tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post3724160373872022391..comments2024-03-28T08:07:44.241-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Mack’s Morning Report – 4-6-16 – Mets Pitching, Columbia, B-Mets Rostar, Rene RiveraMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-21354432578138181512016-04-06T14:05:44.896-04:002016-04-06T14:05:44.896-04:00Is it to early to declare Syndergaard as the Mets ...Is it to early to declare Syndergaard as the Mets ace?<br />Not bad having Harvey and deGrom as your 2 & 3. Matz and Wheeler 4 & 5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-84712639143289515032016-04-06T13:15:26.248-04:002016-04-06T13:15:26.248-04:00There are two keys to David Wright this year:
1) ...There are two keys to David Wright this year:<br /><br />1) Defense. It's got to be there, and I have my doubts that he can throw effectively. Would it be fair to say that he has the worst arm of any 3B in baseball?<br /><br />2) Walks, which drive his OBP. He has always been a high OBP guy, and to me that is a huge factor in a #2 hitter. Bob Gregory talks about strikeouts, but I'm less concerned about how the outs are made, and not really a big believer in "productive outs." Hell, if I believed in that, I'd have him bunt guys over. David's OBP is directly tied to his ability to walk. My belief is that astute pitchers will begin to walk him less and less as the season goes by and we'll see a diminished OBP from Wright.<br /><br />That said: I have a more modern take on the #2 hitter. I like a very good, dangerous bat in that spot. I am completely over the old-fashioned idea of a slap-hitting, speedy second baseman who can "handle the bat." I want a hitter, a guy who can do damage. Consider that DW hits in front of Cespedes; he is protected by Cespedes, and should get good pitches to hit. What does that translate to? Fastballs. Unfortunately, that plays into how pitchers are going after DW now and in the future. The bat is sloooow. He can't get around on fastballs with regularity. And once he starts guessing, he becomes an easy victim to the slider off the plate. To me, the guy hitting in front of Cespedes has a huge opportunity to rake. In that respect, I think giving that slot to Wright is a waste. I'd love to see d'Arnaud in that slot.<br /><br />Yes, he will have good days and bad days. But the decline is evident. Yet he has earned April, and maybe May, so it's not like I would do anything different in the short-term. Let's play the Captain and see what happens. My gut tells me there will be some ugly, unproductive stretches.James Prellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342728812342563278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-11874530967094884402016-04-06T12:19:26.155-04:002016-04-06T12:19:26.155-04:00Our best spring training hitters were mostly minor...Our best spring training hitters were mostly minor leaguers...and we were close to last in spring hitting. They should be much better. Time to wake up.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-41499579828260652602016-04-06T12:19:21.800-04:002016-04-06T12:19:21.800-04:00Our best spring training hitters were mostly minor...Our best spring training hitters were mostly minor leaguers...and we were close to last in spring hitting. They should be much better. Time to wake up.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-9507692805963543812016-04-06T11:46:18.754-04:002016-04-06T11:46:18.754-04:00Dallas -
Again, just my opinion...
Keep an eye o...Dallas -<br /><br />Again, just my opinion...<br /><br />Keep an eye on him and make sure his hitting in the #2 slot isn't costing the team RISP...<br /><br />Only 2 games in, but this staff needs to have more hits/runs behind them<br /><br />Lastly... this is no one else to play third (whatever we call) full time this year. I'm a critical, but positive supported of The Captain, but I chose to write about him.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-60820769262739141912016-04-06T11:34:50.343-04:002016-04-06T11:34:50.343-04:00Here is a sampling, I believe Fox Sports had one a...Here is a sampling, I believe Fox Sports had one as well. His BA is .143 but its two games :) small sample sizes! He has reached base 3-4 times. Yes if the Mets leave him in the 2 hole and he declines like Jeter then we have a problem.<br /><br />http://nypost.com/2016/04/04/david-wrights-failures-clouded-by-nostalgia-and-87-million/<br /><br />http://espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post?id=12591Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-72371147696569952172016-04-06T11:20:14.997-04:002016-04-06T11:20:14.997-04:00The future has yet to be written, obviously, but d...The future has yet to be written, obviously, but do you think the Jays would like a "do over" on the Dickey trade?<br /><br />Excellent job by Sandy and the front office to pry Noah away from Toronto (never mind Travis and the long view of Becerra).<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-12951029090048878932016-04-06T11:10:22.411-04:002016-04-06T11:10:22.411-04:00Even if Wright were to have similar health and per...Even if Wright were to have similar health and performance as he has demonstrated over the past few years, I would say that he is an inappropriate fit in the 2nd spot of the lineup.<br /><br />To me, contact is important in that 2nd spot of the lineup. Wright has just shown too much of a tendency of striking out.<br /><br />In my opinion, for Wright to be able to fit into that 2nd spot of the lineup even if there were no back issues, he would need to focus more on contact and less on power.bgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-40150650567576289632016-04-06T10:50:45.397-04:002016-04-06T10:50:45.397-04:00Dallas -
