Mets News and Morning Links 3/6/2022

 

Photo by Trevor Williams via twitter

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Cookie Rojas.  Tom Seaver gets a Highway, Phil Regan gets named to Syracuse Mets Wall of Fame, and more scenes from the Mets Minor League Camp.

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

Mets Links: 

The Fresno Bee: Hometown baseball hero Tom Seaver was honored Friday with the naming of a section of Highway 41 between Jensen and Ventura avenues in Fresno as “Tom Seaver Memorial Highway.”

AP News: MLB talks resume Sunday; Scherzer favors playoff ‘ghost win’. "Max Scherzer favors a radical reworking of the playoffs, one that would have the higher seed in the first round of an expanded postseason start a best-of-five series with a 1-0 lead."

Tim Ryder The Apple: MLB is Playing with Fire. "A lot more at stake than money if more April games come off the schedule...On April 15, baseball fans across the country will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson becoming the first Black man to play in the modern major leagues...That’s how you lose fans forever."

Brian Joura Mets360: A list of 10 things to change in the playing and managing of an MLB game. Brian has lots of great ideas including "Better quality control with the actual baseball";  "Revamped replay system"; and  "New hit by pitch rules". (Subscription required).

Phil Regan has been elected to the Syracuse Mets Wall of Fame.

In addition to playing for Syracuse in 1965 – he still holds the franchise WHIP record – Regan served as its interim pitching coach in 2019. pic.twitter.com/rLakyQToC5

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) March 5, 2022

.@baty_brett with the barehand! pic.twitter.com/rUGB7Uowyd

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 5, 2022

.@kev_kendall with the pretty swing. pic.twitter.com/N80UksoMYq

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 5, 2022

Junior Tilien working on the swing. pic.twitter.com/L7MzFSpH0R

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 5, 2022

Rising Apple

• NY Mets best trade with the Philadelphia Phillies - They suggest it was the Tug McGraw for John Stearns trade.
• NY Mets best player to wear number 5
• 3 NY Mets predictions for when the lockout ends
• Mets Opening Day lineup in 1997 had an unexpected starting third baseman

Mack's Mets:

• Remember 1969: Who Won? Deals thru history - 1984
• Reese Kaplan -- Remembering the Odd 2020 Shortened Season

Metsmerized:

• Johneshwy Fargas Announces Return to Mets
• Rob Manfred Has Made an Enemy of Baseball
• Lockout Deadline Thread: Two Sides Will Meet Again Sunday
• MLB Proposes International Draft
• So You Think You Know The Mets: Ya Gotta Have A Catcher
• Can a 14-Team Postseason Break The Lockout Stalemate?
• Five Farm System Developments To Watch For In 2022 - This includes Increased Pitching Depth, Brett Baty’s Ground Ball Rate, and Mark Vientos’ Defense. 

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

MLB.com: MLB Proposes International Draft in CBA Negotiations. "A 20-round Draft with more than 600 selections...Each slot in the Draft would also carry a guaranteed signing bonus amount (the first pick would be worth $5.25 million)....Additionally, there would be no limit on the number of players who could sign, if they were not selected in the Draft."

Bob Raissman NY Daily News: Mad Dog has been howling owners’ side of MLB lockout. "That well-known arbiter of fairness, Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo, is waging a campaign against the baseball media, contending its coverage of the contract negotiations is entirely tilted in the players’ direction".

NY Post:

• Hostility between MLB, union originated during 1972 players’ strike
• MLB, union set to restart labor negotiations Sunday as lockout continues
• Better promoting its young stars is still MLB’s most important fight

MLB.com:

• Labor talks set to resume today
• 'Opening doors to the next generation': Jenny Cavnar's path to broadcasting
• Two-way star rising: Catcher/country singer Berryhill forging his own path
• International Draft being proposed in CBA negotiations 
• Luciano looks to build off first full season: 'I feel great'
• Shriners Children's College Classic continues today
• FAQ on the CBA negotiations 
• More CBA updates and information
• The man who 'didn't just hit pitchers, he took away their dignity'

MLB Trade Rumors:

• MLBPA Reportedly Willing To Reopen Talks On 14-Team Playoffs
• Quick Hits: MLBPA Facility, Bradley, Rays, Kloffenstein, Jays
• West Notes: Alvarez, Fulmer, Dodgers, Pint, Rockies, Perez, Astros
• Central Notes: Bieber, Buxton, Franklin
• Mike Trout, Anthony Rendon Healthy For Start Of Spring Training
• Jeter’s Departure From Marlins Tied To Change In Plans For Post-Lockout Spending

Yahoo Sports:

• How to draft a balanced team in tough league
• Latest on MLB lockout: Union proposed 14-team postseason with 'ghost win' option
• MLB lockout: Ownership being 'callous' with fans, Giants' Austin Slater says
• MLB cancels spring training games through March 18
• How Phillies would be affected by increase to MLB luxury tax
• Illinois betting: Many people bet on 2016 Cubs to win it all, and they came through
• Op-Ed: It should be time for Dodger baseball. Thanks to the MLB lockout, we have to wait
• All about Nationals outfielder Juan Soto with stats and contract info
• Florida baseball falters on offense in series-opening loss to Miami Hurricanes
• Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings - Game Highlights

CBS Sports:

• MLB lockout: Three reasons why owners and MLBPA didn't reach a deal, including long wait for first proposal
• MLB lockout: Fact-checking commissioner Rob Manfred's press conference announcing delay of 2022 Opening Day
• MLB free-agent tracker: Carlos Correa, Kris Bryant remained unsigned with baseball in lockout

SportsSpyder::

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Cookie Rojas (1939)

Transactions:
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rick Wilkins of the New York Mets as a free agent on March 6, 1999.

New York Mets signed free agent Tony Tarasco on March 6, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Orber Moreno on March 6, 2003.

Baseball Reference.com:

2016 - The Commissioner's office overturns the two-game suspension handed to Dodgers IF Chase Utley for a dangerous slide that injured the Mets' Ruben Tejada in last year's NLDS. The decision is because the rules regarding sliding at the time were too vague; they have since been strengthened.

3/6/2016 Major League Baseball drops Chase Utley’s two-game suspension. Utley was initially suspended for breaking Rubén Tejada’s leg in the 2015 NLDS but MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre stated that “there wasn't anything clear-cut to say that play violated a rule.” pic.twitter.com/AjW7k83nww

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) March 6, 2022

March 6, 1986 - Mookie Wilson, was hit alongside the right eye during a base-running drill in the Mets' training camp and shattered his eyeglasses. #Mets #LGM #LGSM #MetsTwitter @NYMhistory https://t.co/PZHxchHHUE pic.twitter.com/aY2PgdNIpx

— John From Albany (@JohnFromAlbany) March 6, 2022

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