8/14/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links - 8/14/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Tim Tebow. Mets lose to Dodgers in Extras, Bad news on deGrom,  Javier Baez to the IL, Syracuse wins a pair, Cole Gordon shines in Binghamton win, while Brooklyn and St. Lucie Fall. 

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Box Score and Recap: Dodgers 6 Mets 5; Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 1 run scored 1 walk; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 4, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Brandon Drury 2B 0 for 2; Jeff McNeil PH-2B 1 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 K; Tylor Megill P 5 innings, 3 runs 0 all earned, 1 walk, 6 Ks; Jeurys Familia (L, 6-3) 1 inning, 2 runs – 1 earned, 1 hit, HR, 1 walk;















NY Post: Mets get more bad news on Jacob DeGrom. “The Mets ace underwent a follow-up MRI exam this week that did not show as much progress in his inflamed elbow as the club had hoped, manager Luis Rojas said Friday. DeGrom will now not throw for another two weeks — putting his season in serious jeopardy.”






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Press Release: Syracuse Mets sweep Friday doubleheader against Worcester Red Sox;

Box Score: Game 1 - Syracuse Mets 10 Worcester Red Sox 8; Box Score: Game 2 - Syracuse Mets 5 Worcester Red Sox 4;


Press Release: Ponies Pitching Powers Friday Night Victory Over Yard Goats; Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 Hartford Yard Goats 1;



Box Score: Wilmington Blue Rocks 7 Brooklyn Cyclones 4;


Press Release: Dunedin Blue Jays Spoil Great Rojas Start, Beat St. Lucie Mets 2-0;

Box Score: Dunedin Blue Jays 2 St. Lucie Mets 0 - 8/13/2021; 

Box Score - Game 1: FCL Mets 1 FCL Astros 0;

Box Score - Game 2: FCL Astros 4 FCL Mets 3;

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Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Barry Jones on August 14, 1992.

New York Mets traded Pedro Beato to the Boston Red Sox for Kelly Shoppach on August 14, 2012.

New York Mets released Adeiny Hechavarria on August 14, 2019.

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1962

Al Jackson goes the distance in the Mets' 15-inning loss to Philadelphia. The hard-luck lefty, throwing an astounding 215 pitches, gives up only six hits, including a two-run single third baseman Mel Roach in the fifteenth frame, which proves to be the difference in his 3-1 defeat at the Polo Grounds.

1962 Al Jackson Baseball Card (Topps # 464 )

1964

In a battle of teenagers at Shea Stadium, 19 year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool homers twice off 18 year-old Phillies' starter Rick Wise. The young Philadelphia right-hander will prevail to earn the victory in the team's 6-4 decision over the Mets.

 

1981

Dave Kingman's home run, a monstrous blast estimated to have traveled 515 feet and will remain, the longest round-tripper ever hit in the 44-year history of Shea Stadium. Kong's tape-measure home run, a solo shot over the left-center wall, comes in the fourth inning off Larry Christenson in the Mets' 8-4 loss to Philadelphia.

2003

Despite a massive blackout in the Northeast, the game between the Mets and the Giants at Shea Stadium is the only postponement on the major league schedule. Although Detroit, Toronto, and Cleveland were without electricity, the Tigers, Blue Jays, and Indians either had the day off or played on the road.

 

 

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1967: After whipping the Mets eight straight times, Jim Bunning finally loses to the New Yorkers. The Mets beat Philadelphia, 8 - 3.

1969: The eventual World Champ Mets drop to third place, nine and half games behind the front-running Cubs.

1981: Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off Mike Scott as Philadelphia beats the Mets, 8 - 4.

1991: Jeff Reardon of the Red Sox and Lee Smith of the Cardinals both reach the 30-save level for the 6th consecutive season, tying the major league record. Reardon notches his in a 2- 1 win over Cleveland, while Smith saves St. Louis' 5 - 4 victory over the Mets.

2011:  The Diamondbacks beat the Mets, 5 - 3, but lose pitcher Jason Marquis for the rest of the season. Marquis is hit on the shin by a batted ball hit by Angel Pagan in the 3rd inning. Thinking it's only a bad bruise, Marquis continues pitching through the pain into the 4th inning, when he collapses while throwing a pitch that plunks Josh Thole. He is diagnosed with a fractured right fibula.

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2 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

The Puello era is over. Cesar will never be emperor.

BAD pitch by Familia there - I defend him a lot, but...really?

Can they EVER score for Megill while he is pitching? Poor guy.

If he cannot lengthen his start quality, he may turn into a great multi0inning pen guy. My guess is they hope he figures out the starter length stuff. But his ERA is still great after 10 starts.

August 14, 2021 at 9:19 AM
Tom Brennan said...

McNeil has real value as a pinch hitter occasionally.

August 14, 2021 at 9:20 AM

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