By metstradamus | August 5, 2021 4:14 pm
Thursday afternoon in Miami will be the point in time where the Mets officially became a caricature of themselves.
As many times as the Mets have scored zero runs when they’ve had the bases loaded, and the amount of times that they’ve scored zero runs with the bases loaded an nobody out, you’d figure at one point the Mets would … oh, I don’t know … score. It just becomes comical when they keep doing it over and over again. At some point we just become way too jaded and then they cram it down our throats and get a hit with the bases loaded, if for no other reason than law of average says that they will. But that leads us to the very first inning today. Mets load the bases with nobody out as Jonathan Villar singles, Pete Alonso walks, and Dom Smith singles to right on a ball that maybe Gary DiSarcina could have sent Villar on with the ball not being hit all that hard, but with the arm that Bryan de la Cruz has, the fact that Villar hesitated ever so slightly on contact, and the fact that you have the 4-5-6 hitters coming up, you could make a case for Gary’s decision to hold up Villar. I mean, the Mets have to get a hit with J.D. Davis and Javy Báez coming up, right?
Davis struck out on a good slider. Báez, in what would be just the beginning of his nightmare, chased a slider in the dirt for the second out. Then came Michael Conforto, and I have to admit that whenever I see him come to the plate, I hear the music from Major League 2 when Pedro Cerrano comes up when he’s all zen-like without a care in the world. Sure enough, much like Cerrano for the first part of that sequel, hit a lazy fly ball to end the threat against somebody named Braxton Garrett. Not hitting with the bases loaded has become a disease.
It’s become trite to say “well, that was your ballgame.” But that was your f*cking ballgame. Although there were other similar places to point to for misery. Báez striking out to end the 5th with two runners on. The Mets loading the bases with two outs after they had tied the game on a single by Villar, but Smith harmlessly flied out after going down 0-2 against a pitcher named “Campbell”, proving how affected we are as Mets fans as two different people messaged me to ask if we had re-acquired Eric Campbell.
It all fell apart in the bottom of the 8th as Jeurys Familia walked Miguel Rojas on a 3-2 pitch that Shane Livensbarger screwed Familia on. But then Familia screwed himself by falling apart after that, giving up a single to Jazz Chisholm, then a single to Jorge Alfaro which scored Rojas as Trey Hillman aggressively sent Rojas home. Then Familia gave up a double to Lewis Brinson, and again Hillman got aggressive sending Alfaro, and Hillman would have paid for that if James McCann didn’t drop the throw in, and all of a sudden the Mets were down 4-1.
9 comments:
Increasingly it appears this is a collectively ineffective bunch of hitters. Changes off season are a must.
I wonder if the FO had listened to us and signed Springer and Realmuto instead of Lindor/Carrasco where we'd be because Lindor has been the biggest disappointment to me and we have OMG 10 more years of him. It scares me because SC wanted a big splash move and that was it but was it the wise move? As we ALL talked about last off season Springer, Realmuto AND Rosario was the right way to go and then revisit the big contract addition during the off season IF NECESSARY. If Stevie wants to emulate the Dodgers we have along way to go.
A question please. Do you know with Rocker not signing we get another pick next year which will be where? Also which players do you think will get a QO?
Gary - yes the Mets get the #11 pick in next year's draft to make up for losing out on Rocker.
Who should get a QO? I would give one to Baez and Conforto. But I would not give either a long term deal. Word is that Baez would accept a 5 year deal to play with Lindor - not that I want that to happen. If Conforto signs elsewhere after offering him the QO - Mets would get a draft pick - not so with Baez as he was traded mid-year. I would still take both back on one year deals.
Thanks I would do Stroman as well or you can't do a QO 2 years in a row then sign him.
Yes, can't di a QO two years in a row - I think the Mets have to sign him as starting pitching is in short supply in the organization.
Just a gutter here.
By to me, I am beginning to find Mark Vientos as a solid idea for the 2022 NY Mets second base job. He may be even better than Ronny Mauricio, but still it's early on to judge.
Just wondering out loud only, but how do you guys like this idea below?
1b Alonso 2b McNeil SS Lindor 3B Vientos LF Davis CF Lee RF Nimmo C McCann/Nido
Is this enough aggressive offense do you guys think?
Here's Vientos (age 21) stats for 2021 down at AA Rumble Ponies...
2021 MiLB Stats 233 38 65 20 HR 52 RBI .279 BA .350 OBP .951 OPS
This guy has (I believe) enough talent to make this jump up to the bigs in 2022 from AA ball. But I might first bump him up to AAA Syracuse (soon) for a sort of litmus test.
It's an idea.
A team always wants to be upgrading itself with youth. This is why the above post.
Mark Vientos is a large sized third baseman at 6'4"/but because so young only 185 lbs. This will change as he ages and his power game will most likely escalate with his expansion and increased upper body muscle addition. He should prove to be a long time player in the bigs if I am reading this correctly. Has solid batting mechanics. 20 Homers so far this 2021 season at AA.
185 I think was his rookie weight. I think Vientos' real weight is higher. I hate it when they don't update that stuff each year. Lagares was 160 or 170 for a long time. He had well surpassed that.
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