Mets News and Morning Links 5/12/2022

 

Good Morning. Born Today Yogi Berra, Happy Birthday to Kevin Bass, Mark Clark and Binghamton’s LHP Andrew Edwards. Tylor Megil has down game as Mets lose to Nats, while in the minors, Syracuse, Binghamton, Brooklyn and St. Lucie all win.

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Nationals 8 Mets 3 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo CF 3 for 5, double, 1 run scored; Starling Marte RF 1 for 4, 1 run scored;  Francisco Lindor SS 0 fo4 4, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso DH 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 K; Tylor Megill 1.1 innings, 8 runs - all earned, 8 hits, 2 HRs, 1 walk, 1 K;

That's how you manufacture a run!

Mets take a 1-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/tE0wGsaA5g

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 11, 2022

DH PETE!!!! 💪

3-0 Mets! pic.twitter.com/kDLLH4rVmL

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 11, 2022

Soto SMASH pic.twitter.com/Nrjf3Z3QTP

— MLB (@MLB) May 11, 2022

Whoa, Nelly!@ncboomstick23 hit this one to the moon.

(MLB x @FTX_Official) pic.twitter.com/BO0DicJ7Tq

— MLB (@MLB) May 12, 2022

Earlier on Mets Pregame, Buck Showalter joined @SteveGelbs to discuss Tylor Megill and using various relievers in high-leverage situations pic.twitter.com/86rwMEpX9F

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

"I think we've proved if the game keeps going, we still have a chance"

- Stephen Nogosek on his scoreless outing in relief tonight pic.twitter.com/6OLUdmlavs

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

"Just can't dwell over it. Flush it. Obviously it was a bad outing. I'm not going to let this one define me. Just get ready for the next one"

- Tylor Megill pic.twitter.com/hW1rYYv92h

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

"Too many fastballs. That's on me. End of the day, just got to be better"

- Tylor Megill pic.twitter.com/Brhiab0tut

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

NY Post:

• Jeff McNeil keeps flourishing at bottom of the Mets’ lineup
• Trevor Williams, Stephen Nogosek save rest of Mets’ bullpen
• Tylor Megill’s worst career outing sinks Mets in loss to Nationals
• Mets’ J.D. Davis getting into groove as a part-time player
• Mets’ Starling Marte struggling through uneven start on base paths

Mets.com:

• Megill's vow: 'I'm not going to let this one define me'
• Baty, Mauricio pop back-to-back homers at Double-A
• 2022 mock draft: Position players pack Top 10

Metsmerized:

• Megill, Mets Are Beaten, 8-3, by Washington as Offense Stalls
• Eduardo Escobar’s Slump Could Mean More Playing Time For J.D. Davis

Amazing Avenue:

• Final score: Nationals 8, Mets 3—Megrilled
• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/11/22: Ramirez rakes
• A Pod of Their Own: Chris Bassitt has lefty energy

Mets Daddy:

• Mets Co-No Was A Real No-Hitter

213 Miles From Shea:

• Game Preview: Mets @ Nationals

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Game Recap and Highlights: Plummer, Vientos launch Syracuse Mets to 8-7 win; Box Score; Nick Plummer 3 for 5, HR, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 K; Mark Vientos; 3 for 5, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 K; Jose Rodríguez (W, 1-1) 3 innings, no runs, 2 hits, 3 Ks; Colin Holderman; (S,3) 2 innings, 1 run - earned, 1 hit, 3 Ks; 

Mark Vientos hit a home run in each of his first two plate appearances today. This is the fifth time that Vientos has hit two homers in a game in his professional career and the first time that it has happened in Triple-A. pic.twitter.com/mfQNPNDJBy

— Michael Tricarico (@TrickyCNS7) May 11, 2022

Nick Plummer (@nplum11) tied a career high with five RBIs today in Syracuse’s 8-7 win against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. pic.twitter.com/WCsrmKooIB

— Michael Tricarico (@TrickyCNS7) May 11, 2022

Baty and Mauricio Go Back-To-Back as Ponies win; Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 9 Fisher Cats 2; Francisco Álvarez 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 2 Ks; Brett Baty; 3 for 4, HR, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 1 walk; Ronny Mauricio; 3 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Alex Valverde; (W,1-2) 5 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 4 hits, 1 HR, 6 Ks; 

The @Mets' No. 2 and 3 prospects go back-to-back!

Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio blast off for the @RumblePoniesBB. pic.twitter.com/iqbMO64LeI

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 11, 2022

MiLB.com/Brooklyn: "Brooklyn Bounces Back for 5-4 Win over Wilmington". Box Score; 

St. Lucie Mets Win 3-1 Wednesday Night; Box Score;

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

MLB.com:

• Who are the MVP frontrunners so far?
• You know a pitch is filthy when it hits the batter who swung at it
• Yennier Cano makes history (for now) in rain soaked MLB debut
• 1 player on each team who needs to get going
• Cards rookie Yepez gets DM from idol Miggy after 1st HR
• Arcia's walk-off may be spark the Braves need
• Bogaerts trade becoming more likely?
• Vlad Jr. snaps bat as Blue Jays' frustrations mount
• Pedro plunks ... Shaq? ... but escapes brawl

MLB Trade Rumors:

• 10 Potential Trade Deadline Rental Bats Off To Strong Starts
• Mitch Haniger Likely Out Until July
• Rays Sign Three Pitchers To Minor League Deals
• Twins Select Yennier Cano
• MLBTR Chat Transcript
• Manny Pina To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery
• Giants Acquire Donovan Walton, Designate Mike Ford
• Giants Activate Evan Longoria, Place Jake McGee On IL
• White Sox – Guardians Postponed Due To COVID Concerns Within Cleveland Organization
• Cardinals Defeat Tyler O’Neill In Arbitration
• Jake Marisnick To Undergo Thumb Surgery
• Braves Defeat Austin Riley In Arbitration
• Pirates Likely To Select Cam Alldred
• Dodgers Designate Robbie Erlin For Assignment
• Tigers To Designate Drew Hutchison For Assignment

Yahoo Sports:

• Varsho a brand new form of super utility player
• Detroit Tigers game score vs. Oakland Athletics: Time, TV, radio for series finale vs. A's
• Red Sox vs. Braves Highlights
• Cardinals believe rookie OL Lecitus Smith could be future Pro Bowler
• Mets vs. Nationals Highlights
• Is Gleyber Torres a major key to a World Series run for the Yankees? | SportsNite
• Orioles vs. Cardinals Highlights
• Royals vs. Rangers Highlights
• Mets' Buck Showalter gives Tylor Megill pass on bad outing, doesn’t rule out pitch tipping
• Athletics vs. Tigers Highlights

ESPN:

• Yelich hits for 3rd cycle in career, ties MLB mark
• Padres manager Melvin has prostate surgery
• Guardians-ChiSox postponed over COVID-19

CBS Sports:

• Mets vs. Nationals odds, prediction, line: 2022 MLB picks, Thursday, May 12 best bets from proven model
• MLB DFS: Top DraftKings and FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks, lineup advice for Wednesday, May 11, 2022
• LOOK: Noah Syndergaard seems to troll Mets after Reid Detmers pitches no-hitter for the Angels

FanGraphs:

• Reid Detmers’ No-Hitter Was the Second-Coolest Moment of the Game
• The Cardinals Run Out of Patience With Paul DeJong
• The Blue Jays Make a Big Shift In Making Big Shifts
• ZiPS Time Warp: What Could a Healthy Byron Buxton Do?

SportsSpyder:

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Yogi Berra (1925)
• Bob Heise (1947)
• Joe Nolan (1951)
• Kevin Bass (1959)
• Kenny Greer (1967)
• Mark Clark (1968)
• Jack Egbert (1983)
• Andrew Edwards (1997)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Toby Borland to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Trlicek on May 12, 1997.

