NJDevs4978 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 1 hour ago, nmigliore said: What a silly move to turn to Henderson. He looks completely tired. He's sitting 89-90 this inning. This is a guy who averaged 95+ on Opening Day... Not to mention way to blow out a guy's arm who MISSED two seasons due to arm problems. If there's one guy you don't want to pull this crap with it's Henderson. But the other pitchers bailed Terry and the anemic offense out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The Mets approach to hitting is just the worst I've ever seen. The go up there facing strike throwers with absolutely no aggressiveness. The reason they lost the world series was because KC attacked at the plate. They didn't sit back and let the Mets aces decide how things were going to go. They battled they fouled balls off and they made the pitchers feel like they had pick away at them and be perfect. Only Thor went to the hill with any balls and made them feel uncomfortable. Harvey did pitch a gem but when he got gassed it was over. SA is the problem with this team. He is the reason we have a numb nuts as a manager and the reason this team is built the way it is and takes the approach the way it does. But, he's not going anywhere. Besides the fact that he has a line of deciples that the coupons are going to replace him with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I have to be honest, I laughed when Yo! crashed into that fan. It looked too funny in slow-mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 50 minutes ago, '7' said: Cespedes is a god damn moron. Little chance on that ball and he swan dives into the seats Crazy like a fox, he got the crowd back on his side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) lol this Terry presser might go viral. He's going full Joe Biden (telling it how it is and not giving a sh!t) now, admitting he was bothered by the perception of the team being lax and managed out of desperation cause they needed the game on a number of fronts, among other things. Edited April 13, 2016 by NJDevs4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 A win is a win. This was an ugly one but they count all the same. 3-5 is nothing to worry about, but the offense needs to stop looking like the worst in baseball, because talent wise they're not, but production wise they are. Duda and Grandy and Ces need to start putting the ball in the seats as well (and Ces needs to maybe avoid putting himself in the seats) Big takeaway from today was Terry's use of Henderson. Of course his excuse was that Henderson said he felt great...well yea usually pro athletes dont want to pansy out and want to redeem themselves right away. It's Terry's responsibility to use his best judgement there in a day game after he just threw 35 pitches the night before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, '7' said: A win is a win. This was an ugly one but they count all the same. 3-5 is nothing to worry about, but the offense needs to stop looking like the worst in baseball, because talent wise they're not, but production wise they are. Duda and Grandy and Ces need to start putting the ball in the seats as well (and Ces needs to maybe avoid putting himself in the seats) Big takeaway from today was Terry's use of Henderson. Of course his excuse was that Henderson said he felt great...well yea usually pro athletes dont want to pansy out and want to redeem themselves right away. It's Terry's responsibility to use his best judgement there in a day game after he just threw 35 pitches the night before Terry admitted he was influenced by outside factors http://m.mlb.com/nym/video/topic/27334974/v587850283/?c_id=nym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, '7' said: A win is a win. This was an ugly one but they count all the same. 3-5 is nothing to worry about, but the offense needs to stop looking like the worst in baseball, because talent wise they're not, but production wise they are. Duda and Grandy and Ces need to start putting the ball in the seats as well (and Ces needs to maybe avoid putting himself in the seats) Big takeaway from today was Terry's use of Henderson. Of course his excuse was that Henderson said he felt great...well yea usually pro athletes dont want to pansy out and want to redeem themselves right away. It's Terry's responsibility to use his best judgement there in a day game after he just threw 35 pitches the night before What's funny is that I agree with Terry's decision to treat yesterday's game as a must-win...not the way he went about it (not only bringing in Henderson, but leaving him in long enough to load the bases...as we've seen many times, Terry usually waits until the damage is done before he reacts...he is VERY lucky the guys he brought in afterwards did their jobs with no margin for error, otherwise he would've gotten killed for Henderson), but I do agree with the mentality. But even with that, Terry can just sound so...dopey. I'm usually one for brutal honesty (especially since so many quotes from athletes and coaches/managers/GMs tend to be so vanilla and guarded), but yesterday he sounded like a guy who's already overwhelmed and in over his head, trying to manage a team coming off a World Series appearance...I think he volunteered much more than he had to. But I'll say this much in his defense, even though in general I'm not really in his corner...with the NY press, he really is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. If he didn't go all-out to win yesterday's game, then the Mets aren't playing with any urgency, and what are they waiting for? And TC does have a valid point in that teams in an offensive slumber (especially one this bad) will often look like they're going through the motions and sleepwalking by default. And it's not like the whole team is looking dead...the pitching staff is mostly doing its thing, despite two mediocre outings by Harvey, and a god-awful one by Matz. I do wonder if TC did a good job getting this team ready for the regular season, but it's still damned early...as flustered as I've gotten with this team already, it's not like they're 1-7...they sit at a very recoverable 3-5. Edited April 14, 2016 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) I actually do agree yesterday should have been treated as a need to win game in a lot of respects, they couldn't really afford to lose five in a row at home with the Nats streaking early. I just wish Terry'd come off a little less worried about media perception after the game. It's okay to worry about the fans to a degree, but who gives a **** what the media says? Edited April 14, 2016 by NJDevs4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, NJDevs4978 said: I actually do agree yesterday should have been treated as a need to win game in a lot of respects, they couldn't really afford to lose five