OT: MLB Thread XXII: The Mets Are Actually Undefeated In Wins

[ThirdEye]

Once again... no homers no win.

Thank god for David Price being absolutely useless against us or this would've been an even quicker series.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Part of what made the Old Yankees so good was that it seemed like their big guys were always so clutch (even of clutch just meant being able to reliably repeat their regular season production in the playoffs). Of course Jeter and Bernie, but Tino, Posada, etc. They always seemed to come through. And the various pitchers. Clemens, Pettitte, Mussina, Wells, and so forth, god I can't even remember them all. They always showed up. You felt confident they'd come through when you needed them. Not to say Torre wasn't a good manager but they made him an HOF manager. I don't know the stats on all those guys, just my recollection.

Those were teams full of smart hitters who had a gameplan for every situation and didn't rely on homers to score. The pitchers also had great control and didn't need overwhelming stuff to get hitters out. Severino is a thrower, not a pitcher. If he doesn't have his best stuff, he struggles.

 

[RGY]

This team doesnt play small ball. They dont hit gap to gap line drives. They dont move runners over enough...and also part of it is they dont have a ton of runners on base because its so homerun or bust. They take the same heavy hacks in any count, no strikes or two strikes, something that bothers me the most about this team and is one thing that i point to as to why Thames f***ing sucks as a hitting coach because that starts as a philosophy from your hitting coach and then is worked on in the cages, in live BP on the field, and simulated ABs against Live pitching. Its been the same crap all year.

Severino getting ready at 7:32 is horrific. I dont care what they are saying, that is completely wrong. Flaherty said it this morning, he has never ever seen a pitcher warmup 8 minutes before the first pitch time no matter what each pitcher’s routine is. That is just inexcusable both from the player and the coaching staff.

Boone just doesnt know. I think he is a good guy. I think he does know the game. BUT he does not know how to manage a game. At least not yet. He has no experience to draw on. No mistakes to look back on. No playoff decision mistakes that he can refer to when trying to decide when to pull someone, who he should put in, etc. Severino just did not have it, everyone saw it, and he sent him out there for the 4th because it was the bottom of the Sox lineup. Im sorry but thats just not a good answer from Boone. Its really bad. Really bad. They were only down 3-0. They couldve stopped the bleeding and hung around with the hope they could work Eovaldi. Then he brings in Lynn. Again i dont care what the numbers have shown recently against righties...you win and lose with your best. That is Chad Green’s spot, there is nothing to think about there. You put this bullpen of weapons together for a reason. Green for 2, Robertson for 1, Britton for 1, Betances for 1, Chapman. Lose with your best. If it gets away further at any point in the order, then you dont bring the next guy and THEN you bring Lynn in for mop up duty. It was absolutely FOOLISH.

So disappointed in this team. They had a grand opportunity last night to take full control. And they not only squandered it, but they lost embarrassingly.

Luckily, they get to play one more. They will go to the Veteran leader CC. I have fears about the Sox bunting and CC’s inability to hold runners on. But he is not afraid of the moment and he will be prepared (unlike some moron) and he will leave it all on the field. I look to Judge to put the team on his back. We can win tonight and go back to Boston for an all time battle.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Those were teams full of smart hitters who had a gameplan for every situation and didn't rely on homers to score. The pitchers also had great control and didn't need overwhelming stuff to get hitters out. Severino is a thrower, not a pitcher. If he doesn't have his best stuff, he struggles.

Severino isn’t a thrower.

He’s a guy who lost his slider mid season and never found it again. It doesn’t help that we have a Druid aged pitching coach who does nothing.

 

[Machinehead]

Houston would maul us anyway.

But I just wanna beat these ers.

 

[RGY]

Houston would maul us anyway.

But I just wanna beat these ********ers.

Its not over yet. We get to play 9 more innings.

 

[Machinehead]

Its not over yet. We get to play 9 more innings.

I literally just want to eliminate Benintendi.

I absolutely f***ing HATE him for no reason at all.

 

[LeetchisGod]

I literally just want to eliminate Benintendi.

I absolutely ****ing HATE him for no reason at all.

I hated Pedrioia with a passion. Benintendi just has a punchable face.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Maybe Cashman will acquire more right hand hitters in the offseason.

 

[Irishguy42]

Andujar/McCutchen out

 

[RGY]

Andujar/McCutchen out

Walker needs to be in there with the lefty bat.

 

[Irishguy42]

Luke Voit? More like Luke GOAT

 

[Irishguy42]

Odds on CC actually running down Angel Hernandez?

 

[LeetchisGod]

These crappy bats are going to have to wake up tonight for us to have a chance.

 

[Irishguy42]

Go to the bullpen right now, tbh

 

[LeetchisGod]

Go to the bullpen right now, tbh

This just isn't a championship caliber pitching rotation. Cashman has a lot of work to do.

 

[LeetchisGod]

That pitch was very hittable.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Absolutely awful from Didi. Can we fire Thames in game?

 

[Machinehead]

Nice inning. We really look threatening.

 

[Irishguy42]

Nice inning. We really look threatening.

Yankees are threatening...

...to their own success

 

[LeetchisGod]

Nice inning. We really look threatening.

Making mediocre pitchers like Eovaldi and Porcello look like Cy Young.

 

[Irishguy42]

Wow. First good pitch CC has thrown.

 

[LeetchisGod]

CC is a gamer but he's such a shadow of what he used to be.

 

[LeetchisGod]

This lineup is hot garbage.

 

[Machinehead]

Not what I had in mind when I hoped Benintendi would be hit.