New York Mets traded Lindsay Gulin to the Seattle Mariners for Rick Wilkins on May 12, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Tom Wilson on May 12, 2004.

 New York Mets traded Mike Remlinger to the Cincinnati Reds for Cobi Cradle on May 11, 1995.

National Pastime.com:  

1962

Craig Anderson, who will not win another major league game, dropping his next 19 decisions that include 16 this season, gets the victory in both ends of a twin bill when the 5-17 Mets, beat the Braves at the Polo Grounds, 3-2 and 8-7. The victories account for the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history, and mark the first time a major league team has accomplished the feat with two walk-off homers, thanks to the ninth-inning heroics of Hobie Landrith and Gil Hodges.

1968

The Mets play their 1000th game in franchise history, losing to Chicago at Wrigley Field in the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3. The Amazins have compiled a 332-664 record along with four games that ended in a tie during the span, but start their next 1000 games of matchups with a resounding 10-0 rout of the Cubs in the nightcap.

 

1974	In a 4-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Bronx native Ed Kranepool collects his 1000th major league hit. The James Monroe High School graduate will play his entire 18-year career with the Mets, retiring as the all-time franchise leader with 1,418 hits.
1979	Bill Murray, anchorman on Saturday Night Live Weekend Update reports 42 year-old Chico Escuela (a fictional baseball player portrayed by Garrett Morris) has informed the Mets that he is quitting baseball. Although baseball has been "berra berra good..." to him, a crushing blow off the bat of Dodger first baseman Steve Garvey into the Dominican's infielder's crotch ends an inspiring comeback.

 

1990	Blanking the Dodgers at Shea Stadium, 7-0, Frank Viola gets his seventh consecutive win from the start of the season. The Mets southpaw sets a franchise record of nine straight victories, dating back to his past two decisions last season.
1998	The Padres' home game streak, which started in April of 1983 without a rainout, ends in a scheduled contest against the team, the Mets, that is leading the major leagues with eight washouts already this season. A game in San Diego hadn't been rained out in the previous 15 years, covering a total of 1,184 games.

 

2014

Yankee right fielder Alfonso Soriano becomes only the seventh player to collect a thousand hits in both leagues when he singles off Mets starter Bartolo Colon in the bottom of the second inning of the team's 9-7 loss at the Bronx ballpark. The 38 year-old Dominican outfielder, who is also the first major leaguer to record 100 HRs, 500 RBIs, 500 runs, and 100 RBIs in each circuit, joins Frank Robinson, Dave Winfield, Vladimir Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Orlando Cabrera, and Carlos Lee in reaching the milestone.

Baseball Reference:

2010: The Nationals continue to surprise, beating the Mets, 6 - 4, at Citi Field, thanks to Roger Bernadina's first two homers this year. The second is a two-run shot off closer Francisco Rodriguez in the 9th inning and comes moments after Bernadina makes a diving game-saving catch to rob Jeff Francoeur with the bases loaded. Nats starter Craig Stammen contributes the other 3 RBI but does not figure in the decision; instead, reliever Tyler Clippard picks up his major-league leading 7th win, followed by Matt Capps's 14th save, which is also a major league high so far this season.

2011 - Carlos Beltran belts 3 homers and drives in 6 runs as the Mets beat the Rockies, 9 - 5, after a two-hour rain delay. Beltran homers from both sides of the plate and to all three fields in his power display. Ubaldo Jimenez, who set a Rockies season-record for wins in 2010, falls to 0-3.

Brooklyn Trolley Blogger:

• BEFORE the BUMS 5/12/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Hand Phillies Worst Defeat This Season

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1990): "Sweet Music" Frank Viola Sets Franchise Record With Nine Straight Wins
• Yogi Berra: The Mets Years (1965-1975) Former Mets Player-Coach & Manager
• Bobby Heise: Brief Member of the 1969 Amazing Mets (1967-1969)

    

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