I agree with Harvey and think we all will better understand who should stay and who should go. This winter, big decisions will be made about who to keep and lead the team in the future.
I understand how a team that played better than expected finally had their limitations catch up with them. The Mets is a #6 seed with various limitations. They are going against the #1 seed with fewer. With parity, there aren't too many elite teams. The Braves and Phils (lately at least) each had issues.
(Mets had a ridiculous number of walks but that was a problem for a long time. The Dodgers just made them pay more. Dodgers walked a lot of people too -- Mets have skills too -- just not as much.)
I do have concerns about not giving certain players a break. Nimmo's injury caused defensive limitations that led to runs. Alvarez (who finally got on base) made a key error that put the Mets in a hole in Game 3. Multiple hitters have lousy at bats.
There were back-up options. In a three-game series normally, you fit in back-ups, especially when someone needs a break. Some of Mendoza's moves there seem questionable. Senga seemed more of a desperation move -- Peterson pitched too much to be used as a starter. Needed Senga to give you something. Worked once.
I hope they can manage one win. Dodgers sweeping & celebrating at Citifield would be depressing. I think even an overmatched team should be able to go 2-4.
Well it all comes down to this, win 3 in a row or get ready for next season. As Rocco once said to Michael Corlione " difficult not impossible"! Probably not probable. I will hang on till, otherwise why watch!
It's just maddening to watch this team, that has worked so hard to get here, do a complete 180 and revert back to the May-Mets. Vientos is the only one who can walk away from the NLCS with his head up. David Stearns will have his work cut out for him this off-season.
I think you are spot on with Mendoza. I give him tons of credit for his calm leadership and turning the team around. But successful playoff managers are able to pivot to a different type of thinking during the playoffs when every game is a must win. I feel like the Mets got this far in the playoffs in spite of him, not because of him. He was just completely inflexible with making any changes to the regular lineup, even when it clearly wasn't working.
I agree completely with you and the article about giving parts of the lineup a fresh overhaul. But it was our everyday starters that failed the most with RISP with Marte going 0-3 and Nimmo going 0-2. The Mets were 0-10 with RISP and that’s just a bad approach to the plate. The Dodgers seem much better coached with their approaches in batting and hitting. They have a plan and it’s working. Each batter knows what’s coming. Each pitcher knows who they’re facing. And they’re playing us. Simple as that
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I agree with Harvey and think we all will better understand who should stay and who should go. This winter, big decisions will be made about who to keep and lead the team in the future.
I understand how a team that played better than expected finally had their limitations catch up with them. The Mets is a #6 seed with various limitations. They are going against the #1 seed with fewer. With parity, there aren't too many elite teams. The Braves and Phils (lately at least) each had issues.
(Mets had a ridiculous number of walks but that was a problem for a long time. The Dodgers just made them pay more. Dodgers walked a lot of people too -- Mets have skills too -- just not as much.)
I do have concerns about not giving certain players a break. Nimmo's injury caused defensive limitations that led to runs. Alvarez (who finally got on base) made a key error that put the Mets in a hole in Game 3. Multiple hitters have lousy at bats.
There were back-up options. In a three-game series normally, you fit in back-ups, especially when someone needs a break. Some of Mendoza's moves there seem questionable. Senga seemed more of a desperation move -- Peterson pitched too much to be used as a starter. Needed Senga to give you something. Worked once.
I hope they can manage one win. Dodgers sweeping & celebrating at Citifield would be depressing. I think even an overmatched team should be able to go 2-4.
Well it all comes down to this, win 3 in a row or get ready for next season. As Rocco once said to Michael Corlione " difficult not impossible"! Probably not probable. I will hang on till, otherwise why watch!
It's just maddening to watch this team, that has worked so hard to get here, do a complete 180 and revert back to the May-Mets. Vientos is the only one who can walk away from the NLCS with his head up. David Stearns will have his work cut out for him this off-season.
I think you are spot on with Mendoza. I give him tons of credit for his calm leadership and turning the team around. But successful playoff managers are able to pivot to a different type of thinking during the playoffs when every game is a must win. I feel like the Mets got this far in the playoffs in spite of him, not because of him. He was just completely inflexible with making any changes to the regular lineup, even when it clearly wasn't working.
I agree completely with you and the article about giving parts of the lineup a fresh overhaul. But it was our everyday starters that failed the most with RISP with Marte going 0-3 and Nimmo going 0-2. The Mets were 0-10 with RISP and that’s just a bad approach to the plate. The Dodgers seem much better coached with their approaches in batting and hitting. They have a plan and it’s working. Each batter knows what’s coming. Each pitcher knows who they’re facing. And they’re playing us. Simple as that