Mets News and Morning Links - 8/30/2024

 


Good Morning.  Born Today Tug McGraw. Happy Birthday to Marlon Byrd. and Sean Reid-Foley.  Mets beat D-Backs to win series, take on White Sox in Chicago next, Syracuse wins big, Brooklyn, St. Lucie and Binghamton fall.

 

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8/29/2024 Box Score: New York Mets 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 2

Lindor SS;  1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Marte, S RF;  0 for 4; 1 K; Bader CF;  0 for 0; Nimmo CF-LF;  2 for 4; Alonso 1B;  1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Winker LF;  2 for 4; double; 1 K; Taylor, T PR-RF;  0 for 0; 1 run; Martinez, J DH;  1 for 4; Iglesias, J 3B;  1 for 4; 1 RBI; McNeil 2B;  2 for 4; double; 1 K; Torrens C;  0 for 3; 1 K; Alvarez C;  0 for 0; Peterson, D;7 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 7 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 4 Ks; Buttó (W, 6-3); 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; Díaz(S, 15); 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; 


Brian Joura Mets360Pete Alonso gave the Mets the early lead with a 439-foot homer. Francisco Lindor tied it with his 28th HR of the year, staying one behind Alonso for the team lead. The Mets took the lead in the ninth inning. Jesse Winker hit a one-out double and pinch-runner Tyrone Taylor advanced to third on a fly out to right. Jose Iglesias drove home the game-winner with a smash up the middle.


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New York Mets sold Dale Murray to the Montreal Expos on August 30, 1979.

New York Mets traded Julio Machado and Kevin Brown to the Milwaukee Brewers for Charlie O'Brien and Kevin Carmody on August 30, 1990.

Montreal Expos claimed Orlando Mercado of the New York Mets on waivers on August 30, 1990.

New York Mets traded Nikco Riesgo and Rocky Elli to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Herr on August 30, 1990.

New York Mets traded Archie Corbin to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Tabler on August 30, 1990.

New York Mets traded Nelson Cruz to the Oakland Athletics for Jorge Velandia on August 30, 2000.

New York Mets traded Victor Diaz to the Texas Rangers for Mike Nickeas on August 30, 2006.

New York Mets traded Matt Koch and Miller Diaz to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Addison Reed on August 30, 2015.

1965
Casey Stengel, who is recovering from a fractured hip suffered a month ago, officially announces his retirement as the skipper of the Mets, ending a 56-year career in baseball as a player, coach, and manager. At an hour-long press conference held at the Essex House, Casey's N.Y. residence, the "Old Perfessor' shares his disappointment in the team's performance during their first four and a half seasons in the National League and praises his interim replacement, Wes Westrum, the club's former pitching coach.
1966
Sandy Koufax, in his final decision facing the Mets, lasts only two innings, losing to Bob Friend at Shea Stadium, 10-4. The Dodgers Hall of Fame southpaw has compiled a 17-2 record against the lowly expansion team since their inception in 1962.

1973
The Mets lose to the Cardinals, 1-0, thanks to a Jose Cruz tenth inning walk-off single off Tom Seaver at Busch Stadium. The defeat drops the eventual National League champs into last place, 6.5 games behind the first-place Redbirds.
1986
New York releases Let's Go Mets Go!, a music video that features players, coaches, and fans, along with a cameo appearance by Joe Piscopo. Shelly Palmer, known professionally as Shelton Leigh Palmer, composed and produced the official team's theme song, that becomes a Gold Record, as well as directing and producing the accompanying music video, which will go triple platinum.


1999
At the Astrodome, Edgardo Alfonzo becomes the first player in the Mets' 38-year history to go 6-for-6, scoring six times, and drives in five runs. The second baseman hits three homers, two singles, and a double for a team-record 16 total bases in New York's 17-1 rout of Houston.

1992: Trailing 3 - 1 to the Reds in the 9th, Bobby Bonilla hits a dramatic 3-run homer off Rob Dibble to give the Mets a 4 - 3 win.

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