Good Morning. Happy Birthday Darryl Strawberry, Dave Williams, and Carlos Muniz. Mets beat the Astros 1-0 as Pete Alonso goes deep and Jacob deGrom hits 102 MPH plus MLB experiments in the Minor Leagues.
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Mets 1 Astros
0 (Box
Score) Brandon
Nimmo LF 2 for 3; Francisco
Lindor SS 0 for 4, 1 K; Michael
Conforto RF 1 for 3; Pete Alonso
1B 1 for 3, HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 Ks - .313/.450/.813 this Spring; Dominic
Smith DH 1 for 4, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil
2B 0 for 3; J.D. Davis
3B 0 for 1, 2 walks; James
McCann C 1 for 3 with 1 K; Albert
Almora jr. CF o for 3, 2 Ks; Jacob
deGrom 3 innings, no runs, no hints, 7 Ks; Mike
Montgomery 2 innings, 1 hit, no runs, 4 Ks; Jacob Barnes, 1 inning, no hits, 3
Ks; Stephen
Tarpley 2 innings, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Daniel Zamora, 1 inning, 2 walks, 1 K; (17 K’s in
all for Mets Pitchers).
Mets take on the Miami Marlins at Port St. Lucie today, Game Time 1:10 with Marcus Stroman on the mound.
Mets.com:
102 mph heat! deGrom 'aging like fine wine'.
Jacob deGrom faced 9 Astros tonight.
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
He struck out 7 of them.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/qQGFwupF6m
Jacob deGrom talks about his velocity in the spring so far.
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
On if he's maxed out his velocity: "I don't know, I guess we'll find out" 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/7p0xiEN2fB
SCOUT
— Mack (@JohnMackinAde) March 12, 2021
Jake's soft stuff wasn't quality tonight.
Stayed with fastball that made Astro.B team look like little leaguers.
What a catch by Albert Almora Jr.! 👏 pic.twitter.com/0NB0Pl5mYI
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
PETE ALONSO GOES DEEP! 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/3F7YhfHvFh
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
"He looked like a Hall of Famer out there"
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
Pete Alonso talks about playing behind Jacob deGrom for games like tonight pic.twitter.com/7PF3T3u8RU
"Winning is fun, and all the guys have worked their asses off"
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
When asked if the Mets have a heightened aim to win in Jacob deGrom's prime, Pete Alonso says it's a focus on winning for the team as a whole pic.twitter.com/t4EY88ag75
Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil, two pre-arbitration players with basically zero rights in terms of compensation, explain why they chose to have the Mets renew their salaries instead of agreeing to terms: pic.twitter.com/w5AohEMeyk
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 12, 2021
Jeff McNeil talks about his comfortability at third base and how long it takes for him to get acclimated at the position pic.twitter.com/BGcnjTFjMu
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 12, 2021
“Look at the universe! That’s what I’m talking about Pete! Way to get Francisco for us!”
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) March 11, 2021
14 shows in & these guys never disappoint. Pete Alonso is our first repeat guest in an episode I absolutely love, love, love. Enjoy!
FULL: https://t.co/dmT8K30NI8
pic.twitter.com/f3vc7ebCqo
Carlos Carrasco (right elbow soreness) is looking to begin playing catch again on Sunday, per Luis Rojas. Obviously needs to ramp up from there, leaving Opening Day in question for the time being.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 11, 2021
— MLB (@MLB) March 12, 2021
MLB.com:
Each team's prospect with best fastball. For the Mets it is Matthew
Allan. “Heading into his age-20 season, Allan already pumps the
heater in the mid-90s, and he locates it well to all parts of the zone.”
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Miles From Shea: Get To Know a 2021 Non-Roster Invitee: Mark Vientos.
