10/23/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/23/2020

 


Good Morning. Happy Birthday Randy Tate, Al Leiter, and Andrew Mitchell.  Steve Cohen vote could come next Wednesday. No DH for NL next year? And $245M for Trevor Bauer?


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


Mets Links:


Andy Martino SNY.TV: As Mets sale winds down, vote next week is possible -- but they have to resolve an issue first. “Vote could come as early as next Wednesday…But the vote is not yet scheduled, in part because the parties involved in the sale want to be sure that any outstanding issue with New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is resolved before the league’s owners decide if they are going to approve Cohen, according to sources.”


SNY.TV: Alex Rodriguez says he would have increased Mets' payroll to $225 million if he'd purchased team. Former Yankee also said he was excited to bring a championship back to New York.



90 Percent Mets: Leave The Mets Alone..Take Your White Guilt Elsewhere. The Dance Hall General makes a lot of great points including this one about Alex Rodriquez: “A man who cheated to earn some of the biggest contracts sports has ever seen now wants a salary cap because he wants to own a team. I get how important being woke is, but can we put things in perspective?”




Jesse Sanchez MLB.com: 2019-20 international signings for all 30 clubs. “About the Mets he says: Pool Amount: $5,398,300; Pool Spent: $5,325,000; The Mets stocked their Minor League system with a whopping 61 international prospects signed during the 2019-2020 period. While outfielder Alexander Ramirez (No. 26 on the International Top 30), who signed for $2.05 million, deserves attention, the club hopes others can produce in the short and long term. The Mets also have high hopes for outfielders Eric Santana ($350,000) and Yeral Martinez ($335,000).”


John Harper SNY.TV: Sources on what it could take to land Trevor Bauer -- and where he'll end up.  “Will Bauer, who turns 30 in January, come close to that type of money? The people I spoke to think it’s more likely he’ll wind up with something closer to the seven-year, $245 million deal that Stephen Strasburg signed to remain with the Nationals last winter.”  As far as possible teams John pointed to Steve Cohen and the Mets as well as the Angels and the White Sox.


Metsmerized Online: Examining the Second Tier of Free Agents.


Rising Apple: Three Mets we should still be concerned about in the 2021 season. Pete Alonso, Jeurys Familia, and Amed Rosario. 


Mets360 - Projection Review: The good – Jacob deGrom - the bad – Amed Rosario – and the ugly – Steven Matz.


Reflections on Baseball: The Mets Have Role Options For Steven Matz – But Only One Works. “In many ways, Steven Matz is the Mets version of Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez. As projects and experiments with both have failed, both players can only benefit from a fresh start in a new environment.”



You Tube Mets Channel: Matt Allan Highlights from Instructional Camp.


The Sports Daily - Mike Phillips' Mets Player Review Series: Michael Conforto.


Metsmerized Online: A Welcome Sight From the Mets’ Offense. Only time from 2010 to 2020 “when looking at the league’s top qualified hitters in wRC+…there were three Mets within the top 30: Dominic Smith (sixth), Michael Conforto (13th), and Brandon Nimmo (23rd).”


Metsmerized Online: 2020 MMO Report Card: Pete Alonso.


ICYMI Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:


Tom Brennan - Offense or Defense? What Does The Actual Mets Data Say?


SAVAGE VIEWS – PROJECTING THE 2021 METS LINEUP.


MLB Links:


MLB.com: 2020 Gold Glove finalists unveiled.





Yahoo Sports: Former Red Sox Daniel Bard earns NL Comeback Player of the Year award.


Yahoo Sports: For second game in a row, Dodgers-Rays World Series sets all-time record for low viewership.  


ESPN.com: World Series 2020: 'Travel day' roundtable -- everything we learned in Games 1 and 2.


Game 3 Preview Friday Night 8:08 PM. Buehler Vs. Morton.


MLB.com: 7 key storylines for World Series Game 3. Including How many innings can Charlie Morton give the Rays? And When’s the Randy Arozarena homer coming?


CBS Sports: Dodgers vs. Rays: Five things we've learned from Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. The Dodgers are not challenging Randy Arozarena, for starters.


ESPN.com: Los Angeles Dodgers keep Julio Urias fresh to start World Series Game 4.


Yahoo Sports: How MLB got from Marlins' "super-spreading event" to World Series. “In the wake of the Marlins’ outbreak — and in the midst of an outbreak that shut down the St. Louis Cardinals for more than two weeks — the league reinforced its directives about social distancing; required players and staffers to wear masks on airplanes and buses, within hotels and in all public places; prohibited visits to hotel bars, lounges and other such public gathering spots; and added a compliance officer for each team.”


Yahoo Sports: Report: The designated hitter will only be used in the American League in 2021.


WFAN.com: Bobby Valentine believes Astros cheated, but 'not buying' that they used trash can to alert hitters. “They’re telling me that they have this sophisticated system relaying signals from centerfield to the computer through the Internet – and then they’re getting that last link to the hitter by banging a garbage can? I’m not buying it.”


ESPN.com: Washington Nationals re-signing Josh Harrison to one-year contract.


 

Winter Baseball:


Naranjeros de Hermosillo 5 Caneros de los Mochis 2 (Box Score). Juan Uriarte 2 for 4 and is now hitting .294 this winter. 


Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard.


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:


Transactions:

Sean Henn granted free agency on October 23, 2013.




National Pastime.com:

1986

In Game 5 of the World Series at Fenway Park, Bruce Hurst throws a complete game to beat the Mets, 4-2, earning his second victory of the Fall Classic and bringing the team within one victory of ending their 68-year World Championship drought. New York will dash the Red Sox Nation's hopes with two come-from-behind wins at Shea Stadium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:


2017: The Mets hire Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway to be their new manager, replacing Terry Collins.


 


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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Matt Allan looks pretty elite in that video - thanks for finding it.

Randy Tate: I still remember that one game where the then-22 year old looked like 2012 Matt Harvey - but who knew he only had a few more weeks in his big league career after that. Per Wikipedia:

Tate is best known for nearly pitching a no-hitter on August 4, 1975 at Shea Stadium against the Montreal Expos. Despite not allowing a hit through seven and one third innings, and fanning 13, Tate ended up losing the game—which seems to have been the final straw for Mets management regarding the tenure of manager Yogi Berra, who was fired the next day.

After spending the entire 1975 season in the Mets starting pitching rotation, Tate was sent to the Mets' class AAA minor league affiliate at Tidewater for the 1976 season. He pitched poorly and never made another major league appearance.After 1976, Tate was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitched for their Triple A affiliate. He tore his rotator cuff and was forced out of the league

October 23, 2020 at 7:44 AM
John From Albany said...

That Randy Tate game was tough. I remember listening to it on the radio and couldn't believe how quickly that game was lost. Up 3-0 in the 8th, thanks to two RBIs from Gene Clines, Expos score 4 as Mike Jorgensen hits a 3 run homer. The starting pitcher for the Expos that night? Dan Warthen with ex-Met, Chuck Taylor getting the save.

October 23, 2020 at 8:10 AM
John From Albany said...

The game started at 8:19 that night - time of game 2 hours - 22 minutes!

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197508040.shtml

October 23, 2020 at 8:13 AM

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