Good Morning. Happy Birthday Terry Leach and Johan Santana. Marlins 4 Mets 2 as Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo stay hot with Guillorme and Pillar shine with glove.
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MLB.com: Opening
Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled. “The decision
was announced following a call with all 30 Clubs and after consultation with
the Major League Baseball Players Association. Opening Day was originally
scheduled for Thursday, March 26.
MiLB.com: “In light of the current coronavirus outbreak, and after consultation with medical professionals and our partners at Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball will delay the start of the 2020 Championship Season".
Marlins 4 Mets 2 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 3 with a double and 1 K; Kevin Pillar RF 0 for 3 with 1 K; Dom Smith LF 0 for 2; Pete Alonso DH 1 for 2 with a double, run scored, RBI, 1 K; Jonathan Villar SS 1 for 3 with a K; Brandon Drury 1B 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K; Luis Guillorme 3B 0 for 3, 3 Ks; Jose Peraza 2B 1 for 3; Caleb Joseph C 0 for 2 with 1 K; Marcus Stroman 3.1 innings, 4 hits, 1 run - earned, 1 walk, 4 Ks; Aaron Loup 2/3 innings, no runs, 1 K; Dellin Betances 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K; Trevor May 1 inning, 3 hits, 1 run; Tommy Hunter 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 runs - both earned, 1 walk; Joey Lucchesi 2 innings, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks.
The Mets take on the Washington Nationals tonight at 6PM. Jordan Yomamoto on the mound.
.@lguillorme13 starts a gem of a 5-4-3 double play. 😳 pic.twitter.com/91kYsBbLuG
— New York Mets (@Mets) March 12, 2021
Brandon Nimmo is 8-for-16 this spring with two doubles and a home run. He is a good baseball player and will be the Mets' primary leadoff hitter.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 12, 2021
Here's Nimmo's latest extra-base hit: pic.twitter.com/lY5drbAz53
The wind thought it could fool Kevin Pillar 😆 😆 pic.twitter.com/AFiVo8vEfc
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
Pete hits a BULLET to tie the game!! 🐻❄️ pic.twitter.com/Ma1it0laO8
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
.@Baty_brett getting some action over at the hot corner. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/F0GeGjfW45
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 12, 2021
Analytics are a big part of @STR0's preparation:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
"I'm always trying to adapt. If there's an opportunity to get better, why would I not take that opportunity?" pic.twitter.com/G5GH5h8E4X
Marcus Stroman on having premium defensive players on the field when he pitches:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
"Totally doesn't matter, I love everybody that I have behind me and I truly have the confidence in every single guy to get the job done" pic.twitter.com/Bu2CI1WVBA
Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar with a long, interesting answer when asked about spring camps shutting down one year ago tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/VQc2tPHein
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 12, 2021
Joey Lucchesi on competing for a spot in the Mets' rotation:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2021
"I'm just letting my work speak for itself" pic.twitter.com/60OLDYIfGg
Marcus Stroman tossed 3 1/3 innings today for the Mets, looking sharp once again.
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) March 12, 2021
(@Todd_Zeile) pic.twitter.com/X5utXDV0d5
On BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, @Anthony_Recker & @AnthonyDiComo look at Marcus Stroman's spring training to this point and why Luis Rojas may need to consider a different defensive lineup when Stroman pitches this season https://t.co/WQUsi9Y6G5 pic.twitter.com/6phKA7m0vR
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2021
In a preview of tomorrow's Sports Report show on https://t.co/vZBSXvr8XX at 6:04 PM EST/11:04 PM🇬🇧⏰ @ernestdove🎤Luis Guillorme and his place on the Met roster. Looks like @ernestdove knows best when it comes to Luis Guillorme! pic.twitter.com/WMwCRAmq4L
— Thomas Brice (@ThomasBrice2017) March 13, 2021
The Media Goon Show Ep2: Mark Healey https://t.co/UHNiJNYOEl
— QBC aka Queens Baseball Con (@QBConvention) March 13, 2021
“Old Days”Game 3 of the 1969 Orioles-Mets World Series at Shea Stadium seemed to be a Tommie Agee Highlight Video.#Mets #LGM #Orioles #Baltimore #1960s #WorldSeries
— Tom's Old Days (@sigg20) March 13, 2021
pic.twitter.com/eMuY6CQ0tn
MLB.com
released the top 30 Mets Prospects. Here
are the top 10 - 1. Francisco
Alvarez; 2. Ronny
Mauricio; 3. Matthew
Allan; 4. Brett
Baty; 5. Pete
Crow-Armstrong; 6 J.T.
Ginn; 7. Khalil
Lee; 8. Mark Vientos; 9. Alexander Ramirez; 10. Thomas
Szapucki; Some other notables – 16. Sam
McWilliams; 23. Tylor
Megill; 30. Adrian
Hernandez.
