Good morning, Mets fans!
Tomorrow, the 115th annual World Series will kick off at 8 p.m. on FOX. It’ll be a heck of a pitching matchup in Game 1 with Max Scherzer (2-0, 1.80 ERA this postseason) expected to match up against Gerrit Cole (3-0, 0.40 ERA).
Cole has been virtually unhittable this October. He’s allowed a singular run in 22.2 innings this postseason, anchoring the Astros’ dominant rotation.
Latest Mets News
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweeted out Eduardo Perez, Tim Bogar, and Joe Girardi have all gotten to the second round of interviews for the Mets’ managerial spot. They’ll join Carlos Beltran as publicly-known candidates who’ve made it past the first round.
Andres Gimenez went 3-4 with a home run in AFL Action last night. The Mets’ No.2 prospect is hitting .355/.403/.581 in 45 at-bats with Scottsdale Scorpions this fall.
Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register shared the tragic news that former MLB umpire Eric Cooper passed away at the age of 52.
Here’s some more managerial tea: The Cubs will interview Joe Espada for their open managerial spot. Espada, the Astros’ current bench coach, is the only known candidate to receive a call-back from the Cubs.
Despite leaving Game 6 of the ALCS with a knee injury, Ryan Pressly is expected to appear on the Astros’ World Series roster.
The Red Sox are interested in Bryan Price for their opening pitching coach position per Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports.
Latest on MMO
Tim Ryder notes that Michael Conforto‘s improved plate discipline could have been a factor in his successful 2019 season.
Rob Piersall answered the MMO mailbag.
Piersall also analyzed Roc Nation’s latest comments regarding Yoenis Cespedes.
And lastly, Piersall recalled the Bill Buckner‘s fateful error in the 1986 World Series.
On this Date in Mets History
1973: The Mets fell the Athletics in Game 7 of the 1973 World Series. Jon Matlack was undone by a pair of two-run shots by Brett Campaneris and soon-to-be-named WS MVP Reggie Jackson.
1986: Game 3 of the 1986 World Series was all-Mets. Lenny Dykstra led off the game with a blast and Bobby Ojeda pitched seven strong innings en route to a 7-1 Mets Victory.
2000: Timo Perez had a memorable World Series debut. Enough said.
Let’s Go Mets!
