10/1/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/1/2020

 


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Buzz Capra, Pete Falcone, and Jeff Reardon.  Also Born Today Bob Myrick, and Chuck Hiller. Epic 1-0 13 inning Braves-Red Wild Card game and the Yankees, Astros, and Rays all advance.

     

Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, Minor League Links, and This Day in Mets History.


Mets Links:


Mike Puma NY Post: Should Mets keep Van Wagenen? Examining his hits, misses and one ‘ridiculous’ move. “’The thing was basically Stroman for Wheeler and I think that’s ridiculous,’ the rival executive said. ‘I think they overrated Stroman a little bit.’”   


SNY.TV: 5 biggest items on Mets' offseason to-do list, including extending Michael Conforto and finding a center fielder. George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and J.T. Realmuto could be among New York's free agent targets.


NJ.com: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred defends Fred Wilpon following Mets sale to Steve Cohen.


Rising Apple: Mets wasted another year of excellence from Jacob deGrom.


Rising Apple: Mets Rookies: Where they rank among the National League’s best. Writer Allen Settle ranks David Peterson #9 and Andres Gimenez #5 out of the top 10 Rookies in the NL.


Mike Phillips The Sports Daily: New York Mets 2020 Season in Review: Offense. Mike gave the DH an A+, 2B an A, and the Outfield an A.


Amazing Avenue: 2020 Mets takeaways: The outfield. A crowded outfield picture that somehow still has a big hole in the middle.


Metsmerized Online: Five Mets Storylines To Watch This Offseason. Steve Cohen, BVW?, Starting Pitching, Free Agents and COVID-19 in 2021 make up the list.


Metsmerized Online: Is It Time To Move on From J.D. Davis?

 

MLB Links:




MLB.com: Freeman's walk-off ends Game 1 duel in 13th. Braves 1 Reds 0 (Box Score). Braves lead series 1-0.




MLB.com: Vets power Marlins to 1st playoff W since '03. Marlins 5 Cubs 1 (Box Score). Marlins lead series 1-0.





MLB.com: Wild, unforgettable win sends Yanks to ALDS. Yankees 10 Indians 9 (Box Score). Yankees win series 2-0.



MLB.com: Astros sweep: 'We deserve a lot of respect'. Astros 3 Twins 1 (Box Score). Astros win series 2-0.


MLB.com: A's early outburst holds up to force Game 3. A’s 5 White Sox 3 (Box Score). Series tied 1 game each.



MLB.com: With sweep of Jays, Rays returning to ALDS. Rays 8 Blue Jays 2 (Box Score). Rays win series 2-0.




MLB.com: Cards pounce with 4-run 1st, hold off Padres. Cardinals 7 Padres 4 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Eyeing future, LA and Buehler cautious in win. “Dealing with a finger blister that clearly is an issue, Buehler still struck out eight in only four innings.” Dodgers 4 Brewers 2 (Box Score). Dodgers lead series 1-0.




NY Post: MLB to allow fans to attend NLCS, World Series games. Major League Baseball is set to allow a “limited number” of fans for the NLCS and World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the league announced Wednesday. Approximately 11,500 tickets will be made available for each game, with 10,550 fans in the stands and 950 in suites.


Tim Brown Yahoo Sports: Strikeout, homer, what else? Postseason baseball enlivened by moments that go off script.


AP News: Marlins’ Marte hopes to play with broken hand.


Minor League Links:


Quad City Times: Majors let the clock run out on minor-league deal. “Major League Baseball has started to exert more control over the minors, formally announcing Tuesday that the 10-team Appalachian League would shift from being a professional rookie-level league to becoming a summer wood-bat league for top-level freshman and sophomore college prospects.”



Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

Transactions:
New York Mets released Jim Gosger on October 1, 1974.

New York Mets released Bob Miller on October 1, 1974.

New York Mets released Jon Adkins on October 1, 2007.

Lino Urdaneta granted free agency on October 1, 2007.


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (9/29/1981) Pete Falcone HRs, Drives in Three Runs & Tosses A Shut Out.


Centerfield Maz: Pete Falcone: Brooklyn Born Italian / American Mets Pitcher (1979-1982).


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (1973) Mets Clinch NL Eastern Divison.


Centerfield Maz: Buzz Capra: 1973 N.L. Champion Mets Pitcher (1971-1973).


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (10/1/1969) The Mets 100th Win of the Season.


National Pastime.com:

1973

A day after the regular season ends, the Mets, in front of only 1,913 fans at a cold and damp Wrigley Field, beat the Cubs, 6-4 in the first game of a scheduled make-up doubleheader, with the nightcap, an unnecessary contest for the final standings, officially canceled due to wet grounds. The Amazins', who spent two months in the cellar before winning 23 of their remaining 32 games, clinch the NL East with their 82nd victory, the lowest number of wins ever recorded to capture a title.

1974

Tom Seaver, whiffing 14 batters, becomes the first hurler in National League history to strike out 200 or more batters for seven consecutive seasons. 'Tom Terrific's' complete-game effort in his last start of the year isn't good enough to win when the Mets bow to Jim Lonborg and Phillies, 2-1.

 

1982

Terry Leach, who goes the distance for New York, and Phillies right-hander John Denny each hurl one-hit shutout ball for nine innings in a game where the Mets score the only run, thanks to a walk, a single and a sac fly in the top of the tenth frame. The Veteran Stadium 1-0 victory marks the 13th one-hitter in franchise history and the first of which goes overtime.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Baseball Reference:

2017: The final day of the regular season is pro forma, as all postseason slots and seedings have already been determined, although the Phillies' 11 - 0 win over the Mets marks the final game for both managers, Pete Mackanin and Terry Collins. For Mackanin, it is a bittersweet finish, as he managed to lead the Phils to just one game below .500 in the second half after a terrible first half, while Collins, the oldest manager in the majors this year, steps down at the end of the longest tenure in team history at seven years and two years after a trip to the World Series in 2015.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 comments:

Mack Ade said...

What I understand is that the sale will be approved within the small window between the last World Series game and the start of the free agent signing season.

October 1, 2020 at 8:25 AM
John From Albany said...

Thanks Mack. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

October 1, 2020 at 10:30 AM

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