I have no idea what anyone else write o...Dallas - <br /><br />I have no idea what anyone else write on Wright. I just watched him play his first game and wrote my mind. No one wants to be more wrong about this guy than me. <br /><br />All I said was we should keep an eye on our '2 hitter'<br /><br />Current BA: .143Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-44480641512874544262016-04-06T10:27:23.759-04:002016-04-06T10:27:23.759-04:00Would anyone be surprised if Thor's season loo...Would anyone be surprised if Thor's season looked like 21-4, 1.82 with 225 K's? Can you imagine teams being thankful when they only have to face Harvey and deGrom? Also, with 18 games each against the Braves and Phils, what's the over/under on total runs those teams score over 36 games vs this staff? 80?<br /><br />Last night felt like an important game, and odd as it sounds, the first inning felt like a bit of a turning point in the season. With two days off, Thor and this team made a statement. No one owns us, and we're just as good as the best team in baseball. I know that there's little evidence for momentum in baseball (though our run last year seemed to contradict that) but I have a feeling that the Mets left KC last night feeling like they began exorcising a demon, and may well start the "real" season on a tear starting Saturday.That Adam Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687771146317665283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-41192184987097793492016-04-06T10:15:55.405-04:002016-04-06T10:15:55.405-04:00Man the hate shoveled on Wright after one game was...Man the hate shoveled on Wright after one game was ridiculous. From here and local and national beat writers all calling him done after just one game. Well I enjoyed SBNations Amazin Avenues article yesterday for taking all the haters to task. Then I enjoyed it more when Wright got on base multiple times and stole two bases. Lets wait until there is a pro-longed periods of ineffectiveness before burying our captain.<br /><br />http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/4/5/11366254/new-york-mets-david-wright-spinal-stenosis-rip-injury-career-retireDallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966349028036306647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-13259203198175990062016-04-06T09:44:55.936-04:002016-04-06T09:44:55.936-04:00Pretty weak B Mets Outfield, offset by strong infi...Pretty weak B Mets Outfield, offset by strong infield. Pill could play the outfield - might be the best OF hitter.<br /><br />Morris still in AA - will he close? Pill in AA again is not a good sign for him?<br /><br />Montgomery in Columbia and Mateo in Binghamton are two pen guys to watch closely, IMO.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-21605480460946977712016-04-06T09:40:49.558-04:002016-04-06T09:40:49.558-04:00Anonymous -
tha's what he told the reporters...Anonymous - <br /><br />tha's what he told the reportersMack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-33026808336596708742016-04-06T09:36:27.206-04:002016-04-06T09:36:27.206-04:00Random thoughts with 2 days dead air:
As pleasing...Random thoughts with 2 days dead air:<br /><br />As pleasing as it was to watch Thor dominate, I gotta say I was just as excited about the inning Henderson threw. Harvey, Thor, deGrom, Matz, Wheeler....wow!<br /><br />Looking forward to catching some Firefly games when I visit daughter in Charleston; Max, Dash, Diehl, Ramos, Thompson, Kacz, Ivan & Lupo (2-9) seem like an intriguing bunch.<br /><br />I guess Rosario stays in PSL--was hoping he'd get pushed to Bingo.<br /><br />Does Rene's arm trump Recker's occasional power? If Plawecki is really going get PT in Vegas, I don't see the advantage. Now if Plawecki stays in Queens and Recker was out of options, I get it.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-44526900648344381542016-04-06T09:32:55.868-04:002016-04-06T09:32:55.868-04:00Mack your wrong about the lineup - he definitely s...Mack your wrong about the lineup - he definitely said Dom's hitting cleanup! the lineup goes like:<br />McNeil<br />Cruzado<br />Romero<br />Smith<br />Sabol....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-47501249690252854192016-04-06T09:05:35.797-04:002016-04-06T09:05:35.797-04:00For one say at least Wright showed that the talks ...For one say at least Wright showed that the talks of his demise were greatly exaggerated - I think we will see ups and downs all year from him as he has good and bad days<br /><br />Thor is a true beast - easily will be the best of the lotAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05107443295708283998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-7346294142774117232016-04-06T09:05:15.905-04:002016-04-06T09:05:15.905-04:00For one say at least Wright showed that the talks ...For one say at least Wright showed that the talks of his demise were greatly exaggerated - I think we will see ups and downs all year from him as he has good and bad days<br /><br />Thor is a true beast - easily will be the best of the lotAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05107443295708283998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-90904433062450962492016-04-06T08:50:26.249-04:002016-04-06T08:50:26.249-04:00No worries Mack,
Dom Smith is the Mets future #5 ...No worries Mack,<br /><br />Dom Smith is the Mets future #5 hitter anyway ;)Ernest Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054861033443392454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-34043890669354234112016-04-06T08:09:50.563-04:002016-04-06T08:09:50.563-04:00Great rotation indeed. When Wheeler returns, we c...Great rotation indeed. When Wheeler returns, we could have FIVE SP 1s. FIVE.<br /><br />Thor 2016 = Gooden 1985?<br /><br />Returning to chilly Queens...no warm up seemingly in sight. I was watching News 12 this morning, it was 33 degrees at LaGuardia and TWELVE DEGREES in Westhampton Beach. <br /><br />Let's hope the bats warm up - I was hoping they'd tee off on Young.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com