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7/1/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links - 7/1/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Michael Wacha and Chris Flexen. Mets lose to Braves 20 - 2, Syracuse gets rained out, Binghamton wins their 4th straight, St. Lucie wins big, Brooklyn splits a double header and the FCL Mets win.    

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Braves 20 Mets 2 (Box Score) Kevin Pillar CF 1 for 3, 1 run scored;  Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 2, 1 K; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored; David Peterson (L, 2-6) 3 innings, 6 runs – 5 earned, 8 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Sean Reid-Foley 1.3 inning, 5 runs – 4 earned, 4 hits, 1 walk; Thomas Szapucki 3.2 innings, 6 runs – all earned, 7 hits, 2 HRs, 3 walks, 4 Ks, Albert Almora jr. 1 inning, 3 runs – all earned, 1 hit, 1 HR, 1 walk, 1 HBP;

NY Post: Mets demolished 20-2 by Braves, lose David Peterson to injury. “David Peterson departed the mound with the trainer in the fourth inning, ending a brutal performance. The left-hander exited with right side soreness,.”

Mets.com: “New York jumped out to a two-run lead in the first at Truist Park, but Atlanta fired back early and often to hand the Mets a 20-2 loss. In a disastrous fourth inning, the Mets spent over half an hour in the field as the Braves sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven of them. Matters hardly improved from there, and the Mets allowed 20-plus runs for just the fourth time in franchise history.”

Brian Joura Mets360: “Either way, the blowout allowed the Mets to use Thomas Szapucki, although having him enter the game with runners on second and third probably isn’t the way the front office drew it up on the blackboard….The rookie was in the unenviable spot of having to take one for the team…” (Subscription required)






SNY.TV: What’s next. The Mets and Braves close out their series on Thursday night at 7:20 p.m. on SNY. Jacob deGrom will toe the rubber against Braves righty Ian Anderson.

NY Post: What Jacob deGrom is doing right now is ‘stupid’: Tom Glavine; “I witnessed [Greg Maddux’s] four-year run in Atlanta when he won four straight Cy Young Awards, and it was very similar to what [deGrom] is doing in the sense that if [Maddux] went out and gave up two runs in a game.

NY Post: What Mets’ new hitting coach wants from struggling lineup.”… hitting coach Hugh Quattlebaum wants his crew to stay patient…“The biggest thing for us is we’re focused on the process. Not just what is going to work in the next 24 minutes, 24 hours, but what gives us the best chance for sustained success through the rest of this year…I am really pleased with the process that is going on behind the scenes”

NY Post: Mets’ Edwin Diaz putting together All-Star résumé.

NY Post: MLB places disgraced ex-Mets GM Jared Porter on ineligible list through 2022.

NY Post: Mets’ Dellin Betances to have season-ending shoulder surgery. 

New York Mets infielders J.D. Davis and Jonathan Villar join Syracuse for rehab assignments at NBT Bank Stadium this week. Davis and Villar join Tomás Nido, Jeurys Familia, Brandon Nimmo, and Dellin Betances who are also rehabbing with Syracuse.





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Syracuse Mets & Red Wings postponed on Wednesday night, doubleheader set for Thursday (7/1/21). The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader with first pitch of game one scheduled for 5:05.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6 Richmond Flying Squirrels 2 (Box Score) Jake Mangum CF 1 for 4, double, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Carlos Cortes LF 1 for 5, 3 Ks; Mark Vientos 1B 1 for 4, double, 1 run scored, 1 K; Quinn Brodey LF 2 for 3, triple, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Yoel Romero 2B 1 for 4, double, 1 RBI; Adam Oller (W, 2-3) 5 innings,  2 runs – both earned, 6 hits, 1 walk, 8 Ks;


Brooklyn Trolley Blogger: Brooklyn Cyclones Split Twin Bill at Aberdeen

Cyclones Split a Pair in Aberdeen. Game 1: Aberdeen IronBirds 2 Brooklyn Cyclones 1 (Box Score) Ronny Mauricio SS 0 for 3, 1 K; Brett Baty 0 for 3; Francisco Alvarez C 2 for 3; Cody Bohanek LF 1 for 2, HR, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 K; Jose Butto (L, 1-4) 6 innings, 2 runs – both earned, 5 hits, 1 walk, 9 Ks; 

