Good Morning, Mets fans! It’s Cohen’s day! Steve Cohen will officially be introduced as the Mets’ owner today at 12:30PM.
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Per the New York Mets, Steve Cohen introduction is today at 12:30 PM. Owner & CEO, Steve Cohen, as well as team President, Sandy Alderson, will be available for the media at 12:30 PM.
Per MMO’s Michael Mayer, former Mets pitcher, Chris Flexen was outstanding in the KBO playoffs, going 7 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 11 K. He becomes the first pitcher in KBO history with back=back double digit strikeout games. Per Mayer, the two runs that scored were runners Flexen left on and the reliever gave up the game-tying two-run hit. Flexen was completely dominant until his last batter.
Per Daniel Zamora on Instagram, he and his wife, Courtney welcomed their daughter, Tegan Lynn Zamora to the world on Sunday. She was 7lb, 4oz, 20” long. Congratulations to Daniel and the family and welcome to the world, baby Tegan Lynn.
Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the BBWAA’s New York chapter recently voted on its annual awards. Among award winners are Dominic Smith for “Toast of the Town,” Mike Piazza and Steve Karsay for “Willie, Mickey & the Duke” (players linked in history), and Tom Seaver and Whitey Ford for “You Could Look it Up.”
Per Justin Toscano of The Record, SNY will air Steve Cohen’s press conference live; Gary Apple, Andy Martino, and Steve Gelbs will cover the press conference live from SNY’s studios. SNY will then air a special 60-minute edition of Baseball Baseball Night in New York at 6 p.m. EST.
Per Tim Healey of Newsday, Omar Minaya released a statement on Monday, during which he signed off as “Omar from Queens.” During his statement, he stated, “As a kid who grew up in the shadow of Shea Stadium, it has been an honor to be part of this organization.”
Per MMO’s Michael Mayer, Andres Gimenez got one third place vote for NL Rookie of the Year.
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Per Brendan Kuty of NJ.com, the owner of the Trenton Thunder is quite frustrated with being removed as a Yankees affiliate. He made a statement November seventh, which was shared by Kuty.
Mike Petriello of MLB.com shared every team’s roster and where they’re ranked right now. Currently, the Mets are ranked tenth with a 34.5 WAR.Petriello describes their current needs as a catcher, starting pitching, and a resolution on the DH.
Eno Sarris of The Athletic shared an article on how a large group of pitchers and coaches estimate that over 75 percent of pitchers, and possibly closer to 99 percent, are using some kind of sticky substance, stating that it also has a real effect. Sarris looks at the question of what baseball could or should do about it.
Per Barry M. Bloom of sportico.com, Executive Director of the MLB Players Association has stated the players association is preparing for Spring Training and a full season as the union disputes the owners’ debt claims.
Following the news that the Staten Island Yankees will not be affiliated with the Yankees in 2021, Staten Island released a statement on their New York Yankees departure.
Per Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, Chicago White Sox Manager, Tony La Russa was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in February and charged with the DUI the day before the White Sox hired him.
Per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Alex Cora, who is back at the Red Sox’s Manager, has his coaches back, and the coaches are confident he can handle the new pressure.
Per MLB.com, MLB has partnered with Budweiser to host an active duty or veteran of the US Armed Forces at the World Series in 2021.
Per MLB.com, there are 8-10 teams interested in free agent, Charlie Morton.
Per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Giants could lose 2 Minor League affiliates on the East Coast under the expected realignment of MiLB.
Rookie of the Year Award Winners, per MLB.com:
National League: Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers
American League: Kyle Lewis, Seattle Mariners
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Rich Mancuso looked at Brodie Van Wagenen’s legacy, which he described as “Come Get us.”
Steve Schaeffler wrote a 2020 report card on right-handed pitcher, Michael Wacha.
Sal Manzo wrote an MMO Crossfire article on whether or not the Mets should go get Trevor Bauer.
Matt Musico reminisced about the Mets’ longest home runs of 2020 in an article on MMO.
Rich Sparago discusses Steve Cohen being a fan of Fan Fest.
Marshall Field dove into Scott Boras describing the Mets at a “New Apple in NY,” in talking about which off-season markets the Mets are shopping for 2021.
Tim Ryder discusses the winners of the 2020 AL and NL Rookie of the Year award winners, Kyle Lewis and Devin Williams.
Prior to the announcement of the Rookie of the Year Award winners, Michelle Loannou discussed the MMO’s staff predictions of who’s winning what awards.
On This Day in Mets History
1961: In addition to purchasing 100,000 tickets to the new National League’s team games, the Rheingold Brewery agreed to pay six million dollars for the radio and television rights to 126 Mets games per year for five years. The largest deal of its kind is approximately double the cost of the franchise and all its first-season players.
2012: R.A. Dickey received the 21st annual Rotary Club of Denver’s Branch Rickey Award, an honor given to just one of the 30 nominees selected from each major league team for their humanitarian service off the field. Before the start of the season, the Mets’ 38 year-old knuckleballer climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, helping to raise more than $100,000 to support the Bombay Teen organization in their effort to rescue young women from forced prostitution in India.
Birthdays: Shawn Green (48), Butch Huskey (49), Junior Noboa (56), Kenny Rogers (56)
Let’s go Mets!
