The walks did hurt Senga yesterday. He walked Chapman and Dom slammed a homer right after to tie the game at 3. We have just witnessed 2 outta our last 3 starting pitchers not make it to the 5th inning. If this keeps up the bullpen acquisitions will be spent by October. Senga had several 3-0 counts yesterday where he battled back and struck out a couple and walked a few. This isn’t sustainable and it seems to be an issue throughout the rotation. These guys have gone from throwing strikes to nibbling and that is going to sink this team faster than not hitting or the RISP issue. Dicking around the plate leads to walks and HR’s. Senga is a head case who needs his whole body in harmony to be effective. That clearly isn’t the case and honestly I feel he should not have been taken off the IL until he was right. If this guy is this the rest of the way? That doesn’t bode well. He needs his other pitches to set up the ghost as he’s throwing it to often. Which might be the problem. He’s not even getting that over like it was. This is a huge concern. Hope he gets right. Hope this was the bats coming out party. Soto looks terrible still. Oy. LGM
Senga has clearly lost the snap on his pitches. That tells me he's just not comfortable driving off his back leg. Whether that means he's still feeling something in the hamstring or he just isn't quite ready mentally to go full tilt, I don't know. But I do know he'll continue to struggle if his stuff stays this flat.
EDIT: Oh, and kudos to the lineup for doing something other than hacking at everything like they're trying to hit it to LaGuardia. 😆
While we're having happy thoughts about the guys in the Park Ave penthouse, let's not forget the guys in the basement apartment on 25th Street. The bottom 4 in the lineup got on base enough times to score 7 of the 12 runs. That's the way it should be ... contributions from the lineup 1-9, with an exception or 2.
Welcome back to the "old" Nimmo. Hope he sticks around for awhile.
Always be concerned about Senga. A terrific pitcher when healthy, but when is that for a long period of time. A bunt, and some great situational hitting! Hopefully will continue!!
It's nice to see Lindor FINALLY bunt as you can see what chaos it caused in the infield.
Something is wrong with Soto too (capt. obvious 😂). I saw him alot in DC and he NEVER swung and missed so much or struck out. His eye for not swinging at balls was superb. He now takes strikes and then swings at high pitches. Maybe he has developed a bad habit?
Let’s not break out the party hats for Alonso just yet. Hitting a homer off a pitcher with minimal big-league experience doesn’t suddenly mean he can handle elite arms. Have people already forgotten how brutal he’s been lately?
One or two home runs, and suddenly the slump is erased from memory? Let’s have a little perspective. Hopefully he delivers again today—but let’s be honest, he’s facing another minor leaguer. Let’s see him do it against real pitching before we declare he's “back.”
The walks did hurt Senga yesterday. He walked Chapman and Dom slammed a homer right after to tie the game at 3. We have just witnessed 2 outta our last 3 starting pitchers not make it to the 5th inning. If this keeps up the bullpen acquisitions will be spent by October. Senga had several 3-0 counts yesterday where he battled back and struck out a couple and walked a few. This isn’t sustainable and it seems to be an issue throughout the rotation. These guys have gone from throwing strikes to nibbling and that is going to sink this team faster than not hitting or the RISP issue. Dicking around the plate leads to walks and HR’s. Senga is a head case who needs his whole body in harmony to be effective. That clearly isn’t the case and honestly I feel he should not have been taken off the IL until he was right. If this guy is this the rest of the way? That doesn’t bode well. He needs his other pitches to set up the ghost as he’s throwing it to often. Which might be the problem. He’s not even getting that over like it was. This is a huge concern. Hope he gets right. Hope this was the bats coming out party. Soto looks terrible still. Oy. LGM
good points....
"Head case"? Huh?
Senga has clearly lost the snap on his pitches. That tells me he's just not comfortable driving off his back leg. Whether that means he's still feeling something in the hamstring or he just isn't quite ready mentally to go full tilt, I don't know. But I do know he'll continue to struggle if his stuff stays this flat.
EDIT: Oh, and kudos to the lineup for doing something other than hacking at everything like they're trying to hit it to LaGuardia. 😆
Halleluiah!! Just what we mentioned in the past!@
No, Senga is not okay, says Captain Obvious (me).
While we're having happy thoughts about the guys in the Park Ave penthouse, let's not forget the guys in the basement apartment on 25th Street. The bottom 4 in the lineup got on base enough times to score 7 of the 12 runs. That's the way it should be ... contributions from the lineup 1-9, with an exception or 2.
Welcome back to the "old" Nimmo. Hope he sticks around for awhile.
My boy Baty had a good day. We should be happy that Alvarez, Vientos, and Mauricio have all improved lately. Soto will revert to form soon.
Always be concerned about Senga. A terrific pitcher when healthy, but when is that for a long period of time. A bunt, and some great situational hitting! Hopefully will continue!!
We definitely needed that!
It's nice to see Lindor FINALLY bunt as you can see what chaos it caused in the infield.
Something is wrong with Soto too (capt. obvious 😂). I saw him alot in DC and he NEVER swung and missed so much or struck out. His eye for not swinging at balls was superb. He now takes strikes and then swings at high pitches. Maybe he has developed a bad habit?
We would like to see the Soto of June through the rest of the season
Let’s not break out the party hats for Alonso just yet. Hitting a homer off a pitcher with minimal big-league experience doesn’t suddenly mean he can handle elite arms. Have people already forgotten how brutal he’s been lately?
One or two home runs, and suddenly the slump is erased from memory? Let’s have a little perspective. Hopefully he delivers again today—but let’s be honest, he’s facing another minor leaguer. Let’s see him do it against real pitching before we declare he's “back.”
Remember...I've always said only the Mets could make a journeyman look like Cy Young.....like the SF guy with a 6 rpg ERA and he beats METS IN NY.