Mets News and Morning Links - 10/5/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Brent Gaff and Rey Sanchez.  Rowdey Jordan has a big night in the AFL, Buck says Eppler made him play Vogey, and the Mets can now go after Craig Counsel.

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Mike Puma NY Post:  Mets’ Buck Showalter, Billy Eppler butted heads over Daniel Vogelbach’s playing time.  "...the 30-year-old slumped early in the season and manager Buck Showalter, according to a source, met resistance from general manager Billy Eppler at various points when trying to employ options other than Vogelbach at DH against right-handed pitching...Showalter was told he had to play Vogelbach, the source said...[after the trade deadline]...Not only was Vogelbach still on the team, but the source indicated the manager was told by Eppler to keep him in the starting lineup."

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets should value leadership, experience in managerial search.

Mike Puma NY Post: Craig Counsell officially available for Mets in manager search after Brewers’ playoff ouster

NY Post: Buck Showalter gets one last win with Mets from suspended Marlins game. "The New York Mets were awarded a 1-0 win over the Marlins in the game suspended by rain on Sept. 28, with Miami’s two-run rally in the ninth voided because the inning was not completed...Hartwig gets a win, raising his record to 5-2."

Danny Abriano SNY.TV: Ranking Mets' top five priorities for 2023-24 offseason, including rebuilding the rotation. Danny has #5: Determine if now is the time for a big trade; #4: 4. Decide what the plan for the Baby Mets is. #3: Add a legitimate designated hitter. #2: Seriously bolster the bullpen. #1: Rebuild the starting rotation.

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New York Mets claimed Jason Middlebrook on waivers from the San Diego Padres on October 5, 2000.

Manny Aybar granted free agency on October 5, 2005.

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1999: The New York Mets defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8 - 4, to take Game 1 of their NLDSEdgardo Alfonzo hits two home runs for New York, including a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the 9th inning. Randy Johnson takes the loss for Arizona, his sixth consecutive defeat in postseason play.

2000: The Mets even their NLDS with San Francisco at one game apiece by winning a 10-inning thriller, 5 - 4. Jay Payton's single drives home the winning run in the top of the 10th inning after J.T. Snow's pinch-hit three-run home run ties the game in the bottom of the 9th. Edgardo Alfonzo hits a two-run homer for the Mets in the top half of the frame. Al Leiter pitches 8+ innings for the Mets. Armando Benitez gives up the tying homer, but gets the win in relief. 

2016 - Madison Bumgarner adds to his postseason legend by pitching a complete game shutout as San Francisco prevails over the Mets in the National League Wild Card Game, 3 - 0. Conor Gillaspie breaks a scoreless tie with a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the top of the 9th, negating a great start by Noah Syndergaard who had gone toe-to-toe with Bumgarner for the first seven innings.



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1 comment:

Retail Joan said...

Love reading your daily roundups of Mets news. Joan the Mets fan from Jersey thanks John from Albany. Keep up the good work!

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