6/15/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 6/15/2020


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Dominic Smith, Tony Clark, Brett ButlerEduardo Nunez, and Jose Perozait’s the anniversary of the Midnight Massacre when Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman were traded and Mets' Dominic Smith pens statement on racial injustice: 'Silence Kills'.


Mets Links:

Mets.com: Mets’ Dom Smith: Racism ‘happens every day’. "As a black man in America you encounter racism on every level. Your parents prep you for it. They prep you for routine police stops. They prep you on how to talk to people with respect. When you have one strike against you [your skin color] you have to make the people you come across like you, and you do it with respect, with a smile, with love."

Brian Joura Mets 360.com: Peter Crow-Armstrong and the Mets’ top 100 picks of the last 11 years. Bran makes a great observation about Sandy Alderson’s draft strategy vs. recent years: “The Mets decided to go cheap early in order to have money available for later rounds. It seemed backwards at the time and history hasn’t validated the approach; either, at least not for the Mets. Alderson did this again in 2013 and then went with a more neutral approach. Van Wagenen has done the exact opposite, going overslot early. My preference is for the latter approach, spending money to get premium guys in the first few rounds, rather than round 11 and later. Hopefully, Allan, Ginn and others will justify Van Wagenen’s financial commitment.”



Rising Apple: Pete Alonso is a lock for the franchise home run record, right?

Rising Apple: Good NY Mets players best known for one real bad moment. Carlos Beltran’s Looking at Strike 3 and Jeurys Familia quick pitch Home Run are included.




MLB LINKS:

The Mets have not yet signed any un-drafted Free Agent players.  Here is Baseball America’s on-going list of signees.

Ken Davidoff NY Post: It’s decision time for Rob Manfred after MLBPA issues ultimatum. After weeks of fruitless, ugly negotiations between the players and owners, the PA announced Saturday night that it would not counter MLB’s latest proposal, which called for a 72-game season and guaranteed the players 70 percent of their prorated salaries. Instead, PA executive director Tony Clark declared, “It is time to get back to work. Tell us where and when.”

MLB Trade Rumors: “A New York district court judge has ordered MLB and the Yankees to unseal a 2017 letter sent by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to Yankees GM Brian Cashman regarding rules violations that occurred in 2015-16, as first reported by Evan Drellich of the Athletic. As Drellich suggested, the Yankees are likely to appeal the ruling, hear Greg Joyce and Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. The suit, brought by a collection of daily fantasy players against MLB, the Astros, and the Red Sox, was dismissed in April and is pending appeal to the Second Circuit. The Yankees are not a party in the action.”


MLB.com: Which state is best at baseball? All 50 ranked.  1) California: 2,311 players, 11,519.2 WAR; 2) New York: 1,216 players, 5,893.7 WAR; 3) Pennsylvania: 1,434 players, 5,853.3 WAR.






Minor League Baseball:


Asian Baseball:



NC Dinos 9 Kiwoon Heros 5 (Box Score). Aaron Altherr 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Through 35 games Aaron’s stats were .294/.378/.605 - .983 OPS, 9 HR, 35 RBI, 34K, 11BB.


Other Ex-Mets in the KBO:

Chris Flexen: In 6 games this year Chris is 2-0, 2.92 ERA, 37 innings, 31 hits, 12 earned runs, 13 BB, 30 Ks.

Drew Gagnon: 7 games this year Drew is 3-3, 3.57 ERA, 40.1 innings, 34 hits, 16 earned runs, 9 BB, 45 Ks.










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Transactions:

New York Mets purchased 
Gene Woodling from the Washington Senators on June 15, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Bob Friend from the New York Yankees on June 15, 1966.

New York Mets traded Kevin CollinsSteve RenkoJay Carden and Dave Colon to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon on June 15, 1969.

New York Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug FlynnSteve HendersonPat Zachry and Dan Norman on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets traded Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood on June 15, 1977.

New York Mets purchased Andy Hassler from the Boston Red Sox on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis on June 15, 1979.

New York Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets sold Mike Jorgensen to the Atlanta Braves on June 15, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jay TibbsEddie Williams and Matt Bullinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Bruce Berenyi on June 15, 1984.

New York Mets released Gary Matthews on June 15, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Brooks Pounders from the Cleveland Indians on June 15, 2019.


1969
The Mets acquire Donn Clendenon from the Expos in exchange for right-hander Steve Renko, infielder Kevin Collins along with two minor league prospects. The 33 year-old first baseman, who will be named the MVP of this season's Fall Classic, plays a pivotal role, both on the field and in the clubhouse, in the team's world championship.
1977
The Mets trade the 'Franchise,' Tom Seaver, to the Reds for pitcher Pat Zachary, second baseman Doug Flynn, and minor leaguers Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. New York also trades Dave Kingman to the Angels for Bobby Valentine and a minor league player.
1983
The Cardinals trade former MVP Keith Hernandez to the Mets for a pair of right-handed hurlers, Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey. The righties will compile a 21-22 record for the Redbirds, and the Gold Glove first baseman will spend seven seasons in New York, batting .297, playing an instrumental role in the club's World Championship in 1986.



2007 - Julio Franco comes to bat against Roger Clemens. Their combined age is 93 years, 246 days, the oldest pitcher-batter matchup in the major leagues since Rube Walberg and Nick Altrock on October 11933. Franco and Clemens had first faced off on May 151984, 19 months before the Mets' starting left fielder in this game, Carlos Gomez, was even born.

2015: The Mets snap the Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak with a two-run rally in the bottom of the 11th that gives them a 4 - 3 win. Jose Bautista homers twice for Toronto, including a game-tying shot in the top of the 9th, and the Jays take the lead on Dioner Navarro's sacrifice fly in the 11th, but RBI singles by Lucas Duda and Wilmer Flores in the bottom of the inning give the game to the Mets.


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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

"Which state is best at baseball? All 50 ranked. 1) California: 2,311 players, 11,519.2 WAR; 2) New York: 1,216 players, 5,893.7 WAR; 3) Pennsylvania: 1,434 players, 5,853.3 WAR.

- Interesting, but why not Florida and Texas? Because, apparently, this is all time historical, and Fl and Tx weren't heavily populated for a long time, relative to NY.

Happy birthday, Dom Smith. May you have all the success you are capable of, and nothing less.

I don't know why, when I hear someone say Tom Terrific, my first thought is, "Why are they talking about me?" LOL

John From Albany said...

So glad Tom Brady was not able to trademark "Tom Terrific."

Dom's story is a truly inspirational one. All the best to him and his family.

Mack Ade said...

NDFA signings... No mas.