tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post3259594692872478418..comments2024-03-28T17:57:21.603-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Gary McDonald - Books You Might LikeMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-52049848435013580972018-05-17T15:10:55.338-04:002018-05-17T15:10:55.338-04:00On Davey Johnson...
If his 1986 Mets team wasn...On Davey Johnson...<br /><br />If his 1986 Mets team wasn't such a mess off the field, they'd still probably be winning ball games today. They were that good!<br /><br />After pondering, I think that the goal here in constructing the perfect baseball team, was actually to combine the outstanding pitching staff assembled here in 2015, with a predominantly in-house through drafting field lineup: 1B D.Smith 2B G.Cecchini SS A.Rosario 3B D.Thompson LF Y.Cespedes CF M.Conforto RF B.Nimmo C K. Plawecki.<br /><br />I am going to say something, here and now, that might surprise a lot of you. In all candor and honesty, the above lineup that this GM had envisioned really did just about workout flawlessly in construction and design. Some of you will not be able to see this or be able to agree, that is fine, but each one of these players mentioned above either are here now or have come very, very close to being here now and starting at each and every one of these positions GM Alderson had planned on. Think about it some. Imagine that.<br /><br />So to say GM Alderson is to blame for anything here with this team is not right nor is it really fair actually. He almost was perfect in his and his scouting department's drafting to get these players onboard with the Mets. <br /><br />Now once it was realized that some of the above Mets drafted players were not ready for MLB, this to me is where things got a little bit off-track. It forced GM Alderson to play "catch up" because a few of these players had not been unable to make it up to the bigs and then stay there. This was a plan for catching up that wasn't nearly as good as the initial plan to build a Championship team from within. Catch up plans are often this way and are nothing unusual.<br /><br />So what now brown cow?<br /><br />All that is left, and it is kind of a lot to redo, is to replace a few of the guys who could not make it up here and stick, with players that actually can. Thus preserving fairly close to the original plan and strategy for these NY Mets, conceived by the team General Manager.<br /><br />What I am trying to say here is this...GM Alderson did not miss the boat here by very much. In actuality and in design, it came very close to being the perfect plan. It just now needs a little bit more tweaking. And that is all.<br /><br />We are not without hope. It can be done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-6257343430377806632018-05-16T16:12:46.956-04:002018-05-16T16:12:46.956-04:00I think I will look for the Davey Johnson book, th...I think I will look for the Davey Johnson book, thanks.<br /><br />It reminds me how quickly the 1986 Mets went from "dynasty" to memory.Mike Freirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326676289092572994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-16141684373771046042018-05-16T14:09:48.647-04:002018-05-16T14:09:48.647-04:00Gary, a nice reading list for a lazy summer day - ...Gary, a nice reading list for a lazy summer day - I seem to have lost the desire to read books somewhere along the way, but if that changes, these could be real interesting.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com