Forbes.com:
Mets’ Dominic Smith, Mariners’ Kyle Lewis Lead List Of 2020 Hitters Not As Good
As Their Traditional Stats. “1B/LF Dominic Smith (Mets) - 2020 Act. =
.316-.377-.616, 169 OPS+; 2020 “Tru” = .257-.311-.519, 118 Tru+ - It took
awhile for the Mets’ 2013 1st round pick to get his legs and establish himself
at the major league level. After a couple uneven trials, he broke through in
2019 and took things up another notch in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. Or
at least he seemed to.”
JFA’s take – I think it is very easy
to predict that a player will not be as good as the previous year as other
players make adjustments to what they did. However, I feel that Dom’s ability to hit the
ball all over the diamond and pure hitting ability will give him success for
years to come.
Metsmerized
Online: Looking at How the Mets Overhauled Player Development. A very in-depth
look at the new hires the Mets have made in minor league development. These included: “hiring Driveline-trained and
former employees Carter Capps as Rookie League pitching coordinator and Collin
Hetzler as complex hitting coordinator…The Mets have also hired former Seattle
Mariners director of pitching development (2018-2020), Brian DeLunas to be
player development special projects coordinator…Edwin Diaz
credits DeLunas for helping him keep his mechanics in order during his emergent
2018 season with Seattle.”
John
from Albany - To Develop Players, Bring Back Fonzie.
MLB
and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:
USA
Today: No shifts, more steals: MLB's 2021 minor-league rule experiments a road
map to future. “most notable coming
at Class AA – that teams will be required to ‘have a minimum of four players on
the infield, each of whom must have both feet completely in front of the outer
boundary of the infield dirt.’ Other changes
include: “At Class AAA, they will introduce a larger base (18 inches square
instead of 15) for safety reasons and also to enhance the success rate of
stolen bases - perhaps baseball's ultimate play of inches...a pitch clock
(Low-A West) a limit on pickoffs (all low-A leagues), a "step-off"
rule that requires pitchers to fully disengage with the runner before a pickoff
attempt (high A) and the automatic, or "robot," ball-strike system
(Low-A Southeast).”
A variety of experimental playing rules, which have been approved by the Competition Committee and the Playing Rules Committee, will be tested at various levels of the Minor Leagues during the upcoming 2021 season. pic.twitter.com/1aQMbgWHqp
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) March 11, 2021
USA
Today: Baseball scouts return to the ballpark after COVID-19 pandemic decimates
industry.
Baseball
Mexico Blog: Fernando
Rodney to pitch for Tijuana in 2021.
Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:
Trevor Bauer hits batter with one eye open 😂 pic.twitter.com/XnagqVFmbe
— Baseball Doesn't Exist (@BaseballDoesnt) March 12, 2021
Ke'Bryan Hayes with the soft hands at the hot corner for #Pirates. pic.twitter.com/2EeRoJ3oj8
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 11, 2021
All-out effort from @ajalford_. 😱 pic.twitter.com/EWeOtJufCp
— MLB (@MLB) March 11, 2021
"I did it for you, baby." 🤣@FlavaFraz21's mic'd up AB was electric. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/yrdjLlcMqQ
— MLB (@MLB) March 11, 2021
.@marwinGF9 has a pretty swing from each side of the plate. pic.twitter.com/1xVbkbHPYu
— MLB (@MLB) March 11, 2021
Alex Kirilloff DEEP to dead center.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 11, 2021
The #MNTwins OF/1B is MLB's No. 26 overall prospect: https://t.co/f0sl8PhCV2 pic.twitter.com/Wx7WxFlcwO
Monte. Mashes.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 11, 2021
Turn your volume up and listen to the crack of the bat on this Monte Harrison homer. pic.twitter.com/VUYpZINiqf
Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.
