10/18/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/18/2020

 


Good Morning. Born Today Andy Hassler. Happy Birthday Alex Cora, Yoenis Cespedes, and Kevin McGowan. Beat writer Vs. Blogger - 5 critical Mets issues. Rays go to World Series, Dodgers force game 7.


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


Mets Links:


Ken Davidoff NY Post: Steve Cohen’s response to messy Mets free-agency scenario will say a lot. Ken wonders not who the Mets might sign but “How will Cohen deal with a big buy — be it, J.T. Realmuto, George Springer, Trevor Bauer or someone else — gone wrong?” How much would he be willing to right off if a deal goes bad.


Bob Raissman NY Daily News: Will Steve Cohen toss a curve ball at Mets SNY voices? “Will Cohen be able to handle the voice’s critiques (which can be harsh) of the manager and players during telecasts? Or will he want the trio to lean in a more “positive” direction to help sell the product?”


Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: 5 critical issues facing the Mets this offseason, from starting pitching to how much will Steve Cohen spend? Oher issues include Will the Mets culture change? Will Luis Rojas and BVW Stay?


Rising Apple: Five biggest challenges facing the Mets this offseason. Adrian Cervantes thinks these are Who is the GM? Manager? How do you improve Starting Pitching? Catching? And who is the Shortstop?


Empire Sports Media: Will the New York Mets bring back Marcus Stroman?


Mets360: Bringing Stroman back can help push Mets to contention.


Metsmerized Online: MMO Free Agent Profile: Kevin Gausman, RHP.


MLB Trade Rumors: Forecasting The Qualifying Offer Market: Pitchers. Kevin Gausman and Marcus Stroman are both listed under Borderline Cases.



Reflections on Baseball: Steve Cohen: First Things First – Bring The Mets Into The 21st Century.  Steve Cohen is a man of numbers, and his allegiance to them is how he built a billion-dollar empire as a hedge fund genius. The Mets are next.


Metsmerized Online: Mets Must Extend Michael Conforto This Offseason. “Over his 233 plate appearances, Conforto produced 12 doubles, nine home runs, 31 RBIs…along with a slashing line of .322 (.065 increase)/.412 (.049 increase)/.515 (.021 increase)/.927 (.071 increase).”


Empire Sports Media: J.T. Realmuto looking for big payday in looming free agency, will the Mets be involved?


 

MLB Links:










MLB.com: 'A pretty special feeling': Rays headed to WS. Rays 4 Astros 2 (Box Score).



USA Today: With four ALCS homers, Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena named series MVP.


USA Today: 'The Rays are a damn good team': Tampa Bay fights off Houston in ALCS Game 7, advance to World Series.



MiLB.com: Arozarena's power surge continues in Game 7. Rays' No. 19 prospect breaks rookie postseason homer record.



Yahoo Sports: The Astros' past finally catches up to them, one game shy of a return to the World Series.








MLB.com: Buehler, Seager, Mookie carry LA to Game 7. Dodgers 3 Braves 1 (Box Score).


MLB.com: Preview Braves Vs. Dodgers 8:15 PM. 


MLB Trade Rumors: NL Notes – “Speaking of international talent, Dominican right-hander Jarlin Susana is an intriguing (and unattached) prospect heading into the January 15 international signing period...the 16-year-old Susana, who is 6’5″, 195 pounds, and hit 96mph during a showcase for scouts earlier this week…The Mets and Dodgers were among the teams who had evaluators in attendance at Susana’s showcase.”


MLB Trade Rumors: Previewing The 2020-21 Free Agent Class: Second Basemen.  DJ LeMahieu leads the list.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:


Transactions:


New York Mets traded Art Shamsky, Rich Folkers, Jim Bibby and Charlie Hudson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Harry Parker, Chuck Taylor and Tom Coulter on October 18, 1971.

New York Mets purchased Elvin Ramirez from the Washington Nationals on October 18, 2011.


Amazing Avenue: Revisiting the 2000 Mets’ pennant-clinching Game 5 victory over the Cardinals. Mike Hampton threw a gem in the game that sent the Mets to the World Series.


Baseball Reference:


1973 - New York Mets Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw combine to pitch a three-hit, 2 - 0 shutout against the Oakland Athletics to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series .

 

2015: In Game 2 of the NLCS, the Mets get to Jake Arrieta with three 1st-inning runs, one on a double by David Wright, and two on a homer by Daniel Murphy, to win, 4 - 1, over the Cubs. Rookie Noah Syndergaard is the winner.




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4 comments:

Gary Seagren said...

Oct 18 73' my lone WS game and the ticket was a staggering $10 bucks. Oh how I loved pre-free agency baseball.

October 18, 2020 at 9:11 AM
John From Albany said...

You picked a great game Gary. Koosman was great in the postseason in both 69 and 73.

October 18, 2020 at 9:53 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Too early to start wondering how Cohen will react to rocky moments. He didn't become a billionaire by being stupid.

Can Randy Arozarena be added to the Presidential ballot?

The Cardinals are purported geniuses, yet in the past few years, they dealt away Luke Voit and Arozarena. Those two moves look - well - brutal. Imagine if the Wilpons made those deals.

October 18, 2020 at 10:03 AM
John From Albany said...

Tom - to make the Voit deal even worse they waived the pitcher they got for Voit - Chasen Shreve.

October 18, 2020 at 12:20 PM

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