champs in 3-5 years. 


NY Post: Fans will see Mets finally spend like a major-market team.


Jeff Passan ESPN.com: Saying New York Mets 'should set high goals,' owner Steve Cohen begins team's bold, new era. “In other words, Steve Cohen said, he is going to be everything that the Mets haven't been.”


Forbes.com: Meet The New Boss — Steve Cohen. Not The Same As The Old Boss.


Tim Brown Yahoo Sports: How Steve Cohen can fulfill the promise Mets fans saw in his introduction. “Stay in that lane. That means committing to a plan and the people you choose to implement the plan and the dollars pledged to the plan that won’t show up in tomorrow morning’s standings. That’s the hard part.”


Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Steve Cohen is a kindred spirit for long-suffering Mets fans.



Joel Sherman NY Post: Steve Cohen wows Mets rival while looking like anti-Wilpon. “That Cohen cleared all hurdles was so overt that an executive from a rival team unsolicited texted: ‘I just watched that whole thing and if I were a Met fan right now I would be dancing in the street.’”


NY Times: As Owner of the Mets, Steven Cohen Is ‘Doing It for the Fans’.


Forbes.com: New Owner Steve Cohen’s Mets Fandom Highlights Official Introduction.



Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing: “The Wilpon clouds have parted and their replacement by the guy who rode the Port Washington line to Shea before making his billions is auguring blue skies smiling on us. He’s got the will to win a World Series in a time span equivalent to how long it’s been since were last in one…Plus he seems pretty cool about the whole thing. Overall, Cohen is here to take our sad song and make it better.”


Mike’s Mets: When You Meet the Right One, You Know It. “From not being concerned about being in the same town as the Yankees to not wanting to be mediocre, it was all sweet music to my ears. Cohen wants his team to be great and, unlike the Wilpons, is willing to do what it takes to get there.”


NY Post: Steve Cohen jabs Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez during Mets introduction. “’Who are the other bidders? I don’t remember,’ Cohen said with a grin Tuesday.”


NY Post: Sandy Alderson: ‘Very likely’ Luis Rojas manages Mets in 2021.



Syracuse.com: New Mets president slots Binghamton into organization’s minor league lineup. While the confirmation wasn’t a surprise in Syracuse, Brooklyn or St. Lucie, it did cause a sigh of relief in Binghamton. The Rumble Ponies were one of the teams speculated as a candidate for contraction under a new Professional Baseball agreement being negotiated between the minors and majors. Alderson also indicated that Brooklyn, currently a short-season New York-Penn League team, will make the move to a full season-squad. The Columbia Fireflies and Kingsport Mets, both Class A teams, are gone as affiliates.



NY Post: Mets aren’t hiding their interest in Trevor Bauer.


Mets360: Trevor Bauer is a good fit for the Mets.



Jason Fry Faith and Fear in Flushing Has a Met for all Seasons.  In 2006 it is Carlos Beltran.


ICYMI Yesterday At Mack’s Mets:


Tom Brennan - Series Part 3 of 5: What Went Wrong with the Mets from 2016-2020. Today? 2018.


Open Thread - Questions for Today’s Press conference.


Today's Press Conference and Beat Writer Tweets.


Columbia Fireflies statement on Affiliation Change.


Mack - Scouting Report - RHP - Jaden Hill.


Mack - Scouting Report - RHP - Jonathan Cannon.


MLB Links:


MLB.com: Cash, Mattingly net Manager of Year honors.


MLB.com: 6 free agents face today's QO deadline. George Springer, J.T. Realmuto, Trevor Bauer, Marcus Stroman, Kevin Gausman and DJ LeMahieu.


MLB.com: The case for each Cy Young finalist. “the altered schedule uniquely hurt Jacob deGrom, who made all 12 of his starts against the potent offenses of the NL and AL East.”


MLB.com: Experts agree Realmuto going to THIS team. The MLB writers think it is the Mets.


NY Post: Tony La Russa’s desperate attempt to avoid DUI arrest: ‘See my ring?’


NY Post: Tony La Russa DUI backlash begins with Marcus Stroman. Stroman tweeted, “smh [shaking my head],” with a face-palm emoji. Stroman went on to call the hire “baffling on all measures.”


NY Post: Alex Cora hopes Carlos Beltran gets second chance after Mets ouster.


NY Post: Red Sox quietly bring back another cheater.  “Former video replay coordinator J.T. Watkins, who was suspended last season after MLB said he illegally utilized game feeds to help players steal opposing teams’ signs during a few games in 2018, is returning to the team as a member of the professional scouting staff, according to the Boston Globe.”


NY Post: Yankees treat ‘people like crap,’ Trenton Thunder owner fumes.



Asian Baseball:


Doosan Bears 4 KT Wiz 1 (Box Score). Doosan leads the 5 game series 2-0.  Game 3 on Thursday.


Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.   


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:



Transactions:


Texas Rangers signed Doc Medich of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 11, 1977.

New York Mets traded Terry Blocker to the Atlanta Braves for Kevin Brown on November 11, 1987.

New York Mets traded Mel Rojas to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bobby Bonilla on November 11, 1998.

National Pastime.com:


1996

The Mets trade Rico Brogna to the Phillies for relievers Toby Borland and Ricardo Jordan. The first baseman, diagnosed with a form of spinal arthritis in 1991, proves to be a good acquisition for Philadelphia when the 27 year-old infielder spends 3+ seasons as an everyday player in the City of Brotherly Love.

2006

Although the team has declined to comment, several newspapers and internet sites report the Mets' new ballpark will be known as Citi Field. The deal with CitiCorp, the nation's largest bank, may be worth as much as $20 million annually for 20 years, making it the richest naming rights agreement in sports history, exceeding the 32-year, $300 million contract between the NFL's Texans and Reliant Energy Inc.

 


Baseball Reference:


2019 - Winners of the Rookie of the Year Award are announced, with Mets 1B Pete Alonso, who led the majors with 53 homers, receiving the honor in the NL and Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez doing so in the AL. Alonso receives 29 of 30 first-place votes, while Alvarez is a unanimous choice.


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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

I love the birthday names. Half these guys, I recall the names, but have no recollection of them actually playing.

My brother wants the best = Realmuto - and a competent back up catcher. That certainly makes a lot of sense.

November 11, 2020 at 7:04 AM
John From Albany said...

I think everyone will love Realmuto for the first half of his contract and not so much the second half as his skills decline and he deals with Hip issues. If they win a WS in 3-5 years it will be worth it.

I like your idea about the two Catcher tandem the best. It allows for both to play at their peak and if one gets hurt - you are not stuck.

November 11, 2020 at 7:19 AM
Tom Brennan said...

John, like any contract like this, it has a defined yearly payout, but in actuality, the real value is up front.

Let's say He signs for 5 years $150. It would really be worth $40 yr 1, $35 year 2, $30 year 3, $25 year 4, and $20 year 5.

November 11, 2020 at 10:38 AM

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