Game 2: Brooklyn Cyclones 7 Aberdeen IronBirds 6 (Box Score) Ronny Mauricio DH 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Brett Baty 2 for 3, double, run scored, walk; Luke Ritter 2B 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored; Jaison Vilera (W, 1-5) 5 innings, 3 runs – all earned; 1 walk, 1 k; Mitch Ragan (S,2) 2/3 inning, no runs, 2 hits, 1 K; 




St. Lucie Mets wallop Threshers 13-4 in rain-shorted game. St. Lucie Mets 13 Clearwater Threshers 4 (Box Score) Alex Ramirez CF 2 for 4, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Warren Saunders DH 2 for 5, HR, 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored; Matt Dyer 1B 3 for 4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Nic Gaddis C 1 for 4, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Luis Moreno (W, 2-1) 5.2 innings, 4 runs – all earned, 8 hits, 2 HRs, 5 Ks; Drake Nightengale (S,1) 1.2 innings, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk; 

FCL Mets 8 FCL Cards 2 (Box Score) Johneshwy Fargas CF 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 Ks; Stanley Consuegra 1 for 3, HR, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 K; William Lugo SS 1 for 4, HR, 1 run scored, 2 RBIs; Omar De Los Santos LF 2 for 4, HR, Triple, 3 RBIs, 1 run scored; Jose Zorrilla 1 inning, no runs, no hits; Saul Gonzalez 6 innings, 2 runs – both earned, 6 hits, 2 walks, 7 Ks; 

MiLB.com: Playoffs return to the Minor Leagues. Postseason best-of-5 series for three levels will start on Sept. 21. 

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New York Mets traded Charlie Neal and Sammy Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder on July 1, 1963.

New York Mets released Al Weis on July 1, 1971.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Escobar on July 1, 1995.

New York Mets traded Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox for Royce Ring, Edwin Almonte and Andrew Salvo on July 1, 2003.

National Pastime.com: 

1943
Although the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will not have an official All-Star Game until 1946, two teams, one composed of South Bend Blue Sox and Rockford Peaches players and the other made up of players from the Kenosha Comets and Racine Belles, put on an exhibition game under the lights at Wrigley Field. The AAGPBL contest is the first night game ever played in the historic Chicago ballpark.
1966
Woody Fryman faces the minimum 27 batters in the Pirates' 12-0 rout of the Mets at Shea Stadium. New York leadoff hitter Ron Hunt singles to center to start the bottom of the first, but is tagged out trying to swipe second base.

2013
Before the game at Citi Field, the Mets and Diamondbacks honor the 19 firefighters killed while battling a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona with a moment of silence. Additionally, each team hangs a jersey with the word Yarnell stitched on the back above the number 19 in their respective dugouts.


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1973: At Wrigley Field, the Mets edge the Cubs, 6 - 5, in the first game of a doubleheader. Then it is the Cubs' turn, as Randy Hundley bangs a 9th inning 3-run homer to give Chicago the 6 - 5 edge. Ron Santo has seven hits for the afternoon, five in the nitecap.

1998 - Trailing the Mets, 8 - 7, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Toronto comes up with eight runs. New York fights back with two in their half of the 9th, but the Blue Jays hold on for a 15 - 10 triumph.

2009: Is the era of high scoring over ? For the first time since September 1, 1976, three National League games end in 1 - 0 scores on the same day. All of the shutouts are combined efforts: Mike Pelfrey of the Mets beats Milwaukee, Johnny Cueto leads the Reds over Arizona, and the Dodgers defeat Colorado with an 8th-inning run.

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15 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanJuly 1, 2021 at 6:16 AM

    Alex Ramirez hitting .333 since his 2 for 18 start. Amazing for 18 yr old.

    At the end of the top of the first, I was sure we were ready to watch a 2-0 Mets perfect game. OK, so I was wrong.

    I remember the Mets winning 19-1 against Cubs with 23 hits in the mid 1960s. They lost the next game.

    This game makes you appreciate what Tylor Megill has accomplished.