in a row at home with the Nats streaking early. I just wish Terry'd come off a little less worried about media perception after the game. That's where he sounds in over his head to me...almost like a guy who's never managed in New York before. It's only seven games into the Nats' regular season of course, but wow is Murph off to a hell of a start for them...I won't list all of the numbers, but the guy has a 1.516 OB+SLG. No, it won't last, and yeah, by the end of the season, provided he stays healthy, he'll probably have turned in a Murph-type season. I don't think an off-the-charts career-year is in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think it's entirely possible Murphy's found more of a power stroke (partly thanks to Kevin Long). It's been almost half a season now that he's hit with more power, from the latter part of last regular season. I could definitely see career highs in HR's and RBI's. I'm not sure he'll maintain a .290 BA if his HR total gets to be 20+, maybe more .270ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 52 minutes ago, NJDevs4978 said: I think it's entirely possible Murphy's found more of a power stroke (partly thanks to Kevin Long). It's been almost half a season now that he's hit with more power, from the latter part of last regular season. I could definitely see career highs in HR's and RBI's. I'm not sure he'll maintain a .290 BA if his HR total gets to be 20+, maybe more .270ish. I think he could see an uptick in his power numbers, sure. And an OB+SLG around .800. What I meant was that I don't think he's having a mega-year far beyond his previous seasons. One other more lacking aspect of his game that may change will be walks drawn...so even if his typical batting average winds up going down, his OB% will probably go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think you're going to see a career year from Murph. I said last off-season he should have taken his QO and I still believe it. He's now in a much better lineup and that will contribute to his success as well. But, if he were still here I believe he would be great as well. Perhaps we are already short a couple wins because he's not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think as the season plays out Murphy and Walker will end up with similar numbers. Murphy is a good hitter but he'll also have his maddening slumps and he will cost you in the field and sometimes on the basepaths...and also for all his brilliance in the NLCS and DS...guy had 3 hits in 25 WS plate appearances. 0 hr's, 0 rbi's, and a gaffe in the field. Thus far the sample size is 28 plate appearances. I wouldn't go nuts declaring this is some major transformation at 31 until say...mid or late May Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Plus Walker had one of the few clutch hits this season. I'm not sure Murphy would have put us +1 or +2 yet although the Nats are certainly a +1 or 2 ahead of where they would be with Brandon Phillips The Nats lucking into two better second choices (Murphy and Dusty) cause their first choices turned them down is going to annoy me all year though. It almost happened again with Cespedes, he wasn't exactly the Nats first choice either. Edited April 14, 2016 by NJDevs4978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 14 minutes ago, NJDevs4978 said: Plus Walker had one of the few clutch hits this season. I'm not sure Murphy would have put us +1 or +2 yet although the Nats are certainly a +1 or 2 ahead of where they would be with Brandon Phillips The Nats lucking into two better second choices (Murphy and Dusty) cause their first choices turned them down is going to annoy me all year though. It almost happened again with Cespedes, he wasn't exactly the Nats first choice either. Also doesn't hurt that the only opponent they play is the dumpster fire Braves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 6 hours ago, '7' said: Also doesn't hurt that the only opponent they play is the dumpster fire Braves! True, but on the other hand the Mets got their asses handed to them by the Phillies and were nearly swept by the Marlins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/amazin-stupid-ignorant-mets-article-1.2601852 This is why the Wilpons will always be despicable pieces of sh!t. Nothing at all to like about them. Awful people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I mean it's not exactly a surprise they sold everyone else's jersey when they already got caught selling and lying about selling Mike's jersey. But yeah you just wish these guys would go away and go on tour with a band like Dolan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/amazin-stupid-ignorant-mets-article-1.2601852 This is why the Wilpons will always be despicable pieces of sh!t. Nothing at all to like about them. Awful people. Guarantee if it was Sandy Koufax or Duke Snider's jersey they wouldn't sell it The lack of respect and reverence regarding the franchise that they actually own is disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, NJDevs4978 said: I mean it's not exactly a surprise they sold everyone else's jersey when they already got caught selling and lying about selling Mike's jersey. But yeah you just wish these guys would go away and go on tour with a band like Dolan Oh I know, definitely not a surprise...but with the Wilpons, it's never enough to inflict a fatal stab wound...they have to keep on stabbing and twisting, for good measure. It may be predictable, but no less infuriating. And you just KNOW the two of them are thinking "We don't understand why everyone dislikes us so." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Quote Here's the Mets' statement on selling the jersey Mike Piazza wore in the first game back after 9/11: "We acknowledge that we made a mistake, and have instituted a new process with internal controls to prevent something like this from happening again in the future." The team sold it three years ago. They received backlash when it went on the auction block this month. Three Mets minor owners reacquired it for $365,000 and intend to have it displayed at the 9/11 Memorial Museum as well as at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Internal controls? Geez can you sound more CEO'ish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 They should've said "Due to this most unfortunate incident, the Mets will immediately be adding a Common Sense Department, as this has been lacking in our franchise since...well...you know..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Guess this is a break out kind of day. Four dingers already. Damn. No cheapies either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Sadly they probably needed to get the heck out of NY to get the offense going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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