I love 'small ball'. I always have. I remember those days when the Dodgers won a slew of games when guys like Ron Cey, Bill Russell, and Davey Lopes filled out the lineup card.
This year's Mets team have two critical 'bat' situations going out right now. One, they really have no one to fill the position of Yoenis Cespedes with a bat in his hand, and their top slugger, Pete Alonso, just can't seem to get his act together yet.
Luis Rojas, and those around him, realize this and have decided to add a more defensive minded lineup to the many they use. I love it, but let's not forget this kind of lineup demands three things working hand in hand:
1. team defense
2. good pitching
3. timely hitting
Last night, they got two. The defensive minded lineup kept the balls in front of them and the plays were made, Rick Porcello gave up only two runs in his starting outing, and the pen delivered scoreless innings.
But there were no bats.
The only run that scored was typical small ball... an Andres Gimenez triple followed by a sacrifice fly. But that was it for the evening and the wasted team effort went down the tube with all those RISP left out there.
We should have won this one.
We should have.
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I was sure--down-right positive--that bottom of the 9th would contain a a bloop & a blast.
Oh, well, there was that NY Jet-Detroit Lion Superbowl prediction (July 4th ritual, 41 years in a row) and the Bill Bradley presidency that I can still savor.
Sorry Hobie.
No bloop.
No bloops, just bloopers. Max was a tough nut, but he his team comes up shorter than Tattoo on Fantasy Island. Even the cardboard cutouts are getting disgusted and staying home
I hate to be the first to start saying it, but their top slugger is JD Davis. .310 as a Met. Pete is .253.
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