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  2. Tom BrennanJuly 1, 2021 at 6:20 AM

    Szapucki…after his last few AAA outings with lots of runners, not surprised he allowed 10 hits/walks in 3.2 IP.

    REALLY NOW…WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH THE HITTERS ALREADY?

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  3. AnonymousJuly 1, 2021 at 8:03 AM

    I saw Szapucki years ago w/ Brooklyn -- it was a terrible team, one of the worst I'd ever seen -- but he looked to me like he was going to have a career.

    Then TJ surgery.

    Got to see him on TV last night.

    I have a basic rule about pitchers: I like to SEE how they get guys out. The swing-and-miss high heat, a sharp slider, a killer changeup, something that you can point to and say, "That's Major League."

    I didn't see any of that last night.

    Just a lefty chucking the ball up there.

    Oh well. He'll get more chances. I don't think he's going to help the big team.

    Jimmy


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  4. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 8:09 AM

    Happy Bobby Bonilla day

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  5. UnknownJuly 1, 2021 at 8:31 AM

    Bobby Bonilla will get a paycheck from the Mets long after Francisco Lindor gets his last one from the Mets, or Fernando Tatis Jr. From the Padres.

    Bob W

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  6. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 8:44 AM

    Good for Bobby B. Crazy deal by Wilpons.

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  7. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 8:47 AM

    Jimmy - Szapucki actually looked better to start the year in Syracuse with min 90's velocity but has been moved back and forth from the Taxi squad to Syracuse that he has off for the past month or so. Best for him would be to leave him at AAA to let him get innings and regular work.

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  8. Gary SeagrenJuly 1, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    Is a deal for Berrios far off?

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  9. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 9:47 AM

    Gary - don't think a deal will happen until last week of July. Smart teams will want to get best deal possible.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 1, 2021 at 9:58 AM

    I thought the Berrios/Donaldson concept was interesting and believable from the Twins POV -- looking to tie a bad contract in Donaldson 4/$93 to any Berrios move.

    Short term, for 2021 and 2022, Donaldson (who seems insane) would work at 3B. It would certainly energize the lineup.

    I think Baty should be our guy to start 2023. Then, I guess, you hope to move Donaldson for those final two years?

    So what do you give up for something like that?

    Berrios is art-eligible in 2022, free agent in 2023.

    Do you send along Jeff McNeil? I love Jeff, and believe in his bat. I also like him in RF next season. I don't think he's our 2B next year.

    Help me think about this, guys.

    Jimmy








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  11. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 11:04 AM

    Jimmy,

    I think improvements via trades for Mets will be tough. Farm is barren and young players like McNeil and Smith are slumping. Given the choice - I'd rather give up a slumping McNeil over a prospect but I could go either way. Given Peterson's injury - Mets may overpay for Berrios/Donaldson

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  12. AnonymousJuly 1, 2021 at 2:03 PM

    John,

    I think that trade is doable. We have the chips. The question is on price and how far we'd go.

    Plugging Donaldson into the lineup would be positive. Getting Berrios for this season and next would also be huge.

    JD Davis would go, easily, since we'd have no use for him. Maybe McNeil is too big a price; maybe not. What about Dom Smith?

    I don't want to include Mauricio, but that's a guy who would get the Twins attention. Vientos?

    I don't move Baty, Alvarez, Allen, Ginn, or Crowe-Armstrong.

    Jimmy




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  13. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 2:32 PM

    Agree. I don't touch Baty, Allan, Alvarez, Ginn or Crow-Armstrong either. Apparently Cubs wanted Alvarez for Bryant and Mets said no.

    I think taking on the Donaldson contract enables a deal without a top prospect. Maybe a Szapucki or a Kilome?

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  14. John From AlbanyJuly 1, 2021 at 2:33 PM

    Btw, before a recent injury, at least Kilome threw a 7 inning shutout - 1 hitter this year. That's something Szapucki has not approached yet this year.

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  15. Remember1969July 1, 2021 at 7:30 PM

    I think at this point I would do a McNeil and Vientos for Donaldson and Berrios. That is taking a lot of salary and giving up a lot of control, but Donaldson, if healthy, even at 35 is a better 3rd baseman than they have had in quite a while. Berrios is an established MLB starter. One and a half years with the NL East being what it is is worth it to try to win now.

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