10/19/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/19/2020

 


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Sandy Alomar, Joe McEwing, Rajai Davis, and Jose Bautista. Dodgers go to the World Series - we have the highlights - which brings us closer to when Steve Cohen will own Mets.


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


Mets Links:


Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing “All 89 Mets Postseason Games Ranked.” Game 6 1986 “The Mookie Wilson Game” against the Red Sox ranked as #1.


Mets.com: Inbox: How will Mets upgrade their roster? Beat reporter Anthony DiComo answers fans' questions. Discussion includes , Marcus Stroman (Anthony thinks the Mets will make the qualifying offer but that Marcus will decline), J.T. Realmuto and other catching options, Noah Syndergaard, next year’s shortstop and more.



SNY.TV: Agent of potential Mets, Yankees target Trevor Bauer clarifies RHP's stance on one-year deals. Bauer previously expressed desire to not sign multiyear contract.


Call to the Pen: New York Mets: Marcus Stroman is worth a Qualifying Offer.


Metsmerized.com: Should Francisco Lindor Be Mets’ Top Offseason Target?


amNY: Astros elimination to begin offseason of George Springer, Mets rumors. “In his 147 career games in center field, Nimmo has a defensive runs saved (DRS) mark of -14. Meanwhile, Springer’s career DRS is at +14.”


Mike’s Mets: A Hero is Not Required.  Mike sums up the current situation with the Mets quite well when he states: “That's precisely why Steve Cohen is being looked at with so much hope by people like myself who really care about what happens here. It wasn't bad luck that has held the Mets down for so long, it was short-sighted, backward-looking management by folks who had absolutely no clue at all how to change things for the better.”


Brian Joura and Chris Flanders Mets360.com: revisit “2 Guys Talking Mets Baseball” and discuss “Sandy Alderson’s second act, diminishing defensive returns and Trevor Bauer & J.T. Realmuto.”


Rising Apple: An open letter to Steve Cohen before he takes over.  


Rising Apple: Three Mets players many fans are ready to trade away this winter. Steven Matz, Robert Gsellman, and Amed Rosario.


MLB Links:






CBS Sports: NLCS Game 7: Braves make costly baserunning gaffe as Dodgers turn unconventional double play. The Braves ran themselves out of a golden opportunity in the fourth inning of Game 7.








AP News: Bellinger HR sends Dodgers to 3rd World Series in 4 years.




MLB.com: 'This is our year': LA rallies to win NL pennant. Dodgers 4 Braves 3 (Box Score).


Yahoo Sports: The Dodgers were supposed to be in the World Series. But it didn't make getting there easier.


AP News: Dodgers-Rays rare wild-card era matchup of baseball’s best.



ESPN.com: Dave Roberts' trust in Julio Urias pays off in NLCS Game 7.


CBS Sports: Why best is yet to come for Braves after postseason loss to Dodgers. The Braves lost, but the best is yet to come with this loaded organization.



CBS Sports: Dodgers' Corey Seager wins NLCS MVP honors after monster performance vs. Braves.



MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies Pitching Coach Bryan Price Retires.


MLB Trade Rumors: Marlins Intend To Exercise Club Option On Starling Marte.


MLB Trade Rumors: Marlins Part Ways With Michael Hill.


The NY Times: ‘They Just Get It’: How Women in M.L.B. Found Support in a Group Text.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:


Transactions:


 New York Mets traded Tom Parsons to the Houston Astros for Jerry Grote on October 19, 1965.

Fred Lewis granted free agency on October 19, 2012.


Metsmerized Online: Reliving the 2000 Mets: Who Let the Mets Out?


Amazing Avenue: Revisiting the Mets’ 2006 NLCS loss to the Cardinals. It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times.


National Pastime.com:

1986

At Shea Stadium, Steve Crawford is the winning pitcher in the Red Sox' 9-3 victory over the Mets in Game 2 of the World Series. The right-handed reliever, who was 0-2 before the start of the postseason, becomes the first hurler to win a Fall Classic contest after being winless during the regular season.

1999

The Braves stroll into a World Series berth with their 10-9 walk-off victory against the Mets at Turner Field in Game 6 of the NLCS. Atlanta has their ticket punched to the Fall Classic when Kenny Rogers issues a base on balls to Andruw Jones with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to force in Gerald Williams with winning run.

 

2006

For a new generation of fans, the term "the Catch" may conjure up memories of Endy Chavez's NLCS Game 7 leaping catch at Shea's left-field fence with his outstretched glove, grabbing a ball destined to be a Scott Rolen two-run home run, and starting an unbelievable double play. The heroics are overshadowed in the ninth inning as Yadier Molina hits a two-run homer and Carlos Beltran, who has the best HR ratio (11/81) in postseason history, looks at a third strike with the bases loaded with Mets, giving the Cardinals a 3-1 victory and the pennant.




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