Mets News and Morning Links 5/27/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Terry Collins and Todd Hundley.  Darryl Strawberry to appear at Mets Old Timers Day, Francisco Alvarez goes deep twice in Binghamton win, St. Lucie wins, Brooklyn and Syracuse fall.

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Today's Game:

Phillies (21-24) @ Mets (29-17), 7:10 pm

NYM: Carlos Carrasco (#59, 35, RHP, 4-1, 3.50)
PHI: Bailey Falter (#70, 25, LHP, 0-1, 3.75)

NY Post:

• Why Chris Bassitt’s 2022 deal was good for the Mets
• Mets rotation walking on tightrope without Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer
• Mets seem to have made right call with Robinson Cano - "Through his first seven games with San Diego, Cano is 3-for-23 (.130, and all singles) with one RBI, a walk and five strikeouts."
• Mets’ speed, unique approach at plate putting ‘pressure’ on defenses

Mets.com:

• 4 reasons Mets fans should be confident
• Darryl Strawberry to attend Mets Old Timers' Day
• Álvarez clubs first homers since April in 4-hit night

Metsmerized:

• Morning Briefing: Teams Can Carry 14 Pitchers Through June 19
• Mets Starting Pitching Depth Showing Cracks
• Colin Holderman Has Excelled in Mets Bullpen
• Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden Attending Mets Old Timers’ Day

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/27/22: The Jake Mangum and Francisco Álvarez Power Hour
• Amazin’ Avenue Audio (The Show): The Shallow End of Pitching Depth

Mets Daddy:

• 20/20 Hindsight: Mets Finally Lose Two In A Row

The Apple:

• Luis Guillorme Has Been Ready for This

Mack's Mets:

• Reese Kaplan -- The Mets Best Managers
• Tom Brennan and Mack Ade - Mets Recap

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Game Recap and highlights: Syracuse Mets lose 9-7 Thursday; Box Score: Rochester Red Wings 9 Syracuse Mets 7;

• Herm Card - Jake Mangum First Syracuse Mets Photos;

Game Recap and highlights: Francisco Alvarez' 2 HRs lead Binghamton to win; Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6 Reading Fightin Phils 4;

milb.com/brooklyn: Bowling Green Down Cyclones 5-1 on Thursday. "Carson Seymour (L,0-1) had his Cyclones debut on Thursday, and quickly found himself in trouble. After retiring the first two batters he faced, the righthander issues a pair of free passes before Matt Dyer opened the scoring with a had hit ball that was ruled an error on third baseman Nic Gaddis, allowing the game’s first run to score....He ended his night tossing 5.0 innings and scattering four runs and a pair of walks while allowing three runs, two earned, and striking out two." Box Score;

• Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes: 5/26/2022;

Game Recap: Hamel Ks 9 Jays, St. Lucie Mets Win Second in a Row; Box Score - St. Lucie Mets 7 Dunedin Blue Jays 4;

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

MLB.com:

• Baseball's underground cheesesteak-eating contest
• Never-ending Story: Sox 2B's hot streak becomes historic
• Like dad, like son: Vlad Jr. hits 1st HR at Big A
• Right this way! Ohtani directs runner back to dugout
• More Miggy magic! Walk-off hit lifts average to .300
• Another chapter in 'the legend of Nestor'
• '4 Uvalde': Pérez dedicates gem to city
• Betts, Freeman lead rout as LA wins 30th
• After tending to family, Hader continues dominance

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Yankees Sign Matt Carpenter To Major League Contract
• Yankees Sign Shane Greene To Minors Deal
• Diamondbacks Reinstate Cooper Hummel
• Marlins Announce Series Of Roster Moves
• MLB, MLBPA Agree To Extend 14-Pitcher Limit Through June 19
• Angels Select Juan Lagares, Designate Mike Mayers
• White Sox Place Joe Kelly On IL With Hamstring Strain
• Ildemaro Vargas Elects Free Agency
• Cardinals Place Jordan Hicks On IL With Forearm Strain
• Guardians Designate Yu Chang, Select Oscar Gonzalez
• Royals Place Amir Garrett, Kyle Isbel On Injured List
• No Immediate Plans For Mitch Garver To Return To Catcher
• View Today’s Fantasy Baseball Chat Transcript
• Royals Sign Jose Briceno To Minor League Deal
• Marlins Acquire Luke Williams From Giants

Yahoo Sports:

