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Just remembered Zack Wheeler has willingly decided to be a Phillie, as if there isn't enough sadness in this world.

=MFS62 post_id=39697 time=1593632576 user_id=60] =Ceetar post_id=39694 time=1593629097 user_id=102] Bonilla was intentionally walked 9 times for the 1994 Mets.

http://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2020/06/30/the-last-ace-from-the-deck/Swannie ‘78.

Based on a shot of the kid's bedroom during The Today Show, Carson Daly appears to be raising his son to be a Mets fan.

Mets rock the boat by adding another reliever, righty Jared Hughes. Like to know where he gets his notions? A week after leaving Astros camp this spring, Hughes opted out of his minor-league deal, and Houston let him walk. Hughes knew he'd be stuck in free agency until baseball resumed. In the meantime, he was searching for answers. He hoped to find them here on the homemade mound, firing fastballs into an inflatable catcher's net he named Rod Barajas, later shortened to InflataRod. For 14 years, Hughes has made a living in pro baseball throwing sinkers — two-seam fastballs that dive beneath bats and dip below the strike zone. Hughes, a reliever who turns 35 on Saturday, trusts that pitch. He has a 2.88 ERA across nine seasons in the majors, a career that has bounced around the National League, from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee to Cincinnati to Philadelphia. In 2018, Hughes had his best year: a 1.94 ERA with the Reds. In 2019, he had his worst: a 4.04 ERA. Hughes' sinker lost some sink. Hitters clobbered it. Hughes allowed 13 home runs, almost twice as many as in any prior season. At year's end, a Phillies coach told Hughes his problem was with how the ball was rotating out of his hand. There was a clear connection, the coach said, between spin rotation and the sharp movement of his sinker. “That sent me on this journey to figure out what on earth is going on,” Hughes said. “Why are some coming out of my hand differently?” So, after failing to find the fix over the offseason, Hughes began his backyard education into the science of pitching this spring. He found the answer, too. And all it took was a most 2020 cocktail: Zoom calls, Twitter threads, yardwork, isolation, lasers, a Sony slow-motion camera, Rapsodo pitch-tracking software, Python coding, InflataRod and an aerospace engineer. https://theathletic.com/1896023/2020/06/30/jared-hughes-crash-course-aerospace-engineer-physics-and-a-backyard-pitch-lab/https://theathletic.com/1896023/2020/06/30/jared-hughes-crash-course-aerospace-engineer-physics-and-a-backyard-pitch-lab/

The affiliated minor leagues say they will not play in 2020. Also, the Ducks won't be quacking on Long Island (some indie teams were trying to work out a schedule).

Marlo Thomas says, “Nice cap 48 years ago, Rob.”

Joe Ross also says see ya in ‘21.

We can hate the Nats, but can we blame Ryan Zimmerman for opting out of the season ahead?

In addition to glamorous additions Hunter Strickland, Gordon Beckham and Melky Cabrera, the Mets have brought Ryan Cordell and Erasmo Ramirez back into the fold after apparently unfolding them.

Mets take a flier on Melky Cabrera.

Gordon Beckham joins the cast of Mets Summer Stock.

The Mets have signed ex-Nat righty reliever Hunter Strickland.

There's room to add more players. Or Tebow.

Bob McClure has been sidelined as Twins bullpen coach out of an abundance of Covid caution. http://strib.mn/2NDxKCwhttp://strib.mn/2NDxKCw

Typical Merv.

Adrian Devine, Braves reliever in the ‘70s, 68, from cancer.

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Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: iirc the Mlicki game was a sunny weekday afternoon, like a Tuesday, as baseball was sorta softpedaling the whole interleague thing. Mlicki was a Monday night, but the first Subway Series finale, which went ten searing innings, was a Wednesday afternoon.

Jay Hook, the man who launched a franchise's (and a song parody contest's) winning ways, joins Howie. You might say he's kept busy. https://youtu.be/qYMWNgdBoxQhttps://youtu.be/qYMWNgdBoxQ https://youtu.be/49uX4rAS22Ihttps://youtu.be/49uX4rAS22I A player from 1962 chatting in 2020 ~ a player from 1904 chatting in 1962.

When the Mets won the World Series in 1969, the writer's room at ABC's Manhattan-set That Girl was paying attention, as observed in the final two episodes of the 1969-70 season. “There are a lot of great men. There's the infield of the Mets...” —Boyfriend Donald Hollinger (Ted Bessell), “Easy Faller,” S. 4, Ep. 25, March 19, 1970 “When I can explain why I can miss an entire inning of a Mets baseball game because I've been staring at your picture on my television set [...] then I'll be able to explain why I love you.” —Donald's note to Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas), “All's Well That Ends,” S. 4, Ep. 26., March 26, 1970

Eddie Kasko, who managed the Red Sox directly after pennant-winner Dick Williams and directly before pennant-winner Darrell Johnson, 88. Four seasons, 1970-1973, all winning records.