1997: Interleague Play.

Interleague play sure has lost it's luster. Maybe it's time to shake the leagues up and just make everyone play each other all the time.

2012 Los Mets Demo/prototype jersey up for auction

Yes this is my listing. I told you guys I was going to start moving some things. This is a unicorn and a half. Check out the pics below and you can click here to buy it. 

Did the No-Hitter screw up Johan Santana's arm?

 

From the NY POST

Following the no-hitter, I seem to remember Johan Santana hurting his knee covering first base. Did that injury lead to all his other issues or was it throwing too many pitches to get that no-hitter? — Brian Clark

Santana was covering first base and twisted his right ankle, which was stepped on by the Cubs’ Reed Johnson. That injury occurred on July 6, 2012 — almost five weeks after Santana threw the first no-hitter in Mets history. Santana, who at that point had performed at a respectable level since the no-hitter, continued to pitch through the ankle injury, but finally was placed on the injured list following a third straight rough start on July 21. He returned in August for two additional underwhelming performances and was then shut down for the season(and never threw another pitch in the major leagues after undergoing a second shoulder surgery the following spring).

We’ll never really know whether it was the 134 pitches Santana threw in the no-hitter against the Cardinals, the ankle injury that maybe altered his mechanics or a confluence of events that caused the left-hander to tear the anterior capsule in his left shoulder for a second time. Maybe a 33-year-old pitcher coming off major shoulder surgery would have broken down even without the no-hitter or ankle injury.

Will the Mets sign Christian Hackenberg? — @NickKramerev 

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My cousin over at metspolice.com and I have been having this discussion since that season. I keep saying it wasn't Santana's arm from throwing the no-hitter that made his career go sideways. I contend it was this instance when he got stepped on and Santana tried to pitch after that and he altered his delivery. Once that happened his arm from the wear and tear of the season, Santana ended up hurting his arm. I might be 100 percent wrong but that's how I feel.

MLBPA send a message to MLB and fans

I get where MLB is coming from with no money coming in this season for teams because no fans will be in attendance but you can't tell me that the league doesn't have money to pay the players to play. The league just signed a huge television rights deal. They make a ton of money from merch sales and licensing. The players might not be able to see their family for months and are the ones that have a higher chance of getting sick. 

My next question is, what about the team/league support staff that work behind the scenes. They don't make anything close to what the players make. Do they get any kind of a bump in pay?

You guys all now I am a huge baseball fan but we are halfway through June and I don't mind if we skip the season. I just toss on the KBO to get my fill.

METS SELECT FIVE PLAYERS ON DAY TWO OF THE 2020 DRAFT

METS SELECT FIVE PLAYERS ON DAY TWO OF THE 2020 DRAFT

FLUSHING, N.Y., June 11, 2020 – The New York Mets today announced that the club made five selections to complete their 2020 First-Year Player Draft.

In the second round, with the 52nd overall pick, New York drafted RHP JT Ginn from Mississippi State University.

Ginn, 21, was ranked among this year’s top draft prospects by Baseball America (No. 23) and MLB Pipeline (No. 44). His pitch arsenal is highlighted by a fastball that reaches the mid-to-upper 90s and a hard slider with mid-80s velocity. He was previously drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers (30th overall, 2018) after being named the Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year as a high school senior. 

The Brandon, Mississippi native made one start for the Bulldogs in 2020 before undergoing “Tommy John” surgery in March to repair an elbow injury that sidelined the right-hander in his season debut. In 2019, he was named the Perfect Game National Freshman of the Year after putting up a 3.13 ERA in 17 starts with 105 strikeouts and just 19 walks in 86.1 innings.

In the compensatory round, the Mets chose OF Isaiah Greene from Corona Senior High School (CA) with the 69th overall pick. Greene, 18, was ranked 49th by Baseball America among this year’s draft prospects. MLB Pipeline had the Southern Californian ranked 62nd.

Greene’s speed is his best tool, grading out at a 65 on the 20-80 scouting scale according to MLB.com. His 6.48-second 60-yard dash time ranked in the 99th percentile among potential 2020 draftees recorded by Perfect Game. A left-handed batter and fielder, Greene finished his high school career with a .407 OBP.

The Mets rounded out the 2020 Draft choosing SS Anthony Walters from San Diego State in the third round, C Matthew Dyer from the University of Arizona in the fourth round and RHP Eric Orze from the University of New Orleans in the fifth round.

Walters, 22, hails from Corona, California, the same hometown as compensatory pick Isaiah Greene.

In addition to catching, Dyer, 21, played defensively all over the diamond while at Arizona, appearing at first base, second base, third base and in the outfield.

Orze, 22, sported a 17-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 12.2 innings this season before COVID ended the campaign. He is a two-time cancer survivor and sat out part of 2018 and missed the entire 2019 season to recover after beating both testicular cancer and skin cancer.