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4/28/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links 4/28/2021

 



Good morning, Happy Birthday Dillon Gee, Mets lose to Red Sox 2-1, Jerry Blevins retires and highlights from the Alt. Site.

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Red Sox 2 Mets 1 (Box Score and Gameday): Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 4; Dominic Smith LF 0 for 4, 1 K; Pete Alonso 1B 0 for 4, 4 Ks; Michael Conforto RF 2 for 4, 1 K; J.D. Davis 3B 1 for 4, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 3, HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 K; James McCann C 1 for 3, 1 K; David Peterson P 0 for 2, 1 K; Kevin Pillar CF 0 for 3, 1 K; Peterson (L, 1-3) 6 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs – both earned, 2 walks, 3 Ks, 1 HR; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Trevor May 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Miguel Castro 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks;

SNY.TV: What’s next. The Mets and Red Sox finish up their quick two-game series with a 6:40 p.m. start on Wednesday. Jacob deGrom looks to provide an encore to his 15-strikeout two-hitter as he takes the mound against Nick Pivetta.

NY Post: Garrett Richards arrived at Citi Field on Tuesday with 13 walks, 12 strikeouts and a 6.48 ERA through his first four starts for the Red Sox this season. The Mets welcomed him with a parade of whiffs

Metstradamus: “…Richards held a clinic on how to beat the Mets, and it’s pretty simple: First time through the order, you set them up with fastballs… Richards’ final 62 pitchers were 32 off speed and 30 fastballs.”

Mets360: “David Peterson gave a strong effort, a nice bounceback from his last outing, but it wasn’t enough, as he allowed 2 ER in 6 IP. The Mets got three scoreless innings from their pen, including one by Jeurys Familia that included two bullets hit by the Sox, making up for some of those cheap hits he gave up earlier.” (Subscription required)

David Lennon Newsday: “The Mets’ only hit with a runner in scoring position (1-for-3) failed to get Michael Conforto in from second base but actually raised their average in those situations to .193, which is still dead-last in the majors. Jeff McNeil was responsible for the Mets’ lone run, blasting a first-pitch fastball into the rightfield seats in the second inning, but he also whiffed to strand two in the fourth.”

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Francisco Lindor can’t escape boos from fed-up Mets fans.

Anthony DiComo Mets.com: Lindor’s lone hit on Tuesday was a swinging bunt that he beat out for a single. His 1-for-4 performance actually raised his season average to .212, but the Mets could not bring him around to score.

Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: After Francisco Lindor grounded out in his fourth at-bat, capping his 1-for-4 night at the plate, the superstar shortstop was booed by the Citi Field crowd on his way into the dugout. Though he made a terrific catch and dive to end the seventh with an unassisted double play at second base to get Jeurys Familia out of the inning, Lindor has looked off-balance at the plate.












Metsmerized Online: Interview with TJ Rivera.  Matthew Brownstein talks to TJ about his call up to the Majors, his Tommy John surgery, playing for Luis Rojas, and what he is doing now – “Right now, we’re just waiting to hear if teams are going to look to sign people for this minor league season and if I can be one of those guys.”

ESPN.com: Friendship, memories and a year with the 1969 New York Mets. Writer Elizabeth Merrill catches up with ’69 Mets like Bud Harrelson, Art Shamsky, Ed Kranepool, Cleon Jones and others in a great read.

Newsday.com: ESPN's '30 for 30' on the '86 Mets gets its title: 'Once Upon a Time in Queens'. This will run later this year…”October will mark the 35th anniversary of the team’s second and still most recent World Series championship.”











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1965
As Houston fans cheer their pregame ascent, Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson and a radio engineer climb into the Astrodome's gondola and are hoisted 208 feet above second base to broadcast the game. The umpiring crew determines that any ball hitting the pair will be in play, since an existing ground rule also calls a ball hitting any part of the dome is also in play.
1995
Showing their displeasure at the recent baseball strike, three fans jump a Shea Stadium fence with one out in the top of the fourth inning, and begin scattering dollar bills at the feet of the Mets' players on the field. As a finale to their defiant act, the trio stands on second base with arms raised, showing the Opening Day crowd T-shirts that are stenciled with the word Greed.

2010
David Wright surpasses Ed Kranepool to become the Mets all-time leader in doubles. The 27 year-old third baseman, who collected his 1,000th career hit yesterday, strokes his 226th two-bagger in the second inning of the Mets' 7-3 victory over L.A. at Citi Field.


1962 - Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal and Gil Hodges hit consecutive home runs in the 6th inning to lead the expansion New York Mets to an 8 - 6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory is a rare occurrence for the Mets - one of only 40 during their inaugural season.

2001: Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with 8, but St. Louis falls to the Mets, 6 - 5, in 11 innings. 

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8 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanApril 28, 2021 at 6:19 AM

    Wrote a long post about how nauseating the lack of hitting is getting. It crashed. So I'll keep it short: HITTING SUCKS BADLY

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  2. John From AlbanyApril 28, 2021 at 7:36 AM

    Need team speed and need Guillorme in the lineup everyday - especially with Nimmo hurt. ANd can we please stop this business of not putting people on the IL hoping they get better? If they are hurt, put them on the IL and bring up a replacement. All I am saying is "Give Fargas a Chance!"

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  3. John From AlbanyApril 28, 2021 at 8:36 AM

    This morning in Korea - Walker Lockett 6 innings allowing 1 run for Chris Flexen's former team - Doosan. His ERA so far this year is under 2. Does anyone want to see these KBO updates to return?

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  4. TexasGusCCApril 28, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    Once a month on Lockett is plenty, John. Don’t go crazy, you give us too much already, LOL. It’s a great read every morning, I’ve said it before, better than SportsCenter.

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  5. John From AlbanyApril 28, 2021 at 9:58 AM

    Thanks Gus - and yesterday the Spanish Announcer included the Sports Center theme as part of that call on Almora!

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  6. Tom BrennanApril 28, 2021 at 12:41 PM

    So...what IS the story with Nimmo? How'd he hurt his hip?

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  7. John From AlbanyApril 28, 2021 at 1:40 PM

    Tom - Luis Rojas said that an MRI revealed that Nimmo's hip had a “mild impingement.” Hopefully it is not something that lingers.

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  8. Tom BrennanApril 28, 2021 at 1:50 PM

    Hopefully, Nimmo's impingement is nothing like that of Betances.

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