tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post780086053122736753..comments2024-03-28T17:57:21.603-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Mike Friere - Reality Bites!Mack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-3688820897901396662018-05-06T10:42:39.472-04:002018-05-06T10:42:39.472-04:00Mike, I still remember the Matz who when healthy (...Mike, I still remember the Matz who when healthy (and he is again now) was good enough to win 11 of his first 12 major league decisions. Now he needs to remember it, too. Zach Wheeler honestly seems #8 quality in a 5 man rotation.<br /><br />Oswalt got smacked around, as did Tim Peterson - every pitcher has his Vegas Moment.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-61566488236571083992018-05-06T10:28:57.123-04:002018-05-06T10:28:57.123-04:00You are right, Mack......perhaps I was a bit hasty...You are right, Mack......perhaps I was a bit hasty with my analysis on Friday night (a couple of drinks may have helped). I still see a flawed team that will be inconsistent at best going forward. It also seems a bit short on talent, so if they are not a championship contender, then they have work to do to get to that point.<br /><br />Matz has more moments of brilliance then Zack, but he is inconsistent from start to start, not to mention a bit on the brittle side. I think he is no more then a #4 or #5 starter on a good ball club.<br /><br />As always, I hope I am wrong and will admit it if I am.Mike Freirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326676289092572994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-42107143802714303742018-05-06T10:27:12.924-04:002018-05-06T10:27:12.924-04:00Monkey -
I have been a Mets writer since the Min...Monkey - <br /><br />I have been a Mets writer since the Minaya days and I have never been able to figure out Sandy. He obviously has tremendous loyalty to veterans and is very slow to change.<br /><br />I will say this...<br /><br />A lot of the decisions come from above him and he just is the messenger.<br /><br />Still, the three I outlined could be understood by a monkey.<br /><br />Oh... sorry.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-8153933472280801002018-05-06T09:33:18.515-04:002018-05-06T09:33:18.515-04:00Since CATCHER Rene Rivera left Mets last year, he ...Since CATCHER Rene Rivera left Mets last year, he is 25 for 83 (.301) with 17 RBIs. Out from under the curse. If he stayed, that would have been .160.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-37667034602022392552018-05-06T09:26:24.550-04:002018-05-06T09:26:24.550-04:00It is funny and typically Met, too, that when Plaw...It is funny and typically Met, too, that when Plawecki had his hairline diagnosis, they said 2-3 weeks...probably they wanted to not look desperate to trade partners, like they couldn't figure it out.<br /><br />A hairline fracture of your catching hand, when you have to catch Jake and Thor? No way a hairline fracture hand could withstand their heat 80+ times a game before 5 weeks of healing. At least.<br /><br />What team loses both their catchers at exactly the same time? A cursed team.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-47009305652972248932018-05-06T08:57:20.965-04:002018-05-06T08:57:20.965-04:00Yup, yup, and yup, obviously correct on all three,...Yup, yup, and yup, obviously correct on all three, so just what bizarre Hanuman idol deity does our GM worship at not to see what others do?Met Monkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-11025072507864290492018-05-06T08:36:33.100-04:002018-05-06T08:36:33.100-04:00Morning Mike -
I know you wrote this before last...Morning Mike - <br /><br />I know you wrote this before last night's game. I can not imagine what it would have said if you waited until that game ended.<br /><br />It is a tough time to be a Mets fan. We will have better days but things need to be addressed NOW to make this a better team immediately.<br /><br />1. Having Jose Reyes on the 25-man simply is wasting a slot. The Mets need to make a move here. I said in an earlier post that Reyes would probably accept a payout. I thought about that and thought back on a conversation I had with Reyes' brother outside the ST clubhouse when the Mets world was waiting to see if the Mets would sign him back up. The brother told me than that I should not get my hopes up because, when it comes to Jose, it is always about the money. No, the Mets need to cut fish and pay him his full 2018 salary. Mistake number two (Harvey) in a year filling up with mistakes.<br /><br />2. The Mets need to cut a deal on a new catcher. The combo of Nido and Lobaton does not hack it. It also has exposed Nido and taken away any prospect tag we had on him. We can not sit and wait for Plawecki to return. One of these guys gets up every nine batters and it is a throw away.<br /><br />3. Michael Conforto needs to be sent to Vegas to get his act together again. It will also return his confidence... or... it will further expose that he still is suffering from his past shoulder injury. Brandon Nimmo and Juan Lagares deserves to play, even if it is only platooning with each other. They have been consistent bats on a team that does not have enough of these.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-70223837849091618612018-05-06T08:29:24.501-04:002018-05-06T08:29:24.501-04:00Mike, I disagree on Matz. I think he will be fine...Mike, I disagree on Matz. I think he will be fine. Yesterday was one step...how nice it would have been if the putrid offense could have gotten him a win.<br /><br />I have an article on two guys later today, tongue in cheek. But much more serious about one of the two. Check it out.<br /><br />Wheeler is the patron saint of a losing team. I would put him in the pen and Loogie Lugo in his place. If Vargas does not snap to, move Gsellman into his slot.<br /><br />Where is Rafael Montero when you need him?<br /><br />Hansel Robles is Matt Harvey with a real fastball.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com