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Mets News and Morning Links - 9/30/2022

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Dave Magadan and Born Today Jose Lima.  Mets start big series with Braves today - as Francisco Alvarez joins the team.  

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Friday: RHP Jacob deGrom (5-3, 2.93) vs. LHP Max Fried (13-7, 2.50)

Keys for each club - Mets: …”it’s all about deGrom and Scherzer. If those two can both go deep into their starts and hand the ball directly to back-end relievers Edwin Díaz and Adam Ottavino, the Mets will be in excellent position to win the series. Braves: Great pitching battles can often be decided by the long ball. The Braves have the deeper, more dangerous lineup. Eight Atlanta players have hit at least 15 homers this year.”

Mets to call up No. 1 prospect Francisco Álvarez (source)

Baseball's top prospect is 20, powerful and laser-focused - Anthony DiComo gives a tremendous amount of background information on Francisco starting with his Mom in Venezuela to Francisco's teammates in Syracuse. Great read.

What you need to know about Álvarez's debut

What to expect from Francisco Álvarez 

Just how much is winning NL East worth to Mets, Braves?

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Mets-Braves series unlikely to be affected by Hurricane Ian. “After several days of speculation and the teams discussing possible schedule adjustments because of Hurricane Ian, the storm appears as if it will swing farther east than Cobb County, Ga. Truist Park likely will be spared.”

Four keys that could decide crucial Mets-Braves series. “Mets’ aces’ ceilings vs. Braves’ aces’ seasons”; “Which offensive approach will work better?”; “Can the Mets’ big bats stay hot?”; “Can the Braves’ bullpen stay hot?”.

Mets-Braves provides MLB’s best pre-playoff drama as stakes couldn’t be higher. “On Friday, all eyes will be on deGrom, who has been dominant in just about every start this season, except his most recent one, a concerning four-inning, five-run dud in Oakland…The lefty Fried has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his past nine starts. He has been good, but not great (3.00 ERA in four starts), this season against the Mets, who have had problems with southpaws.”

Mike Vaccaro - Braves’ longtime mastery of Mets looms over enormous NL East series. “The Braves have won 16 NL East titles since realignment landed them in that division in 1994 and will be vying for No. 17 when they welcome the Mets to Truist for three games beginning Friday.”

Mets calling up top prospect Francisco Alvarez ahead of Braves series. “If he performs, the righty slugger could make his way to the playoff roster despite rules stating a player must be on the 40-man roster before September to be eligible. Teams are allowed to petition the Commissioner’s Office for permission to add a player (such as Alvarez, in the Mets’ case) as an injury replacement for another player (such as Brett Baty).” 

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New York Mets signed free agent Nino Espinosa on September 30, 1970.

New York Mets released Jerry Martin on September 30, 1984.

Raul Casanova granted free agency on September 30, 2008.

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1962

The Mets finish their inaugural season with 120 losses, a 20th-century record when the team drops a 5-1 decision to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. In his last career at-bat, New York catcher Joe Pignatano hits into an eighth-inning triple play with Richie Ashburn and Sammy Drake on base, both who are also appearing in their last major league game.

1971

Tom Seaver, for the second time in his career, becomes a 20-game winner when the Mets beat St. Louis, 6-1, at Shea Stadium on the final day of the season. En route to the complete-game victory, 'Tom Terrific' whiffs 13 Redbirds to end the campaign with a league-leading 289 strikeouts.

1979

In his last big-league game, Ed Kranepool pinch hits in the top of the seventh inning and doubles off Bob Forsch when the Mets beat the Cardinals in the season finale at Busch Stadium, 4-2. The James Monroe High School graduate, who made his debut with the team in 1962 at the age of 17, had been the last original Met left in the majors.

1980

In front of only 1,754 patrons, Mets southpaw Pete Falcone beats the Pirates in the season's last game at Shea Stadium, 3-2. The crowd is the smallest ever to attend a game at the Flushing ballpark, 33 fewer fans than yesterday's meager gathering.

1988

Joining Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Dwight Gooden, David Cone improves his record to 20-3, becoming the fourth pitcher in Mets history to win twenty games in a season. After his 4-2 complete-game victory against the Cardinals, the 25 year-old right-hander receives congratulations from a surprise visitor to the Shea Stadium dugout, former president Richard Nixon.

1999

Mets' shortstop Rey Ordonez plays in his 96th consecutive game without committing an error, breaking Cal Ripken's major league record for errorless games in that position. The flashy infielder will finish the season extending the record to 100 games.

2006

In the Mets' 13-0 rout of Washington at RFK Stadium, Julio Franco drives in five runs, tying a career-high, to become the oldest major leaguer in history to accomplish the feat. The 48 year-old first baseman, with three hits, falls a triple short of completing the cycle.

2006

Five years and two cities after Frank Robinson, then the vice president in the commissioner's office in charge of on-field discipline, accepts Bud Selig's offer to take the MLB-owned Expos' manager job for just one season, the franchise, now known as the Washington Nationals, will have a new skipper. Jim Bowden, the team's GM, announces the search for the replacement for the 71 year-old Hall of Famer will begin after tomorrow's season finale against the Mets at RFK.

2007

With the help of New York losing 6 out of their seven last games (all at home) and squandering a seven-game lead with 17 to play, the Phillies clinch the NL. East title for the first time in 14 years by beating the Nationals on the last day of the season, 6-1. The Mets' colossal failure down the stretch is considered by many to be the worst collapse by a team in baseball history.

2009

Ricky Nolasco, en route to the Marlins' 5-4 victory over Atlanta in the season's finale, sets a franchise record with 16 strikeouts. The 26 year-old right-hander's performance includes whiffing nine consecutive batters, one shy of the major league record set by Tom Seaver with the Mets in 1970.

2009

Francisco Rodriguez becomes the fourth pitcher in the history of the game to yield two walk-off grand slams in the same season when Justin Maxwell goes deep, giving Washington a dramatic 7-4 victory over the Mets at Nationals Park. Last month, Everth Cabrera of the Padres also hit a game-ending four-run round-tripper, making K-Rod Rodriguez the only major leaguer to surrender two game-winning grand slams to a pair of rookies.

2013

The Mets extend manager Terry Collins' contract for another two years, adding a club option for 2016. During his three-year tenure with New York, the 64 year-old skipper, who has also managed the Astros and Angels, has guided the team to a 225-261 record, the lowest winning percentage (.463) of his major league managerial career.


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