2/3/21

John From Albany – Mets Breakfast Links 2/3/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Lucas Duda.  Michael Conforto talks to the media, Jeff McNeil #2 2B and Francisco Lindor the #4 SS.   

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Day three of the Caribbean Series:

Dominican Republic 11 Panama 6 (Box Score). Juan Lagares, 0 for 1, 2 walks, run scored – as his HR in 5 straight game streak is ended - RBI, run scored, 2 walks; Robinson Cano 2 for 2, RBI, 2 walks; Recently DFA’d by the Mets, Robel Garcia 0 for 3, with 2 walks, run scored, 1 K;  For Panama, David Rodriguez, 0 for 4, RBI, walk, 2  Ks and a run scored

Venezuela 1 Columbia 0 (Box Score). For Columbia Ex-Met Dilson Herrera, 1B,  0 for 3, with a walk.

Puerto Rico 6 Mexico 4 (Box Score).  Juan Centeno, DH 1 for 3 with a run scored;   Hector Santiago,6.1 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk, 5 Ks;  For Mexico, Sebastian Elizalde 1 for 4 with an RBI.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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New York Mets signed free agent Ed Hearn on February 3, 1983.

Minnesota Twins signed Jeff Innis of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 3, 1994.

St. Louis Cardinals signed Shawon Dunston of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 3, 2000.

New York Mets signed free agent Kyle Farnsworth on February 3, 2014.

Centerfield Maz: Lucas Duda: 2015 N.L. Champion Mets First Baseman (2010-2017).

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (2015) Lucas Duda Ties Club Record With Seven Multi HR Games.

Per National Pastime.com:

1999

The Mets tell a surprised Tim McCarver that he will not be returning to the team's broadcast booth. The franchise's pitching legend Tom Seaver, who was in the television booth for the Yankees from 1989 to 1993, will replace the highly regarded, but outspoken 57 year-old broadcaster, who spent 16 years with the team doing local telecasts.

2002

Yankee catcher Jorge Posada (.277, 22, 95) signs a five-year, $51 million contract with a club option for a sixth season. The 30 year-old Bronx Bomber backstop, with an average annual value of more than $10 million, is the second-highest among major league catchers, trailing only the receiver Mike Piazza, who signed a seven-year, $91 million deal with the Mets in 1998 that averages $13 million annually.

 

2009

Oliver Perez agrees to a $36 million, three-year deal to stay with the Mets. The 29 year-old inconsistent southpaw, who has posted a 26-20 record with New York since being obtained from Pittsburgh during the 2006 season, will be part of the team's starting rotation.

2011

A lawsuit brought by the victims of Bernie Madoff name Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, contending the Mets owners' enriched themselves with many years of profitable investing in the Ponzi Scheme while ignoring many warnings that the payoffs might have been fraudulent. Speculation concerning the sale of the team, to meet the financial obligations caused by a possible $1 billion settlement, has started circulating in the sports and banking industries.

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2010: Nelson Figueroa strikes out 8 in a complete game 7 - 1 victory, leading Escogido over Hermosillo on the second day of the 2010 Caribbean Series. A solo home run by Carlos Valencia is the only blemish on Figueroa's record, while his teammate with the Mets last season, Fernando Martinez, hits a two-run homer for the winners.

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1 comment:

Tom Brennan said...

Jeff McNeil needs to find the batting cage LOL

# 2 ranked 2B behind DJL? But not good enough for some Mets fans who over-emphasize D.

Can Kilome get a Pedro transfusion?

It seems to me that the top 4 shortstops are pretty interchangeable.

If the Braves sign Osuna, Mets have to respond big.

February 3, 2021 at 6:35 AM

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