6/16/20

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 6/16/2020


Good Morning.  Today is the anniversary of the first Mets-Yankees regular season game, Happy Birthday Calvin Schiraldi, the Mets sign Non-Drafted Free Agents, and Rob Manfred continues to have disdain for “the best interests of baseball.”


Mike’s Mets: Going Down with the Ship. “Rob Manfred is no longer 100% confident that there will be a baseball season in 2020? Join the club, my friend. It's amazing how bad negotiations can go when the primary method of negotiating is by leaking stuff to the media.”

Joel Sherman NY Post: Rob Manfred failed MLB players by delivering wrong message.  The role of the commissioner of Major League Baseball was created at one of the lowest points in the sport’s history — much like today — in the aftermath of the Black Sox scandal. To take the job, Kenesaw Mountain Landis requested sweeping powers to act “in the best interest of baseball…The commissioner — make that the commissioner of all baseball — should still try even at this late moment in the negotiations to let the players know he cares. That what grows the game is good for all and that the people best positioned to grow the game are the players.”
Ken Davidoff NY Post: What’s next following this MLB dumpster firev. “There might not be a season no matter what thanks to COVID-19. At least, by navigating these tough times as embarrassingly poor as they have, the owners and players can know that they inflicted serious damage on their game. Nice job, folks.”

Mets Links:







NY Post: Mets, Yankees stars join MLB players in Black Lives Matter video. New York stars including teammates Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton, as well as Mets starter Marcus Stroman and retired Yankee CC Sabathia.


Mets 360.com: The cursed 2020 is turning into 1994 – Joe Vasile does a great job on the negotiations and recalls how Rob Manfred came into baseball - “Selig also brought in labor lawyer Robert Manfred as outside counsel to the owners during the strike in 1994. Twice the MLBPA filed grievances with the National Labor Relations Board for bad faith negotiations and won both times. There has been relative labor peace in baseball since ’94, but now with Manfred serving as commissioner MLB has returned to its negotiating practices of more turbulent times.”

Ken Davidoff NY Post: How Mets’ Tom Seaver trade turned Pat Zachry’s life upside down. “It was a shame it didn’t work out better because of injuries and other stuff,” Zachry said. “The one thing I regretted was kicking the helmet and breaking my foot.* That was my own damn fault. It led to some other things that took away from my performance that shouldn’t have.




MLB LINKS:


Joe Giglio NJ.com: How short-sighted MLB players botched labor negotiations. Joe feels with a litte negotiation the players could have gotten *Close to 100% prorated salary, with the idea of negotiating off that demand in order to achieve more; *As many games as possible for 2020; *More jobs; *Money and protection for what should be a chilling free agency after a year of little to no revenue in the sport.

Mexican Baseball:

Baseball Mexico: CITY OF MAZATLAN OKAYS 2021 SERIE DEL CARIBE.  “The City of Mazatlan has announced that the Mexican Pacific League team will be allowed to use the ballpark for the upcoming 2020-21 season, including hosting the 2021 Caribbean Series in early February.”  Also: “With an August 7 date tentatively set for finally beginning the 2020 Mexican League season, the Tijuana Toros were planning to re-open their training camp on July 15 in the southern state of Oaxaca.” 

Asian Baseball:


Aaron Altherr is back in CF this morning as the NC Dinos take on the Kia Tigers. (Box Score).









Mack’s Blast from Past: 6/16/2012: Thoughts About Friday – by Mack Ade: “I’m trying to remember to use Spell Check more often. I don’t try and look stupid on purpose. There is no excuse and I simply don’t respect it enough. I lost my job writing local sports for Morris Publishing because my editor refused to work with me. There is no patience for the brain impaired. Did I spell impaired correctly?”


Born on this date:
Transactions:

Baltimore Orioles claimed Rich Becker of the New York Mets on waivers on June 16, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Heath Bell on June 16, 1998.

1997
At Yankee Stadium, the Mets beat their crosstown rivals, 6-0, in the first-ever regular-season game between the two teams. Dave Mlicki throws a complete-game shutout, blanking the Bronx Bombers on nine hits.



2003
Dontrelle Willis throws a complete-game one-hit shutout in the Marlins' 1-0 win over the Mets at Pro Player Stadium. The D-Train's victory, which improves his record to 6-1, marks the start of the baseball world taking notice of the high-kicking southpaw phenom, who goes on to win the Rookie of the Year.



2010: The Mets continue their roller-coaster season, winning their 6th in a row with an 8 - 4 decision over Cleveland. All nine Mets starters collect at least one hit and either score or drive in a run. Shelley Duncan, making a rare start in LF for the Indians, helps out with some poor defensive play but does atone himself somewhat with a two-run homer off winner Jon Niese.

2011: The Braves beat the Mets, 9 - 8, on an anticlimactic play in the 10th inning. After rallying from two runs down in the bottom of the 9th on Brooks Conrad's two-run homer off closer Francisco Rodriguez, the Braves take advantage of a balk by reliever D.J. Carrasco that allows Diory Hernandez to score the winning run. Before coming back, the Braves blow a 6 - 2 lead by giving up a four-run 5th inning to the Mets. Chipper Jones drives in 5 runs, tying a career best.

2013: Seemingly asleep for 8 innings, the Mets suddenly wake up in the bottom of the 9th as Carlos Marmol is trying to protect a 3 - 0 lead for the CubsMarlon Byrd starts off the inning with a solo homer, Lucas Duda draws a walk and John Buck singles. Omar Quintanilla bunts both runners into scoring position before Kirk Nieuwenhuis, hitting .097 for the season, connects for a walk-off three-run homer. Marmol is only pitching because closer Kevin Gregg, who has been perfect in 10 save opportunities so far, is unavailable after pitching in the Cubbies' last four games.



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3 comments:

Mack Ade said...

Busy night for BVW.

Looks like I got some writing to do.

TexasGusCC said...

I remember that Mlicki game... the game of his life! 8-0 over the Yankees, in the Bronx!

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