• MLB's youngest manager making name for himself
• Detroit Tigers game score vs. Cleveland Guardians: How to watch Friday's game
• Dodgers vs. D-backs Highlights
• Freddie Freeman leads Dodgers with five RBIs to 14-1 rout over Diamondbacks
• Red Sox vs. White Sox Highlights
• Rangers vs. A’s Highlights
• White Sox' Dallas Keuchel believes he can turn season around
• Blue Jays vs. Angels Highlights
• Shohei Ohtani bested by bestie Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays, leaves with sore back
• Twins vs. Royals Highlights

ESPN:

• MLB Power Rankings: Which surging teams are in a tight race for a top-5 spot?
• Yanks, Rays team up for gun violence awareness
• Donaldson apologizes to Robinson's wife, family

CBS Sports:

• Yankees' Nestor Cortes continues brilliant season as New York takes opener vs. Rays
• Yankees sign Shane Greene to minor-league deal following injuries to key relievers
• Dodgers to retire number 14 for Hall of Famer Gil Hodges

FOX Sports:

• Trevor Story hits his seventh home run in his last seven games
• Nestor Cortes excels on the mound with five strikeouts in Yankees' 7-2 victory over Rays
• Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off single in Tigers' 4-3 victory over Guardians
• Juan Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headline "Top 5 Under 25" list I Flippin' Bats
• Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso spark optimism for the New York Mets I Flippin' Bats

NY Post:

• Young shortstops, expensive starters and Manny Machado’s Hall of Fame path all vying for space in MLB’s Memorial Day snapshot
• Matt Carpenter has solid Yankees’ debut: ‘Pretty crazy’
• Yankees bring back Shane Greene to add bullpen depth at Triple-A
• DJ LeMahieu sits again, Aaron Hicks scratched from lineup vs. Rays
• Nestor Cortes delivers another gem as Yankees clip rival Rays
• Nationals have to make leadership decision by 2023 All-Star Game
• MLB inflamed Josh Donaldson-Tim Anderson incident to unneeded racial lines
• Cubs shortstop Andrelton Simmons makes history with 45-mph swinging strike against Reds
• Manny Banuelos finally gets call to Yankees a decade later

SportsSpyder:

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Ray Daviault (1934)
• Terry Collins (1949)
• Edwin Nunez (1963)
• Todd Hundley (1969)

Transactions:
New York Mets sold Kirk Nieuwenhuis to the Los Angeles Angels on May 27, 2015.

National Pastime.com: 

1987	Davey Johnson surpasses Gil Hodges as the winningest manager in Mets history with his 340th win, a 4-3 triumph over the Giants at Candlestick Park. The New York skipper, who has averaged 98 victories during his first three seasons, will compile a 595-417 record (.588) during his six-plus years with the team.
2012	A sign bearing the likeness of Mike Piazza connecting for his decisive eighth-inning home run in the Mets' 3-2 victory against Atlanta in the first professional sports event in New York City following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 proves to be the winning entry in the Mets' revival of Banner Day, a team tradition started in 1963 that lasted until 1996. The artwork, created by cousins Olivia Nuzzo and Stephanie Giangrande, included a section of the NYC's former skyline, with the WTC towers silhouetted above Piazza's heroic homer in mid-swing above the words, "The home run that helped heal N.Y. God Bless America. Let's Go Mets."

Baseball Reference:

2010:Mike Pelfrey pitches the Mets' third consecutive shutout over the Phillies, 3 - 0 at Citi Field. The Phillies' hitting woes started even before coming to New York, when they were shut out for eight innings by veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield two days before facing the Mets. The Mets' own knuckleballer, R.A. Dickey, baffled the Phils in the first game of the series, followed by Japanese rookie Hisanori Takahashi in the second game. The Mets have only swept a series with three shutouts one other time in their history, during their Amazin' year of 1969, also against Philadelphia.

2019 - Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers continues to have a superlative season. Today, in a 9 - 5 win over the Mets, he hits his 19th homer of the year and also throws out two baserunners. He nabs Michael Conforto at home in the 1st, and then gets Carlos Gomez at third base in the 8th, completing a double play on a throw from just in front of the warning track in right field.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History: (1986) Foster's Grand Slam Ignites A Ray Knight Mets / Dodger Brawl
• Terry Collins: Former Mets Manager with Second Most Wins in Team History (2011- 2017)
• Remembering Mets History (2016) Curtis Granderson's Walk Off HR
• Todd Hundley: Mets Number Three All Time Catcher In Games Caught (1990-1998)

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