I respect his judgment regarding Manaea, who is looking more human of late. The handling of Maton was more questionable. Was no one warming up? Was there basically no fallback option?
I no longer personally feel the Mets are playing with "house money." They had the best record in baseball for months. They clinched the playoffs in wonderful fashion. The Braves have been eliminated. They were six outs away -- maybe more like three if we can rely on Diaz.
Losing now will be quite annoying. Also, I would not be surprised if they were feeling the pressure. Except for Alonso, maybe. That guy never wants to admit that.
My question would be if they will use Peterson, if necessary, today. Q. very well might go 4 or so (like last time). If so, they need a two-inning bridge.
It was the best of times and the worst of times - where have I heard that before?!
Game 2 was a microcosm of this wacky season: a quick lead followed by an offensive drought, bullpen breakdown, and over-management by a capable manager who still displays an astonishing lack of feel for what's happening on the field versus on paper.
What happens tonight is anyone's guess but we'll need our best out there - and that would suggest a stretched out Quintana and a dominant Diaz. Mendoza will probably play Martinez and Pete again and hope for a different outcome. Are they still the best choice right now? What about Torrens over Alvy?
Maton was obviously not very good, but the Mets left a lot of ducks on the pond in scoring position all night long.
I respect his judgment regarding Manaea, who is looking more human of late. The handling of Maton was more questionable. Was no one warming up? Was there basically no fallback option?
I no longer personally feel the Mets are playing with "house money." They had the best record in baseball for months. They clinched the playoffs in wonderful fashion. The Braves have been eliminated. They were six outs away -- maybe more like three if we can rely on Diaz.
Losing now will be quite annoying. Also, I would not be surprised if they were feeling the pressure. Except for Alonso, maybe. That guy never wants to admit that.
My question would be if they will use Peterson, if necessary, today. Q. very well might go 4 or so (like last time). If so, they need a two-inning bridge.
It was the best of times and the worst of times - where have I heard that before?!
Game 2 was a microcosm of this wacky season: a quick lead followed by an offensive drought, bullpen breakdown, and over-management by a capable manager who still displays an astonishing lack of feel for what's happening on the field versus on paper.
What happens tonight is anyone's guess but we'll need our best out there - and that would suggest a stretched out Quintana and a dominant Diaz. Mendoza will probably play Martinez and Pete again and hope for a different outcome. Are they still the best choice right now? What about Torrens over Alvy?
I think I'm hoping against hope.
Alvarez as the DH might make sense.