The Trade of Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of the Worst in Team History

 

The Mets have made some very bad trades in their history.  For example:

• The Tom Seaver Trade
• Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi
• Amos Otis for Joe Foy

The trade of Pete Crow-Armstrong was made July 30, 2021 at the deadline.  The Mets were leading the NL East at that time and were looking for an infield partner for Francisco Lindor. Crow-Armstrong was ranked the #5 Mets prospect at that time. Let's review what happened since then:

• Javier Baez signed for the Detroit Tigers for the 2022 season and beyond making him a 2-month rental for the Mets
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has emerged as a perennial all-star and is even considered as a future Hall of Famer

Statistics for Crow-Armstrong from Baseball-Reference

The Mets received several prospects at the deadline this year.  Time will tell how they will work out.

Beatles Rarity - Sweet Georgia Brown with Tony Sheridan

 

The story of this recording may be found in the Beatles' Bible.  It was recorded on May 24, 1962.  I requested it on Bob Radil's 60s 70s show last night.

For National Radio Day - Turn Your Radio On by Roger McGuinn

 

For many years I have turned my radio on.  I have listened to plenty of AM, FM, and internet radio stations.

I Renewed My New York Mets Ticket Plan for 2027. I guess I am too loyal

 

I guess I have been to loyal of a Mets fan since day 1 in 1962.  I stuck with them through the bad years including the early days of the franchise, the years after the Seaver trade, and the early 1990s.  I also remember 2007 and 2008 when they lost several games in September and missed the playoffs.

For the last few years I purchased a 20 game plan that includes 13 Sundays.  We have been sitting in section 516 which is in the upper deck behind home plate.  I renewed my plan for next season.

There is likely to be a lockout since the collective bargaining agreement will expire after this season.  The owners will insist on a salary cap while the players oppose it.  The question is how long the lockout will last.  The owners learned their lesson in 1994 when a work stoppage in August prevented the playoffs and World Series from occurring.  Hopefully, the labor dispute will be resolved before spring training.

Tommy John Was a Pitcher Not a Surgery

 

Yesterday Tommy John passed away at age 83. He was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics. He was a four-time MLB All-Star and has the second-most wins (288) of any pitcher since 1900 not in the Hall of Fame.  Obviously, he deserved to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

He is best known for Tommy John Surgery, medically known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, a surgical procedure that replaces a torn ligament on the inner side of the elbow with a tendon harvested from elsewhere in the body.  More than 2400 athletes have undergone that procedure since 1974 when Tommy was the first recipient.  In an interview some years ago Tommy said it should really be called Frank Jobe Surgery and named after the doctor who developed it.

Tommy John's career statistics from Baseball-Reference

Michael Fallon's biography of Tommy John from SABR's Bioproject

Mets 4 Nationals 3 with the Jay Buckley Baseball Tour In Attendance

 

Over the years the family has attended 6 Jay Buckley Baseball Tours seeing games all over the country.  There are many entries in this journal documenting our trips.  Today, Tour 20 was at Citi Field to see the Mets play the Nationals.  We stopped by the group sitting in Section 125 and chatted with Jay for a while;

Lee took a photo with Jay

Christian Scott started the game for the Mets and pitched into the 7th inning.  The highlight of the game was Luis Torrens’ 407-foot homer to straightaway center off Jake Irvin (2-7) put the Mets ahead for good in the fourth.  Kodai Senga struck out 2 in the 9th inning to earn his third save.

Box Score

The crazy thing is the Mets' record is 9-3 after the trade deadline.  Maybe they can end the season with a respectable record.

Cunningham Park in Queens

 

On most Saturday mornings Lee and I like to walk around Cunningham Park in eastern Queens.  I found some information about the park:

• Website from the NYC Department of Parks
• History of Cunningham Park
• Wikipedia Entry