THIS TEAM HAS METS FANS SINGING THE BLUES.
As I have mentioned previously, as the Mets' season teeters on the brink, the Mets lead the majors in hitting at .279.
Logically, when 16 of 30 teams make the playoffs, and you lead all of baseball in batting average, and you are on the outside looking in, something awful is going on.
If you seem to think this team always leaves tons of men on base (except for the occasional critical DP by Wilson Ramos), consider this:
LOB
The Mets lead the majors in runners LOB per game at 7.77. The next worst team? A long ways off at 7.41.
The Mets have averaged 2 more men LOB per game than Detroit. That's almost 100 more dudes LOB over less than 1/3 of a normal season.
Last year, the Mets were 25th in baseball regarding LOB, at 6.96.
Two years running and THAT bad? That is not an anomaly...that’s a real problem.
POWER OUTAGE
This line up has been one of the haves and have nots. Cano, Conforto, McNeil, and Smith are the haves, hitting an amazing combined .332 (195 for 588), with 28 HRs and 110 RBIs.
Those who have not, and hence are the key offensive culprits in a capsizing season, are (I know you know the names) Pete Alonso, Wilson Ramos, Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Davis, who combined are hitting under .240.
That foursome has left oodles and scads of runners on base, and has produced just 67 RBIs in 690 plate appearances.
Punchless Pete, Kingman-esque all season, seemed to be coming around until his team-killing 1 for 17 over the last 4 critical games. Ramos had 4 essentially meaningless RBIs in the recent 18-1 rout of the Blue Jays, but only 9 other ribbies all season.
HITLESS WONDERS
The Mets annually have a wonderful penchant for acquiring guys who can't hit.
This year, Billy Hamilton, Robbie Chirinos, and Brian Dozier?
5 for 54, 2 RBIs. It doesn't take a math whiz to see they (combined) are under .100.
Is it possible to be that bad? Only, it seems, in Metsville.
1 comment:
I surely thought B.B. King would weigh in. Or at least the Blues Brothers.
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