MLB.com:
MLB News
Early hot streaks shake up Hitter Power Rankings
Here's a potential impact callup for each organization
MVP talk, lineup questions & more: Takeaways from an NL showdown
Pham joins (unfortunate) rare club, hits into 7-3 putout
Nats reliever López (3 games), manager Martinez (1 game) suspended, fined
Goldy has been everything the Yanks expected, and more
'Just for Coconut': Holliday dedicates 2nd career slam to pup
Five No. 1 Draft picks homer on same day in rare feat
Judge lives up to 'best hitter in baseball' billing with tiebreaking HR
MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Trade Rumors
MLB Announces Suspensions Following Nationals-Pirates Incident
White Sox Designate Omar Narvaez For Assignment
The Opener: Quero, Hancock, Pirates, Nationals
MLB Mailbag: Arenado, Rangers, Red Sox, Angels, Giants
MLBTR Podcast: Free Agent Power Rankings
Luis Robert’s Slow Start
Yahoo Sports:
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Reds place Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list
Royals at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 17
MLB suspends Davey Martinez, Jorge Lopez after Nationals intentionally threw at Andrew McCutchen
Yankees at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 17
Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr., Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, and the meaning of a simple handshake
Fantasy Baseball: A trip to Coors tops matchups to target — plus ranking weekend pitching streamers
Guardians at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 17
Yankees at Rays: 5 things to watch and series predictions | April 17-20
Giants at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 17
Mets vs. Cardinals: How to watch on SNY on April 17, 2025
ESPN:
www.espn.com - MLB
‘I’ll beat you tomorrow for $10k’: Inside the secret world of MLB pickleball
Power Rankings: Are the Dodgers, Mets or Padres No. 1 this week?
Lopez suspended for throwing at McCutchen
FOX Sports:
FOX Sports Digital
Should the Yankees trade for Marlins' ace Sandy Alcántara?
Last Night in Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's bat just sounds ridiculous
Giants vs. Phillies Highlights | MLB on FOX
CBS Sports:
CBSSports.com Headlines
How Hunter Greene leveled up: What's behind Reds ace's sub-1.00 ERA and otherworldly season start
Mariners vs. Reds odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 MLB Picks, April 17 bets from proven model
Nationals pitcher Jorge López suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Pirates' Andrew McCutchen
SportsSpyder:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Joe Moock (1944)
- Darryl Strawberry (1962)
- Shawn Gilbert (1965)
- Dave Williams (1979)
- Carlos Muniz (1981)
Transactions:
New York Mets released Alay
Soler on March 12, 2007.
|
2003 |
The
second exhibition season bench-clearing brawl this week occurs when a raging Mike Piazza charges the mound after being hit by a pitch thrown by Guillermo Mota,
who makes it to the dugout without being caught. The incident may be a
follow-up to a similar event last spring when a shoving match between the two
players resulted when the Mets' All-Star catcher waited for Mota and grabbed
the Dodger reliever by the jersey as he was coming off the field in the
eighth inning of the game. |
March 12, 2003: A Spring Training bench-clearing brawl occurs when Mike Piazza charges Guillermo Mota after being hit by a pitch. “The guy ran like a scared rabbit ... If he wants to hit someone, stand up there and fight,” said #Mets manager Art Howe #MetsRewind #LGM pic.twitter.com/SUbAoKxAzU
— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) March 12, 2021
Mack’s
Blast From The Past comes from 3-12-12 – Mack wished Darryl
Strawberry Happy Birthday with a picture of Darryl playing at
Compton High.
Centerfield Maz:
centerfield maz
Remembering Mets History (2006) Pedro Martinez Earns His 200th Career Victory
Remembering Mets History (1964) The Grand Opening & First Game Played at Shea Stadium
Remembering Mets Opening Days (1965 / 1966) The Mid Sixties Seasons Open at The Grand New Shea Stadium
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2 comments:
Watching clips of the raw heat from deGrom, I think his current full package is better than Seaver's at his best. Seaver didn't throw 102.
Pete's blast was sweet.
Rest of Mets' lumber needs to emerge from slumber. (No, I won't mention Philip Humber)
Three weeks, folks.
Tom - Pete has looked great this Spring. He just needs to keep it going once the season starts. Now that the regulars are playing, time to get them going as you say.
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