5/19/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 5/19/2020


Good Morning, Happy Birthday Turk Wendell, and Bartolo Colon wants to retire a Met.


Marley Rivera EPSN.com: Bartolo Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season, and if given the choice, it would be with the New York Mets. "That Mets team was really something special," he said. "I've played with 10 teams, but with the Mets, the way all those players treated me, how that entire franchise treated me, from the front office to the kitchen staff, it was amazing. And Mets fans are the best. In the beginning, when they laughed at me every time my helmet fell off, at first I felt uncomfortable. But when I saw how much the fans enjoyed it, I asked for a bigger batting helmet so that it would fall more because it was so much fun for them!" He added: "If it was up to me, I would retire with the Mets. I would like my career to end in New York."

Mets Links:

Tim Brown Yahoo Sports: Leighton Accardo, the 8-year-old daughter of Mets pitching coach Jeremy Accardo, is inspiring players and coaches across the sports world in her battle with cancer.  Mets manager Luis Rojas and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner are among the group running under the Leighton Strong banner to rally around assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo's daughter…Tom Slater, the assistant hitting coach, runs. Brian Schneider, the quality control coach, runs. So do the bullpen catchers — Dave Racaniello and Eric Langill. Sean Bardenett, the rehab coordinator, runs. Harold Kaufman, vice president of communications, runs. Gary Disarcina and his brother, Geno, runs…Jeremy Accardo runs.”

SNY.TV: Steven Matz gives insight on Jeremy Hefner's message to Mets pitchers: ‘‘I think the biggest thing that Hef has told me is keep the same intent,’ Matz said via the Mets. ‘Everything should have a purpose while you're working out or throwing. Keep up the game speed. Act as though this is what you would be doing if the season was going on.’ Matz has been working with Brad Brach, James McCann during at-home workouts.” 


NY Post: Mets need a lot from Marcus Stroman to justify surprise trade’s cost. “Marcus Stroman’s performance late last season left the Mets encouraged he would be a good fit going forward. He had a 2.91 ERA over six starts after a rocky first month following the trade and went 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA in his final four starts of the season — all Mets wins. Overall, the Mets went 8-3 in Stroman’s outings.”

NY Post: Jerry Koosman is only Mets pitcher with this unusual accolade. THE 1 AND ONLY… Mets pitcher to have both won and lost 20 games in a season: Jerry Koosman. The Time: 1976 and 1977.


Mets 360.com: Anniversary of deGrom’s debut reminds Mets of what could have been. Joe Vasile notes “that Jacob deGrom’s debut was overshadowed that week by that of an even more heralded prospect, Rafael Montero.”

NY Post: Mike Piazza’s ‘unbelievable’ Mets ending got real emotional. “The response was unbelievable,” Mike Piazza said after going 0-for-3 with three groundouts in the 11-3 loss. “I really didn’t expect it and it just kind of took on a life of its own.”


Mike Puma NY Post Mets Mailbag: Matt Harvey deserves chance at redemption.




Rising Apple: New York Mets need to have an upgraded plan in center field for 2021. Amazingly, the next class of free agents actually includes three guys who could play center field. Mookie Betts, George Springer, and Marcell Ozuna are all set to hit the open market. We can also throw in Joc Pederson’s name as a consideration.

Metsmerized Online: 2006 Mets Sent A Message During Their June Road Trip. The Mets went 9-1 on trips to Los Angeles, Arizona, and Philadelphia. 






MLB LINKS:

NBC Sports: Francisco Rodríguez still looking to return to majors.

MLB.com: Yelich to DC? Harper to the Tribe? 2010 Draft re-do. 7. Mets: J.T. Realmuto, SS, Albert HS (Midwest City, Okla.); Actual pick: Matt Harvey, RHP, North Carolina. Realmuto: third round, Marlins.

MLB.com: A weird fact about a player on every team. For the Mets: “Outfielder Michael Conforto won't be the first Hall of Famer in his family. His mother, Tracie, won two gold medals in synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in 1988. She was later inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.”

MLB.com: The best moment in each ballpark's history.  For the Mets: (Citi Field): Johan Santana's no-hitter, June 1, 2012.

AP News: Angry ump: Garcia says he kept quiet to protect son-in-law. “Richie Garcia was among baseball’s best-rated and most popular umpires, and like many umps was known for the ones he missed: the Jeffrey Maier call in the playoffs, the pitch to Tino Martinez in the World Series. He lost his job in the failed labor strategy of mass resignations in 1999 and was welcomed back to Major League Baseball two years later as a supervisor. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, he was fired on the eve of the 2010 season. Garcia stayed quiet for a decade, not wanting to cause any problems for son-in-law Vic Carapazza, among the top umps of the current group.”

AP News: What Would Have Been [Memorial Day Weekend]: Indianapolis 500, MLB scandal series. “The Houston Astros were scheduled to play the Boston Red Sox in the first of consecutive weekend series matching teams that fired World Series-winning managers in the aftermath of a sign-stealing scandal.”








Minor League Links:






Asian Baseball:



Amazin' Avenue: KBO Update: May 10 to May 16. Amazing Avenue checks in on their adopted KBO team, the LG Twins.

Amazin' Avenue: CPBL Update: May 10 to May 16. Amazing Avenue checks in on their adopted CPBL team, the Uni-President Lions.


Aaron Altherr is back in CF today for the NC Dinos, 1 for 2 so far. (Box score).






Mack’s Blast From The Past: Top 12 OF in 2014 MLB Draft - revised 5-19-14 . 2.  Michael Conforto – Oregon State. “Conforto has an elite arm in left field, and offensively, he led the Beavers last season with big-time power despite hitting in a home ballpark that typically isn’t conducive to amazing power numbers. Conforto has a stocky/compact frame and is expected to have a productive spring as the nation’s No. 17 overall prospect.”


Born on this date:
Transactions:

New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.


New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.



1993  With the team record mired at 13-25, Jeff Torborg is replaced by Dallas Green as the Mets skipper. The 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox posted an 85-115 record (.425) during his brief stint with New York.

2010  Mets center fielder Angel Pagan initiates the tenth triple play in franchise history when he snags Nationals' Cristian Guzman's sinking liner with first and second base occupied. After making a catch that totally surprises baserunners, the outfielder overthrows the infield, but catcher Henry Blanco takes the errant toss and throws the ball to Jose Reyes at second base to double off Livan Hernandez, who relays the ball to first baseman Ike Davis to triple up Nyjer Morgan, making it the first 9-2-6-3 triple killing in major league history.


2006: In interleague play, David Wright wins the first Subway Series game of the year between the two New York City teams when he hits a two-out RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Mets a 7 - 6 victory over the Yankees.


2012 - Brandon Morrow pitches a three-hit shutout for the Blue Jays, who beat the Mets, 2 - 0. Morrow is now 5-2 with a pair of shutouts and a 2.63 ERA after signing a long-term contract in the off-season.


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3 comments:

Mack Ade said...

Regarding my 'blast' on Conforto, I was a fan of this guy going into the draft and had my fingers crossed when he was still on the board and our turn came up.

For once, the Mets picked my pick.

John From Albany said...

Mack - your draft coverage is unparalleled. You hit on Conforto, Dom Smith and many others.

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