The DSL Season Is Sometimes Remarkable
The two Mets DSL teams, both 4-6 after Monday’s game, brought us both a blow out AND a perfect game on Monday.
In a 7 inning game, Mets Blue beat Mets Orange, 13-0.
In the error-free game, Jose Guevara threw 6 perfect innings and fanned 10. The7th inning was pitched by another Jose, named Gomez.
Jose Guevara now has 20 Ks in 11.1 innings, with just 4 hits allowed.
Impressive career start in 2024 for the 19 year old righty.
The Blue team, getting up just 6 innings since they were the home team, hit 2 HRs among its 13 hits, with 5 BBs, a HBP, and left 6 on base.
Something wild and wonderful happens every day.
Even wilder, when we were looking into possibly buying a property last year (we didn’t), the mortgage broker’s name?
Jose Guevara.
MIGHTY METS MAULERS
Citi Field hitting malaise hangs over this team.
On the road, they are juggernauts:
30 road games, 5.8 runs per game, and hitting a robust .279.
Their .279 road average and .342 OBP are the highest in the MLB.
The Mets are LEADING THE MAJORS in runs per game on the road.
At home? Well, if you read my articles regularly, you probably know.
Just 3.8 runs per game in 41 home games, 15th highest in total runs at home.
BUT…total runs scored are not a good indicator.
They don’t factor in how many games each team has played.
The Mets have played 12 more home games than the Guardians.
Runs per game is the real factor.
And in that, they are tied for 29th at home.
At home, hitting .221, or 58 points lower than on the road. FIFTY EIGHT!
Why?
It’s Citi Field, the House of Illusion, that makes the Mets hitters look so-so offensively, when they are assuredly not.
Citi Field depresses hitters’ results. Year in, year out.
Most fans look at the players’ overall numbers only, and judge accordingly. And reach the wrong conclusion….
You see….the Mets? They are maulers.
If the fences are not moved in, can the Mets play all 162 games on the road? They hit so much better away from the Queens swamp.
The DJ .180’s
Sound like a cool name for a band.
DJ LeMahieu is hitting .188.
DJ Stewart is hitting .184.
DJ HERZ of the Nationals leads the MLB DJ’s with a 3.77 ERA.
None, of course, are JD Martinez, who is far better than those 3, and also JD Davis, who has just 5 RBIs in 135 PAs for Oakland.
Still hard for understand the large disparity.
ReplyDeleteRay, I see the disparity as pressure. This team does not want to disappoint their fans and it gets in their head which leads to underperformance and yes, disappointed fans. You could pull the fences in by 100' and a Mets hitter will hit an infield pop-up with bases loaded and one out. Unfortunately, eight of their opponents will then hit a ball over the closer walls.
ReplyDeleteWe need a team full of mentally tougher players than we currently have. Hopefully that comes from within with young players brimming with confidence like Jett Williams.
I think most years the Mets lead baseball in hitting on the road vs. hitting at home disparity. That needs to be addressed.
ReplyDeleteAlas, JD Davis was released by the Giants
ReplyDeleteJD got some good MLB time in, but had he stayed in Houston, likely not so much. He has much to be thankful for. Maybe Japan or Korea would be a good next stop?
ReplyDeleteOr the Ducks?
ReplyDeleteHe would be a quacking duck.
ReplyDeleteJustin Verlander has been placed on the 15 day disabled list by the Astros. Will this keep him innings pitched under the number of innings he needs for a 2025 vested contract?
ReplyDeleteD J, that may very well now be the case. That would be terrific news for next year’s cap.
ReplyDelete7 runs Tuesday night. The Road Maulers are unstoppable lately..
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