4/4/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links 4/4/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Eric Valent and Ronny Mauricio. Seth Lugo has resumed throwing ans the Mets continue to wait until playing Monday.  

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MLB.com: Here is the best athlete in each farm system. For the Mets it is Pete Crow-Armstrong. “Last year’s 19th overall pick has plus speed and gets even better grades for his defensive work in center, where he covers plenty of ground. There’s a decent chance he could slide right into a Major League outfield right now and provide value if he didn’t have to hit. The Mets saw that when they used the 19-year-old in 11 Grapefruit League games this spring.”

NY Post: Mets’ wait to play is so very ‘weird’.



SNY.TV: Luis Rojas: Mets 'ready to go' for Monday's opener after letdown of Nationals series postponement. 'Everyone here has done a good job to shift gears to what we need to do'

SNY.TV: Sources: Mets had preliminary extension talks with Jacob deGrom -- here’s what it means. Mets are at least mindful of attempting to head off deGrom’s opt out after 2022 season.

SNY.TV: Sources: Nothing doing with Mets, Michael Conforto on extension. Conforto could seek upwards of $200 million in free agency this winter


Joel Sherman NY Post: Golden age for shortstops could have hefty MLB free-agency effect. 


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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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New York Mets traded Joe Nolan to the Atlanta Braves for Leo Foster on April 4, 1975.

New York Mets signed free agent Wayne Twitchell on April 4, 1979.

Atlanta Braves claimed Phil Lombardi of the New York Mets on waivers on April 4, 1990.

New York Mets signed free agent Jenrry Mejia on April 4, 2007.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Josh Stinson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 4, 2012

 National Pastime.com:

1966

On the nationally-televised Hullabaloo, a program which showcases rock and roll groups, host Soupy Sales is joined by his two sons, Tony and Hunt, to perform Meet the Mets, with the unlikely tune also accompanied by the show's go-go dancers halfway through the song (Video link here). The Sales' children were on the program as guests musicians, featuring their rock and roll band, Tony and the Tigers.

1988

In a 10-6 victory over the Expos, Kevin McReynolds and Darryl Strawberry each hit a pair of home runs, helping the Mets to establish an Opening Day record with six homers. The 'Strawman's' second shot, estimated at 525 feet, hits above the dome's light rim and is believed to be the longest dinger ever stroked at Olympic Stadium.

1994

On Opening Day at Wrigley Field in the Cubs' 12-8 loss to New York, Tuffy Rhodes, who has hit only five round-trippers in his first 280 major league at-bats, becomes the first player to homer in his first three at-bats of the season. The three solo home runs, all off Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden, will account for nearly half of the outfielder's total for the year when he finishes the campaign with only eight round-trippers.

 

1994

Before the Cubs' 12-8 Opening Day loss to the Mets at Wrigley Field, Hillary Clinton becomes the second first lady to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the baseball season. Bill's wife then joins Harry Caray in the broadcast booth and sings "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" with the beloved announcer during the seventh inning stretch.

2003

The Coneheads stage a reunion at Shea Stadium as David Cone returns to the mound after taking a year off and hurls an impressive five innings of shutout ball in the Mets' 4-0 victory over the Expos. In memory of one of the founders of this unique idea which started in 1988, the group hangs a banner featuring a picture of Scott Saber, who was killed during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, smiling in his Conehead.

 

Baseball Reference:

2018 - Major League Baseball experiments with a new medium as today's game between the Phillies and Mets is broadcast live exclusively on "Facebook Watch", a new application recently launched by the social media giant. Reviews are mixed, as viewers complain about the size of the graphics relative to that of most laptop or tablet screens and the invasive nature of streaming comments by users (which can be turned off, although this possibility is not readily apparent to many viewers, it seems). This is clearly an attempt to interest some younger viewers who have tuned out traditional media in watching a live game. But some of the kinks will need to be worked out before it can dethrone the well-regarded MLB.TV, which already provides live and delayed game coverage on a huge variety of connected devices.

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2 comments:

Tom Brennan said...


Mercedes a 28 year old rookie, starts season 8 for 8? Wow.

If Cohen were here a year earlier would Zack Wheeler have stayed?

Mets vs. MIA - missing in action

April 4, 2021 at 9:21 AM
John From Albany said...

If Cohen bought the team a year earlier a lot would be different - Wheeler would be here for shore.

April 4, 2021 at 10:25 AM

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