There's plenty of youth atop the new #Mets Top 30 Prospects list as four of the top five prospects are still teenagers: https://t.co/Ctz13kt0WP pic.twitter.com/vRo76cGlZh
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 13, 2021
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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:
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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
Injury Notes: Gil, DeJong, Gray
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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
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Yankees at Rays: 5 things to watch and series predictions | April 17-20
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Mets vs. Cardinals: How to watch on SNY on April 17, 2025
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All 32 teams still have their first-round picks, in an unprecedented lack of trades
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
Last Night in Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's bat just sounds ridiculous
Giants vs. Phillies Highlights | MLB on FOX
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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
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SportsSpyder:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Al Luplow (1939)
- Gary Kolb (1940)
- Terry Leach (1954)
- Luis Aguayo (1959)
- Jorge Fabregas (1970)
- Johan Santana (1979)
- Gerson
Molina (1996)
- Christian
Tripp (1997)
Died on this date:
- Leroy Stanton (2019)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Mardie
Cornejo to the Detroit Tigers
for Ed
Glynn on March 13, 1979.
Detroit Tigers
claimed Shane
Halter of the New York Mets on waivers on March 13, 2000.
|
1979 |
The Tigers and Mets swap
relievers, with Detroit sending Ed Glynn to the Big Apple in exchange for
Mardie Cornejo, who, after posting a 4-2 record as a rookie last season, will
never play in another major league game. In contrast, the latest addition to
the New York bullpen will make 84 appearances, compiling an ERA of 3.53
during the two years with his new club. |
|
2001 |
Throwing 22 strikes out of 29
pitches over two innings of shutout ball in his surprise start against the
Mets at Roger Dean Stadium, Rick Ankiel makes his first appearance since the
2000 playoffs, in which he lost his control, throwing seven wild pitches in
three postseason appearances. |
|
2006 |
Three pitches into the top of the
seventh inning, the stadium lights at Tradition Field partially fail. With
fifty percent of the lighting not functioning, the exhibition game ends,
after a 15-minute delay, with the Mets leading the Nationals, 10-4. |
1969 - In addition to this year's lower mound and tightened strike zone, Major League Baseball tries an experimental ball with 10% more resiliency for a spring training game between the Mets and Tigers in Lakeland, Florida. It has an all-rubber center instead of a cork and rubber core, and the seams are higher than the regular ball. Mets pitcher Don Cardwell surrenders three home runs in the 4th inning to Dick McAuliffe, Norm Cash, and Gates Brown in the Tigers' 7 - 4 victory. Tomorrow, in Phoenix, Arizona, the same ball is used in the Giants' 13 - 1 win over the Angels, with Bobby Bonds hitting the only two homers off George Brunet. The players agree the ball is definitely livelier and sounds louder coming off the bat.
2001 - At spring training, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel makes
his first appearance since the 2000 playoffs in
which he lost his control throwing seven wild pitches in
three postseason appearances. Ankiel throws 22 strikes out
of 29 pitches over two innings of shutout ball in his surprise start against
the Mets, but his control problems will
reappear within a short while.
Mack’s
Blast From The Past comes from 3-13-12 – Mack had The Keepers - #17
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Flores.
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Remembering Mets History (2006) Pedro Martinez Earns His 200th Career Victory
Remembering Mets History (1964) The Grand Opening & First Game Played at Shea Stadium
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6 comments:
Hey, how come Pete Crow didn't play? It feels a little less like ST when he's not in games.
Lucchesi had an excellent outing - shows me 2020 is long behind him.
Luis G looked like Brooks R on that DP.
Brandon Nimmo, I feel, is going to have a terrific season. A little tweak to his batting stance and he is firing on all cylinders.
If they are looking to monitor Smith's workload due to stress re-fracture concerns, I'd be surprised to see him start more than 130-140 games this year.
Betances may not have been in mid-season form - but he was better. For March 12, I'll take it.
The conversation about an emphasis defense for Marcus makes a lot of sense to me.
Pillar was very impressive in his response. Lucchesi less so. But again, I am so impressed by the way these players are articulate and thoughtful and appealing in their responses. This is a strong roster of bright, thoughtful young men.
I'm wondering if Gsellman should make this team. Too soon to say.
Jimmy
Very intrigued by the new MLB Top 30 prospect list for the Mets, and didn’t have any problem with it. It was comical to see Adrian Hernandez hanging on with spot #30. That guy needs to get back on the map or that $1.5MM he got to sign is all he will get. I’d like to see him in the teens next year. Where is McIntosh? Where’s Mangum? Mazeika?
Gilliam? I thought this guy was ready for I the majors right out of college?
This was a nice read:
https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/looking-in-on-top-prospects-in-mets-camp?t=mets-pipeline-coverage
Texas Gus, yes, that was a fine prospect article. I do need to look at MLB Mets Top 30. Again, I know the bring up Crow a lot, but think of all the Mets minors OF, (Brody, Mangum, Lindsay, Hernandez, etc.) who didn’t play, but Crow did.
Jimmy, if I had to pick between Joey and the Giz right now, I would have to go with Lucchesi. And yes, they are articulate. Very impressive.
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